Stratford, ON – This past Sunday, November 19, 2017 the Minor Bantam AAA Waterloo Wolves faced off against the Minor Bantam AAA Cambridge Hawks in the 2017 Toyota Hockey Challenge. This was the final match up following a series of round robin games which also featured the Minor Bantam AAA Kitchener Jr Rangers. On the line for the Champion was an all-expenses paid, once-in-a-lifetime trip to Japan courtesy of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada.
The boisterous crowd was entertained with 3 exciting periods of hockey at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. The game was fast-paced and saw back and forth chances from both teams in the first two periods. It was all Waterloo in the third period as they locked down the Championship with 5 straight goals to secure the Championship 7-1. With the win, the Waterloo Wolves Minor Bantam AAA team punched their ticket to Hokkaido, Japan in March of 2018 courtesy of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada!
Overall, both teams represented their Associations well and the game was truly one for the record books.
Congratulations goes out to the Wolves and the Hawks on a fantastic 2017 Toyota Challenge!
The excitement wasn't just on the ice as great draw prizes and a t-shirt toss were featured throughout the game.
Some of the draw prizes included:
- Free base registration from WMHA, KMHA, and CMHA
- Harlem Globetrotter Tickets
- Monster Speaker
- Depth Training adult and child fitness passes
- McPhails skate sharpening cards
- Matt Smith Goaltending Session
On Behalf of ALLIANCE Hockey, we send our sincere thanks to Toyota Motor Manufacturing for providing this special opportunity to our teams. We also thank all of our sponsors, Associations, volunteers, players and families for making the 2017 Toyota Hockey Challenge such a successful event!
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