The Humber-North Hawks became the second team to qualify for an invitation to the 2010 Challenge Cup with a hard fought victory over Sir Sandford Fleming Lindsay in the final of the Humber Extramural Hockey Tourney November 26-27 in Toronto. The road to the final for both teams was paved with a little luck, but neither is complaining - especially Humber North.
Humber started the tourney well with a 6-3 win over St. Lawrence Kingston but seemed headed for disaster after a 5-2 loss to unheralded Seneca-Markham. However, the stars aligned for the Hawks as Seneca-Markham lost to St. Lawrence, setting the stage for a winner-take-all showdown between Humber North and undefeated Cambrian to see who would win their pool. Humber-North prevailed 5-2 to win the pool and head to the semi-finals.
There, the Hawks defeated last year's Challenge Cup finalists U of T Scarborough #1 4-1 before squaring off with Fleming in the final.
Sir Sandford fought tooth and nail to get the playoffs, winning its first two games before taking on Mohawk with a semi-final berth on the line. Regulation time left the teams tied at 1-1, with Fleming winning a shootout to take the pool. In the semi-finals against upstart Humber-Lakeshore, Fleming faced another shootout ater regulation and won again 3-2.
Defence was the name of the game in the final, with Humber North's lone goal being all that they would need in a 1-0 victory.
The next extramural hockey tournament is the St. Lawrence-Brockville tourney on January 15, 2010. There may still be spots available. Contact Janelle at JMacPherson-Kenney@SL.On.Ca for more information.
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