Neepawa Bantam hockey brings home silver

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Published on Thursday, January 21, 2016

Submitted photo. Back Row (L to R) : Asst. Coach, Darcy Boersma, Owen Wiebe, Asst. Coach, Chris Turner, Ben Cox, Hayden Whelpton, Tyler Gibson, Lucas Smith, Brandt Young and  Coach Scott Gibson. Middle Row (L to R): Daxx Turner, Cody Lamb, Connor Kasprick, Tristen Boersma, Bryan Todoruk, and Rylan Hollier. Front Row (L to R): Liam Jardine, Tanner Mann, Garret Rainkie.

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The Neepawa Bantam hockey team participated in the 33rd Annual Tournament of Champions from Jan. 7-10 in Carberry.

On Thursday, Jan. 7, Neepawa opened the event by defeating the Brandon Flyers 8-2. The following day, the team lost to Carman by the score of 7-3, leaving Neepawa in second place in their pool.  

During their first playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 9, they faced the Russell/Roblin Rams and came away with a 3-2 overtime victory.  They moved on to the semi final on Sunday, Jan. 10, where they took on the Minnedosa Bombers, defeating them 5-2.  The final game featured Neepawa once again challenging itself against Carman. For a second time, it would be Carman who were victorious, securing the weekend championship with a 3-1 win.

Despite falling a bit short of the top prize, the bantam team represented the community very well. Tanner Mann of Neepawa was also named an All Star forward in the weekend tournament. Congratulations to the players and coaches for their excellent showing from the tournament.