The U13AAA Soo Jr. Greyhounds (“Hounds”) attended a Detroit
Showcase this past weekend.
In Game 1, the Hounds were faced off against the eventual showcase
champions, being the 2012 AAA Nashville Jr. Predators. Unfortunately, the
Hounds went down early in the first period 2-0 on two (2) power-play goals from
Nashville. Thereafter, Nashville continued to build its lead and were
victorious by a score of 6-0, handing the Hounds a loss in Game 1 of the
Showcase.
The Hounds were able to beat the Sylvania North
Stars in Game 2. The game was a tightly fought affair until the Hounds were
able to pull away with a few goals in the 2nd period and a
final goal in the 3rd period to make the score the final of
3-0.
In Game 3, the Hounds faced Fox Motors, a 2012 AAA team from
Grand Rapids. The Hounds fell behind 2-0 but were able to mount a comeback to
bring the score to 2-2 leading into the final minutes of the third period. The
Hounds were pressing for the game winning goal, but could not ultimately get
that third goal for the win. After three games, the Hounds were 1-1-1.
In Game 4, the Hounds faced off against the Sun County
Panthers out of the Windsor outskirts. Sun County was undefeated up until that
point of the Showcase, but the Ontario teams (Hounds/Sun County) were limited
to a maximum of four (4) games as part of Ontario Hockey rules and regulations.
This meant the game served as the title game between the two Ontario teams
on the Canadian side of the bracket. The Hounds were able to finish the
Showcase with a 2-1 victory in Game 4, thereby claiming the title for the
Ontario/Canadian side of the bracket.
