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d unlike the NHLs big prize, these are mostly teenagers,ng around by bus, playing in a city most o them haveplayed in, and playing against opponents theyve prob-ever played.he 60 CHL teams which is a whole lot o teams vyingngle championship most are situated in small to me-

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MAjOr jrOHLynow.ca / February 16, 2013

anieL nugenT-bowman

Sheldon Keee was hired to coach the Sault Ste. Marieounds in December, the frst player he met with was

ousins.

message conveyed in that meeting was simple, even ik wasnt.that time, I made a comment to him that Id like to seead the league in scoring, said Keee. I think he was inlace when I frst took over.

sort o chuckled at the notion, but that was the bar Ised or him.two months later, and the thought o Cousins atop the

coring race is no joke. In act, hes more than lived up toachs loty expectations.

r fnishing in a tie or fth with 88 points in 2011/12, the

ounds centre had 84 points through 54 games, this sea-

t total has him battling Sarnias Charles Sarault, Lon-Seth Grifth, and Plymouths Vincent Trocheck as thes most prolifc scorer.at was one o my goals at the start o the year, to be

the top scorers like I was last year, said the 19-year-

leville-native. To be at the top is a little overwhelming,h.

ts not to say everything has gone smoothly or the Phil-hia Flyers prospect.usins was let o the OHL roster or the Subway Super

in November despite being third in league scoring at the

was then not invited to Canadas World Junior selectionand has been dealing with o-ice issues since the sum-

But through all the distractions and disappointments this

season, Cousins has vowed to stay ocused on his task with theGreyhounds.

You just have to use it as motivation, said the 5-11,177-pound orward. Thats helped me so ar.

The Greyhounds have only won one playo game in thelast our seasons. Theyve missed the post-season in each othe last two OHL campaigns.

But the Greyhounds are all but assured o a playo berth in2012/13 as theyre battling Plymouth, Sarnia and Saginaw orthe West Division title.

With Cousins leading the way oensively, the expectationsare rising in the Soo.

You dont want to take your team game and individualize

it, said Keee. But I had a pretty good sense that, i he had theability to bring it every night, he could lead us to some prettygood things.

Hes been a very large reason or our success here.The Greyhounds were 13-14-2-0 when Keee was hired

rom the Central Canada Hockey Leagues Pembroke LumberKings.

Cousins is quick to credit his new coach or instituting amore aggressive game plan and holding the players more ac-

countable.Part o that is critiquing Cousinss perormance too.Keee believes Cousins needs to work on his deensive play

in order to be successul as a pro. For now, however, oence isthe best deence.

The way that he plays, he ends up having the puck a lot,said Keee. That in itsel makes him a better deensive player.

I you look at all the top teams (in the OHL), they have di-erence-makers oensively. Nick has been that consistently, byand large, every game that weve played.

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ust over a month to play in the regular season, all 20 OHLare still in contention or a spot in the post season.

s weLcoMe scheIFeLe BAcK To BArrIerrie Colts coaching sta must have had one big collective

relie when the Winnipeg Jets sent centre Mark Scheieleo Junior.eiele was selected by Winnipeg with the seventhpick in the 2011 NHL Drat. He was eligible to play in a

mum o fve regular season games beore the Jets woulda year on his entry level contract. He played in our

r season games beore going back to Barrie.3 games this season with the Barrie Colts, Mark Scheielegoals and 55 points.

op perForMers For JAnuAryrd o the Month Nick Cousins o the Sault Ste. Marieounds tied or the OHL lead in January scoring with 20in 11 games including three goals with a league-high 17along with a plus-minus rating o plus-9. The 19-year-m Belleville, Ont. is playing in his ourth OHL seasone Greyhounds.Deenceman o the Month is Anthony DeAngelo o the

Sting. DeAngelo led all OHL deencemen in scoring withnts in 11 games.in Bailey claims top rookie honours or January aterg six goals and fve assists or 11 points in 12 games orchener Rangers. Bailey, a 17-year-old rom Williamsville,

ork, had 16 goals and 30 points ater 43 games.

Goaltender o the Month is Garret Sparks rom theh Storm. The 19-year-old rom Elmhurst, Illinois posted

a 7-1-0-0 record in January which included two shutoutvictories with a league-low goals-against-average o 1.63 and asave percentage o .940.

KeeFe MAKIng sTrong cAse For ohL coAch oFThe yeArStatistics dont lie and or Sheldon Keee, the head coach o theSault Ste. Marie, his numbers since taking over the hockey clubin early December have been impressiveyou could almostsay, Coach-o-the-Year-impressive.

Since his frst game with the Greyhounds back on Dec. 6,Keee had led his team to an impressive 16-9 record up untilFebruary 10. In December the club went 6-3, then in Januarythe Soo fnished the month 7-4. In their frst fve games inFebruary, the Greyhounds were above .500 again with a 3-2slate.

Their season record ater 54 games is 29-21-2-2 and occupy

seventh place in the Western Conerence.

ohL conTenT To Be InducTed In oshAwA:Bryan Boyes, Oshawa Generals head athletic trainer andequipment manager, along with ormer Generals goaltender

and NHLer Peter Sidorkiewicz , now an assistant coach withthe Erie Otters, have both been named part o the OshawaGenerals Sports Hall o Fame Class o 2013 inductees.

