The Norman Wild are still looking for their first win of the Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League season after dropping a pair of one-goal games at home to the Westman Wildcats in Flin Flon and The Pas Oct. 15-16.
The Wild got off to a poor start in Flin Flon on Saturday, giving up the first goal of the game just 28 seconds after the opening faceoff and falling behind 3-0 before Taylor Kristjanson got Norman on the board. Kali Cummings also scored for the Wild in the opening period but the Wildcats notched one more to lead 4-2 heading into the middle frame.
Kristjanson’s second and Pashen Garrick’s first goal as a member of the Wild put the home team back on even terms for the final 20 minutes but the Wildcats got the only goal of the third period for a 5-4 win.
Shayna Moore stopped 27 of 32 shots in Norman’s net.
The Wild did a better job in the opening frame of Sunday’s game in The Pas, giving up only one goal despite being outshot 14-0. Brittany Johnson’s first goal of the season in the second period made it a 1-1 game before the Wildcats got the winner and the teams completed a scoreless third period.
Moore made 49 saves in the game, which saw the Wild outshot 51-13.
The Wild are on the road in Morden next weekend for two games against the Pembina Valley Hawks before playing this season’s first games in Thompson Oct. 29-30.
