Revestoke’s Matt Cadden (located back row, centre) celebrates with his teammates on the Kamloops Ice Pirates after winning the 2011 Pirate Challenge last weekend. The Ice Pirates won the tournament with a 7-0 victory over the Kootenay Avalanche in the finals. Kamloops went 2-1 in the round-robin portion of the tournament, defeating the Okanagan Lakers 6-4 and the BC lightning 6-3 and losing to the Avalanche 6-5 (after falling behind 6-5). In the semi-finals the Ice Pirates beat the Lakers 6-3, putting them in the finals in a rematch with the Avalanche. The team is now off to Vancouver to defend their mainland tournament title from Apr. 15-17.
Revestoke's Matt Cadden (located back row, centre) celebrates with his teammates on the Kamloops Ice Pirates after winning the 2011 Pirate Challenge last weekend. The Ice Pirates won the tournament with a 7-0 victory over the Kootenay Avalanche in the finals. Kamloops went 2-1 in the round-robin portion of the tournament, defeating the Okanagan Lakers 6-4 and the BC lightning 6-3 and losing to the Avalanche 6-5 (after falling behind 6-5). In the semi-finals the Ice Pirates beat the Lakers 6-3, putting them in the finals in a rematch with the Avalanche. The team is now off to Vancouver to defend their mainland tournament title from Apr. 15-17.
