Nov 07, 2016 | Heather Liotti | 2350 views
Irish Cup Champions!
The Durham Ultimate Fitness Club MBAA Toros are the 2016 Irish Cup South Bend Champions.
The boys loaded the bus early Thursday morning for South Bend, IN to compete in the Irish Cup tournament. After a fun filled tour of the Notre Dame sports facility the players defeated the Texas Warriors 4-0 at the Notre Dame Olympic arena. The boys kept the pressure on Saturday morning beating the Graha Griffins from Grand Rapids, MI 9-0.
Their winning streak continued later in the day with a 5-0 win over the Riverside Rangers from Windsor, placing the Toros 1st seed and the only undefeated team with 3 goalie shut outs.
The players took to the ice in the Championship game against the Riverside Rangers who made the final game with 2 wins, 1 loss. By the end of the first period the boys had a 3-0 lead, but the Rangers had a strong second period. The boys kicked into high gear and kept them a goal behind never letting them tie up the game. An empty net goal gave the boys a 5-3 win with 22 seconds on the clock.
Congratulations to the Minor Bantam AA Clarington Toros on their tournament win and to the tournament MVP Ryan Strong.