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OWHA Midget A playdowns

 Fisher's hat trick helps beat Blazers

 

   St. Thomas wins Midget A play-down meeting of 2-0 teams

By Rob J. Ross

Wednesday, February 22, 2017



  • Midget A action
  • Hooghiem
  • In close
  • Along the boards
  • Puck chase
  • Fallen

 

 

ST. THOMAS, Ont. - It is another page in their on-going local rivalry.

Meredith Fisher had a natural hat trick to lead the St. Thomas Panthers over their local foes, the BAD (Belmont Aylmer Dorchester) Girls Blazers, 5-2, in an Ontario Women’s Hockey Association (OWHA) Midget A play-down game, at the Timken Centre.

Both clubs entered this meeting with 2-0 records, part of a five team eight game home and home round robin. The top two teams in the regional, qualify for provincials held in Toronto in April. The Bluewater Hawks and two London Devilette teams complete the pool.

"All of our girls have been playing really well. They’re playing as a group and understand (systems) and all bought in to it. Everyone gets equal playing time as long as they are doing their part,” Panthers’ head coach Sean Beer said. “We run an aggressive (system) and for us it gives constant pressure in the offensive zone. Putting the pressure on the opposing team’s defence, that’s where we can take advantage.”

“We’re good down low and we cycle the puck well.”

Melissa Gerrits gave the Panthers an 1-0 lead after the opening period. Jada Krebs made it 2-0 early in the middle frame. Blazer Alison Granger cut the lead in half, but less than a minute later, Fisher scored her first of three in a row. Grace Gillet tallied for BAD Girls late in the third period.

Fisher, the Panther’s captain has been the team leader all season, says Beer, adding Fischer, Kaitlin Ellery, who had two assists against the Blazers and defenceman Cameryn Saunders have been the Panthers’ three most consistent players.

St. Thomas defeated Bluewater and one of two London Devilettes teams, to open their play-downs.

“A tough game for us. We didn’t come to play,” Blazers’ head coach Jamie Rice said. “We gave St. Thomas too much time and space, too many opportunities to set up in their own zone. They could break out too easily.”

Rice added his team needed to throw more pucks on net.

The Panthers had better efforts in a pair of wins over the Bluewater Hawks.

“We moved the puck well and pressured hard in the defensive zone. Bluewater didn’t like our pressure, so they turned the puck over a lot and our girls were able to capitalize.”

BAD is at London tonight, before meeting St. Thomas again in Aylmer on Saturday.

In Lower Lakes League midget A action, St. Thomas swept Chatham in a two game playoff series and now face London in a semi-final.