Top 5 This Week

Gore Bay peewee team are Island ‘B’ champs

March 8, 2019

Less than 1 min.read

gb-peewee — The Gore Bay Bruins peewee hockey team recently won the Manitoulin Island B division championship. The team include, back row left to right, Blaec Quinlan, Isaiah Manitowabi, Ryder Lockyer, Alex Wilson-Zegil, Abby Hawke, front row Johnny Antoine-Nakoochee, Avery Nodecker, Patrick McCann, Kowan Orford, Tessa Merrylees, and Hailey Hawke.

GORE BAY—The Gore Bay Bruins peewee hockey team won the Manitoulin Island Minor Hockey Association B division finals last week in dramatic fashion.

After opening the best two-out-of-three final series with an 8-0 shutout win in the first game of the series against M’Chigeeng, M’Chigeeng tied the series with a double overtime 4-3 win in game two at home.

The two teams met in the third and deciding game in Gore Bay on Thursday evening of last week. Again the two teams battled to a second overtime period, with Gore Bay winning on a goal by Kowan Orford to win the series.

The Gore Bay Bruins peewee team is coached by Brad Hawke, and the players include Blaec Quinlan, Isaiah Manitowabi, Ryder Lockyer, Alex Wilson-Zegil, Abby Hawke, Johnny Antoine-Nakoochee, Avery Nodecker, Patrick McCann, Kowan Orford, Tessa Merrylees and Hailey Hawke.

Article written by

Tom Sasvari https://www.manitoulin.com

Tom Sasvari serves as the West Manitoulin news editor for The Expositor. Mr. Sasvari is a graduate of North Bay’s Canadore College School of Journalism and has been employed on Manitoulin Island, at the Manitoulin West Recorder, and now the Manitoulin Expositor, for more than a quarter-century. Mr. Sasvari is also an active community volunteer. His office is in Gore Bay.

LETTERS: Chemicals that are entering our food chain cause for concern