ICEJAM

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Ice Jam started yesterday. Best of luck to all teams competing.

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Icejam finals for U18 are today at 3:30 in Bedford, with a tale of 2 different teams.

Subaru came into the tournament as a favourite, but started out very slow, beating Weeks 4-3 and tying the Blizzard 1-1. However they have come together a bit and found their game, beating Notre Dame 5-2, Cole Harbour 2-1, Moose in quarterfinals 6-0, and then scraped out a tight 3-2 win over a Flyers team that arguably had a much tougher road, playing Kensington in Quarters to a shootout.

Valley, on the other hand comes in as a true darkhorse, sitting only 4th in the NSU18. They started off slower too, losing to the Caps 4-3, handling a weak Western Kings squad 7-0, and squeaking by CBW 2-1 to matchup with Growlers in playoffs. Valley goes and shocks the Growlers 5-1, avenges their previous loss to the Caps by winning their QF 5-3, and shocks the Macs 4-3 off a powerplay goal from Luke Foley.

There has definitely been some twists and turns this tournament, but in a single-elimination tournament, anything can happen. We’ll see if Subaru can show why they are favourite out of NSU18, or if Valley can pull off another upset over a Halifax team today.