The Rocky Mountain Raiders have marched to the second round of the playoffs.
Rocky Mountain earned a three-game series win on the road over the Red Deer Chiefs in the Alberta Female Hockey League U18 AA postseason over the March 7-9 weekend.
Teagan Shaddock, in her playoff debut, posted a 26-save shutout to see the Raiders past Red Deer by a 1-0 count in the decisive Game 3 on Sunday in central Alberta.
Rocky Mountain captain Ashley Williams notched the game- and series-winning goal, an even strength tally in the second period.
Red Deer took Game 2 by a 4-3 score. Charlotte Hallam had two goals for the Raiders in the loss with Taylor Baehl adding the other marker.
In the series opener, Rocky Mountain mounted a three-goal third period surge on goals from Sarah Grummett, Violet Crawford and Kamryn Kutzner to earn the 3-2 win.
The Raiders face the Calgary Fire Red in round two, a best-of-three set from March 13-15. Click here for a link to the schedule.
The top four teams, along with the host, advance to the provincial championships, held this year in Sherwood Park.
In the U18 AAA playoffs, the Rocky Mountain Raiders were defeated 2-0 in the best-of-three opening round series by the St. Albert Slash by 6-2 and 4-0 scores.
Graduating forward Anna Kapocsi led the Raiders with 10 goals and 15 points with standout rookies Ella Simard, a multi-sport star at Foothills Composite, and blueliner Gracie Dengler finishing second and third in team scoring with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
For more information on the AFHL playoffs, go to afhl.ca.
