NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS RINGETTE ASSOCIATION
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The U16 Tornadoes started their provincials strong with a 6-1 win over Paris Thunder. The team had strong goaltending from Christelle Berthier and an explosive offence with Juliette Bourdages-Côté scoring three times and Cloe Bélanger-Gallant, Emerly Come and Jana Courchesne getting one each. It was a great game considering it was the girls' first game since their last tournament in early February.
The girls took a quick 2-0 lead in their second game against St. Mary's Snipers with Bourdages-Côté and Courchesne finding the back of the net. St. Mary’s picked it up and scored three consecutive goals. The Tornadoes kept pressuring and had many opportunities but only Anika Alarie manage to score to tie the game. Thanks to a strong defensive game, the game ended in a 3-3 tie.
In their third game, Timmins faced the Nepean Ravens, the team that eliminated the Tornadoes from the Nepean tournament in November. The Tornadoes wanted revenge and came out scoring first with Alarie putting a one-timer in the back of the net. The Ravens came back to tie the game, but Courchesne scored to give the Tornadoes a 2-1 lead. With a strong defensive game by Kailtyn Bangs, Talia Rivard, Alisa Duggan and Janelle Lapierre, the Tornadoes captured another win.
The fourth game against GCRA was a tough one for the Tornadoes. Jo-Anne Vane kept the team in the game during a rough first period and Bourdages-Côté, Alarie each scored one. In the second period, Brooke-Lynne McGinn received an amazing pass from Alexyane Plouffe and found the back of the net to give the Tornadoes a 3-3 tie.
With a spot clenched in the semi-finals Sunday morning, Timmins faced the only 4-0 team in their division, the West Ottawa Wilds. Even with two fast goals from Bourdages-Côté and Alarie, the Wild game back and won the game 6-3.
Timmins played Forest in the semi-finals. The Tornadoes had many chances but could not get past Forest’s goaltender. The team lost 3-0 and moved on to play for the bronze medal against their rival, the West Ottawa Wilds.
With the first period going back and forth, the Wilds scored the only goal in the period to take a 1-0 lead but the Tornadoes gave it their all in the second and answered back with three consecutive goals by Alarie, Courchesne and McGinn. With amazing goalkeeping by Vane and the entire team playing together, the Tornadoes captured the bronze medal to finish third in the province. The coaching staff is extremely proud of how this team came together and played an amazing tournament.
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