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Bantam ’Tips victorious in tournament

The Salmon Arm Scotiabank bantam tier two Silvertips invited nine talented teams from around the province to their 2014 tournament

The Salmon Arm Scotiabank bantam tier two Silvertips invited nine talented teams from around the province to their 2014 tournament at the Shaw Centre last weekend.

The ’Tips kicked off their tournament  against Nelson.

Salmon Arm started the second period with a 1-0 lead, and the period finished 4-2 in  favour of the Silvertips.

The third period saw the momentum turn Nelson’s way, and Salmon Arm was unable to recover, losing 5-4 in their tournament opener.

The ’Tips started Saturday off with a bang, disposing of Prince George 9-2.

In the second game on Saturday, the ’Tips continued to score at will, putting eight past Maple Ridge in the 8-2 win.

Salmon Arm faced off against Kamloops in the semifinal matchup on Sunday.

There was nothing to separate the teams as they finished regulation time knotted up at one.

Overtime did not solve anything so the game headed to a shootout, where the ’Tips were the eventual winners, booking a spot in the finals against Trail.

Entering the game, Trail was the only team that Salmon Arm had yet to beat this season.

Both teams started the game tentatively, struggling to find scoring chances.

The first goal of the game finally arrived courtesy of Salmon Arm at 12:17 of the second period, but was quickly cancelled out by Trail.

The game was tied up at one heading in to the final period of the tournament.

The Silvertips took the lead midway through the third, and didn’t look back as they would go on to score one more goal, winning 3-1.

Salmon Arm scored 26 goals and only allowed 11 in the tournament’s five games.