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Atom B Braves Champs in Brockville
a furious comeback period for NGS
By Todd Anderson
when he capped the scoring of the
championship game with 3:34 left
he NGS Atom B Braves captured
on the clock. Owen Mekker had two
Tthe A championship in Brockville
on December 5 during the Roger assists in the victory, while singles
were handed out by Zayne Rutley,
Ladouceur Memorial Tournament,
Hamish Nowry, Makayla Molinaro,
defeating rival Char-Lan Rebels in
the process. and Ault.
To reach the A final, NGS defeated

“They’ve (Char-Lan) had our

number during our regular season so Embrun 4-1 in the semi-finals.
Braves’ goaltender Hayden Begin
the team was pretty pumped to defeat
them and win the championship,” came within just 5 seconds of a
said Braves’ coach Tony Mekker. shutout but had it spoiled by a late
Embrun goal. Ault notched a pair of
“They all worked real hard to make
that happen.” goals for the victors, while singles
went to Nicholas Rolland and Paul.
In the championship game, the Begin found the score sheet with
Braves entered the third period down an assist while others went to Kyle The Atom B Braves captured the A championship at the Roger Ladouceur
2-0 after Char-Lan’s Ryan McCready Linnett, Makayla Molinaro, and Memorial Tournament in Brockville on December 5. Pictured in front is
put his team ahead with goals in Mason Mekker. goaltender Hayden Begin. Second row from left is: Nicholas Rolland,

each of the first and second periods. Dana Molinaro, Aaron Paul, Mason Mekker, Zayne Rutley, Owen
NGS opened the tournament on Mekker, Makayla Molinaro, Noah Ault, Hamish Nowry, and Kyle Linett.
With the potential of another loss to Back row from left: coach Tony Mekker, assistant coach Brian Nowry
their Lower-St. Lawrence Division December 4 with a 5-0 win over host and assistant coach Steve Rolland. Submitted photo
Brockville B2. Ault and Paul each
rivals in the air, the Braves regrouped
heading into the final stanza. Just scored a pair of goals while Rolland tournament, on December 5, NGS recorded the shutout.

over a minute into the third it was 2-1 opened the scoring for NGS in the stormed to a 6-0 victory over the
tournament. Rutley handed out two In the Braves’ third game they
as Noah Ault found the back of the Cumberland B2 Dukes. Ault and
net for NGS. Midway through the assists and Ault, Rolland, and Dana Owen Mekker each scored two goals defeated the Leeds Chargers 2-0.
Molinaro each had one. Begin was The names of the goal scorers were
period NGS took a one goal lead when with singles going to Linnett and
Ault and Mason Mekker scored 29 in net for the shutout. Mason Mekker. Owen Mekker and not available; however, Begin was in
seconds apart. Aaron Paul finalized In their second game of the Rolland each had one assist. Begin goal to register the shutout.