The 28th annual Oshawa Sports Hall o Fame inductionceremony and undraising dinner will be held at the GeneralMotors Centre on Wednesday, May 29.

cITy oF London To BId For 2014 MeMorIAL cupThe London Knights confrmed that the organization will besubmitting a bid to host the 2014 MasterCard Memorial Cup.The bid documents were due on Monday, February 11, 2013,

at which time the Knights would sharwith the Site Selection Committee. The MasterCard Memorial Cup in 2005. Demade public once all presentations have

Selection Committee in April.

pInK In The rInK proVes To BepeTerBoroughThe Peterborough Petes and Canapartnered or Pink in the Rink at the

Saturday, Feb. 9 and helped raise overcancer research. The tribute to hockey OHL game between the Petes and the vGreyhounds.

The event was also part o ScotiaCanada on CBC being broadcast live r

Memorial Centre including Ron MacLe

Coaches Corner.

whITe sIgns on wITh sArnIASarnia Sting general manager and head cannounced that the hockey club has sign

OHL Standard Player Agreement.The 16-year-old rom Orleans, Onta

selection o the Sting in the 2012 OHL Pthe Ottawa Jr. 67s program.

This season, White has been playing

Gloucester Junior A Rangers.We really eel that Patrick has a brigh

Beaulieu said. He has proven he can prolder players in the CCHL and it shoustone or him looking to make the juseason.

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MAjOr jrOHLynow.ca / February 16, 2013

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-February approached and with just over a month let intario Hockey League regular season, heres some news

otes or all 20 teams.

Ast diVisiON

LLEVILLE BULLS: The Bulls were leading their division8 points even though they are not an oensively gitedThe Belleville club, which had scored 159 goals through

mes (the ourth lowest total in the OHL), was enjoyingo success though as it had allowed a league-low o 129

GSTON FRONTENACS: I the Frontenacs want to ad-to post-season play, they needed to get out o a unk andngston, which had just one victory in its past 10 starts,lding onto the eighth and fnal playo spot in the coner-

ut just our points ahead o ninth-place Peterborough.

HAWA GENERALS: Though the Generals have somerofle players in Boone Jenner and Tyler Biggs, it is actu-ookie, Michael Dal Colle, who is leading the club in the

minus category. Dal Colle was a plus 18 ater his frst 48

, in which he also had 37 points, including 11 goals.

TAWA 67S: Theres a very good chance the 67s can gorst to worst. Ottawa, which placed atop the East stand-

year ago with 88 points, might be hard pressed to get halmount o points this season. The divisional cellar dwell-

s year had just 34 points ater their frst 54 contests.

TERBOROUGH PETES: The Petes appeared to be onway to a third consecutive season o missing the playos.

anks to a recent surge, which saw the club win six o its0 outings, Peterboroughs post-season aspirations are

ry much alive, even though the club was still ninth in theence standings.

ENtrAL diVisiON

RRIE COLTS: Colts third-year orward Steven Beyers can

he is leading the league in one statistical category - pow-y assists. Beyers had earned 27 PP helpers in his frst 52. The 20-year-old was averaging more than a point perwith 59 points, including 13 goals.

AMPTON BATTALION: Bramptons brass has been

d with the play o its frst-round pick rom the 2012 OHLy Selections. Forward Blake Clarke, the 15th over-all pickdrat, was one o the leagues top rookie perormers, hav-ked up 43 points, including 18 goals, in 54 matches.

SSISSAUGA STEELHEADS: Steelheads deencemanPercy has received his share o ink, primarily or beingnto Maple Leas frst-round pick. But its actually Dylano, a San Jose Sharks dratee, who is leading Mississau-

eliners in scoring this year. DeMelo had 41 points (ourhan Percy) ater 49 games.

GARA ICEDOGS: Through 54 games, IceDogs overaged Steven Shipley, who is in his fth OHL season, hada career-high 25 goals (his previous high was 23 threego). Almost hal o Shipleys goals thus ar, 12, had come

Niagara was on the powerplay.

DBURY WOLVES: Sudburys top scorer Mathew Cam-has already surpassed the amount o points he earnedfrst two seasons with the Wolves. Campagna had 58

points (18G, 40A) through 53 games. During his frst two yearsin Sudbury the Mississauga native had a total o 56 points.

WEst diVisiON

SARNIA STING: Sting sophomore sniper Reid Boucher wasexpected to be the frst player in the league to crack the 50-goalplateau this season. Boucher had netted 49 goals in his frst 54games this season. The New Jersey Devils prospect had scored28 goals during his rookie campaign in Sarnia.

SAGINAW SPIRIT: Though hes one o the teams smallestplayers, good things seem to happen or the Spirit when 5-8orward Eric Locke is on the ice. Besides leading Saginaw with74 points (33G, 41A) ater 53 games, Locke was also a plus 31,one o the best plus-minus ratings in the league.

SAULT STE. MARIE GREYHOUNDS: Though he shares thesame name as one o the worlds best race car drivers ever, Grey-

hounds sophomore orward Michael Schumacher is making aname or himsel. The 6-5 let winger, a Los Angeles Kings dratpick, had 39 points in his frst 50 matches this season.

