U18A Jr. Titans battle their way to semi final game during Wayne Gretzky International Tournament

The Brant Battalion U18A Jr. Titans made it to semi-finals of last weekend’s Wayne Gretzky International held in Brantford

The first game was a battle of Brant County facing the Brantford 99ers

Many of these players on both teams played minor hockey with each other and attend the same High School, creating some fun rivalry and excellent sportsmanship It was a back-and-forth battle with the Jr. Titans losing 4-3 to Brantford

The Brant U18 Jr. Titans narrowly missed out on a chance to play in the final game of the Wayne Gretzky International Hockey Tournament last weekend, losing 3-2 to Glancaster in the semifinals.

Next opponent was the Sudbury Jr Wolves where the Jr Titans dominated the game to claim a 7-0 victory. Team captain Brady Marr led the way with a four-goal performance and Aiden Bryans picked up the shutout in net

Also in the team’s bracket was the Glancaster Bombers which proved to be a tough battle ending in a 2-1 loss. The game winning goal was scored in the final minutes of play.

Brant then faced Halton Hills Thunder in a must win situation to complete the round robin bracket

After a battle of goal to goal and the dominance of Brant’s power play, Brant pulled off a 4-3 victory to send them to the semi-finals.

The semi-final game was a rematch of the battle with Glancaster. Brantford was awarded a bye to the finals, so they sat tight awaiting the winner of the Glancaster/Brant match up.

The Brant Jr Titans played a hard, well-fought game, unfortunately Glancaster led 3-0 till the final minutes of the game when Brant’s power play became a menace again with two goals to close the gap. Yet after 35 minutes of good ol’ Canadian Hockey the Jr Titans fell short of a victory. Glancaster faced Brantford in the finals and won 2-1.