Major Atom A - An Impressive Group

The Gloucester Ranger Atom A team traveled to Toronto November 23-25 to compete in the Ice Dogs Fall Tournament. The boys all arrived safely after long drives through a major winter storm. All the rest while driving to Toronto must have done them good because they hit the ice Friday morning against the Toronto Ice Dogs and completely dominated the game from the first face off and continued this dominance through the round robin. They defeated The Ice Dogs 7-0, Sarnia Jr. String 5-1 and Allen Park Huskies 3-1, finishing first in their pool. They went on to dominate the semi finals defeating the Sarnia Jr. Sting 5-0. Unfortunately despite a valiant effort they fell short succumbing to the Huskies 2-1 in the final.

The boys showed that they are truly a talented TEAM and not a group of individual players during this tournament. They can hold their heads high and be proud of finishing second. Despite the loss they showed many impressive traits. They posted the most impressive record in their division of the tournament scoring 21 goals, allowing only 4 goals against and both goaltenders earning shutouts in just 5 games. They showed self-control and sportsmanship throughout their games and held their heads high after their loss while they shook hands and banged their sticks in congratulations for the other team. You are an impressive group of boys and for that we are all very proud!