Bantam Rep, 2015-2016 (Mooretown Minor Hockey)

Tournament Website

Participating Teams

Mooretown Jr. Flags
Dearborn, MI Belle Tire
Fort Erie Meteors
Saugeen Shores Storm
Strathroy Jr. Rockets

Schedule

Time	Venue	Visitor	Result	Home
Friday, November 06, 2015
10:30 AM	Blue Pad	Fort Erie Meteors	1-2	Strathroy Jr Rockets
11:00 AM	Green Pad	Dearborn, MI Belle Tire	0-4	Mooretown Jr. Flags
3:15 PM	Blue Pad	Saugeen Shores Storm	2-0	Dearborn, MI Belle Tire
3:45 PM	Green Pad	Mooretown Jr. Flags	4-2	Fort Erie Meteors
7:45 PM	Blue Pad	Strathroy Jr Rockets	1-0	Saugeen Shores Storm
Saturday, November 07, 2015
10:30 AM	Blue Pad	Strathroy Jr Rockets	7-0	Dearborn, MI Belle Tire
11:00 AM	Green Pad	Fort Erie Meteors	4-0	Saugeen Shores Storm
4:15 PM	Blue Pad	Saugeen Shores Storm	0-5	Mooretown Jr. Flags
6:00 PM	Green Pad	Dearborn, MI Belle Tire	0-7	Fort Erie Meteors
8:15 PM	Green Pad	Mooretown Jr. Flags	2-1	Strathroy Jr Rockets
Sunday, November 08, 2015
11:45 AM	Gold Medal	Mooretown	3-1	Strathroy
12:15 PM	Bronze Medal	Saugeen	0-5	Fort Erie

CHAMPIONS

The Mooretown Jr. Flags Bantam Rep team had a great weekend of hockey in defending their crown as Champions at the 50th Annual Rep Olympics in Strathroy.

In Round Robin play the Jr. Flags won their first 3 games (4-0 over Dearborn, 4-2 over Fort Erie, 5-0 over Saugeen Shores) before dropping their 4th by a 2-1 score to the hometown squad.  With their 3 wins securing them a place in the Gold Medal Final a rematch with Strathroy was already booked.

In the Championship game the Jr. Flags came out on top in a well executed 3-1 win backed by solid goaltending and penalty killing.

Tournament Website

Hotel Information:

Comfort Inn
1 Hospitality Dr, Fort Erie ON L2A 6G1
905-871-8500

Arenas:

Leisureplex
(Jaycee & Kinsmen Arenas)
3 Municipal Centre Dr.
Fort Erie, ON L2A2S6

Crystal Ridge Arena
(Ridgeway)
109 Ridge Rd. S
Crystal Beach, ON L0S1B0

Participating teams:

Group A - Burlington(1st-2), Fort Erie(2nd-1), Cambridge, Parry Sound
Group B - Tillsonburg(1st-3), Caledon(2nd-2), Pelham, Nobleking
Group C - Mooretown(1st-1), Hamilton(2nd-3),Hespeler, Amherstburg

Schedule:

