Paris Panthers Girls Hockey team may be the best this town has seen this decade

By George Le Gresley

Seeing and reporting on many local hockey teams, the undefeated Paris Panther Girls Hockey team may be the best this town has seen this decade. Last Tuesday's match against BCI was another example of how the team is dedicated to playing aggressively on offense and tenaciously on defense, so much so that their very talented goalies get very few shots on them

In the first five minutes of the game, Maddi Burr pops in the first two goals of the game. Later on in the first period, Reagan Charter lifted a puck over the sprawled Mustang goalie to take a 3-0 lead at the end of the first period.

Early in the second period, a Panther player was sent to the penalty box for a three-minute penalty (3 minutes are given for minor penalties as there is no stop time) that netted BCI only one shot on goal. Maddi Smith scored the fourth goal, followed by Reagan Charter's snapshot of the short side of the BCI net. The eighth and final goal of the second period, Naren Parker tips a Taylor Drinkle pass into the net.

Maddi Burr, scoring her fourth goal of the game, made the final score 9-0

Following the game, Coach Siebert stated that the team's focus isn't on winning the league or region playoffs but on keeping their focus on the game they have The entire team and coaching staff focus on team play and having fun.

Jan 4 – Jan 9

January 4–U15LL#2 lose 7-4 against Tillsonburg Tornadoes

January 5–U13LL#1 lose 4-2 against Port Dover Pirates 1

January 5–U18LL#1 win 6-4 against Ingersoll Express

January 5–U11 Select lose 2-1 against Norfolk Knights

January 6–U15LL#1 lose 5-2 against Six Nations Blackhawks

January 6–U18LL#2 win 4-2 against Waterford Wildcats

January 7–U11LL#3 win 4-2 against Waterford Wildcats

January 7–U18LL#2 lose 3-2 against Simcoe Warriors 1

January 8–U15LL#2 lose 9-3 against Simcoe Warriors

January 9–U11LL#1 tie 0-0 against Burford Coyotes

January 9–U11LL#2 tie 1-1 against Six Nations Blackhawks

Thank-you Paris Minor Hockey sponsors Paris Optimist Club, Kings Wood Products, Mike Yarek Dodge, Dairy Farmers of Ontario, No Frills, Canadian Tire, Brant Sports Excellence, Ayr Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, Cobblestone Medicine Rehab, Desjardins, Tremco, Adkins Financial Service, Foodland for all your support!