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What's
Happening: Golden Horseshoe Invitational Hockey Tournament
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Burlington
Eagles cap tourney with 4 title wins |
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By
Larry Robertson |
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For the first time in the history
of the Burlington Golden Horseshoe AAA Invitational Hockey
Tournament, Burlington teams not only qualified for four of
the five championships, they won them all on Saturday, December
30, 2006 from Novice to Midget except for Atom, but even that
had a Burlington ring to it.
In the early stages of the competition, Tournament
Director Jerry Park and Burlington Mayor Cam Jackson posthumously
presented the Past Director’s Plaque to Cheryl Quinn,
the wife of late John Quinn. Quinn passed away on the previous
Thanksgiving Weekend, shortly after agreeing to serve another
two-year term at the helm of the tournament committee. The
presentation was part of the tournament’s opening ceremonies
on Wednesday, December 27th at Appleby Ice Centre.
One of the teams taking part in the ceremony
was the Hamilton Major Atom Junior Bulldogs, coached by Craig
Smith, brother-in-law of late tournament director. Smith’s
team went on to win the Atom title as goalkeeper and championship
Most Valuable Player, Mark Sinclair shutout Waterloo Wolves
1-0 on a first period marker by Zach Maciel set up by Cristiano
DiGiacinto.
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Midget Tournament Action
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Bantam Action |
The best Burlington had done
in the past was to win the Bantam and Midget divisions in 2004.
This time the results were far
different, but the out-come of each game kept everyone on their
edges of their collective seats. Three of the five division
championships went into overtime with Burlington Eagles edging
Detroit Little Caesars 5-4 in OT in Novice as Ryan Launchbury
scored twice. Adam Meijer got the game-winning goal.
In Bantam, Burlington needed most of the third overtime period
to defeat the Niagara Falls Thunder 5-4 as MVP Jonathan Vorich
scored twice including the game-winner on a breakaway from
the Niagara Falls blueline in the 3rd overtime period;.
In Midget, the Eagles edged Halton Hurricanes 3-2 in the first
overtime period. Scott Godfrey-Wilson netted a pair of goals
and Josh Jooris got the winner when he tipped a rebound past
Halton goalkeeper Trevor Pause. The Peewee crown went to the
host club by a 4-1 regulation time victory over London Junior
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Teams come from everywhere and they have done
so for the past 37 years. There are absolutely no signs of
it ending any time soon, according to Park, who is marking
his fifth time as Tournament Director. One of the teams making
a first appearance in the tournament this year was a Midget
entry from Liepaja, Latvia. That club advanced to the semifinal
round before being eliminated 4-2 by Burlington in the tournament,
which has been the favourite jumping off spot for European
teams that have come to Canada six times during the past
37 years.
“We had 60 teams this year which is
down from what we’ve had in past years, but that being
said we decided this year to offer the most games for any
team in a regular tournament. We offered five games to each
of the teams in the Novice, Atom, Peewee and Bantam Divisions.
The Midgets were guaranteed four games before the semifinals
and championships, which made us unique to most of the other
tournaments. We were quite happy with that,” said Park.
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Bantam Action |
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Timekeeper Bill Grant
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39th
Burlington Golden Horseshoe
Invitational Hockey Tournament
December 27 to 30, 2006
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Saturday, Dec. 30,
2006
Novice
Semifinals
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Halton Hurricanes 2 Burlington Eagles 3
Period scores: 0-0; 2-2; 3-2 Burlington
Burlington goals: Devyn Mayea, Jonathan Thibodeau, Ryan Launchbury;
Assists: Launchbury (2), Thibodeau (2), Kyle Hebert (2), Mayea,
Noha Abbamont; Halton goals: Sam Gates, Bret McInall; Assists:
Austin Bizier, Daniel Hardie, Riley Armstrong.
Detroit Little Caesars 3 Oakville Rangers 2 OT
Period scores: 1-0 Detroit; 1-1; 2-2; 3-2 Detroit OT
Detroit goals: Parker Dukas (2), Michael Lewandowski; Assists:
Drake Rymsha (3), Lewandowski. Oakville goals: Kyle Potts (2);
Assists: Matthew Danner (2), Matthew Milford, Domenico Commisso.
