Hawks Drops Close One In Hartney
The Hawks were in Hartney on Saturday night to take on the Westman Wildcats. Before the game got underway, the Hawks' parents enjoyed an awesome steak dinner put on by the Hartney grad class as a fundraiser. Madison Froese made the start in goal for the visitors.
The Hawks shuffled the lines for this game and some old units were reunited. Despite getting outshot 22-12, the Hawks only trailed 1-0 after 40 minutes.
The third period saw the Wildcats double their lead with a nifty shorthanded goal by the league's leading scorer. The Hawks pushed back and tied the game. Casey O'Brien got the first from Mackenna Steeves and Sophia Cox and then Cox got one of her own with a great deflection off a Makayla Warnick point shot.
Unfortunately, the momentum gained from the tying goal was quickly extinguished, with two Hawks penalties 15 seconds apart, to give the hosts an extended 5 on 3 advantage. They took full advantage and grabbed the lead with nine minutes to play. The Hawks played great down the stretch, but couldn't even the score. Froese was a well deserving choice as player of the game, making 27 saves including a handful of incredible efforts.
The Hawks will now have two makeup games this week when the welcome the Eastman Selects to Morden on Monday night at 7:15pm before travelling to Warren on Friday night to finish the regular season with an 8pm game against the Interlake Lightning.
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Hawks Fall In Physical Battle With Chiefs
The Hawks travelled to Shoal Lake on Friday night to battle the Yellowhead Chiefs. Hannah Bannister got the start in goal coming off her victory over the Chiefs last weekend.
The Chiefs set a physical tone early, with a big open ice hit that was penalized. The Hawks capitalized on the man advantage. Mackenna Steeves fired a puck on net that was stopped. Claire Boyd had a crack at the rebound before Delaney Darby snuck in from the point and buried her opportunity.
The Chiefs continued to play physical and started to dominate the puck control and zone time. The Hawks held them at bay until the last seconds of the middle period when Bannister was finally solved. It took 31 shots to tie the score after two.
The third period was entertaining with both teams skating well. The Chiefs took the lead with a screened shot from the point and added an empty netter for a 3-1 victory.
The Hawks will spend the night in the area before travelling to Hartney tomorrow night to face the Westman Wildcats.
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Hawks Drop Close Decision To Wildcats
The Hawks hosted the Westman Wildcats Sunday evening in Morden on the Coop Arena. The graduating players were honoured before the game. Chase Braun, Leah Klassen, Delaney Darby and Mackenna Steeves are all moving on after this season. The Hawks thanked them for their amazing careers with the program and wished them all the best in their future endeavours. Madison Froese got the start in net for this one and boy was she busy!
The Hawks took the lead on a great penalty shot by Casey O'Brien. After she was fouled on a breakaway, she got a second chance and made no mistake with a great backhand deke. The Wildcats drew even and took the lead with two goals later in the first.
The second period saw the Hawks grab the lead back. Braun won an offensive zone draw to Rylee Harms who moved the puck across to her defence partner Makayla Warnick. Warnick's wrist shot was well placed to the top corner of the goal. Ten minutes later, the Hawks got their third. Darby held the puck in at the blue line and Bree Pearce moved it below the goal line to Sophia Cox. Cox picked out Claire Boyd in the high slot and she fired home a hard snap shot just below the bar.
The Hawks were happy to hold the lead through forty, but knew they'd have to finish strong, as the Westman were outshooting them 32-15 after two. Lots of the shot difference was due to the fact that the Hawks were having to kill so many penalties and faced two separate 5 on 3 situations in the middle frame.
The Hawks continued to find the sin bin in the third, being assessed three more penalties and faced another 5 on 3 situation. It almost felt like we were playing in Niverville or Shoal Lake, the way the calls were piling up. Home ice advantage is a wonderful thing. The Wildcats capitalized on one of the power plays and added another to secure the two points. They were the deserving team, outshooting the Hawks 45-17, but this one stung, as the girls played hard and were awesome on the penalty kill.
Boyd was named player of the game for a strong effort, supporting her defence and for scoring a great goal. The Hawks will run this weekend back, but on the road when they face the Yellowhead Chiefs on Friday and the Westman Wildcats on Saturday.
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Hawks Grab Two Huge Points
The Hawks welcomed the Yellowhead Chiefs to Morden on Saturday evening. Hannah Bannister got the start in net for the hosts.
The first two periods saw both teams generate some good chances, but there was only one goal. The Chiefs capitalized on a power play chance to grab a 1-0 lead after forty minutes.
