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Junior Female (6-0-0) - Gold Ulu

Alberta North vs. Yukon (2-0 Alberta North): It was the perfect end to the perfect week as Team Alberta North blanked Team Yukon for the second consecutive game on route to the Gold Ulu! Team Alberta North wouldn’t get on the scoreboard until mid way through the second period to take a 1-0 lead. The final frame would see Team Alberta North add another goal for insurance to cap off a 2-0 win. Deri Wallan (Grande Prairie) and Charity Price (Widewater) would score for the winners, while Paige Flohr (Grande Prairie) was solid between the pipes earning the shutout. Aimee Wallan (Beaverlodge) ended up leading Team Alberta North in scoring with 10 points (5 goals & 5 assists) finishing third overall in the tournament.

Bantam Male (4-2-0) – Bronze Ulu

Alberta North vs. Alaska (5-1 Alberta North): This game saw Team Alberta North coming out guns a blazing as they left the first period with a 3-0 lead. Team Alaska would get one back in the second to close the gap to 3-1; however, Team Alberta North would notch another two for insurance in third to win it 5-1 and the Bronze Ulu. Cole Wiebe (Fairview) led the way with 2 goals and 2 assists while Drayton Brennan (Peace River) pitched with 3 assists. Matt Fyfe (Peace River) was impressive once again in net for the victory. Wiebe ended up leading all scorers in the tournament with 15 points (5 goals & 10 assists) while teammate Kevin Yasinski (Fairview) finished second with 12 points (6 goals & 6 assists).

Midget Male (3-2-1) – Silver Ulu

Alberta North vs. Alaska (6-3 Alaska): If you can imagine the worst possible start, Team Alberta North experienced it falling behind 3-0 in the first 5 minutes. They would come back with two of their own and give another one back going into the second down 4-2.  Team Alaska would get the lone goal of the middle frame and both teams would exchange markers in the third for a 6-3 final. Brandon Bogdanek (Eaglesham), Riley McDermott (Grande Prairie) and Colton Deley (Rycroft) scored for Team Alberta North, while Ryan Wilson (Grande Prairie) and Terrence Wold (Grande Prairie) both made appearances in net. Bogdanek (3 goals & 3 assists) and Deley (4 goals & 2 assists) led Team Alberta North offensively in the tournament with 6 points each.


FRIDAY, MARCH 11 UPDATE

Junior Female (5-0-0)

Alberta North vs. NWT (4-0 Alberta North): Team Alberta North continued their dominance on Thursday in semi-final action as they shutout their opposition for the fourth game out of five. Team Alberta North notched 2 goals in each of the first two frames before playing to a scoreless third. The offensive charge was led by Jazmine Ferguson (Hythe) who had 1 goal and 2 assists while Shelby Robinson (Beaverlodge), Charity Price (Widewater) and Aimee Wallan (Beaverlodge) each had 2 points. Robyn Chemago (Slave Lake) stood tall between the pipes recording her third shutout in as many games. Team Alberta North will now face Team Yukon who they defeated 5-0 earlier in the tournament in tomorrow’s Gold Medal Final.

Bantam Male (3-2-0)

Alberta North vs. NWT (4-3 ot NWT): To say this one was a shocker would be an understatement as less than 24hrs earlier Team Alberta North had defeated NWT by a score of 5-2. Team Alberta North opened the scoring in the first, however, NWT responded with two quick markers to take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. The second period saw Team Alberta North take control as they found the twine twice to head to third up 3-2. With less than three minutes to go in the third period Team Alberta North was flagged with two consecutive penalties within a minute of each other to go two men down. Unfortunately, NWT would tie it up and then go in and score a breakaway goal in the extra frame for the 4-3 win. Team Alberta North deserved a better fate but ran into a hot goaltender as they outshot the opposition 58-20. Taylor Andres (Slave Lake) played in net making some huge gloves saves, while Cole Wiebe (Fairview), Paul Lovsin (Peace River) and Kevin Yasinski (Fairview) all showed up twice on the score sheet. Tomorrow’s Bronze Medal match will feature the tournaments two top seeds as Team Alberta North will faceoff with Team Alaska who defeated them 3-0 in round robin action.

Midget Male (3-1-1)

Alberta North vs. Nunavut (6-3 Alberta North): This one was emotionally charged from the opening puck drop and it didn’t take Nunavut very long to get on the board as they scored in the first minute and a half to open up a 1-0 lead. That lead didn’t last long as Team Alberta North would go on to score four unanswered to go up 4-1 after one. Team Alberta North would give up two in the early part of the second but would get one back to go up 5-3. Team Alberta North would get one more in the third and hold on for a 6-3 win. Shaw Pickett (Spirit River), Brandon Bogdanek (Eaglesham), Colton Deley (Rycroft), Brett Jonson (Fairview) and Jimmy Nicholson (Spirit River) each chipped in with two points a piece. Terrence Wold (Grande Prairie) had yet another strong outing between the pipes for his second consecutive win. Team Alberta North will go head to head with Team Alaska in tonight’s final, Alaska won their earlier meeting 5-0.


THURSDAY, MARCH 11 UPDATE

Junior Female (4-0-0)

Alberta North vs. Alaska (3-2 Alberta North): This game pitted the two top teams in the tournament so far and it was evident from the opening faceoff why they were battling for the number one position. For the first time this week Team Alberta North faced some adversity falling behind 1-0 after a period. However, that was short lived as Team Alberta North would come alive in the second scoring two to take a 2-1 lead into the final frame. Team Alaska came back to tie it up early in the third but Team Alberta North’s Power Play would respond minutes later for the game winner. Paige Flohr (Grande Prairie) made some key saves and was a big part of the win, while sisters Allie Wallan (Beaverlodge) and Deri Wallan (Grande Prairie) both contributed with a goal and an assist.

