The Estevan Tarpon Energy Storm took no prisoners – and allowed few goals – in their tournament victory in Prince Albert recently.
The Estevan peewee A team won the 16-team event after some lopsided victories along the way.
The Storm took on the La Ronge Ice Wolves in their first game, winning 9-0. They then took on the Saskatoon Bobcat Flames, winning 3-0. With a host team – the Prince Albert Sharks – in their pool, the Storm were ready, defeating them 10-0.
The victory gave them first place in the pool and a match with the Prince Albert Oilers in the quarterfinal. They recorded their fourth straight shutout in a 10-0 win.
That set up an exciting semifinal with the Bobcat Flames, who engaged the Storm in a tight back and forth battle, starting with Estevan’s Carter Onrait’s goal on the first shift. The game was close until the Storm’s Rylan Entz scored on a breakaway late in the third to break a 4-4 tie. After a pair of insurance markers, the final was 7-4 and set up a date with the Battlefords Barons in the final.
The final was the fourth time in a row the Storm have made it to the gold medal game, having won silver the last three times. But on this occasion, the Storm pulled through with a 7-2 win to earn the tournament title.
