The Swan Valley U11 Stampeders continued their winning ways over the Feb. 19-20 weekend travelling to Yorkton to capture the A-Side Championship.
The team got a taste of Saskatchewan competition and answered the bell at every turn.
Game one pitted the Stamps against the Southeast Kraken. A solid outing by the Kraken's goalie kept his team in it but when the dust settled the Stamps came away with a 7-1 victory.
Skyler Dutkewich opened the scoring half-way through the second period with a beauty deflection and that seemed to fire the kids up. Konnor Dixon netted a Natural Hat Trick along with Dane Anderson (2) and Tripp Warburton answering for the Stamps.
Megan Mykula secured the win between the pipes. After a quick break, the Stamps were back at it against the Blackstrap Battalion.
The Stamps scored early and often and rode to a comfortable 15-6 win. Game highlights included Rylan Hagglund scoring a Hat Trick, which included a beauty bar-down breakaway goal! Goaltender Chay Williamson, along with the win, recorded his first assist.
Other goal scorers were Tripp Warburton (3), Konnor Dixon (2), Madden Atkinson (2), Benson Bordian, Landen Rooks, Dominic Campbell and Dane Anderson. After their first two games were completed, the Stamps had the rest of the day to relax for Sunday's final. They proceeded to relax as a group of 9- and 10-yearolds do.....with absolute MAYHEM!
Swimming, water-sliding and mini sticks were all topped off with a huge pizza party at the hotel.
The team, along with their families, had a great evening with lots of laughs and a ton of NOISE! Sunday afternoon the A Final was set against the host Yorkton Terriers. The Stamps opened the scoring with the redhot Rylan Hagglund sniping another one on a pass from Anderson. Yorkton would answer right back with a goal of their own but Konnor Dixon and Tripp Warburton would also score before the period ended. Assists going to Atkinson, Buchanan, Grandfield and Anderson.
The second period saw the game shift. With the host team scoring with one second left in the second period, the teams went into the dressing room tied at 2. The Stamps regrouped over the break and came out firing in the third. Dominic Campbell got the boys rolling with a quick goal. Anderson fired in two and Dixon, with the insurance marker, secured the win for the Stamps. Assists to Atkinson, Dixon and Warburton. Megan Mykula closed the door in the third and recorded the win in net.
When the dust settled it was another successful weekend for the U11 Stampeders. It's hard to say what the kids enjoyed more, winning the tournament or the PARTY at the hotel!
The Stampeders had a three-game weekend set vs Brandon last weekend followed by Provincials the weekend of March 4-6. Stay tuned for updates as the U11 Stamps look for gold in Dauphin!
