Three games into the tournament and the Sun County U16 team finds itself undefeated.
“I really like our game right now," Head coach Zack Percy told Powerplay Sports. "I think it took us two games to get settled. The boys were a little nervous for games 1 and 2, but game 3 we settled in nicely and outworked a very talented Vaughn team to give us a good shot at getting into the Quarter finals.”
Eric Wood tied the game in the third to help the Panthers salvage a tie in their opening game of the tournament opener.
Alexander Lisi's wrist shot from the left wing helped the Panthers score a dramatic 6-5 overtime win over York Simcoe Wednesday morning. They followed that up with a solid 5-2 win over Vaughn. "“I really think the boys are just loving the atmosphere around the rink," Percy said. "A ton of talented players there, all of the scouts watching, the boys are really just soaking it all in. It’s one of the best minor hockey league tournaments in Canada”
Highlights from Sun County's win over Vaughn.
Captain Jaakko Wycisk has a goal and six assists to lead the team. Brayden Lappalainen has three goals and two assists.
Sun County is off until Wednesday afternoon when they play the Toronto Jr. Canadiens at 1:15pm.
We caught up with the team before they left and spoke to a trio of players who explain their approach heading into the tournament.
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