Each of the twelve teams were scheduled to play the other two teams in its pool to determine the playoff division ranking and game schedule. The Rebels first two games of pool play were scheduled on Friday at 8:15pm and Saturday at 9:30am.

Wearing their home white uniforms, the Rebels quickly jumped on the puck and began assaulting the opposing netminder with repeated shot after shot. Less than six minutes into the first period, Jeanne feed an outlet pass to a breakaway Karen on the right side of the ice. Karen then proceeded to the net and pounded home the first goal of the game for a 1-0 Rebels' lead. Minutes later, Shann scored an unassisted goal off of an Ice Angels' poke check from the left face-off circle.

The second period featured a 14 shot net attack but both teams were held scoreless as the Rebels continued to maintain a 2-0 lead.

The Rebels turned on the fire power as the team's shot total climbed over twenty. Then with a little more than five minutes left in the period, Shann proceeded to setup Angela for a backhanded five-hole tap in to finalize the game scoring and a 3-0 Rebels' victory.

After the game ended, the Ice Angels fell to the ice as a team and proceeded to make "ice" angels on the skating surface. This later became their signature ending after each game regardless of score.

The Rebels, wearing their road teal uniforms, fell quickly behind as the Shooters began assault on the net. Danielle was able to stop the first three shots but an uncleared rebound lifted over the glove side gave the Shooters a 1-0 first period lead.

Leading 15-1 in shots, the Shooters began the second period short handed on a too many men penalty at the end of the previous period. Unfortunately, the Rebels were not able to fend off the Shooters' aggressive play as the home team powered through with a wrap around goal off of the left post to increase their lead to 2-0.

The game shots, 26-7 favoring the Shooters, revealed the game's play as the Rebels struggled to keep the score close. Colleen had several chances at making goals for the Rebels but was denied each time. Meanwhile, the Shooters scored from a puck deflection to push their lead to three goals. The final tally of the game came on a Shooters breakaway. With Linda chasing the skater, a last effort stick hooking dive could not prevent the score and the eventual three player pile up in the Rebels' net.

The first period was a scoreless affair even though the shots were decidedly favoring the Mom's 11-3. Strong defensive play was the call for the period.

The second period saw the Mom's turn on the heat as they pounded the net with thirteen shots and three scores including a coast to coast run.

The Rebels' third period saw Elise, our game's first star, trying to score on several rushes to the net. Shann, our second star, was helping with back checking when not setting up the attempted scoring chances of Elise. Meanwhile, third star Lina, lead the defense with strong clearings or skating the puck out of the zone.

The Rebels' 3-0 loss to the Mom's did not reveal the team's character of hanging in there even when outshot 34-8. The Mom's did acknowledge this through the game ending handshake and wished us well in our next game.

The Rebels skated onto the ice as the visitors with the road teal uniforms for the third game of the tournament. As in the previous two games, the Rebels quickly fell behind in game shots (11-2) and were trailing 2-0 at the end of the first period.

"If they skate, goals will come."

The second period saw the Rebels coming alive as Karen had a breakaway scoring attempt and Elise splitting the defense for another scoring chance. A Rebels' 2-on-1 break up the right side of the ice ended with Angela feeding a pass to the net for a waiting Shann and mid net goal shot to make the score 2-1. But the Oakridge Shooters regained their two goal lead with ten seconds left in the second period.

"If they skate, goals will come."

Down 20-6 in game shots, the Rebels exploded for four goals on five shots in five plus minutes. Elise skated up the left boards while Angela picked up the puck behind the net. Angela moved to the right but passed the puck back to the left to a ready Elise for the Rebels' goal. A minute later, Leslie made a defensive outlet pass to Angela who in turn hit Elise on a breakaway up the right boards for her second goal of the current shift to tie the game at 3-3.

"If they skate, goals will come."

Almost two and a half minutes later, Karen had the puck moving up the right boards and turned in to crash the net. Seconds later, while falling to the ice, Karen managed to sweep the puck in past the surprised Oakridge goaltender for the Rebels' first lead of the game. To cap the scoring, Angela moved the puck back to Lina in the right face-off circle for a slapshot goal and a 5-3 lead.

For their starting strong and rejuvenated final game period efforts, the Rebels returned home to San Jose with their second Airdrie trophy in two years and defended their seventh place finish overall of the previous year.

"If they skate, goals will come." And so will trophies and champions on the Ice of Dreams.