A Stirling-Rawdon native will be lacing them up Sunday afternoon, with a chance to win a National Junior A Championship (Centennial Cup (former RBC Cup)).
Lucas Lapalm, a Quinte Red Devils grad, plays for the Pickering Panthers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
On Saturday, they skated to a 2-0 win over the Dauphin Manitoba Kings, punching their ticket to the title game.
Lapalm’s Panthers won the OJHL Championship (Buckland Cup) in seven games over the Toronto Jr. Canadiens.
It will be no easy task Sunday, as the Brooks Bandits record this season is a combined 68-7-2 (regular season, Alberta playoffs, and Centennial Cup.
Puck drop is 6:00 p.m. eastern and will be broadcast coast-to-coast on TSN.
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Two former Belleville Senators have been stellar for Team Canada at the World Hockey Championships.
Drake Batherson had two assists Saturday, while Chris Driedger made 25 saves, to lead Canada over the Czech Republic 6-1 at the semi-finals in Finland.
With the win, Canada punched their ticket to the championships Sunday afternoon (1:20 p.m. EST) against host Finland.
Former Belleville Senator Thomas Chabot is Canada’s Captain.
Last year, former B-Sen Nick Paul scored the OT winner as Canada beat Finland.
The Belleville Senators’ forward was named the first star of the game against the Cleveland Monsters, on February 16, 2019. (Photo: Jason Scourse / Belleville Senators)
