Make a wish!, News, Midget LL, U18 2007/2008/2009, 2016-2017 (TCDMHA)

If the fans of the Moggie Valley Timber Midget LL Rebels could make one wish for the team, it would be this: that the boys could play the third period of every game as strongly as they play the first two.

In the first period of playoff action in game #1 against the Blyth-Brussels Burgundy team, the Rebels came charging out of the gate.  In fact, they scored first on a textbook cross-ice pass from assistant captain, Brodey Barwick, to linemate Noah McNab who buried the puck in the back of the net.   Strong fore- and back-checking by the forward lines, along with stellar defence and solid goaltending, kept the opponents at bay, and by the end of the second, the best that Blyth-Brussels could do was tie the score at 1.

But, the Rebels’ old nemesis – penalties – reared it’s ugly head once more.  The Rebs can do a good job at the occasional penalty kill, but when the avalanche of bodies going to the box hits, it hits hard.  Playing shorthanded for a significant portion of the third, the Rebels quickly got behind three goals, with little time left in the period to close the gap.  In the end, Blyth-Brussels added one more, snatching away any chance for a Rebels victory, and the game ended with a score of 5-1.

We saw what you can do in the first two periods, Rebels, so we’re making the wish!  Now, get out there and make it come true!