The Scotiabank Salmon Arm Silvertips Bantam Tier 2 team worked their way to the finals at a weekend tournament in Westside.
The team made an impressive start Saturday, beating Castlegar 5-2 and Nanaimo 9-0. Two Silvertips scored hat tricks in the Nanaimo game – Tyler Collens and Nathan Plessis.
On Sunday morning the team tied a skilled Langley team 4-4, with a last-minute goal by Joey Guerra.
Things got tougher Sunday evening, where the Silvertips lost 4-1 in a penalty-filled game Westside. Suspensions reduced the bench to 11 players on Monday when the Silvertips played Westside for the semifinals. Thanks to Jayden Jensen-Hunter’s strong netminding, the Silvertips won the game 3-2.
The team then met Castlegar again in the tournament finals, but came up short in a 4-2 loss.
Special tournament mentions go to Plessis – 7 goals 2 assists; Collens – 6 goals 3 assists; Guerra – 5 goals 2 assists, and Jensen-Hunter with a fantastic weekend in goal.
See the team in action at Shaw Center against Vernon Tier 1 team Sunday, Oct. 14 at 3:15 p.m.
