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

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Pt Edward Atoms Close Out Year with Tournament Championship

The Point Edward Atom Blackhawk’s played in the John Henry Memorial Tournament in Strathroy during the Christmas break and came away with the gold winning all three of their games. Bailey Reinders and the defense played well as they only allowed one goal in all three of their games.

Blackhawk’s vs Predators

The Point started the tournament against a league rival in the Lambton Shores Predators and they knew they had their hands full. Both teams started the tournament fighting hard for the puck to get the crucial first goal. The Hawks defense played well in not letting the Predators anywhere near their net. With two minutes left in the period, the Hawks made a rush from their own zone and Terpstra made an excellent pass to Canie to give the Point a 1-0 lead going into the second period.

The second period had both teams getting some good scoring opportunities and the action was fast and end-to-end. The Blackhawk’s had some very close calls but couldn’t capitalize to extend their lead. Late in the period the Hawks ran into penalty trouble but the Predators couldn’t take advantage of the extra man and the score remained at 1-0 going into the third.

The third period saw the Hawks take control of the game. Terpstra had a good scoring opportunity off an Edlington rebound but it went wide of the net. Mid way through the third period, Caley made an excellent defensive play to get the puck and drove it down the ice to put it in the top hand corner of the net to give the Hawks a bit of a cushion with a 2-0 lead. The Predators seem to lose a bit of their legs and the Point took advantage with Edlington scoring two more goals before the game ended to give them a 4-0 win.

Blackhawk’s Scoring Summary

Blackhawk’s vs Glencoe

The second game of the tournament saw the Hawks play a team they have never seen before in Glencoe. The Point got off to an early start when Noah Best passed to an open Jett Terpstra five seconds into a power play and he made it count to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead. As the period continued, the crowd knew it was going to be a very close game. The period ended 1-0 for the Hawks.

The second period saw good end-to-end action as both teams fought hard for the puck. Both teams defense played the man well and never allowed any clear scoring opportunities. The Hawks ended the period on a power play but couldn’t capitalize and it ended 1-0 for the Point.

Not until mid-way through the third period, could the Point extend their lead. Garrett Kennedy set up Mackenzie Caley to extend the Point’s lead to 2-0. A minute and a half later Best set up Edlington to make it 3-0 and put the game out of reach for Glencoe and the Hawks were off to the Championship game the next morning.

Blackhawk’s Scoring Summary

Blackhawk’s vs Rockets

The Championship game saw two teams who knew each other very well from Lambton-Middlesex league action as the Blackhawks played the Strathroy Rockets. Both teams came out wanting the gold and the Hawks came out strong. The Rockets had a weak moment in the middle of the first that saw the Hawks get two goals by Best and Canie within 30 seconds of each other to take a commanding 2-0 lead. The Rockets settled down and continued to play the Hawks hard as the period ended at 2-0.

The second period saw Point Edward continue the pressure as Best made it 3-0 within the first minute of the period from a Kaeden Canie pass. The Rockets broke Reinders tournament shout-out as they retaliated within a minute to make it 3-1. As in the previous period, the Rockets lost their focus in the middle of the period and the Hawks Jett Terpstra and Nathan Edlington let them pay as they both scored to extend the Point’s lead to 5-1 going into the third.

The third was pretty tight playing and neither team could muster up a goal and the game ended 5-1.

The Point Edward Atoms play their next game January 9^th at home versus the Lucan Irish.

Blackhawk’s Scoring Summary