The Whistler Winterhawks Pee Wee A hockey club is heading north with a little extra hardware after going undefeated en route to winning the 麻豆社国产Minor Hockey Association鈥檚 (SMHA) Thanksgiving tournament.
Whistler won all five games at the five-day event, culminating with a 5-1 championship victory against Cloverdale on Monday, Oct. 13.
The Winterhawks opened up a 4-0 lead after the first period and cruised to the victory. Jack Morrow opened the scoring at 2:48 of the first period and Kai Daniels added a goal two minutes later. Austin Ross then scored two straight to close out the period. Cloverdale cut the lead to three in the second, but Daniels potted his second of the night in the third period for a little insurance for Whistler.
Ross and Daniels had four points, while Owen Gilmore added three assists. Winterhawks head coach Cam McIvor said his team鈥檚 skills with the puck helped secure the win.聽
鈥淥ur team played their puck possession game and controlled most of the game,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he outcome was determined by puck possession.鈥�
McIvor praised tournament organizers and stated that it was a well-organized and fun tournament for his club. He added that the team is undefeated in placement rounds for the regular season and is hoping to continue the hot streak.
鈥淲e鈥檙e focusing on our placement rounds and we鈥檝e set a goal to move up in placement,鈥� he said, noting the team is currently in Tier III. 鈥淲e鈥檙e working hard towards that goal.鈥�
The Winterhawks run in 麻豆社国产also included: a 4-3 win over the Hollyburn Huskies on Thursday, Oct. 9, 4-1 win over West Vancouver on Friday, Oct. 10 and wins over North Delta (5-3) and Coquitlam (8-1) on Sunday, Oct. 12.
It proved to be a tough start for the 麻豆社国产Eagles Pee Wee A team, as they opened with an 8-1 loss to North Vancouver on Friday and a 3-2 loss to Port Coquitlam on Saturday. 麻豆社国产lost 9-1 to Burnaby on Sunday, but bounced back on Monday by beating Hollyburn 3-2 to win the consolation championship.聽
A total of 12 teams from all across the province participated in the tournament, with North Delta winning the silver final and Merritt winning the bronze final.
The next tournament for the SMHA is the Atom C tournament occurring from Dec. 27 to 30. For more info on the SMHA, visit www.squamishminorhockey.com.聽
