End of the Hall ra for the
Timberwolves Soccer Program

Brady Stark
Team Member

hen the season closed on the UNBC soccer squads

this year, there was a more than just the hopes of a
playoff game that floated away this year. Sydney and Jordan
Hall of the women’s squad had played their final games in a
Timberwolves uniform.

Over the past four years, the hall sisters have been the
heart and soul of the soccer program in Prince George.
Hailing from right here in Prince George, the Hall sisters
showed their passion and skill every time they stepped
onto the pitch. When you came to the game as a fan or
even a member of the team, you knew that you always
had a chance for your side to come out victorious because
they were not going to go down without a fight that
would make Ares himself smile with admiration.

Sydney Hall was a striker/midfielder that used her skill,
speed, and aggression to find the open gaps and strike the
ball with vigor towards the net for marvelous chances abound
in most games that she played. On multiple occasions, one
would look at the scoresheet at the end of the match and

see Sydney’s name on the paper in some capacity. She was a
true leader of the team in the way that she approached the
game with an intensity that reminds us of why we love the

beautiful game. When you have a leader like Sydney Hall, your
team automatically knows their place on the pitch in every
moment and work as a unit in order to achieve the same goal.

As much as Sydney led the forwards in a systematic attack
on the other team’s net, Jordan Hall was just as effective
in commanding the whole team whenever she had the ball
for a goal kick. From the moment that the ball even came
close to her, Jordan would make sure that her defense had
all their checks covered as well as make sure that everyone
knew what she was seeing from her advantage point.

With a goaltender, a team needs a strong general
between the pipes to make sure that everyone is in the
position that they need to be and to make sure that

the opponents are not in a position to counterattack if
something goes wrong. One would always know how the
game went even if they arrived after the game had ended
because of how the Hall sisters carried themselves.

Despite being gracious in defeat, the Hall sisters wore their
emotions on their sleeves and when they lost a game, they
were not happy campers. On more than one occasion,

one or both would be seen pacing back and forth trying

Smoke’s Rant: 3-on-3 Overtime

Brady Stark
Team Member

ow I have been fuming over the past couple of weeks

for a plethora of reasons: McDavid getting injured,
Tortorella getting another coaching gig, Eddie Lack’s terrible
save percentage to name a few. Despite having the ability to
go on a rant on all those topics, none of those hold a candle
to my rage against the Vancouver Canucks futility in 3-on-3
overtime.

Overtime has now become one of the most exciting things

to watch in any sport because of the wide open style of play
that the abundance of ice offers. Every time I see a game that
is going close to overtime, I cross my fingers in the hopes
that I see some highlight reel saves and goals in overtime.

Unfortunately, when the Vancouver Canucks are getting
close to going into overtime is just cringe because I know
that the outcome is not going to work in their favor. 5 times
the Canucks have gone to the extra frame with all 5 being
utter disappointments. I mean come on, how the heck

does the New Jersey Devils have in their lineup that can
matchup with the likes of the Sedins, Vrbata, and Sutter?
We have a nice balance of skill and speed that should be
good for all areas of the games, even 3-on-3 hockey.

Apparently the likes of Kyle Palmieri are good enough to
beat us and show that we are the absolute worst after 60
minutes. Those of you that are saying, “well the goal was on
the PP” are just making an excuse for a team whose defensive
leader (Hamhuis) decides he wants to get an interference
penalty in overtime. Luckily for the Canucks, they rebounded
with a win against the hopeless Columbus Blue jackets to
mend the wounds of yet another extra point mess up.

Willie Desjardins has been putting the same people out
in overtime to try and win the game because he sees
that he has a set of twins that can conjure up enough
magic in their sticks to give the Dumbledore brothers
a run for their galleons, but unfortunately, the Sedins

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to understand what went wrong and how the outcome
could have turned around in their favour. It is because of
these skills, experience, and emotions are why the UNBC
soccer program are reeling from the end of the Hall era.

Even though there are some great players that can take
up the leadership mantle (Rossi), a giant hole has been
left in the dressing room of the UNBC women’s soccer
team as they look to continue developing the soccer
program without two of the hometown juggernauts.

are usually tired when overtime comes around.

One thing that might make the difference is to get
players like Dorsett or McCann some overtime ice-
time due to the fact that they only play about 12
minutes per game and can skate like the wind.

It is time to try and change things up because more
and more games are in the forecast for the rest of
the game, so make sure that the Canucks have some
options after 60 minutes and let’s see some highlight
reel goals going in the back of the other team’s net.

Lastly, for the love of all the galleons in Gringotts
bank, please fix the powerplay. 5th worst powerplay
in the NHL is unacceptable with the offensive team
and the level of talent the Canucks possess.