Humber-Lakeshore upstaged their perennial juggernaut arch-rivals Humber-North to win their first ever extramural hockey challenge series event by taking the SLC Brockville Invitational on January 14th.
Lakeshore started the tournament with wins over SLC Brockville and McMaster before losing in a shootout to La Cite. Still, their record was good enough to win their group and set up a semi-final showdown with their Humber-North rivals. North had beaten the provinces #2 team in St. Lawrence Cornwall earlier in the tournament and with eight wins in 11 outings this season looked to be the team to beat. This time, though, Lakeshore was not to be denied as they took the game handily by a score of 4-0.
In the final, Lakeshore squared off against the upstart Canadore Panthers, who had entered the tournament with only two wins in six games. The Panthers got on a roll, though, defeating Sheridan, Boreal and McMaster in round robin play before defeating the surprising host River Dogs 2-1 in the semi-finals. Their roll looked like it would continue in the finals as they headed into the third period tied 2-2 with Lakeshore. But the Lake Hawks were not to be denied and two goals midway through the third coupled with two empty-netters gave them the 6-2 win and the championship.
Humber-Lakeshore becomes the 5th team to qualify for the Challenge Cup at Durham in March. There are still seven spots up for grabs with six tournaments to go.
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