Our Lucan U13A Girls Team took part in the 33rd annual
London Devilettes Hockey Tournament February 2-4.
Ten Teams were in our Division with each playing three round
robin games. Lucan kicked things off Friday morning versus the Guelph Junior
Gryphons. The Irish came out strong, built an early lead and skated to a 3-1 win.
Friday afternoon we faced off against the Flamborough Falcons. Lucan’s snipers had
their sites dialed-in and earned us a 4-0 victory.
Saturday we were up against the Toronto Leaside Wildcats.
This game had tight Defense and great Goaltending on full display. Lucan was
finally able to bury a rebound midway through the game and carried that the
rest of the way for a 1-0 win.
With three wins in round robin this earned us a bye to
the semifinals Sunday morning versus Toronto once again. This game was just a close
as the previous, with Toronto coming hard every shift. Lucan’s Defense and Goaltending
were up to the task, and the offense continued to bulge the twine, final score
Lucan 2, Toronto 0. This win sent us to the final versus the host London Devilettes.
The Lucan Girls were amped up to get the Gold in this
Tournament after near misses in previous years. We’ve had tight Defensive
battles against London all year long, and this game proved to be no different. After
a scoreless first, Lucan’s Offense broke through with a howitzer to the top corner
to take the lead! Lucan doubled the lead in the third with a great net-drive
play. Lucan’s Defense and Goaltending stood strong, holding off the Devilettes
attackers til the final buzzer to earn the 2-0 Gold Medal win!
Congratulations to London on a great tournament and final
game. Congratulations also the Lucan U11 Girls and the Lucan U15 Girls who won
Silver in their Division! Thanks to the Devilettes Association for hosting us
again this year, we had a great time!
Up next, the final couple games of our regular season, then Playdowns
and Playoffs!
See you at the Rink!
