The Labor Day Challenge Cup Midget championship game, played by none other than the Raiders, as the home team going in with three wins and no losses, challenged by the Florida Panther team, was surely a game to watch.
 

The game started with Coach Trevor putting out his starting five and bang 20 seconds into the game the Panther offense was able to break through the neutral zone with the puck and score. At this moment we knew they meant business and should not be taken lightly.
 

Soon, Che Martinez found the back of the net and momentum was again with us.  Shortly after, Chris Gascy beat the goalie for a 2 to one lead. The Panthers were not done yet and came back to tie the game.  Nick Lafleche would not stand for that ,battling for the puck, Nick scored giving the Raiders the lead once again. This was definitely a high tempo, nail biting game.  Both teams were there to win!
 

The Panthers answered with a goal, but that did not stop the Raiders, who answered back, this time with Jordan Grimsley shooting from the point with a shot the Panthers goalie never saw coming. The score was now 4 to 3. Soon after, Chris Gascy scored his second goal of the game giving the Raiders a two point lead with 7 minutes left.
 

At this point, the Panthers coach was probably frustrated and instead of recognizing an icing call he thought there was a delayed penalty and pulled their goalie.  Chris Gascy almost capitalized on the mistake as he entered the Panthers zone controlling the puck, but unfortunately before he could pull the trigger, the Panther defense was able to tie up his stick.
 

The Panthers played and battled till the very end scoring a fourth goal with a minute left and never lost their composure nor attempted any dirty tactics.  The game ended and the celebration began for the U16A Raiders remaining undefeated, 4 wins 0 losses.