The Soo Bantam Greyhounds saw their gold medal hopes ended on Friday but the team still has the opportunity to leave with a bronze.
The Greyhounds suffered a 3-0 loss to the Toronto Jr. Canadiens in semi-final action on Friday at the Ontario AAA Bantam Hockey Championships in Thunder Bay and have been relegated to the bronze medal game.
On Saturday at 11 a.m., the Greyhounds will face the London Jr. Knights, who lost 6-2 to the Markham Waxers in the other semi-final, for bronze while Toronto and Markham will faceoff for gold at 3 p.m.
The semi-final loss marked the second time in the tournament that the Greyhounds were shutout by the same 3-0 score by the Canadiens. Toronto captured the game in the second period when the Canadiens posted three goals in less than five minutes of play.
On Thursday, the Greyhounds completed the round robin by gaining a 7-5 win over Markham.
Brett Perlini paced the locals with a three goal effort while singles went to Kyle Jean, Tyler Liukkonen, Mike Rivard and Geoff Gieni. Greg McAllister picked up the win in goal.
*** FINAL ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS:
(wins-losses-ties-points)
Markham Waxers 5-1-0-10 Toronto Jr. Canadiens 5-1-0-10 Soo Greyhounds 4-2-0-8 London Jr. Knights 3-3-0-6 Thunder Bay Kings 3-3-0-6 Ottawa Valley Titans 1-5-0-2 Fort Frances Taggs 0-6-0-0
*** SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY, APRIL 2:
11 a.m. - Bronze Medal Game - Soo Greyhounds vs. London 1 p.m. - Gold Medal Game - Markham vs. Toronto
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