The Hawks came out to start the third with great energy and effort. They outshot the Chiefs 14-8 in the third and managed to tie the score late in the game. Chase Braun made a great play at her blueline to create a turnover and generate a breakaway. Her initial effort was stopped, but she stayed with the puck and evened the score.
The Hawks were happy to grab a point, but were looking for the extra point in overtime. Rylee Harms made a great play to win a battle in her zone and moved the puck to her partner Delaney Darby. Darby flipped it out of the zone and Payton Manness helped it onto the path of Casey O'Brien. OB gained the zone and ripped a shot to the top of the net to win the game. Braun and O'Brien were co players of the game.
The Hawks are back at it Sunday evening when they host the Westman Wildcats. We will be celebrating our graduating players; Chase Braun, Leah Klassen, Delaney Darby and Mackenna Steeves. Puck drop is at 4:30pm on the Coop Arena in Morden.
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Hawks Have A Good Weekend In Balmoral (FWSSC) Tourney
The Hawks were in Winnipeg this weekend at the Hockey For All Centre to participate in the Female World Sport School Challenge, hosted by the Balmoral Hall Prep hockey program.
The Hawks opened up play on Thusday by defeating the Interlake Lightning by a score of 6-3 This game would be best described as a physical battle. The Hawks got goals from Casey O'Brien (2), Payton Manness, Sophia Cox, Bree Pearce and Mia Brass. Hannah Bannister got the win making 27 saves. They dropped their second game of the day against the Winnipeg Ice by a score of 5-0. Madison Froese made 36 saves in the loss and really played well.
On day two of the event, the Hawks played one of their best games of the season. They outplayed and outshot the Rink Hockey Acadamy in the first period and were happy to be tied at two after twenty minutes. The Hawks grabbed the lead in the second on an absolute beauty of a goal by Leah Klassen. She fired a zinger snap shot through the defender's legs and bar down to get the fans on their feet. The RHA slowly took over the game from that point on and ended up winning 6-4 with an empty netter. The other Hawks goals were by Clare Boyd (2) and O'Brien. Bannister made 27 saves in the loss.
Day three saw the Hawks face off against several formal teammates, when the Pilot Mound Acadamy provided the opposition. Emotions were running high in this one. Pilot Mound has two players ejected in the opening period. The first was for a hit from behind and the second was the goalie for using her blocker to punch one of our players. The Hawks were the better team all game long. Pilot Mound did have a game earlier in the day, but the Hawks were just firing on all cylinders. We had goals from Cox, Boyd and O'Brien, who contibuted four markers. The Hawks finished third in their pool and earned a consolation game with the Avros for 5th place.
The Hawks grabbed the early lead in the consolation matchup when Klasses stole and puck and burried her chance. The Avros slowly chipped away and ended up winning the game 3-1. The Hawks will take away some good lessons from the weekend. They skated with some of the best teams in MB and held their own. They will look to build on the positives as they start the home stretch of the regular season.
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Hawks Drop Home Decision To Avros
The Hawks hosted the Winnipeg Avros last weekend. Madison Froese was the starting goalie.
The opening period was a wild one with 24 combined shots, including a penalty shot for the guests, but neither team could score.
The Hawks broke the ice early in the second. Mackenna Steeves moved the puck down low to Payton Manness who found Casey O'Brien open in the slot. OB found the back of the net for her 10th of the regular season. The Hawks doubled the lead at the halfway mark of the second. Claire Boyd won an offensive zone draw back to Rylee Harms. Harms moved into a good shooting position and fired a shot on goal. The puck was neatly deflected by Sophia Cox as she skated through the low slot. The goalie had no chance when the puck changed direction. The lead was short lived as the Avros managed to equalize before the end of the second.
The third period was dominated by the Avros as they outshot the Hawks 17-9 and managed three more goals. Several of the goals were very high quality finishes by skilled players.
The Hawks named Steeves as player of the game for producing a solid effort, breaking up several Avros' chances with an aggressive stick and for adding an assist.
The Hawks Sunday matchup with the Ice was cancelled and will be made up during this coming weekend's Balmoral tournament in the city.
The Hawks take to the ice in just over an hour to face the Interlake Lightning in game 1, before meeting up with the Ice at 7:15pm.
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Hawks Snap Four Game Losing Streak With Shootout Win
The Hawks hosted the Interlake Lightning on Wednesday night in Morden. Madison Froese got the call in net for this game. The Hawks were without Mia Brass, who was serving a one game suspension.
