Major Bantam A Petes Capture Gold at 2018 Kingston Canadians Series Hockey Tournament
It
was a golden weekend for the NDB Firm and Associates Major Bantam A Petes as
they took top honours in their division at the Kingston Canadians Series Hockey
Tournament.
The
Petes went 5 wins and 1 loss over the three-day tournament, outscoring their
opponents and topping the event off by beating the Ancaster Avalanche team 5-2 in the
championship final.
The Petes opened their tournament play on Friday taking a 1-0 loss in a hard fought game with the Leitrim Hawks. Goal tender Kyan Mick took the loss in net.
Friday evening, the Petes came back strong defeating the Ancaster Avalanche team 4-1. Lukas DiBella, Nick Stinson, Matthew Robinson and Cole Lester scored for the Petes with assists on goals by Lukas DiBella, Cole Lester, Liam Vollans, Chris Girardi and Isaiah Scott. Ryder Hadwyn had a strong game in net.
On Saturday morning the Petes took on the Innisfil Hawks and won 2-1 in a close, well matched game. Goals for the team were scored by Liam Vollans and Nick Stinson assisted by Chris Girardi, Nick Stinson and Cole Lester. Kyan Micks had a strong performance in net.
Taking top spot in their Pool A standings, the Petes went on to the quarter finals later Saturday evening against the Halton Hills Thunder. In the Halton Hills game, the boys put on a monster performance defeating the Thunder team 6-0. Nick Stinson scored two goals with singles to Cole Lester, Chris Girardi, Matthew Robinson and Liam Vollans. Cole Lester Vincent Galeazza had two assists each on the goals while Chris Girardi, Nolan Keating, Lukas DiBella, Nick Stinson, Matthew Robinson and Callan Baker had single assists. Ryder Hadwyn supported the team in net.
Moving on to the semifinals on Sunday morning, the Petes once again went up against the Leitim Hawks. The team played hard and this time defeated the Hawks in a hard fought game 4-3. Nick Stinson, Carter Rutherford and Cole Lester scored for the Petes with assists awarded to Lester, Stinson, Girardi and Nathan Burke. Kyan Micks had a strong game in net.
In the final game, the Petes came out strong and skated away to a 5-2 victory over the Ancaster Avalanche team. The Petes received goals from Nathan Burke, Liam Vollans, Carter Rutherford, Chris Girardi and Nolan Keating with assists to Cole Lester, Nick Stinson, Kaiden Bletsoe, Nolan Keating, Nathan Burke, and Vincent Galeazza. Ryder Hadwyn had a superb game as net minder.
“To win this tournament was a fantastic accomplishment for our boys,” states Shawn Micks, Head Coach. “The competition was strong throughout the tournament. The semi finals and final games were pretty intense in the beginning as we started behind in both games into the first period. Our opponents came on strong but our team quickly picked up their game to qualify and win the finals. This win was a total collaboration by all of our players. The boys played discipline hockey, everybody contributed and they came together as a team and supported each other. It took everyone on this team to win gold.”
Rob Baker, Assistant coach said, “The boys stayed focused, stuck to the game plan for the weekend and felt the rewards at the end by winning gold.”
“Every player had their shining moment,” noted Tim Killingbeck, Assistant Coach. “It was a team effort with a solid defense shutting other teams down, a solid offence that contributed to lots of goal scoring and great passing, and strong goaltenders who had few goals against.”