One of the best rivalries in the JPHL played out over the weekend as members of the Titans Hockey Union and Northstars Hockey Academy found themselves facing each other for the 4th time in a championship game.
The two sides met last year in the U15 Winter Championship and League Championship finals, with the Titans winning both. This year they went head-to-head in the Winter Championship final in the U17 division and again the Titans bested the club from Williams Lake. The Northstars were not letting it happen 4 times in a row.
Despite missing their captain Asher Lucas for game one due to a suspension, the Northstars took it 6-5 in a shoot-out thanks to Daxton Endicott’s 2 goals and a helper and scoring the only goal in the showdown for a 1-0 series lead.
Game two on Saturday night was not as close and the party started early for the Northstars and their families as every player had family members make the almost 1000-kilometer trip. The Titans lack of discipline allowed the Northstars to go 3-5 on the power play and Asher Lucas scored a second-period natural hattrick in his return to the lineup as Northstars Hockey Academy finally got past their rival and would lift a trophy in the JPHL for the first time.
