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NGS Bantam C Braves win in Spencerville

By Staff Writer

he NGS Bantam C Braves prevailed in an intense A final

Tchampionship game to win the South Grenville Minor
Hockey Tournament on January 10.
The victory was celebrated after the culmination of an
exciting, penalty-filled match ... a shootout victory over the

host Rangers. In the championship game, Beau Watkins
scored with 13 seconds remaining in the first period to give

NGS a 1-0 lead. Liam Ault assisted the tally. After leading

for most of the final, the Braves were forced to play into
overtime after South Grenville knotted the score at 1-1 with
5:38 remaining. The game moved to a 4-on-4 overtime
period, and remained tied after that session. Next up was 3
on 3. The Braves survived a penalty shot infraction during
this period and the game was sent to a shootout. The Braves
won the tie-breaker 3-1.
“The game had it all,” said Coach Todd McIntyre. “Three
periods of intense hockey full of penalties. Overtime. A
penalty shot. A shootout. Our goaltending was fantastic all
day.”
South Grenville was assessed 13 minor penalties in the
game while NGS had 9, as well as the penalty shot infraction
during the 3-on-3 overtime session.
Daniel Cantin and Nathaniel Noel teamed up in goal to
lead their team to the title.
To open the tournament, the Braves defeated Ottawa Centre
5-2. Watkins scored twice and singles went to Ault, Joshua
McIntyre, and Brayden Casselman. Caleb Raymond scored
two, Zachary Eamons and McIntyre each had assists.
In their second game, the Braves faced the West End The NGS Bantam C Braves captured the A championship at a tournament hosted by the South

Hockey League (Ottawa) Muskrats and skated to a 7-2 win. Grenville Rangers on January 10. Posing for a team selfie are Nathaniel Noel, Daniel Cantin,
Watkins led the charge once again with four goals and an Joey Beugger, Caleb Raymond, Derek Haley, Brayden Casselman, Liam Ault, Joshua McIntyre,
assist. McIntyre potted two goals and Ault rounded out the Trent Shane, Kate Kelly, Beau Watkins, Zachary Emmons, Assistant Coach Erich Beugger,
scoring for NGS. Adding assists were Raymond, Kate Kelly, Manager Christine Casselman, and Head Coach Todd McIntyre. Absent from photo are: Gabe
Joey Beugger; with two, Ault and Casselman. Webb and Ethan Canham. Photo submitted by Christine Casselman

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