On the weekend of Dec. 4-6, our eleven year-old boys and their families travelled to Toronto to play in the Toronto Royals Challenge Cup. With twelve teams in the A Division, we knew we had a hard road to get to the semi-finals. Two victories on Friday over the Caledon Hawks and Whitby Wildcats put Oakridge closer to their goal. A tie on Saturday against the North Toronto Wild put them in top spot in their division and set them up for a semi-final game on Sunday morning against the Port Credit Storm.

The Storm jumped out to an early two-goal lead but Oakridge battled back to take a 6-3 win and a berth in the finals.

The other finalists were the Caledon Hawks who were keen on avenging their loss to us earlier in the round-robin. An early goal by Caledon set us briefly back on our heels but we dug deep and poured on the offence for a 5-1 victory.

Following the game, Head Coach Shaun Pow summed up the weekend: "I'm proud of the boys for two reasons - first, we had a lot of fun and second, the boys played their most consistent hockey of the season. This will really boost their confidence for our upcoming games in the Constellation AA loop."