GRIZZLIES MAUL MARAUDERS IN EXHIBITION TOURNEY

Georgian College hosted a non-Challenge Cup series event on January 26th featuring two teams from Georgian- Barrie, Georgian-Owen Sound, Georgian-Orillia along with Lakehead-Orillia and McMaster.

A solid Lakehead team prevailed over then #5 Orillia in the final,  but it was McMaster that had the roughest ride.  Fresh off their Brockville tournament win, the Marauders came in as tourney favourites but left with only one shootout win in three games. 

In their first match-up, MAC faced Georgian-Barrie #2 and found themselves in a dog-fight.  The see-saw affair finished regulation knotted at 2-2, with Mac winning in a shootout. The Marauders then faced Georgian-Orillia in a match to determine the "A" finalist and held a 2-1 lead, but saw Orillia score four straight in a 5-2 win.  In the "B" Final, McMaster once again was in tough, but Georgian Barrie #1 eventually prevailed 4-1.

McMaster will get a chance for revenge at the U of T Scarborough tourney on February 5th when they meet Georgian-Orillia in round robin play.

HUSKIES TAKE SENECA TOURNEY CROWN

The George Brown Huskies rolled to the championship title at the Seneca Invitational on January 22nd.  The Huskies completed round robin play with a perfect 3-0 record, including victories over Canadore, Seneca-Markham and Seneca King George.


In the final, the Huskies met an upstart St. Lawrence Kingston squad, who had survived a tie-breaker with Centennial and the host Seneca-Newnham squad to advance to the final. However, the Vikings could not match the Huskies as George Brown prevailed 6-1.

The win clinches the Huskies a berth in the Challenge Cup final at Durham on March 25th & 26th.

MCMASTER TAKES BROCKVILLE TOURNEY - OPENS UP WILDCARD SPOT

The McMaster Marauders hockey club travelled a long way to participate in the St. Lawrence Brockville Invitational, but it was definitely worth the trip.  The Marauders posted a 4-0 record enroute to taking the championship title with a 4-2 win over Challenge Cup hosts Durham College in the final.

McMaster started the tournament with a bang,  handily defeating the #1 rated and defending Challenge Cup champion Boreal Vipers by a score of 6-0.  Mac then defeated Sheridan 3-1 to move on and meet Humber-Lakeshore in the semi-finals where they prevailed 3-2 to gain a berth in the final against Durham.

McMaster has been a perennial powerhouse in tournament circuit play, but is ineligible to compete in the Challenge Cup tournament because it is an non-OCCCR affiliated institution.  As a result of their tournament win,  a wild card spot will now open up for Challenge Cup.

In the consolation round, St. Lawrence Kingston defeated Boreal 4-2 in the final, avenging a shootout loss to the Vipers earlier in the day.

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