Young stands tall but AAA Stars fall in home opener
The score didn’t reflect it, but it was a messy home opener on Tuesday night at the Civic Centre for the AAA Stars, who lost 2-1 to the Saskatoon Contacts.
It was their third straight loss of the season, as they are now 1-4 through five games.
“We gave up too many shots and didn’t work hard enough in the defensive zone,” Stars head coach Norm Johnston said after the game. “We won’t stand in front of the net. They had the puck more than we did and they shot the puck on net. When they had the puck, they got shots.
“It’s body on body, stick on stick on the wall. It’s body on stick, and stick in the passing lane inside the defensive zone when they have the puck. Not body on body. And [we] go body on body and stick on stick and [the opponent] keeps shooting the puck.”