The National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Membertou, N.S., are over for 2022 and that means Team NorthSA国际影视传媒檚 adventure has come to an end.

May 14 was the final day of action as the medals were handed out but for Team North, the preceding day was where their tournament came to an end with two games in the placement round versus Manitoba and Team Atlantic. Fifth place was the best the boys could do but they would end up finishing sixth as they were on the wrong end of an 8-3 decision to Manitoba but came back to outgun Team Atlantic in a truly defensive struggle, 11-7.

The Yellowknife duo of McKinley Talbot and Emmery Golchert each had a pair of goals in that final contest while Crew True-Jewell chipped in with three assists.

The boys began back on May 9 in the round-robin and finished with a record of two wins and two losses, the victories coming at the expense of B.C and Team Atlantic. That was good enough to get them into the playoffs and a rematch with B.C. with a place in the medal round on the line.

It didnSA国际影视传媒檛 happen as they ended up losing the second encounter, 7-5, putting them in the placement round.

Owen Pettipas, one of Team NorthSA国际影视传媒檚 goaltenders, said it was a tough pill to swallow.

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Even more so when you consider Eastern Door and the North (Quebec) pulled off perhaps the shock of the tournament by beating Manitoba in their playoff match-up, 4-2.

Ontario went on to beat Saskatchewan for the title while B.C. took home bronze with a win over Eastern Door and the North.

This yearSA国际影视传媒檚 staging of the championships was the first since the 2019 edition, which was also held in Membertou. Team NorthSA国际影视传媒檚 participation was doubtful following that year due to the Aboriginal Sports Circle of the NWT, the group that looked after all of the programSA国际影视传媒檚 operations, decided to step away in July 2019. This yearSA国际影视传媒檚 Team North was put together through the work of Hockey North and Ryan St. John of Arviat, who served as the teamSA国际影视传媒檚 manager.

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Talbot played in his first and only championships this year and he said it was everything he thought it would be.

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