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Team Glacier Rallies at Windsor Molson Tournament
October 28, 2002
Team Glacier traveled to Windsor, Canada October 25-27 for the 10th annual
Molson Ladies Hockey Classic to face-off against several of Michigan’s
powerhouse teams. Having heard that two teams in their pool, the Remax
Stars and O’Leary Hawks, had handily out-muscled some very skilled
teams from the central district, Team Glacier went into battle with nothing
to lose, and perhaps a bit of trepidation.
Game 1: Re-Max Stars
The first period ended in a scoreless tie, as Team Glacier countered the
speedy and highly skilled ReMax team with outstanding defensive play.
The second period saw continued firepower from ReMax, who capitalized
with a power play goal. Team Glacier came out of the gate feisty in the
third, led by Brenda Culver who picked off a Remax pass and scored on
a beautiful wrist shot, beating the Remax goalie on the blocker side.
With the game tied 1-1, ReMax responded by turning up the heat, scoring
two more goals before the end of the period, including one on a breakaway.
Team Glacier goalie Sue O'Connor was outstanding in net making 29 saves
in a game that was much closer than had originally been anticipated.
Game 2: O'Leary Hawks
Pumped-up by their play in the first game, Team Glacier faced-off 3 hours
later against former National Champions, the Michigan O’Leary Hawks.
The first two periods saw much of the same from Team Glacier: strong defensive
play. However, against O’Leary, the TG offense turned up the pressure
and created many scoring chances. Kathy Cronkhite put Glacier on the board
with a beautiful top-shelf goal on an Andrea Johnson assist in the second.
In the third, O’Leary led Team Glacier 2-1 and play was end to end.
A controversial call by the ref, who signaled a second goal for Cronkhite
and then changed his mind, denied Team Glacier the tying mark. Eyewitnesses
Cronkhite and Johnson wished there were video replay to reveal the truth,
but alas, women’s hockey doesn’t have that kind of technology.
Instead, the Hawks added one more tally and the game ended in a 3-1 final.
Again, Team Glacier goalie Sue O’Connor stood on her head (despite
a migraine), stopping 32 of 35 shots by one of the best teams in the country.
Game 3: Bulldogs
Is it a relief to play another MSHL "Advanced A" team after
facing two of the supposed best teams in the state? Not really. The Mount
Clemens Bulldogs were another formidable opponent. This was a tight back
and forth contest with neither team willing to budge for 2 periods. Midway
through the third, Monette McKinney made a tape-to-tape breakout pass
to Marcie Lavoie, who quickly fed a lead pass to a full speed Andrea Johnson.
Johnson skated in on the Bulldog goalie and threaded the needle from a
tough angle to tally her first goal of the weekend (good timing). Goalie
Sue O'Connor skillfully thwarted every scoring attempt by the Bulldogs,
earning a well-deserved shutout. The 1-0 victory capped a great weekend
of hockey for Team Glacier.
On a side note: Winning the "good karma" award for the weekend
was forward Cami “Lucky” Schoop who won $5000 on dollar slots
at the Windsor Casino. Legend has it that she won the money on the first
dollar that she put in the machine and that she'd never set foot in a
casino before that day. Legend also has it that she generously decided
to split her winnings with all of her teammates. We're still waiting Cami!
Archived News
March 5, 2006 Team Glacier Wins 2006 State Championship
March 16, 2003 Team Glacier Wins 2003 State Championship
October 28, 2002 Team Glacier Rallies at Windsor Molson Tournament
September 15, 2002 Team Glacier 02-03 Roster Announced
September 15, 2002 Team Glacier Schedule Posted
August 8, 2002 Team Glacier Open Skates/Tryouts 2002-03
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