For the second time in its history, the Chatham Maroons have finished atop the Jr. B hockey landscape in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL).
They finished off the St. Catharines Falcons on the road in game six with a 6-3 victory.
That’s the club’s first Sutherland Cup title in 26 years.
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Chatham potted four goals in just over three minutes of play in the second frame.
17-year-old forward Carter Chadwick was named playoff MVP after recording a 15 goals and 24 points during the post-season.
Chadwick and 15-year-old call-up Eamon Edgar finished the series with seven goals each tying a league record for goals in a Sutherland Cup final previously set by D.J. Turn for LaSalle in 2010.
Edgar was a second-round pick of the OHL’s Barrie Colts earlier this spring. He amassed 13 points in the cup final series, a new GOJHL record.
The Maroons are the 19th team to have won at least two Sutherland Cup titles.
The Chatham Maroons took down the Falcons in St. Catharines Sunday night in game six by a score of 6-3 to capture the Sutherland Cup championship. (Chatham Maroons/Facebook)