With files from the Burnaby Now.
The 52nd edition of the Burnaby Bantam Holiday Classic wrapped up over the New Year’s break, with Langley Eagles downing the Coquitlam Chiefs 6-3 in the final.
Langley had finished the round robin in last place of the four team top Collingwood Conference with a 0-0-2 record before crossing over to play the quarter final vs Vancouver Spirit, who had placed first in the five team Colbourne Conference with a 3-1-0 record.
Langley downed Vancouver 4-2 to advance to the semis, where they matched up against Seafair, who had finished second in the top pool with a 1-1-1 record.
Langley prevailed in a tight 2-1 game vs the Islanders to advance to the Final.
Coquitlam meanwhile had also finished the round robin with a 1-1-1 record, but in third place in the top pool, due to a 6-4 round robin loss to Seafair on Sunday.
The Chiefs faced 4th place Surrey in the quarter-finals, winning 3-1 to advance to the semi vs South Delta, the 8th place team.
Port Coquitlam, the #9 team, was eliminated from the quarter-finals after failing to notch a point in four games.
#8 South Delta shocked #1 Ridge Meadows in the quarter final, 6-5 to advance to the semi vs the Chiefs.
But their tank was empty when they met the Chiefs in the semi, falling 7-1.
That set up the Langley vs Coquitlam final.
Player of the game and all-tournament forward Leland Konrath scored a goal in both the first and third periods to help the Eagles knock off the Coquitlam Chiefs 6-3.
Langley jumped out to a 3-0 advantage and held on to the lead despite a mini-Coquitlam comeback in the middle frame that closed the deficit to a single point at one stage of the period.
But two costly turnovers late in the second period helped the Eagles regain a three-goal advantage.
Host Burnaby Minor lost 3-1 to Seafair in the tournament quarter-final.
In the Bronze, Seafair came out on top, 2-0 vs South Delta.
AWARDS:
Team Awards:
| Champions | Langley |
| Silver | Coquitlam |
| Bronze | Seafair |
| Most Sportsmanlike | Vancouver |
MVP Player Awards:
| MVP Forward | |
| Michael Tersigni | S. Delta |
| MVP Defence | |
| Courtenay Vorster | Seafair |
| MVP Goaltender | |
| Jonathan Holloway | Coquitlam |
All Star Team:
| Goal | Jonathan Holloway | Coquitlam |
| Defence | Courtenay Vorster | Seafair |
| Defence | Emmett Garrett | Ridge Meadows |
| Forward | Michael Tersigni | South Delta |
| Forward | Sky Hall | Surrey |
| Forward | Leland Konrath | Langley |
| Coach | Doug Harding | Langley |
| Manager | Paul Williams | Surrey |
Game Results
Round Robin:
| Saturday – Round Robin | ||||
| # | Home | GF | Away | GF |
| 1 | S Delta | 6 | Poco | 5 |
| 2 | Vancouver | 6 | Surrey | 3 |
| 3 | Langley | 4 | Coquitlam | 4 |
| 4 | R Meadows | 3 | Seafair | 2 |
| 5 | Poco | 2 | Vancouver | 4 |
| 6 | S Delta | 0 | Burnaby | 4 |
| 7 | Burnaby | 3 | Surrey | 5 |
| Sunday – Round Robin | ||||
| # | Home | GF | Away | GF |
| 8 | Surrey | 7 | S Delta | 4 |
| 9 | Langley | 2 | R Meadows | 4 |
| 10 | Coquitlam | 4 | Seafair | 6 |
| 11 | Poco | 1 | Burnaby | 3 |
| 12 | Vancouver | 4 | S Delta | 4 |
| 13 | Seafair | 2 | Langley | 2 |
| 14 | Coquitlam | 3 | R Mead | 2 |
| 15 | Burnaby | 1 | Vancouver | 5 |
| 16 | Surrey | 5 | Poco | 4 |
Round Robin Standings:
| Collingwood Conference Round Robin Results | |||||
| Points per game | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Coquitlam Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Langley Eagles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ridge Meadows Rustlers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Seafair | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Colburne Conference Round Robin Results | |||||
| Points per game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Burnaby Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| PoCo Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Delta Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Surrey Thunder | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Vancouver Spirit | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Round Robin Standings:
| Collingwood Conference Standings | |
| Ridge Meadows | 1 |
| Seafair | 2 |
| Coquitlam | 3 |
| Langley | 4 |
| Colbourne Conference Standings | |
| Vancouver | 5 |
| Surrey | 6 |
| Burnaby | 7 |
| South Detla | 8 |
| Port Coquitlam | elim. |
Playoff Results:
| Monday | |||||
| Quarter Finals | |||||
| # | Home | GF | Away | GF | Place |
| 17 | R Meadows | 5 | S. Delta | 6 | 1 vs 8 |
| 19 | Seafair | 3 | Burnaby | 1 | 2 vs 7 |
| 18 | Coquitlam | 3 | Surrey | 1 | 3 vs 4 |
| 20 | Langley | 4 | Vancouver | 2 | 4 vs 5 |
| Semi Finals | |||||
| 21 | S. Delta | 1 | Coquitlam | 7 | 2 vs 3 |
| 22 | Seafair | 1 | Langley | 2 | 2 vs 4 |
| Tuesday | |||||
| Medal Games | |||||
| BRONZE | Seafair | 2 | S. Delta | 0 | 2 vs 8 |
| GOLD | Coquitlam | 3 | Langley | 6 | 3 vs 4 |
Past Winners:
| 1962 | Vernon |
| 1963 | Burnaby W.C. |
| 1964 | Prince George |
| 1965 | No Tournament |
| 1966 | Kamloops |
| 1967 | Chilliwack |
| 1968 | Prince George |
| 1969 | Burnaby M.H.A. |
| 1970 | North Shore W.C. |
| 1971 | North Shore W.C. |
| 1972 | Burnaby M.H.A. |
| 1973 | North Shore W.C. |
| 1974 | North Shore W.C. |
| 1975 | McPherson W.C. |
| 1976 | North Delta |
| 1977 | North Shore W.C. |
| 1978 | North Shore W.C. |
| 1979 | North Shore W.C. |
| 1980 | Terrace |
| 1981 | North Delta |
| 1982 | Richmond |
| 1983 | Burnaby M.H.A. |
| 1984 | Burnaby M.H.A. |
| 1985 | North Shore W.C. |
| 1986 | North Shore W.C. |
| 1987 | North Delta |
| 1988 | Coquitlam |
| 1989 | North Vancouver |
| 1990 | Burnaby W.C. |
| 1991 | Surrey |
| 1992 | North Vancouver |
| 1993 | Czech Reputlic |
| 1994 | Czech Republic |
| 1995 | Surrey |
| 1996 | Burnaby W.C. |
| 1997 | Abbotsford |
| 1998 | Abbotsford |
| 1999 | Surrey |
| 2000 | Langley |
| 2001 | Burnaby W.C. |
| 2002 | Abbotsford |
| 2003 | North Shore W.C. |
| 2004 | North Shore W.C. |
| 2005 | North Shore W.C. |
| 2006 | Phoenix |
| 2007 | North Shore W.C. |
| 2008 | Colorado |
| 2009 | Burnaby W.C. |
| 2010 | Burnaby W.C. |
| 2011 | Cloverdale |
| 2012 | Okanagan Hockey Academy |
| 2013 | BurnabyW.C. |
| 2014 | Langley |
