The PeeWee B Outlaws played in their 2nd tournament of the season on the weekend in St. Catharines.
Chatham’s 1st game on Friday was against the Stoney Creek Sabres. Chatham took a little while to get going and found themselves down 1 – 0 midway through the 1st period. Chatham improved as the game went on, but they could not get one past the sabre goaltender and had to settle for an opening 1 – 0 loss to the eventual tournament champs.
Chatham regrouped and came out flying for their 2nd game on Saturday morning against the Niagara University Junior Purple Hawks from the U.S. Chatham was all over the Purple Hawks and were finally rewarded with their first and only goal of the tournament. Hilary Pomajba kept the puck in at the point and Haley Smith was able to beat the Niagara goalie late in the 1st period. Chatham continued to pressure the Niagara goalie and severely outshot the Hawks , but could not get another goal. Eventually , midway through the 3rd period Niagara tied the game up and Chatham had to settle for a 1 – 1 tie against the tournament runner-ups.
Chatham PeeWee B Outlaws 1 Goal : Haley Smith (Blenheim) Assist : Hilary Pomajba (Chatham)
Niagara Jr. Hawks 1
Chatham’s next game on Saturday was an elimination game against the Lindsay Lynx. Chatham was again a little sluggish to start the game and were fortunate to get through the 1st period tied at zero. Chatham could not hold off Lindsay for much longer as the Lynx scored the only goal of the game midway through the 2nd period. Chatham continued to battle hard right to the end and Kate Brady provided some great offensive boost late in the game, but the Outlaws could not get the bounce they needed to tie the game. Chatham goalie Larissa McFadden and the Outlaws defence played great all tournament allowing only 3 goals in 3 games, so although the game results were disappointing, the Outlaws showed they can compete with some of the best teams in their division and will be a force to reckon with going forward.