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April 7,  2008                                                            Wicked Travel to Concord, MA  The Wicked traveled to Concord Mass this weekend for a all women's over 30 tournament. Playing their first game on Friday night against the Storm Chasers a back and forth game ending in a 0-0 tie. The Wicked got their first  point in a tournament outside of PA. Saturday morning game was a tough one against the team to beat in the D division the Shore Shots. Micheline Benn scored her first goal of the season 24 seconds in the game. A hard fought first period almost over the Shore Shots scored late to tie it up. The Wicked jumped out to a 3-1 Lead on goals by Janelle Tablada and Amy Keller in the second period. The Wicked couldn't hold on to the lead and the Shore Shots came back with 2 of their own to tie the score. With score still tied and a face off deep in the Shore Shots zone the Wicked lose the face off and the Shore Shots skate to the other end and score the game winner with 8 seconds left on the clock. What a heart breaker a much needed point lost in the dying seconds for a 4-3 loss. Saturday Evening the Wicked played their 3rd game of the tournament against the North Shore Panthers it was a must win for the Wicked if they wanted any chance of playing on Sunday. Also it was a clash of colors Pink (Panthers) and Green (Wicked). It was a scoreless game until the 3rd period when the NS Panthers scored 2 goals to take command of the game, but just when you thought it was over the Cindy Brendle scores to make it 2-1. With the goalie pulled and just seconds left Cindy almost put in the game tying goal, but the goalie stopped just before it crossed the line. Another heartbreaking loss in a close game, all in all it was a good weekend very competitive teams to play, one the Wicked will surely return to next year. March 17,  2008                                                            Wicked Finish Season in 5th Place  The Wicked finished their season in 5th place just missing the playoffs. It was a good season for the Wicked moving up a division and finishing in the middle of the pack. Every game was close never giving up on any game. Hopefully next year we can get into the playoffs and go all the way. Tournament season is coming up with 2 in April in Boston Area and at the Hawks, 1 in May in Lancaster, and the Hockey Fights MS Tournaments in Burlington, VT (July), and Reading, PA (August).  If interested in joining the Wicked for these tournaments or for next season contact cathy17@rcn.com. February 4,  2008                                                                               Wicked At .500  The Wicked lost a tough game in Philadelphia against the Freeze getting shutout 2-0. With playoff hopes fading the Wicked need to win the last 3 games of their season and Queenston needs to loss 2 of their 3 games in order for the Wicked to make the playoffs. Next weeks game is against the Delaware Phoenix at home, so all you Wicked fans come on out and cheer for the home team. January 28, 2008                                                                               Wicked Go 1-1  The Wicked went 1-1 over the past weekend beating the Bridgewater Wings 3-1 on Saturday in a Non-League game. On Sunday the Wicked went to Harrisburg to play the Black Widows and lost a heartbreaker 4-1. A win would have helped their playoff hopes and now they we need a strong finish and some help from the other teams to get a playoff spot. A win against the Freeze this coming weekend will keep playoff hopes alive. January 20, 2008                                                                               Wicked win again! The Americans came to town this weekend  to face off with the Wicked. It was a cold afternoon for a pregame tailgate but I think it must have had something to do with the outcome of the game. The Americans scored first on a breakaway near the end of the first period. After taking a penalty late in the first period the Americans would be on the PK for the start of the second period. The Wicked had many chances to score but the Americans goalie came up big time and time again. Finally the Wicked were able to score and the avalanche of goals began. The star of this day though would be Brittany Hillman who registered the first Wicked hat trick of the season by capping of the scoring on an empty net goal. The Wicked started the second half of the season on a high note with a 7-1 victory. One last thing to mention about this weeks game the Wicked had an amazing amount of fans at the game who totally rocked the house without them the game may have been closer. So from all Wicked players THANK YOU FANS! Next weekend the Wicked take on the Bridgewater Wings for a Non-league game then travel to Harrisburg to face the Black Widows who are currently in a battle with the Wicked for one of those precious playoff spots. January 16, 2008                                                                               Second Half of Season The second half of the season gets under way for the Wicked this coming weekend. Staring off with the Americans coming to town, last time the 2 teams meet the Wicked won 1-0. This past weekend Wicked played a couple of scrimmage games against the Bridgewater Wings a 3-2 win and at home against the Hawks C team a 3-2 loss. The weekend before that was the All-star game goaltender Anita Grafe pitched a shutout in her period of play, and Alica Sikes played a hard game getting some late chances to break the 1-1 tie. The Wicked enter the second half of the season with a 4-3-1 UWHL record placing the right in the middle of the playoff battle. The Wicked are playing some good hockey right know and will need to continue this play to get in the playoffs. January 3, 2008                                                                                Happy New year

Its been a while since the Wicked news was updated the webmaster has been very busy.  So Happy New Year, The Lehigh Valley Wicked have been on a tear since the last update. The team has gone 4-1 overall including non-league games and 3-0 in the league games. Currently in a tie for 3rd place with Senators with 9 points. The Wicked have beaten the Phoenix 4-3, the Bobcats 6-1, and the Americans 1-0 just before the X-mas break. The non-league games were against the Hawks C-D teams, the Wicked split the 2 games 1-1, losing 8-0 and winning 3-1. Coming up this weekend is the League all-star game at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, The Wicked are sending 2 players Assistant Captain Alica Sikes and goaltender Anita Grafe. The rest of the season looks promising for the Wicked, they have mix of league games and non-league games before the playoffs in March. Good luck the rest of the way. GO WICKED!

