Venom bite Wranglers

Times Reporter    

 

The Jr. B Tier II Strathmore Venom blew through the Calgary Wranglers on May 28,  17-13, for their second win of the season. The Venom had been searching for their second tally in the victory column since defeating Okotoks on May 10. Strathmore had lost three other matchups.

“It was one of those games where I can’t really point out any one player – it was a real big team effort,” coach Hal Morris said of the Wranglers game. “We had scoring from all kinds of players on the team, which is excellent.”

Though Calgary had an identical record going into the matchup, the Venom had two weeks off with their last game on May 11. Morris thought they were a little rusty.

“We thought they’d be a very comparable team – and they were. It was a really tough first period because we hadn’t played for two weeks,” he said. “There’s still a lot of dust on the sticks and a lot of bugs to get out of the system. Once the second and third got going, they played really, really well – especially the third.”

Most of the games the Venom have lost involved a collapse defensively in the third period; this time around, the Venom kept it up. Chancey Guichon was in net for the first, but was relieved by Austin Allen for the next two periods.

“Both goalies did well,” Morris said. “Chancey wasn’t feeling well, he still has a bit of a cold. We let him have a little break.”

Through five season games, captain Brady Morris is leading the Venom with 20 points.