Bantam Male (3-1-0)

Alberta North vs. NWT (5-2 Alberta North): This game was a preview of the 2-3 semi-final with the right to see who was going to have last change in the playoff round. Alberta led from start to finish leading 2-1 after one, 3-1 after two and scoring another two and giving up one in the third for a 5-2 final. Cole Wiebe (Fairview) led the way offensively with 2 goals while Dalton Van Der Nest (Slave Lake) had a goal and an assist. Matt Fyfe (Peace River) had another strong performance in the crease for Team Alberta North making 13 saves.

Midget Male (2-1-1)

Alberta North vs. NWT (4-1 Alberta North): This team just seems to get stronger as Team Alberta North won their second consecutive game after a slow start on Monday.  Team Alberta North jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first but ended up giving one back at the end of the period. They would add one more in the second for insurance and played to a scoreless third for a 4-1 victory. Team Alberta North had for different goal scorers Sean Wallisser (Manning), Colton Deley (Rycroft), Jimmy Nicholson (Spirit River), Riley McDermott (Grande Prairie) while Ryan Wilson (Grande Prairie) had a solid game in net.


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 UPDATE

Junior Female (3-0-0)

Alberta vs. Yukon (5-0 Alberta North): Once again, this one started off slow for Team Alberta North as the first period ended up scoreless. However, Team Alberta put up 2 in the second and then added another 3 in the third to put this one away. Robyn Chemago (Slave Lake) recorded her second consecutive shutout while Charity Price (Widewater), Codie Wells (Beaverlodge) and Aimee Wallan (Beaverlodge) led the offensive charge with 2 points a piece.

Bantam Male (2-1-0)

Alberta vs. Yukon (10-0 Alberta North): Chomping at the bit to redeem themselves after a lackluster performance the previous evening, Team Alberta North left no doubt in anyone’s mind that they mean business. They opened up a 6-0 lead after one, including 2 short handed goals. Team Alberta North would add 3 more in the second and 1 in the third for the 10-0 win. Kevin Yasinski (Fairview) had a big night recording 3 goals and 3 assists, while Cole Wiebe (Fairview), Justin Loroff (Slave Lake) and Ben Moffatt (Fairview) pitched in with 3 points each. For his second straight game between the pipes, Taylor Anders (Slave Lake) got the shutout. Final shots were 56-5 in Team Alberta North’s favor.

Midget Male (1-1-1)

Alberta vs. Yukon (4-1 Alberta North): After a day that they would like to forget, Team Alberta North came out with a renewed energy and battled extremely hard for 45 minutes to earn the victory. The game was tied 1-1 after two but Team Alberta North’s Power Play would come up huge by sniping 2 in the final five minutes to secure the win. They were led by Jace Zahara (Rycroft) who notched 2 goals while Steven Kover (Notikewin) added 2 assists. Once again Terrence Wold (Grande Prairie) played a strong game in net making 17 saves while Team Alberta North fired 33 on the opposition.

TUESDAY, MARCH 9 UPDATE

Junior Female (2-0-0)

Alberta North vs. Nunavut (9-0 Alberta North): Team Alberta North started off a little slow in the morning game as they only led by 1 after the first period. However, the flood gates opened in the second, the team scored 8 unanswered goals led by Shelby Robinson (Beaverlodge) who notched 3 goals and 2 assists. At that point the shots were 35-0 and Team Nunavut decided that they had enough and packed it in after the second frame.

Alberta North vs. NWT (4-0 Alberta North): This game was much more competitive than the opener even though Team Alberta North led wire to wire. We scored 2 goals in each of the first two periods and played to a scoreless third. Charity Price (Widewater) was the offensive catalyst with 2 goals while Paige Flohr (Grande Prairie) earned the goose egg.

Bantam Male (1-1-1)

Alberta North vs. Nunavut (12-0 Alberta North): This one wasn’t even close; the bantam males were absolutely dominant in every aspect of the game. The game did quite get dirty towards the end but our boys kept their cool and represented Alberta with class.  Team Alberta North was led by Justin Loroff (Slave Lake) who notched the hat trick; Cole Wiebe (Fairview) had 5 helpers while Taylor Andres (Slave Lake) recorded the shut out.

Alberta North vs. Alaska (3-0 Alaska): After a dominant performance earlier in the day, the Bantam team looked like they had nothing left in the tank.  It was scoreless after one; we then gave up 2 in the second and 1 in the final frame. Although we out shot Alaska by a 30-21 margin, they definitely held the edge in terms of scoring chances. Matt Fyfe (Peace River) played well in net and did everything to give us a chance to win.

Midget Male (0-1-1)

Alberta North vs. Nunavut (3-3): This one was quite the shocker as Team Alberta North had dominated Nunavut’s other two contingents earlier in the day. Although it wasn’t the expected outcome, our boys battled back on three different occasions tying it up midway through the third on a two man advantage. The shots ended up 48-11 in our favor but when you run into a hot goalie, what can you do? Brandon Bogdanek (Eaglesham) and Colton Deley (Rycroft) each had a goal and an assist while Terrence Wold (Grande Prairie) played in goal for Team Alberta North in the opener.

Alberta North vs. Alaska (5-0 Alaska): Team Alberta North was down 1-0 after the second but gave up 4 goals in the first four minutes to put the game out of reach. We out shot Alaska 29-25 but much like the earlier game, the Midget's were snake bitten. Both Ryan Wilson (Grande Prairie) and Terrence Wold (Grande Prairie) made appearances between the pipes.