Game	Home	Score	Visitor	Day	Time	Arena
B1	Pelham	0-3	Caledon	Friday	10:10 AM	Jaycee
B2	Fort Erie	1-2	Burlington	Friday	11:20 AM	Kinsmen
B3	Tillsonburg	2-2	Nobleking	Friday	11:20 AM	Jaycee
B4	Mooretown	5-0	Hespeler	Friday	12:30 PM	Jaycee
B5	Parry Sound	0-5	Cambridge	Friday	12:30 PM	Kinsmen
B6	Amherstburg	2-4	Hamilton	Friday	1:40 PM	Kinsmen
B7	Hamilton	1-8	Mooretown	Friday	6:20 PM	Jaycee
B8	Parry Sound	0-10	Fort Erie	Friday	6:20 PM	Kinsmen
B9	Burlington	3-0	Cambridge	Friday	6:20 PM	Ridgeway
B10	Caledon	4-2	Nobleking	Friday	7:30 PM	Jaycee
B11	Hespeler	5-1	Amherstburg	Friday	7:30 PM	Kinsmen
B12	Tillsonburg	3-3	Pelham	Friday	7:30 PM	Ridgeway
B13	Fort Erie	3-0	Cambridge	Saturday	10:10 AM	Jaycee
B14	Burlington	6-0	Parry Sound	Saturday	10:50 AM	Ridgeway
B15	Tillsonburg	4-1	Caledon	Saturday	11:20 AM	Kinsmen
B16	Amherstburg	0-5	Mooretown	Saturday	11:20 AM	Jaycee
B17	Hamilton	4-2	Hespeler	Saturday	12:00 PM	Ridgeway
B18	Nobleking	1-3	Pelham	Saturday	12:30 PM	Kinsmen
Quarter Final Games
B19	3rd Ranked 1st Place Tillsonburg	3-2	3rd Ranked 2nd Place Hamiltion	Saturday	8:10 PM	Ridgeway
B20	1st Ranked 2nd Place  Fort Erie	2-4	2nd Ranked 2nd Place Caledon	Saturday	8:30 PM	Jaycee
Semi Final Games
NOTE: The lower ranked winning team from B19 & B20 after the round robin will play in B21
B21	1st Ranked 1st Place Mooretown	5-3	Winner B19 or B20 Caledon	Sunday	10:30 AM	Kinsmen
B22	2nd Ranked 1st Place Burlington	4-2	Winner B19 or B20 Tillsonburg	Sunday	10:45 AM	Jaycee
Championship Game
NOTE: The home team will be the highest ranked team after the round robin
B23	Winner Game B21 Mooretown	0-1	Winner Game B22 Burlington	Sunday	3:40 PM	Kinsmen

After the round robin, the first and second place teams from each group will advance. 
Based on the round robin standings, the three first place teams will be ranked 1st, 2nd & 3rd and
the three second place teams will be ranked 1st, 2nd & 3rd. 

The best two first place teams will go directly to the Semi-finals, the third ranked first place teams and
all three second place teams will play in the Quarter-finals.

 

FINALISTS

The Mooretown Jr. Flags Bantam Rep team fell just short of their second tournament championship with a 1-0 loss in the Finals.

In Round Robin play the Jr. Flags won their division and secured 1st seed overall by sweeping their games (5-0 over Hespeler, 8-1 over Hamilton, 5-0 over Amherstburg).  As 1st seed Mooretown earned a bye into the Semi Final Round.  In the Semis the Jr. Flags again came out on top with a 5-3 victory over Caledon.

Mooretown played some great hockey in the offensive zone while playing solid in their own end as well.  In 4 games to this point the Jr. Flags only incurred 7 minor penalties as their puck possession was at times dominating.

In the Championship game vs undefeated Burlington the Jr. Flags were unable to get on track as the game was quickly thrown off the rails by penalty trouble.  While they did manage to create some excellent opportunities any shots that did get past the solid Burlington netminder only managed to find the iron.  Playing shorthanded for 20 minutes out of a 40 minute contest had a huge impact on the flow of the game and the offence just couldn't click in getting shutout for the first time this season in a 1-0 loss.

In all it was an exciting and impressive weekend of hockey.

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Winner advances to the International Silver Stick Finals in Forest, ON - January 22-24, 2016

Teams:

Mooretown Jr. Flags
Ilderton Jets
Lambeth Lancers
Mt. Brydges Cougars
Petrolia Oilers
Wallaceburg Lakers

Schedule:

Time	Visitor	Result	Home
Monday, December 28, 2015
11:00 AM	Wallaceburg Lakers	4-5 OT	Ilderton Jets
12:15 PM	Mooretown Jr. Flags	1-5	Mt. Brydges Cougars
1:30 PM	Lambeth Lancers	1-6	Petrolia Oilers
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
7:45 PM	Wallaceburg Lakers	0-3	Mooretown Jr. Flags
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
4:00 PM	Petrolia Oilers	1-4	Mt. Brydges Cougars
5:15 PM	Ilderton Jets	5-1	Lambeth Lancers
Friday, January 01, 2016
6:30 PM	6th - Lambeth	3-6	3rd - Petrolia
Saturday, January 02, 2016
9:00 AM	5th - Wallaceburg	0-6	4th - Mooretown
Sunday, January 03, 2016
11:30 AM - Semi#1	Mooretown Jr. Flags	2-0	1st - Mt. Brydges Cougars
12:45 PM - Semi#2	Petrolia Oilers	5-0	2nd - Ilderton Jets
5:45 PM   - FINAL	Petrolia Oilers	3-1	Mooretown Jr. Flags

 

FINALISTS

The Jr. Flags had 3 shutout wins sandwiched by 2 disappointing losses in finishing in 2nd Place at the Watford Regional Silver Stick.

