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Major Peewee Rapids Eliminate Silver Seven

By Bill Woodside

The Seaway Valley Major Peewee
AA Rapids have won their quarterfinal

series, defeating the Ottawa Valley
Silver Seven, six points to two in
their best of five points series.

The first game was played on

February 14th in Osgoode with the
Rapids prevailing 6-4. Seaway
opened the scoring on a goal by
Jordan Canham, assisted by Joseph
Samson and Ethan Mulhearn. OVSS
replied with two of their own before
Canham scored again with 10 seconds

remaining in the first period assisted
by Mulhearn and Samson. OVSS
scored the lone goal of the second
period to take a 3-2 lead going into
the third. Seaway tied the game
early in the third period on a goal by
Mulhearn, assisted by Canham and
Landon Fraser. Ottawa Valley took
the lead again before Canham scored
his third of the game, assisted by
Samson and Mathieu Giroux to tie the
score at 4. The Rapids took the lead
for good on a goal by Samson with
5:16 remaining with assists going to The Seaway Valley Major Peewee AA Rapids are looking to the second round as they won their their
Canham and Ryan Levis. quarterfinal series. Photo supplied by Bill Woodside

The drama did not end there, as First Row -- Dawson Irving, Evan Huntley, Tyler Eldridge, Landon Fraser, Eric Ouellette, Aidan Lamothe
Seaway was assessed a four-minute Second Row -- Ryan Levis, Ben Paul, Taran Fiacco, Ethan Mulhearn, Mathieu Giroux
double minor with 4:02 remaining. Third Row -- Sam Fitzgerald, Wade Moak, Joseph Samson, Brant Woodside, Jordan Canham, Ben Dirven.
However, the Rapids held on to kill
assisted by Samson and Canham. regain their two goal cushion and scoring a shorthanded goal assisted

the penalty and Samson sealed the Taran Fiacco scored Seaway’s fourth Seaway never recovered eventually by Mulhearn and the Rapids entered
deal with an empty-netter assisted by
goal of the period, assisted by Tyler falling 7-2. the third period with a two-goal lead.
goalie Aidan Lamothe. Eldridge. Woodside scored the lone Seaway returned home to Maxville Seaway never stopped skating and
Game 2 was played on February goal in the third with the assist going on February 21st for game four. Samson clinched the series by scoring

17th in Maxville. Seaway came out
to Samson. Dawson Irving earned There was tension in the air, as a loss again to complete the hat trick with
hard and outplayed, outskated, and the shutout victory. would mean travelling to Kinburn for assists once again going to Canham
outhit their opponents and rolled to
The Rapids travelled in a snowstorm a deciding fi fth game. The Rapids and Mulhearn. Dawson Irving was
a 7-0 victory. The Rapids scored to Carp on February 19th for game came out hard in the fi rst period between the pipes to earn his second

two first period goals, the first by three and a chance to clinch the and grabbed a 1-0 lead on a goal by win of the series.
Samson with assists to Canham
series. The boys looked road-weary Fiacco, assisted by Eldridge and Ben Congratulations to the current top
and Mulhearn and the second by as Ottawa Valley jumped out to a 3-0 Paul. The Silver Seven did not lie three playoff scorers – all Rapids –
Mulhearn unassisted. The game was
lead early in the second period before down however, scoring early in the Samson – 14, Canham – 13, and
blown wide open in the second as Samson scored assisted by Canham second period to knot things up at one Mulhearn – 9.

the Rapids filled the net scoring four to close the gap to 3-1. Early in the apiece. Seaway regained the lead on By defeating the fourth place Silver
times. Canham scored with assists
third, Seaway inched closer to make a goal by Samson with assists going Seven, the fi fth place Rapids will
going to Samson and Brant Woodside. it 3-2 on a goal by Canham, assisted to Canham and Mulhearn. Late in the now face either the fi rst place Ottawa
Woodside then scored on the power
by Samson. However OVSS tallied period Samson dealt a serious blow Sting or the second place Nepean
play, assisted by Canham. Mulhearn again less than a minute later to to any comeback hopes of OVSS by Raiders in the second round. Good
scored his second of the game
luck Rapids!
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