Over the March 11 – 13 weekend, the U15 Greyhound Girls won the 41st Annual Toronto Leaside Wildcats March Break Madness Tournament. The girls went a perfect 6-0 topped off by thrilling overtime victories in the semifinals and finals of the tournament. This marks the second tournament gold medal for the Jr. Hounds in the past month.
Game 1 – Soo Jr Greyhounds (3) vs (1) Leaside Wildcats Dillane
1. Skylar Ruschpler from Kennah Shaw, Alana Johnstone
2. Kendall Kleist from Lundyn Beaulieu
3. Skylar Ruschpler(2) unassisted
Game 2 – Soo Jr Greyhounds (7) vs (2) Central York Panthers
1. Kendall Kleist from Skylar Ruschpler, Kalie Cooke
2. Lundyn Beaulieu from Bryce Gagnon, Kendall Kleist
3. Skylar Ruschpler unassisted
4. Zara Zavoral unassisted
5. Lilly Rumiel from Bryce Gagnon
6. Skylar Ruschpler(2) from Kennah Shaw
7. Skylar Ruschpler(3) from Avery Zack
Game 3 – Soo Jr Greyhounds (3) vs (0) Leaside Wildcats Pederson
1. Skylar Ruschpler unassisted
2. Skylar Ruschpler(2) from Alexe Villebrun, Olivia Gordon
3. Bryce Gagnon from Lundyn Beaulieu, Kendall Kleist
Quarterfinals – Soo Jr Greyhounds (6) vs (2) Lakeshore Lightning
1. Bryce Gagnon from Avery Zack, Alana Johnstone
2. Bryce Gagnon(2) from Alana Johnstone, Kalie Cooke
3. Skylar Ruschpler unassisted
4. Bryce Gagnon(3) from Alana Johnstone
5. Bryce Gagnon(4) from Lundyn Beaulieu
6. Skylar Ruschpler(2) unassisted
Semifinals – Soo Jr Greyhounds (2) vs (1) Central York Panthers – OT
1. Skylar Ruschpler from Amy Clement, Lilly Rumiel
2. Lundyn Beaulieu from Skylar Ruschpler
Finals – Soo Jr Greyhounds (3) vs (2) Temiskaming Puckhounds – OT
1. Skylar Ruschpler from Alexe Villebrun
2. Olivia Gordon from Amy Clement
3. Skylar Ruschpler(2) unassisted
Goalie: Pippa Holmes
GP: 6
WINS: 6
GA: 8
GAA: 1.33
Coach Carl Rumiel told Saultsports that Overall the weekend was a display of how mentally tough these girls have become. They maintained intensity throughout a very long weekend finding ways to finish off games and hold on to leads. Staff are very proud of the team!”
Next action for the locals is a pair of games April 2nd at the Blind River Arena against the U15A Sudbury Lady Wolves followed by the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association Provincial Championship Tournament in Toronto the following weekend.
Source: Carl Rumiel