Mooretown started the seeding portion of the tournament dropping a 5-1 decision to Mt.Brydges.  The game was tied 1-1 going into the 3rd before a couple quick strikes early by the Cougars deflated the Jr. Flags.  The Jr. Flags got back on track the next day, shutting out Wallaceburg 3-0.  With being placed as the 4th Seed Mooretown was matched up with Wallaceburg again in the Quarter Finals and dominated in a 6-0 victory.

This put Mooretown in a Semi-Final match-up with Mt.Brydges where the Jr. Flags battled their way to a well played 2-0 win.  The winner was scored with just 21 seconds left in the game, followed by an empty netter.

In the Finals Mooretown met up with Petrolia.  In a back and forth affair the score was 0-0 after 2 periods of play. The Jr. Flags would lament a hit post and crossbar.  Mooretown struck first in the 3rd to take the lead but the Oilers scored twice 2 minutes apart just shy of the midway point.  With Mooretown pressing and their goalie pulled, Petrolia managed an empty net goal to seal the victory.

It was a hard fought game that earned both teams a spot in the International Silver Stick Finals tournament being held in Forest the weekend of January 22-24.

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Teams:

Mooretown Jr. Flags
Littleton Hawks, CO
Penetang Flames
Petrolia Oilers
Syracuse Onondaga Thunder, NY
Tavistock Titans

Schedule:

Time	Venue	Visitor	Result	Home
Friday, January 22, 2016
10:20 AM	Thedford	Littleton Hawks	4-2	Syracuse Thunder
11:45 AM	Forest	Penetang Flames	1-2 OT	Mooretown Jr. Flags
11:45 AM	Thedford	Tavistock Titans	2-10	Petrolia Oilers
3:25 PM	Thedford	Mooretown Jr. Flags	5-3	Petrolia Oilers
4:40 PM	Watford	Syracuse Thunder	5-0	Tavistock Titans
4:50 PM	Thedford	Littleton Hawks	0-6	Penetang Flames
Saturday, January 23, 2016
10:20 AM	Thedford	Tavistock Titans	3-4	Penetang Flames
11:45 AM	Forest	Petrolia Oilers	8-0	Littleton Hawks
11:45 AM	Thedford	Syracuse Thunder	1-4	Mooretown Jr. Flags
5:30 PM	Forest	4th - Littleton	2-5	1st - Mooretown	Semi #1
6:55 PM	Forest	3rd - Petrolia	3-2 OT	2nd - Penetang	Semi #2
Sunday, January 24, 2016
12:30 PM	Forest	Petrolia Oilers	1-2 3OT	Mooretown Jr. Flags	Final

Arenas:

The Legacy Recreation Centre, 16 Allen Street, Thedford, ON
The Shores Recreation Centre, 7883 Amtelecom Parkway, Forest, ON
Warwick Township Arena, 61 Centennial Ave, Watford, ON

CHAMPIONS

The Mooretown Jr. Flags Bantam Rep team went undefeated in Forest over the weekend to capture the 2016 International Silver Stick Finals Championship.

Mooretown started the tournament with two very tough matchups on Friday. 
Game 1 was against a strong skating Penetang Flames team that was a goaltending dual that went into Overtime.  Luc Thorne-Smith was solid between the pipes with only a screened powerplay goal getting by him early in the 3rd.  With just under two minutes to play Steele Harris took a feed from Luke Nahmabin and tied the score on a hard slapshot from just inside the blueline.  Then, just 46 seconds into Overtime Logan Gardner roofed a snapshot from in tight to win the game 2-1.

