The Waterloo Wolves 6 to 1 win over
the London Jr Knights White was the teams fifth straight league win and eighth
straight win if you include tournament play.
To say the team is playing hot is an
understatement. No team is on a bigger win streak. You would have to go back to
November 9th to see a loss and the team remains tied for second in
the league with a .700 win percentage and a +32 goal differential.
Another common theme this season is
Michigan. Not only will the Wolves play their final tournament in the state of
Michigan at the Motown Classic in Detroit, but two Wolves players (and
counting) scored a Michigan goal this season. Captain Ben Morton had the first
and last night Casey Ross had another. Ross’
Michigan was assisted by Ethan Kralik and Keegan Weatherdon.
Weatherdon had an impressive 5-point
evening with a hattrick and pair of assists. His first goal was set up by
Morton and Owen Miloje. His second was from Morton and Reed Rozema and his
third from Jacob Shaughnessy. On top of the Ross assist, Weateherdon earned an
assist on a goal from Morton. Rozema also scored from Connor Wilson and
Shaughnessy.
The Wolves fired 54 shots at the
Knights and played with a consistent and constant attack. Allan Wang played a
strong two-way game for his team and the forwards did a great job getting pucks
to the defenders. Jack Smith and Logan Murtha saw time on the powerplay and
generated scoring opportunities, as did Christopher Ding and Jack Gardner. It
was a thrilling game where every player contributed, and every player played
with physicality.
Jake Howard earned the win for the Wolves.
In the third period Howard left his net to track a puck that was headed behind
the net only for it to hit a sanction and redirect onto the net. Howard dove
back towards his net and was able to stop the puck from going into the empty net
with an extended stick. It was a good example of the alertness and athleticism
Howards displayed night in and night out for his team.
December is an odd month for the Wolves
in that the team only plays at home one time. Next weekend the Wolves head to
Woodstock in hopes to keep the winning ways going into the new year!
Well done, Wolves.