Recently the Fanshawe Falcons men's hockey team participated in an invitational tournament at Sheridan College in Brampton, which saw the Falcons come out as champions.

The Falcons defeated the Trent Excalibur from Peterborough in the finals. The Excalibur, who were mainly a young team, were no match for the upbeat Falcons, who won with their speed and skill.

The Falcons are made up of players that also play in the school's intramural league. Most of the team has played some form of junior hockey throughout their careers.

"Having guys that have played junior helps us to win because we always seem to know where each other are," said forward Adam Chilvers.

The team practices a couple times a month, but most of the time they just get their practice from their intramural games which happen once a week.

Chilvers, who is in his first year with the team, said, "I am enjoying the compete level and am having a blast with the guys." Chilvers is looking to continue playing throughout his college career and would like to win the Challenge Cup in March.

Since the team won the invitational tournament, they have earned the second spot in the 2011 Challenge Cup tournament. The championship takes place March 24 and 25 in Durham. So far, only St. Lawrence and Fanshawe have qualified for the tournament.

There are multiple tournaments left throughout the year, and the Falcons are looking to continue their winning ways throughout their remaining tournaments and into the championship.

The next tournament the Falcons are entered into is December 5 and 6 in Brockville.