Congratulations to the EG Minor Bantam A Eagles who captured the Championship at the Aurora Minor Hockey Association Minor Bantam Tournament on the weekend ( Jan. 8- 10). The Eagles advanced to the playoff round with a 2-1 record in the preliminaries. A shorthanded overtime goal by Tyler Varga pushed the Eagles past the Quinte Hawks in a thrilling 2-1 semi final victory with Jack Forster netting the other Eagle's goal.
The Eagles pounded out a 4-0 victory over Pickering to win the final game having outshot their opponents in the final 32-7.
Overall it was defensive team effort that earned the trophy as the Eagles Out-Scored their opposition 13-6. Goaltender Davis McLean earned 2 shutouts for the Eagles and Dylan Hunt stood tall in the semi final overtime thriller turning aside 20 of 21 shots.
