Shelburne Wolves U15 LL team seeing success in playoffs

Written By Brian Lockhart

The Shelburne Wolves U15 LL team is having a lot of success during playoffs this season.

The squad won five of their first six games in the round-robin style play.

On Saturday, Mar. 4, the squad hosted the Midland Centennials on the ice at the Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex and won 6-3 in their sixth game of the playoffs. That included one short-handed goal when the Wolves scored on a penalty kill.

The Wolves have put out a solid effort this year, and their hard work has been paying off since the playoffs got underway.

“The playoffs are a round-robin, you get eight games and the top two advance to play for the championship,” explained U15 coach Jordan Beatty. “Right now we have ten points which will tie us in first. We started out kind of all over the place but the team has progressed well. They learned systems and getting better at playing their positions. They've progressed really well – from the beginning of the season to now, it's like night and day.”

The team put out a good effort in their Saturday game against Midland. The game was tied at two in the second period before the Wolves started to pull away.

“We put pressure on the puck in our defensive zone and got it out a lot,” said Wolves defenceman Billy Dare.

Teammate Tylar Spratt said he thought the team did a good job overall.

“There were some things were we fell apart, but we did well on offence,” Tylar said. “We were keeping out heads up and looking for open ice. Before the next game we'll get a good rest and come ready for the game.”

Minor hockey is winding down around the province as teams are now in playoffs to determine this year's championship teams.