NobleKing’s Midget 2 Local League Hockey team recently won the Championship at a tournament held in Grafton, Ontario.
NobleKing’s first opponent was Mississauga. The Knights jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, extending their lead to 7-0 by the end of the second frame. The final score was 8-0 for the Knights.
Game two saw NobleKing meeting Napanee. The Knights got off to a quick start in this game, scoring only 34 seconds into the first period. Although Napanee had originally looked like a dangerous opponent, NobleKing’s offensive pressure was too much for them to handle. NobleKing’s goal scoring was spread across all three periods in the penalty filled affair, and the final score was 6-0 for NobleKing.
The Championship Finals saw NobleKing matched against Rice Lake – always a tough opponent. A number of players on the Knight team played several years ago in a Bantam-level tournament that was halted in the midst of a snowstorm and blackout. Rice Lake was clearly the dominant team in that tournament, and would no doubt put up a battle in the finals in Grafton.
NobleKing scored late in the first to take a 1-0 lead. The teams traded chances through the remainder of the period, but there was no further scoring. The Knights extended their lead to 2-0 midway through the second frame, but the game could still have gone either way. An insurance goal late in the second period seemed to give NobleKing some breathing room. Rice Lake made it interesting by scoring early in the third period, but the Knights stepped up their two-way play and held on to win the Championship game 3-1.
Netminders Jackson Morgis and Curtis Kozak split the two shutouts. The two have backstopped Midget 2 to a 10-2-1 record in the second half of the Simcoe Region regular season. NobleKing’s offense was very strong in the tournament games, and the defense gave up only a single goal in three games.
NobleKing Midget 2 finished sixth in the sixteen team Simcoe Region Local League Midget division, and they are looking forward to the playoffs.
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