Minor Midget AE's wins Silver at Motown Cup, Nov 11-13 in Detroit

A few last minute tournament changes put our Avs at a disatvantage with 2 teams declaring their non contact status and 1 of them turned out to be 1994/1995 team. They finished 1st in the division of 5 teams and were the only ones to beat the West Hill Jr Gold Major team. Unfortunately they lost to the West Hill Jr Gold team in the Championship game, the second pairing of the day for these 2 teams.

Win, November 11 - Ancaster 5, Cooksville Panthers 5
Tie, November 12 - Ancaster 1, Pickering Panthers 1
Win, November 12 - Ancaster 5, Troy United 2
Win, November 13 - Ancaster 4, West Hill Jr Gold 2
Loss, November 13 - Ancaster 0, West Hill Jr Gold 2






Ancaster Avalanche Atom AE Team Captures Rock N Roll Cup in Cleveland, OH

The Ancaster Avalanche Atom AE team traveled to Cleveland, Ohio over US Thanksgiving weekend to participate in the Rock N Roll Cup (November 25-27, 2011)

Getting action started on Black Friday, Ancaster defeated a feisty Wheatfield Blades team 5-2, giving up a 2-0 lead and then breaking a 2-2 tie with 3 third period goals, 2 by Mitchell Vaugeois and the winner by Jonathan Kay.

On Saturday Ancaster blew another 2-0 lead only to scratch back again when Jack Penson gave Ancaster a 5-4 lead. Bad bounces and sloppy play handed the lead back to North Olmstead 6-5 and they held on for the victory.

In a must win game, Ancaster played nearly perfect defensive hockey shutting out Rocky River 3-0. Marcus Channer was perfect in net and Coleson Winters chipped in 2 goals for the victory. The victory set-up a much-anticipated rematch with the North Olmstead Eagles.

Ancaster knew they would have their work cut out for them against the local team. A focused bunch of boys arrived to play and play they did. Tournament MVP Marcus Leone opened the scoring followed by Joseph Mattei who added some insurance. North Olmstead added a second period tally but were unable to penetrate the Ancaster defence the rest of the way and Eric Ferguson stopped everything fired his way. At the buzzer Ancaster were 2-1 winners and Rock N Roll Cup Champions for 2011/12!



(L to R) Front – Marcus Channer, Eric Ferguson

Second Row – Jacob Searles, Coleson Winters, Kyle Robinson, Jack Lain, Mitchell Vaugeois, Marcus Leone, Jack Penson, Caelen Leizer-Romalis, Eric Hebscher

Third Row – Joseph Mattei, Connor Lynch, Jonathan Kay, Michael Mattei, Tristan Reaburn-Jones, Logan Collier

Back Row – Fraser Winters, Phil Lynch, Ed Hesbcher, Chris Vaugeois

Absent – Jason VandenHeuvel, Nate VandenHeuvel

Photo by Jason Leizer



Ancaster Avalanche Peewee AA claim GOLD in the Tournament of Champions!!!!

The Ancaster Avalanche Peewee AA hockey team was trailing 2 – 0 to the visiting Amherst Knights with 2 minutes left in the first game of the Stoney Creek AA Tournament of Champions. The Avalanche have faced some adversity this year and the season to date could best be summed up by a long list of injuries that have kept 4, 5 or 6 kids out of the lineup at any one time. After the first 58 minutes, it seemed that this tournament was going to play out just like the rest of their season with another difficult loss. But then at 1:56 of the third period, the Avs scored ... and then again ... and again. Three goals in 1 minute and 25 seconds to win the game - UNBELIEVABLE!

The momentum from coming back and winning the first game seemed to carry over and the Avs easily defeated the Scarborough Young Bruins 7–2. The Avs were dominant and the second win advanced them to the semi-final game against the Flamborough Sabres on Sunday morning. The semi-final was a very physical game but the Avs prevailed 8–4 earning them a birth in the final. The Championship game was a back and forth struggle against the Chatham-Kent Cobras but the Avs would not be denied. Ancaster WINS! Ancaster WINS! Ancaster WINS! 4-3

Congratulations Avalanche! The coaches are extremely proud of your efforts. Wear those Championship rings with pride.



