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Strippers drop final of Melville tournament

The Estevan Strippers over 50 recreational hockey team had a good showing at the annual Melville Moneymen Hockey Tournament last weekend.

The Estevan Strippers over 50 recreational hockey team had a good showing at the annual Melville Moneymen Hockey Tournament last weekend. 

The Strippers opened the tournament with a 7-6 win over Melville with Blaine Chrest and Keith Hamilton scoring a hat trick each and Rob Peloquin getting a single.

The second game of the tournament saw the Strippers defeat Dauphin 7-2. Kevin Pastachak scored three, while Hamliton, Dave Kosior, Steve Godfrey and Bruce Firth completed the scoring.

In the tournament final, the Stripped took a 6-1 lead over Fort Qu’Appelle by the middle of the first period. Pastachak scored three, and Jim Larter, Chrest and Kosior had each scored singles. But the Fort Qu’Appelle team scored nine times before the end of the game and won 10-7. Pastachak scored the other goal, his fourth of the game, for the Strippers.

The Strippers home tournament is scheduled for Affinity Place, the Power Dodge Ice Centre and Bienfait Arena April 4-8.