Whitehorse recreational league wraps up season with championships
The Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League wrapped up its season over the weekend with the division championships.
The Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League wrapped up its season over the weekend with the division championships.
Leading the way in the 鈥楢' division was the Cinderwood Midget A Mustangs who defeated the Air North Jets, 6-2.
Liam Webster led the Mustangs with two goals, including scoring what proved to be the game winner.
The Air North Jets were able to add two goals on efforts by Tanner Kulych and Colin Dendys but it wasn't enough as a balanced Mustangs attack held on for the win.
The Jets played their way to a shoot-out victory the night before, defeating the Roadhouse Gamblers 5-4 and securing their spot in the championship.
Meanwhile, the win capped an impressive Mustangs playoff run, which saw victories over Yukon Brewing, Roadhouse and Air North before the one game final.
The championship added another highlight to the Mustangs season, which also included a gold medal winning performance at the Arctic Winter Games.
The majority of the team took part in the international tournament, which saw the Whitehorse squad defeat the Northwest Territories in a thrilling 2-1 finish.
Tyrell Hope, Wyatt Gale, Riley Pettitt and Jarrett Malchow each added a goal for the Mustangs while Mike Arnold lead the team with two assists.
In the 鈥楤' division finals, Narrow Gauge met up with Fountain Tire for the second straight season.
Narrow Gauge took home a second consecutive championship but overtime was needed to decide a winner after Fountain Tire tied the game with two seconds remaining.
The teams exchanged leads and battled into the extra frame before Narrow Gauge's Dan Macdonald was able to notch the game winner for a 5-4 victory.
Steve Wort, Graeme Carruthers, Andrew Johnson and Fletcher deGraff also scored for Narrow Gauge.
Geoff Quinsey lead the Fountain Tire attack, collecting three points on a goal and two assists.
Darcey Carlick and Chad and Chris Thomas each added a goal and an assist for Fountain Tire.
The Yukon Inn Boiler Room met up with the Midget B Mustangs in the 鈥楥' division final.
Yukon Inn trailed 5-2 with five minutes remaining but after two quick goals, the team pulled their goalie and was able to tie the score.
The game moved into overtime and the teams remained tied at 5 goals apiece.
Yukon Inn's Lars Jessup was able to notch the game winner in a shoot-out to secure the come from behind victory.
Jessup tallied four points on the day while teammates Dave Galbraith and Joe Beckett also added goals.
Wayne Risby and Pierre Allard posted two assists each.
Leading the way for the Midget B Mustangs was Dominic Korn with two goals and one assist.
Sameen Bhullar, Willy Oulton and Gage Aird also scored for the Mustangs.
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