The Saugeen Shores Storm Bantam C Women, Ontario Women's Hockey Association 2019 Provincial Champions. From left, Natalie Brown, Lauren Macdonald, Brooklyn Quanz, Ashley Shields, Grace Wheeler, Layla Cushnie, Sydney McArthur, Sabra Cannon, Maggie Boyes, Chloe Lalonde and Goalie Ashlin Stewart. Photo submitted
Hub Staff
The Saugeen Shores Storm Bantam C Women took the 2019 Champions title at the Ontario Women's Hockey Association provincial tournament this past weekend.
The team, sponsored by ReMax Land Exchange, played six games of hockey April 5 to 7, first winning against St Mary's Rocks on Friday with a score of 5-0. Later on Friday they managed to get past the Kemptville Storm 3-1. On Saturday they took on the Ilderton Jets winning 8-0.
Into the quarter finals later Saturday, competition was tight when they faced the Napean Wildcats, winning by a narrow margin of 1-0.
On Sunday their first semi finals match-up went into two overtime periods against the Kanata Rangers with the Saugeen Shores Girls finally netting the puck for a 1-0 victory. In the final Gold medal game they faced their arch rivals, the Kincardine Kinucks, and were successful with a 2-0 win for provincial gold.
The team's coaching staff included Coach Chad Quanz, Assistant Coaches Tom Cannon and Trevor Lalonde; Trainers Laurie Anne Boyes and Rebecca Cushnie; Practice Coach (Pylon Pusher) Brent Wheeler and Manager Shawn MacDonald.
