Seafair Minor Hockey’s C1 Islanders scored an exciting victory south of the border at the Seattle Junior Hockey Association’s Bantam “C” Fall Face Off tournament this past weekend.
Held in Lynnwood WA., 16 teams took part in this popular event that Seafair also won last year.
Coming into the tournament with a 10-1-0 regular season record, the Islanders were denied a win by the North Delta Demons in their opening game, settling for a 4-4 tie.
The next outing ended in a 2-0 shutout over the Ridge Meadows Rustlers, followed by an easy 10-0 victory against Seattle’s SJHA Badgers and a 6-3 triumph over the Kamloops Spartans.
A 9-0 defeat of the Surrey ThunderKings, with a hat trick from captain Cameron Knight, secured the team a spot in Sunday afternoon’s gold medal game.
The final match was an all-Richmond affair with Seafair defeating local rivals. the Richmond MHA Hitmen. in a 4-0 contest which the score belies the game’s intensity.
While it may seem odd to travel over 200 kilometres to battle a team who plays out of the same home rink, it’s a testament to the high quality of minor hockey in Richmond.
Coached by Dan Wallace and Paul Knight and managed by Nancy Wong, Seafair C1’s roster is comprised of: Jonathan Cook (goalie), Jaeden Atkinson, Marvin Bader, Connor Batkin (A), Aaron Benatar, Cameron Knight (C), James Murgatroyd, Darren Rodgers, Kaedon Samy, Parker Shaw, Liam Anderson-Siefert, Quinn Tyhy, Emma Wallace, Ethan Wong (A), and Mitchell Wong.