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| Championship - Central Arena |
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Burlington Eagles 5 Detroit Little Ceasars 4 OT
Period scores: 1-0 Burlington; 4-2 Burlington; 4-4; 5-4 Burlington
OT
Burlington goals: Ryan Launchbury (2), Evan Cosgrove, Jonathan
Thibodeau, Adam Meijer (GW); Assists: Callum Jones (2), Launchbury,
Noah Abbamont, Chris Cudek. Detroit goals: Drake Rymsha (2), Jeff
Bishop, Parker Dukas; Assists: Mitchell Lewandowski (3), Breanna
Scarpaci (2), Sean Day.
MVP & Smitty’s Player of the Game: Tommy Khodawandi,
Burlington; Smitty’s Player of the Game: Drake Rynsha,
Detroit.
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Atom
Semifinals |
Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs 5 Glenview Stars 3
Period scores: 1-1; 4-3 Hamilton; 5-3 Hamilton
Hamilton goals: Christopher Haigh (2), Justin Whitwell (2), Nathan
Tandan; Assists: Brandon Kolaski (2), Kelsey Baird (2), Cristiano
DiGiacinto, Adam Burnett, Carlo Difeo, Haigh. Glenview goals: Tyler
Klima, Cole Salazar, Nicholas Schneider; Assists: Ryan Wagner (2),
Louis Belpedio (2), Salazar.
Waterloo Wolves 3 Markham 1
Period scores: 1-0 Waterloo; 2-0 Waterloo; 3-1 Waterloo
Waterloo goals: Steven Lorentz (2), Owen MacDonald; Assists:
Matthew Lantz (20, Brandon Lindberg, Harrison Klein. Markham
goal: Mackenzie Gray, Assist: Luke Gravett. |
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Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs 1 Waterloo Wolves 0
Period scores: 1-0 Hamilton; 1-0 Hamilton; 1-0 Hamilton
Hamilton goal: Zach Maciel; Assist: Cristiano DiGiacinto. Shutout:
Mark Sinclair.
MVP & Smitty’s Player of the Game: Mark Sinclair,
Hamilton. Smitty’s Player of the Game: Steven Lorentz,
Waterloo.
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Peewee
Semifinals |
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London Jr. Knights 3 Buffalo Regals 0
Period scores: 0-0; 1-0 London; 3-0 London.
London goals: Josh Brown, Ryan Tuffin, Michael Clarke; Assists:
Josh MacDonald, Connor Hogg, Stuart King, Tuffin. Shutout: Brendan
O’Neill.
Burlington Eagles 5 Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs 2
Period scores: 2-1 Burlington, 4-1 Burlington, 5-2 Burlington.
Burlington goals: Joey Wright (2), Tyler Maclean (2), Josh Anderson;
Assists: Shane Conacher (2), Slater Doggett, Maclean, Steve Midensky,
Wright. Hamilton goals: Luke Cairns, Luke Sinclair; Assist: Sinclair.
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| Championship - Central Arena |
London Jr. Knights 1 Burlington Eagles 4
Period scores: 3-0 Burlington; 3-1 Burlington; 4-1 Burlington
Burlington goals: Michael Duart, Tyler Maclean, Slater Doggett, Joey Wright;
Assists: Steve Midensky (3), Doggett, Tyler Lepore, Matt Dorey. London goal:
Michael Clarke unassisted.
MVP & Smitty’s Player of the Game:
Slater Doggett, Burlington. Smitty’s Player of the Game:
Spencer Peacock, Burlington. |
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Bantam
Championship - Central Arena |
Burlington Eagles 5 Niagara Falls Canucks 4 in 3rd
OT
Period scores: 2-0 Niagara Falls; 4-3 Niagara Falls; 4-4; 4-4;
4-4; 5-4 Burlington OT
Burlington goals: Jonathan Vorich (2 ) and scored the game-winning
goal on a breakaway from the Niagara Falls blueline in the 3rd
overtime period; Brandon Petrie, Danny Carter, Jason Brown; Assists:
Ryan Maclean (2), Petrie, Stu Brownell, Carter, Cody Moynes, Brown,
Matt Zedor. Niagara Falls goals: Alex Micallef (2), Hayden Molen
(2); Assists: Robbie Macfarlane, Jamie Cardarone, Micallef, Camaro
Stewart.
