A loss in Erin.
After a 2 hour drive to Erin to meet up with the Erin Hillsborough Devil's the McDonald's Owen Sound Jr. Attack Select kids struggled to get control of their legs once they hit the ice. With our goaltender away, Attack Forward Noah Lundgren volunteered to strap on the pads for what would prove to be a game dominated by the Devil's and with a number of Attack players away enjoying the March Break we definitely found ourselves at a loss on this beautiful sunny day in Erin.
Once again, the Erin team hit the ice with confidence, skated hard and left very little breathing room for the Attack. Rylan Cosman of the Devil's dominated the ice with 3 goals and an assist and when this young player had the puck you literally just watched the show - he had an amazing game and was a leader out on the ice. During shift changes the Devil's took full advantage and numerous times Cosman was right out in front working his magic.
Morgan Armstrong of the Attack was able to get the Attack on the board when he slid one past the Devil's goaltender in the 2nd period assisted by Grant Hart. Seth Montero followed with one of his own in the 3rd but the Devil's left very few scoring opportunities for the Attack.
Coach Dave Vankooten stated it was a difficult game because we had forwards playing defence, everyone was all over the place and those that did play their position were not in the right spot. He stated that forward (playing goaltender) Noah Lundgren was amazing in net and the score should have been a lot higher but he did a fantastic job (having stopped 20+ shots).
Vankooten told the kids that he did not want to see any of them hanging their heads because they played an excellent team who had a great game and they (the Attack) didn't give up. He reminded the kids that they have to play their positions and work as a team.
Final Score: 6-2 loss for the Attack.
Next time the Select hit the ice will be March 28th-30th at the Barrie Select Tournament.