Dresden Team Wins Regional Silver Stick Tournament
The U18 Dresden Jr. Kings White team recently won the Regional Silver Stick Championship in Exeter, Ontario
The Kings tied their first game 6-6 against the Lambton Shores Black team. Goal scorers were Ryan Brophy with a hat trick, Colton Noah, Connor Ross, and Ahmed Zafar with one each. Picking up assists were Max Lucier and Noah with two a piece, and Alex Wallace, Dylan Badder, Jackson Ross, and Jake Bellamy with one each.
Dresden lost their second game 5-2 to Point Edward. Brayden Tremblay scored both goals with assists going to Kohen Cudney and Brophy.
In their third game, Dresden beat Strathroy Red 4-1 to qualify for the semi-finals. Goal scorers were Brophy with two, and Marty Elliott and Dylan Badder with one each. Picking up assists were Lucier with a pair, Brody VanMiddlekoop, Williem Seguin, Connor Ross, and Zafar with one each.
In the semi-final game against West Lorne the Kings held on for a 4-3 win. Goal scorers were Lucier, Elliott, Connor Ross, and Tremblay. Picking up assists were Seguin, Tremblay and Noah with two each, and singles going to Brophy, Cudney, and Wallace. Picking up the win in net was Cody Moulton.
In the finals, the Dresden Jr. Kings faced Point Edward. Down 3-0 in the third period, Dresden rallied to tie up game late forcing overtime, then won in 3-on-3 overtime, taking the victory 4-3. Scoring for the Kings were Noah with two, Seguin with one, and Brophy scoring the winner in overtime. Assists went to Wallace, Tremblay, and Brophy with two each, and Noah with one. The winning goalie was Maddux Stewart.
The Kings now head to the Canadian Finals January 6-9 in Pehlam, Ontario.
Pictured Above are Coach Mitch Ross, Trainer JP Lucier, Maddux Stewart, Max Lucier, Marty Elliott, Brody VanMiddlekoop, Brayden Tremblay, Connor Ross, Williem Seguin, Jackson Ross, Kohen Cudney, Alex Wallace, Ahmed Zafar, Dylan Badder, Ryan Brophy, Jake Bellamy, Colton Noah, Cody Moulton, and Head Coach Dan Wallace.