Wolves Midget AE bow out after loss in Port Carling

February 11, 2015 · 0 Comments

The Shelburne Wolves Midget AE team ended their season with a 5–3 loss to the Muskoka Rock on Sunday, February 8, in Port Carling.
The teams were in Shelburne on Saturday, February 7, for game five of their series with Muskoka leading by two points.
At the start of Saturdays game, Muskoka was leading the series with five points – two wins and a tie.
The Wolves had three points – one win and a tie.
Going into game five, the Wolves had to win to stay alive in the series. A Muskoka win or a tie would give them the point needed to take the series.
The Wolves played an intense game taking a one goal lead midway in the first period on a goal from Brandon Way.
Muskoka tied up before the period was over.
A short-handed goal from Spencer Martin early in the second frame gave Shelburne a lead.
Wolves forward Jordan Metz found himself in front of the Rock net and picked off the top corner to give Shelburne a two goal lead.
The lead got smaller when Muskoka notched a goal just 30 seconds later to make it a 3–2 game.
After the break the squads returned to an intense third period when Muskoka tied the game at three then went ahead with a goal from a pass across the net.
With the clock ticking down the final minutes, the Wolves turned it up a notch and were back in the game with Spencer Martin getting his second to tied the game at four.
With neither team able to bury the puck they returned for a ten minute overtime period that could eliminate the Wolves if they couldn’t beat the clock and score.
Shelburne’s Kayden Morley scored with 3:20 left in the overtime period for the win.
“We felt it was very nerve wracking and confident at the same time,” said Wolves forward Kayden Morley of going into the overtime period. “We knew they wanted to win to move on, at the same time we needed to win to move on in the series. I think we played a really great game and the other team played just as great.”
Game six meant a trip to Port Carling the very next day to settle the series one way or another.
“It’s do or die,” Morley said of what was going to happen on Sunday. “Who ever wins gets the series so we’ve got to give it our best. We’ve got to do what we’ve got to do and give it our best.”
They did just that – gave it their best – but in they had to settle for the loss when Muskoka left the ice with the two goal lead.