Novice tier 4 team wins league championship
Michelle Rushford – Novice T4 Manager
On March 20th, the Strathmore Storm Novice tier 4 hockey team defeated the Banff Bears by a score of 7-5 to win the CAHL League Championship Banner.
This game was attended by a huge number of fans who virtually filled the gold arena at the Strathmore Family Centre.
Despite the young age of the players (7 and 8 years old), the calibre of hockey was spectacular, with outstanding demonstrations of both offensive and defensive skills impressing the crowd.
The victory was the perfect way to end a phenomenal season for this novice tier 4 team.
Even more impressive than their unbeaten regular season record of 13-0-1 was the way that these young players worked together as a team.
Anyone who was fortunate enough to watch these kids in action commented on their sportsmanship, teamwork and enthusiasm.
All five coaches often marvelled at how “coachable” this group of players were and what a pleasure they were to work with.
Mention must also be made of the worthy opponent, the Banff Bears, from this final playoff series. Despite being playoff rivals, the comradely and respect between these two teams throughout the regular season, tournaments and playoffs was a shining example of the level of sportsmanship that should always be prevalent when working with minor hockey players.
This was particularly evident when the Banff Bears handed over a very generous donation that they had collected from the Banff Minor Hockey families to give to the Reynolds family of Strathmore who has two young boys in minor hockey.
Congratulations to the Strathmore Storm novice tier 4 hockey players, along with their parents, coaches, and managers.
The championship truly could not have been bestowed upon a more deserving group.