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A Championship Win for the Seaway Valley U12

AA Hockey Team

By Victoria Klassen

he Seaway Valley U12 AA
Thockey team has secured
a place in history by winning
the championship for the first time
in 30 years.
The team was made up of Roman
Tyo, Callum McAlear, Noah
Currier, Sawyer MacDonell, Klein
Francis, Everett Gowsell, Hugo
Mailhot, Malik Richer, Maddox
Depratto, Brody MacNeil, Jack
Schaefer, Keaton Desjardins,
Xavier Chisholm, Jaxon Fulton, LJ
White, Jonah Morin (AP), Wesley
Eveleigh, and Wesley Gauthier.
Coach Navin MacDonell,
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assistant coaches Barry Powell,
Jeremy Gowsell, Phil Gauthier, passes to clear their zone. Both of
and Brad MacNeil, trainer Pat the goalies, Wesley Eveleigh, and
Depratto, and managers Nat and Wesley Gauthier, with six games
Tyler Courrier, devoted many each in the playoffs, had two
hours to creating a fun atmosphere shutouts and both posted an under-
while developing a team-first two-goals-against average.
attitude, skills, and plays. In the first round, Seaway Valley
The team participated in three

tournaments. They won silver in played Silver Seven, winning in
three straight games. In round
Ajax/Pickering, gold in Oshawa, two, Seaway Valley played the
and silver in the Bell Capital
Ottawa Valley Aces, winning in
Cup. They finished fourth at the four games. In the final round of

end of the season, clinching a playoffs, Seaway Valley fought
spot in playoffs. Playoffs were
hard against Eastern Ontario
successful due to great team play Cobras. They tied the first game
and goaltending. 3-3, lost the second game 5-2, won
The team’s forwards—Roman, the third game 5-0, won the fourth

Noah, Hugo, Malik, Brody, Jack, game 3-1, and secured a win in the
Keaton, Xavier, L.J, and Jonah— fifth game with 5-0.

played aggressively on the With the final game taking
forecheck and played unselfishly place on home ice, the crowd was
☛ in the offensive zone. The team’s electric at Seaway Valley’s win.
defence—Callum, Sawyer, Klein,
The team thanks all the family and

Everett, Maddox, and Jaxon— friends who came out to support
used communication and great them and share in their win.