Photo Credit: Freeze Frame Photos

Three U12 hockey programs took to the ice at the Northern Community Centre in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario over the Friday, March 24 to Sunday, March 26 for the 2023 Northern Ontario AAA Hockey League playoffs that included the North Bay Trappers, Nickel City Sons and the hosts, the Soo Jr Greyhounds.

After finishing the round robin defeated, the Greyhounds headed straight to the 2023 playoff championships with a matchup against the Nickel City Sons after the Sudbury, Ontario representative won 3 -2 over the Trappers on Sunday morning in Sault Ste Marie.

Check out Freeze Frame Photos by Bob Davies photo gallery of the Soo Greyhounds versus North Bay Trappers from Friday, March 25th.

Coach Cole Jarrett of the U12 Greyhounds told Saultsports that “Great weekend overall! It was a great opportunity to showcase our fantastic facilities, new and old to families that will be using them for a number of years to come. All weekend long there was some good hockey on display from all the teams. We are disappointed about todays game for sure but our group has a lot to be proud of and if anything this is great motivation as we move forward into next season.”

“All of our volunteers, coaches included dedicate so much time and energy into making it a great experience for the kids, so to see it go as smooth as it did this weekend is really good feeling,” added Jarrett.

Sunday, March 26
9:30 a.m North Bay Trappers (2) vs (3) Nickel City Sons
2:30 p.m Soo Jr Greyhounds (0) vs (8) Nickel City Sons

Saturday, March 25
8:00 a.m North Bay Trappers (1) vs (4) Soo Jr Greyhounds

Friday, March 24
6:30 p.m Nickel City Sons (5) vs (6) North Bay Trappers
1:30 p.m North Bay Trappers (1) vs (2) Soo Jr Greyhounds
8:30 a.m Soo Jr Greyhounds (4) vs (3) Nickel City Sons
1:00 p.m Soo Jr Greyhounds (5) vs (4) Nickel City Sons
6:00 p.m North Bay Trappers (3) vs (5) Nickel City Sons