The North Bay Peewee A Ice Boltz took home 1st place in the Paint it Purple Nepean Girls Hockey Association 40th Annual Tournament this past weekend (Jan 31st-Feb 2nd).
The Ice Boltz began the weekend Friday morning against the host team Nepean Wildcats and skated to a 1-1 tie, the second game on Friday the Ice Boltz faced the Whitby Wolves and after 3 periods of exciting hockey the game ended in a 0-0 tie.
On Saturday, the Ice Boltz faced the Gloucester Cumberland Stars and came out on top with a 4-1 victory after netting an empty-net goal in the dying seconds of the game. This victory earned the Ice Boltz first place after the round-robin games.
Saturday evening the Ice Boltz came out on top in the semi-final game against the Whitby Wolves in a hard fraught 2-1 victory advancing them to the finals against Gloucester Cumberland Stars.
Kylee Perron opened the scoring and then Mylene Langlois gave the Ice Boltz a 2-0 lead before Gloucester battled back and tied the game forcing 3 on 3 overtime.
Early in the overtime period, Avery Robarts scored the winner assisted by Leah Wood to give the Ice Boltz the win.
Team members include Kaylee Lang, Savita Fredette, Bethany McGil, Mylene Langlois, Lauren Quirt, Leah Wood, Sofia Langford, Morgan Montgomery, Grace Ouellette, Avery Robarts, Jorja Dugas, Brooklyn Laronde, Kylee Perron, Kyra Bolton, Alexus Beaucage, Raia Lanholm. Coaches Dave Dugas, Adam Lanholm, Steve Quirt, Holly Sachkiw, Trainer Shauna Ouellette and Manager Dan Robarts.
