Nelson/Castlegar needs to work a little extra time to capture Cranbrook tourney title
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Nathan Medeiros scored in overtime to lift the Nelson/Castlgar to a 3-2 victory over the host Kings team in the final of the Peewee Rep Minor Hockey Tournament Sunday in Cranbrook.
Medeiros, picked up the loose puck before putting a shifty move on the Cranbrook defense man and scoring the winning goal off the cross-bar to make the Nelson/Castlegar Leafs tournament champions.
In a spirited final game, Nelson/Castlegar took a 2-0 lead only to see the host team rally to even the score to send the game into overtime.
Nelson/Castlegar started the extra period on the power play due to a residual Cranbrook penalty taken late in the third period.
Nelson/Castlegar finished the round robin in third place in the 10-team round robin tournament, forcing a semi final showdown against Trail.
Nelson/Castlegar rallied from a 4-2 deficit to force overtime.
Early in the extra period, Nelson/Castlegar managed to scored a rebound marker to advance the West Kootenay squad into the final against the Cranbrook Kings.
The Nelson/Castlegar Leafs consist of Benjamin Haydu and Bryce Anderson in net, Chase MacKinnon, Connor Stainer, Mason Ouchi, and Simon Forrester on defense with wingers Dylan Moynes, Nathan Medeiros, Jackson Cousins, Devan Andrusak, Gavin Margerison, and Koby Upper centered by Dylan Watts and Reid Gerrand.
Not participating in the tournament due to injury were centerman Pax Arrowsmith and winger Alexander Andersen.