Front row (L-R): Matthew Julseth, Emma Verbruggen

Middle row (L-R): Mitch Gregory, Justin Williamson, Clayton Wells, Mark Randazzo, Mack Pattison, Mason Hood, Evan Mahon, Bryce Robertson, Nolan Gallagher, Paige Rynne, Harrison Larochelle, Sandy Ciccarelli

Back row (L-R): Al Pattison-Coach, Brad Robertson-Coach , Sean Mahon-Trainer

Missing: Chris Pendlebury, Connor Kennedy, Kevin Williamson-Trainer, Doug Hood-Coach, Rob Verbruggen-Coach



Minor Peewee AA's Win Silver in Stoney Creek

The Minor Peewee AA's captured the silver medal losing in overtime 6-5 to the Waterloo Wolves in a barn burning final in the Stoney Creek Tournament of Champions on November 20, 2011. Congratulations to the boys on an outstanding effort!

Ancaster 2, Hamilton Spitfires 1
Ancaster 4, Sudbury Bulldogs 1
Ancaster 2, Stoney Creek 1 (Semi-finals)
Waterloo Wolves 6, Ancaster 5 (Championship final, OT)



Major Peewee AE's Capture Gold in Cleveland

The Major Peewee AE’s captured the gold medal in the Rock and Roll Cup tournament in Cleveland on Sunday, September 25, 2011.




1st row: Aidan Torrens, Grayson Lee, Nick Wilms

2nd row: Quinn Ireland, Max Werner, Joe Gard, Aidan Richard

3rd row: Francois Guay Marceau, Ethan Johnson, Andre Missios, Lucas Zizzo, Lucas Barbas,

4th row: Rick Gard, Graig Ireland, Mitch Hall, Derek Godzisz, Scott Cameron, Matthew Carobelli, Graeme Bochsler, Tim Richard


Minor Bantam AE's Capture Gold in Pittsburgh

The Minor Bantam AE’s captured the gold medal in the Three River’s Cup Tournament in Pittsburgh by defeating Livonia (Michigan) 2-1 in overtime in the championship game on Sunday, September 25, 2011.

The Avalanche finished with a record of 1 win, 2 ties and 1 loss in their four round robin games. Their only loss was against Livonia by a score of 4-1. The Avalanche rebounded from that loss with an outstanding team effort in the finals. In a closely fought game, the Avalanche tied the score at 1-1 in the third period to send the game into overtime. Neither team could score in OT sending the game to a shootout. Nikolas VanBerkel was outstanding between the pipes stopping all five Livonia shooters to secure the win.

The coaches would like to congratulate the boys on an outstanding team effort in all five games of the tournament. The team would also like to thank their sponsor, Baycon Construction.



1st row: Nikolas VanBerkel, Jakob DeVincentis

2nd row: Kyle Wert, Adam DelFabbro, Daniel Skuse, Peter Morse, Andrew Pearson

3rd row: Nick Bird, Mitch Alcock, Mitch Cassar, Morgan McKague, Ryan Matthews, Logan Shwedyk, Anthony Vespa, Colin Dudzic, Steven Balon, Reid Valaitis

4th row: Tony Valaitis (trainer), Barry Beavers (ass't coach), Mike McKague (head coach), Pete Shwedyk (ass't coach)

Joy DelFabbro (manager) Not in picture.



Minor Bantam AA's Capture Silver in Detroit

The Minor Bantam AA's captured the silver medal in the Motown Cup tournament in Detroit on Sunday, September 25, 2011.







Major Atom AA's Score Silver Medal in Motown Cup

Congratulations to the Ancaster Avalanche AA Major Atom boys hockey team who scored a silver medal in the "Motown Cup Tournament" in Detroit on September 25, 2011. The boys played 4 outstanding games in total with solid goaltending in every game and went into the championships on Sunday with a 2-1 record. The final game was against the Naperville Sabres from the Chicago area. The outcome of the game (Naperville 3- Avs 0) did not reflect the effort put forth by our boys. Congratulations on your silver medal boys.



(Front Row): Nicholas D'Amico and A.J. Scala

(players from left- row 1): Turner Neame, Ben Lenko, Ethan Smith, Weston Farnworth, Jamie Zucker, Michael Guyatt, Evan Gibbs

(2nd row): Kyle Nash, Adam Clark, Justin Liddicoat, Andrew Collins, Lucas Gatto, Stuart Pinder, Luca Carestia

(top row): Coaches: Doug Guyatt, Adriano Scala (trainer), RJ Farnworth, John Gatto, Michael Nash (head coach) and Chad Gibbs, (absent- Jaden Dowling).



Minor Midget AE's Finish 3rd in Orangeville

The Minor Midget AE’s came in third out of six teams in the early bird tournament in Orangeville on September 23-25. They lost 2-1 in the semi-finals to Stouffville, the ultimate tournament winner.

Ancaster 1, Cambridge 1
Stouffville 2, Ancaster 1
Ancaster 2, Newmarket 1
Ancaster 2, Aurora 0
Stouffville 2, Ancaster 1 (Semi-finals)