ShareBack to Back Championships for Minor Atom Rams !
2017-01-26
First row Goalies – Riley Martin, Joshua Wainwright Second row kneeling – Marshall Jamieson, Ryan Wallace, Kallum Malloy, Liam Mark, , Jack Lariviere, Mitchell Cairns, Bradley Farr, Brody Yakabuski, Cooper Stansel Third row standing – Ryan Power, Ryan Davidson, Christian Lamb, Cohen Sidney, Ryder Pennell, Keegan Pearce Fourth Row Coaches – Todd Pennell, Jay Foran, Neil Farr, Dean Taylor, (missing from photo is Head Coach Mark Yakabuski, coach Tyler Sullivan, manager Dawn Wainwright)
Fresh off taking the Bell Capital Cup championship, the Minor Atom Rams repeated their success by winning the 13th Annual Capital Winter Classic Tournament which took place in Ottawa, 20-22 January 2017.The team went undefeated in the preliminary round beating Port Credit Storm 2-1, the Scarborough Ice Raiders 5-0 and, the Kitchener Rangers 7-0. By coming out on top of the 14 team division, the Rams earned a favourable bye into the semi-finals. The semi-final game against league rival Kanata Blazers was another hard fought battle which ended up tied 3-3 after regulation time. It would take almost two overtime periods before Liam Mark would find the back of the net to send the Rams into the finals. In the championship game, the Rams found themselves up against the Leitrim Hawks who scored early the second period to go up 1-0. The Rams stuck to their game plan and were rewarded at the end of the second period by scoring three goals in less than a minute ! The Hawks had no answer to the strong defensive play which allowed the Rams to seal a 4-2 victory and take home another gold medal. A special thank you goes out to the complete coaching staff and team manager (Dawn Wainwright) for their efforts making the season so special.
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