TRURO, N.S. - The New Waterford Sharks are provincial champions.

The New Waterford Minor Hockey Association under-13 'B' team captured the Nova Scotia provincial championship during the annual Day of Champions at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro.

The Sharks defeated the Dartmouth Whalers 3-1 to claim the title.

Ashten Pastuck scored all three goals to lead the New Waterford club, who celebrate the championship with a parade through the streets of town on April 10.

Austin Wall had the lone goal for the Whalers.

New Waterford's Reid Mayich was the winning goaltender. Dartmouth's Grayson Carpenter and Cole Vautour shared time in goal.
Statistics were not available.

Last month, the Sharks captured the Cape Breton Cup title, defeating the Glace Bay Miners in the league final.

Congratulations to all the players and coaching staff for the successful season.