Gold at Lakeshore

The final day of competition at the Demolition Derby had three of the four games decided on the court, while the game for third place was conceded by Hoveround to host Lakeshore, as both teams are still hurting from their quintuple overtime playoff game from yesterday, that was won by Lakeshore. In all other games, the higher seeded team won each game, with the Bushwhackers getting past Portland 35-33 to secure 5th, and the TNT ending Sweden's hopes of winning a game, by putting them away 40-35.

In the Championship Game, Team Canada controlled the flow from the beginning, never really feeling threatened by Texas, and led by two or three points throughout the game. Perhaps the quote of the tournament was from US Paralympian and Portland Pounder Will Groulx, who exclaimed 'You guys are killing me - you're running hockey lineups!' since Canadian coach Benoit Labrecque used his full team to maximum advantage on short four minute shifts.

Coach Labrecque commented that some sweet turnovers were created by the speed of 3.0 Canucks Fabien Lavoie and tournament MVP, Ian Chan, while the keepaway skills of G and Whitey kept the game out of reach for the frustrated Texans. It created a nice team-dominated game that saw the full roster contribute to the tournament victory.

Team Canada will be leaving the sunny south in waves starting this evening wherever possible, or tomorrow morning for the bulk of the group. However, our Florida Project athletes will remain down south under the guidance of our coaching staff until the end of February, and have several tournaments on the horizon, including the Capital City Clash and another event in Denver, Colorado, where they'll feel right at home in the snow.

~That is all~