U18 Hounds are renowned
They did not close out the season with the victory that was highly expected and extremely probable. But while the Soo Jr. Greyhounds did not win the Great North Under 18 Hockey League championship, they did showcase a slew of skilled skaters who stood tall throughout the 2022-2023 season.
There were forwards such as Hudson Chitaroni, Brendan Cooke, Deven Jones McDonald, Gabe Palumbo and Cole Cond who stood out for their scoring ability. There were forwards such as Callum McAuley, Harley Wardell and the relentless Jacob Smith who stood out for their determination and work ethic.
And there are players such as Chitaroni, Cooke, Jones-McDonald and defensemen Candon O’Neill and Declan Gallivan who stand out as potential picks for the upcoming April 21-22 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.
To be sure, this was a powerhouse U18 Jr. Greyhounds team that put together a powerful regular season record of 26-2-0 while out-scoring the opposition by a wide margin of 152 to 46 and allowing less than 20 shots on goal per game. Ditto the three round robin matches and the semi-final contest of the recent championship playoff tournament when they won all four games and outscored their opponents by a ridiculous margin of 31 to 3 only to shockingly lose in the title tilt by an 8-5 score to the upstart North Bay U18 Trappers.
But it is through no lack of effort from the above mentioned team leaders and their mates that the U18 Jr. Greyhounds were stunningly upset in the Great North championship game playoff tournament by the North Bay U18 Trappers squad that was so well prepared by winning head coach Doug Sanders.
How about some press for these NB Trappers at the All Ontarios??