Game 16 vs. Minto Mad Dogs
The Walkerton Capitals would travel down Highway 9 to
Harriston to play the Minto Mad Dogs on Sunday, January 29th for the
first meeting of the year between the two teams.
The Capitals came out quickly scoring just 37 seconds into the period when Logan Bradley jumped on a rebound after crashing to the front of the net, Wes Hunt assisted. Walkerton continued to pepper the Minto net and would be rewarded at 3:20 when Jack Walter took a pass from Travis Goll and beat the Minto goalie with a hard wrist shot. The scoring would continue when Wes Hunt buried a shot past the net-minder after bouncing on a juicy rebound, assisted credited to Colby Schmidt. The Mad Dogs would respond and score a goal to cut into Walkerton’s lead with 4:21 left in the period while on the power play. The Capitals would respond when Travis Goll scored after taking a pass from Jack Walter as the period came to an end Walkerton lead 4-1.
The second period started out at a slower pace but Walkerton continued to pressure. The pressure would pay off when Travis Goll scored with just over 5 minutes remaining after taking a pass from Owen Young. Just over a minute later Carson Baglole would score unassisted after making a rush from his own blue line. Walkerton lead 6-1 after 20 minutes of play.
The third period and Walkerton would add to its lead when Wes Hunt scored on a wrist shot assisting were Seth Young and Dominic Valeriote. Carson Baglole would score with just over 5 minutes remaining. Logan Bradley would then score after taking a pass from Wes Hunt and Matthew McNaughton. The scoring would wrap up with just under 2 minutes remaining when another end to end rush gave Carson Baglole a hat trick on the day.
The Capitals played their second game of the weekend and came away with a convincing win over Minto. The boys were once again playing well as a team, the passing was great and crashing the net after rebounds and loose pucks fantastic. Walkerton was able to limit the amount of shots fired on its net by solid back-checking and good puck control in its own end.
WALKERTON CAPITALS MINTO MAD DOGS
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