Manitou Minor Hockey

 U11

The U11 found themselves in a more competitive league after the break and had 3 games in a row.

Saturday they travelled to Starbuck to take on MacDonald, and this one was no contest as they won 10-2.

Sunday would be a different game all together as they faced Altona Gold. The Tigers took a 4-2 lead after the first period, but in the second they found themselves down 8-4 going into the intermission. The 3rd period didn’t start the way the Tigers had hoped either, as they found themselves down by 6 early on.

And then the comeback started. The Tigers began to chip away at the lead, and eventually tied the game at 11 goals a piece. Unfortunately, the comeback fell short, as

Altona scored with 2 minutes to go to seal the win.

Monday would be another barn burner against Morden Silver. Morden would strike first and eventually take a 3-0 lead, but from then on, it would be a back and forth battle. The lead changed hands multiple times, but the Tigers managed to score with less than 2 minutes to go to take a 10-9 lead.

Morden decided to pull their goalie for the extra attacker and would find their way into the offensive zone. A major scrum of puck battles in front would unfortunately result in Morden tying the game with 20 seconds to go. The teams would come to a draw at 11 aside.

U13

The Tigers have played 3 games since the Christmas break.

The Tigers hosted the Holland Rockets two Saturdays ago. The team battled hard and kept the score close, but eventually the Rockets pulled away with a 6-3 victory.

The following day, the team travelled to Morden to take on the Hawks. The game was back and forth, but the Hawks managed to squeak 1 goal in each period and took a 3-0

victory.

Last Saturday, the Tigers made the long journey to Starbuck to take on Mac 2. The Tigers took an early 2-0 lead, but could not stop the attack, eventually falling 6-3.

The Tigers are looking at a must win situation this Friday as they battle Holland again for a chance to head to provincials.