U15AA Ice Kats Come Out on Top at Clarington Applefest Tournament

The Peterborough Cavanagh Disposal Ice Kats U15AA dominated the competition and won the Clarington Applefest tournament over the weekend.

Photo courtesy of Shelbi Kilcollins.

The team beat the Nepean Wildcats in the gold medal final 3-2 in overtime. Chey Degeer scored the first goal. Molly Farace scored the second goal third period and the overtime winner.

The Ice Kats beat Stratford 1-0 in the semifinals and went 4-0 in the the round robin with goalies Sadie Davidson and Lacey Clement combining for five shutouts.

“This group is an incredibly special team, 90 per cent of the team was together two seasons ago during second year Peewee - they were ranked number 1 in the country,” said assistant coach Shelbi Kilcollins. “That season got cut short due to COVID.”

Game winning overtime goal scored by Molly Farace. Video courtesy of Shelbi Kilcollins.

Now the team is back together with a few additions from out of town, Kilcolins says last weekend was their first opportunity in two years to vie for something tangible like a gold medal.

“What was really notable was the resilience the girls displayed the entire weekend,” said Kilcollins. “Every player played a significant role in the win.”

Kilcollins recalls a moment the team shared on the bench, and says it was like a movie.

“Coach Chris looked at the girls and said ‘someone gets to be a hero today’. It evoked some serious emotion on the bench,” she said. “Later in the dressing room someone yelled ‘Molly is a hero!’.”

Kilcollins says the team is aiming to be number one in the country this season.

“We’re not looking to be best in the area, or even the GTA, we’re going for it all.”

Team members include: head coach Chris Moher, assistant coach Shelbi Kilcollins, assistant coach Tim Degeer, Lacey Clement, Chloe Fife, Kate Bell, Rhaea Flint, Claire Baynham, Sadie Davidson, Chey Degeer, Syd Sawyer, Amy Clements, Soph Harold, Molly Farace, Kylee Strano, Claire Chambers, Ava Moher, Avery Johnston, Clara Williams and Brooke Cavanagh.

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