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6 February 2018 Issue #63 www.sportsenergynews.com

Kingston Gold for SVR Major Atom AA

By Carrie Seguin the tournament, the two teams had faced
off during regular season play – the game
ver the weekend of January 12-14, the was intense, with back-and-forth scoring
OMajor Atom AA Seaway Valley Rapids and numerous penalties. The Sting ended
competed in the Taylor Hall Cup Classic, up taking that game from the Rapids, and
an AAA tournament hosted in Kingston, so redemption was on the agenda for this
Ontario. After round-robin play and a semi- tournament match-up. The Rapids scored
final win, the Rapids claimed the cup in a first and led 1-0 at the end of the first 15
nail-biter championship game. minutes. After two periods, the score

Tournament play began on Friday versus remained close with SVR ahead 3-2. With
the North York Knights. The Rapids gave no just minutes left in the final phase, the Rapids
mercy to the Knights, beating the team with clinched the win with a fourth goal, ending
a lopsided score of 9-2. Shortly afterward, the game 4-2.
the Seaway team faced off against the Upper With a 2-0-1 record, the SVR team earned
Ottawa Valley Aces, a team from the same a spot in the semi-final round, meeting
AA loop. Although the Aces scored one up against the Quinte Red Devils early
early in the first period, the Rapids took over on Sunday morning. The game remained
control of the match and skated away with scoreless until late in the first when the Red Back Row (L-R): Pascal Paquette (assistant coach), Miguel Delisle
the 6-2 win. Devils broke through the Rapids defence, (head coach), Nico Addy, Scott “Butter” Thompson (assistant coach)
Middle Row (L-R): Hunter Thompson, Dean Fawthrop, Bennett Harty,
On Saturday, the SVR team met up against taking a 1-0 lead. The Rapids bounced back Matteo Dixon, Warren Lalonde, Alex Delormier, Parker Thompson, Max
home team, the Kingston Junior Frontenacs. scoring two in the second period, but the Dube, Tristan Delisle
The match-up was quite intense with both Quinte team also marked a point, and the Front Row (L-R): Tristan Paquette, Noah Lafleur, Ayden Baumann,
teams defending their zone well. The Rapids game was tied 2-2 heading into the final stage Chancey Novosad, Logan Villeneuve, Eli Seguin Photo Submitted
were the first to score; putting one past the of the game. The Red Devils took over the
Frontenac goalie early in the second period. lead 3-2, but the Rapids did not fold and they with the Rapids skating away with two close of the third and then clinched the win with

However, the Kingston team rebounded and notched three goals of their own, taking back wins and a tie during the regular season. a final goal with just seconds remaining in
tied the game up toward the end of the same the lead and winning the game 5-3. This Tournament play between the two teams regulation time.
proved to be no different. At the end of the
period. During the third, neither of the teams’ win guaranteed the SVR team a spot in the first period, SVR led 1-0. During the second Kim Strba and Steve Hall, parents of New
goalies gave up chances, and the final score championship round. period, the Rapids found the net four more Jersey Devils Taylor Hall, presented the
remained a 1-1 tie. Ironically, the SVR team found themselves times – but the Rangers found it 5 times championship cup to the Major Atom Rapids.

Later on Saturday, the Rapids competed matched up against league competition, the and the score was tied at 5 going into the Hall hails from Kingston, where he played
against the Ottawa Sting, another team Gloucester Rangers. To date, play between third period. The Seaway team rallied and minor hockey up until he was drafted into the
from the OEMHL league. Just prior to the two teams has consistently been even, scored a tiebreaker during the final moments OHL by the Windsor Spitfires in 2007.

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