The North Bay & District U16 AAA Trappers season ended as they were defeated 5-3 by the Soo U16 AAA Greyhounds on Sunday in the play-in final of the Great North U18 playoff tournament, which wrapped up on the weekend in Sault Ste. Marie.
The three-team event included the U16 Trappers, the New Liskeard Cubs and the host U16 AAA Greyhounds, with the winner going to the GN U18 Tournament of Champions, which starts Wednesday in Timmins.
Cedar Montreuil, Uilliam Noll and Phillippe Lafontaine scored for the U16 Trappers in the loss.
On Saturday, the Trappers blasted the Cubs 8-0 paced by Montreuil, who netted five goals in the win. Lafontaine, Ty Dubreuil and Emerik Bray had the other goals while Bruce Laronde recorded the shutout.
The Trappers opened the play-in tourney on Friday with a 2-2 tie against the Greyhounds.
Montreuil and Carter McAllister scored in their opening game.
OHL Cup next
The season is not over for all the Trappers as a handful from the local squad have been named to the NOHA All-Stars who will compete in the OHL Cup March 24 to 28 in Toronto. Owen Smith, Cedar Montreuil, Grady Dale, Carter Brownlee, and Bruce Laronde were named to the team back in late February.