9:45am couldn’t come early enough for the members of HK404 who were anxious to find out if they would take the title for a second year in a row. Big congratulations go out to Head Coach Bryan Bartman, whose name you may recognize as he was the 2025 Hawks Coach of the Year.

At 10:25, Musa Omer opened the scoring and buried one off a pass from Anthony Wheeler. Omer wasn’t done, ripping another one home in the last minute of the first, set up nicely by David Piceli.

Entering the second with a 2-0 score gave the Hawks a bit of comfort, which only increased when Marquel Auger and Benjamin Bartman teamed up to boost the score to 3. Late in the third, Hunter Quintal from SG406 rocketed one home to bring the score up to 3-1 where it stayed to the end.

The Hawks punched the time clock early and went to work at 8:15am at Terwillegar, putting on a clinic in the opening frame and never looking back. Big congratulations go out to Head Coach Albert Nolette, who clearly had the crew dialed in before the parents had finished their first coffee.

The Hawks came out flying, attacking the net like it owed us money. At 14:00, Joshua Bentum opened the scoring and buried one off a clean feed from Parker Clydesdale. Clydesdale wasn’t done, ripping one home himself at 8:15, set up nicely by Nathan Keats. Oh but there’s more! Oliver Rudman then went full McDavid, striking twice at 5:42 (from #8 Benjamin Woloschuk) and 2:17 (from #19 Ewan Lowrey). An assist wasn’t enough for Lowrey, who finished a pretty play from Rudman to cap a five-goal first period that had the goal light begging for mercy.

The second period had no goals, but plenty of structure. The Hawks tightened the screws, played smart, and kept things tidy—classic “protect the house” hockey. At 9:13, #16 Tristan Veller put the finishing touch on the morning with a beauty, sealing the deal and sending the Hawks bench into full smiles-and-fist-bumps mode.

Huge stick taps to Goalie Coach Kevin Lowrey and his legen (wait for it) dary lucky blocker and glove, which once again did their duty—from the bench. Yes, they stay on all game. No, we’re not questioning the magic. If it works, it works.

Congratulations to all the members of HK504 on your Minor Hockey Week gold medal!

HK504 has had a few ups and downs this season as they navigate the year without a resident goalie – borrowing goalies from U11 for each game, practice and tournament.

SN505 opened the scoring late in the first period, with Daniel Marcel finding the back of the net at 13:01 off a setup from Emma McDonald to give SN505 an early 1–0 lead.

The second period saw momentum swing back and forth. SN505 doubled their lead at 7:14 when Tyler Knoblauch converted a pass from Chase Nixon. HK504 responded quickly, as Xander Glebe got them on the board at 6:15, assisted by Orley Ness. SN505 answered once more late in the period, with Jordan Poltaruk scoring at 1:07 from Tiger Rain and Randon Adams, sending SN505 into the break up 3–1.

HK504 came out flying in the third period and took control of the game. Drew Rowland cut the deficit at 9:28 with help from Salvatore Santoro and Fredrick Gordon. Just under two minutes later, Santoro struck again off a feed from Gordon to make it a one-goal game. The comeback continued at 5:39 as Xander Glebe buried his second of the game, assisted by Orley Ness and Mason Lofthaug, tying things up. HK504 capped off the rally in dramatic fashion when Jordan Jammaz scored at 0:26, with Orley Ness picking up the assist.

Shoutout to U11 goalies Jasper Stengel and Allister Erickson, for their hard work between the pipes for HK504 throughout the tournament, and to head coach Doug Glebe for coaching his team to a Minor Hockey Week Gold medal for the second year running.

Congratulations to all the members of HK405 on your Minor Hockey Week gold medal!

The gold medal game opened with a scoreless first period as both teams settled in and focused on defensive play. Momentum picked up in the second when NE404 broke the deadlock at 11:19, with William Olson (#18) finding the back of the net. Under the mentorship of head coach Tyler Krein, HK405 responded quickly, as Brody Misener (#13) evened the score at 2:50, sending the game into the third period tied at 1.

HK405 completed the comeback early in the third period when Liam Renton (#6) scored at 2:40, giving his team the lead. That goal stood as the game-winner, as neither side recorded any penalties throughout the contest and defensive discipline remained strong to the final buzzer.