Mathew Barzal's team-leading seventh goal of the tournament gave the Burnaby Winter Club Bruins third place at the 33rd annual John Reid Memorial bantam hockey tournament in St. Albert, Alta.
Barzal tallied a shorthanded goal with less than five minutes left to play to give the Bruins a 5-4 victory over the Pursuit of Excellence club on Sunday.
The Iginla division all-star forward finished the Alberta tournament with tied for sixth place in overall scoring with 15 points, including three points in the consolation final.
Ty Ronning also had a strong tournament, finishing with five goals, including two in the bronzemedal game, and six assists.
Nick McBride came on in the first period to post the win in goal for Burnaby, allowing just one goal on 17 shots.
McBride led all goalies at the tournament with a 2.07 goals against average and a 92 per cent save average in five games.
Winter Club defenceman Tyler Schultz was also named to the all-star team.
Burnaby's only loss was a 31 defeat to eventual champion Cloverdale Colts in the semifinal on Saturday.
Former Bruin Christopher Seto had a goal and one assist in the win over his old club. Adam Musil scored Burnaby's only goal in the game.
Two goals by Jakob Stukel less than five minutes apart midway through the third period proved the difference for the Colts. The bantam Bruins finished with a 4-1-1 record.
Burnaby opened with a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Bronks behind two-goal games by Ronning and Justin Szeto.
The Bruins salvaged a 4-4 tie with the Lloydminster Heat on Musil's late power-play goal. Dante Fabbro had back-to-back goals for the B.C. club in the middle frame.
The winter club went on to win its group following a 5-3 victory over the Canadian Athletic Club. Fabbro tallied the game-winning goal on the power play. Szeto then iced the game with an empty-netter in the final minute.
In the ensuing crossover match, Burnaby defeated the Calgary Royals 52. Barzal led the way with a hat trick in a four-point outing. Schultz and Eric Lee also scored for Burnaby.
Cloverdale defeated the Semiahmoo Ravens 5-1 in the championship final.
Reid division all-star Tyler Soy figured in on all five goals for the Colts to finish second in overall scoring with nine goals and 20 points.
Seto finished in fourth place in scoring with nine goals and eight helpers.
