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Fall 2008 Season
0708 Hockey Season is Over.....
Tonight's (Feb. 8th) rematch with the very accomplished St. Charles West team would have made any Wildcat's heart proud. Faced with a mountain to climb after losing last night's first game of two (Score: 6 - 2) in this first round of Wickenheiser Cup playoffs, the hockey Cats grabbed their ropes and pickaxes and went at it with raw determination. There was an energy tonight that was missing the night before. The Warriors were unable to move the puck without major Wildcat resistance. Observers could tell from the beginning that this game would NOT end like the first one had. Andrew Everett managed to break the stalemate early in the first period when he stuffed a rebound in on a recovering goaltender. The WCA crowd was hopping over a Wildcat lead. The teams continued the momentum back and forth across the ice. Neither side was able to plow through the other for a score until early in the 2nd when Daniel Kaufman charged the net in a short-handed situation and delivered the puck over the goalie's shoulder stick-side to establish the Wildcat presence in this game! "We're all the way here this time, Warriors!!" It looked like SCW just might suffer a shut-out until early in the third they managed a respectable score that would have been hard to stop. However, the Cats kept them at bay for the duration and they were unable to repeat the maneuver even after they pulled their goaltender with 30 seconds left on the clock. The game ended with a 2 - 1 win for the Wildcats, who had definitely "made the summit" after losing the night before 6 - 2. The Wildcat win propelled the two teams into a 10-minute sudden-death overtime to determine which team would move on to round 2 in the Wickenheiser. Hopes were high for the Cats as the puck dropped. They'd come this far and were looking to walk away with the win. The puck switched hands a time or two. The Cats managed a couple of shots to no avail. Then the unbelievable moment happened - The Warrior's captain, Rodney O'Neal, took a shot from the red circle........and nailed it. It was truly a pity, for clearly the Cats had plenty of fight left and were robbed of the chance to use it. Goaltender Taylor Smallwood played an excellent game tonight, making 26 big saves. WCA shots: 24. Assists: Munson - 2, Cascella - 1.
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