Kincardine Peewee Kinucks are finalists at Silver Stick regional

The Kincardine Peewee Kinucks made it to the finals at the 29th annual Kincardine Silver Stick Regional Tournament, and managed to score first in the final game against Listowel, but could not gain any more traction, ending up on the short end of the 4-1 score.

The tournament began Sunday and culminated with the finals at the Davidson Centre Wednesday, with "B" and "C" divisions of Novice, Peewee and Bantam.

Wednesday afternoon, the Kinucks took on the Cyclones, a team they had just tied in regular round-robin play.

Midway through the first period, Kayne Lee put Kincardine on the scoreboard with a goal from Brett Hagan and Jordan Beisel.

The Kinucks held that lead until half-way through the second when Listowel tied it up and then took a 2-1 lead. The third period belonged to the Cyclones who scored two quick goals to take the win and the banner, 4-1.

Jordan Beisel of the Kinucks, and Chet Hudson of the Cyclones were named Players of the Game. Medals were handed out and the trophy and banner presented to the Listowel team which advances to the International Silver Stick finals in Forest, Ontario, Jan. 8-10, 2016.

Just prior to the Peewee "B" final game, tournament director Ray Luinstra presented a Silver Stick jacket to Craig Whitfield of Kincardine, an employee at the Davidson Centre for 31 years, who has worked every Kincardine Regional Silver Stick tournament since the event began. Whitfield is considering retirement but would definitely be back for Silver Stick.

In Novice "C" action, Thornbury/Meaford Georgian Shores downed Kurtzville, 8-1, to take the championship, while in Novice "B", Mitchell defeated Twin Centres, 5-1, for the trophy.

In Peewee "C", West Grey edged Seaforth, 4-3, for the win.

And in Bantam "C", Minto blanked South Bruce, 11-0, for the trophy, while in Bantam "B", Tavistock defeated Twin Centre, 5-1, for the banner.

New this year, the Kincardine Silver Stick offered a Top Performance Pin, awarded to players who completed a shut-out, a hat-trick, or scored four points in a game.

The following won Top Performance Pins:
 

NOVICE

Hat-Tricks

• Jakob Potter, Seaforth Stars
• Colton Radford, Blyth Brussels
• Gavin Neabel, Wallace
• Liam Doherty, Saugeen Shores
• Parker Nixon, Ripley
• Keenan Cartwright, Walkerton
• Travis Brown, Georgian Shores
• Aaron Dukshire, Hanover
• Gavin Neable, Wallace
• Cooper Allan, Georgian Shores
• Elijah Eggert, Twin Centre
• Jordan Visneskie, Mitchell
• Jake Murray, Georgian Shores
• Cooper Allen, Georgian Shores

Shut-outs

• Kelvin Gottschalk, Saugeen Shores
• Myles Scott, West Grey
• Reid Strauss, Twin Centre
• Ian Damsma, Georgian Shores (X3)
• Tanner Smith, Ripley

Four-Point Game

• Colton Radford (5), Blyth Brussels
• Dax Vader, Wallace
• Gavin Neabel, Wallace
• Parker Nixon, Ripley
• Cade Moffat (6), Ripley
• Keenan Cartwright (6) Walkerton
• Wyatt Wettlaufer, West Grey
• Joshua Ottman, West Grey

 

PEEWEE

Hat-Trick

• Quinton Page, Kincardine
• Kyle Mulder, Drayton
• Owen McCarther, Tavistock
• Malcolm Smith, Seaforth

Shut-out

• Josh Jacklin, Listowel (X3)
• Sam Cox, Seaforth
• Dylan Vary, Port Dover
• Isaac Orth, Norwich
• Wesley Dedman, West Grey

Four-Point Game

• Malcolm Smith (5) Seaforth
• Ben TenHag, Seaforth
• Josh Vulders (5), Seaforth
• Austin Becker (5), West Grey
• Austin Becker, West Grey
• Josh Veerman, West Grey

BANTAM

Hat-Tricks

• Ayden Arent, Wallace
• Braydon Fischer, South Bruce
• Connor Durrer, South Bruce
• Kyle Durrer, South Bruce
• Brock Krulicki, Twin Centres

Shut-outs

• Logan Baldwin, BCH
• Reid Degroot, Minto Mad Dogs
• Devin Scarr, Shallow Lake
• Adam Ruetz, South Bruce
• Guerin Greenfield, Langton Leafs (X2)
• Tyler Jackman, Saugeen Shores
• Morgan Troyer, Minto Mad Dogs

Four-Point Game

• Kyle Borth, South Bruce