November 11, 2007                                           Wicked Record Goes to at 1-3-1

The Lehigh Valley Wicked record drops to 1-3-1, one day after getting their first win. The Wicked traveled to Hamilton NJ to face the 1st place Queenston Hockey Club. The Wicked jumped out early to a one goal lead that would hold up all the way into the 3rd period when Queenston fought their way back to tie then eventually score the game winner late in the 3rd period. Janelle Tablada score her 3rd goal in two games but it was not enough to give  them the win. The next game for the Wicked is a non-league game against the Hawks C team on November 24 @ 8:55pm in Warminster.

November 10, 2007                                       Wicked Gets First Win of Season

The Lehigh Valley Wicked get their first win of the season in come from behind fashion. Down 3-1 going into the 3rd period things looked bad but the Wicked kept the pressure eventually getting 2 goals Janelle Tablada in her second game a Wicked player. That tied it up 3-3, and goaltender Anita Grafe made some great saves to keep the game tied. Late in the 3rd period Sarah Gallagher (making her first appearance of the season) out skated the Senators defense for a breakaway deked the goalie a couple of times and found the back of the net. That goal would stand as the game winner as the Wicked fought off a late penalty and a pulled goalie to take the win. The Wicked look to start a winning streak tomorrow night in NJ against 1st place Queenston.

November 3, 2007                                                            Wicked Lose Game 3

The Wicked played an old rival this weekend the Philadelphia Freeze. It was a tough game for both sides as there was allot of action and end to end rushes. Even though the Wicked out shot the Freeze they came up on the losing end of the 3-1 decision. The Freeze score one goal in each period, while the Wicked scored in the 3rd period trying to mount a comeback. The Wicked drop to 0-2-1 and stay in 6th place for know. The Wicked play 2 games this weekend Saturday November 10 at home against the Lady Senators and Sunday November 11 on the road against the Queenstown Hockey Club.

October 20, 2007                                                             Wicked Lose Game 2

The Lehigh Valley Wicked lost for the first time this season to the Queenstown Hockey Club. The final score was 4-0,  it was not just a one sided game as the Wicked had lots of shots on net the Queenstown goalie made save after save to seal the victory. The Wicked have off this coming weekend and their next game is against the Philadelphia Freeze on Nov. 4 at home @ 2:45pm.

October 13, 2007                                             Wicked opens Season with a Tie

The Lehigh Valley Wicked open the season with a tie against the Black Widows from Harrisburg, PA. The game started off from the beginning to be a goaltenders duel the two teams traded shots in the first period with no goals scored after one period. Going into the second the Black Widows scored first on a breakaway, but would not hold the lead for long as Alicia Sikes scored from just inside the blue line as the puck squeezed through the opposing goaltenders legs, ending the period in a 1-1 tie. Early in the 3rd period the Black Widows took a 2-1 lead on a scramble in front of the net . The Wicked fought through the 3rd period taking back to back penalties. Jen Gallagher picked up the puck and headed down the ice on a breakaway and beat the goalie but hit the post. Late in the 3rd period Step Egan took a interference penalty with 17.8 seconds left giving the Black Widows a power play and looked to have things wrapped up. A face-off deep in the Wicked zone Ingo Bouchard gets the face-off win and Jen Gallagher gets her chance for another breakaway and buries the puck in the back of the net with 4.6 seconds left to even up the score 2-2. A great game played by both teams the score may have been much worse if both goalies had not played great games. After game activities included burgers, dogs and beverages with both teams attending. The Wicked play their next game against Queenstown Hockey Club on October 20 at 6:15 pm at the Steel Ice Center.

August 3-5, 2007                 Wicked D Finish in 3rd place at MS Tournament

The Lehigh Valley Wicked D Team takes 3rd place at 2nd annual Hockey Fights MS. Wicked D went 0-3 in round robin completion losing to the Central Penn Blades 2-1 and the Warminster Hawks 2-0 on Saturday. On Sunday morning they played the North Carolina Old Nags and lost 5-0. Setting up a rematch with the Hawks for 3rd place. The game went to overtime and the Wicked won 2-1. Go to the tournament website to check all the weekends scores and see how much was raised.  www.hockeyfightsms.org