My name is Bailee Bourassa from the Weyburn and I play for the Weyburn Gold Wings. We have been busy in the months of November and December. The first week in December we were busy getting our float ready for the Weyburn Parade of Lights. We put a lot of hard work into the making of our float and it turned out awesome. We would like to thank Swayze’s for letting us team up with them this year for the parade.
The weekend of December 5 and 6 we hosted the Prince Albert Bears at Crescent Point Place. We lost to the Bears in a shootout 3-2 in the first game. The game was rough and intense; the Bears are always a good match up when we play them. The following day we lost again 5-2 but played well, just had trouble putting the puck in the net. Our focus during these games was to play solid defense since the Bears have a young and fast team.
This past week we participated in the Mandi Schwartz Tournament hosted in Notre Dame. The tournament ran from December 10 to 13. During the first game, we played the Red Deer Chiefs and defeated them 3-1. We played again against the Notre Dame JWHL hounds and lost 4-1. The last game of our round robin was against OHA (Okanagan Hockey Academy) and lost 5-1. We ended up finishing third place in our pool.
The next day we played the Swift Current Wildcats and won 3-1, it was a very good game. Since we won that game we went on to play Shaftesbury Titans, battling for ninth place in the tournament. This game was dirty and rough but we pulled through and won the game 3-2. Our record for the tournament was three wins and two losses. Overall we played well as a team and had to overcome some injuries and play with a short bench.
After the tournament in Notre Dame our coach gave us December 14 off to rest up. The remainder of the week we will be preparing for our game against Melville on Saturday, December 19, which is the last game before our Christmas Break. The girls are excited to have Christmas off to relax and spend time with their families. The Christmas break from school is from December 18 to January 3. Our next home game is not until January 23 when we host Melville.
On behalf of the Gold Wings we would like to wish everyone a safe and Merry Christmas.
