Colby Walker played hero as his late goal broke a 1-1 tie and helped the Langley Eagles capture the Langley Cup.
Walker’s late goal sent the Eagles to a 2-1 victory over Langley LY5 in the bantam Cup final on March 15 at the George Preston Recreation Centre.
“It was a great game to be a part of and was evidenced by the quality of hockey that is played at a house level in Langley,” said Eagles coach Greg Fuchs.
“Both goalies (Josh Diebert and Kevin Craig) played great and there were several chances, including a few goal posts.”
It was a clean game as well, the coach said, as each team was whistled for just one infraction.
“Our season went well, being very competitive all year with close finishes in both the league play and playoffs,” the coach added.
And to cap it off with a Cup victory is special.
“I feel that the Langley Cup may be more important to the kids than any other tournament,” Fuchs said.
“Teams change players every year and so many kids know each other that the competitive nature comes out in most of them.
“They see each other at school, soccer, baseball, ball hockey, etc. and get to remind their friends that this was their year for the Langley Cup.”
The team consists of: AJ Austin, Cadeyrn Barthelson, Cameron Brett, Hunter Brown, Kyle Brunsch, Asia Clarke, Alexandre Couture, Joshua Deibert, Gage Fillier, Matthew Fuchs, Zachary Gold, Liam Hansen, Parker Kubilius, Jonathan Petrovich, Nicholas Tunzi and Colby Walker.
Coaches are Kevin Balmer, Greg Fuchs and David Kubilius.
