LANTZ: The East Hants U-11C Black Penguins have brought home a tournament banner to the Lantz rink.
The Pens, whose home rink is the East Hants Sportsplex (Ice Pad B and the Keith Miller Arena) competed in the Birthplace of Hockey Tournament from March 8-10.
It was held at the John Paris Jr. Rink in Windsor.
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In the round robin, East Hants won twice and lost once.
In the opener they beat the Halifax Hawks 8-2.
In their second game, Dartmouth handed East Hants a huge 7-1 setback to their undefeated play hopes.
Against West Hants Warriors in the third round-robin game, the Pens bounced back to earn a 9-0 shutout.
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In the semi-final they met up with the Antigonish Bulldogs, who they beat 7-2.
That sent them to the championship final.
In the final. East Hants earned a 4-3 overtime victory over rival Brookfield Elks keeping the old East Hants-Brookfield rivalry going strong.
The team would like to thank Carson Ryan no. 29 for filling in for goalie Lindsey Warner in the first game against Halifax. Warner was injured.
