The Spartans once again won their home invitational this past weekend, defeating Appleby College 3-2 in the final.
Appleby scored two powerplay goals in the first period to take a 2-0 lead after 20-minutes. Stanstead came back in the second to tie things up on two powerplay goals of their own. The third period was up and down until Marc-Olivier Sauriol fired home the winner with seven minutes remaining on the clock on a nifty play from Matthew Robertson and Samuel Labrecque.
"This was an exciting fast-paced hockey game that could have gone either way, and an excellent finale to a successful tournament," said assistant coach James Rioux.
Stanstead opened the tournament with a decisive 8-1 win over Pro-Action Hockey Academy from Pointe-Claire. This was followed Friday evening with a 9-3 victory over Northwood School from Lake Placid, NY. Saturday, the Spartans went 9-4 against Upper Canada College to put them at the top of their division and earning a spot in the final. In the opposite division, Appleby went 2-0-1 to earn a berth in the final.
Team all-stars for the weekend were as follows:
Appleby: Mitch McMullen
Sainte-Foy: Michael Fauteuil
Hoosac: Atilla Pavuc
Northwood: Alex Conroy-Terrance
OHA: Dominic Boyle
Pro-Action: Ryan Culkin
Stanstead: Marc-Olivier Sauriol
UCC: Andrew Morrison
Tournament MVPs were as follows:
Goalie: Alex Pike, Appleby
Forward: Matthew Robertson, Stanstead
Defence: Samuel Labrecque, Stanstead
Full scores and details here.