PLYMOUTH WHALERS:Whalers overage orward MitchellHeard has been averaging close to a point per game since re-turning to Plymouth rom the minor pro ranks. Heard played23 games in the AHL this season with the Lake Erie Monstersbeore returning to the Whalers, where he had 15 points in 16contests.

WINDSOR SPITFIRES:Its not a stat that is oten mentioned.But Spitfres orward Kerby Rychel can still tell everybody he isleading the OHL in one category - the number o times he hasscored the frst goal in a game this season. Rychel, expected tobe an early pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Drat, had scored the

frst goal nine times.

MidWEst diVisiON

ERIE OTTERS: He may indeed end up winning the OHLrookie scoring race. But Otters phenom Connor McDavid,

who had 52 points ater 49 games, is not expected to match the77 points that John Tavares put up in his frst season, 2005/06,as an exceptional player in the league.

GUELPH STORM: The Winnipeg Jets brass is no doubt

pleased with the development o their prospect Scott Kos-machuk, a third round pick in the 2012 drat. Kosmachuk wasleading the Storm in goals with 29 ater 52 games this season.He was also tied or the team lead in points with 52.

KITCHENER RANGERS: Toronto Maple Leas dratee Josh

Leivo has continued his high-scoring ways since joining theRangers in a January trade with Sudbury. Leivo, who had 44

points in 34 games with the Wolves, collected 19 points, includ-ing fve goals, in his frst 15 matches in a Rangers jersey.

LONDON KNIGHTS: Many thought Max Domi would be

the frst Knights player to be chosen at the 2013 NHL Drat.But now theres a good chance Bo Horvat, who jumped aheado Domi in Central Scoutings mid-season rankings, will be thefrst London player taken, near the middle o the frst roundand ahead o Domi.

OWEN SOUND ATTACK: Theres a good chance ourth-

year league veteran Daniel Catenacci will end up being OwenSounds top point-getter while also leading the club in penaltyminutes this season. Through his frst 53 games the Bualo Sa-bres dratee had team highs in points (64) and penalty min-utes (103).

OHL tEAMRepoRts

Rookie Michael Dal Colle o the

Oshawa Generals is having aproductive frst OHL season.


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MacKinnon, Nathan C 9/1/1995 R 6.00 182 Halifax QMJHL

Drouin, Jonathan C 3/27/1995 L 5.10.75 185 Halifax QMJHL

barkov, saha C 9/2/1995 L 6.03 209 Tappara FinE

Monahan, sean C 10/12/1994 L 6.02 186 Ottawa OHL

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Ritolainen, Ramu RD 10/27/1994 R 6.04 207 TPs Turku FinE

Zadorov, Nikita LD 4/15/1995 L 6.05.25 230 London OHL

Nure, Darnell LD 2/4/1995 L 6.03.5 189 s.s. Marie OHL

Lazar, Curti C 2/2/1995 R 5.11.75 193 Edmonton WHL

Hagg, Roert RD 2/8/1995 L 6.02.25 204 Modo sweJE

DiCkiNSON, JASON LW 7/4/1995 L 6.01.25 179 GuELPH OHL

shinkaruk, Hunter C 10/13/1994 L 5.11 175 Medicine Hat WHL

Erne, Adam F 4/20/1995 L 6.01 195 Queec QMJHL

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Pulock, Ryan RD 10/6/1994 R 6.00.5 211 brandon WHL

burakowky, Andre LW 2/9/1995 L 6.01.5 176 Malmo sweAl

Gauthier, Frederik C 4/26/1995 L 6.05 210 Rimouki QMJHL

Morriey, Johua LD 3/28/1995 L 5.11.75 182 Prince Alert WHL

Wennerg, Alexander C 9/22/1994 L 6.01.5 174 Djurgarden sweJE

Horvat, bo C 4/5/1995 L 6.00.25 200 London OHL

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Hartman, Ryan RW 9/20/1994 R 5.11 187 Plymouth OHL

Compher, JT C 4/8/1995 R 5.10.5 184 UsA Under18 NTDP

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Domi, Max C 3/2/1995 L 5.09.25 193 London OHL

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0, Canadas national womens hockey team won its frstchampionship sporting pink pants. In 2013, the goal will

same but this time the women will be wearing more

ntional black hockey pants.awa is the host city o the 2013 Womens World Hockeypionships, which will be up or grabs between April 2 tootiabank Place Arena and the Nepean Sportsplex.ada will attempt to deend the gold medal they won in

n Burlington, Vermont.anuary, the national womens hockey team held a fve-aluation camp at Carleton University in Ottawa whichead coach Dan Church his last look at a group o playershe names his world championship team.ee goaltenders, seven deenders and 13 orwards hit

or workouts. The camp eatured 16 players rom thehat beat the U.S. in overtime or gold at last years world

pionship, as well as 10 rom the victorious 2010 Winteric team.

e want to continue with our skill development, work on

the fne skills and the technical aspects o the game, Church

said. Thats defnitely a goal or this camp. Its defnitely anopportunity to polish up some o our tactical play fve-on-fveand specialty teams.

Captain Hayley Wickenheiser and long-time national

team member was not in attendance because o schoolcommitments at the University o Calgary.

