Barbara Latkowski
Caledonia Courier
Exciting games and great hockey brought an enthusiastic crowd out to the Fort St. James Forum for the Atom tournament held on Jan. 16-17.
The Fort St. James Stars fought hard in the semi-final against Houston and made it to the finals.
The game went into overtime and finally ended in a shootout with both Carsen Wenger and David Hoy scoring goals for the Stars.
The Stars’ goalie, Adam Joseph led his team with a 100 per cent goalie save percentage.
The Stars played the final game against the Vanderhoof Bears. Diego Johnson scored an impressive hat trick for the Stars.
The Stars were in the lead most of the game but Vanderhoof came back winning 4-5.
Tournament Results:
First Place – Vanderhoof Bears
Second Place – Fort St. James Stars
Third Place – Houston Flyers
Hustler Awards for Fort St. James – Adam Joseph, Kennedy Hoy, Trent Thomas, Jack Prince and Jesse Obee
Game MVP’s – Trent Thomas, David Hoy, Diego Johnson and Carson Wenger
Special thanks to the tournament sponsors: Ace Hardware, Advanced Millwright Services, BnK Automotive, Canadian Tire, Ivivva Athletica, J-Mann Electric Ltd., KDL Group, Lakeside Pharmacy, Northland Automotive, Overwaitea, Stones Bay Holdings, Stuart Lake Dental and Willick Bros.