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Dec 12, 2016 | Brad Bricknell | 1612 views
Wolves Have Strong Showing at Golden Puck
By Darryl Knight
Scugog Standard & Uxbridge Cosmos


Welcome to tonight’s ETA Midget match-up between the Central Ontario Wolves (13-4-3) and the Whitby Wildcats (4-9-4). The Wolves come into tonight’s game still sitting in second place in the East Division, following a busy week that saw the team upend Kingston 2-1 on home ice last Tuesday night before advancing to the semi-finals at the Waterloo Golden Puck tournament over the weekend.

The Wolves opened their week at Scugog Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 6, never trailing in their encounter with the Kingston Jr. Frontenacs in a 2-1 victory behind sensational goaltending from Creed Jones. Justin Yakimishyn and James White scored for Central Ontario, with Parker Sutton, Troy Bowditch and Owen Smith adding assists.

 

On Thursday evening the Wolves hit the road for Waterloo to compete in the prestigious Golden Puck tournament alongside several of the province’s top teams. Central Ontario opened the tournament with a hard-fought 1-1 tie against the Toronto Marlboros, with Josh Traynor netting the lone goal for the Wolves. Tyler Masternak was stellar between the pipes for the Wolves, shutting down one of the top offensive attacks in the GTHL.

Bright and early the next morning, White led the way offensively for the Wolves with a hat trick in a 6-1 drubbing of the Grey-Bruce Highlanders. Darcy Haupt, Traynor and Ben Addison rounded out the goal scorers for Central Ontario, with Addision also chipping in with three helpers in a winning effort in front of Jones, who made several key saves early on to stifle the Highlanders.

Later in the day, Masternak posted a 2-0 shutout win over the Halton Hurricanes, with Tayler Bidon and Bennet Britton lighting the lamp for the Wolves.

On Saturday morning, Jones showed why Central Ontario is lauded for having one of the province’s top goaltending tandems, slamming the door on the New Liskeard Cubs in a 5-0 shutout. The Wolves closed out their undefeated round robin portion of the tournament with scoring from Patrick Goan, Elliot Goulah, Bowditch and a pair from White.

Late in the evening, the Wolves roared to victory in the quarter-finals, posting a 2-1 victory over the Kapuskasing Flyers in a closely contested affair that saw clutch saves from Masternak and timely scoring by Smith and Britton to book their ticket to the tournament’s semi-finals.  

The Wolves run would come to an end in the semis, as they dropped a 3-0 decision to the North Bay Trappers. Despite sound two-way play from throughout the lineup, Central Ontario could not solve the Trappers’ defence, and ended the weekend with an overall record of 4-1-1 in another strong tournament showing for the team.

 

Following tonight’s game, the Wolves will hit the road for the remainder of 2016 with abusy stretch of games that will see the team travel to Deseronto on Monday, Dec. 19 to square off against the Quinte Red Devils before a trip to the Peterborough on Wednesday, Dec. 21 for a tilt with the Jr. Petes. Central Ontario closes out the ETA schedule before the holiday break in Bowmanville on Friday, Dec. 23 when they’ll look to tame the Clarington Toros in an 8:45 p.m. encounter. The Wolves will be back on home at Scugog Arena in Port Perry on Tuesday, Jan. 3 when the Richmond Hill Coyotes pay a visit to The Den.

 

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Thank you for your support of Central Ontario Wolves Midget ‘AAA’ hockey throughout 2016, the team would like to wish all of its supporters and counterparts from across the hockey landscape a very happy holiday season. We look forward to seeing everyone in new year for the exciting conclusion of the 2016-17 ETA campaign.