After winning the Regional Silver Stick Tournament in Wingham on December 1, Goderich Minor Hockey’s U11 Rep team earned a spot at the International Silver Stick Championship in Forest, on the weekend of January 24.
The theme of founding concept of the Silver Stick tournament is to demonstrate citizenship and international goodwill through hockey and is a long-standing prestigious tournament.
The Sailors faced some tough competition and squared up against teams from Dresden, Campbellford, Kent and event a team all the way from Ohio.
As part of the opening ceremonies, the participants were able to exchange organization and community pins with players from other teams.
Goderich Sailors are grateful to the Town of Goderich for providing pins for the U11 rep team to trade.
Despite not bringing home the championship banner, these players all demonstrated great teamwork and winning attitudes.
The Sailors represented Goderich Minor Hockey and the Town of Goderich with pride.
It was a memorable weekend and a wonderful opportunity for the players to compete at the international level.
In additional Sailors’ news, the U9 White team came home with the silver medal from the Bradford Blue and Gold Classic Tournament the weekend of January 24.
The team battled hard all weekend and faced some of the strongest teams they have come across this season.
After two wins and only one loss in round robin play, the U9 White team advanced to the semi-finals.
Securing the win in the semis, they headed to the championship game versus the South Muskoka Bears.
Unfortunately, the Sailors came up a little short and took home the silver medal, after a tough loss with a final score of 4-3.
It was a great weekend of hockey and an outstanding team effort by all the players.
Goderich Minor Hockey congratulates the U9 White Sailors on their hard-earned silver medal.
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