Chris Clegg
South Peace News
An opening loss did not discourage the High Prairie All Peace Hockey League Under 11 Tier 4 Division team as they rattled off four straight wins to claim the division banner at the league tournament in Peace River March 21-23.
High Prairie lost to host Peace River 6-5 in overtime in their first game March 21. On March 22, High Prairie defeated Grande Prairie 13-2 and the Grande Prairie Female (GPF) team 7-3. March 23 saw High Prairie defeat Grimshaw 7-4 and Peace River 10-5 in the final.
Ethan Quinney’s overtime goal was the difference in the 6-5 win for Peace River. It was this third goal of the game. Hunter Cartwright-Friesen also scored a hat trick as Peace River came from behind 3-2 after one period and 5-4 after two.
Rogan Carifelle replied with two goals for High Prairie. Nash Halcrow-Cunningham, Bennett Strebchuk and Koziah Halcrow- Patenaude added the other goals for High Prairie, which outshot Peace River 29-27.
High Prairie crushed Grande Prairie 13-2 to begin their run to the title. They led 4-0 after one period and 11-1 after two periods while outshoot- ing their opponents 45-11.
Tristen Salai Cloutier scored four goals and added an assist in the win. Zach Stuart also recorded five points based on three goals and two assists. Rogan Carifelle added one goal and four assists, Halcrow-Cun- ningham scored twice. Huckleberry Tallman, Colin McLeod and Halcrow-Patenaude added the other goals.
Hayden Cross scored both Grande Prairie goals.
A strong early start proved to be the difference in the 7-3 win over GPF. High Prairie led 2-1 after one period, 4-1 after two and 6-2 in the third.
Deuces were wild in this game as Carifelle, Salia-Cloutier and Stuart each scored twice in the win. Halcrow-Cunning- ham added the other goal. Carifelle and Nate Cox chipped in with two assists each.
Kennedy Milligan scored twice for GPF while Braelyn Hall added the other goal.
High Prairie outshot GFP 34-22.
High Prairie continued to strike early in their fourth game. They led Grimshaw 2-1 after one period and 6-4 after two. Grimshaw had tied the game 2-2 and 4-4 in the second period before High Prairie pulled away.
Cox, Strebchuk and Carifelle each netted two goals in the win with Jackson Yardley adding the other goal.
Ryker Moon scored a game-high three goals for Grimshaw, which outshot High Prairie 41-35. William Jensen added the other goal.
In the final, High Prairie met Peace River in a rematch of the first game but this time the result was different. High Prairie led 3-0 in the first period (3-1 at the end of the period) and 6-4 after two before scoring four goals in the decisive third period.
Carifelle led the offence with three goals. Halcrow-Cunningham and Salai-Cloutier each added a pair while Cox, McLeod and Strebchuk completed the scoring.
Quinney scored three times for Peace River while Channing Beauregard added the other two goals.
High Prairie outshot Peace River 33-30.