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8 West cap Outstanding Spring with MacDonalds Championship
 
The 1998 West Group amassed a record of 17-2 over the spring of 2011 and their only 2 losses were a one goal loss in the Cougar Classic and a Championship overtime shootout loss to the Regional Gold in the Spring Showdown. The team went 6 and 0 to win the MacDonalds and came out of the right side of alot of tight game. Great character group!
 


 

 

 

2001 White Victorious in Niagara
 
The 2001 White team had an excellent spring capping the season off with a AAA Championship at the Niagara Falls Classic tournament. Great way to finish the season off boys. Coach Bryan did an excellent job with this first year group.


 

Congrats to the Regional Girls 2000 team on a fantastic spring. Playing mostly against 99 competition the team competed very well and will be a force next spring as they move into their own age category. Great job by the coaching staff.


 

2003's GOLD-en in Cougar Classic

The 2003 Gold team had an outstanding weekend in the Cougar Classic tournament going on to defeat a very good Warriors team in the Championship 3-1.


 

2003 West in the News with Collingwood Victory

The 2003 West team had an outstanding weekend of hockey and fun in Collingwood. Going undefeated throughout the tournament the team had quite a challenge in the finals and with the score tied at 1-1 faced a penalty shot with just under 2 minutes to go and the save was made to send the game into an extra period. The team then secured a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory as the final seconds ticked down to secure the Championship title. This is their second straight championship game as they were finalists in their last tourney. Keep up the hard work and great effort.

 

 

 

2002 Spring Showdown Champs

So far this year under the leadership of new coach Dalt McDole the team has shown themselves to be a competitive group that will only continue to get stronger. In their first tournament they had several impressive wins and came up short in the semis against a good Eastern team 3-2. The team was a perfect 5 and 0 to secure this tournament victory in weekend two.

 

 


Another great weekend for the 2001 West team who continue to display what all spring hockey teams should be, a close knit group off the ice and competitive on the ice. The team has a very impressive 11 and 5 record heading into their final tournament and have given it their all this spring and have been great ambassadors. Well done coaches, parents and players as we have had many positive comments on this group! This is their finalist picture from the Hockey Hilites tournament

 

 

The Perfect Spring? 99 Girls remain unbeaten.

In their inaugural season together the 99 girls have won both the Girls Pre-Season Spectacular and Cougar Classic tournaments and are a perfect 11 and 0 in doing so. This very talented group of girls will look to extend their streak at the Pony Tail Challenge. Have we just jinxed them or is 17 and 0 on the horizon. Good luck girls you have been outstanding.

 


 

97 Gold end Great Spring with Tournament Title

 
The 97 Gold finished a fantastic spring by capturing the Pro Spring Shootout Tournament Championship. The team challenged in every tournament they were in. They dominated the Nike tournament going 5 and 0 heading into the finals before losing a heartbreaker to Pro Prospects (a team they had beaten earlier in the tournament and outshot by 23 in the final). They then attended Prospects where they made an impressive run to Sunday only to lose in a shootout to STP in a great game. The team would avenge that loss by defeating STP in the Pro Tournament along with a number of high end quality teams. Fantastic group of young men who garnered alot of attention this spring. Great job by their new coaching staff of Frank Sneath, Dylan Sneath and Bryan Warner and trainer Mario Fazio. Time to hit the gym and enjoy the summer!

 

 

98'S - WOW WHAT A FINAL

 
The Regional Gold faced off against the Regional West in the final of the Spring Showdown and what a way to wrap up the tournament. In an outstanding hockey game both teams had opportunities to win both in regulation and overtime but it took a shootout to decide the outcome with the Gold securing the victory. Great hockey and sportsmanship demonstrated by both teams. Championship picture featuring both teams.

 

 

ATTACK WIN OHL CHAMPIONSHIP

Congratulations to the Owen Sound Attack on their thrilling Game 7 overtime victory over the St Mike Majors to clinch the OHL Championship. The overtime goal was scored by Jared Maidens who helped the Regional 94 Gold team to a 4 straight Championships titles in the spring season in 2003 at the age of 9 (he is the shirtless player 4th from the right in the picture 2 down). Pictured to the right enjoying some time with the OHL trophy is Andrew Fritsch, Andrew stared with the 93 Regional Gold team starting at age 7 and competed as a member for 8 straight years prior to heading off to the OHL. Other members of the Attack who participated in the Regional program are Colorado Avalanche draft pick 91 Joey Hishon, 92 Brendan Childerly and New York Rangers draft pick, goalie Scott Stajcer. Congrats to these players and all the others on the Attack on this great accomplishment.
 


