Wolves Peewee LL2 team has successful weekend

January 15, 2014 · 0 Comments

With the regular season almost over the Shelburne Wolves Peewee LL2 team left the ice with a big win over Creemore on the weekend, shutting out the visitors and added another game to their record.

The team has had a .500 season so far but are still in tenth place out of 24 teams in their division.

The squad’s performance during their Saturday game showed they have the tenacity to get the job done and they executed their plays very well – especially in their opponents end.

The Wolves opened the scoring early in the first period and kept up the pressure for the duration despite having only two lines on the bench.

The other Shelburne team, LL1, is close by with only a point separating the two squads in the standings.

They have four games left on the 20 game schedule.

“Today they did really well,” said coach Rob Fetterly. “They played a really strong forechecking game and a strong defensive game. We had a lot of good chances and went to the net well. We shot well, back-checked, forechecked, we did the whole package today.”

Moving into the final stretch, the squad is taking it up a notch to make sure they finish off the season with a well played effort.

“We want to be competitive with all the teams,” Fetterly said. “We’re going to play a couple of the top teams in our league over the next four games. We’ll be playing the top teams, the ones at the head of the pack, twice. The kids know what to do. As long as they keep tight on their offence and keep tight on the defence, and get lots of goals move the puck well, they’ll progress.”

The game against Creemore, Fetterly said, showed the players are willing to take on any squad and play to their level.

“The Creemore team seemed to have some size to them and our guys seemed to go after them, which is good. That’s what forechecking does – it creates opportunities for a loose puck because the other team unloads the puck.”

The Peewees will be back on home ice on Saturday, January 18, when they will host Dundalk. Game time is 1:00 p.m.

By Brian Lockhart