Quebec Captures Gold in Eastern Regional B , C & Women

WOMENS EASTERN REGIONAL CHAMPIONS       Les Coyotes de la Lanaudiere.
A sweet fake along with a sweet touch led to a sweet smile for Sophie Lachapelle and les Coyotes de la Lanaudiere as she finally solved goaltender Nathalie Plourde of the Vanier Wild with a brilliant move. After playing to a scoreless two periods the Vanier Wild were awarded a great opportunity to end the match in overtime with a four minute power play but it was les Coyotes de la Lanaudiere instead who capitalised. Despite having to go into overtime, Les Coyotes showed great consistency all tournament long with an impressive 4-0 record in the preliminary round before winning it versus a tough opponent. The bronze medal game featured the St.John Thundercats vs the Vanier Sonics and just like the gold medal game this match was also decided with one goal.Colleen.McQuaid was the one who came up big with an early marker putting her team up 1-0 which held up as the final score. As much as that goal was important, the St.John Thundercats did an excellent job the rest of the way shutting out the Vanier Sonics in large part due to their net-minder Laura Campbell who was excellent stopping everything in her direction.

Gold   medal    Coyotes de la Lanaudiere
Silver  medal   Vanier Wild
Bronze medal  St.John Thundercats

 All in all, logic prevailed in the end as both teams deserved to win. With so many players giving a brilliant effort, five of them got recognised in the following categories:

Top scorer          : Marie-Eve Provost       Coyotes de la Lanaudiere
Top forward        : Kate Whitters             St.John Thundercats
Top defenseman : Tia Marley                 Vanier Wild
Top goalie          : Natasha Plourde         Vanier Wild
MVP                   : Caroline Berube         Coyotes de la Lanaudiere


B EASTERN REGIONAL CHAMPIONS    Montreal United.
It was all or nothing for the B regional champions. Prior to the tournament the Mtl United expected nothing less than to win it all. They showed great conviction early on cruising through the round robin stages with an impressive + 12 goals differential in only four games. While cruising through the semi finals vs the St.John Most Wanted in what was a one sided affair the Mtl United knew that they had a strong challenge ahead of them. The Capitals have been around for the longest of time and with a countless amount of championships in their ball hockey careers this was a perfect match for a great final. What sometimes separates a team from the other is how they dominate certain aspects of the game. The Mtl United showed why they were a top tier opponent by getting excellent goaltending from Christian.Lantin who was the buzz of the tournament, dangerous offence with so many weapons and the ability to defend while killing penalties. That’s exactly what they did against a dangerous power play team in the Capitals who failed to capitalise with so many opportunities.

Gold medal   Montreal United
Silver medal  Montreal Capitals
Bronze medal Saint John Most Wanted
Bronze medal  Halifax Toothy Moose

With five awards given in as many categories both these clubs shared all of them.

Top scorer             : Steven Cacciotti   Mtl United
Top forward           : Mathieu Ferron     Mtl Capitals
Top defenseman    : Carl Ghilarducci    Mtl Capitals
Top goalie             : Christian.Lantin    Mtl United
MVP                      : Eric.Faille             Mtl United


C EASTERN REGIONAL CHAMPIONS     Montreal Aces D’Hochelaga.
With so much depth and high energy the Aces D’Hochelaga proved that they were the best team in the C regionals .After playing five preliminary round games without a loss they had their biggest challenge yet vs a rival opponent in the semi-final. The Kryptonite also had something to prove and with the game winding down Kevin Kuczmarski was clutch as he finally scored the first goal of the game with less than four minutes remaining. That put the Aces D’Hochelaga up 1-0 which held up as final result. The final however had a different story line as the possessed bunch wasted no time with four goals in the first half of the opening period to take total control of the match. Once again Kevin Kuczmarski played an important factor with a pair of goals and two assists. With so many players pulling their weight, Alexandre Lavoie also had a solid match with three helpers while goaltender Jonathan Richer was a rock all tournament long allowing only two goals in the elimination rounds.

Gold medal    Montreal Aces D’Hochelaga
Silver medal   Montreal Rated R
Bronze medal Montreal Kryptonite
Bronze medal Carol Lake Metalworks

These awards were given to the following players who had a great tournament.

Top scorer                : Kevin Kuczmarski      Aces D’Hochelaga
Top forward               : Andrew Dewland       Carol Lake Metalworks
Top defenseman       : Nick Tzaferis             Montreal Rated R
Top goalie                : Jonathan Richer        Aces D’Hochelaga
MVP                         : Francis Pare             Aces D’Hochelaga