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Rebels Pee Wee B take home the gold in Lake Placid

Submitted by Dan Roy Alex MacDonald tied the game early
in the second period. McDougall
he Char-Lan Rebels peewee then scored the game winner on a
T“B” Rebels captured the gold nifty wrap-around behind the net.
medal in the CAN/AM Lake Placid
tournament in dramatic fashion. The Early Saturday morning, the Rebels
Rebels went 2-1-1 in round robin lost a tough game to another team
action to earn a spot in the gold medal from Connecticut, the Greenwich
game. Skating Club, The Rebels outshot
their opponents 25-15 and spent

In the first game of the round-
the majority of the game in the
robin, Char-Lan played the Rockland other team’s zone. Down 3-0, the
Nats to a 0-0 draw. Char-Lan had
Rebels fought back with goals from
more scoring chances than their McDougall (assisted by Frederic
opponents but they couldn’t put the
Dubuc) and Cameron Richer. This
puck past their rival’s netminder.
was as close as they got as Greenwich
The Rebels’ stellar defense of Ryan scored a late goal to edge the Rebels First Row: (left to right) Tristan McDougall, Cameron Richer, Aidan
Flipsen, Josh Fickes, Travis Lefebvre Champagne, Nolan Levac, Edward Chauvette and Travis Lefebvre.
4-2.
and Aidan Champagne helped Oliver Second Row: Walter MacDonald (Head Coach), Sheldon McDougall
Hughes earn his first shutout of the With a 1-1-1 record going into the (Assistant Coach), Oliver Hughes, Frederic Dubuc, Ryan Flipsen, Dan

tournament. For Hughes, it was his fi nal round-robin against Saratoga Roy (Manager), Seth Rorabeck, Cameron Roy, Danny Flaro, Josh Fickes,
second shutout in as many nights as Blue Knights, the Rebels needed a win Jason Fickes (Trainer) and Mark Champagne (Assistant Coach)
Photo submitted
Missing from photo: Alex MacDonald
the Rebels edged NGS 1-0 the night with as few goals against as possible
before in league play. and a loss by Rockland Nats with at times in the period to take a 6-0
least 2 goals against to advance to continue to work hard and knew a goal
In their second game, Char-Lan lead. Goals scorers in the second would come. Cameron Roy scored
the gold medal game. Seth Rorabeck
beat the Ridgefield Lions, a team opened the scoring in the first on a period were Richer assisted by the tying goal with three minutes left

from Connecticut, by a score of beautiful pass from Danny Flaro. Nolan Levac, McDougall assisted by in the third period on a crafty tic-tac-
3-2. Tristan McDougall opened Richer, Rorabeck’s hat trick goal and
Rorabeck scored his second of the toe play with McDougall and Richer.

the scoring in the first period on a game early in the second. Then the Cameron Roy on a slap-pass from Parents and coaches were on the
nice play from Edward Chauvette. Flipsen. edge of their seats for the remainder
floodgates opened.

Ridgefield scored two quick goals to The coach’s message was clear of regulation time as the Rebels were

take a 2-1 lead after the first period. The Rebels scored four more called for two penalties late in the

after the second. They needed to be
responsible in their own zone and contest. They played most of the last
make sure the puck got out of the two minutes two players down. The
zone. Hughes had to be sharp and defense was rock solid as was Hughes
alert as Saratoga only mustered four in nets making two highlight reel
shots total in the game. Hughes earned saves to send the game to overtime
his second shutout of the tournament The first OT period saw them play

www.acecomputerservices.ca as the Rebels won their game 6-0 four-on-four with no goals exchanged.
outshooting their opponents 20-4. In the second overtime, it was down to
Presents... Sitting in the stands to watch three-on-three. Nolan Levac chipped
Presents...
Rookie of the Month Rockland’s last game, the Rebel a pass from Flipsen past the defender
at the point in the defensive zone and
players waited impatiently to find

out which medal game they would be skated in alone on net and squeezed

Corinne Anderson Roxmore Public School (Avonmore) playing on Sunday. The Ridgefield the puck through the netminder’s
Corinne has been a great teammate with her NGS Lions came out storming and scored pads to score the golden goal of the

atom C Braves this season. The second-year atom two goals in the first period and never tournament. The Rebels won the
was recently asked by her coaches to move from looked back as they beat Rockland game 2-1 in the second overtime.
her familiar forward position to defence. Realizing 7-0. This meant the Rebels would Earlier in the weekend, the Rebels
she will probably sacrifice some individual meet the only opponent to beat them had a strong showing in the Pee Wee

point totals, she was happy to make the switch in the round-robin in a rematch for Skills Competition. The four-man
and help her team. With smart decision-making, the gold medal. relay team comprised of Ryan Flipsen,
solid positioning and accurate shots on net from
the blueline, Corinne has stabilized the Braves’ In the gold medal game, it was a Josh Fickes, Cameron Richer and

lineup. Starting her hockey career as a senior IP showdown of the top two teams. The Frederic Dubuc took first place, while

player, Corinne has come a long way in her 5 Rebels wanted to start where they Tristan McDougall finished in second
seasons. She is very conscious of the mood of her left off the day earlier. They came place for the shoot-out competition.

teammates and is never shy to share kind words of encouragement if someone is out strong and spent the majority Oliver Hughes finished in third place
down. Among her past awards are being named as Most Improved Player and Most of the first period in the offensive amongst the netminders.

Sportsmanlike Player. She has been invited on a few occasions to join her older zone buzzing around the net. It was

sister Chloe’s team, NGS peewee C Braves, this season as an affiliate. One of her Greenwich, however, who scored The coaches and parents are very
favourite memories is scoring a goal during a tournament in Kemptville as a call-up the first goal of the game on a lucky proud of the hard work and dedication

for the NGS novice B team two seasons ago. Corinne is an avid athlete who also the players showed right from the
thrives on the soccer pitch in the summer, with her Maxville GSL teammates. Away bounce. start of the tournament. Great job

from the rink Corinne is a nature lover. She enjoys camping, fishing and hiking. The Rebels were determined to Rebels !