Your U22AA Sabres have defeated the Durham West Lightning in a 3-0 shutout to win the 2024-25 OWHA U22 Elite Championship Weekend!
After finishing the regular season in 2nd place and a 3-0 sweep in the playoffs Coach Taylor Abbott's team advanced to the U22 Elite Championship Weekend. The top 8 teams in the province met to determine the League Champion.
Your Sabres beat 3 top ranked teams in one goal games to advance to the Championship game. Durham West came off beating the number one ranked team in the province - who your Sabres had beat twice in the regular season - hoping for a Cinderella story.
Your Sabres were set to deny them with two first period goals by
Peyton Anzivino (assists by
Sophia Chard and
Mikayla Barnes) as well as
Holly VanNetten (assists by
Madi Burr and
Sophia Chard).
Durham West was not going to go quietly and put up a total of 40 shots on 78 shot attempts when a third period goal by
Mikayla Barnes (assists by
Sophia Chard - who put up a three point game - and
Peyton Anzivino) put the game out of reach.
Final seconds of the Championship Game and celebrating the W
The Sabres defense blocked 21 shots and
Tara Bach recorded her second shutout of the Championship for a total of 66 shots against with zero goals against and a 100% save percentage on the weekend.
Your 2024-2025 U22 Elite Sabres would like to thank the OWHA for a well-run season and Championship Weekend.