Wednesday January 21st the Cougars headed to Carievale for a midweek game. The Carievale Storm have notoriously proved tough to beat and unfortunately this game was no different.  They fired a freeway full of rubber at goaltender Missy Biermann; by the end of the 1st period the Storm were up 5 -0. The Cougars fought back and were able to bulge the twine once in the 2nd. It looked like the young Cats might be pulling together for a comeback but with 1:09 left on the clock Carievale matched their goal and then added one more with only 10 seconds remaining, heading into the dressing room up 7 -1. Carlyle came back and were the first to score again in the third but the Storm dominated the remainder of the final period and the game ended 10 -2 for Carievale.
Last Friday night Carlyle hit the road again. This time they raced into Lampman for a tilt with the Imperials. It was a rousing first period that ended 3 – 2 in favour of Carlyle. With Cody Hofos dominating in the face-off circle, Devin Loustel a rock on the offensive blue line and Nate Robertson throwing a barrage of pucks at the net Carlyle was able to sustain constant pressure in the second with some great offensive possession time. The end of the second had Carlyle up 6 – 3, leaving them in good shape heading into the third. The Imperials came out hard in the final frame and closed the gap slightly but Carlyle was able to re-establish their three goal cushion, ending the game with a 9 – 6 final for the young Cats and they headed home victorious.
On Saturday the Cougars played Kipling on home ice. This was probably the most exhilarating game of the week to watch. The Kipling Royals controlled the first period; things weren’t looking good for the Cougars with the period ending 3 -0 for Kipling. Queue the Tyler Colpitts show, scoring two unassisted goals and assisting the game tying goal late in the period. It was anybody’s game when play resumed in the third. Just over halfway through the third Carlyle pulled ahead by one goal, again coming from Tyler Colpitts unassisted on a sharp angle laser from close to the goal line. With just seconds left on the clock everyone in the rink held their collective breath as goal tender Missy Biermann held off Kipling with a game winning save and Carlyle was able to celebrate as the final buzzer blew.
