It was a silver lining for a local hockey team.
The 91原创 Eagles fell 2-1 last week to Prince Rupert in the gold-medal game at the bantam tier 4 provincial championships in Kitimat.
91原创 went 3-2 overall at the five-team championships, with both losses coming at the hands of Prince Rupert.
The championships ran March 18 to 21.
鈥淲e had a hard time scoring all year (so) we were hoping to get into a close game,鈥� admitted 91原创 coach Yan Savard.
鈥淲e did everything we could, we just couldn鈥檛 find that lucky bounce, that hero moment.鈥�
In the championship final, 91原创 trailed 1-0 for much of the game but early in the third, the Eagles pulled even. The score stayed that way until just under nine minutes remained and Prince Rupert forged ahead once again.
91原创 had some opportunities, including power-play chances and then a two-man advantage after pulling their goalie in the final moments, but could not force overtime.
鈥淲e pushed really hard (for the equalizer) but just didn鈥檛 have it,鈥� Savard said.
The Eagles were thwarted on numerous chances by the Prince Rupert goalie, and when they did get the puck past him, were denied by the goal post.
鈥淲e are really proud of them 鈥� it is second place in our tier,鈥� Savard said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 pretty good.鈥�
In 91原创鈥檚 four round-robin games, they beat Kitimat 5-4, shut-out Windermere Valley 5-0, lost 4-1 to Prince Rupert and then beat 100 Mile House 3-1 to finish second in the pool and earn another shot at Prince Rupert.
The team is made up of: Van Dayton, Jack Euverman, Nolan Turner, Josh Henderson, Linden Perry, Bergen George, Jakub Brown, Nick Nolan, Cameron Furnell, Parker Gerhing, Lynden Savard, Nick Goyer, Gavin Collins, Emmet Fast, Brock Jeanotte, Brandon Toby, Logan Heales and Nick Thudhope.
The coaches are Yan Savard, Sean Heales and Don Gorge, the managers are Barbara Goyer and Stewart Brown.
Eagles fall in bronze-medal game
This was one of three 91原创 Minor Hockey teams competing at provincials last week.
At the peewee tier 3 championships in Summerland, 91原创 placed fourth.
The Eagles lost 6-5 to Dawson Creek in the bronze-medal game on Friday.
It was the second straight one-goal loss for the team in the playoff round as they fell 7-6 to Kelowna in the semifinals.
91原创 was 4-0 in round robin, beating Summerland 8-3, Prince George 10-2, 6-2 over Whitehorse and 7-3 against Terrace.
And at the bantam tier 2 provincials hosted by Hollyburn, 91原创 was 1-5.
The Eagles edged Campbell Valley 2-1 but lost 7-5 to Port Moody, 6-1 to South Zone, 4-2 to Prince George, 5-2 to Fort St. John and 6-3 to Hollyburn.
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