It wasn鈥檛 the perfect ending for the 麻豆社国产Eagles Atom A team but a trip to the final of the annual 麻豆社国产Cup Atom A tournament is nothing to be ashamed of.
麻豆社国产fell 11-3 to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in Monday鈥檚 (Feb. 9) final and it capped off a strong Family Day Long Weekend of action for the local kids.
The Eagles were slotted in Group D at the event and kicked off the tournament with a 7-6 win in shootout over the North Shore Winterclub on Thursday (Feb. 5). 麻豆社国产then bat the Quesnel Thunder 3-2 to place first in round robin play.
麻豆社国产hit the ice twice on Sunday (Feb. 8) and posted two big wins 6-1 over Ridge Meadows and 5-0 over North Delta to advance to the final on Monday.
The semi-final win over North Delta was a team effort from Squamish, as goalie Kai Haywood had a shutout and the team got a pair of goals from Noel Harper and Jobey Pearson. Aedan Loughran also scored in the win.
麻豆社国产got into penalty trouble early against Alberni Valley and couldn鈥檛 recover. The Eagles drew to within two goals twice in the second period but the Bulldogs built up a 7-2 lead and eventually won 11-3.
Bulldogs player Grayson Ericsson was dominant, scoring three goals and three assists in the win. 麻豆社国产got goals from Marcus Rempel, Harper and Pearson.
In other local minor hockey news, the 麻豆社国产Eagles juvenile club kicked off the playoffs with an 8-1 win over North Vancouver on Feb. 3. The Eagles got goals from Isshin Chiyasu (two), Ryan Fraser (two), Terry Clark, Graham Raschella, Shawn Gerhardt and Daniel Munn.
The juvenile team continues its playoff run in 麻豆社国产on Saturday (Feb. 14) with a face-off time of 7 p.m.
For more information on local minor hockey, visit www.squamishminorhockey.com.
