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A Golden Trip to Niagara Falls

By Carrie Seguin team facing off against the Beast for
the second time and the Mississauga
he Seaway Valley Major AA team was out for redemption. It
TPeewee Rapids traveled to wasn’t to be for the Beast, however
Niagara Falls over the first weekend - the Rapids moved on to the
of November where they were championship round after a hard-
crowned tournament champs of the fought 3-1 victory. Riding the high
Peter Mancuso November Challenge, of the well-deserved semi-final win,
2019. the SVR team skated with authority

The Major Peewee AA tournament in their final match-up, taking the
division hosted six teams, including game with a 4-2 win over the TNT
home team Niagara Falls Flyers. Tornados.
After round robin play and play-off “The team played very disciplined
action, the SVR team skated away and business-like, executing
with the gold medal. the game plan offensively and

The Rapids went undefeated during defensively. The boys locked down
their match ups, boasting a whopping the opposition each game,” said
28 goals for and only 4 against. In Coach Brad Robertson of the team’s
their first competition against the tournament play.
West Mall Lightning, the Rapids Having lost 6 players to the AAA
shut-out the opposition, winning 5-0. loop, the 17-player Major Peewee
Later in the day, the SVR team closed squad is a mix of return players and Photo Submitted
out the Perinton Blades, scoring 13 new-to-AA players. With so many Earlier in the fall, the team traveled place Upper Ottawa Valley Aces.
unanswered goals. Round-robin new players, one would think there to Belleville and took home The Pre- About the team’s success to date,
play finished with a tight match-up would be growing pains and a period season Tilt gold medal. Coach Robertson states, “Every
against the Mississauga Beast, with of awkward adjustment. This doesn’t Additionally, the team currently member of the team is contributing
the Rapids winning 3-1. seem to be the case for the squad as sits in third place in league standing, positively to team wins. It’s a total

Semi-final play saw the Peewee this is their second tournament win. 1 game and 5 points behind the first team effort.”

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