The U18 Bucks brought home the gold medal from a tournament in Trail over the weekend.

The eight-team Tier-2 tournament featured teams from the Nanaimo, Terrace, the Okanagan, East and West Kootenay.

The U18 Bucks went 1-1-and-1 through round robin play before squaring off against West Kelowna in the semi-final.

The Bucks battled back from a three-goal deficit to tie the game with 43 seconds remaining in the third.

After a scoreless overtime, the game went to a shootout. Vinny Fiorentino and Caden Williams scored to take the victory and advance the Bucks to the final versus Castlegar.

The Bucks took home the gold medal after defeating Castlegar 9-1 in the final.

The U18 Bucks have players from Elkford, Sparwood, Fernie, Kimberley, Cranbrook and Invermere.

The U18 Bucks will be back on the ice this weekend as they host their home tournament. Their first game goes at 8:15 p.m. Friday night (Jan. 13) at the Memorial Arena against Strathcona.

Pictured Left to Right: Back Row: Assistant Coach Darin Conroy, Carter Chown, Jayden Logodi, Quinn Cooper, Cohen Bell, Rhys Wienke, Vinny Fiorentino, Liam Wienke, Josh Kallies, Grayson Meisner, Nick Vopat, Aidan McKay, Rhys Williams, Head Coach Jeff Keiver. Front Row: Brody Taylor, Caden Williams, Linden Keiver, Cohen Langenbach, Brayden Conroy, Ryder Duczek, Brennan Koch. Missing: Assistant Coach Charlie Cooper. Photo submitted

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