Wagner scores her first ACAC hat trick in the Queens win while the Kings push their winning streak to six games
Lac la Biche and Red Deer, January 27, 2024 – The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings have extended their winning streak to six games with a 5-2 victory over the Portage College Voyageurs while the Queens shutout the Rattlers in back-to-back games to complete the weekend sweep.
See below for more information regarding each game.
Queens Hockey – Queens 13 vs Medicine Hat College Rattlers
The Queens opened up game two of this doubleheader against the Rattlers with two goals in the first period. Forward Sarah Webster (Bachelor of Kinesiology) scored her first Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) goal 16 minutes into the first period. Webster would add another goal in the second period and an assist in the third to finish the game with three points. She was later awarded the player of the game. Defence Kaedence Mollin (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) gave her team a 2-0 lead with five seconds to go in the first period.
RDP would back this up with an outstanding seven goal period in the second to take a 9-0 lead into the final 20 minutes of play.
With a goal in the second period and two more in the third, forward Julie Wagner (Bachelor of Arts in Communication) completed her first ACAC career hat trick. The Polytechnic added three more in the final 20 minutes of play to defeat the Rattlers 13-0 and complete the weekend sweep.
Head Coach Kelly Coulter explained the Queens overall an overall strong game, specifically in the second period when they added seven goals.
"We wanted to make sure we were working on execution this afternoon. We also had some new line combinations to get some players back into the lineup due to our January schedule being very relaxing when it comes to games played so it was nice to get everyone a chance to play."
The Rattlers player of the game was awarded to centre Claira Bansley (Bachelor of Commerce) in the loss.
The Queens will be back in action next week on Thursday as they head out on the road to battle with the Olds College Broncos with the puck dropping at 7 pm. As for the Rattlers, they will be back in central Alberta for a two-game road trip against the Broncos starting on Saturday at 7:45 pm.
Kings Hockey – Kings 5 at Portage College Voyageurs 2
The Kings got on the scoreboard early on in the first period with forward Chase Haygarth (Business Administration) finding the back of the net. Three minutes later, Chance Longjohn (Bachelor of Education) would put the Kings up 2-0. But the Voyageurs cut the Polytechnic's lead in half on the powerplay with eight minutes left to go in the first period.
Forward Sean Michalevich (Business Administration) would score the lone goal in the second period and the Kings would take a 3-1 lead into the final 20 minutes of play. This ended up being the game-winner in the 5-2 win.
Forward Dawson Leroux picked up his second point of the game as he scored an unassisted goal under two minutes into the third period. With a two-point performance, he was named the player of the game.
After the Voyageurs scored a late goal, forward Ryland McNinch (Bachelor of Education) added an empty-net goal to seal the win in Lac la Biche. Goaltender Kristian Lyon (Business Administration) picked up his second consecutive victory after stopping 27 of 29 shots.
The Kings will be back at home next weekend when they host the NAIT Ooks on February 2.