The Novice Final was a nail biter between the Sarnia Green Machine and the Lambton Shores Predators
Fans were on the edge of their seats from the first whistle to the last as the Sarnia Green Machine eeked out a 3-2 win over the Lambton Shores Predators in the novice Finals. After a scoreless first The Preds would open the scoring at the 7:59 mark of the second as Emmett Jones would score assisted by Liam Robinson and Sam Storr. The Green Machine would tie it up 1:33 later on a goal by Dante D'Andrea assisted by Rhys Gawdunyk and Ryerson Dietrich to end the second tied at 2. Sarnia would take their first lead of the game 2:26 into the third on an unassisted goal by Luke Anjema. Lambton Shores would battle back and with 3:03 remaining Nathan haight would tie the game with helpers from Will Sheuemann and Emmett Jones. The winner would come off the stick of Luke Anjema as he was fed a beautiful pass by Mathieu DesRochers with just 1:46 remaining in the game. Both Goalies Aiden Gauthier for Lambton Shores and Chase Dehaan for the Green Machine were solid between the pipes.
