Joliet Jaguar Girls 10U Team 2004-2005
GCHL Squirt Champions
GCHL Squirt President's Cup
GCHL Pee Wee A Champions
GCHL Pee Wee A President's Cup

Date Score Scorers Assists Saves February 20th GCHL Pee Wee A Championship Game vs. Elmhurst Chiefs 3-1 W #10 Piazza #6 Granato (2) #44 Slykas #99 Pierson #10 Piazza #20 Malinowski This was a nail biter of a game!! Scoreless with less than a minute to play, the girls showed their great teamwork as Kayla Pierson did the D-to-D pass over to Madeleine Slykas who sent it up to Cara Piazza who scored! Tight defense and strong goaltending continued to dominate the game as we headed into the final 2 minutes of the 2nd, still at 1-0. Katie Granato got wide open in front of the net, caught an amazing pass and beat the goalie 5-hole to take a 2-0 Jaguar lead into the intermission. Midway through the 3rd, the Chiefs cut the Jaguar lead in half with a nice tic-tac-toe passing play of their own. But little Katie Granato was having having none of that as 18 second later she once again got open in front and slammed home a rebound off Cara Piazza's shot. Congratulations to all of the girls on a very well played game by all and an outstanding victory for the GCHL Pee Wee A Championship. February 20th GCHL Squirt Championship Game vs. Crystal Lake 10-1 W #10 Piazza (4) #17 Harmon (3) #44 Slykas #11 Smith #77 Willard #11 Smith (2) #90 Contreras (2) #6 Granato (2) #44 Slykas #12 Contreras #21 Gorecki #10 Piazza #20 Malinowski   Having beat Crystal Lake 11-0 at the beginning of the season, the Jaguars weren't sure what to expect. Rumor had it the Leafs had improved tremendously. Cara Piazza scored on the first shift of the game to give the Jaguars the early lead. But the rumored improvement was true and the Leafs shut down the potent Jaguar offense for over 6 minutes. The teams exchange goals midway through the period. With the score only 2-1 heading into the last minute of the period, tension was high! Defense Madeleine Slykas rushed the puck and had her wicked wrist shot deflected behind the net by the Leafs goaltender. Madeleine got her own rebound and brought it back out front where she lifted it over the Leafs goaltender. Inspired by that hustle, Savannah Harmon added one more to close out the period 4-1. Crystal Lake played a strong, defensive 2nd period allowing goals on only 2 shifts. Both teams looked tired in the 3rd as the Jaguars were able to add two early tallies before the Crystal Lake defense took over. Congratulations to the girls on their great season & Championship win!! February 13th vs. Winnetka 10U 10-0 L #11 Smith #21 Gorecki (2) #17 Harmon #12 Contreras (2) #99 Pierson #44 Slykas #15 Smarciaz #10 Piazza #17 Harmon #10 Piazza (2) #21 Gorecki (2) #20 Malinowski In our first of many (hopefully) playoff games, the girls faced their GCHL 10U semi-final opponents from Winnetka. The girls set the tone for the game with a quick goal from #11 Shannon Smith, right off the opening face-off and the girl's never looked back. Everyone got in the mix, highlighted by a great 2 goal, 2 assist night from #21 Paige Gorecki and a 2 goal night from Madison Contreras.  #20 Joni Malinowski added another shutout to her 2004-2005 total.   The Girls advance to the GCHL 10U finals on Sunday 2/20. February 11th vs. Winnetka 12U 4-2 W #10 Piazza (4) #21 Gorecki #44 Slykas #20 Malinowski Saves:  14 In the final PeeWee A game of the regular season, the Jaguars found themselves facing the physical Winnetka 12U girls for the second time in a week. Things got off to a slow start as the referees were a "no-show". So as to not waste the trip all the way to Buffalo Grove, assistant coach Steve Smith and one of the Winnetka coaches pulled their skates out of their cars, dusted off there whistles and the game was on. Both teams played a clean, fast paced game and Cara Piazza tallied all the Jaguar goals to clinch the final victory of the regular season. February 6th vs. Winnetka 12U 5-0 W #10 Piazza (4) #17 Harmon #15 Smaciarz (2) #21 Gorecki #90 Contreras #88 Storcz #99 Pierson #44 Slykas #20 Malinowski Saves:  14 Against a very physical Winnetka 12U team our 10U girls stayed focused on the task at hand and came out not only with the victory but clinched the 12U GCHL Presidents Cup. They will enter the 12U GCHL Playoffs as the #1 seed. The game was highlighted by #10 Cara Piazzas 4 goals with assists going out to 6 different players... a true team victory. February 6th vs. Falcons 12U 6-0 W #10 Piazza (4) #17 Harmon (2) #11 Smith (2) #6 Granato #20 Malinowski Saves:  3 In the first of two key games this weekend, the Jaguar Girls moved one step closer to clinching the President's Cup in the GCHL PeeWee A division. Savannah and Cara scored the goals with Shannon and Katie right there along side them with the assists. Joni claimed another shutout making this her 3rd shutout against 12U