A busy game schedule for the U16A Golden Hawks!, News, Under 16 A, 2022-2023, Rep (Quinte West Minor Hockey Association)

The U16A Image Landscaping Golden Hawks had a busy schedule, they played three games in four days.

First up, they were on the road on January 7^th to square off against the North Durham Warriors. Trevor Brooks tore it up in the 1^st period, getting yet another hat-trick in the 1^st period. In the 2^nd period, Charlie Mooney notched a beauty, putting the Hawks up 4-0. Late in the 2^nd period the Warriors answered with a goal, going into the 2^nd intermission 4-1 for the Golden Hawks. Halfway through the 3^rd period, the Warrior scored on a power play goal, but the Hawks kept them to only 2 goals, with the solid performance from Carson Down in net. Final score was 4-2 for the Golden Hawks. Notching assists for the Hawks were Mitchell, Kuipers, Kenney, Webb, Sills and Slone.

On January 8^th, the Hawks hosted the Whitby (White) Wildcats for a Sunday afternoon tilt. After the 1^st period of play, the game remained scoreless. In the 2^nd period, the Wildcats scored the lone goal. Halfway through the 3^rd period, Whitby scored once again, putting them up 2-0. A few minutes after that, Cole Baird shot in a beauty goal from in close. Then with 2 minutes left in the game, Landen Brumwell sniped in a nasty goal, bringing the game to a 2-2 tie. The game finished in a 2-2 tie. Joaquim Murray was in net for the Hawks and made some crucial saves down the stretch. Assists for the Hawks were from Kenney, Turpin, Kuipers and Storms.

To finish off the busy schedule, the Golden Hawks were on the road on January 10^th to square off against the Peterborough Petes (Team 1). The Petes came out strong and scored two goals in the 1^st period. With 3 mins left in the period, Trevor Brooks got the Hawks on the scoreboard with a coast-to-coast beauty. Then in 2^nd period, Brooks scored yet again, bringing the game 2-2 after two periods of action. In the 3^rd period, it was a back-and-forth game with lots of physical action. With 3 mins left in the game, the Hawks were on a powerplay, and Jack Andrews slapped in a nasty goal from the slot. A minute after that, the Petes were on a powerplay, and they tied up the game 3-3. The game finished in a 3-3 tie. Carson Down was solid for the Hawks between the pipes. Taking home the assists were Slone, Baird and Brooks.

This brings the U16A Golden Hawks regular season record to 19-0-4. Next up, the boys will host the Oshawa Generals on January 15^th at 3:15pm (Duncan McDonald).