For Hayley, it was school, Church said. Shes closing in onthe end o her academic undergrad degree. We talked aboutit. She wanted to come. But I said, i its too much stress andpressure, why dont you stay?

The majority o Canadas world championship team willcome rom the CWHL and NCAA.

Church will name his world championship roster in March

and get players to Ottawa as soon as he can ater the CWHLsClarkson Cup and NCAA Frozen Four is wrapped up to startpreparing.

We have a week, which is adequate, he said. Dependingon who is in the Clarkson Cup and the Frozen Four, we maybring some players in a little bit earlier and get them on theice together. We probably wont have the ull group, but were

looking at that as an option.

Veterans Caroline Ouellette, Jayna Meghan Agosta-Marciano, Tessa Bonhoand goaltender Charline Labonte were the Ottawa camp.

Goaltender Shannon Szabados, whoor Northern Alberta Institute o Techno

not attend. CWHL goalies Christina KOnt., and Genevieve Lacasse o KiLabonte.

Church also invited 2010 veteranCherie Piper and Kim St. Pierre to thchose not to attend. Those three player

Canada at a major international tournworld championships.

Canada opens the world championsUnited States at Scotiabank Place.

This will be Canadas sixth time hostihockey championships ater staging th

(2007), Haliax (2004), Mississauga, (Ottawa (1990).

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ton Thunder goaltender Liz Knox is re-g to her roots in her quest to hoist theon Cup.

Canadian Womens Hockey League

pionship is coming to Markham, March3, the same place where Knox played all

her minor hockey.Im so, so excited, said Knox. Its unny

how things have come ull circle or me andI am really excited to have the CWHL show-

cased on home soil or me.The Clarkson Cup is the ultimate trophy to

strive or, the Stanley Cup o womens hockey.Since 2007, each CWHL hockey season has

nAdAs nATIonAL woMens TeAM geArs-up For worLD chamP

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rys Academy is hosting the inaugurale World Sport School Challenge rom

1 to 24 at the MTS Iceplex in Winnipeg,

means a lot to the program at St. Marysmy because we are in our second yeartence as a prep school. This gives us

pportunity to showcase our program

am to girls across Manitoba and acrossa, said Larry Bumstead, head coach oMarys Flames. It will help us build our

program and girls hockey in general because

it gives the girls something to look orward to,their own championship.

The tournament will bring together girlsprep teams rom eight sport schools across thecountry. Along with St. Marys, ellow Winnipeg

schools Balmoral Hall and Shatesbury HockeyAcademy, the Edge School or Athletes,Ban Hockey School, Okanagan Hockey

Academy, Pursuit o Excellence, and RothesayNetherwood School will be participating.

Last year, Hockey Canada introduced thefrst World Sport School Challenge providing

boys prep school teams the chance to showcasetheir skills; now, they are giving elite emale

players that same chance. The Female WorldSport School Challenge also is expected to bean important venue or elite emale playersattending prep schools to compete in ront

o scouts rom post-secondary institutionsacross North America, including rom CanadaInteruniversity Sport (CIS).

This has generated a lot o buzz in Winnipegand a lot o buzz amongst girls playing minorhockey locally. You also cant imagine howexcited the St. Marys girls are because this

is the frst time a lot o

involved with a Hockeyspecial guest Jennier Badds to the magnitudesaid Bumstead.

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native Botterill will bthe challenge. The thrmedalist and fve-time Canadas national woBotterill will provide mto inspire the student-their very best.

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culminated in an exciting playo round where

teams ace-o or the trophy named ater or-mer Governor General o Canada, AdrienneClarkson. On top o the skill, the Thunderbring to the ice, Knox is hoping to have a littlesomething special in her pocket.

I still keep in touch with amily o the

person that coached me or most o my mi-nor hockey years, my parents still live thereand I have rekindled old high school riend-

ships and with people I used to play hockeywith there. Hopeully, word will spread quicklyand Ill have my own cheering section or theThunder, there, said Knox.

The goaltender was a member o the Lau-rier Golden Hawks o Canadian Interuniver-sity Sport where she was awarded the MostOutstanding Player in the CIS in 2010/11 andrepresented Canada at the 2011 Winter Uni-versiade, winning a gold medal. Last year, she

helped steer the Thunder to the Clarkson Cupfnals only to run into the Montreal Stars.

The Stars will be looking to capture theirthird straight Clarkson Cup win but Knox andher teammates hope to throw a wrench intothose plans. The CWHL championship tour-nament is set-up so each club will play three

games.

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pians such as Meghan Aary Knight, Caroine Ouothers. Knox said a win

rom the back end with Florence Schelling, whonational team goalie.

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Say that to a hockey fan and see what

kind of reaction you get. Say that to aPro-Am supporter and theyll teach you

a thing or two.

Every hockey fan knows that its not just about the points on the board. Its about

the blood and sweat each player leaves on the ice. Its about time with friends and

team allegiances that stay with you for a lifetime. Whats different for Pro-Am

supporters is this: they love the game (and oh, how they love this game), but

theyre in it for a bigger reason. They want to change the face of Alzheimers

disease.

