The season opener didn't quite go the way the Puck Ewes expected. They wanted to come out with a win on home ice and skated away with a tie, which never leaves any player with a satisfactory feeling.

"Felt like it should have been a win," players stated in the locker room after the game.
The Ewes were shaking off a bit of rust after just a handful of practices to prepare for their home opener. The game looked like it could just start out to be a run away when Tammy Strahan, assisted by Jamie Eckroth, drew first blood in the first period.

The action slowed there. In the middle of the second period, a Vail player broke into the Ewes' zone and tied the game up on a nice shot over the glove side shoulder of goalie Kandice Torno.

"I thought I had it," Torno stated.

After three periods, the score was still 1-1. Teams played a five-minute OT to decide the match, but came out even.

The shots in the game were also fairly even, with Vail's goalie facing 14 total and Craig's goalie taking on 12 against.

Over the past two seasons, these teams have continued to play each other tough. Last year they went 1-1-1 against each other, with Vail winning 1-0 in the WACH Tournament for 3rd place. In 2007, Craig won 1-0 to win the WACH Championship.

This weekend looks to be another tough opponent for the 0-0-1 Puck Ewes when the Aspen Motherpuckers 2 come to town. Craig is 8-2-0 against Aspen since the 2005-2006 season and have outscored them 26-11 in those meetings, but the Motherpuckers 2 have improved tremendously, beating the Ewes in their last two meetings. A very tough Aspen club kept Craig from playing in the championship game against the Steamboat Storm last spring during the WACH finals.

Looks to be a great matchup! Come to the Moffat County Ice Arena Saturday November 22nd with the game time starting at 6:15pm, to watch your Puck Ewes take on the Aspen Motherpuckers 2.