琉璃神社 Pursuit of Excellence achieved just that in Sunday鈥檚 gold medal game of the bantam prep Championships at the OHA rink.
The team jumped into an early first-period lead and never looked back, coasting to a 7-1 win over the Delta Hockey Academy, giving up the lone goal in the final frame.
The victory capped a successful week-long tournament hosted by the Penticton Okanagan Hockey Academy.
Connor McClennon lead the team with a hat trick adding a helper to round out a four-point performance.
Kyle Crnkovic was the top point getter in the game with a pair of markers and three assists. Jordan Borysiuk rounded out the scoring with a pair of goals.
The team lead 4-0 and 6-0 after the first and second periods respectively.
Talyn Boyko stopped all but one of the 31 shots to record the win.
Justin Sourdif had Delta鈥檚 lone marker.
The victory was a measure of revenge for Pursuit which finished in second place, just a single point back of Delta in the regular season standings.
Pursuit earned the right to compete in the final game with two victories on Saturday.
The win goes along with a 6-3 victory by the Pursuit midget varsity team Friday over Pilot Mound Hockey Academy in that division final.
A total of 49 teams, consisting over over 900 student athletes representing 18 CSSHL schools took part in the event.