Burnaby Winter Club’s Remembrance Day bantam hockey tournament was not without its memorable finish.
The winter club’s bantam A2 team staged a dramatic third-period comeback to eke out a 3-2 victory in a shootout over Vancouver Eastside in the gold-medal final.
Trailing 2-0 heading into the final period, Arshdeep Bains halved the deficit early in the third and Ethan Reilly sent the game in extra time with the game-tying marker with just 55 seconds left in regulation time.
In the ensuing shootout, Bains and Christian Buono traded goals with the Vancouver shooters until defenceman Zachary Abenante tallied the tournament-winner on his attempt and Anthony Di Tosto backstopped the win in goal.
Vancouver needed a similar 3-2 shootout win over Delta Hockey Academy to advance to the tournament final.
BWC won the other semifinal 8-1 over eventual bronze-medal winner Portland.
Reilly was named the game MVP for Burnaby in the final.