opponents. January 30th GCHL Pee Wee A Division Game vs. Indy Stars 12U 2-0 W #17 Harmon (2) #10 Piazza #20 Malinowski Saves:  7 Savannah scored two goals on her first two shifts of the 3rd! Joni earned her 5th shutout of the girls season! Strong skating and great teamwork have move the Jaguars into 1st place in the GCHL Pee Wee A division. Key games coming up next weekend against the Falcons and Winnetka!! January 30th GCHL Pee Wee A Division Game vs. Indy Stars 12U 1-1 T #10 Piazza #21 Gorecki  #20 Malinowski Saves:  8 Game 2: After a late night pizza party with both teams, the girls were excited to see each other on the ice again. Both teams played strong and the game was highlighted by the appearance of a mouse on the Jaguar bench! eek!  Read complete highlights on the mouse! January 29th GCHL Pee Wee A Division Game vs. Indy Stars 12U 2-0 W #10 Piazza #11 Smith   #20 Malinowski Saves:  15 Game 1: The Indy Stars are in town for a 3-game GCHL Pee Wee A division series. Both teams are battling for 1st place. The Jaguars got their 1st look at the Stars goalie, 5'11" on her skates! yikes! The Jaguars peppered her with 25 shots and Cara was able to lift a shot over her shoulder and Shannon found a tiny space in between her feet to give the Jaguars a 2-0 lead. While considerably smaller in her net, Joni stopped all 15 Indy shots for her 4th shutout of the girls season. Ken Woody Players of the Game: Cara Piazza, Madeleine Slykas, & Joni Malinowski January 23rd Practice Game vs. Joliet Jaguars Squirt Bronze 5-0 W #6 Granato (2) #10 Piazza (2) #11 Smith #88 Storcz #20 Malinowski Saves:  9 January 9th vs. Flames 10U 8-0 W #15 Smaciarz  #6 Granato(3) #11 Smith #88 Storca #77 Willard (2) #11 Smith  #21 Gorecki (2) #15 Smaciarz #90 Contreras #90 (2)   #20 Malinowski Saves:  3 Matched against a less skilled opponent the Jaguars used this opportunity to further develop the depth of their team. The girls responded well working on their passing and positioning. The overall effort is highlighted with a hat trick from Katie Granato and 2 goals from defense woman Taylor Willard. Reflecting on our own humble beginnings a mere 3 years ago - keep an eye on this 1st year program as they reminded us a lot of our own beginnings. January 9th vs. Winnetka 12U 7-1 W #11 Smith (2) #10 Piazza (3) #17 Harmon #1 Contreras #10 Piazza (2) #44 Slykas #15 Smaciarz #20 Malinowski Saves:  16 Facing another 12U opponent the Jaguars battled early and jumped out to a lead with back to back goals from Shannon Smith. Winnetka answered in the final minute of the 1st period to make the score 2-1. The Jaguars quickly responded with 5 goals over the next 2 periods highlighted by a hat trick from Cara Piazza. All girls played extremely well with precision passing and proved that they can compete at the PeeWee A level. January 8th vs. Elmhurst Chiefs 12U 5-1 W #17 Harmon #15 Smaciraz #99 Pierson #11 Smith #6 Granato #99 Pierson #17 Harmon (2) #15 Smaciarz #21 Gorecki  #10 Piazza  #20 Malinowski Saves:  14 In the first of a 3 game weekend our girls faced the only team to have beaten them this year. The rematch against the older and taller Chiefs was on. After the Chiefs jumped out to a 1 goal lead the Jaguars responded with 2 in the first period and never looked back. Adding 3 more in the 3rd period, the Jaguars recorded a convincing victory and evened their regular season record with the Chiefs to 1-1-1. Look for this one to be settled in the 12U GCHL playoffs. December 30th Sabres Snowman Slam Championship Game vs. Sabres Squirt #3 3-4 L #99 Pierson #17 Harmon #6 Granato #11 Smith #1 Contreras   #20 Malinowski Saves:  26 For many of the girls this was their first Tournament Championship game and the Sabres exploited that inexperience to jump to a quick 3-0 1st period lead. However, the Jaguar Girls picked up a goal from Kayla Pierson with 11 seconds to go in the 1st period and from then on the girls proved that they deserved to be in the championship game. Shutting out the Sabres in the next 2 periods, the Jaguar Girls added a goal in each of the next 2 periods. In the 2nd, #17 Savannah Harmon put one past the Sabre goalie with an assist from #1 Madison Contreras and in the 3rd, #6 Katie Granato took a pass from #11 Shannon Smith and wrested the puck between the Sabre goalies pads. With the score tied after regulation the girls entered a 5 minute overtime period. Neither team scored and the girls found themselves in a shootout where the Sabres ended the girls run, scoring on all 3 of their shots to the Jaguars 1. The girls will take this experience and apply it as they pursue both State and GCHL playoffs. December 28th Sabres Snowman Slam vs. Sabres Squirt Silver 4-1 W #10 Piazza (3) #99 Pierson   #11 Smith #17 Harmon #21Gorecki #15 Smaciarz #20 Malinowski Saves: 17 In their 3rd game of the tournament the Jaguar Girls jumped out to a quick 