Flin Flon did a fantastic job of hosting Rural U-13 B Hockey Provincials this past weekend at the Whitney Forum.

 

9 teams from across the Province including the U-13 Kinsmen Bombers competed for a Provincial Championship.

 

The U-13 Bombers capped off a great season with an amazing weekend. The Bombers won both their round robin games against Springfield 11 to 2 and Russell 4 to 2.

 

The Bombers won their pool and advanced directly to the Semi-Finals where they were able to knock off the Souris Elks 9 to 2.

 

That set the stage for the top two teams in the tournament, the U-13 Kinsmen Bombers and Deloraine Royals, the matchup that everyone wanted to see.

 

In front of a packed Whitney Forum, both teams put on quite the show. It looked like Deloraine was going to spoil the party with a 2 to 0 lead midway through the third period and a very hot goalie who was stopping everything.

 

The Bombers were able to finally score on the powerplay when Brody Cooper got open in front of the Royals net to make it 2 to 1. Then with the Bomber  goalie pulled,  Cooper would get his second of the night in a wild goal mouth scramble to tie the game with less than a minute remaining in regulation.

 

Overtime was needed and the Bombers completed the comeback when Aiden Kemp jumped on a rebound less than two minutes in and fired it home sending the U-13 Kinsmen Bombers to the Provincial Championship.

 

The Whitney Forum went crazy and fans poured on the ice for the celebration.

 

A big congratulations to the coach's Jon Cooper, Ryan Bortis and all the players on a great weekend of hockey and capturing a Provincial Championship for the community.

 

A big thanks to the Co-Chairs Adam Ricard and Tanner Brough as well as all the parents, volunteers, sponsors and spectators for a wonderful weekend.