CAPS FINISH JETS SERIES WITH 2-2 DRAW vs. HOST ST. MARY'S

   The Caps finished off their weekend in the St. Mary's Academy Jets Series with a 2-2 tie vs. the host Flames leaving them with 2 wins and 1 tie and the best record in the 4 team event. The game was fast paced although somewhat sloppy as both teams were playing their 3rd game in 3 days.

The 1st period saw both teams struggle to create much offense as the Caps outshot the Flames 6-4 with no scoring and an intermission score of 0-0.

   Meike Meilleur gave the Caps a 1-0 lead early in the 2nd period as she stripped a St. Mary's player in neutral ice and scored shorthanded with a nice slapshot to the top corner. However before the end of the 2nd period the Flames would score twice, once shorthanded as well, to take a 2-1 lead after the 2nd period. The Caps were outshot in the period 8-3 and solid goaltending from Elisha Oswald kept the Caps in the game.

    The Caps regrouped in the intermission and came out with their best period of the game as they outshot the Flames 10-7 and scored their second goal to tie the game when Taylor Boehlig beat the St. Mary's netminder with a wrist shot that seemed to fool her, Callan Harland and Sheridan Oswald picked up assists on the play. The Caps continued to get chances but several good saves and a goalpost kept the Caps from scoring. The Caps were forced to kill off a penalty in the last 3 minutes of the game and with the kill were perfect for the game including a 5 on 3. This continues to be a real strength for the Caps as they were perfect on the weekend killing off all 10 powerplays awarded their opponents over the 3 games.

Caps pick up 2 wins at St. Mary's Academy Jets Series

   The Caps traveled to the MTS IcePlex on Friday January 20th and picked up a pair of victories over MFMHL rivals Westman Wildcats and Parkland Panthers.

   In the first game of the day the Caps came out fast and strong against a talented Wildcats team building a 3-0 1st period lead on route to a 4-1 victory. Alyson Vercaigne had 2 first period goals while Courtlyn Oswald added a single marker. The Wildcats scored the only goal of the 2nd period with no more scoring in the game until Maggie Girard scored an empty net marker for the Caps to seal the win late in the 3rd period. Assists in the game went to Girard, Megan Tully, Callan Harland and Meike Meilleur. 

   Elisha Oswald was solid in the Caps net stopping 18 of 19 shots fired her way especially during penalty kills, the only goal to elude Oswald came off of a deflection.

   In the 2nd game of the day the Caps came out slow against a determined Parkland squad and were actually outshot in the 1st period with the intermission score coming out at 0-0. Jacey Schettler came up with some huge early saves allowing her teammates to regroup which they did in the 2nd period as they outshot the Panthers 16-5 and picked up 2 goals off the stick of Courtlyn Oswald who scored the Caps 3rd goal in the 3rd period for the hattrick and finishing the scoring in a 3-0 shutout for Schettler who stopped all 18 shots fired her way. Maggie Girard picked up 3 assists, Sheridan Oswald 2 and a single helper went to Tamara McVannel.