The Memorial Marauders captured the Panther Classic high school hockey tournament championship on Sunday, defeating the Riverview Ravens 4-2 in the final game at Miners Forum in Glace Bay. Members of the team, not in order, Jasper Allain, Jackson Devoe, Andrew Forrest, Jackson Gerrow, Parker Gillam, Owen Giorno, Owen Gracie, Hayden Hawkins, Levi Hull, Nolan Jessome, Landen Leyte, Maxx Morrison, Nole Murray, Eric Power, Marcus Rendell, Noah Tremblett, Colby Viva, Jack Viva, Tristan Walker and Maddox Carey (affiliate player). The team’s staff include Jacob Jessome (head coach), Adam Daye (assistant coach), Scott MacInnis (assistant coach and equipment manager), Will Lawless (assistant coach and trainer), Kevin Stairs (goaltender coach), Bernice Osmond (manager) and Teddy Coleman (teacher liaison). CONTRIBUTED CONTRIBUTEDArticle contentFor the first time in 10 years, the Memorial Marauders are the Panther Classic champions.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle contentMemorial defeated the Riverview Ravens 4-2 in the high school hockey tournament’s championship game at Miners Forum in Glace Bay on Sunday.Article contentArticle contentThe contest was a rematch of the championship game of the Memorial-hosted Mae Kibyuk Memorial Green and Gold Hockey Tournament, which saw the Ravens beat the Marauders 3-2 at Emera Centre Northside in North Sydney last month.Article contentArticle contentTo make the championship even more special, it was the Marauders’ third game of the day on Sunday after the club finished the round robin portion of the tournament in the morning, before playing in the semifinal and eventually the championship games in the afternoon.Article contentThe reason the Sydney Mines-based team had to play three games in one day was because of the postponement of Panther Classic games on Friday due to weather conditions, which forced organizers to make a new schedule on Friday afternoon.Article contentIn the final, Memorial scored four unanswered goals after trailing 2-0 in the first period on their way to winning the tournament title for the first time since 2015.Article contentMaxx Morrison, Owen Gracie, Colby Viva and Jackson Gerrow netted goals for the Marauders.Article contentRyan MacQueen and Cohen MacIsaac buried goals for the Ravens.Article contentMemorial’s Levi Hull made 33 saves and was named the team’s player of the game. Riverview’s Kayden Mollons stopped 13 of 17 shots.Article contentArticle contentThe Marauders advanced to the championship game with a 4-2 win over the Cobequid Educational Centre Cougars of Truro in the semifinal. As for the Ravens, they knocked off the host Glace Bay Panthers 2-1 in a shootout in their semifinal game.Article contentMemorial posted a 2-1 record in the round robin with victories over Riverview 4-2 and the Halifax West Warriors 4-3. The club’s lone loss came to the Avon View Avalanche of Windsor 5-2 on Sunday morning.Article contentWith the championship appearance, Memorial has been to the final game of each of the first three local high school hockey tournaments this year. Along with their own, the team also played in the championship game of the Blue and White Challenge last month, losing to Glace Bay.Article contentAs for the host Glace Bay Panthers, they posted a 3-0 record in the preliminary round with victories over Sydney Academy 10-1, Strait Area Education Recreation Centre 4-0 and Cobequid Educational Centre 3-1, before their loss to Riverview in the semifinal game on Sunday.
Champions: Memorial Marauders double Riverview Ravens in all-Cape Breton Panther Classic final
