The Waterloo Extramural Hockey Team entered the Laurier Brantford Ice Hockey Tournament on February 10Waterloo was looking for a third consecutive tournament victory after winning back-to-back tournaments at George Brown and Fanshawe.Waterloo had a strong start to their tournament by defeating The University of Toronto Mississauga 5-1. They followed that up with a 7-1 victory over Georgian Owen Sound. Finishing with a 2-0 record in the round robin was good enough for first place in the division and set up a date with Sheridan College in the quarterfinals.Sheridan came flying out of the gates and scored a goal 8 seconds into the game. After a shaky start, coach David French was able to settle the team down as they were able to rebound with 3 goals in the first period. Waterloo was able to take control of the game from that point on and defeated Sheridan by a final score of 6-2, setting up a semi-final battle against Fanshawe College.This proved to be Waterloo's first real test of the tournament. Fanshawe came out strong and took a 1-0 lead into the second period. Waterloo stayed patient and waited for their chances. Their patience paid off with 2 goals in the second period. They added an early third period goal and were able to hold off Fanshawe from any serious scoring chances. Waterloo took the game 3-1 and were off to face the tournament hosts, Laurier Brantford, in the finals.Having barely snuck away with a 2-1 win against Laurier in their previous meeting, Waterloo knew they had to bring a stronger effort in order to bring home the championship. Understanding this, Waterloo came out flying and scored 3 goals in the first period to give them a 3-0 lead heading into the second. Laurier Brantford were able to get one back in the second period, but Waterloo quickly responded with a goal of their own. Waterloo ended up being too much to handle and were able to win the game 6-1, declaring them as the tournament champions.You can catch the red hot Waterloo Extramural hockey team next at the end of the season, invite only tournament, on March 24, hosted by Trent University.