Holden-Tofield Titans clinch 4-3 thriller against Leduc in pre-season

The Tofield Arena lit up on Saturday evening, Oct. 19, as the Holden-Tofield Titans took to the ice in a pre-season game against Leduc.

Starting out strong the Titans were up 2-0 when they lost their rhythm getting their opponents to score three straight.

Tofield Midget Daniel Romaniuk in action on Saturday evening in a pre-season game at the Tofield Arena. MOUSH JOHN PHOTOS

“When Leduc scored three straight it was a matter of our team taking their foot off the gas pedal,” said Head Coach Justen Dmytriw. “We regrouped in the second intermission with a reminder that it takes a full 60 minutes of effort to win these types of games, and we came out in the third period with a much better effort, which led us to the win!”

Jesse Bueckert with the puck.

Dmytriw said that at the moment he would like to get the team to work on generating more speed coming out of the defensive zone, through the neutral zone, and over the offensive blue line.

“It’s something we will continue to hammer home during practices and hopefully built up to a quicker pace,” Dmytriw added. . . . contd.

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