Next up was the Petrolia Oilers.  Playing without a couple of regulars due to injury the Jr. Flags played a gritty game on the small Thedford ice.  Petrolia grabbed a 2-1 lead early but Mooretown battled back to head into the room after the 2nd up 3-2.  Petrolia tied it early in the 3rd on a scramble with goalie, puck and players all being pushed into the net.  The Jr. Flags didn't relent and Harris put them back in the lead two minutes later and sealed a 5-3 win with an empty netter.  Thomas Snary, Jason Heggie and Cole Clements all buried tallies and Gardner picked up three helpers while Kaymond Turner battled hard in net to hold off a determined Petrolia offence.

On Saturday morning the Jr. Flags looked to secure the 1st Seed heading into the Semi-Finals with a win over Syracuse, NY.  Again playing on the smaller ice Mooretown was able to out battle a small but quick Thunder team enroute to a 4-1 victory.  Dom Aliperti set the tone early as he chased down a long clearing play from Riley Brown, after Walker Holmes won a board battle inside the blueline, and poked the puck by the goalie as he raced out to cover it.  Barclay off a behind the net feed from Clements, Gardner off a breakaway pass from Snary and Jake Vandersteen off a deflection from Blake Howard provided the scoring.  Thorne-Smith continued his steady play in net to take the win.

The Semi-Finals went Saturday night with the opponent being the Littleton Hawks out of Colorado.  Back in Forest on the large ice surface the Jr. Flags dominated play to take a 5-2 victory and earn a berth in the Final.  Goals were scored by Heggie with two, Barclay, Clements and Luke Houle.  Turner took the victory in net with another solid outing.  With Petrolia defeating Penetang in Overtime in the other Semi the Championship would be a rematch of the Regional Qualifier Final.

The Championship Game was exactly what was expected from two very evenly matched teams.  The Jr. Flags were energized with the return of Josh McLean to lineup for the first time since the opener on Friday.  The play went back and forth from the get go with some huge hits, many offensive chances and great goaltending. Petrolia would get on the board first, knocking in a rebound with just 4 seconds left in the 1st Period.  Mooretown began to carry the play in the 2nd but were unable to find the equalizer while Thorne-Smith was spectacular in making sure Petrolia couldn't add to their lead.  After the 2nd Period break Mooretown came out determined and took it to Petrolia, dominating the play from the start.  Harris, from Gardner and Snary tied the game a couple of minutes into the 3rd and the Jr. Flags kept the momentum coming close to potting the go ahead goal numerous times.

As the match up deserved, the game headed into Overtime.  Neither team sat back with each pushing the play to score the winner.  The first Overtime blew by with barely a whistle and into a second Overtime.  Mooretown buzzed around the net, their game down low starting to wear on the Petrolia defence, and created some great scoring chances only to be thwarted by desperation blocks and some miraculous saves.  At the other end Luc Thorne-Smith calmly turned aside anything sent his way and the defence of Blake Howard, Riley Brown, Casey Vanderveeken and Luke Houle shut down the Petrolia shooters and moved the puck out of their zone with cool efficiency.  With neither team finding the back of the net a 3rd Overtime, and 6th period, was needed.   The Jr. Flags continued to keep Petrolia on their heels and bombard the net.  Just over halfway through the period Mooretown again controlled the play down low to get the Petrolia defenders scrambling.  Gardner and Barclay outworked their coverage along the boards and Barclay was able to make a quick wraparound move with the goalie caught just inches out of position. With Harris jamming out front the puck was finally sent sliding over the goal-line.  In a play of desperation a Petrolia defenseman dove onto the puck and grabbed it as it crossed the line.  Without hesitation the referee amplified the drama and signaled a penalty shot!

With all but the Petrolia goalie on their benches, and the large crowd silent, defenseman Blake Howard was sent out to centre ice.  Howard skated smoothly down the middle of the ice faked forehand to backhand and then back to forehand as the goalie slid in the opposite direction.  The puck was easily put into the back of the net to clinch the 2-1 victory and the 2016 International Silver Stick Championship for the Mooretown Jr. Flags Bantam Rep team.

Howard and Harris were announced as Tournament All-Stars.