THUNDER BAY QUEENS HOCKEY
Release date: Friday, April 8, 2016
OWHA provincials Day 2 wrapTORONTO – Each of the three Thunder Bay Queens clubs competing at the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association provincial championships in Toronto Friday skated away with mixed results.
The Sportop midget AA Queens began with a 1-1 draw with the St. Catharines Brock Jr. Badgers before being blanked 4-0 by the Toronto Aeros.
As the for Goldcorp midget A side they started with a 1-1 tie vs. the Toronto Leaside Wildcats, but were then shutout 3-0 by the Peterborough Ice Kats.
Meanwhile the RBC Dominion Securities bantam AA Queens edged the Whitby Wolves 2-1 before being bounced 6-0 by the Burlington Barracudas.
In the midget AA contest against St. Catharines, Thunder Bay trailed 1-0 late into the match-up before Teresa Rogalinski notched the equalizer with 5:10 to go finishing off a feed from Karadyn Kiviaho.
Bailey Chenier was in goal for the Queens.
Taking on Toronto, the Aeros scored three times in the middle session and once more in the third to secure the victory.
Aden Johnson suffered the loss in net.
As for the midget A squad, Jessie Page notched the lone tally vs. Toronto Leaside with Cameron Ivall tending net in the draw.
Meanwhile the Peterborough game saw the Ice Kats tally twice in the second stanza before adding one into an empty late in the third to account for the scoring.
Suffering the defeat in net was Taylor Gombola.
In bantam AA play, Thunder Bay rode the strong goaltending of Josée Robinson to edge a strong Whitby side in their opener.
After a scoreless first, the Queens struck twice in the middle session on markers by Kailey Swerhun and the eventual game-winner courtesy of Molly Kunnas with 3:07 left in the period.
Whitby got one back midway through the third, but Robinson shut the door from there to secure the decision.
Taking on Burlington it was all Barracudas as they rolled to a convincing triumph to even the Queens record at 1-1.
Midget A action continues Saturday as the Markham-Stouffville Stars provide the opposition at 8 a.m.
As for the bantam AA they finish up with the Nepean Wildcats at noon on Saturday.