Every year, hockey fans from across Canada come together to help Baycrest raise

critical funds for Alzheimers research. They ask their friends, family, co-workers

and everyone in their networks to help them reach their fundraising goals and

for good reason.

Teams not only compete on the ice the three-day tournament is a huge draw for

players but they also compete against other teams to see who can raise the most

money. The reason for that? The team with the most dollars raised gets rst pick

at selecting the NHL alumnus who will play on their side.

I am thrilled to be involved in the upcoming Pro-Am, says NHL alumnus Marcel

Dionne. I have a deep respect for Gordie Howe and am so happy he will be

attending the event this year. This will be my rst time participating, but I keep

hearing how great it is I know my brother has really enjoyed his participation

in the past. And to be supporting a wonderful place like Baycrest is just the icing

on the cake.

Located in Toronto, Baycrest is one of the worlds top research institutes in

cognitive neuroscience. With a long-term care facility, hospital, day programsand more, Baycrest is a world leader in aging brain health. And with funds being

directed to Alzheimers research at Baycrest, amateurs and professional athletes

alike know theyre supporting a very worthy cause.

Last years Toronto event raised 2.3 million dollars, and this years

event promises to raise even more. For more information about

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Rich Ricci can list o several attributes thatcurrently make Matt Buckles an excellenthockey player.

The St. Michaels Buzzers head coach,general manager and director o hockey op-

erations note Buckles pro-level shot, high-end speed, natural goal-scoring ability andphysical strength as reasons why the centrecurrently ranks fth in Ontario Junior Hock-ey League scoring.

Then, Ricci thinks about what the 17-year-old will be like when he adds to his 6-2,

210-pound rame.He may be close to being a man, now, but

hes still a boy, said Ricci. You project himout three or our years when hes got man-strength and hes at 220 pounds, hes going tobe a pretty scary guy on the ice coming down

on deencemen.Its that projection that has Buckles rated

55th among all skaters by ISS Hockey and134th among North American skaters byNHL Central Scouting or the 2013 NHLDrat.

Buckles joins Buzzers teammate Troy Jo-sephs as the only OJHL skaters ranked byNHL Central Scouting.

That combination o size and skill was alsothe impetus or Ricci to acquire Buckles romthe Toronto Lakeshore Patriots, last May.

A LIndros TypeHaving spent most o the last 13 years with

the Buzzers in some capacity, Ricci believesthe organization has leaned towards a roster

o smaller, quicker players.Because the Buzzers call the tiny St. Mi-

chaels College School Arena home, Ricci elthis team needed an ideological change.

He coveted Buckles, sending 1994-bornorward Nathan Feric to the Patriots.

The last real big guy we had was (Eric)

Lindros, said Ricci o the hulking ormerNHL star, who played or the Buzzers in1988/89. Im not saying Matt is Lindros. Butsomewhere down the line, he may play asimilar game to what Lindros did.

I was looking or a power orward, a guy

that could take his game to the next level andbe dominant scoring-wise, he added. Hav-ing a guy with his skill set allows a coach a lotmore options with some dierent oensiveschemes and special teams play.

Hes obviously flled that want airly well.Buckles netted 15 goals and 36 points with

76 penalty minutes as an OJHL rookie, lastseason.

However, while plaDivisions top team in 2eclipsed those totals witand 101 penalty minute

Buckles also suited upsquad at the 2012 Worldin November in his drat

It was interesting goor the frst time eveToronto-native. It wor

really happy here.I know its a big year

But I dont really ocus omore about playing my helping contribute to m

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rIo JunIor hocKey LeAguethey are in opposing conerences, goaltenders Charlie

nd Parker Gahagen have not met in a regular season

this season.the puckstoppers, who are starring with the Kingston

eurs and Bualo Jr. Sabres, respectively, have quite a bat-ng. As o Feb. 10, both netminders had registered sevenuts apiece this season.n, a 20-year-old who is rom North Vancouver, B.C., is in

rd season with the Voyageurs. He had an impressive 2.21against average ater his frst 37 appearances this season.d registered 23 victories thus ar.hagen, a 19-year-old rom Amherst, N.Y., is in his sopho-

eason with the Jr. Sabres. He had a 2.60 GAA and 25 winsppearances this year.

n had shown signs o greatness during his rookie cam-2010-11, with the Voyageurs. He racked up our shutoutsar while posting a dazzling 1.92 GAA. As or last seasonjust one shutout.

hagen has already improved upon his totals rom hisseason in Bualo. A year ago he had 21 wins and a pairouts.

le they have the same number o shutouts, Finn has anver Gahagen in another category - back-to-back shut-inn recorded the eat twice this season; Gahagen once.

rAL cAnAdA hocKey LeAguemiths Falls Bears brass must be racking its brains trying toout how to duplicate its home-ice successes on the road.ts because with a ew more points earned in their awayts the Bears could be challenging or the Robinson Di-lead this season instead o being a middle-o-the-pack

With nine games remaining in their regular season schedule,the Bears were occupying ourth place in their six-team divi-

sion. They had earned 63 points in their frst 53 contests.The Bears had earned the majority o their points thus ar

while playing at their home rink, the Smiths Falls Memorial

Centre. The squad had won 20 o its 29 home games.The Bears road record though was not as impressive. Smiths

Falls had registered victories in just 10 o its frst 24 road con-

tests.The bad news or these Bears is that the squad will play seven

o its fnal nine regular season contests on the road.The only remaining home matches the Smiths Falls team has

scheduled are Feb. 15 against the Kemptville 73s and Mar. 1versus the deending league champion Nepean Raiders.

norThern onTArIo JunIor A hocKey LeAgueThe NOJHL could be growing as early as next season.