The opening period saw the Hawks take the early lead thanks to a beautiful shot from Casey O'Brien. OB took a pass from Delaney Darby in the neutral zone and took a few strides towards the goal, before firing the puck home. Sinead Convery was credited with the second helper. The Lightning took a while to join the party as they didn't register a shot through ten minutes of play. When they did come to life, they scored two quick goals to grab a 2-1 lead that they would keep until very late in the game.
The Hawks were outshooting the guests badly, but just couldn't even the score. They finally broke through with just over three minutes to play. Convery fired the puck deep into the Lightning zone and Payton Manness was aggressive on the forecheck to create a turnover. O'Brien grabbed the puck below the goal line and drove to the front of the net before sniping her second of the game. Bree Pearce picked up the second helper on this goal.
Overtime settled nothing thanks to Froese, who made several huge stops, including a breakaway attempt. This one went to a shootout and things were tied at one after three shooters. Manness tucked a backhand home, while Sophia Cox was stopped and Claire Boyd hit the crossbar. The shootout went two extra rounds with Froese making two stops before Boyd scored the winning goal. Boyd was the player of the game for her tremendous contribution all over the ice.
The Hawks face both Winnipeg teams this weekend. They welcome the Avros to Morden on Saturday at 4:30pm before heading to the Hockey For All Centre on Sunday at 12:15pm to face the Ice.
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Hawks Overpowered By Selects
The Hawks travelled to Niverville on Sunday for a matchup with the Eastman Selects. These teams played last weekend and the Hawks were eager to try to avenge the recent 6-1 defeat. Birthday girl Hannah Bannister got the start in goal.
The Hawks were coming off a good effort in a losing cause against the Avros and Eastman were fresh off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Yellowhead Chiefs. The Hawks had to be nervous that Eastman would come out full throttle on the heels of a home defeat and boy did they ever.
Eastman dominated play from start to finish outshooting the Hawks 38-15 and outscoring them 11-0. Sinead Convery was named player of the game for her effort in the battles, working hard to get pucks out of her zone and for blocking an amazing total of seven shots.
The Hawks will be back in action Wednesday night in Morden when they host the Interlake Lightning. These teams have played some high scoring games this year, so it should be entertaining for the fans. Puck drop is at 7:30pm.
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Hawks Fall To Avros Despite Strong Effort
The Hawks were at the Seven Oaks Arena Saturday night to take on the Winnipeg Avros. Madison Froese got the start in goal.
The Hawks came out with good jump and were very aggressive on the forecheck. They outshot the Avros 13-7 in the first, but the Avros managed the only goal, a really great shot by their leading scorer.
The second period was an entertaining fast paced frame. The Hawks tied the game after a great shift with almost a minute of offensive zone possesion. All five Hawks touched the puck on the equalizer. Sinead Convery found Claire Boyd who moved it down low to Sophia Cox. Cox rimmed it around the boards to Mackenna Steeves at the point. Steeves' effort was knocked down by Boyd in the slot and her attempt was blocked. The puck fell to Leah Klassen who chipped it up and over the goalie's glove to tie the game.
A major turning point in the game came on a disallowed Hawks' goal. After another strong shift the Hawks had one called back. After a good forecheck on the wall by Ariel Rondeau to force a turnover, Payton Manness drove the puck in hard and moved it behind the net to Chase Braun. Braun found Delaney Darby open at the point and Darby's shot was deflected by Braun in the slot. The ref was standing close to the play an immediately waved it off for a high stick. While watching live it didn't look like a high stick and watching the video after confirms the puck was closer to Braun's waist when she tipped it in. These things happen and the Hawks were forced to move on, being unjustly denied the go ahead goal. The Avros grabbed the lead just after killing off a penalty later in the second. A good forecheck by the penalty killer led to a turnover. The Avros' attempt on net went off the blocker of Froese and into the goal to give the hosts a 2-1 lead, that they held into the second intermission.
The third period saw the Hawks push back to try and tie the game, but two of the Avros skilled seniors found the net to extend the lead to 4-1 with just over six minutes to play. The Hawks didn't quit and pulled one back with just over four minutes to play. An Avros defender threw a puck cross ice in her own zone and Cox picked it off before firing a shot home low glove side. The ref awarded assistes to Boyd and Ella Victor on the play. The Hawks battled hard to the final whistle, but ended up losing 4-2. Klassen was player of the game for a great effort all night long at both ends of the ice. The Hawks are off to Niverville Sunday to meet the Selects who will be extra fiesty coming off a 3-2 home loss to the Yellowhead Chiefs.
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