On Sunday, Dec. 10, the Pepper Mill Steak and Pasta House U15 LL team faced off against the Kemptville Royals at the A.J. LaRue Arena for the semi-final game of the U15 LL Silver Stick tournament.
In the first period, both teams were back-and-forth in each end but no goals were scored. Next, Eric Mueller finally scored his first goal of the game with only two minutes remaining in the period. It was 1-0 Storm going into the third period.
The third period started with Mueller scoring his second goal of the game. With five minutes left in the third, Brayden Hamilton scored to make it 3-0 Storm, propelling the team into the finals.
The championship game was against the Brock Wild.
The first and second period saw both teams battling to get a goal but neither could get one between the pipes.
In the third period, however, the Storm got a powerplay opportunity where Isaac Borgdorff scored a goal 33 seconds in. Unfortunately for the Wild, another penalty was called and the powerplay continued. The Storm capitalized as Mueller scored to make the final score 2-0, leading to the home town team heading to Niagara Falls in January for the Silver Stick International Finals.
