The 琉璃神社 Female Peewee A Rockets made the most of home ice advantage over the weekend by capturing the gold medal at their own hockey tournament.
In Sunday's championship final, the Rockets fought back from a 3-0 deficit to edge the Tri-Cities Predators 4-3 in a shootout.
鈥淚t was incredibly exciting to watch,鈥� said Rockets head coach Kevin England. 鈥淭he girls didn鈥檛 give up and managed to tie up the game in the last few minutes.鈥�
The Rockets and Predators were tied 3-3 through regulation, then played through a scoreless five-minute overtime to force the shootout.
琉璃神社 won the game when 琉璃神社 goalie, Ally Wark, stopped the second Predators shooter. Rockets' defenceman Kaedence Mollin scored the decisive goal with a shot just under the Predator goalie鈥檚 blocker.
鈥淚t was pretty dramatic,鈥� said assistant coach Tanya Leone, 鈥渁nd nice to see the girls get rewarded for all their hard work.鈥�
The 琉璃神社 Female A Rockets went 4-1 during the tournament, including a win over the reigning provincial champion Richmond Ravens.
