Seaway Valley Rapids Major Atom

Submitted by Johanne Sullivan

Last year, the Rapids faced an early exit from the playoffs when they lost in Spencerville to the Rideau-St. Lawrence Kings. In a bid to vanquish an old foe and bad memories, the Rapids traveled to Spencerville for the teams’ first meeting of the season. It was a familiar story when the Kings went up by one in the first period, but late in the first Ethan Montroy was able to tie it up on a pass from Lucas Mullin and Jett Jock. Like all rivalries, the Kings kept pace with the Rapids and even went up by one early in the second. The Rapids were again able to tie it up late in the second when Marco McCarthy put one past the goalie. The game was tied going into the third period, but Montroy got another one when he caught a pass from defenseman Landon Sweet. The Kings again tied the game. The Rapids did not want to tie the Kings, they wanted a win. Carson Martin came up big when he caught a pass from Jock and Antoine Lafrance. The Rapids were able to avenge last year’s loss with a score of 4-3.

In the fourth game of the season the Major Atom Seaway Valley Rapids faced the Eastern Ontario Cobras at home in a game sponsored by Tapis Richard Ranger Carpet. The Rapids were looking to continuing their winning ways after beating the Kings. The boys played hard and Marco McCarthy got the first goal of the game unassisted. The game was tied at the end of the first period. The boys were able to score twice in the second period when McCarthy got another on a rebound from Brennan Lashomb and Ethan Montroy got one when Jett Jock and Carson Martin passed it to him. The Cobras managed to squeak one by the goalie in the third but the Rapids did enough to come away with a 3-2 win.

After a long layoff from regular season play, the Seaway Valley Rapids Major Atom AA team was back at it on Sunday, October 25th against the Eastern Ontario Cobras. The Rapids were able to shake the rust off early in the first period when Jim Sullivan scored unassisted. It was quickly followed by Brennan Lashomb with an assist to Marco McCarthy. The Rapids were leading 2-0 going into the second period. The Cobras scored to bring them within one. The Rapids’ defenseman Tommy Shoniker got a beautiful one in the second period when it sailed past the goalie on a shot from the point. Later in the second, the Rapids again added to their lead when Ethan Montroy put it in the net during a scrum with the help of Jett Jock and Carson Martin. The Rapids were leading 4-2 going into the third period. Unfortunately, the boys let their guard down and the Cobras were able to tie it up for a final score of 4-4.