Team photo: Whitewater Wild Midget Girls House Team won their league championship. Team members are, back row from left, Assistant Coach Tom Barr, Assistant Coach Jennie Mick, Maiya Bruce, MacKenzie Gamache, Raegan Turcotte, Cameron Alexander, Emma Proacher, Victoria Hanniman, Shaylyn Bielaskie, Megan Hendry, Emily Barron and Head Coach, Allan Bruce. Middle row from left, Maria Howard, Kathleen Barr, Hunter Robson, Isabella Enright, Olivia Peever, Abby McIntyre, Katie McGrath, Trainer Diane Barron and Manager Joanne Vandekemp. In front are Alyssa , left, and Kirstyn Olsheski. Photo submitted
The Whitewater Wild Midget girls house team are the Ottawa Valley District Girls Midget House League champions.
The team placed first in regular reason and then won the championship by winning four games and losing one in two rounds of play-offs. There are four teams in the league: Whitewater, Pembroke, Petawawa and Barry’s Bay.
The girls on the Wild team are from Cobden, Eganville, Dacre and Douglas.
In the playoffs, the team defeated Pembroke in two games and then in the championship defeated Petawawa in two games to one.
Assistant coach Jennie Mick said the girls did very well, playing in more than 30 games and winning the regular season championship followed by becoming the league champions. The girls are between the ages of 15 to 17 and many have played together since novice.
“The fact the girls have played together a long time is part of the reason for the win,” A/Coach Mick said, adding, “It was nice to win the finals with two of our girls leaving.”
Raegan Turcotte and MacKenzie Gamache are now too old for this this league.
“The girls all get along great,” she said. “There’s a really good team environment. They’ve moved along in hockey together.”
A/Coach Mick has been coaching the team for many years
“I’m playing girls hockey myself,” she said. “I like being involved and helping out in the community.”
She noted coaches Tom Barr and Allan Bruce have also been coaching girls’ hockey for many years as well.
A/Coach Mick hopes the girls continue to play hockey, especially the two who are leaving.
“It’s a great way to meet people, stay active and become involved with your community.”
