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Female Rockets golden at 麻豆精选 tourney

麻豆精选 peewee girls beat Tri-Cities in overtime in final of annual hockey tournament
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麻豆精选's Female Peewee A Rockets celebrate the champion's title at the team's annual tournament Sunday in 麻豆精选.

The 麻豆精选 Female Peewee A Rockets made the most of home ice advantage over the weekend by capturing the gold medal at their own hockey tournament.

In Sunday's championship final, the Rockets fought back from a 3-0 deficit to edge the Tri-Cities Predators 4-3 in a shootout.

鈥淚t was incredibly exciting to watch,鈥 said Rockets head coach Kevin England. 鈥淭he girls didn鈥檛 give up and managed to tie up the game in the last few minutes.鈥

The Rockets and Predators were tied 3-3 through regulation, then played through a scoreless five-minute overtime to force the shootout.

麻豆精选 won the game when 麻豆精选 goalie, Ally Wark, stopped the second Predators shooter. Rockets' defenceman Kaedence Mollin scored the decisive goal with a shot just under the Predator goalie鈥檚 blocker.

鈥淚t was pretty dramatic,鈥 said assistant coach Tanya Leone, 鈥渁nd nice to see the girls get rewarded for all their hard work.鈥

The 麻豆精选 Female A Rockets went 4-1 during the tournament, including a win over the reigning provincial champion Richmond Ravens.

 

 



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