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East Lambton U15s allow just one goal all tournament to claim Tier 2 Silver Stick title

December 22, 2025

The Independent

The East Lambton Eagles have claimed the Watford Regional Silver Stick U15 Tier 2 championship on home ice.

The Eagles allowed just one goal in the entire tournament.

in their first three games of the round robin play at the 65th annual Roy Caley Tournament East Lambton shutout Plattsville, gave up one goal to Norfolk in a 7-1 win and blanked Dresden 3-0.

The stellar goaltending continued in the semi finals and finals with a 3-0 win over Wallaceburg in the semi final and a 1-0 win over Ayr in Sunday night’s final.

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