The midget A female Silvertips, sponsored by Armstrong Co-op, travelled to Kamloops this past weekend to play in the Four Nations tournament.
The Silvertips opening game of the tournament was against the North Shore Avalanche.
The ’Tips ran into penalty trouble and could not hold off the Avalanche power play and eventually lost the game 5-2.
Game two saw a grudge match against Terrace, who had handed a the Silvertips a tough loss earlier in the season.
The ’Tips fell behind 2-0 in the first, but battled their way back into the game.
Catlyn Marshall, from Armstrong, opened the scoring late in the second.
Marshall carried the puck in from her own blue line, and then driving to the front of the net snuck a backhand past the goaltender. Her goal broke a scoring drought that had lasted since peewee.
The ’Tips controlled the play in the third period and out shot Terrace by a wide margin.
With 50 seconds left and the goalie pulled, Brooke Miller popped in another Hailey Haskell rebound to tie the game up at two.
Game three saw the ’Tips lose 4-0 to North Island.
The consolation final saw the Silvertips struggle to find goals again, in a 2-1 loss to Prince George.
The Silvertips next league action is against Kelowna on Saturday in Sicamous at 4:15 p.m.
Bantam Tier Two
The Salmon Arm bantam tier two Silvertips travelled to play second-place Trail last weekend.
The Scotiabank ’Tips drew first blood in the first period.
Brayden Haskell increased the ’Tips lead to 4-2 at 3:51 into the third period.
Forty seconds later Trail got a goal back.
Trail scored another with 57 seconds left in the game tying the game 4-4.
The second game was very similar to the first except Trail scored an early goal in the first period, and the score stayed 1-0 for two periods of play.
Salmon Arm fell behind by two early in the third, but managed to pull back within one mid-way through the period.
The ’Tips pulled their goalie, and even with Sebastien Archambault’s goal with less than a minute left, the ’Tips fell short.
Salmon Arm travelled back home with a tie and their first loss of the season.
The bantam tier two Silvertips now have a 5-1-1 record, but still remain on top of the league standings overall.
The Scotiabank ’Tips take a break from league play this weekend as the host their home tournament at the Shaw Centre.