MVP & Smitty’s Player of the Game: Jonathan Vorich,
Burlington. Smitty’s Player of the Game: Hayden Molen,
Niagara Falls. |
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Midget
Semifinals |
Halton Hurricanes 6 Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs 3
Period scores: 2-0 Halton; 4-2 Halton; 6-3 Halton
Halton goals: Dane Horvat, John Dowbiggin, Scott Stover, Brayden
Abraham, James Woodcroft, Skyler Ell; Assists: Kirk Rankin (3),
Matt Welna (2), Woodcroft, Cayle Creen, Trevor Pause, Ell, Stover.
Hamilton goals: Cole McNeil (2), Jason Bayne; Assists: Joseph Finelli,
Bayne, Jonathan Popek, Jim McCarthy, Jason Popek.
Burlington Eagles 4 Liepaja Latvia 2
Period scores: 1-0 Burlington; 2-1 Burlington; 4-2 Burlington
Burlington goals: Brad Galante, Josh Jooris, Scott Charbonneau,
Scott Godfrey-Wilson; Assists: Cahrbonneau (3), Galante (2).
Latvia goals: Bruno Zabis, Reinis Demiters; Assists: Nils Semjonovs,
Raimonds Tubelis. |
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| Championship - Central Arena |
Halton Hurricanes 2 Burlington Eagles 3 OT
Period scores: 1-0 Halton; 2-1 Burlington; 2-2; 3-2 Burlington
OT
Burlington goals: Scott Godfrey-Wilson (2), Josh Jooris scored
the game-wiinning goal when he tipped in a rebound past Halton
goalkeeper Trevor Pause; Assists: Scott Charbonneau (2), Tristan
Lysko. Halton: Goals: James Woodcroft, Matt Welna; Assists: Sean
Davidson (2), John Dowbiggin.
MVP & Smitty’s Player of Game: Trevor Pause, Halton.
Smitty’s Player of the Game: Scott Godfrey-Wilson, Burlington. |
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Friday, Dec 29, 2006
Novice |
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Orland Park Illinois 0 Halton 6
Detroit Little Caesars 9 Clarington 2
Central Ontario 2 Hamilton Bulldogs 15
Barrie 2 Burlington 5
Ajax Pickering 1 Oakville 0
Niagara Falls 2 Guelph 2
Oakville 7 Central Ontario 0
Ajax Pickering 3 Hamilton Bulldogs 3
Guelph 3 Barrie 10
Niagara Falls 3 Burlington 3 |
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Buffalo Regals 2 West Seneca
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Glenview Stars Illinois 6 Burlington AAA 2
Waterloo 4 Brampton 0
Markham 4 Welland 3
Rochester Munroe City 3 St. Catharines
1
Mississauga Senators 5 Burlington AA 0
Detroit Little Caesars 13 Amherst
1
Hamilton Bulldogs 5 Oshawa 0
North York 2 Guelph 4
Welland 2 North York 4
Markham
3 Guelph 1
Rochester Munroe City 1 Oshawa 10
Mississauga Senators 1 Brampton 2
St. Catharines 1 Hamilton Bulldogs 8
Burlington AA 0 Waterloo 7 |
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Don Mills 4 Grey Bruce 2
London 7 Amherst 0
Brampton 1 Central Ontario 1
Buffalo Regals 6 Welland 0
Central Ontario 0 London 7
Brampton 7 Amherst 2
Hamilton Reps 0 Burlington 4
Welland 0 Don Mills 5
Buffalo Regals 2 Grey Bruce 2
Brantford 0 Hamilton Bulldogs 0
Waterloo 3 Niagara Falls 3
Rolling Meadows Ill. 2 Mississauga 2 |
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Burlington 3 St. Catharines 3
Niagara Falls 7 Depew New York 1
Depew New York 2 Burlington 10
Wheatfield 2 Waterloo 3
Niagara Falls 6 St. Catharines 0
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Hamilton Reps 0 Welland 0
Latvia 0 Burlington 5
Brampton 3 Hamilton Bulldogs 7
Halton 4 Oakville 4
Oakville 5 Latvia 3
Burlington 3 Hamilton Reps 1
Welland 0 Brampton 2
Hamilton Bulldogs 1 Halton 1 |
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Thurs Dec 28, 2006
Novice |
