The 36th annual GCRA ringette tournament wrapped up on Sunday with the host Devils winning six gold medals and two silver after quaifying for eight finals.

The medal haul was a vast improvement from a year ago when the Devils were 1-5 in championship action.

The gold rush was lead by the GCRA`s U16 Junior A team which beat Chutes-Chairdiere 5-4 on a last second goal by Breanna Joynson who also had two assists in the contest. The other goal scorers were Hannah Farquhar with two, Kate McLeod and Isabelle Séguin.

The Devils two Junior B teams also won gold. GCRA B2-1 came out on top in the Gold Division with a 3-1 win over Ville Saint-Laurent, and GCRA B2-2 won gold in the Green Division with an 8-7 overtime win over GCRA B2-3..

Myma Okuda-Rayfuse scored the winning goal at the 9:21 mark of the extra session while teammates Samantha Mongeon, Caitlin Killeen and Josee Joly each scored two goals. Makayla Poutanen and Laura Pietrobon had three goals each in a losing cause for GCRA B2-2.

The Devils U14 Tween B team downed Pointe-Claire 5-1 to claim gold thanks to a three goal effort by Samantha Moffat and pair of goals by Marie-Pier Dessureault.

The U12 Petite team won the Devils fifth gold medal of the tournament with a 3-0 win over Whitby. Pascale Gascon picked up the shutout in net for the Devils who got goals from Meghan Young and Anick Lafontaine.with a pair.

Last but by no means least, the U10 Novice B team overwhelmed the Ottawa Ice 8-3 to win the Devils sixth gold medal.

The Devils second silver medal was awarded to the U19 Belle B1 squad which edged out St. Albert by a goal to earn a spot in the final where they lost 4-0 to Nepean.

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