The young Leafs breezed through preliminary play before losing in the final.
The Nelson Atom Leafs: Top row, left to right: coach Kevin Dewar, Derrick Jackman, and Brian Jones. Back: Sebastian Connie Correnti, Jaden Hlookoff, Gunnar Evenson, Dane Jones, Miles Cousins, Levi Konken. Middle: Cash Nay, Mitchell Erickson, Cohen Wolbaum, Cash Linnen. Front: Nate Jackman, Dax Dewar, goalie Shea Andersen, Larson Proctor.
The Nelson Atom Leafs won silver in the Kimberley Atom Tournament last weekend.
The team romped through the round robin, beating the Lethbridge Cougars 11-1, the Cranbrook Crush 12-1 and the Kimberley Nitros 8-1.
Nelson advanced through the semifinals with a 5-4 victory against the Castlegar Timberwolves before finally falling 5-1 to the Claresholm Thunder in the final.
