It appears that turkey and early mornings have an effect on kids too.
The Pythons overcame a slow start to capture the Pee Wee Division at the 10th annual SDMHA Party In Da House Tournament.
The eventual champions didn't look like it in their opening game - falling 7-2 to the Thrashers. The team regrouped and found their legs in a determined 7-1 game two performance against the Whalers.
The Pythons then showed plenty of grit in a 3-2 shootout win over the Ice Devils, battling back from a 2-0 deficit with pair of late goals. The game featured outstanding goaltending at both ends from the Ice Devils' Ben Kraemer and the Pythons' Reilly Kee.
The result set up a must-win final round-robin game against the the Vipers. The Pythons came through with a 4-0 victory and got the help they needed in the other games to earn a rematch with the Thrashers for the championship.
This time, Pythons skated to a welldeserved 5-3 win.
The roster also includes: Chase Marshall, Matthew Cossenas, Quinn O'Connor, Joel Chamberlain, Spencer Yesowick, Stuart Velestuk, Fraser Buck, Kaileb Tattrie, Jackson Schwartz, Ben Lingham, Blake Morrison, and Lucas Brind. Ethan Spencer (injured) and Richard Bailey (illness) were unfortunately not able to play.
Head coach Ron Kee; assistants Alan Marshall, Hart Buck, Bruce Velestuk and Mark Morrison; and co-managers Geoff Chamberlain and Kristin Brind are all very proud of the boys.
