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Over the Friday, December 9 to Sunday, December 11 weekend, the Soo U18 Greyhounds hit the highway to head to Waterloo, Ontario to join nineteen other U18 AAA teams to take part in the 2022 Gold Puck AAA tournament.

The Ajax Pickering U18 Raiders who are ranked second in the province defeated the 11th ranked Soo U18 Greyhounds 4 – 1 to eliminate the Greyhounds in the 2022 Gold Puck AAA semi final. Harley Wardell lead the Greyhounds in five games with two goals and three assists in Waterloo.

Friday, December 9, 2022
11:30 a.m Barrie Colts (1) vs (1) Soo Jr. Greyhounds
5:15 p.m Soo Jr. Greyhounds (2) vs (0) Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs

Saturday, December 10, 2022
8:30 a.m Renfrew Wolves (2) vs (4) Soo Jr. Greyhounds
3:00 p.m Soo Jr. Greyhounds (4) vs (3) Nepean Raiders

Sunday, December 11, 2022 (Semi Final)
9:30 a.m Soo Jr. Greyhounds (1) vs (4) Ajax Pickering Raiders

Soo U18 Greyhound coach told Saultsports that “it was a tremendous weekend here in Waterloo. To make it to the final four teams and to play on Sunday is always special. These are the games we need to play against this great competition. It only helps each players development. I know this group is already looking forward to Peterborough next month.”

“We played some great hockey at times today but they were just a little better and well deserving to advance. We aren’t far off against these older teams and these boys are certainly gaining a lot of respect around the province at this level,” added Henderson.

The Soo U18 Greyhounds will be back on the road to close out their 2022 portion of the season with two games in North Bay on Friday, December 16 with a puck drop at 7:30 p.m followed by a Saturday, December 17 contest with a start time of 2:30 p.m against the North Bay U18 Trappers at the Memorial Gardens Sports Arena.