A team from the Richmond/South Delta Minor Ball Hockey Association captured the gold medal in the Peanut Division at the recent West Coast Minor Ball Hockey Provincial Championships in Victoria.
The Snipers capped a perfect tournament with a 2-0 victory over Tri-City in the championship game. The event featured seven teams from across the province.
Team captain Ryan Smith and Marcos Navarro were awarded game MVP awards. Regular season top scorer Taren Sandhu set the pace offensively, leading to goals for Braden Hodgins and Navarro. Helped by strong defensive support, Harrison Berger produced a shutout and several difficult saves.
The team also includes:
Josh Payawal, Connor Townsend, Priya Karan, Davis Lee, Dyllon Dholliwar, Andrew Cop, Josh Bath, Cohen Koldenhof, Nate Longauer, Niko Kumasaka, Gabriel Begg, Dylan Karan, Carter Marsh and Kyle Johal.
The Snipers are coached by Daryl Karan, with assistance from James Begg, Mike Martin and Tom Berger.
Player registration and information on the
Richmond/South Delta Minor Ball Hockey
Association can be found at rbha.ca.