Morning Star Staff
Some time in the Nakusp Hot Springs worked wonders for the Butcher Boys Snipers.
The Snipers relaxed and recovered in the hot water and then stuffed the Kamloops Hurricanes 7-2 in Sunday’s final of the Nakusp Falcons Pee Wee Rec Hockey Tournament.
Derek Pereboom scored his first goal of the season on a boomer from the blueline. Jaxxon Collard finished the tourney with 11 goals and 19 points, while, Adam Young rang up 11+3, Damien Glover bagged 7+6 and Shaun Huizinga pocketed 5+3.
Butcher Boys rallied to shade the Falcons 7-5 in the semifinals.
The Falcons led 3-1 after two periods, but Collard, with a deuce, and Glover scored to put the Snipers up with 2.43 to go. Young then scored and Collard launched a missile from his own blueline for his fourth of the game, into an empty net.
The snipers opened the tourney by icing Nakusp 6-3 with Young supplying four goals and singles going to Shaun Huizinga and Glover. Collard bagged two helpers in support of Jaret Cooper.
Glover pulled the hat trick as Butcher Boys bounced the Kaslo Winterhawks 7-3.
Young and Huizinga each potted a pair with Collard again adding two assists in front of Mason Bueckert.
Collard counted 5+2 as Vernon thumped the Hurricanes 8-4. Young picked up his second hatty of the weekend with Reilly Teager and Glover each recording two assists.
“The defensive corp of Bryce Lauer, Kristian Hovdebo, Derek Pereboom, Brandon Dyck and Aiden Trottier were solid in front of netminder Jaret Cooper,” said Sniper coach Chris Collard.
The Bannister GM Blazers grounded the Vernon Rebels 6-1 Friday to take the Pee Wee regular-season banner. Both teams went 13-3-2, but the Blazers had a better head-to-head record.
Defenseman Tyler Kruysifix, on a gorgeous rush and wrister, Liam Reid, Kruysifix, on another coast-to-coast showing, Jayden Veit, with a deuce, and Brenden James, handled the Blazer offence in front of the stellar duo of Jared Ross and Eric Strutinski.
The Blazers tied the Stevenson Mechanical Bolts 2-2 Sunday with Cody Beckner and Cash Anderson registering snipes.
The Vernon Authentic Plaque & Trophy Black Mambas shut down Blackburn Excavating 4-0 Saturday at the Shaw Centre to claim the Midget Super League banner.
Mambas’ goalie Colton Annis was on point the entire game, while Salmon Arm’s Devon Blackmore was also having a stellar showing.
Constant pressure from the Mambas broke the scoreless tie early in the third when Isaiah Wenger split the defence and dangled his way to the net.
The Mambas (12-3-3) added insurance, getting snipes from Tyler Semeniuk, Darnell Hauca and captain Liam Curran.
In other Midget play, Brett Lambert netted the winner as the Nedco Fellas edged the Corbett Office Plus Royals 2-1 Friday,
Riley Bos put the Fellas in front midway through the second period on a breakaway pass by Jon McIntyre. The Fellas went ahead 2-0 early in the third when Lambert converted from Dale Cooper.
Just two minutes later, Jaden Steinke scored on a bang-bang play with Brendan Horsfield. Ethan Huizinga recorded 24 saves for the win.
On Saturday in Enderby, the Fellas ambushed the North Okanagan Knights 5-0 with Lambert and Bos each bagging two goals and Brandon Magnus adding a single.
Nick Poirier and McIntyre each earned two assists in support of Jared Larsen as the Fellas clinched the sixth and final A playoff spot.
Said Nedco assistant coach Dallas Zupp: “After once again having a short bench because of two season-ending injuries (Sam Eggert, collarbone and Jene Desjarlais, broken hand) our players continue to amaze us with a great effort.”
The Lumby Stars secured fourth spot by icing the Winfield Bruins 5-2 and slamming the Vernon Seed Orchard Studs 11-0.
Reid Hackett provided two goals and Kyle Beerstra converted on a wicked, bar-down slapper as the Stars bounced the host Bruins Saturday.
Spencer O’Neill pulled the hat trick and Jacob Holland made 18 saves as Lumby shelled the Studs Sunday at Pat Duke Arena.
The Vernon Five Star Awards Cougars upset the first-place North Okanagan Knights 7-5 Sunday in Enderby to secure the final top-four Bantam playoff berth.
Talon Williams (1+2), Dexter Weiten (1+2), Elias Wery, Tanner Franje-Gilbert, Reid Lawrence, Chapperon Chillihitzia and Keenon Jeberg handled the Cougar attack.
Rhys Smith, Ryan Desilets, Eli Dwyer, Nicholas Walker and Wesley Graves replied for the Knights. Cougar goalies Nicholas Maglio and Jordan Foster made some timely saves.
Cougar coaches Paul Wery, Dan Wilson, and Jim Erickson said: “We’re proud of the way the Cougars pulled together as a team. They know the sky’s the limit when they work together.”
The Lumby Atom Stars won their last two regular-season games on home ice, brushing back Salmon Arm Save On Foods Hurricanes 5-4 and blasting Vernon Everton Ridge Homes Red Devils 7-1.
Jace Catt, Tori Maltman, Mia Maltman, Quintin O’Neill and Ryder Quibell scored Saturday in support of James Wraight, who earned the hard hat.
Bryden Murray and Zachary Young each supplied deuces as the Stars stuffed the Red Devils Sunday morning with singles going to Quibell and Kyle Wheeler. Cameron Smithson took the hard hat for stellar netminding.
