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Last Thursday (January 11th, 2024), KCI’s boys hockey team tackled their first home game of the year with a surprising ending. As Laurel Heights and KCI battled till overtime, this adrenaline-filled game put us all at the edge of our seats.
Starting the first period, KCI and Laurel Heights continuously battled back and forth for the puck, fighting to score the first goal of the game. Soon enough, with a little under fourteen minutes left on the clock, Laurel Heights player Connor Wilson (#10) scored the first goal of the period, assisted by Keegan Weatherdon (#91) and Ben Yong (#98), earning a round of cheers from the Hurricanes and heavy pressure on the Raiders. Thirty seconds later, KCI Raiders scored and tied the period. A goal from Declan Uniac (#12), assisted by Ethan Wasylyshyn (#14), and Owen Wilbur (#8) ended the period with a tie at 1-1 for both teams.
During the second period, both teams were adamant about leading their teams to victory. At eleven minutes and seventeen seconds, Laurel Heights, once again, scored the first goal of the period. A goal was scored by Brody Straus (#28), assisted by Hunter McMurdo (#87). One minute later, the Hurricanes, once more, earned another goal from Connor Wilson (#10), assisted by Keegan Weatherdon (#91), and Adam Konopka (#88), bringing them to an advantageous lead in the game. As the clock ran out and the pressure was strong for the KCI Raiders, Sawyer Bryce (#6) scored the next goal for KCI, assisted by Cole O’Donnell (#20) and Cole Gardiner (#16), ending the game with a score of 2-3 for Laurel Heights.
Soon enough, the third period started, and KCI tried and succeeded in stopping Laurel Heights from scoring at all costs. With their sharp skates slicing the ice and players slipping and losing balance continuously, Declan Uniac (#12) tied the game with six minutes left on the clock. A KCI goal assisted by Michael Ball (#13) and Owen Wilbur (#8). Scoring the only goal of the period and tying the game at 3-3 for both teams, bringing the game to overtime.
The pressure is immense on both teams. With KCI determined and Laurel Heights unwilling to go down without a fight, both teams fought and battled for the winning goal of the game. Time kept running out as no one scored the winning goal, but luckily, with thirty seconds left on the clock, KCI Raider Easton Oberholtzer (#9), assisted by Declan Uniac (#12), scored the last and winning goal of the game, ending the game with a score of 4-3 for KCI and a line of cheers and smiles from KCI’s hockey team.
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