Wolves Midgets advance to final round

March 11, 2015 · 0 Comments

The Shelburne Wolves Midget rep team is going to the final round of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association playoffs after winning their semi final series against South Bruce in four games.
The Wolves capped the series with a 2–0 win in Teeswater on Saturday (Mar. 7).
The series got underway on Feb. 27, with South Bruce taking the first game 3–1 on Shelburne home ice.
Back for game two on March 1, the Wolves regrouped and came out on top with a 3–0 shut-out on the road to tie the series at one.
Returning to the Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex in Shelburne on Friday, March 6, for game three, the Wolves got the edge when they put up a superior defence that kept South Bruce to the outside and started the game with most of the action being contained in the South Bruce zone.
Shelburne opened the scoring in the first period then scored again in the second frame with 6:02 left on the clock.
The South Bruce team responded with a single after a scramble in front of the Wolves net with 1:48 remaining in the period.
A third Shelburne goal came with :20 seconds left in the period.
After no scoring in the third frame the Wolves left the ice with a 3–1 lead and a 2–1 series advantage.
“We did what we had to do to win that game tonight,” said Wolves head coach Mike Glassford after Friday’s game. “When we want to play we can play with the best of them.”
The Wolves defence have been keeping the shots down allowing only four goals in the series up til that point.
“We’ve been strong the whole playoffs, (defensively). Johnson (goalie Eric) was on fire last Sunday when he got the shut-out and he’s still rolling here now. Our defence has been very strong,” Glassford said.
The squad was confident going into game three in front of a large hometown crowd with a good contingent of South Bruce fans making the trek to support their team.
“We knew what we needed to do. We got the pucks deep and finished when we should,” Said Wolves right winger Isaac Fazackerley. “We played the body and finished out hits. Our defence stood them up and got the puck out quick.”
Getting ready for game four of the series, the Friday night win gave the Wolves the mental edge before heading up to Teeswater on Saturday.
“I think we all played amazing tonight, “Said Wolves left winger, Jake Currie of the squad’s performance on Friday. “Everyone really worked hard. The first game they beat us so we knew we had to come out hard tonight.”
The final win on Saturday moves the Wolves Midget to the championship final.
The Wolves won their preliminary round with a sweep over Mariposa, then went on to dispatch Norwood in the quarter-final round winning the series 3–0.
Going to the championship final, the Wolves will face Port Dover in the final showdown for the OMHA championship.

By Brian Lockhart

Photos by Brian Lockhart
The Shelburne Wolves Midget rep team battles it out with South Bruce during game three of their semi-final series. The Wolves wrapped it up with a 2–0 win on Saturday, March 7, in Teeswater to take the series and advance to the championship round. The Wolves will face Port Dover in the final.