The Garden Valley Zodiacs are champions of the Bell MTS Iceplex Hockey Tournament.

The Zodiacs, who started the tournament four years ago, went 3-0-1 this past weekend in Winnipeg.

GVC defeated St.Thomas Saints (Kenora) in dramatic fashion in the tournament final.

The lead changed hands three times in the third period and the Zodiacs won 6-5.

TJ Matuszewski, CJ Lambkin and Arlen Peters scored for Garden Valley in the shootout.

Matuszewski, who was named the tournament MVP, scored three times in regulation and added a pair of assists.

In the round robin the Zodiacs lost 3-2 in overtime to Shaftesbury; outscored Fort Richmond 6-5 and downed St. Thomas 6-3.