Lumberjacks win GMHL Showcase

ELLIOT LAKE, ON - The Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks defeated the Elliot Lake Bobcats 4-3 in overtime to win the GMHL Showcase Tournament.  Atte Koopikka scored the tournament winning goal, with David Amnas scoring twice and Anthony Trozzo once in the finals.

The Jacks downed South Muskoka in the semi-final, earning a bye through the quarters after winning the round-robin.  The only bump on the road for the Jacks came in their opening game loss to the Temiscaming Titans.  "They have a good team," admitted Jacks coach Lui Ricci. "But the game was filled with a lot of penalties, we took a few dumb ones, but that slowed the game down. We really couldn't get going in that one."

The Titans, coached by North Bay's Nathan Hewitt, were later bounced from the tournament by the South Muskoka Shield, while the other GMHL heavyweight, the Bradford Rattlers, were upset in the quarter final round by the GMHL Select squad.

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From BayToday.ca