Saturday Jan 31/15

On Saturday afternoon, Jan 31/15, the Hawks hosted the Eastman Selects in their final home game of the season. For the first time this season, the Hawks would play at the Millenium Exhibition Centre in Altona, allowing Captain Kate to actually walk to game. Okay, she probably drove, but it's nice for most of the girls to be able to play in their hometown rink. Knowing that a win or loss wouldn't affect the standings, the girls still wanted to close out the regular season with a couple of wins, riding a high with confidence going into the playoffs. Getting the nod in net was Taylor Reimer. The first period saw two goals, at 15:54. Lindsay was rewarded for all of her hard work when she beat the Selects goaltender. Drawing the assist on the goal was Sage. Then, at 12:10 of the first, Eastman scored a powerplay goal, to even things up. The score after one was 1-1, with the shots favouring the Hawks 13-9. In the second frame, the girls really took it to Eastman, completely dominating the play. Although the second would see no scoring, there was no shortfall in opportunities, as the Hawks heavily outshot their opponent 18-5. In the third, Pembina Valley would again score first, when at 14:17, Kate blasted a shot from the point, beating the netminder to restore the one goal lead. Credited with the assists were Sage, her second of the afternoon, and Mackenzie. Just under three mintues later, Eastman would respond, tying the game, and making for an exciting finish. Then, at 7:45 of the third, the Hawks would score their third goal of the game, which would prove to be the game winner. This time the hero would be Megan, who took a feed from Jenai and Katie, and made no mistake, firing the puck into the back of the net, giving the hometown a reason to cheer. The game would end 3-2, with Taylor playing terrfic in net and earning the win. The final shots on net were a decisve 55-23.