The Burnaby Winter Club Bruins outscored the London Junior Knights to win the AAA major atom division at the 2012 Bell Capital Cup in Gloucester, Ont. on Dec. 31.
Ethan Leyh, Arshdeep Bains and Massimo Rizzo led the atom Bruins to a 7-4 win over the Junior Knights.
First star Leyh tallied a hat trick, including the game-winner from second star Bains and Rizzo on an early third-period power play that gave the winter club a 5-2 lead.
Rizzo, who led the Bruins with 12 tournament goals, also scored a pair of counters, including a shorthanded marker in the final two minutes. Bains counted a late first-period tally in a four-point performance for the Bruins.
Owen McMurchy also scored for the B.C. club.
Bains led all winter club scorers with 20 points, including 10 goals and led the tournament through the round robin with seven goals and 11 points.
Rizzo finished in second place in the preliminary round with seven goals and 10 points.
BWC shutout its first three opponents, before getting by the Kanata Blazers 4-1 to win its pool.
Rizzo had two goals and one helper in a 6-0 win over the Gloucester Rangers on Dec. 28. In a later game, Sasha Mutala led BWC with three goals and one assist in a 9-0 romp over the North York Rangers. Bains also tallied a hat trick.
Anthony DiTosto was named MVP in the Bruins' 8-0 victory over the Rideau St. Lawrence Kings on Dec. 29.
Juliano Santalucia was named the Burnaby player of the game in the Bruins' 7-3 victory over the North Central Predators in championship play. Joshua O'Keefe led the club with a goal and two assists, including the game-winner in the second period.
Rizzo was the team MVP with a hat trick in the winter club's 5-3 semifinal win over the Waterloo Wolves. Bains assisted on all three of Rizzo's tallies.
BWC was undefeated at the Capital Cup, fashioning a perfect 7-0 record en route to the gold medal.
