MJLAX standouts Cashton Seaborg and Mason Williams were both picked up by the Reign for the tournament and proved to be key components to their success, contributing offensively throughout the weekend as Regina put together a perfect 7-0 record.
The Reign opened the weekend in impressive fashion, rolling to an 18-1 victory over Yorkton after building an 8-0 lead at halftime. Seaborg and Williams had two goals each while Ryan McDonald led Regina with a four-goal outing.
As well as things went for the Reign in their opener, they got off to an even faster start in game two, scoring six goals and going on to a 22-5 win over Weyburn Rattlers. Williams added another two goals as Regina scored four more goals in the second and six in the third quarter to build a 14-4 edge. Seaborg scored once, Jaxson Lenz led the Reign with five goals.
The opening game on Saturday came against host Prince Albert and was far closer -- Regina led 3-0 after the first and 5-1 through two, and even though the Attack outscored Regina 3-1 in the final quarter, they’d still go on to an 11-5 win. Seaborg led Regina’s offence with two goals and three points, Williams added an assist.
Interestingly enough, one of the only games the Moose Jaw players didn’t find the scoresheet was one of their highest scoring, as in their fourth contest against Sturgis, Regina roared out to an 8-0 lead and would win 21-2. Jared Panko had five goals for Regina.
The Reign closed out the round robin Saturday evening with their closest game of the tournament against the Saskatoon Generals, building a 5-2 lead in the opening frame and holding off a fourth-quarter surge to take a 9-6 win. Eight different players had goals for Regina, including Williams.
As it turns out, that would be the last close game the Reign would find themselves in.
In the semifinal on Sunday morning, Regina roared out to a 7-0 lead and led 15-0 at the half, going on to a 19-0 victory over Weyburn. Neither Seaborg or Williams hit the scoresheet; Panko led the way with two goals and five points.
That sent Regina into the gold medal game against the tournament hosts and it was once again more of the same -- three first quarter goals, a 7-0 halftime lead and a 13-2 victory to set off a championship-winning celebration. Williams scored twice, Seaborg had a single goal.
Williams capped the weekend with seven goals in seven games, Seaborg finished with six goals.
