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Mar 06, 2017 | Dave Parry | 1207 views
Mite Whites End Season on High with Win over Eventual Champs!
On the weekend the Brock Mite White team travelled to Ops for our Final tournament of the year.

In the first game our boys took an a very improved Millbrook Stars squad. In this one our boys came out a little sluggish while the Millbrook squad came out flying to catch us by surprise. Showing great speed and skill Millbrook was able to take a 4-1 lead heading into the 3rd period.

In the 3rd, not giving up, our boys played very hard to get back into the game, but despite a very hard fought battle that saw us get 2 goals by Jayvon and Eric, the boys were just unable to pull of the comeback falling to Millbrook 7-3. Rhys battled hard in goal making some nice saves but the Millbrook squad made some incredible shots that he had no chance to stop.

This set us up for a crucial must win game against our rivals the Brock Green team in Game 2. With our backs to the wall the boys came out flying. Jayvon got us on the board in the 1st while Eric was stellar in goal making several nice saves to secure a 1-0 lead after 1. In the 2nd period the White fury continued to crash the Green net as the boys would pad their lead to 4-0 with 1 goal each by Johnny and Jayvon and a beauty by Declan for the 1st of his young career! Eric continued to make save after save as he kept the Green machines scoreless after 2 periods.

Early in the 3rd Jayvon would strike again to give us a 5-0 lead. But the Green team kept coming and late in the period would end the shut-out bid with a shot up high off the top of the goal post and in. Green would add another a few minutes later as they scrambled in front of the White net and managed to squeak one in to narrow the lead to 5-2.

The boys would then hang on for a final 5-2 victory.

Unfortunately the win would not be enough to move us into the next round as the boys would finish 1 point short to advance to the next round.

The Brock Green squad having accumulated points from their first game were able to advance and won the ultimate prize by beating Millbrook 8-7 in an overtime thriller later that day. Big Congratulations to them!

But even though we did not advance to the finals we headed home with our heads held high knowing that we were capable of beating the very best.

Every player on the team worked hard and gave us a solid effort in both games. Derek and Rhys were rocks on the defensive end. Johnny and Jayvon were a dynamic duo in both games including some terrific passes. Declan in addition to scoring his first goal, was digging in hard both games along with Garnett, Owen and Nathan to get pucks loose and get the puck away from the other team. Isaac and Kashton both provided some nice checking and did a nice job getting the puck down the ice including one play where Kashton got it away from a Brock Green defender and made a great pass up to Johnny to set up his goal. Eric showed some great offense in game 1 with 2 goal posts and a goal and then played great in goal in game 2.

Overall a great tournament played by all! Winning our final game was a nice way to end the season and to beat the Champs was especially sweet!

Good work boys! Hold your heads high! We are all very proud!