A marquee B.C./Alberta match-up lived up to the hype at Richmond Ringette’s 23rd annual West Coast Classic.
Sunday’s U19A championship game proved to the be a thriller as ta large crowd watched the Edmonton Shock trim the hosts 2-1.
Richmond tied the game in the late going on a power play tally. However, the Shock answered soon after on a shorthanded effort then hung on to victory. The same two teams had battled to a 5-5 draw earlier in the tournament after winning their other two contests.
Richmond was looking for its third tourney win of the season.
Some of the other divisional winners in the 73-team tournament included:
U14B
Champion: Delta. Runner-up: Indus.
U16B
Champion: Burnaby/New West. Runner-up: Richmond.
U16A
Champion: Burnaby/New West. Runner-up: Vancouver.
U19B
Champion: Westside. Runner-up: Houston.
Open “A”
Champion: Champion: Fraser Valley. Runner-up: SWRRA.
Open “B”
Champion: PCRMRA. Runner-up: UBC.
Masters
Champion: SWRRA. Runner-up: Comox.
