Thunder Bay Queens Hockey Organization

THUNDER BAY QUEENS HOCKEY

Media Update

Release date: Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013

Queens take three games in morning draw at All-American tourney

BLAINE, Minn. – All three of the Thunder Bay Queens teams taking part in the annual All-American Girls tournament in Blaine, Minn., came away victorious in morning action Saturday.

TRIAD CONTRACTING PEEWEE QUEENS 9 FOREST LAKE RANGERS 2 – The Thunder Bay tandem of Molly Kunnas and Victoria Darosa combined for eight points in the romp over the Rangers.

After Forest Lake opened the scoring 31 seconds after the opening face-off, the Queens countered with a trio of tallies of their own before the first period was complete on a goal from Lucy Newman and a pair from Kunnas set-up by Darosa.

Thunder Bay tacked on three more in the second stanza on efforts by Sibley Duckert, Brenna Nicol and Dayna Doucet.

After the Rangers made it 6-2 in the latter stages of the middle stanza, Kunnas finished off a hat-trick thanks to Darosa and Hannah Leung with 21 seconds remaining in the frame.

The Queens then put the game away in the third thanks to Carly Hennessey and Mackenzie Lehto.

Josee Robin faced 11 shots in picking up the victory in net for Thunder Bay who fired 28 shots on the Forest Lake goalkeeper.

The 2-0 Queens now wrap up round robin play at 8:15 p.m. vs. the Mounds View Mustangs.

MANSHIELD CONSTRUCTION BANTAM A QUEENS 2 NWC RIVER HAWKS 0 – Samantha Stubbs posted the shutout to lead the bantam A Queens in the blanking of the River Hawks from St. Michael, Minn.

After a scoreless first period, Delaney McLeod notched the game-winner at the 9:20 mark of the second stanza finishing off the work of Katrina Cimini.

Cimini then added some insurance with seven seconds remaining in the middle session to complete the scoring.

With the triumph the Queens improve to 1-1 and will now take on the Anoka Tornadoes later today at 4:15 p.m.

FIRST GLASS GAS BANTAM AA QUEENS 4 NORTH EAST METRO UNITED 1 – A three-goal first period sent Thunder Bay into a lead they would never relinquish as they skated past their opponents from Minneapolis.

It was scoreless past the 10-minute mark of that opening stanza before the Queens struck three times in two minutes and 19 seconds to take control.

Julia Siciliano got things started at 10:22 before Hannah Armstrong fed Amanda Pages for the eventual game-winning tally at 12:08.

Just 33 seconds after that Karadyn Kiviaho made it 3-0 to send the club on their way.

After a scoreless second the two sides traded markers, including Kaylee Grosjean scoring shorthanded into an empty net to wrap things up.

Shots on goals ended up 23 apiece with Mackenzie Burke earning the victory for Thunder Bay.

The 2-0 Queens will now take on the 1-0-1 Winnipeg Twins at 6 p.m. Saturday.