The Redvers Rockets came to town on Saturday November 8, 2014 to face off against The Cougars. However, they proved to be a tough team to beat. With considerable effort, Carlyle struggled to hit the score sheet. Unfortunately, after seeing a couple of bad breaks it was 4-0 for Redvers by the end of the first period. The Cougars didn’t let up, most notably with Trey Baker skillfully playing his defensive position. Goal tender, Missy Biermann also did a great job of keeping the bottom end of the net covered. Carlyle’s ceaseless effort continued right until the final buzzer. Even so, the score was 7 -0 sending Redvers home with a shutout.
On Sunday Lampman/Bienfait came to town to compete against the Carlyle Cougars. In an effort to break the Cougars three game slide, coaches Lloyd Bendtsen and Brian Hagel juggled their bench. They sent Kenna Hagel, Cody Hofos, Nolan Pelletier and William StandingReady back to the blue line, and brought Cade Bendtsen, Adrien Riddell, Logan Young and Brody Yuzicappi up to the wing. This proved to be the boost that Carlyle needed. Cody Hofos and Nolan Pelletier had stand out games in their new roles while Devin Loustel was a forechecking machine. The line of Cade Bendtsen, Tyler Colpitts and Adrien Riddell were an unstoppable force that scored 17 points between them. Carlyle’s goalie Zane Winters did a phenomenal job in the crease, with some very impressive saves that kept the opposition from gaining any ground. The Cougars never faltered in their intensity and were unbreakable. The entire team put forth a first rate effort resulting in a 14-6 win over Lampman/Bienfait.
Saturday, Nov. 15 saw the Cougars in Estevan for their first tournament of the season. They took game one with a score of 5 – 4 against the Estevan Pee Wee Bruins, they also won the second game 5-4 against the Weyburn East Wey Wings. That win pushed them through to the semi-finals against the Estevan Storm that evening at 5:45. Unfortunately, fatigue seemed to set in for the third game and it was an 8 – 1 victory for the Storm.
The Cougars have won three of their last four games.
