|
Academy Member Makes Her Mark in St. Albert
The St.Albert Gazette
St. Albert midget AAA Slash left their mark in
Sunday's regular season opener exactly like last year
with a 2-1 win over the Red Deer Chiefs.
The only difference was this victory was on home ice
with an older core, except for the young girl who
scored the winning goal.
Karly Heffernan, just 13 years old, should be playing
her first year of bantam this year. But standing at fivefoot-
five and 123 pounds, Heffernan doesn't feel out of
place with the midget squad. She certainly looked like
she belonged while charging down the right wing and
cutting in to snipe a shot past netminder Camille
Trautman seven minutes into the third period.
"It's really nice to come out with the first win," said
Heffernan, who played last year with the Strathcona
peewee AA boys. "I feel really proud but I have to keep
pushing. It doesn't matter how old I am. I think I'm pretty
average right now but I'm keeping the pace up."
"The play developed with Karly and she had a
chance to shoot and she made a great shot," added
head coach Terry Sydor. "She's very creative, an excellent
offensive talent."
St. Albert opened the scoring five minutes into the
first period as Melissa Kueber capitalized on a scrambled
play in front of the Chiefs' net with a forehand
chip.
|
