Under-15 red squad opens season at home, News, U15 Red, 2023-24, LL (Owen Sound Minor Hockey Group)

The Junior Attack would get things going with a Friday night tilt against the Saugeen Shores Storm at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre.

The first-game jitters appeared to affect Owen Sound early as the Storm came out flying, using their speed to get several good scoring chances, but Owen Sound goalie Mikayla Wingrove would stand tall in the net, making several big saves.

But the Storm would break the ice at the 3:28 mark of the opening frame, taking the 1-0 lead.

The Junior Attack appeared to be a little shaken by going down early and the Storm would strike again just 44 seconds later, potting another to take a 2-0 lead.

The Junior Attack would settle in the rest of the period and kept the Storm at bay. When they did break through, Wingrove was there standing tall in the Owen Sound goal.

In the second period, the Junior Attack found their stride and traded good scoring chances with the Storm. Some pretty passing plays produced some great opportunities to get on the board, but Owen Sound just couldn’t find the back of the net. Wingrove was again strong in goal, making several big stops, and the teams would go into the third with the Storm still holding a 2-0 lead.

Saugeen Shores would again capitalize at the 3:44 mark of the third, increasing their lead to 3-0.

The Junior Attack would get several chances the rest of the period, but the Saugeen Shores goalie was equal to the task, and the Storm would eventually come away with a 3-0 win.

The Owen Sound Red team would return to action less than 24 hours later, with a midday matchup against the Owen Sound Junior Attack Gold team at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre.

This time, it would be the Owen Sound Red team who would put some early pressure on their opponent.

Just a minute into the game they would be rewarded, when Jackson Mock would score the team’s first goal of the season, an unassisted effort that would put them up 1-0 early.

But the Gold team would respond less than two minutes later when they scored at the 3:16 mark, knotting the game at 1-1.

Exactly a minute later the Gold team would take the lead, going up 2-1 at the 4:16 mark.

Following the early flurry, the teams would trade several good scoring chances but both goalies would be equal to the task, including Wingrove who was back between the pipes for the Red team again on Saturday.

The score wouldn’t change again until the third period, when Owen Sound Red pressured for the equalizer. Their hard work would be rewarded at 8:39 of the final frame when Mock would score his second of the game and the season, with the assist going to Cole Cairns.

It appeared the game would end in a tie, but with just 43 second left, the Gold squad would pot what would be the game winner and they skated away with the 3-2 win.