PoCo Atom C5 Pirates built a 3-0 lead and hung on for a hard-fought 3-2 triumph over Campbell River in the gold-medal game at the 3rd annual Debbie Cooper Memorial minor hockey tournament last weekend in Victoria.
The Pirates previously defeated Juan de Fuca C6 15-3, Juan de Fuca C4 5-0, Cowichan Valley 7-3 and Juan de Fuca C3 3-0, with PoCo goalie Jack Charboneau posting a pair of shutouts.
'Digger' game awards went to the Pirates' Gavin Peterson, Evan Tate, Julian Parr Forest and Max Mitzel, while Logan Gilbert, Adam Weber, Mattias Ericsson and captain Anthony van Hulsen hauled in Sporstmanship honours.
Other players on the winning Pirates were Jacob Schaeffer, Tyler Wren, Brad Lee, Tyson Verkerk, Tyler Egli, Michael Widmer, Julien Gregoire and Blake Kayat.