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Barrie 4 Niagara Falls 4
Central Ontario 1 Ajax Pickering 11
Guelph 1 Detroit Little Caesars 13
Oakville 5 Orland Park Illinois 0
Clarington 4 Burlington 5
Halton 4 Hamilton Bulldogs 3
Burlington 4 Detroit Little Caesars 5
Clarington 6 Guelph 5
Hamilton Bulldogs 6 Orland Park Illinois 4
Halton 4 Oakville 1 |
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North York 4 Markham 6
Waterloo 3 Mississauga Senators 1
Hamilton Bulldogs 8 Rochester Munroe City 0
Amherst 0 Brampton 7
Burlington AA 1 Detroit Little Caesars 2
West Seneca 2 Guelph 7
St. Catharines 0 Glenview Stars Illinois 8
Burlington AAA 4 Oshawa 2
Welland 3 Buffalo Regals 4
West Seneca 1 Welland 6
Amherst 4 Burlington AA 2
Brampton 3 Detroit Little Caesars 7
Oshawa 3 Glenview Stars Illinois 7
Burlington AAA 2 St. Catharines 0
Guelph 2 Buffalo Regals 1 |
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Burlington 5 Rolling Meadows Illinois 3
Hamilton Bulldogs 10 Waterloo 3
Niagara Falls 3 Brantford 3
Mississauga 9 Hamilton Reps 0
Hamilton Bulldogs 10 Niagara Falls 0
Don Mills 2 Buffalo Regals 2
Waterloo 4 Brantford 2
Burlington 3 Mississauga 2
Rolling Meadows Illinois 1 Hamilton Reps 0
London 7 Brampton 1
Amherst 2 Central Ontario 2
Grey Bruce 1 Welland 3 |
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Depew New York 0 Wheatfield New York 1
Waterloo 4 St. Catharines 1
Burlington 4 Niagara Falls 0
St. Catharines 3 Wheatfield New York 2
Waterloo 5 Depew New York 0
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Halton 1 Welland 0
Hamilton Reps 3 Oakville 4
Brampton 1 Burlington 13
Liepaja Latvia 0 Hamilton Bulldogs 3
Burlington 7 Halton 0
Hamilton Bulldogs 6 Hamilton Reps 4
Oakville 9 Brampton 1
Welland 1 Liepaja Latvia 3
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Wed Dec 27, 2006
Novice |
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Hamilton Bulldogs 1 Oakville 2
Burlington 6 Guelph 2
Orland Park Illinois 8 Central Ontario 2
Ajax Pickering 1 Halton 3
Detroit Little Caesars 5 Barrie 2
Niagara Falls 1 Clarington 3
Orland Park Illinois 4 Ajax Pickering 3
Central Ontario 1 Halton 15
Barrie 2 Clarington 8
Detroit Little Caesars 5 Niagara Falls 6 |
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Brampton 6 Burlington AA 0
Oshawa 7 St. Catharines 2
Guelph 4 Welland 5
Mississauga Senators 2 Amherst 1
Glenview Stars Illinois 1 Hamilton Bulldogs 2
Rochester Munroe City 1 Burlington AAA 6
Markham 4 West Seneca 3
Detroit Little Caesars 1 Waterloo 4
Buffalo Regals 1 North York 1
Glenview Stars Illinois 5 Rochester Munroe City 2
Waterloo 5 Amherst 2
North York 2 West Seneca 4
Buffalo Regals 3 Markham 5
Detroit Little Caesars 3 Mississauga Senators 0
Hamilton Bulldogs 3 Burlington AAA 2 |
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Niagara Falls 2 Amherst 2
Burlington 8 Don Mills 1
Hamilton Bulldogs 0 London 2
Brantford 6 Central Ontario 3
Waterloo 3 Brampton 3
Hamilton Reps 5 Welland 2
Rolling Meadows Illinois 2 Buffalo Regals 2
Mississauga 6 Grey Bruce 1
London 2 Waterloo 2
Brampton 1 Hamilton Bulldogs 5
Amherst 2 Brantford 3
Central Ontario 2 Niagara Falls 3
Buffalo Regals 4 Burlington 3
Welland 1 Mississauga 0
Grey Bruce 4 Hamilton Reps 1
Don Mills 2 Rolling Meadows Illinois 2 |
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Wheatfield 1 Burlington 3
Niagara Falls 6 Waterloo 5
St. Catharines 2 Depew New York 2
Burlington 3 Waterloo 0
Wheatfield 3 Niagara Falls 1
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