Ancaster Avalanche Bantam Selects Capture Silver at Chedoke Tournament
Starting on the 28th of December, the Avalanche Bantam Selects dove head first into the Chedoke Christmas Tournament. They all played exceptionally well taking control of each game right through to the final buzzer. The Avs started off with a 4-3 win against the Coronation Bengals with goals from Mitchel, Matthew M., Kishan and Patrick. A few hours after the victory over Coronation, the boys and girl played against the Garden City Stars winning 5-4 with goals from Darian G. with 2, Mitchel, Imran and Kessler. On the 29th we played our third game against Clarkson Red. Carrying on from the two previous games we got off to a flying start winning 6-1 and securing first place in ‘Pool A’. Our goals were from Matthew A. with 2, Logan, Darian G. and Patrick who also netted 2.
On the 30th we played our Semi Final game against the Brantford Church Saints. Both teams played hard right up until the end. But the Avalanche came out Victorious with a 1-0 win to push us forward into the finals. The goal was a snipe from Jordan at 4:42 of the 3rd period. The next game was the final against the formidable Brantford 99ers. The final score was 4-1 for the 99ers. Our goal was scored by Matt M. on a penalty shot. Kudos to our Goalies Mason & Andreas who were outstanding through out the tournament. Defensively we were tough to play against with strong performances from Maddie, Ty & Noah. As the tournament progressed our fore checking improved led by Darrien N..
We had a very successful tournament finishing with a record of 4-1. As one of the Coaches said there were 8 teams to start and we were one of the final two.
Front row (L to R): Kishan Patel, Matthew Maycock, Jordan Earls, Andreas Austin, Mason Cameron, Mitchel Borer, Coach Pram Patel
Back row (L to R): Noah Abradjian, Maddie Cullis, Coach Dennis Shannon, Matthew Ariemma, Logan Wakeford, Patrick Takala, Coach Vince Ariemma, Imran Ali, Ty Patry, Darrien Nguyen, Kessler Shannon, Darian Galarneau, Coach Rick Austin
Ancaster Avalanche Peewee Selects Capture Silver at Chedoke Tournament
The Ancaster Avalanche Peewee Selects battled for the Chedoke Select Christmas Tournament Championship and came away silver medalists!
The Selects opened the tournament with a close 2-1 win over St. Catharines and continued their strong play with a 5-2 win over Coronation and 1-1 tie against Brantford. In the semi-finals, the Selects handily defeated the Mount Hamilton Blues by a 5-1 score setting up a rematch in the championship final against St. Catharines. The final was a close, hard fought contest with both goalies making stellar saves. Ancaster scored with four minutes left in regulation to go up 1-0 only to see St. Catharines tie it up in the final minute to send the game into overtime. Neither team scored in overtime sending the game to a shootout. St. Catharines prevailed and came away with the 2-1 win. The game could have gone either way and the Ancaster Selects should be extremely proud of their excellent play throughout the tournament.
They have played in two tournaments this season and captured silver medals both times, an outstanding achievement.
Parents and players would like to extend special thanks to our sponsor, T & H Excavating, our top-notch coaching staff, Mike Arsenault, John Pitts, Jeff Muir and Steve Mainprize and team manager Karen Mossman.
Goalies: Ryan Cross, Quinn Pitts
1st Row: Robbie Pocrnic, Mitchell Barlow, Michael Ariemma, David Wilson, Paul DuFour, Calvin McKenna
2nd Row: Ingo Ehrenberg, Graham Hebscher, Drew Mainprize, Joseph Sayej, Daniel Giordano, Aidan Muir
3rd Row: Mitchel Arsenault, Patrick Timmer, Matthew Custeau, Calvin Pietron, Absent: Ayden Hannon
4th Row: Coaches: John Pitts, Steve Mainprize, Mike Arsenault, Jeff Muir, Absent: Team Manager Karen Mossman
Ancaster Avalanche Peewee Selects Capture Silver in Pittsburgh
It was an exciting December weekend (Dec 2-4, 2011) in Pop City as the Ancaster Avalanche PeeWee Select battled for the Three Rivers Cup in Pittsburgh and came away silver medalists! Playing hard right to the finish, they gave the undefeated AA Woodstock Navy Vets a scare by coming out strong and continuing to challenge throughout the exciting championship match.
Parents and players would like to extend special thanks to our sponsor, T & H Excavating, our top-notch coaching staff, Mike Arsenault, John Pitts, Jeff Muir and Steve Mainprize (L-R in photo) and team manager Karen Mossman (absent).
(L-R): Goalies: Quinn Pitts and Ryan Cross.
Front Row: Mitchell Barlow, Matthew Custeau, Calvin McKenna, Graham Hebscher, Paul DuFour, David Wilson, Michael Ariemma, Joseph Sayej, and Aidan Muir.
Second Row: Ayden Hannon, Robbie Pocrnic, Drew Mainprize, Daniel Giordano, Patrick Timmer, and Calvin Pietron.
Standing at Back: Mitchel Arsenault and Ingo Ehrenberg.
Coaches: Mike Arsenault, John Pitts, Jeff Muir and Steve Mainprize
Select
Players in house league who wish to play at a more demanding level can try out for a select team. The select team is composed of the stronger players at each age level. They play similar teams from other organizations in exhibition games and tournaments throughout the season. Select games and practices are in addition to the regular house league games and practices.
For general inquiries about our Select program please contact Director of Coach & Player Development John Alpaugh at jlalpaugh@yahoo.com.
The OMHA residency restrictions that apply to Rep Hockey also apply to our Select program. You have to be living in Ancaster proper, not any other center, in order to play Select.
OHF Bans Body Checking in House League & Select
The Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) voted to eliminate body-checking from all House League hockey including Select. (press release). Ancaster Minor Hockey is governed by the OHF through the OMHA.
