The 2015 End of the Road Hockey Tournament, a three day, round-robin hockey tournament featuring Soldotna, Houston, Homer and Dimond JV hockey teams, concluded Saturday at the Kevin Bell Arena on the Homer Spit.
The Dimond JV Lnyx finished 3-0 with a 9-1 victory over Houston on Saturday, good for the tournament championship.
SoHi, with a 2-1 record, finished second on the strength of a 5-4 victory over Homer in the tournament’s final game.
Saturday Game Results: SoHi 5 – Homer 4
The Stars held-off a late Homer surge for a 5-4 victory over the Mariners Following an opening Homer goal, the Stars answered with three first period goals, one for Cameron Knowlton, one for Calvin Hills and a goal for Jace Urban. The Stars lead 3-1 after the first period. In the second period, Homer scored twice in nine seconds to tie the game at 3-3. The Stars regained the lead with a pair of goals in the third period for a 5-3 advantage. Goals scored by Levi Hensley and Ethan Brown. The Mariner’s closed to 5-4 on a power-play goal; then the Stars held for the final 9:30 for the victory.
Friday Game Results
SoHi fell to Dimond JV 6-1 allowing four goals in the third period.
Thursday Game Results
The Stars downed Houston in the tournament opener 4-2. Cameron Knowlton scored a pair of goals and Cody Nye and Cory Hanson added single goals. SoHi goalie Billy Yoder turned-away 28 shots.
The Dimond JV team defeated host Homer 3-2 in the tournament’s second contest.
The Stars play Dimond JV at 5:00 p.m on Friday and face Homer on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
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