Oak Park takes provincial high school hockey crown

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The Oak Park Raiders won the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association’s provincial hockey championship on March 11, with a 2-1 win over the St. Paul’s Crusaders, who had won the Winnipeg High School Hockey League Platinum Promotions Division title earlier this month.

Oak Park earned a berth in the provincial tourney after defeating River East 5-4 in overtime in a wild-card play in. The Raiders then beat the Morden Thunder 6-0, tied Westwood Warriors 4-4, and beat Vincent Massey Trojans 4-0 in the semifinals. Nate Lodewyks was named tournament MVP, while goalie Zach Johnson, defenceman Brayden Laarveld and forward Will Mullally, who scored the game winning goal in the final, were all named to the tournament all-star team.