12 & Under Nipissing Blacknights Provincial Champions

Brampton, Ontario - The Nipissing Inline Hockey League 12 & Under rep team are the best in the Province! The feisty team captured top honours at the Ontario Provincial Championships held this past weekend in Brampton.

The Blacknights went into the gold medal game against Georgetown. Scoring in the 6-3 final for the Blacknights were, Brett Theberge with four goals with singles to Kenny Peroff and Camil Gaudette supported by team mates, Chris Fraser, Devon Church, Joshua McKenny, William Laporte, Jessie Larochelle, Nik Priebe, Patrick Seguin with Mitchell Thomas and Cory Marquardt sharing goal-tending duties.

The 12 & Under Blacknights are coached by head coach Greg Theberge who is a former NHL defenceman with the Washington Capitols, Norm Marion, Don Priebe and Jeff Peroff.

League President, Norm Marion said " The development of these players has come a long way since we started eight years ago. We don't have the opportunity to play in competitive leagues like they do in Southern Ontario. These kids play in the regular local league and have played together as a rep team only in tournaments, and to go down there and bring the provincial title home is really great."

Team members are made up of players from all over the Nipissing district, including Almaguin and West Nipissing.

The 10 & Under Blacknights made it to the semi-finals, the 14 & Under's were quarter finalists and the 16& Under team held their own as they build for next year.