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Mar 05, 2023 | Mike Radatus | 479 views
Wolves Get First Bite
Welcome to the playoffs!

Where it no longer matters that you finished first or you snuck in by the skin of your teeth. Where effort means everything, and the intensity is higher. If you are not ready and engaged, things can be a lot more difficult than they need to be.

 

The Waterloo Wolves watched three one goal leads taken away before sealing the deal against the London Jr Knights White 5 to 3 Saturday in a game that the Wolves left feeling they could have done more.

 

Things certainly started off well when Cole Hunsberger made a nice saucer pass to spring Jake Patterson for a goal. Matthew Ball also drew an assist on the play. Matthew Anderson made a slick redirection on a Yianni Peppas shot/pass with Ryan Beckner also drawing an assist on the goal. Ball then added a goal from Cullen Derry and Jacob Reid-Brant. Tyler O’Hearn scored the game winner from Carson Bernhardt and then Bernhardt put the game away with an empty net goal.

 

The Waterloo Rec Centre is not a goalie’s favourite barn. The lighting is off, and the puck is lost in the air. That said, Ben Pendleton wasn’t making any excuses and put in a solid performance. Pendleton was clutch down the stretch for the Wolves making key saves as his team needed them.

 

There were many positives in the game as well. Declan Uniac had some fantastic forechecks and created opportunities. Caleb Cumming and Cole Ledgister did a great job on the backcheck. Griffin Beddis had several good rushes. The defense had help with the return of Tate Merritt and Merritt was a physical presence, as was Jackson McNichol, laying several hits. Connor Palmer pushed plays up the ice as well and was responsible in the Wolves zone.

 

Yet, the Wolves have created high standards and the players and coaches feel they have more to bring and will head to London Sunday night with a little bit of a chip on their shoulders as they get set to try and eliminate the Jr Knights from Constellation Playdowns!

 

Go Wolves!