The 98 Topguns were expecting to be in for another tough tournament at the North American AAA Champions Cup in Las Vegas. They were hoping to play their best against some very strong teams and have some fun on the Vegas strip. But everything changed during the first game.

The boys overcame a 2nd period 3 goal deficit to beat a stacked Canwest Falcons team 7-6.

The next day they overcame another 2nd period 3 goal deficit to beat a very skilled team from Boston.

Our 3rd game was a dominating 8-1 win against a team from California.

The 4th game saw the 98 Topguns overcome a 3rd period 4 goal deficit to take a 5-4 lead late into the period against the Sask Grrrowl. An unfortunate bounce with 1 minute to go lead to a late goal by the Grrrowl which ended the game in a tie.

All this left the 98 Topguns in first place overall heading into the playoffs. The talk at the arena was centered on what our team was doing. The kids and the parents could all feel the excitement in the air.

Our first playoff game against the Falcons was a seesaw battle that saw no less than 3 lead changes. A late empty net goal made the score 6-4 for the Falcons.

Our final game against a very talented Vancouver Selects team didn't go our way as the boys were physically drained.

All in all it was the most successful tournament to date for our team and bodes well for the future.

Oh yeah... and the boys had fun on the Vegas strip!