The Comox Valley Minor Hockey Association hosted their Peewee House C Hockey Tournament over the March 16-18 weekend. Twelve Vancouver Island teams from the Comox Valley, Saanich, Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo and Campbell River participated.
The tournament was a huge success, running smoothly as a result of the many parent volunteers who stepped up to pitch in, a spokesperson said. "A special thank you to parent volunteer and Pewee Division manager Scott Cursley who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to make the regular season and this season wind-up tournament the incredible Canadian hockey experience that it was."
Many of the visiting teams went out of their way to comment about the hospitality and sportsmanship of the Comox teams and how it made the tournament a welcoming experience that they will definitely return to next year.
"This is a great compliment to the Comox teams, their volunteer coaching crew and team managers," the spokesperson said. "An additional thank you goes to the unsung heroes of the games, the referees. These local youth and adults did a great job and there were many compliments around the quality of the games as a result of the officiating.
"One last huge thank you goes to the many businesses that sponsored the tournament with donations of gift baskets for raffles and advertisements in the tournament program. In the end, it was a weekend of fantastic hockey. Saanich took home the gold medal after a nail biter of a final game with local team the Thrifty Foods Thrashers."
The Thrashers had the lead for the first two periods on goals by Bradley Teasdale, a one-timer through traffic assisted by Marshall Pay, and a stinging slapshot from the point by Lukas Meertens. They were the only goals allowed by the stellar Saanich goalie during the entire tournament. The final score was 6-2 for the Braves. The bronze medal went to the Cowichan Valley Timberwolves.
"Congratulations on the silver medal finish to the Thrashers and kudos to all the other Comox teams: Slegg Lumber Ninjas, Scotiabank Team Too, Western One Waffles, Hitec Warriors and Invis Mortgages Sharpshooters," the spokesperson added.
For more information visit the tournament website http://cvmhapeewee2012.webs.com.
