The team had a strong and competitive season, showing growth, resilience, and commitment from start to finish.
Our roster this year included goaltenders: Nolan Taylor and Ethan Patterson; defensemen Zach Prentice, Matt Scheffee, Evan Shee, Evan Jones, and Parker Simms; and forwards Brody Hartwig, Caleb Manning, Josh Scheffee, Jace Mills, Chace Comer, Deagan Davison, Lucas Peelow, Jack Tomlinson, Luke Gruppe, Jacob Lawrence, and Mason Gibson.
The team battled hard all season and earned a spot in the Victoria Durham League finals against the Newcastle Stars. The best-of-three series was a hard-fought matchup that ultimately went to a decisive game three. In a tightlycontested game, the Storm came up just short, losing in overtime and narrowly missing the opportunity to advance to the Red Hat Tournament. Despite the outcome, the team showed tremendous determination and represented the association with pride.
I would like to extend a special congratulations to our graduating players: Mills, Simms, Jones, Manning, Patterson, Shee, Lawrence, and Scheffee. Your leadership and dedication have been invaluable to this team, and you have set a strong example for the younger players coming up through the program.
A special thank you as well to our affiliated player, Austin Latanville, who was a big help to our team during the playoffs.
I would also like to recognize the efforts of our bench staff—Zach Morissette, Ethan Glecoff, Tyler Martin, and Shawn Walker—whose time and commitment were instrumental to the team’s success this season.
Overall, this group competed hard, supported one another, and made it an enjoyable and rewarding season. I’m proud of everything they accomplished.
