It was all hands on deck for the C5 Port Coquitlam Pirates, who defeated Parksville’s Oceanside 4-2 in the championship game of the Powell River Midget Tournament last weekend.
Oceanside opened the scoring but PoCo responded with four unanswered goals in the win, before the Vancouver Island squad scored their second goal of the game in the last two minutes of the third period.
“Each and every player played their hardest and never gave up,” said head coach Rich Evans. “That’s why we won this tournament.”
Led by team captain Liam MacKinnon, the Pirates went 2-0-1 in round robin play on Saturday, with six players picking up four points or more on their way to the final. Goalie Zach Walker had a shutout against Coquitlam in the second game of the day, earning MVP honours.
The Pirates will now begin their regular season this week.
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