The Centre Wellington Fusion Minor Atom A team has won a prestigious international hockey tournament.
On Dec. 28, the Minor Atom A team travelled to Ottawa to participate in the Bell Capital Cup. This International tournament has been nicknamed the "holy grail of minor hockey" and is a title sought after by hundreds of teams each year. This year, across the divisions more than 400 teams participated.  
The Fusion boys started the tournament facing the Waterloo Wolves, and found themselves down 1-0 with 2:43 left in the third period.  
The boys dug deep and were able to put the tying goal between the pipes. Then 36 seconds later they found the net again and held on for a 2-1 victory.  
Game No. 2 of the round robin found them facing the Cumberland Jr Grads. The boys played a tough, focused game and came away with a 3-1 victory.  
In their next game, the Fusion dominated the team from Nepean, earning a strong 5-1 win.
In their quarter final match, the team met the Number One rated Kanata Blazers. Once again, the boys fround themselves down near the end of the third.  
The score was 2-0 Kanata with 5:49 left in the third when the Fusion started to find the net. Three goals in the final five minutes gave the boys a 3-2 victory.  
In the semi-final, the team met the Barrie Colts. The Fusion opened the scoring in the first and that was where it stayed as the team celebrated a 1-0 victory. Christian Linton earned the shut out, making key saves to preserve the victory.  
It was off to the final which was played at Scotiabank Place, home of the Ottawa Senators. The boys were pumped and were determined to leave no doubt as to who the best team was.  
They came out firing on all cylinders and completely dominated the Leaside Flames, winning the Championship by a score of 5-1.  
The Fusion also had a dominating performance at the tournament skills competition winning four of seven events:
Relay - Andrew Atkins, Troy Hall, Jake Ristov, Zac Tofflemire; Power Play Offense - Logan Rayner, Trent Collins, Max Hattle; Target Shoot - Caleb Willmets; Breakaway Shoot Out - Tyler Healey, Cam Angst.
They had second-place finishes in: Agility - Zachary Burt, Jarrett Anderson, Cole Chipman; Power Play Defense - Zach Hatch, Tristan Cousineau; and Goalie Challenge - Christian Linton.
Jakson Kirk was named Top Forward at the All-Star Game and Max Hattle was top in points at the tournament. Points for the team at the tournament went to (goals, assists): Hattle (3,4), Kirk (2,4), Healey (4,2), Willmets (2,3), Collins (3,2), Anderson (3,1), Tofflemire (1,2), Hall (2 assists), Burt (1 goal), Atkins, Hatch, Angst, Rayner (1 assist each).
Cousineau and Linton shared time in net and were both outstanding.
The team is coached by Tom Ristov, Colin Hatch, JP Cousineau, Mike Kirk, and Don Burt.