Atom Leafs rally back to capture West Kootenay Minor Hockey Atom Championship
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Add another banner to the walls of the NDCC Arena.
The Nelson Atom A Leafs shutout PW Wildcats 5-0 to capture the West Kootenay Minor Hockey Atom Championship Sunday in Fruitvale.
However, the weekend didn’t start off well for the Leafs losing 4-2 to the Wildcats.
The loss represented the first setback of the season for the Leafs.
But the Leafs were able to rebound in the next contest, dumping Trail 4-1.
Sunday morning, Nelson continued the run, edging Spokane Chiefs 3-2 in a semi final thriller setting the stage for the rematch against the Cats.
The team includes coaches Greg Andrusak (Head Coach), Sandy Boyd (Trainer), Shandy Mowery (Asst Coach), Pete Quinn (Asst Coach) and Lisa Quinn (Manager).
The players are, Pax Arrowsmith, Ethan Bennett, Seamus Boyd, Kaleb Percival, Joe Davidson, Dylan Mowery, Matt Erickson, Bryce Sookro, Mason Scott, Andrew Brabender, Nolan Dergousoff, Callum Cutler, Noah Quinn, Amran Bhabra, Kelton Forte and Rhett Hamilton.
