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North Shore Novice Intermediate Win Gold
Jun 28, 2009, 10:42 pmNorth Shore Outlaws win GOLD at the Golden Spike Tournament in Port Moody!
Congratulation to the North Shore Outlaws (our novice intermediate team #1) who took Gold in the Golden Spike Tournament in Port Moody lon the June 26 – 28 weekend.
On Friday the North Shore Outlaws played Burnaby and the host team Port Moody. The boys beat Burnaby handily winning 11 to 3 while the match against Port Moody was closer with the North Shore Outlaws coming out on top 9 to 6. On Saturday the team met New West #1 and won their third straight game 11 to 4 and advanced to the semi-final round on Sunday morning.
On Sunday morning the team met New West #2 in a game where the competition was more intense than the previous four games. But hard work, quick feet and quick hands resulted in the North Shore Outlaws winning again and moving onto the gold medal game to meet Ridge Meadows at 3pm.
If the team thought the morning game was intense, it was a cake walk compared to the final. Ridge Meadows came out fast with 2 quick goals and as the North Shore boys settled they got a goal back and made it 2-1 after the first period. Ridge Meadows continued to pour it on and the Outlaws we were down 4-2 after two periods. But the boys were still working hard. They came out strong in the third with a quick goal which got the boys rolling again. With about 10 minutes left they scored to tie the game at 4. With 5 minutes left in the game the Outlaws went ahead 5-4! But Ridge Meadows tied it up to send it into overtime.
The overtime period was a hard fought contest with it all coming down to the last minute. With about 25 seconds left, Ridge Meadows had a break away. The North Shore goaltender made a huge save to preserve the chance to win. The Outlaws quickly took the ball down the court, Ridge Meadows got the ball back on a turnover and with 3 seconds left, our North Shore player intercepts a Ridge Meadows pass and scores to win the gold medal!
One couldn't have wrote a better script than that. Thanks to the organizers of the Golden spike tournament and the support of all the North Shore parents.
See you next year!
Doug Cottrell (coach)
