Blazers win Novice AA Gold at Provincials

The Novice AA Penetanguishene Blazers captured the Ontario Ball Hockey Association Provincial Championship on July 7 in Kitchener going undefeated in five games.  The Blazers stormed through round robin play topping Belleville 6 - 1, New Tecumseth 3 - 1 and Kitchener 3 -2.  Goal scorers in the games were Brett Bressette (2), Ian Phillips (2), Carter Weisflogg (2), Noah Collins (2), Kyle Bottineau, Noah Gleason-Kaps, Christian Copegog and Ryan Bath.  The Blazers then defeated Cambridge in the semi-finals by a 6 - 0 score as Tyson Langley recorded the shut-out and Bressette score twice and Bottineau, Collins, Weisflogg and Riley Thayer added singles.  In the Gold Medal game the Blazers Ian Phillips scored the winning goal just 2 minutes into overtime as Penetanguishene got past long-time rival the New Tecumseth Xtreme 2 - 1.  Bottineau had scored the opening goal of the game early in the first period before the Xtreme tied the score with just 3 minutes remaining in regulation time.  Langley recorded all five wins in the Blazers net.

Members of the team are:  Tyson Langley, Kyle Bottineau, Nick Story, Ethan Larmand, Christian Copegog, Noah Collins, Ian Phillips, Ryan Bath, Brett Bressette, Riley Thayer, Noah Gleason-Kaps, Jake Brown, Devon Edmunds, Sierra Moreau, Carter Wilson and Carter Weisflogg.  The team was coached by Dave Bressette, Mike Larmand and Steve Bottineau