Alliance Hockey

What happens when a group of hockey players come together as a team? They win championships as did our Midget Minor AA team this past weekend.

The team posted on a perfect 4-0 record to finish first in the qualifying round of the tournament. To get there, the team started with a convincing 6-1 victory to open the weekend. However, it would seem that a little overconfidence would get the team in trouble during the second game where they found themselves trailing 2-0 at the beginning of the 3rd period. None the less, the team would regain their composer and score early on a short handed goal. This would fire up the team and they would score and unprecedented 3 goals in 2 minutes to put the game away.

The second game victory would put wind in the team's sails and they would play their best game to date by shutting out their opponent with a 3-0 win in the 3rd game. The fourth game victory of 2-1 did not come easy as the players were no doubt starting to feel the fatigue from their first 3 games.

Off to the semi final against the opponent they shutout 3-0 in the qualifying round. This one would not be much different and the team would dominate with a 4-1 win to move on to the championship.

The Championship would give the fans gathered at Farmers Branch an exciting hockey game from start to finish. The opponent would put the first score on the board and Alliance would tie it up shortly after. The Bulldogs would score what would turn out to be the game winner late in the second with an unsuspecting shot from just inside the blue line leaving the goalie standing still and the puck in the top shelf. With true form to the weekend's theme of team play, effort and discipline, the Bulldogs would seal the final victory to become CHAMPIONS!