The 亚洲天堂 Lake Minor Hockey Midget team took the third place after competing in the 2014-2015 B.C. Hockey Tier 4 Championships held in Clearwater, B.C., during the week of March 14-19.

Kim Minger, Team Manager, said the 亚洲天堂 Lake players had a 鈥減retty stiff competition.鈥�

"They [the players] showed a lot of heart, grit and determination in very high tempo, physical games," she said. "They were true ambassadors for 亚洲天堂 Lake."

The first game of the championship took place on March 15 against Creston. 亚洲天堂 Lake jumped out to an early lead at the 12:14 mark of the first period on a goal from Marcus Michell. A second goal was scored at the 8:06 mark of the first period by Tristen Puglas. Creston fought back and at the 1:49 mark of the first period with Ethan Plotnikoff putting one in the net. With 26 seconds left in the first, Creston pocketed their second goal by Otto Blackmore. Second period was just as exciting as the first. Creston scored at the 11:51 mark on a goal by Alex Blackmore. 亚洲天堂 Lake found the back of the net at the 9:43 mark on a gaol by Brock Worthing. Then at 9:06 Creston popped one in on the stick of Zach VanRuyskensvelde. 亚洲天堂 Lake added a marker of the stick of Jordan Minger to tie up the game at the end of the second period. 亚洲天堂 Lake 4, Creston 4.

The second game took place on March 16 against Chetwynd. Both teams came out ready to play hard. Chetwynd opened the scoring at 3:47 of the first period on a goal from Brandon Howard. Second period had action at both ends and at the 1.14 mark Chetwynd goal was scored by Garyn Waldie. Goaltender at both ends kept it a close game. Third period was just as exciting as the first two periods. Chetwynd scored at 15:37 by Brandon Howard. 亚洲天堂 Lake followed close behind at 15:03 on a goal by Curtis Brown. Chetwynd closed out the scoring in the third with goals by Kain McMaster and Brandon Howard. 亚洲天堂 Lake 1, Chetwynd 1.

The third game also took place on March 16 against the host - Clearwater. Both teams came out with intensity to play a hard and physical game. Clearwater opened the scoring on a goal by Austin Rauch in the first period, but 亚洲天堂 Lake managed to score eight goals and win the game. 亚洲天堂 Lake 8,  Clearwater 4.

The fourth game took place on March 17 against Semiahmoo. 亚洲天堂 Lake opened the scoring on a goal by Tristen Puglas. This game showed some great defensive hockey. 亚洲天堂 Lake pulled the goaltender looking for a winning goal but the Semiahmoo goaltender kept the gate closed. 亚洲天堂 Lake 4, Semiahmoo 4.

The fifth game took place on March 18. Goaltenders in both nets were key factors in the game. First period was scoreless on great work by both ends' defensive core. Period two had 亚洲天堂 Lake pocketing a goal at the 19:00 mark by Marcus Michell. Kelowna came back in less than a minute to tie the game on a marker by Tyler Worthing. In period three, 亚洲天堂 Lake went ahead at the 19:05 mark on a goal from Brock Worthing. 亚洲天堂 Lake popped in another one at the 9:54 mark by Tristan Puglas. Kelowna fought hard and got within one goal at 9:07 on a goal from Marcus Apchin. 亚洲天堂 Lake scored again at 6:29 on a goal by Brock Worthing to seal the win. 亚洲天堂 Lake 4, Kelowna 2.

Minger said there were no serious injuries throughout the competition.

The midgets team will now be losing seven of its players - Brian Little, Marcus Michell, Jordan Minger, Brandon Larsen, Dino Wiebe, Tristan Puglas and Liam Clovis - as they are wrap up their minor hockey career. The rest of the team will be returning in the fall of 2015.