And its really no secret where league ofcials are hoping toadd an eight ranchise: Espanola.

In act, to test the waters or a possible expansion site, aregular season game was staged in the northern Ontario townbetween two existing NOJHL clubs, the North Bay Trappers andthe Blind River Beavers.

That contest was held Feb. 8 at the Espanola RecreationComplex. The Trappers edged the Beavers 3-2 in the match,

which attracted a crowd o 622 ans - no doubt a positive sign

since an Espanola team was not even participating.The Trappers were the home team or the tilt in Espanola,

which is located about 200 kilometres west o North Bay.Should Espanola indeed be granted a NOJHL ranchise, it

wouldnt be the frst time the town has had a club in the league.The Espanola Eagles (who at times were also known as the

Screaming Eagles) competed in the NOJHL between 1978 and

2003.But the ranchise was not a league entrant all those years,

taking a three-year hiatus in the late 80sanother three-year leave during the mid

superIor InTernATIonAL JunIoThe SIJHL, which started the 2012/13 catrants, is now a fve-team league.

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act the Minnesota-based Clydesdales wenough players on a consistent basis oseason.

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ct, the number o players heading tolized hockey schools, in the hopes ong their NHL dreams, continues to rise.La Forge, program director o Mountl Hockey Academy in Edmonton, Alta.en the numbers jump rom just 14

s, when he frst started eight years ago,

students this year.ere turning people away every day,is not something we want to do but we

have to keep close tabs on the quality o ourproduct, said La Forge.

The level o training continues to becomemore ocused, as well. What began with

just La Forge (who is not a personal trainer)moved to bringing in personal trainers to

bringing in sport specifc trainers, all in the

hopes o increasing the potential o everyathlete that comes through the program. Toaccommodate the growing number o playersin the program, Mount Carmel has alsoexpanded their training acilities.

Like a bubble though, the program can onlygrow as ar as the people who run it, which LaForge said is where he sees the uture o sportschools like Mount Carmel going.

We have guys that have been through our

program, are done playing Junior hockey, and

want to come back and be coaches here, andI think thats kind o where were going to go,said La Forge. Having kids come back andcontribute to the program.

David Roy, director o the Pursuit oExcellence (POE) Hockey Academy in

Kelowna, B.C., echoed that sentiment, sayingthat many o the players that have beenthrough the POE program are looking tocontribute now that their playing days areending.

Roy has also noted a trend in the upwarddirection at POE, with more and more parents

looking to get their kids into sport-schools asearly as possible.

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Not even a blizzard can stop the 23rd annual Leaside SelectInvitational tournament, being held Feb. 7 to 10. Despite coldtemperatures, high winds (around 50km/h) and an abundance

o snow (31cm in just one day), organizers said the tournamentmust go on.

The tournament eatures 11 dierent age groups, rom Tyketo Midget Senior, and 19 divisions. There are multiple tiers ineach age group as well to accommodate the more than 1,300players and 70 plus teams participating at this years tourna-ment. Games are played out o seven dierent arenas with the

championship games played at Leasidand De La Salle.

Each division will eature our teams

Flames being represented in each divisioa round robin game against the other thsion. The top two teams ollowing the play in the fnals on Feb. 10.

Games kick-o at 6:45 p.m. on Feb. 8Novice A team takes on Humber Valley

Feb. 8 with the crowning o a Midget Sen

LeasiDe seLecT inviTaTionaL

King Clancy was a 16-year NHL veteran and a three-time Stan-ley Cup winner. When he retired, Clancys 136 goals were themost by a deenseman in NHL history. He was also the frstplayer to play all six positions during one game. His legacy isstill remember every year at the NHL awards ceremony or theplayer who best exemplifes leadership qualities both on and

o the ice and at the annual Pro Hockey Lie King Clancy tour-nament in Toronto.

This year marks the 77th anniversary o the tournament,which began in 1937, the same year Clancy himsel retired as

an NHL player. The tournament is openon-playo teams within the Greater Toas well as non-playo A teams rom thLeague. As o Feb. 5, the tournament hain 23 dierent divisions. Teams range Midget A Senior.

The tournament begins in late FebruaApril. Teams are guaranteed our gam

usually one game per week, and keep tcloser to rep team tryouts or the upcom

Pro hockey LiFe king cLancy Tourn

One o Torontos oldest rinks will once again play host to the

games uture stars at the George Bell Select tournament. Thisyears tournament will be played Feb. 22 to 24 and eature our

divisions: Atom, Minor Peewee, Peewee and Minor Bantam.Each division will have our teams and the host George Bell

Titans will, o course, be represented in all our. Most o the 16teams attending are rom Toronto and the surrounding area.

Each team is guaranteed our games at the tournament with

three round robin games and a playo game based on their

standings ollowing round robin play.The rink itsel is one o the biggest a

ment as the 52-year-old George Bell Are

ul venue or the teams. Named ater commissioner, not the Blue Jays outfel$1 million acelit about a decade ago toexistence.