3 scoring goals in the 1st period. The 2nd period remained scoreless thanks to the Jaguars ability to kill multiple penalties including a 5 on 3 situation. Each team scored in the 3rd period. With their 3rd victory in a row, the Jaguar Girls clinched their spot in the the Championship game. December 27th Sabres Snowman Slam   vs. Naperville Sabres Squirt #1 7-1 W #10 Piazza (4) #11 Smith #17 Harmon #44 Sylkas #99 Pierson #17 Harmon (2) #11 Smith   #20 Malinowski Saves:  11 In a rematch of our game on November 22nd, the Jaguar Girls came out flying and utilized superior skating skills and precision passing to come away with a 7-1 victory and their 2nd straight in the tournament. December 26h Sabres Snowman Slam   vs. Sabres #4 3-1 W #17 Harmon #10 Piazza (2)   #20 Malinowski Saves:  24 Despite getting out shot 11 to 25, the Jaguar defense and goaltending held the Sabres to only 1 goal while the offense made the most of their chances scoring 3 breakaway goals! December 12th vs. Elmhurst Chiefs 12U 1-1 T #10 Piazza #77 Willard #11 Smith #20 Malinowski Saves:  19 In a rematch of their only loss of the season, the Jaguar Girls were looking to show the bigger and taller 12U team that they had learned from their previous defeat and have come together as a team. After a scoreless 1st period it was clear that the Jaguars were not at all intimidated by their Pee-Wee A opponents. Although the Jaguars had multiple scoring opportunities the Chiefs opened the scoring with a goal in the 2nd period. The Jaguars quickly responded in the 3rd period. Shannon Smith moved the puck back to Taylor Willard at the point who then put a nice shot on net and Cara Piazza drove home the rebound. The final score ended up 1-1...these teams will meet one more time in a grudge match in January! November 22nd vs. Sabres Squirt House #1 2-1 W #17 Harmon #21 Gorecki #11 Smith #20 Malinowski Saves:  10 Playing against our first boys team of the year, these girls really came out to play. The Jaguar girls once again used their speed and passing to control a bigger Sabre team. Savannah Harmon opened the scoring, going coast to coast and beating the Sabre goal tender with a nice move. The Jaguar opened up a 2 goal lead on a beautiful centering pass from Shannon Smith to Paige Gorecki. Paige's one-timer cut the Sabre goal tender off guard and proved to be the game winner. The Sabres answered with a goal shortly thereafter. The girls responded with solid fore checking and goaltender Joni Malinowski came up with some big saves to close out the game with a 2-1 victory! October 24th GCHL PeeWee A Division Game vs. Falcons 12U 8-1 W #11 Smith #10 Piazza (3) #44 Slykas (2) #33 Harmon #6 Granato #10 Piazza (3) #77 Willard (2) #33 Harmon #11 Smith (2) #20 Malinowski Saves:  15 Playing against another very tall 12U team, the Jaguars used their quick speed & precision passing to control the game. Shannon Smith again opened the scoring on a nice feed from Cara. Cara stole the puck from the Falcon defense and roofed home the game winner. The first period ended 2-0 with the Jaguars out shooting the Falcons 12-4. The 2nd period was all Jaguars as Madeleine, then Savannah, then Cara-twice to complete her hat trick, and finally Madeleine again scored to make it 7-0 at the end of the 2nd. On her first shift of the third, Katie intercepted a Falcons D-to-D pass, flew in on a breakaway and scored! The Jaguar defense held until late in the 3rd when a 5th rebound was batted in by the Falcons, making the final 8-1. The Jaguars are now 1-1 as they play-up in the GCHL Pee Wee A division. October 9th vs. Winnetka 10U 9-2 W #9 Harmon #44 Slykas #88 Storz #5 Contreras #12 Contreras #99 Pierson #21 Gorecki (2) #6 Granato #11 Smith (3) #21 Gorecki (2) #99 Pierson #5 Contreras #9 Harmon (2) #20 Malinowski The Jaguars welcomed Paige to the team and she had a great first game with 2 goals and 2 assists! All of the girls contributed to the win. The girls are now 2-0 in the GCHL Squirt division. October 2nd GCHL PeeWee A Division Game vs. Chiefs 12U 1-3 L #44 Slykas #11 Smith #20 Malinowski Saves: 21 Playing their first game in the Pee Wee A division against a much taller Chiefs 12U team, the Jaguar girls held their own! Look for the exciting rematch Dec 12th at the Edge! September 26th vs. Crystal Lake 10 11-0 W #11 Smith (3) #0 Contreras #98 Harmon #44 Slykas (2) #88 Storcz #10 Piazza #5 Contreras #77 Willard #98 Harmon (4) #6 Granato (2) #10 Piazza #99 Pierson #77 Willard #44 Slykas #20 Malinowski Facing a young Crystal Lake team, the Jaguars got the season off to a great start. Shannon Smith opened the scoring with a Natural Hat Trick on assists from Savannah Harmon. Seven other girls got in on the goal scoring! Joni Malinowski got her first shut-out of the season! With 8 returning players and 4 great new additions, the Jaguars are looking forward to a great year!