Prime Paniyuk scored on a beautiful wrap-around early in the first overtime period to give Coral Harbour a dramatic 5-4 victory over Rankin Inlet to claim the 2020 Rankin Rock Bantam Championship in Rankin on Jan. 19.
The Rankin Rock had scored twice late in regulation time to erase a two-goal deficit and send the game to overtime tied at four.
Arviat got past Naujaat 6-5 in overtime to claim the bronze medal at the event.
Also competing at the bantam championship were Baker Lake and Team Kivalliq.
Speaking with the Kivalliq News immediately following the championship game, Coral head coach Ross Eetuk said the tournament was a hard-fought battle all weekend long and the Coral players never took a game for granted on their way to the championship.
He said the team knew what to expect heading into the final game against their longtime rival, the Rankin Rock.
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Eetuk said Coral has several players who can dominate any hockey game and they were the team's strength throughout the tournament.
He said things were getting a little tense with his players when the Rock scored twice late in the third period to tie the game.
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