U11 Blue team wins Hospice tournament

The Southpoint Capitals U11 Blue team participated in the Hockey for Hospice Tournament over Family Day weekend. The tournament started with an early morning game in Windsor against the Windsor White team. Both teams battled hard in the first period, before Carter Borges put a Zack Taylor feed into the net with one second remaining.

That’s all the Caps would need as they cruised to an 8-0 victory. Nolan Garnett scored six goals to lead the Capitals with Borges adding the other two. Nathan DiMilo earned the shutout. Landen Tiessen was named player of the game.

In game two, the Capitals faced the Mount Brydges Cougars, dropping a hard-fought 3-2 decision.

DiMilo held the Caps in the game with some great saves, with the Cougars scoring one in the first and two in the second before the Capitals could get on the board. Borges and Garnett scored for Southpoint and Dimilo was player of the game.

Southpoint took on Lakeshore Yellow in game three, with the Caps coming out on top 13-0. Garnett scored five times, while Tiessen had the hat trick. Nathan Verissimo had two, while Taylor scored once. Once again, DiMilo stood tall in the net.

The semi-final game matched the Capitals against the LaSalle Blue team. The line of Nolan Garnett, Cole Collins and Luke Schmidt set the tempo of the game early and gave the Capitals the first period lead.

The second period saw goals from Finn Bradley, Garnett and Tiessen.

In the third period, strong defensive play from Crawford Kimball helped DiMilo shut the door. Garnett added two more and Cole Collins finished the job to finish the game at 7-0. Kimball was named player of the game.

In the finals the Capitals faced off against the Strathroy Rockets. With Strathroy leading 1-0, Verissimo put one past the Strathroy goalie assisted by Zack Taylor. Nolan Garnett scored eight seconds later to give the Capitals a 2-1 lead. Strathroy battled back and tied the game at the end of the first.

Garnett lit the lamp three times in the second period, with help from Luke Schmidt and Cole Collins.

In the third, there was no stopping the Capitals. Carter Borges scored twice and Cole Collins finished off the scoring and was rewarded for all his hard work with a goal for an 8-2 final.

Teamnmate Haiden Whitehead missed the tournament but was there in spirit. The coaching staff consisted of Chris Taylor, Jason Garnett, Brady Tiessen, and Mark DiMilo. The team raised $1550 for Hospice of Windsor.