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The Soo U18 Greyhounds traveled to Peterborough, Ontario, from January 16th to 18th to compete in the prestigious 2025 Steve Richey Tournament. Joining 32 teams from across Ontario, the Greyhounds showcased their talent and determination on the ice. Leading the way offensively was Dylan Rousselle, who tallied three goals and one assist, with two of his goals coming on the powerplay. Forward Anthony Spironello matched Rousselle’s production with three goals and one assist, including a powerplay goal, while Hunter Thorkilson contributed three assists to round out the team’s top scorers. The trio’s contributions were instrumental in keeping the Greyhounds competitive throughout the tournament.
In net, the Greyhounds relied on the tandem of Nick Marson and Sebastien Brassard to handle the goaltending duties. Brassard played 90 minutes across his appearances, finishing with an impressive goals-against average (GAA) of 2.00 and allowing just four goals. Marson, who played 89 minutes in two games, faced tough competition and ended the tournament with a GAA of 3.03, allowing six goals. The combined efforts of the goaltenders, along with the team’s powerplay success, highlighted the Greyhounds’ balanced play at the 2025 Steve Richey Tournament.
Soo U18 coach Jeremy Stevenson told Saultsports that “the boys played really hard this weekend you can see the team is turning and having confidence playing the right way we competed with the number two team in Ontario and we won a couple games and that they’re playing very hard.”
The Soo U18 Greyhounds will return to action over the January 25th and 26th weekend when they face the North Bay U16 and U18 Trappers with the weekend opening with a 8:00 p.m start against the U18 Trappers on Saturday followed by a Sunday contest with the U16 Trappers in a 3:00 p.m start. Both games will take place at the John Rhodes Centre.
Saturday, January 18 (1:00 p.m)
Ottawa Valley Titans (1) vs (4) Soo U18 Greyhounds
1st Period
(10:38) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Bodie Belair (Stosh Schultz/Hunter Thorkilson)
(05:26) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Dylan Rouselle (Danny MacDonald/Koen Kurylo) (PP)
2nd Period
(03:10) Ottawa Valley Titans – Xavier Goussis (Jordan Perrier/Owen Cobbold) (PP)
3rd Period
(08:46) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Alessandro Parco (Ryan Johnson/Caleb Walker)
(04:25) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Anthony Spironello (Gavin Avery/Dylan Rousselle)
Goaltenders
Soo U18 Greyhounds – Sebastien Brassard
Ottawa Valley Titans – Callum Clare
Friday, January 17 (4:00 p.m)
Soo U18 Greyhounds (2) vs (5) Ajax Pickering U18 Raiders
1st Period
(09:39) Ajax Pickering U18 Raiders – Layne Gallacher (Gianluca Meli/Logan Bennett)
(01:12) Ajax Pickering U18 Raiders – Jalen Carter (Layne Gallacher)
2nd Period
(03:27) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Anthony Spironello (Cam Kontulainen/Alessandro Parco) (PP)
(01:58) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Caleb Walker (Unassisted)
3rd Period
(09:18) Ajax Pickering U18 Raiders – Layne Gallacher (Cooper Kelly)
(06:12) Ajax Pickering U18 Raiders – Cameron Knox (Sam Pye/Jalen Carter)
(02:19) Ajax Pickering U18 Raiders – Rhys Huinink (Unassisted) (EN)
Goaltenders
Soo U18 Greyhounds – Nick Marson
Ajax Pickering U18 Raiders – Lucas Tsioutsiolas/Chase Petrova
Friday, January 17 (11:30 a.m)
Halton U18 Hurricanes (3) vs (4) Soo U18 Greyhounds
1st Period
(12:44) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Caleb Walker (Unassisted)
(03:05) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Dylan Rousselle (Danny MacDonald/Hunter Thorkilson) (PP)
2nd Period
(11:54) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Dylan Rousselle (Anthony Spironello)
(08:35U18 Halton Hurricanes – Dean Broz (Matthew Manning) (PP)
(07:29) U18 Halton Hurricanes – Thomas Leone (Nolan Jezewski) (PP)
3rd Period
(10:57) Halton U18 Hurricanes – Hunter Colwell (Carter Nicolaou)
(08:32) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Anthony Spironello (Emeric Barker/Hunter Thorkilson)
Goaltenders
Soo U18 Greyhounds – Sebastien Brassard
Halton U18 Hurricanes – Cameron Ingram
January 16 (8:00 p.m)
Soo U18 Greyhounds (0) vs (2) Kingston Jr Gaels
3rd Period
(01:20) Kingston Jr Gaels – Roman Hache (Erik Findlater) (PP)
(00:17) Kingston Jr Gaels – Chase Kennedy (Unassisted)
Goaltenders
Soo U18 Greyhounds – Nick Marson
Kingston Jr Gaels – Owen Marshall
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