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Peewee Leafs finish on winning note at weekend house tournament

The Nelson Daily Sports
By The Nelson Daily Sports
November 18th, 2014

Nelson Leafs finished seventh overall at the Peewee House Minor Hockey Tournament Sunday at the NDCC Arena.

Callum Cutler scored twice while Pax Arrowsmith and Seamus Boyd added singles to lead the Leafs to a 4-0 victory over Kelowna Chiefs in consolation round action.

Josh Marsden registered the shutout in goal.

The tournament was won by Creston, which defeated Grand Forks Grizzles in the final 7-2.

The Grizzlies advanced with a thrilling 4-3 overtime win in semi final action while Creston blasted Grand Forks Bruins 8-0.

Nelson opened the tournament Friday with a 4-1 loss to Castlegar Giants.

The game was tied 1-1 before the Giants scored three times on Leafs goalie Ben Thast.

Cutler scored the lone goal for Nelson.

The Leafs bounced back Saturday by stopping Tri-Cities Thunder 4-1.

Nikko Lazier, Haydu, Jack Centrone and Cutler each scored singles for Nelson.

Marsden was in goal to register the win.

In the final round robin contest, Nelson lost a heartbreaker, dropping a 5-4 decision to Kelowna.

Haydu, Boyd, Centrone and Cutler scored for Nelson.

Thast, who began playing between the pipes this season, was in net for Nelson.

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