Atom Minor AA Blades win Gold

The Atom Minor AA Blades won Gold on the weekend in the 42 annual Streetsville Tigers Tournament in Mississsauga. The Blades started play on Friday with a 9-1 win over a team from Michigan. Followed by a 9-0 win later in the day over the West Mall Lightning. Saturday they were matched up vs the host Streetsville Tigers and cruised to a 7-1 victory. Later that afternoon they would face to host team again in the semi-final and came out on top 5-2. This set up a Final vs the # 2 ranked Atom Minor AA team in Ontario the TNT Tornadoes. It was an exciting back and forth game with the Blades coming out on top 4-3. " The Boys played great, they responded well under pressure, it's nice to see the game plan and the systems we work on in practice be applied in game situations, winning was a bonus, it's about development and a good experience at this age" says Head Coach Gilles Seguin. The Blades will travel back to Toronto this upcoming weekend to participate in the AAA Shanahan Tournament where 20 of the best 2000 born AAA teams will compete for the title.

Players include: Tye Lindeman, Callum Pitz, Nick Davis, Dylan D’agostino, Eric Mondoux, Braeden Staples, Dylan Bond, Payton Vescio, Mason McMahon, Matt Desjardins, Gavin Shaw, Brett Shawana, Jake Gravelle and Goaltenders Dillon Seguin & Zach Roy.

Coaching Staff: Head Coach: Gilles Seguin, Assistant Coach’s: Kevin Vescio & Mark McMahon, Trainer: Jim Shaw.

Submitted to BayToday.ca