Roster

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Name

2

Matt Laframboise

3

Bryce Potvin

5

Mackenzie Caley 

6

Nathan Edlington 

7

Jacob Cunningham

8

Kaeden Canie

9

Lewis Haagsma

10

Garrett Kennedy

11

Cole Molloy        

12

Robert Boccanfuso 

13

Tyra Ballantyne

15

Noah Best

16

Jett Terpstra

17

Bradley Hunking

18

Noah Young

30

Bailey Reinders

Point Travels to Richmond Hill & Captures Consolation Final

The Point Edward Atom Blackhawks traveled to Richmond Hill to play in the 15^th Annual Oak Ridges Local league Tournament.

Game#1 vs Innisfil Winterhawks

Innisfil was playing their second game of the tourney where the Point was playing their first of the round robin round. Both teams came out hard as they both wanted the first goal. Each team surprised each other as they looked equally matched from the stands and action was end-to-end with both team’s offensive and defensive groups doing their part. Two minutes into the first Robert Boccanfuso made a zone-clearing pass to Jett Terpstra who got the Point going to take a 1-0 lead. The Winterhawk’s knew it was going to be a long game and continued to pressure when they could which lead to a tying goal mid-way through the period to make it 1-1.

The second showed how closely matched the teams really were as both teams continued to work hard and they patiently waited for a scoring break. Reinders made the difference in the second period as he stole two breakaways from the Innisfil team to keep the game tied. Late in the period Edlington grabbed the puck out of a scramble near the Points blue line and took it on a breakaway to take the lead back for the Point and the period ended 2-1 in the Blackhawks favour.

The third period took its toll on the Blackhawks and the Innisfil team capitalized on their mistakes. The Point continued to work hard but Innisfil tied the game off a rebound to make it 2-2. Minutes later they caught the Hawks on a line change and went in to take their first lead of 3-2. It was 4-2 when they caught the defense pinching in and ended the game with an empty netter to end it at 5-2 and which ended the Point’s hope of a second tournament Championship.

Game#2 vs Oak  Ridges 1

The second game played later in the day saw the Point Edward Blackhawks versus the Oak Ridges Kings#1 team.

The first period saw the Point get to a slow start as the action was kept mostly in their end early in the period as shown by the Kings scoring 1 minute into the game to get an early 1-0 lead to set the pace of the game. Mid way through the period saw the Kings continue to pressure the Hawks as they couldn’t clear the puck from their zone and Oak Ridges made it 2-0. The second goal seemed to spark the Hawks as they began to fight back. The digging paid off as Noah Best made a great pass to an open Kaeden Canie who one timed the pass to get the Point on the score board and go into the second period with a 2-1 deficit.

The second period saw two teams who were evenly matched and both teams had some great scoring opportunities. Reinders again came up with some big saves to keep the Point close and the period ended with neither team scoring as the score stayed 2-1 going into the third.

The third saw the Point lose some steam and the Kings took full advantage. Three minutes into the period the Kings scored to make it 3-1. With the Point a bit on their heels, the Kings continued to pressure the Hawks and with a man down managed to score a shorthanded goal  to extend their lead to 4-1. The weary Hawks continued to fight and didn’t let up and with seconds left in the period and the Hawks goalie pulled, Edlington set up Canie to make it 4-2 before the game ended.

Game#3  vs Oak Ridges#2

The Hawks entered the third game with nothing to lose and everything to prove after two hard fought battles that didn’t lead to a win. The first few minutes saw the Kings pressuring the Hawks in their own zone with the Point having trouble getting it past their blue line. As the period hit the midway point and with neither team getting the first goal, the Blackhawks seemed to gain some momentum, The Kings continued to have the advantage but the Point defense and Reinders did an excellent job in keeping the score 0-0 after one.

The second period saw the Hawks continue to settle into their game. The goalies for both teams played big roles in keeping the game at 0-0. As the Hawks began putting the pressure on the Kings defensive play, the Kings would not let the Hawks forwards near their goalie to capitalize and take the lead. Reinders and the defense again played excellent and the second ended 0-0.

The third period saw the Point Edward team shine when Mackenzie Caley got the puck at the Kings blue line and drove in to the zone to put one past the Kings goalie and give the Point the 1-0 lead. The tide turned at that Point and the Kings took a tripping penalty and the Hawks capitalized when Young and Haagsma set up Edlington to extend the lead to 2-0 midway through the third period. The game ended with an open net goal from Edlington to make it 3-0 and end the tournament for the Hawks on a winning note.