The Listowel Peewee Reps were finalists in the Kincardine Silverstick Tournament played Dec. 27 -31 in Kincardine and Tiverton. Listowel went into the fifth and final game undefeated, coming up one goal short against Kincardine by a score of 3 – 2.
In game one the Cyclones faced Mitchell and came out on top by a score of 4 – 0. Goal scorers were Tyler Hak, Nathan Dietz, Keaton Willis and Ted Nichol. Adding assists were Dietz, Willis, T. Nichol, Blake Nichol, Blake Buchanan, Michael McMurren and Cole Fletcher. Daniel Dekoning earned the shut out between the pipes.
Game two had Listowel matched up against Ayr winning by a score of 4 – 1. Buchanan opened up the scoring early in the first on a pass from T. Nichol. Drew McKee converted a pass from Caleb Warren to close out the scoring in the first. Andrew Gooding scored the only goal in the second on passes from McMurren and Dietz. McMurren closed out the scoring with an empty netter in the third with assists going to Matthew Koch and Owen Bender. Steven Gottfried and Dekoning shared the goaltending duties for the game.
Goderich was the next opponent for game three. The Cyclones scored three goals in the first and added four in the third coasting to a 7 – 2 victory. T. Nichol opened the scoring on an unassisted effort. Warren notched the second marker on a solo effort as well. Hak scored the third on helpers from McKee and Bender. T. Nichol started the scoring in the third by blasting a shot high over the Goderich netminders shoulder on a set up by McMurren and Koch. Nichol then completed his hat trick on passes from brother Blake and Willis. Willis then knocked in a goal with helpers going to McMurren and Koch. Blake Nichol closed out the scoring on a nice tic-tac-toe effort from T. Nichol and McMurren.
Game four was the semi-final match against Tavistock. This was a hard fought battle with Listowel coming out on top by a score of 3 – 0. Daniel Dekoning earned his second shut out of the tournament, making numerous timely saves in the fast paced game. All of the scoring came in the last four minutes of the third period. Goal scorers were T. Nichol, B. Nichol and Gooding. Helpers went to B. Nichol, Buchanan, McMurren and Willis.
This set the stage for the final against Kincardine. The Cyclones had previously split games with them in league play. Both teams came out flying playing a fast paced end to end game. Kincardine drew first blood leading at the end of period one by 1 – 0. They added their second with ten minutes remaining in the middle frame. Dekoning came up hot at key points during the second to keep the game within reach. Listowel finally solved the Kincardine goaltender with five minutes remaining in the second when Willis scored on a set up from T. Nichol and B. Nichol. Kincardine wasted no time getting on the board in the third scoring two minutes into the period. The Cyclones did not give up and pressured for the rest of the period, coming up short several times on good scoring chances. Their final goal came with seconds left when Hak slid one in on an assist by B. Nichol.
The Peewees have finished their regular season and are waiting to start playoffs.