HK401 Wins Gold at Minor Hockey Week 2026

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.