This
coming weekend, the U12 AAA (2014 born) Guelph Gryphons travel to Whitby to
participate in their first International Silver Stick® AAA Finals Tournament.
The Gryphons earned
their invitation to this tournament with a 2nd place finish in the
OMHA West division and a semi-final berth in the OMHA Finals last season. They are
the only Canadian team in their pool, joined by 4 highly ranked US teams on the
American Thanksgiving weekend. Guelph’s Pool D play opens on Thursday evening
against the Boston South Shore Kings (ranked 6th in the US) and then
continues Friday morning versus Detroit Victory Honda (ranked 14th.)
On Saturday, they play games against the Buffalo Jr. Sabres (ranked 9th)
and Florida Alliance (ranked 5th.) All 4 teams have been inside the USA
Top 10 this season.
The U12 AAA squad
enters the prestigious Silver Stick tournament riding a hot streak in league
play. They are enjoying a 5-game win
streak with 4 shutouts over that stretch, allowing only 1 goal combined over
these 5 games. In a very tight race at the top of the standings, with a couple
of extra games played, the Gryphons currently sit in 1st place in
the OMHA West.