Fourteen teams converged at Shaw Centre last weekend to battle for the Shaw Cup.
When it was all over, Newbrook A&A’s, led by the Lega clan, defeated Kamloops Rototillers 5-3 in the A championship final.
Both teams met earlier in round robin play and Kamloops won the opener 4-2.
Former Vancouver Canuck Mike Brown and former Kamloops Blazer Blair Rota were key to Kamloops’s offensive attack but the father and son duo of Len and Scott Lega shut the former pros down in the final game.
Brown toiled for the Canucks during the Mark Messier era.
In the B division, Sunnyvale Snipers, out of Kamloops, defeated the Grand Forks Dusters in the final championship game 5-3.
It is expected that 16 recreation teams will be at Shaw Centre for the Second Shaw Cup challenge on the April 5 weekend.
Hosts extraordinaire
Salmon Arm Silvertips Tier 2 Pee Wee hockey team hosted a fantastic provincial tournament last week, according to those attending.
Nine of the top teams in B.C. travelled to Salmon Arm to determine who was B.C.’s best.
As the host town, the local team could participate and had a good showing.
The Podallan Inn Silvertips finished the provincials with a 2-2 record, losing to Vancouver and Penticton and picking up two wins against Fort St. John and Prince George.
Third place in the Provincials went to Penticton, second place went to Vancouver and the winning team was the Burnaby Winter Club.
A lot of work went into making the four-day event a success. The team is grateful to all those involved for showing B.C. what a great place Salmon Arm is. Thanks go to the coaches, players and all the parents and volunteers for a job well done.
Champion Tropics
The Salmon Arm Lakeside Printing Midget Recreation Tropics were victorious at the Brad Beckett Memorial Midget tournament in Chilliwack from March 15 to 17.
In the round-robin portion of the tournament, the Tropics defeated Chilliwack #4, Ridge Meadows, Chilliwack #1 and #5 to take first place in their pool.
In the final, the Tropics played the winner of pool B Surrey and came up with a 5-1 win to become the tournament champs and bring home the championship trophy.
Congratulations go to the Midget Tropics team members: Daniel Atsma, Travis Bruce, Jeremy Dewick, Justin Downie, Lukas Hodges, Keith Minnis, Adam New, Chet Notenborner, Brad Rithaler, Ron Samson, Bryce Sandau, Jorian Sandau, Medeleine Scott, Cody Stepura, Jacob Wallace and Brady Zappone.
The team is coached by Mark Sandau, assisted by trainer Miles Minnis and managed by Lynda Stepura.
