ChildCan tournament sees numerous close games

WHEATLEY — The 27th Annual ChildCan Hockey Tournament went off without a hitch on the weekend with 19 adult hockey teams converging on Wheatley Arena. Of course, the big winners will be children suffering from cancer as the annual tournament raises money to fight childhood cancer.

On the ice, the Men’s Open division was won by Quick’s Auto Wreckers, who defeated Custom Cuts in the final.

Wheatley goaler Adam Howe looks back toward his net as teammate Dustyn Woelk looms over him during the Intermediate divisionchampionship game at the annual ChildCan charity Hockey Tournament on Sunday, February 20. The puck narrowly missed the open net on this play and Howe stopped every shot enroute to a 4-0 Wheatley win over the Tilbury Selects.

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In the Intermediate division, Wheatley shutout the Tilbury Selects 4-0 to take the title.

In the Men’s Rec division, Wheatley took the honours there with a 3-1 victory over the Firefighters.

In the Ladies division, Here for Beer defeated Blenheim to take the title.

Organizer Mark Epplett was pleased with the closeness of the games.

“We even had a couple of shootout games,” he said.

Epplett said that since they introduced the Intermediate division a couple of years ago, the men’s divisions have evened out considerably.

A full tally on what was raised will be available after press time.