The tournament is a great measuringhead into playos in the coming weeks.

george beLL TiTans seLecT

The Stittsville Rams were the big winners at the annual NorthYork Knights Challenge tournament taking home gold in theMidget division as well as both Atom divisions. The A leveltournament, held Feb. 1 to 3 at the Beatrice Ice Gardens at York

University, eatured 56 teams and crowned eight championson the fnal day.

Stittsville went undeeated in all three divisions they won,capped with a 5-0 win over West Nipissing in the Midget fnal.The Rams also won 4-2 over Port Credit in the Atom fnal and3-2 in overtime against Cambridge in the Minor Atom fnal.

Meanwhile, the host Knights were abMinor Midget division with a 4-0 win othe fnals. The story o the tournament

was missed chances as they lost in bot

the Knights came out on the wrong side team rom Mississippi in the Peewee fnrowly edged 3-2 by Burlington in the Pee

North York was also ousted in the semBantam and Atom divisions. Other cham

Hill (Bantam) and Waterloo (Minor Bant

norTh york knighTs chaLLenge

The Toronto City Blues have crowned our champions o theireighth annual Escape the Blues tournament, held Feb. 1 to 3 atChesswood Arena. Unortunately or the host team, a second-place fnish was the best they could manage in any o the ourdivisions.

The Toronto City Blues came up one goal short in the Midg-et AA division losing 4-3 in the championship game to the

Markham Islanders.The tournament invited 26 A and AA teams divided into

Peewee A, Minor Bantam AA, Minor Midget A and Minor Midg-et AA divisions, with a Blues team represented in each group.

During round robin play, points are awmost tournaments, with the winning teaal two points or a win; however, there ior every period a team outscores their ois awarded in the event o a tied period.

In the Midget A fnal, the Nickel City F

a single goal to beat the West Mall LighBantam fnal was just as close with throwly beating the Etobicoke Canucks 1Sting were convincing in a 3-0 win overin the Peewee fnal.

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/anDrew chong, eDiTor

an, these guys grow up ast.We had Tyler Seguin on the cover o our Ontario edi-n oHockey Nowon March 20, 2010 which doesnt

en seem that long ago and the guy seems like hesen out o Junior or a decade.Searching or that high-res photo on our cover waslly the frst time I had a good look at Seguins ace.ese days, i the Boston Bruins are playing, youll o-

n see at least one big Seguin-smile ater he scores aal or sets one up.He just turned 21-years-old, last month, and is al-

dy three seasons removed rom his 2010 NHL Dratar, when he was picked second overall (behind Taylorll) by the Bruins.The year we put him on the cover, he was the cap-n o the Ontario Hockey Leagues Plymouth Whalersd was closing-out a 2009/10 season where he would

ore 48 goals and 106 points in 61 games, tying ellowyear-old Taylor Hall or the OHL scoring title, or-lly known as the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy.Seguin grew-up with the Ontario Minor Hockey As-

ciations Whitby Wildcats and idolized another No.Steve Yzerman.For the betterment o Tylers hockey career, the Se-

n amily moved to Brampton, Ont. so Tyler couldend St. Michaels College School (rom Grade 8 toade 10), a private, all-boys Roman Catholic school

nowned or its hockey program. During that time,guin played three years or the GTHLs Toronto Youngtionals.In what seems like an unbelievably quick turn-

und, Seguin has gone rom a ninth overall OHLat pick in 2008 to a player considered by many to berthy o making Canadas next Olympic team.Each month throughout 2013, we celebrate 15 yearsHockey Now by profling a cover rom the old days.

arch 20, 2010, Ontario Edition

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or the best record overall withoo, and the 2003s fnished with the

ecord in the West division and thirdverall.

was very happy with the way the kidsd all season, said the Minor Atom

2003) head coach, Tim Harrison.have been a real pleasure to work

e o the strengths o the team washis was a very close, tight knit groupey supported each other both on the

d o.is group o kids came rom smallthroughout the area and have been

on those teams, stated Harrison.came here and had to buy into a

concept and to their credit, they

at. I am very proud o the team andully we will go on a long playo run.

seVerAL Tourneys on The horIzonThe Oakridge House League Classic is setto run Feb. 15 to 17 at the Western FairSports Centre, in London, Ont.

We have a large feld o 99 teams romall over Ontario, said tournament directorPat Caron. The Oakridge Aeros Hockey

Assoc iation is hosting t he event and a ll the

kids are looking orward to participatingin the 11th annual tournament.

The divisions include Novice to Midget.Winners wil l receive indiv idual medal sand teams will be awarded trophies.

The Kevin Fegan Memorial HouseLeague Tournament will take place March11 to 12 at the St. Catharines Sportsplexin St. Catharines, Ont. A three-gameminimum will kickstart the event or Tyketo Midget. Trophies and championshipbanners await the winning teams.

Sarnia, Ont. will be the setting or theMarch Break House League Tournament,March 15 to 17. There is a our-gameguarantee with no bodychecking. Eachgame wi ll consist o three, 10-minute stop-time periods.

