Cougars started off slow in the tournament losing the opener 5-1 to Nova Jr XMen.  Branden Dauphinee scored the lone goal.  Trent Wilkie was sensational in the XMen nets making 31 saves.  Levi Denny suffered the loss, before being replaced by Liam MacDonald who made 14 saves in relief.

Game #2 saw the Cougars jump out to a 3-1 lead against the always tough Bubba Rays Gulls.  Brady Buchanen, Dauphinee, and Mitchell Balmas scored for the Cougars.  Cameron Yates had an assist.    However the Gulls came back with 3 goals to deadlock the game at 3.  Levi Denny made several spectacular saves to salvage a point for the Cape Breton team.

Game #3 saw the Cougars needing a win versus the Newbridge Senators.  A tie or a loss would mean elimanation.  Once again the Cougars started quick staking themselves a 3 goal lead.  Dauphinee, Derek Gentile, and Dylan Morley getting the goals.  Once again though, the opposing team scored 3 in the 2nd to even the game at 3's with 20 minutes to play.  Dan Reid donned the heroes hat for the Cougars sniping the game winner on Gulls goalie Matt Williams.  Final score 4-3 Cougars.  Balmas had 3 helpers while Gentile picked up 2 for a 3 point night.  Hunter Bettens, Brandon Farrell, and Landon Trickett all had single assists.

Cougars faced a daunting task in the semi's taking on a red-hot Halifax Accel Hawks team.  Chad O'Neill would score his first goal of the year on a goal assisted by Gentile.  However, the Hawks stormed back with 3 goals of their own halfway through the second period.  Cougars didn't quit and fought back with 2 PP markers from Balmas and Dauphinee.  Score was 3-3 after 2 periods.  This time, Logan O'Neil scored the game winner and Liam MacDonald shut the door in nets.  Cougars win 4-3 to advance to finals,.   Dauphinee picked up 2 helpers for a 3 point night, Logan Struthers had 2 helpers, while Farrell and Gentile each added singles.

In the finals, a determined Cougars club jumped out to an early lead versus the high flying Bedford Barons.  Gentile from Reid opened the scoring.  Dauphinee, who had scored in every game, sniped a goal from Trickett and Balmas.  Gentile scored his 2nd of the game from Balmas and Trickett for a 3 goal lead after 2 periods.   In the 3rd, Dylan Pimentel scored from Morley and O'Neil, while Denny kicked aside 21 shots to perserve the win.  Final score Cougars 4, Barons - 0.    Denny made 39 saves in total in the game and was named all star goalie.  Derek Gentile was named tournament MVP.   He had 6 points in the last 3 games.  

The Bantam Memorial Title is the first banner in Breton Sport & Trophy Cougars franchise history and is a big boost for the players, coaches, board members and sponsors as they prepare for play-offs and provincials which take place at Emera Centre Northside starting at March 7th.