Meet the Inter-Town U13 B Division Champs!

After a near perfect 10-2-2 season, the Paris Wolfpack U13 Team 1, sponsored by Arora Dental, beat the firstplaced, season long rivals, the Port Dover Pirates, to claim the U13 B Division Inter-town Championship title.

By Casandra Turnbull

Some hard work and a never-quit attitude pays off in the end – just ask the Wolfpack U13 Arora Dental hockey team. They are celebrating a gold medal win in the U13B Division Championships to cap off a stellar season

The team went 10-2-2 in regular season play, finishing second and only one point behind the first placed Port Dover Pirates.

“The team demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship, kindness and compassion. They worked hard, often displaying lots of grit and determination,” according to a statement issued by the team’s coaches.

As playoffs stated in March, the Paris Wolfpack faced the Burford Coyotes in round one of the B Division playoffs. A 2-1 win on March 9 advanced the team to the final round where they would face season-long contenders, the Port Dover Pirates

Port Dover took the first game, 3-2, on home ice advantage. Paris responded with their own home ice win, 3-2 in overtime in front of a very lively hometown crowd.

The final game went back to Port Dover, winner take all in the best of three series Paris pulled out a solid 3-1 victory to claim the Inter-Town Championship title for the 2022/2023 season.

The coaching staff once again credits the players’ success to their ‘never give up, it isn’t over until the last whistle blows’mantra.

“They never rolled over, never quit, when it was time, they did what they do to do, put on their work boots and went to work. They were cheering each other on, were each other’s biggest fans and the coaches couldn’t be prouder of this group. Heart and determination will likely always win the day and this was no exception ”