My name is Bailee Bourassa from the Weyburn and I play for the Weyburn Gold Wings. Our season is coming to an end.
We only have two very important games against Swift Current that will determine whether we finish third or fourth in the league standings. Swift Current and us are battling it out for third place. We go to Swift Current on Friday, February 19 and Saturday, February 20 for a double header.
In the last couple months of the season our team goal was to win all of our remaining games. That did not happen. On January 23 we went to Melville to play in their annual breast cancer game. Going in to the third period we were up 4-1, and Melville responded scoring three goals to tie the game. We were luckily able to take the game in overtime.
The weekend of January 30 and 31 we split a series with Swift Current. We lost 2-0 that Saturday but pulled off a 1-0 win on the Sunday following. The goaltending was strong on both team’s behalf which was why there was not much scoring that happened.
The week after hosting Swift Current we played the Regina Rebels at home on February 3 and defeated them 6-1. It was a good game for the girls and we capitalized on our opportunities to put the puck in the net. The following day we made a road trip to Regina for a game in their rink. This game went into overtime after the 1-1 regular time score. To avoid the shootout, we scored with two minutes left in the overtime period.
We hope to finish our season strong by winning our last two games. Everyone is looking forward to playoffs with the hope of winning the league. Since the league is so tight this year in the standings all the teams have a good chance of winning playoffs. We have the privilege of hosting the Esso Cup so we would like to make it as far as we possibly can in playoffs so we can stay in game shape up until the national tournament.
