Oct 27, 2016 | Tim Petzold | 1912 views
2016 Oktoberfest Tournament Champions!
The 2016-2017 Major Atom A Jr. Rangers are now Oktoberfest Tournament Champions!!
It is truly amazing to see when a group of fine young boys come together and play like a team, at just the right time...and this is exactly what happened for the Major Atom A squad during the Kitchener Oktoberfest Tournament held on the weekend of Oct. 21-23, 2016.
The continued emphasis on team work and puck movement during practices really paid off, as the boys won 4 straight games during the round-robin portion against fast, physical teams from Caledon, Erindale, Amherst, and Hillcrest.
On Sunday morning, the Jr. Rangers squared off against the North Toronto Nationals in the semi-finals, and secured their spot in the championship game with some aggressive fore checking and incredibly strong play from the D-corps.
Sunday afternoon provided a highly entertaining championship game and Grand River arena was "electric"...with the music blaring from the speakers and the energy from the crowd.
Facing off against the undefeated Riverside Rangers, the home town Jr. Rangers never relinquished a lead with the help of some timely goals and solid goaltending, and pulled out a hard-fought, 3-2 victory...claiming the title of "2016 Oktoberfest Tournament Champions"!
A big "thank you" to all for coming out and supporting the team...we truly appreciate it!
A huge "CONGRATULATIONS" to the boys...for their dedication, effort, and never-give-up attitude...We are so very proud of you!!
Keep it going fellas!!
Coach Tim, Coach Ian, Coach Gary & Coach Milan