CBHA Minor Midget AAA Rangers are 2010 Sutter Cup Champions!!! I got close with the Midget A Bruins back in 08 (second place) but we finally did it this year. The 5 game tournament started off shaky with us falling behind to the Blazers in the first period but we managed to win that game. The next 2 games vs Red Deer and the Royals were also iffy but we still won. It all started melding together when we had to face the AC Avalanche in the semi-finals. Down 3 goals in the first period the Rangers battled back scoring 6 unanswered goals in the 2nd and 3rd periods to a convincing 6-3 win! Our biggest challenge was next, The Lethbridge Hurricanes. They were the regular season league leaders, their first line which consisted of two twin scored 180 points in total during 30 regular season games (amongst 3 line mates)! We only played them once but lost 9-1 . So we had a tough game ahead of us if we wanted that gold medal. The game turned out really well, our coaches were smarter and out coached the other team's coaches. The other team only had one line and would double/triple shifted them for most of the 1st and 2nd period and eventually they had no more steam. The game was back and forth with them always in the lead and us tying it up. Eventually when all was said and done we won 5-3 with pure hard work. Our goalie Emmet Oh stood on his head and had 51 saves. The MVP of the tournament and total stand out star of our team (totally unexpected) was Christian Nypower (Nypes)!
This was one of the most exciting things I have been privileged to take part in and I am so proud of everyone who contributed to the success of the CBHA Rangers this year! It was too bad that we got swept 3 straight in Provincials, but at least we won the Sutter Cup!
GO RANGERS GO!!!
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