Hawks goalie posts shut out in championship final vs. Fleming
Humber North's hockey team won four out of five games en route to capturing their home tournament. Photo by Heather Chancey
JEFF BLAY
SPORTS REPORTER
Humber North’s extramural hockey team claimed victory on Nov.27 after winning four out of five games in a two-day tournament at the Westwood Arena in Etobicoke.
Garret Bambrough got the game-winning goal in the championship game against Peterborough’s Fleming Knights, taking a pass from defender Jeff Chandler. Goalie Mike Karagianis got the 1-0 shut-out.
The Humber campus recreation department played host to several out of town college teams in a tournament that took place from Nov. 26-27.
Teams travelled from all over the GTA and beyond – St. Lawrence came from Kingston and Cambrian from Sudbury.
Humber veteran and assistant captain, Garret Bambrough, led the team through its games, and was happy to be involved in the league for another season.
“It’s good hockey, and at least we still have the opportunity to play at a college level,” he said. “Last year we had high expectations, and this year we had lower expectations and just wanted to have fun – and it paid off.”
Besides his game winning goal, Bambrough was one of the leading scorers for Humber North throughout the tournament. Veterans Scott Creighton and Matt Hughson played a crucial role in leading the team to victory.
“We played a high-paced game. The lines seemed to be clicking and as a result we’re putting pucks in the net,” said Hughson.
Rookie head coach and former Humber captain Brett McCully, was also happy with his team’s effort.
“They played well – played both ends of the ice, and all four games we won a different leader stepped up,” said McCully. “Our goalie, Mike Karagianis, and all of our lines played a full 60 minutes. It was a great effort.”
Both the Humber North women’s team and the Lakeshore men’s team were beat out in the semi-final rounds – with Lakeshore losing in an exciting shootout.
Humber North qualified to play in the year-end championship. The next tournament will be a three-on-three tournament in January hosted by Fanshawe College.