The Huntsville Otters novice rep hockey team faced off against the South Muskoka Bears in Gravenhurst last Friday, October 13. Spectators were treated to three solid penalty-free periods of end-to-end action, great saves by the goalies and some clever goal scoring too.
Otters’ player Dylan Bennett, assisted by Carter Quinlan, opened the scoring in the first period. The Bears replied with a goal in the second period, then good defense and goaltending on both sides kept the score tied at one-a-piece to set up an exciting third period.
In the third period, Avery Shirtliff, unassisted, scored the Otters’ second goal. A diving tip-in at the Bears net earned Dylan Bennett, assisted by Chayse Woods, his second goal of the game and gave the Otters a 3-1 lead.
The Bears scored in the third period to pull within one goal of the Otters. The Otters tight defense and goaltending shut down the Bears scoring for the remainder of the game. The Otters scored once more on a shot by Carson Frasier, assisted by Chayse Woods, to end the game 4-2.
With this win over the South Muskoka Bears the Huntsville Otters Novice Rep team improved their winning record to 4-1 on the season.
On Sunday, October 15 the Otters travelled to Collingwood to take on the Blackhawks. The Collingwood Blackhawks took the game 5-1. The Otters are looking forward to the next stop on their long road-trip season. This will be a fun day for everyone’s favorite “O”s as it will be the Otters vs the Oro Thunder in Oro on October 21!
Thank you to Boyd Otter of Shooting for the Stars for providing this article and photos. For more images from the Huntsville Otters Novice rep team game or for more information, visit the Shooting for the Stars website by clicking here.
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