The Walkerton Capitals would be back on home ice as they played
the Huron-Bruce Blizzard (White) on March 12, 2024. The game would be a slower pace than the
previous game on the weekend but the Capitals would make the most of their opportunities.
The Capitals would open the scoring with just over nine minutes
remaining in the first when Luka Abell took a tap pass from his goalie and
skated up the ice and through the defence and fired a hard wrist shot that was
stopped but he picked up the rebound skated around the net and circled in front
before firing again this time catching the top corner. Walkerton would hold a 1-0 lead at the end of
the first period.
The second period and the tempo was picked up by both teams. Walkerton would increase its lead when
Marshall Odell scored from the slot area after taking a pass from Spencer Odell
from behind the net. Marshall Odell
would then pick up his second goal after taking a stretch pass and beating the
goalie just under the crossbar. Spencer
Odell and Curtis Rowe would pick up assist on the play. Walkerton would add to its lead while on a
two man advantage power play when Chase Kaufman would bury a loose puck during
a goalmouth scramble. Keegan Batte would
get the assist on the goal. Walkerton
would hold a 4-0 lead after two periods in the books.
The Huron-Bruce Blizzard would score early in the third
period but Walkerton would respond just a few minutes later when Luka Abell
stopped a clearing attempt and his wrist shot from the blueline found the back
of the net while the Capitals were again on the powerplay. The Blizzard would score just before the
halfway point of the period. The scoring
would wrap up when Colby Schmidt tucked a loose puck under the Blizzard goalie,
the assists would be credited to Luka Abell.
The final few minutes of the game would see an endless parade of players
visiting the penalty box. A scrum after
the whistle would result in a major penalty for a Walkerton player and subsequent
suspension.
The boys will now be short one of its leading scorers right when
we need it the most. Everyone will now
need to step their own individual game for the good of all.
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HURON-BRUCE BLIZZARD
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