Sep 30, 2016 | tcarr | 779 views
Mineral Capital Cup Champs and first win on the road!
The Vito's Pizzeria Peewee Jets went undefeated in the Mineral Capital Cup
tournament on Saturday and took to the road Sunday for their first regular season game.
The Peewees kicked off their home tournament on Saturday morning with an 8-3 win over the visiting Highland Storm. Scoring for the Jets was Colson Jenkins with a hat trick, Owen Fergusson (2), Connor Sobry, Tyson Carr and James Armstrong. Pitching in with helpers was Fergusson (3), Keegan Anderson (3), Carr (2), Jenkins, Eric Hall, Tanner Potts, Brady Hunt and Cody Switzer. Ben Landry stood tall between the pipes for the win.
The next game of the day for the Jets resulted in an 8-0 shutout of the Ennismore Eagles. Jenkins found the back of the Eagles net 5 times while Ryker Huygens, Switzer, and Hunt also connected with singles. Hall, Fergusson (2), Jonathan Young, Potts, Armstrong (2), Hunt, Anderson (2) and Trevor McDowell picked up the assists. Phillip Cannon was sharp in net to earn the shutout.
The Jets, going undefeated in the round robin, earned a spot in the tournament A final for the second weekend in a row. This time, the Peewees faced the Stirling Blues and did not disappoint the hometown crowd as the won the title of Mineral Capital Cup Champions by a score of 4-2. Lighting the lamp for the Jets was Fergusson, Jenkins, McDowell and Anderson. Collecting assists in the game was Anderson (2), Armstrong, Fergusson (2), Jenkins (2) and Hunt. Cannon handled the goaltending duties.
On Sunday, the Jets travelled to Amherstview to open up their season on the road against the Loyalist Jets. If there was any lingering fatigue from the day before, it sure did not show as the Jets skated their way to a 9-0 shut out. Goal scorers for the Jets was Fergusson (3), McDowell, Jenkins (2), Hall, Hunt, and Switzer. Chipping in with the helpers was Carr (2), Young, Huygens, Anderson, McDowell, Hunt, Fergusson and Armstrong. Next action for the Peewees is Sept 30th when the host the Brighton Braves for their season home opener. Action gets underway at 7:00pm at the NHCC.