The Centre Wellington Fusion Bantam A team are regional Silver Stick champions.
The team won the Dec. 1 to 3 Silver Stick tournament in Sudbury.
The Fusion opened against their rivals Cochrane. It was a physical contest but the Fusion controlled the pace and won 5-2.
Next up was the Nickel City North Stars. The boys played a strong clean game and came away with a 6-1 victory.
An injury-laden West Nipissing team were the Fusion’s next opponents and the boys dominated with a 14-0 win. The Fusion met West Nipissing again in the semi final, this time winning by a score of 15-1. That led to the final game where the Fusion met Cochrane again.
Cochrane struck first, but Centre Wellington came back to win 3-1. This secured them a berth in the International Silver Stick tournament in Port Huron in January.
Stellar goaltending was provided by Tristan Cousineau and Jacksen McKenzie. Points in the tournament went to (goals, assists): Caleb Willmets (5,7), Trent Collins (3,9), Jack McDonald (9,2), Max Hattle (4,6), Logan Rayner (6,1), Jarrett Anderson (2,5), Owen Moyer (1,5), Darren Eby (3,2), Ethan Meyer (2,3), Zachary Burt (1,4), Jake Ristov (2,2), Zac Tofflemire (1,3), Troy Hall (1,2), Brandon Page (1 assist). The team is coached by Tom Ristov, Jeremy Machin, Don Burt, Jerry Meyer, and Kyle Goss.
