By Jarrett Spannier, Revelstoke Minor Hockey
The Revelstoke Forum was all abuzz this past weekend as our local Bantams hosted eight teams for their 2014 team tournament.
The Revelstoke Bantams went perfect through the round-robin portion thanks to a solid defensive performance by Ben MacDonald, Jeremy Scarcella, Rylan Bokis, Conner Tempelton and Tyson Marsh.
The team defeated Vernon, Clearwater and the Rocky Blades to earn a spot in the semi-final Sunday morning. Backstopped by solid goaltending by Spencer Spannier and goals by Rory Christie-Hoyle, Jacob Ancell, Ray Speerbrecker (2) and a four-goal performance by Cam Mackenzie, the boys defeated Invermere to earn a birth in the final.
What proved to be the best game of the tournament, the boys were pitted against their league rivals Summerland. Aided by the front net presence of Hayden Mallet and Callum Gribbon, the boys jumped out to an early lead. Goals came from Kohen Martin, Ray Speerbrecker (2), Cam Mackenzie and Rory Christie Hoyle (2).
A game saving, stick save by goaltender Noah Newsome with less than two seconds remaining in the third period preserved the 6-5 victory for the local boys. Congratulations, to the Revelstoke Bantams for your outstanding effort and great sportsmanship all weekend. Special thanks goes out to Deb Otto and all the volunteers that helped make the tournament a huge success.
