Jan 16, 2015 | Mike Pley | 1799 views
Ayr Wins North American Silver Stick Midget B Finals
The Midget Rep team headed to Forest early in the New Year, having qualified for the North American International Silver Stick Finals after winning the Regional Qualifying Tournament in Wingham. The competition was incredibly close, but Ayr ended up winning the championship game on Sunday, January 11th.
Ayr qualified for the semifinals after dropping their first game to the Petrolia Oilers by a score of 4-3 after 10 minutes of overtime and nine rounds of shootout in Forest, beating West London MD Hawks 3-1 in Watford, and then dropping a 2-1 game in overtime vs. South Grenville Rangers in Thedford. Once in the semifinals, they played Petrolia once again and prevailed 1-0, and then beat the Troy (Michigan) Sting 4-3 in the finals.
Caption for the photo:
Back row, standing, left to right: Coach John Lochner, Manager Mike Pley, Carson Bolger, Andrew Hart, Owen Schuster, Will Lochner, Brennen Moore, Josh Woznica, Emmett Lund, Nathan Tomaz, Matthew Pley, Damon Strong, Coach Tim Hart, Head Coach Brian Lund.
Front row, left to right: Evan Craib, Nicholas Gil, Jack McFarlane, Dan Pennington, Jacob Yates, Ben Cordon, Tyler Martin, Owen Wing, Trainer Chase Hillenaar, Assistant Manager/Trainer Colin Gauthier
Tournament all-stars were selected by a committee and included: Forwards Jack McFarlane and Evan Craib, Defenceman Brennen Moore, Goalie Owen Wing.
Captain Damon Strong accepted the trophy and the Silver Stick, while Assistants Matt Pley and Ben Cordon accepted the banner.