Ringette: Mud Hens complete perfect run at Ed Horvath

By Ryan McCracken on December 3, 2018.

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken

The Medicine Hat Mud Hens completed a perfect run at the Ed Horvath Interprovincial Classic ringette tournament with a 4-0 victory over the Winnipeg Blaze on Sunday at the Kinplex.

For many of the under-16 A squad’s players, the championship stood as their fourth consecutive gold as hosts of the local tournament.

“It’s amazing,” said Mud Hens goalie Sydney Carlson. “I love having our home tournament because all of our friends get to come out and support. And then getting the shutout today is just the cherry on top.”

Jaida Wallis opened the scoring then set up captain Sheriday Herman later in the first period to put the Mud Hens up by a pair at the break.

Marin Sinclair tacked onto the lead three minutes into the second then Amanda put the Robinson put the game away with less than three minutes left.

All that remained was locking down the shutout. While it didn’t come easily, as the Mud Hens put themselves on the wrong end of a 5-on-3 situation for the final two minutes of the game, Carlson kept the paddle down to secure the shutout, and with it the championship.

“That was a little drop in my heart. It was so stressful,” said Carlson. “It was something that we wanted to have, so just having that is amazing. Our defence is so strong.”

The victory capped off a 5-0 run over three days at the tournament. Mud Hens head coach Marty Robinson says the team puts a lot of emphasis on fitness, and it paid off over the weekend.

“We work hard on our fitness. We dryland once a week, we’re on the ice two-to-three times a week and then games on the weekend. These are some great athletes,” said Robinson. “It’s a great bunch of kids and we’re having a great year.”

The Mud Hens kicked off the tournament with a 7-4 win over Northwest and a 5-2 victory over the Bow View Surge Friday, then followed it up by defeating the Blaze 6-1 Saturday and doubling up on Northwest 8-4 Sunday morning to set up their place in the final.

Under-16 B

The Medicine Hat Aftershock were held out of the under-16 B final following back-to-back 8-1 losses to the LA Rattlers on Friday and Saturday. The Aftershock opened the tournament with a 6-2 loss to the Bow View Charge Friday. The Rattlers went on to win the championship with a 7-1 victory over the Bow View Menace Sunday.

Under-10

The Medicine Hat Ice Angels went undefeated to win the under-10 Step 1 division championship with a 7-4 victory over the Ice Wolves on Saturday at the Kinplex.

The Ice Angels opened the tournament with a 7-0 win over the Airdrie Thundercats and a 2-2 tie with the Ice Wolves before punching their ticket into the championship game with an 8-5 win over the Bow View Blue Unicorns.

The Medicine Hat Eliminators fell short of the final in the under-10 Step 3 division following a 5-3 loss to the Dynamite Saturday. The Eliminators dropped their opener to the Airdrie Ring Rockets by a 6-3 margin before falling 8-1 to the eventual champion Bow View Kaos and 7-4 to the Northwest Nightmare.

Under-12

The Medicine Hat Surge finished their under-12 A tournament at 0-4 after three straight losses Saturday — dropping a 7-3 contest to eventual champion Riot Northwest, then falling 6-1 and 5-1 in back-to-back games against the Bow View Rush. The Surge opened the weekend with a 7-5 loss to Bow View G-Force Friday.

The Medicine Hat Madness were also held without a victory in the under-12 B division after an 8-1 loss to the champion Airdrie Savage Bees and a 7-0 setback at the hands of the SCRA Venom Saturday. The Madness opened the weekend with a 7-0 loss to the Calgary Rampage and a 9-2 setback at the hands of the Airdrie Attitude Friday.

Under-14

The Medicine Hat Charge closed out their weekend with a 5-2 victory over Bow View Saturday. The Charge opened the tournament at 0-3 after a 9-2 loss to Calgary Invictus and an 8-1 loss to the Northwest Ignite Friday, and a 7-3 setback at the hands of the Strathmore Gold Ice Saturday.

The Northwest Ignite went on to win the championship with a 7-4 victory over Calgary Invictus Sunday.

The Medicine Hat Fusion closed out their under-14 B tournament with a 9-2 loss to the Calgary Fusion and an 8-1 setback at the hands of the eventual champion Regina Havoc Saturday. The losses followed up an 8-4 loss to the South Calgary Elite and an 8-8 with the Airdrie Sting Friday.

Under-19

The Medicine Hat Wild fell one goal shy of a championship after a 5-4 loss to Regina RIPT Sunday at the Kinplex.

The Wild opened the tournament with a 5-1 win over Regina, but they were unable to repeat the feat Sunday. The championship loss follows up a 5-5 tie with Regina and a 4-3 win over the Northwest Heat Saturday and a 6-2 loss to the Heat Friday night.

Open B

The Medicine Hat Smash bounced back to close out their tournament with a 2-2 record after Saturday’s 7-4 win over the Blaze. The Smash opened the weekend with a 6-3 win over the Force Friday before falling 4-3 to Calgary Absolut and 3-1 to Lethbridge Vegas.

Calgary Absolut won the championship with a 1-0 victory over the Blaze Sunday.

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