Atom Wildcats sweep round-robin, finish first in pool at provincials
MEDICINE HAT, AB – Scoring is coming early and often for the Medicine Hat Wildcats, getting off to a 3-0 start hosting Alberta Female Atom Provincials this weekend.
Opening their tournament with a pair of victories over the Picture Butte Blades and Red Deer Chiefs, the Wildcats capped off the perfect round-robin on Saturday afternoon at the Kinplex.
Taking on the visiting Lloydminster Blazers, the Wildcats found themselves trailing by a wide margin early after allowing three goals in the span of less than three minutes.
Medicine Hat leading scorer Myla Motz was stopped the bleeding 8:24 into the first period with her first of the afternoon, before adding another goal six minutes later to make it 3-2.