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Over the January 16th to 18th weekend, the Soo U16 Greyhounds traveled to Peterborough, Ontario to compete in the 2025 Steve Richey Tournament, which featured 24 teams from across Ontario. The Greyhounds wrapped up their campaign with a respectable 2-2 record, securing four points in the round-robin stage. Over the four games, the team scored 13 goals while allowing 12, showcasing both offensive potential and areas for defensive improvement.
The Greyhounds accumulated 36 penalty minutes, reflecting the physicality of their play throughout the tournament.
Leading the charge for the Soo were Adam Pszeniczny and Jacob Vincent, who combined for an impressive offensive display. Pszeniczny contributed one goal and four assists, while Vincent tallied four goals and one assist to share the team lead in points. Nico Bossio also had a strong showing, rounding out the top three scorers with two goals and two assists. Between the pipes, netminder Gavin Zuccato stood tall, playing all 179 minutes across four games. Zuccato finished with a 2-2 record, allowing 12 goals and providing a steady presence in net for the Greyhounds.
Soo U16 Greyhounds coach Denny Lambert told Saultsports that “I thought we played well overall. If we learned anything from the tournament it would be to play our game and when the whole team does that we can play with the good teams. Going forward our team identity has to be a relentless team that plays for 60 minutes hard. If we can do that we will win a lot of our games.”
“We know what to expect from North Bay they are very good teams and we have to be ready to play our game. Special teams will have to be pre scouted because they will be a big factor in the games so. Our overall discipline in team systems, shift length, penalties will also play into if we have success. These are big games so we have to be ready,” added Lambert.
Next up for the U16 Greyhounds will be over the January 25th and 26th weekend when they host the North Bay U16 Trappers on Saturday, January 25th at 3:00 p.m followed by a Sunday, January 26th contest against the North Bay U18 Trappers at 12:00 p.m with a 12:00 p.m start. Both games will take place at the John Rhodes Centre.
January 18 (8:00 a.m)
Soo U16 Greyhounds (2) vs (7) Brantford U16 99’ers
1st Period
(04:59) Brantford U16 99’ers – Cole Joudrey (Liam Wouters) (PP)
(03:33) Soo U16 Greyhounds – Finley Escasa (Unassisted)
2nd Period
(09:24) Brantford U16 99’ers – William Bryce (Liam Whalen/Jordan Vanderlip)
(07:52) Brantford U16 99’ers – William Bryce (Roman Vanacker) (PP)
(07:23) Brantford U16 99’ers – Roman Vanacker (Will Gibbs)
(05:48) Brantford U16 99’ers – Liam Wouters (Liam Whalen/Roman Vanacker) (PP)
(05:11) Brantford U16 99’ers – William Bryce (Jordan Vanderlip/Liam Whalen)
3rd Period
(13:59) Soo U16 Greyhounds – Jacob Vincent (Frankie Reda/Adam Pszeniczny)
(07:06) Brantford U16 99’ers – Joshua Pizzey (Jordan Vanderlip)
Goaltenders
Soo U16 Greyhounds – Gavin Zuccato
Brantford U16 99’ers – Niklas Johnson
January 17 (6:45 p.m)
Central Ontario U16 Wolves (1) vs (6) U16 Soo Jr. Greyhounds
1st Period
(13:38) Soo U16 Greyhounds – Jacob Vincent (Unassisted)
(12:06) Soo U16 Greyhounds – Finlay Carlson (Connor Belanger/Adam Pszeniczny)
2nd Period
(11:44) Soo U16 Greyhounds – Russell McNally (Nico Bossio/Blake Edwards)
(01:24) Soo U16 Greyhounds – Adam Pszeniczny (Jacob Vincent/Russell McNally)
3rd Period
(13:52) Central Ontario U16 Wolves – Andreas Stamoulis (Galen O’Shea/Rey Aidan de Rama) (PP)
(06:57) Soo U16 Greyhounds – Nathan Watts (Frankie Reda/Adam Pszeniczny)
(05:35) SOo U16 Greyhounds – Wyatt Jarratt (Brett Archambault)
Goaltenders
Central Ontario U16 Wolves – Hudson Horsley
(06:57) Soo U16 Greyhounds – Gavin Zuccato
January 17 (10:00 a.m)
Niagara U16 North Stars (3) vs (2) U16 Soo Jr. Greyhounds
1st Period
(10:00) Niagara U16 North Stars – Chase Patridge (Zaiden Hraiche/Aidan Ryan)
2nd Period
(12:27) Niagara U16 North Stars – Miller Ryan (Chase Partridge/Gavin Chrisitie)
(05:13) Niagara U16 North Stars – Chase Partridge (Zaiden Hraiche/Kieran Raynor) (PP)
3rd Period
(01:20) Soo U16 Greyhounds – Nico Bossio (Nathan Watts/Myka Venneri) (PP)
(00:34) Soo U16 Greyhounds – Jacob Vincent (Wyatt Jarratt/Dreydon Boissoneau)
Goaltenders
Soo U16 Greyhounds – Gavin Zuccato
Niagara U16 North Stars – Reif Steenhuis
January 16 (8:00 p.m)
U16 Soo Jr. Greyhounds (3) vs (1) Canadian International U16 Hockey Academy
1st Period
(10:23) Soo U16 Greyhounds – Jacob Vincent (Nico Bossio/Nathan Watts) (PP)
2nd Period
(14:03) CIHA – Kenshin Saito (Connor Welsh)
(11:13) Soo U16 Greyhounds – Wyatt Jarratt (Adam Pszeniczny/Nathan Watts)
3rd Period
(11:16) Soo U16 Greyhounds – Nico Bossio (Myka Venneri/AJ Carbone) (PP)
Soo U16 Greyhounds – Gavin Zuccato
CIHA – Ivan Izotov
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