CATS SETTLE FOR SILVER

 

 

            The Mount Pearl Blades score 4 unanswered goals and defeated the ATOM A Cataracts 6-3 in the championship at the 2010 Atom “C” Provincial Tournament hosted by St. John’s Caps Minor Hockey April 8-10th.   

            In the opening game the Cataracts faced Mount Pearl in what would prove to be a hard fought battle. The Blades took a 2-0 lead into the 1st intermission with the Cats answering with markers of their own in the 2nd to tie the game with only 12 seconds remaining in the period. The 3rd period saw back and forth action with Exploits going ahead 3-2 at 7:12 only to have Mount Pearl tie the game at 3-3 at 4:38. The Cats clawed their way ahead 4-3 with 2:48 left in the game only to have the Blades even the score at 2:24 and then scored what proved to be the game winning goal at 1:34 in the 3rd for a final score of 5-4.

            The Mount Pearl Blades would finish the tournament on a 5-0-0 record with the Exploits squad winning the rest of their games against Labrador 9-4,

St.John’s  5-2, Marystown 4-3 and Stephenville 5-4.

            The Cataracts took a 4-1 record into the championship game facing once again the Mount Pearl Blades which was a tight checking affair until the Blades opened the scoring midway through the second period. A tough Cataracts team tied the game only to have the Blades explode for four goals and take a 5-2 lead into the second intermission. Solid goaltending and a stifling team defence in the third period secured the win for the Blades.

            In the All NL Atom C Skills Competition; Exploits Cataracts forward Michael Maher won the fastest skater in the tournament with a record time just under 30 seconds.

Team Members Include:

Goalie: Michael Hurdle#1

Bottom Row (from left): Adam Loveless#21, Mark Janes#20(A), Ryan Ricketts#15(C), Adam Crant#19, Matthew Hynes#8, Luke Wall#11,

Laura Horwood#14

Middle Row(from left): Zac Collins#18, Tyler Anthony#4(A), Michael Maher#10,

Dillon Duffett#7, Matthew Antle#16, Ethan Brown#3, Jordan Goodland#13,

Cole Sampson#23

Back Row: Mark Anthony: Manager, Phil Brown: Assistant Coach, Jeff Wall: Head Coach, Derek Hynes: Assistant Coach, Dave Antle: Trainer.

 

The Atom A Cataracts played in 6 tournaments this season and won 3 GOLD medals and earned 2 silver medals for their efforts.

 

WAY TO GO CATS!