Arctic Winter Games: TeamAK heads for GOLD!
Long day at the rink! Whew…. Just got back to our rooms at École Allain St-Cyr, the French language elementary school Team AK`s Women`s hockey team is staying in. We played against NWT this morning and won in a real nail biter 2-0. Annie Grossmann recorded another assist on the first goal. The second goal was an empty netter. NWT is a strong team and if we slack off at all they utilize the opportunity. With that win we were set for the gold medal round. At 7:30 we played against the Yukon women who are in 4th in the first crossover game. We won 12-1 and Annie scored another goal and had 2 assists. This bumps her up into the top dozen of the leading scorers for the tournament. She only had one penalty this game, (getting better.) NWT played Alberta tonight and won 5-1 so we will be playing that strong NWT team for the Gold medal. It will be an exciting game at 5:30 tomorrow on the Olympic size rink.
The Bantam boys and Coach Tvenge lost to NWT in their last game, 3-7 so that put them at 4th in the crossover match ups. They played the first place team today, Albert and lost 12-3. They also suffered a few injuries which we hope are not too serious. Their back up goal has been sick for a few days and they hope to have her back for tomorrow`s bronze medal game. Today`s game was pretty exciting for Jacob Schultz. Not only was today his birthday but he also won MVP for doing a great job as a defence (Canadian spelling) man for the game.
The Team AK midget team is in the gold medal round as well against Alberta I believe. Tomorrow will be a day of watching other sports, pin trading or some shopping as we relax before the big game. We haven’t had much time to look around town this week as the coach has kept the Women`s team focused on their game and the team. It is a challenge bringing together 17 girls from all over the state, having one 50 minute sheet of ice the day before the competition begins and having them gel as a team. Most of the girls on this team have been playing with each other or against each other for all their hockey careers so they are pretty familiar with one another. The NWT and Alberta teams have been practicing together for nearly all year..This would give them an advantage. Yet Team AK has done a fantastic job of playing a sound game on the ice. They have done fantastic passing, set up great plays, been outstanding on the penalty kill and have kept most of the play out of their zone. It has been a pleasure to watch them play. The crowds are enjoying it too. Tomorrow`s game is in front of a sold out crowd and should be another nail biter. We are all looking forward to it.
Stay warm…from starry Yellowknife,
Dawn Grossmann
The Bantam boys and Coach Tvenge lost to NWT in their last game, 3-7 so that put them at 4th in the crossover match ups. They played the first place team today, Albert and lost 12-3. They also suffered a few injuries which we hope are not too serious. Their back up goal has been sick for a few days and they hope to have her back for tomorrow`s bronze medal game. Today`s game was pretty exciting for Jacob Schultz. Not only was today his birthday but he also won MVP for doing a great job as a defence (Canadian spelling) man for the game.
The Team AK midget team is in the gold medal round as well against Alberta I believe. Tomorrow will be a day of watching other sports, pin trading or some shopping as we relax before the big game. We haven’t had much time to look around town this week as the coach has kept the Women`s team focused on their game and the team. It is a challenge bringing together 17 girls from all over the state, having one 50 minute sheet of ice the day before the competition begins and having them gel as a team. Most of the girls on this team have been playing with each other or against each other for all their hockey careers so they are pretty familiar with one another. The NWT and Alberta teams have been practicing together for nearly all year..This would give them an advantage. Yet Team AK has done a fantastic job of playing a sound game on the ice. They have done fantastic passing, set up great plays, been outstanding on the penalty kill and have kept most of the play out of their zone. It has been a pleasure to watch them play. The crowds are enjoying it too. Tomorrow`s game is in front of a sold out crowd and should be another nail biter. We are all looking forward to it.
Stay warm…from starry Yellowknife,
Dawn Grossmann
posted by Delta News Web at 3/14/2008 09:24:00 AM
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