Female Chiefs split with Eastman

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Published on Thursday, November 24, 2016

By Eoin Devereux

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The Yellowhead AAA Midget Female Chiefs played a pair of games in Stienbach recently against the Eastman Selects, splitting those contests by identical 2-1 margins. The first game, on Saturday, Nov. 19, featured just one goal for the visiting Chiefs, as Morgan Ramsay of Rivers scored her second goal of the regular season, in the first period. That, unfortunately, would the last of the offensive output for Yellowhead on the day, as a pair of Eastman goals ended up holding up for the win. A 25 save effort by Miranda Cook was all for naught, as the Chiefs faltered in Steinbach.

The next day, both teams once again put on a defensive clinic, ensuring that regulation would end in a 1-1 stalemate. Tatum Amy’s eighth goal of the season would be Yellowhead’s only goal through 60 minutes of play. Overtime accomplished nothing, so the clubs had to go into a shootout, which would be won by the visiting Chiefs. 

The weekend split in Steinbach brought Yellowhead’s regular season record to 6-5-1. Those 13 points that have been accumulated are good enough for fourth place in the MFMHL standings. The Chiefs return home this weekend for a pair of games against the Central Plains Capitals.