Melville's Pee Wee Rock made it to the final game of a tournament in Wynyard on the weekend and ended up losing out in the 'A' final.
In the final Saturday the Major Hockey League Rock came up against the host Wynyard Monarchs and just couldn't get their game in gear as they dropped a 7-1 decision.
The Rock, who trailed 5-0 after period one and 7- 2 after 40 minutes got its goal from Tyler Grodecki with Kelsey Tuba and Jarod Prouse drawing helpers. Melville were fingered for four of the match-up's seven minor penalties. Zach Huber was tagged with the loss between the pipes.
The Rock opened the event Saturday morning with Quad Town in a seesaw affair which ended in a 9-9 draw. Alexis Frick had a natural hat-trick for the Rock as well as an assist while Grodecki had a couple of markers and two assists and Nick Courtorielle also lit the lamp for the Melville squad. Gabriel Croswell and Tyler Schultz rounded out the Rock scoring with singles. Colton Screpnek was in goal for the Rock and was credited with the tie as Melville took four of seven trips to the sin-bin for minors.
The game was tied 2-2 after the first stanza and deadlocked at 6-6 after two frames. Game two saw the Rock matching up with a familiar foe in the Yorkton Terriers in yet another close game. The games was tied with period scores of 1-1 and 2-2 before the Rock hammered three goals home in the third to salt away a 5-3 triumph.
Schultz led the Melville offense with a couple of tallies and as many helpers while Frick blinked the goal-light twice with Prouse adding a single. The teams split eight minor infractions as Kyle Hansen stood tall in the Melville cage recording the win.
Sunday the Rock were back on home ice at the Merv Moore Sportsplex where they bounced the Ochapowace Thunder by a 17-2 count. The outcome of the game was never in doubt as the home squad led 9-0 after the opening period and 12-0 after two. Frick and Croswell lit the lamp three times each to lead the Rock attack while Grodecki, Screpnek, Hansen and Schultz had a couple apiece. Singles went to Jackson Fenske, Lauren Schick and Jack McGuire. The Ochapowace team led the penalty parade with six minors and three double-minors while the Rock were called for only four two-minute infractions.
Next action for the Rock will see them hooking up with the Yorkton Century 21 Terriers Sunday at the 'Plex.
