Six members of the Estevan Sharks travelled to Toronto with U14 Team Sask to compete in the Paul Taylor Memorial Tournament.
The team this year consisted of Logan Dalziel, Lucas Dzeryk, Ethan Elliott, Dierks Milford, Noah Mvula and Lyndon Sauder, plus seven other players from Regina who all attended this tournament, which is highly regarded in Eastern Canada.
In the boys division there were 11 teams that competed from Friday to Sunday at the Etobicoke Olympian Pool. Team Sask hit the water Friday for their first game against Toronto Titans Tier 1 team and after a close battle they came out on top 11-10.
Later that evening, the boys faced off against the Toronto Golden Jets. At half-time, the boys had a commanding lead of 17-3 and they continued their domination with a final score of 31-8, with Elliott, Dalziel, Dzeryk and Sauder scoring for their team multiple times.
The boys had a late morning game on Saturday against Hamilton where they once against took a quick lead and held onto it for a 12-5 final. The second game of the day would come against the Montreal Mavericks Tier 1 team, which has the strongest U14 goalie in Canada.
The boys came out blazing with the first goal of the game, but quickly the other teams goalie skills showed and Team Sask had a hard time finding the back of the net. They dropped a 12-4 decision.
The boys played an early morning game Nov. 25 where once again they faced the Montreal Mavericks but this time it was their Tier 2 team and Team Sask took an early lead and held onto it for a 13-1 win.
This left the boys in second place on the A side with a 4-1 record, but due to the number of teams the tournament did not have time for a cross-over event against the B side so Team Sask was left to play for bronze against Toronto Shadow.
The bronze medal game started with a couple of quick goals from the Shadow but Team Sask quickly rebounded. The play went back and forth all four quarters with both teams playing well defensively and offensively. The final quarter saw a rebound from Team Sask with a few quick goals at the beginning of the quarter, but they fell short and ended up in a 13-11 loss.
The next round of play for U14 Team Sask will be in Calgary for Alberta Open.
