The Langley atom A1 Eagles captured the gold medal at a tournament in Saanich after erasing a 2-0 deficit to win 4-2 against the Juan de Fuca Grizzlies.

The Langley atom A1 Eagles captured the gold medal at a tournament in Saanich after erasing a 2-0 deficit to win 4-2 against the Juan de Fuca Grizzlies.

Eagles rally, deny Grizzlies gold medal

Langley atom hockey team goes 4-0-1 to win Remembrance Day tournament in Saanich

Down by a pair of goals in the championship final, the Langley Eagles rallied to score four unanswered goals and claim the gold medal.

The atom A1 hockey team was competing at a tournament in Saanich from Nov. 8 to 11 and beat the Juan de Fuca Grizzlies for the gold medal.

Langley went 2-0-1 in the round robin, beating the Vancouver Spirit 6-4, tying the Nanaimo Clippers 2-2 and then hammering the South Delta Storm 10-0.

In the semifinals, the Eagles defeated the Seafair Islanders 5-1.

The team is made up of (left to right): coaches Shawn McBride, Dave Wood and Josh Peters.

Back Row: Isaiah Peters,  Cole Gillam, Luca Oliviero, Carter MacAdams, Erik Sollied, Jaxon Wood, Parker Gehring, Brandon Whynott

Middle Row: Gavin Giesbrecht, Brendan Ruskowski, Nick Goyer, Kaden Hammell, Grayden Siepmann

Front Row: Wes Carter, Taje Gill, Trevor Agnew

Missing: Matteo Speranza

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