 


 

END OF AN ERA - 96 GOLD

 
What a birth year! This group dominated spring hockey for almost 6 years at their age group and we will no doubt be watching many of them at the next level in years to come. Winners of 4 straight Prospects Championships and multiple other Championships over the years this group was a treat to watch. Most recently the team won the Nike Bauer Championship in April going 5 and 0 and again made it through to Sunday at Prospects but unfortunately dropped a 2-1 decision to Skillz after leading 1-0 the whole game until our opponent scored twice in the final 2 minutes to secure the victory. We have received many great emails from parents and players who have participated with this team and you are correct, great hockey and many great memories that we will all share forever. Great job 96 Gold!
 

 

Girls Program Off and Skating

 
The 98 Girls kicked off the program by participating in the 97 division of the Spring Showdown and wow did they ever impress. Going to the finals on the strength of a 1-0 semi final win over Pro Hockey 97's they lost a very entertaining game 2-0 to a powerhouse 97 Hurricane team from the East. This team features a ton of talent and are great ambassadors for girls hockey and our program.

 


 

Victorious 2004's

The Regional Gold 2004's skated into their inaugural tournament for the program birth year and it looks like the future is in very good hands as this talented group of 6/7 year olds were crowned tournament Champions at the Southwest Tournament in St Marys. They completed the tournament with a perfect 5 and 0 record with victories over Southwest Jets 3-2,  Maitland Ice Sharks 9-5, Pro Tips 10-1, PSE Hockey 8-1 and Southwest Jets 4-1 in the finals. Congrats to all the players.
 

 

OHF Announces Exceptional Player Status for Aaron Ekblad

   
Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey Federation today announced the
results of the review by Hockey Canada in consideration of the application by Aaron Ekblad, determining that the player is to be granted “exceptional player” status and therefore is eligible for the Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection on Saturday May 7, 2011.

The process was administered by Hockey Canada with a Special Evaluation Panel assembled to evaluate Ekblad’s hockey and academic documentation and assess his level of maturity in reaching their decision.  

"The process established for the exceptional player is an extensive evaluation of the player in all aspects of life,” said OHF Executive Director Phillip McKee.  “Aaron should be very proud, just as the OHF is of him, for achieving the exceptional player status."

Born February 7, 1996, the 15-year-old Ekblad is a 6’03, 200 pound defenceman.  This season he played for the Sun County Panthers Minor Midget AAA program recording 34 points in 30 regular season games before producing 21 points in 18 playoff games.  Last season at 14-years-old, he was named a First-Team All-Star at the 2010 All Ontario Bantam AAA Championships after leading Sun County to an ALLIANCE Championship title. 

Ekblad becomes the first player since John Tavares in May, 2005, to be granted “exceptional player” status.  Tavares was later selected first overall by the Oshawa Generals in the 2005 OHL Priority Selection and played four OHL seasons recording 433 points in 247 career games before being selected with the first overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. 

Aaron started as a member of Regional Express as an 8 year old and and enjoyed the next 6 seasons as a member of a powerhouse Regional 96 Gold team. He was part of their 4 year run as Prospects Champions.

 


 

At 9 years old Tyler Seguin was a special player and his hard work and dedication was rewarded as he was the second player selected in this years NHL draft by the Boston Bruins. Remarkably 12 of the 17 players pictured in this 2002 Championship photo when they where only 9 have gone on to some level of Jr Hockey. Pictured in the second row third from the left is a young Tyler Seguin to his left is OHL first rounder Ryan O'Connor. There are lots of examples of players who were outstanding when they were younger who remain at the top of the game as they progress through hockey so don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise. Adam Henrique who played Regional Express from the age of 7 all the way through to the age of 15 just won back to back Memorial Cups with the Windsor Spitfires and no doubt we will see him in a New Jersey Devils uniform before long. He was one of the best 1990 born players when he was 7 and he remains one of the top 1990 born players today along with his past Regional teammate Nazem Kadri who we should be watching next year with the Leafs.
 


 


 

 

 

 


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