The Rockets welcomed captains and team representatives of the Winchester & District Ladies Hockey League to centre ice for a ceremonial puck drop in recognition of Women in Sport in our community. From left: Emily Beach, Team Sponsor: Main Street Clothing, Casey Dore, Team Sponsor: Bridals by Almor, Kara-Lee Casselman, Team Sponsor: Winchester Foodland, dropping puck: Emma Fraser, Team Sponsor: North Dundas Rockets, Amy Fraser, League president, organizer, and has played in the league for 31 years, Kristie Wade, Team Sponsor: KC’s Lawn Maintenance, Jenna Warren, Team Sponsor: Summer’s Physio. Facing off are Rockets Captain Derek Froats and Pipers Captain Miguel Poissant. See page 3 for the full story. Tinkess Photo
CHESTERVILLE – The North Dundas Rockets wrapped up their regular season at home with a 9-4 win over the Glengarry Pipers.
The Rockets never trailed in the game, scoring twice in the first, six times in the second and once in the third period.
The Pipers scored once in the first, once in the second and twice in the third.
Brett Gustavsen earned first star honours with two goals and two assists, while Maxime Boucher, stopping 31 of 35 shots received the second star and Pipers goaltender Romain Frederic, who faced 78 shots and stopped 69 picked up the third star.
With his four-point game, Gustavsen finished number one in league scoring with 50 points (18 goals and 32 assists) in 17 regular season games.
The Rockets finished the regular season first overall with a record of 19 wins and one loss. They were tied for first in scoring with the South Stormont Mustangs with 145 goals. They were second only to Gananoque in goals against (69 to 64).
The Rockets now await the winner of the first round series between the Bytown Royals and the Paugan Falls Rapids.
Prior to the start of the game, The Rockets were pleased to welcome captains and team representatives of the Winchester & District Ladies Hockey League to centre ice for a ceremonial puck drop in recognition of Women in Sport in our community.
The Winchester Ladies Hockey League is in its 31st season of providing recreational hockey to women in our area. They also offer a second league that was created 11 years ago, called the Chesterville Cougars, providing hockey to over 100 women in North Dundas.
Terry Tinkess is a professional photographer, educator and journalist. He has been making a living with a camera and keyboard since 1999 and has been featured in such publications as The Ottawa Citizen, Cornwall Standard Freeholder, The Globe and Mail, The Miami Herald, Ottawa Construction News, The Ontario Construction Report, Ontario Home Builder Magazine, Reed Construction Data, Canadian Potato Business and most recently, The Record and Eastern Ontario AgriNews. Terry lives in Ingleside, Ontario with his wife Brenda, Mia the anxious Pittie and cats Wally and Chubbers.
