
All Bears all weekend; beat Hounds 11-0 in two-game sweep
It was all Prince Albert A&W Bears this weekend. Not only did they sweep the Notre Dame Hounds in a two-game set this weekend at the Art Hauser Centre, but they didn’t concede a goal either. The Bears enjoyed a 5-0 win on Saturday, before a 6-0 trouncing on Sunday.
“To put up 11 goals and to shutout twice, that was close to our plan before the weekend started,” said Bears head coach Jeff Willoughby. “To see the plan go through and work out for us, that (will build) a lot of confidence for us.
Defenceman Brooke Hobson helped in both sides of the ice. She had a goal and an assist in Sunday’s game and was named the player of the game, after scoring a goal on Saturday. But as a blueliner, she helped the Bears tenders Jessica Vance and Shayla Youngman keep their clean sheets, as well.
“It’s great. Our defencemen and our forwards backchecked hard for our goalies this weekend,” said Hobson. “Our goalies made some key saves and having some shutouts is really good for the team.”