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Sharks Runner Up At Challenge Cup

Submitted Article

LC Cornwall men’s hockey fairy
Stale journey at the Challenge Cup
Championships ends with a Silver
Medal
(Cornwall, ON) It was just not in
the cards for the SLC Sharks men’s
hockey team in the Championship
game at the 2015 Challenge Cup. SLC
battled hard right from puck drop,
but ultimately couldn’t capitalize on
the limited scoring chances they had
against the talented team from Trent
University, losing 2-0 and settling for
the silver medal.

“We needed to score early on when
we had a couple of chances” said
Sharks coach, Sean Boulerice, “But
we either missed the net, had our shot
blocked, or the Trent goalie robbed
us. They [Trent University Excalibur]
are a talented team, and have been all
season.”
You wouldn’t know, by the way the
teams were playing, that they had both Playing in front of the hometown crowd made this year’s Challenge Cup special for Sharks players.
already played two games that day - Submitted photo
but players from Trent and SLC were an early lead. SLC looked to have a the fi rst period, but Trent responded caught themselves puck watching
flying down the ice looking to take slight edge in shots halfway through with fi ve solid minutes of pressure on a pretty tic-tac-toe Excalibur goal

that ended in a big SLC shot block that had a Trent player all alone at the
Champs Eastside Boxing Club that preserved the scoreless tie. side of the net.
“A Tale of the Tape” in the second period, with an Excalibur fi nal minute of the game to draw
Trent would open the scoring early
SLC would call a timeout in the
forward sneaking in-behind the SLC up a play, but never got the chance
Lalen Phillips defense on a partial breakaway. to produce a scoring opportunity,

Lalen Phillips started at Champs Eastside SLC responded with good offensive resulting in the Sharks settling for the
Boxing a year ago to get in shape, as he pressure through shots coming from Silver medal.
intended to join the armed forces. Since the point and getting sticks on the “The experiences we had over
then he has lost close to 50 pounds…. puck on its way to the Trent goal, but the year mean more than a medal or
gone back to school….changed his life ultimately not the back of the net. trophy ever could” said Sharks coach
and has recently had two fights. He The Sharks had a great two Mike Pettinella, “This loss still hurts,

shows so much heart and valour and minute power play that produced but we have a great group of young

in both fights has won the crowd over, a few scoring chances, but once men in the locker room that have made
winning the respect of everyone in the again SLC couldn’t capitalize on lasting friendships and experiences as

venue. This 20 year old is a fine young their opportunity. There was a nerve part of being a member of the Sharks
man who represents himself and Champs racking two-minute stretch that had hockey club.”

all five SLC players on the ice for an
Eastside Boxing with honour and respect. The coaches, players, and athletics
extended shift, but the Sharks were
He is an inspiration to others. For this staff would like to thank all the
saved by the second period buzzer
and more, Lalen Phillips is our boxer of before Trent could spend more time volunteers for their help putting
the month. Jorge Luis. on the Challenge Cup, TV Cogeco
in the offensive end. for providing live TV coverage

Trent dictated the play to start of both semifinal games and the
Unisex Hairstyling the third with SLC looking out-of- Championship game, and finally to

sync in their own end with several all the fans that came out to all five
Proprietor - JORGE LUIS passes missing the tape to escape the SLC games.
1380 Second St., East defensive zone. Sharks goaltender The players and coaches loved
Eastcourt Mall - CORNWALL Ryan Cooper was keeping SLC in playing in front of their friends and

Get 10 cuts and your 11th is FREE! it, making several stops down the family in their own rink. It made the
stretch. After missing on a glorious
613-933-2632 odd man rush chance, the Sharks experience of playing in the Challenge
Cup that much more special.