Royal Canadian Legion Br. 119 Boys Unbeaten in Four, News, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 119 - Midget LL, 2012-2013 (Ingersoll & District Minor Hockey)

Royal Canadian Legion Br. 119 midget LL hockey team are on a four game unbeaten streak.  With a win and three consecutive ties, the boys play Langton twice to finish the season.  The team must win both games against Langton to qualify for the playoffs.

 

The streak began Feb. 8^th at the Carmeuse Lime Invitational here in Ingersoll against the Thamesford Attack.  Thamesford opened the scoring in the second period when Steven Lang banged in his own rebound.  Assisting on the goal was Brandon Hansford and Daneil Fell.  Ingersoll replied early in the third when Justin Han fed a pass to Shane Pellow who roofed a wrist shot past the Attack goalkeeper.  Rodney Morrison also drew an assist on the goal.  With the game winding down, Han again fed another pass, this time to Brady Soetemans who made no mistake beating the Attack goalie.  Final score 2-1 Ingersoll.  Defenseman Derik Leonard was named player of the game for Ingersoll.

On Feb. 9^th, the Legion boys travelled to Langton for an afternoon game.  With only seven skaters and goalie Kyle Cook, the Legion boys put in a gutsy performance and returned home with a 2-2 tie.  The first period was scoreless as Cook was sharp from the opening faceoff.  Langton managed to score a pair in the second and took a 2-0 lead into the third.   On the first shift of the third, Bradley Bushell raced into the Langton zone and setup Justin Han for an easy tap in.  Midway through the third, Jack Skillings tied the score assisted by A.J Visser and Bushell.  Brenden Costello and Rodney Morrison were stellar on defence.  Forward Kirklan Clark played extremely hard at both ends of the ice.

On Feb. 10^th, the team travelled to Port Dover to take on the first place team.  Ingersoll opened the scoring when A.J Visser redirected a Justin Han pass.  Port Dover claimed the lead with a pair to end the first period.  Ingersoll retook the lead with a pair of their own in the second while shutting down Port Dover.  Lucas Bader from Mike Mannell and Kirklan Clark were first to score.  Near the end of the period, Justin Han put Ingersoll in the lead assisted by Clark and Brendan Costello.  Shane Pellow found the back of the net with seven minutes to play that put  Ingersoll  ahead  4-3.  Assists were credited to Bader and Malcolm Rowe.  Port Dover answered again with one minute left in regulation on the power play to make the final 4-4.  Another great team effort from the Legion boys who do not know the word quit.

On Feb. 12^th, the team wrapped up their busy week with a 0-0 draw against the visiting Six Nation midget team.  Kyle Cook earned the shutout for Ingersoll with several  key  saves throughout the game.  The Ingersoll team started slow, but finished strong creating many scoring chances in the second and third periods.  Mike Mannell and AP callup Dakota Lednicky were both stopped on breakaways in the second.   Another  great  team  effort  from  your  Royal Canadian Legion Br. 119 midget  LL hockey team in their quest for a playoff spot.