Disgrace of a game completes great week of hockey

A tournament that ran like a well oiled machine, finished with a championship described by one commissioner as a disgrace.

The Eastern Canada Cup Challenge held in Quinte West, pitted 12 teams of the best junior A players in Eastern Canada against one another.

The title game last night was between Quebec Team Martin St Louis and Ontario Team CCHL Larry Robinson.

After CCHL Robinson jumped out to a 4-0 lead, Quebec netminder Mathiew Bellmarre was pulled. As Bellmarre passed by Ontario’s bench, a brawl began.

A screen shot on the game sheet for the championship game (Screen shot: Pointstreak.com)

In the two period championship game, there were 132 minutes in penalties, 30 infractions, 3 game misconducts, and a coach ejection.

In the end CCHL Robinson won the title 5-0.

Robinson head coach Jason Clarke says because of a vicious hit from behind during the game, one of his club players is now done for the year.

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Clarke was quick to see that Quinte West ran a wonderful tournament however, and the game was no reflection of that.

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Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison.

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Twelve teams took part in the tournament, including two from Northern Ontario, two from Quebec, and two from Atlantic Canada.

Around 2,000 fans, commissioners, players, and scouts took in the event.

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TRENTON, ON – NOVEMBER 21: on November 21, 2018 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Christian Bender / OJHL Images)

TRENTON, ON – NOVEMBER 21: Rocco Andreacchi #19 of Team OJHL Nieuwendyk makes the hit on Fred Allaire #9 of CCHL Team Robinson in the second period on November 21, 2018 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tim Bates / OJHL Images)

TRENTON, ON – NOVEMBER 21: Team LHJAAAQ St.Louis players celebrate the win and advance to the semi finals on November 21, 2018 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tim Bates / OJHL Images)

TRENTON, ON – NOVEMBER 21: on November 21, 2018 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. Ryan Nicholson #6 of Team OJHL Coffey & Gregory Brassard #30 of Team NOJHL East
(Photo by Christian Bender / OJHL Images)

TRENTON, ON – NOVEMBER 21: on November 21, 2018 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. Riley Mccutcheon #8 of Team OJHL Coffey & Gregory Brassard #30 of Team NOJHL East
(Photo by Christian Bender / OJHL Images)

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Steven Elliott going in on the NOJHL net (Photo: OJHL Images)

TRENTON, ON – NOVEMBER 20: Joel Walker #15 of Team MHL Eastlink North celebrates the goal in the first period on November 20, 2018 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo by Andy Corneau / OJHL Images)

TRENTON, ON – NOVEMBER 20: Marc-Antoine Dufour #1 of Team LHJAAAQ Burrows makes the winning save in the shoot out on November 20, 2018 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo by Andy Corneau / OJHL Images)

TRENTON, ON – NOVEMBER 20: on November 20, 2018 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Christian Bender / OJHL Images)

TRENTON, ON – NOVEMBER 20: on November 20, 2018 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. Alex Wynter #7 of Team MHL Eastlink South & Andrew Rinaldi #9 of Team OJHL Oates
(Photo by Christian Bender / OJHL Images)

TRENTON, ON – NOVEMBER 20: on November 20, 2018 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. Elijah Gonsalves #8 of Team OJHL Oates (Photo by Christian Bender / OJHL Images)

TRENTON, ON – NOVEMBER 19: on November 19, 2018 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Christian Bender / OJHL Images)

TRENTON, ON – NOVEMBER 19: Steven Elliott #14 of Team OJHL Nieuwendyk tries to keep the puck from Mason Hardy #6 of Team OJHL Oates in the second period on November 19, 2018 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tim Bates / OJHL Images)

TRENTON, ON – NOVEMBER 19: Daniel Panetta #20 of Team OJHL Oates pursues the play in the first period on November 19, 2018 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tim Bates / OJHL Images)

TRENTON, ON – NOVEMBER 19: on November 19, 2018 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. Jett Alexander #1 of Team OJHL Oates (Photo by Christian Bender / OJHL Images)