GORE BAY—After several years of being dormant due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Porter Clark Purvis annual hockey tournament made a very successful return this past weekend.
“On behalf of the Gore Bay Minor Hockey Association (GBMHA) I would like to thank all the teams for being here this weekend and participating,” said Nicholas Lane. “We have had a fantastic weekend of hockey.”
Mr. Lane explained that all the proceeds from the tournament will go back to the minor hockey association to keep registration rates down for the next season.
Mr. Lane made his comments after the Sportsman A division final, which was won by Average Joe’s who bested the Dusters 5-2 in the championship game. Members of the Average Joe’s team included Chris Hrabec, Andrew Trowbridge, Ryne Denis, Kyle Miobertolo, Mike Leon, Kris Lizzi, Josh Smith, Brett Stolar, Matt Orford, Mike Stolar, Justin Sweeney, Cody Billinghurst. Sean Persechini and Ron Stolar (who is 62 years young) split the goaltending duties for the tournament. The Godfrey Porter memorial trophy was presented to the winning team by Eldene Longhurst, Annie Porter and Jeff Porter.
Stacy Rayner presented the Rick Rayner Memorial Most Valuable Player award to Andrew Trowbridgem, a member of the Average Joe’s team.
Team Orford defeated the Wiky T-birds 5-3 in the 40 plus A final. Team Orford included Travis Orford, Ryan Prior, Tristen Hall, Carl Dewar, Kevin Rose, Ryan Stewart, Jason Gage, Daryl Leighton, Bill Slaght, Derek Green, Brad Bailey, Jason Thibault, Bob Dumond and Craig Vanderburgh.
The winning team was presented with the Platt Purvis Memorial Trophy.
The Riching team defeated the Noble team 5-0 in the Sportsman ‘B’ division and won the Hiram Clark Memorial Trophy.
The Riching team included Andrew Corbiere, Wes Chambers, Cole Dumond, Jordan Trudeau, Greg Trudeau Paquet, Lukas Abotossaway, Ethan Corbiere, Tyler Gammie, Lucus Gonu, Mitchell Seabrook, Geromino Whiteduck, Dustin Peltier, Quinton Recollet, Andrew Argall and Brandon Orford.
In the 40 ‘B’ division final the Blodgett team defeated the Gore Bay Fossils 5-4 in the final game. Members of the winning team included Jeff Fenerty, Scott McDougall, Bill Holmes, Mike Panamick, Lee Hayden, Chris Deschenes, Stephane Madore, Roger Hayden, Dan Smith, Joel Lock, Troy Chatwell, Mark Sanchez, Chad Chevrette and Tom Lockyer.
There were a total of four teams in the 40 plus division and eight teams in the Sportsman’s division.
