Kincardine Bantams advance to finals at Silver Stick regional

The Kincardine Bantam Kinucks have made it to the finals at the 33rd annual Kincardine Silver Stick hockey tournament.

The Bantams, along with Peewee teams from Kincardine and Huron-Bruce (Ripley and Lucknow), were among the 35 teams at the event which began Friday and finishes tomorrow (Dec. 30) with the finals at the Davidson Centre, beginning at 9 a.m. with the Peewee “C” division.

Bantam teams were playing at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine, while the Peewees were in Tiverton, with four divisions in play, including "B" and "C" levels for Bantam and Peewee.

The opening ceremonies were held Friday night at the Davidson Centre, following the Peewee game between Kincardine and Listowel, and prior to the Bantam game between Kincardine and Walkerton.

The Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band led the dignitaries to the ice surface, including Kincardine deputy mayor Marie Wilson, Doug Kennedy who did the ceremonial puck-drop, and tournament director Kyle Boulton.

MC Ray Luinstra thanked the teams for participating in the tournament, as well as all the sponsors and volunteers for making the event possible.

The Kincardine Peewees shut out Listowel, 9-0, in Friday night's game; tied Mitchell, 1-1, and blanked Twin Centre, 6-0, Saturday, before facing Shelburne in the semi-final where they lost, 3-1.

The Kincardine Bantam Kinucks downed Walkerton, 3-0, Friday night, and blanked Tavistock, 8-0, Saturday, before playing Saugeen Shores, Sunday, in the semi-final and taking a close 1-0 win. They now advance to the finals against BCH (Bayfield, Clinton, Hensall) tomorrow (Dec. 30) at 1:45 p.m., at the Davidson Centre.

Meanwhile, the Huron-Bruce Peewees edged Minto, 2-1, Friday morning; and blanked Central Perth, 7-0, Friday afternoon, at the Tiverton Arena. They advanced to the quarter-finals where they lost to Seaforth, 2-1.

Winners of the Kincardine regional advance to the North American Silver Stick finals, held in Forest, Jan. 10-26, 2020.

For the schedule and results, check the website at: silverstick.org/Tournaments/10458/Schedule/