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Althoug h the teams have yet to be deter-mined, the Tournament o Championsplans are well underway.

Prescott, Ont. (Leo Boivin Centre) March

29 to 30 will host the Bantam divi sion. TheAtom division wil l t ake place March 29 t o31 in Westport, Ont. (Westport CommunityCentre). And Carleton Place, Ont. will bethe setting or the Peewee, Minor Midget,Major Midget, and Juvenile divi sion.

The tournament is held annually ater

league playos conclude and is by invita-tion only.The top teams that are invited have a

chance to play other top teams rom di er-ent leagues, said d irector, Rob Scott, rom

Westport , Ontario. Its a good measu ring

stick or teams to see how they stack upagainst one another.

The host team is automatically i ncludedand the rest o the feld is generally smallbetween eight and 12 teams.

Your hockey community puts in a bid

as a host, explains director Vicki Wright,rom Prescott, Ont. From there, the ODM-HA looks at the presentations and decideson the location.

Scott says its a grethe whole amily.

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akville Rangers (26-1-5) held on to topuring the ninth edition o the OntarioHockey Associations (OMHA) Top 5gs or the Minor Midget AAA division

2012/13 season.Barrie Jr. Colts (21-4-6) sit in the

spot, ollowed by the Southern Tierals (23-3-6) in the No. 3 position. They Wildcats (23-7-5) jumped back intop-fve rankings taking the No. 4 spot

eceiving an honourable mention in

hth edition o the rankings. The Yorke Express (18-6-7) rounded out thee grabbing the No. 5 spot.

nourable mentions were given torampton 45s (22-8-2), Grey Brucenders (17-9-6) and the Greater

on Frontenacs (22-7-5).ETA/SCTA Players to Watch or the

edition o the rankings were Adamich (Oakville Rangers), Austin Gerhart

Jr. Colts) and Garrett McFaddenBruce Highlanders).

Oakville Rangers and the Southerndmirals are the only two teams tothe top-fve rankings in all nine

ns. The Barrie Jr. Colts have made

the top-fve rankings seven times, whilethe Whitby Wildcats and the York SimcoeExpress have both made the rankings sixtimes.

For more inormation on the OMHA top-

fve rankings visit www.omha.net.

AppLy now For 2013 ohF/ohL u-15progrAM oF exceLLence

Applications are being accepted or the2013 OHF/OHL Under-15 Program oExcellence. The program is designed to oerplayers, parents and sta an introduction

to high-end hockey and is open to playersborn in 1998 who are registered with the

OHF. Players will receive on-ice sessions,including two practices and three games,as well as o-ice seminars with keynotespeakers on a various topics. There willbe fve three-day sessions taking place inKitchener (April 19 to 21), Windsor (April 26

to 28), Oshawa (May 3 to 5), Vaughan (May 3to 5) and Sudbury (May 10 to 12).

All participating teams are coached byOHL and OHF member partner personnel.Players competing at the AAA level will begiven priority.

For more inormation, please visit www.

oh.on.ca.

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months time, the best Minort teams in Ontario (and one or

om the United States) will gatheronto and Mississauga or the OHLhowcase Tournament.

playo champion and fnal-m the GTHL, OMHA, ODMHA,ce Hockey and a team rom the

will each receive an automatic

into the tournament while thethe feld o 20 will be made up ochosen by the tourna ment selec-

ommittee.breakdown wh at teams to w atcheach association below.

ason, the Toronto Marlboros ellMississauga Rebels 2-1 in over-

n the OHL Cup fnal.

as the second time in three sea-hat the Rebels beat the MarlborosOHL Cup fnal.

Marlboros won the 2011 OHLnd have made the fnal o the

tournament in seven o the past eightseasons.

The Marlboros and Rebels fnishedone and two respectively in the GTHLregular season and both made short

work o their opponents in the GTHLplayos quarterfnal round.

ALLIAnceThe Kitchener Jr. Rangers (11-10-9 31points) pulled-o a big upset in the Al-liance quarterfnals, knocking-o theLondon Jr. Knights Gold team (21-7-2

44 points) in fve games. The Rangerswil l need to pull o another upset ithey want to guarantee themselves aspot in the OHL Cup as their semifnalopponents, the Elgi n Middlesex Chies,

were the top team in the reg ular sea sonfnishing with 51 points. The Chies are

led by oensive star Travis Konecny, aplayer expected to go early in t his yearsOHL drat.

odMhAThe Eastern Ontario Wild o the Otta-

wa Distr ict Minor Hockey Association

fnished the season in top spot with46 points but were ollowed closely bythe Ottawa Senators who fnished onlytwo points back. With only our teamsmaking the playos in this associationa team needs to only win one round inthe playos to guarantee themselves anOHL Cup spot.

oMhALed by orward Brett McKenzie, theOakville Rangers have posted an in-credible 27-1-6 record through 34

OMHA regular season games and areseen as a top contender or t he OHL Cup.

usADetroit Compuware is likely to get an in-

vite to the OHL Cup having appeared onevery ed ition o the OHLs Minor MidgetTop 10 teams list, so ar this season. Theteam is led by underage deencemanSean Day who is r umoured to be apply-ing to Hockey Canada or exceptionalplayer status. I his application is ap-proved, Day would be eligible or the

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