The Marauders squad is actually a AA tier II team, which is on the same level as the Unity and North Battleford AA Midget teams. Martensville is a member of the Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association's (SMHA) Midget AA Tier II league. In their 13 team league, consisting of 10 Saskatoon teams, Clavet, Delisle and themselves, they sit 7th with a 10-9-1 record through 20 games, good for 21 pts. No individual stats are supplied on the website. I spoke briefly with the Manager of the Marauders, Janine Hayward (who I would like to thank for pointing me in the right direction). I asked her to, in her words, sum up the Midget team's year. She mentioned that they attended both the annual Swift Current tournament, winning the "A" side, and the Prince Albert tournament, winning the "B" side. She said they had a great showing at both tournaments.
On the other side of the coin, you have the Outlaws. For those who don't know, they play in the Hi-Way 14 League's Midget Division. The 10 team league holds Dodsland/Luseland, Kerrobert, 2 Rosetown teams, Eatonia/Eston/Leader (EEL), Elrose, Kindersley, Outlook, Unity and themselves. Wilkie sits 5th with a 8-8-0 record, good for 16 pts, through 16 games. The highest scoring Outlaw is Chris Pennell, who, through 15 games played, has 13 goals and 7 assists, good for 20pts. Watching these kids play on a regular basis, you can see their strengths and weaknesses. The goaltending tandem can definitely steal you games, but I tend to compare them to the goaltending tandem in Philly and in SJ. Both have great goalies, however, both suffer simply because they aren't played every day, and confidence can be your best friend or it can be your biggest enemy. To whoever starts, you have my vote of confidence.
The game should be a fun one no matter what the score is. It's provincials!
Puck drops at 8pm, be sure to get there early, the seats fill up quick.
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