U12A is Golden in Guelph

Our U12A Lynx secured another Gold medal this weekend in Guelph.  Let’s hope this team has not peaked too early and can keep their momentum going during the dog days of March.  

U12A has been on a tear, posting a 14-1-2 record since Christmas, including two Tournament Gold Medals.  These young ladies have become known by their reputation as a group that is unwilling to allow themselves to be out-worked by anyone, on or off the ice.

London began their Friday with a tough match against the Sault that ended in a draw,  4-4.  Their second Friday match would be a stronger effort, resulting in a 4-0 win against Guelph.    Saturday morning they battled past Burlington 7-2.  The 4th and final round robin game would feature the undefeated Lynx against the undefeated Waterloo WildFire in a battle for the bye to the Gold Medal game.  London would explode to a quick 2-0 lead, but squander it, ending in a 2-2 draw which would see London finish 2-0-2 and send them to the semi-finals where they would rematch against the Sault.  

The Lynx would regroup Saturday night with some fun on Guelph’s finest waterslide at the Fairfield Inn.  This team bonding reset served the Lynx well as they blitzed the Sault 7-1 in one of their most dominant performances of the year. 

This would setup a Sunday afternoon rematch against the WildFire.  London decided not to take the easy road and spotted Waterloo a quick 2-goal advantage.  The Lynx would answer back, but each time they tried to narrow the gap, Waterloo would slam the door back shut and reclaim the 2-goal advantage.  With 3:50 left in the game London was still trailing 4-2.  An ill-timed penalty by Waterloo gave London the chance they would need, and in one of the more thrilling conclusions to a game, London would narrow the gap to one, and then tie the game with 52 seconds remaining.  Sensing the palpable momentum shift and the emotional disarray of their opponent, the Lynx would pounce again and score the go ahead goal with 30 seconds to play.  Waterloo would mount a valiant last-ditch effort to tie, but would come up just short.    

U12A will take brief pause to celebrate, but tomorrow they will redouble their efforts and keep on working.  U12A has secured a birth into Tier 1 of the U12 Provincial Championships in April, and hopes to be in a position to make some real noise at this year’s event.  Keep it up girls!!