The first game of the Clarington tournament was against the Guelph Thunder who will also be an opponent in the LLFHL Midget B Central Division. The Storm were missing some key players including their captain. Well, then there were various players who did come to play but were missing the odd piece of equipment. With a makeshift lineup including Madeleine playing forward, the Storm starting off the season and the tournament with a 2-0 win. Bianca went all the way to earn the shutout.
The score could have been higher and the Storm had numerous scoring chances and kept Guelph penned into their own end for long stretches. Both goals were scored in the second period.Early in the period Genevieve stole the puck from a Guelph defender behind the opposition's net. She slipped the puck to Jackie who was alone in front of the net and able to tap it in the empty side. The Guelph forwards left the Storm defensemen uncovered most of the game and both Paitra and Lauren N took advantage of the loose coverage to fire numerous shots at the Guelph net. Late in the second period a wrist shot by Lauren N picked a top corner on the goalie's blocker side.
In other tournament play, Clarington defeated Durham West 6-0 and North Durham (our next opponent) defeated Peterborough 2-0.
