Nov 21, 2016 | lcinnamon | 697 views
Busy Tournament Weekend
The Napanee Peewee AE Stars had a very full itinerary this past weekend playing a total of 6 games of hockey in Napanee's annual Andy McGarvey Memorial Tournament running from friday November 18 through Sunday November 20.
The AE Stars won 3 out of 4 preliminary games friday and saturday against the Stirling Blues (7:1), the Quinte West Hawks (8:1), and the Pelham Panthers (3:1) ranking them in 2nd place, advancing the team to the semi-finals to play against the 3rd ranked team, Quinte West. Sunday the boys were pumped and ready for action in the semi-final game, excited to be representing Napanee in their hometown tournament. With teamwork and enthusiasm the Stars advanced yet again winning (6:2) over the Hawks to place as one of the top two finalists in their division made up of 7 teams. The Championship game brought Napanee back with the one team in the tournament that was able to overpower them, the Collingwood Blackhawks. Both teams came out strong fighting for possession of the puck. The Stars were able to keep the puck out of their net for most of the 1st period, including a questionable penalty shot. Unfortunately the puck found its way into the back of the Napanee net twice within the final seconds of the first. The Blackhawks carried the momentum of their goals throughout the rest of the game and the Stars were unable to recover. In the spirit of the event, and with an end result that would be sure to make "Andy" proud, the Peewee AE Stars are proud of their Silver place finish and look forward to their next tournament, The Silverstick in St. Clements in early December.