A pair of thrilling playoff victories earned the Richmond Midget A1 Blues top honours at the 2015 Phoenix President’s Day Invitational Hockey Tournament.
The Blues squeaked out a 2-1 semi-final victory over Orange County, scoring the winning goal with just eight seconds remaining. It was then more drama in the gold medal game as Richmond needed a shootout to slip past Alberta’s Strathcona Warriors.
The result was particularly satisfying for a number of third-year players, participating in their final minor hockey tournament.
The team includes: Ryan Smith, Jordan Allen, Connor Coelho, Edvins Jansons, Tyler Hait, Byron Leong, Sam Twaites, Paris Jeyachandran, Mason Rai, Jeremy White, Arjen Badh, Gabriel Mu, Alex Bernardini, Brady Wang, Evan Yang, Jovan Jankovic and Ryan Hart. Injured and sidelined for the tournament were Adam Gilker and Eddie Richardson.
The coaches Glenn Wheeler and Harold Hait who were ably assisted in Phoenix by Rob Twaites. The team manager is Jeannette Smith.
