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 The High Country Rockies Midget Tier 1 Team won the Provincial Zone 5 Tournament on Friday, January 28th. This win secured their place at the Provincial Tournament in Hanna on March 25th, 26th and 27th.
The game was fast-paced and hard with Coaldale never letting up the pressure for a minute. The Rockies hit the ice with a mission and followed it to the end with hard work and true team performance.
“I want to say how proud we are as coaches. It takes a lot of trust and commitment for 16 to 18 year old boys to buy-in to a core set of values. We are beginning to see "team-first" players who value hard work and focus,” said Coach Jeff Ovens following the Zone 5 Championship win.
This Zone 5 Playdowns started out with High Country Rockies playing Picture Butte and after a home game tie of 3-3 the boys went to Picture Butte where they won 9-5.
Series #2 saw Coaldale playing Lethbridge, where after losing their first game 5-4 they came back in the second game with a 4-2 win, giving them the series win by a one goal lead.
Tension was high and the Oilfields Arena was packed as our boys came out flying. All the boys played hard but special mention must go to Blake Roney for four goals and three assists and the honour of being named player of the game. The final goal, with two seconds left on the clock, precluded the need for the second game in the series.
Thank you all for a superb game of hockey.