posted Feb 22, 2012 6:38 AM by EHMHA Communication
Congratulations to the Atom B team. They beat Paris last night 5-0 to move on to the OMHA semi-finals. The next round will be played against either Penetang or Stirling. Keep your eye on the schedule and come on out to cheer them on! |
posted Feb 14, 2012 11:05 AM by EHMHA Communication
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EHMHA is now accepting coaching applications for our Representative, Rostered Select, and Local League hockey teams as well as our CHIP hockey program for the 2012-13 season. Coaches for our B teams will be selected this spring. Coaches for Local League teams will be selected in late summer. AE coaches will be selected during rep tryouts as B teams are selected. Rostered Select coaches will be selected after Local League grading day. The Coach Selection Committee, formed as an ad-hoc committee by a resolution of the Board of Directors under the by-laws of EHMHA, will choose coaches from applications received by the VP Administration. Applications are due by March 15, 2012. Application forms can be found on the "Rules of Operation" page of the EHMHA website (and also below). The submission instructions are included on the forms. For further information about B, AE, and Rostered Select head coaching positions, please contact Stephen Vanstone ( rephockey@ehmha.org). For further information about Local League coaching, please contact John Parish ( localleague@ehmha.org).
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posted Feb 14, 2012 10:56 AM by EHMHA Communication
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A great big thank you to the Dodge Caravan Kids program who donated $3,300 to Erin-Hillsburgh Minor Hockey through our Novice and Tyke teams to contribute to the development of amateur hockey players and provide unforgettable experiences for the kids involved.
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posted Feb 11, 2012 8:41 AM by EHMHA Communication
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Our Erin-Hillsburgh rep teams continue to play well in OMHA playdowns and TriCounty League playoffs.
Our Tyke team has jumped out to a 2-1 record in TriCounty League playoffs with wins over Georgetown and Brampton, and a narrow loss to first place Guelph.
The Novice B team has completed half of their OMHA playdowns round robin. They have compiled a 5-1 record, and sit in first place. The top two teams from the round robin advance to the Central Region championship.
The Atom AE team won their first game of their TriCounty playoff round robin with a 3-1 victory against Dundas. Our team is in a pool with Dundas, Acton, Arthur, and Woolwich. The top team in each of two pools will vie for the TriCounty title.
Atom B Devils advanced to the quarter-finals with a 6 points to 2 victory over Port Colborne. The Atom B squad opens their quarter-final set against Paris on Sun Feb 12 at 5pm in Erin (first game of a double-header OMHA quarter-final with Peewee AE in second game).
Our Peewee B Devils also defeated Port Colborne in their preliminary round series with a gritty effort to advance to also play Paris in the OMHA quarter-finals. The first game of the series is at 12:30pm on Sun Feb 12 at Centre 2000.
The Peewee AE team completed a marathon preliminary round (six game round robin plus a four game series) with an undefeated 7-0-3 record. Facing injuries and illness, the team beat Pelham 6 points to 2 to advance to the quarters which begin against New Hamburg on Sun Feb 12 at 6:15pm (second game of the double-header, following Atom B),
Our Bantam B team awaits the start of their TriCounty playoffs with a Mon Feb 13 game at 8:15pm against rival Acton Tanners.
The Minor Midget B team won their first game of OMHA quarter-finals against Lincoln, after eliminating Acton in the preliminary round. Game two is Sun Feb 12 at 6pm in Lincoln. |
posted Feb 9, 2012 5:27 AM by EHMHA Communication
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Come on out and cheer on our PeeWee AE team in Erin tonight against Pelham. The Devils currently lead the series with a tie and 2 wins. A win or tie tonight will move them on to the next round. Gate fees apply - adults $3, students $2, children aged 12 and under are free. |
posted Feb 1, 2012 8:19 AM by EHMHA Communication
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I often pine for the "good old days", when sports were truer to their roots, and kids would spend an entire Saturday playing baseball in a park, or football behind the school, or hockey on a frozen pond. No boards, no coaches, no referees, no structured plays - just playing the game for the love of playing the game. The Erin-Hillsburgh Bantam Select team got the chance to go back in time over the last weekend in January.
They travelled to Peterborough, to take part in the annual "Under the Lock" tournament - a true throwback to another era. Four rinks are laid out end to end along the Trent Canal in the shadow of the world's highest lift lock. There are no side boards, which led one defenceman to wonder "how will I break out without bouncing the puck off the boards?". There are end boards (plywood with snow fence netting above), so chasing errant shots down the canal isn't necessary. It was cold, it was windy, there was a team set of sunglasses so it was possible to see the puck against the glare, the ice was rough, toes were freezing, and stickhandling was all but impossible - in short, it was perfect.
Not surprisingly, the Erin-Hillsburgh players have spent a lot more time on outdoor ice surfaces than our nearby GTA neighbours, and were able to dispense with Brampton and East York fairly handily. They both looked as if they'd never seen ice of the non-zamboni variety. The loss to the hometown Peterborough Jr. Nats was a slugfest, only decided with 3 seconds left on the clock.
Due to the calculus involved in breaking a three way tie for the last playoff spot in the tournament, the Devils found themselves out of the action by Sunday noon, in spite of their 2-1 record, but in the grand scheme of things - it didn't matter much. The team knew that they had represented Erin-Hillsburgh admirably, had been involved in a truly unique event, and those of us north of 40 were awfully pleased that they got to spend a couple days in the manner that we used to spend our childhood winters.
submitted by Doug Breen
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posted Jan 29, 2012 7:24 PM by EHMHA Communication
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Our Devils Rep teams are progressing well through the early rounds of the OMHA playdowns.
Our Minor Midget team were the first to advance, moving on to the quarter-finals of their playdowns by defeating Acton 6 pts to 2, in their six point series. The Minor Midgets now face Lincoln in the quarter-finals. The Peewee AE team won their round-robin preliminary set against Acton and Dundas with an undefeated 5-0-1 record. The Peewee AEs go against Pelham in the second preliminary round. The Peewee B team prevailed over Port Colborne 6 pts to 2, and go on to their quarter-finals to face a to-be-determined team from the Southern Counties League.
Our Atom AE team played valiantly against Acton, but lost their preliminary series 6pts to 0. Meanwhile, the Bantam B team played hard were defeated 6 pts to 2 by Port Colborne in the preliminary round. Both the Atom AE and Bantam B teams proceed to the TriCounty playoffs.
Our Atom B team leads Port Colborne 4pts to 0 in their preliminary round, and can move to the quarter-finals with a win on Sat Feb 4. Our Novice B team has leapt out to a 3-0-0 record in their 12 game marathon round robin to determine the Central BB-D regional finalists.
Our Tyke teams will begin their TriCounty Group 5 playoffs on Feb 1. Tyke teams do not compete in OMHA playdowns. |
posted Jan 25, 2012 7:05 AM by EHMHA Communication
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The Novice Select team travelled to Tara, Ontario on January 21st to play in the Arran-Elderslie Novice Tournament.
After a very hard fought 1st game the outcome was a 2-0 loss to Arthur. But the Devils didn’t give up. They came back for Game 2 even stronger! Seven goals by Aiden McKillop sealed the deal for an 8-3 win against Durham.
Game 3 proved to be another strong effort by the entire team. With shut outs for both Evan Watson and Eric MacLennan-Nobrega and a hat trick for Nico Luzza, the Devils beat Hanover 4-0 to win the game and the consolation championship!!
Nick Tartaglia, Spencer Abbott, Nathanial Grist and Riley Stickler, the core defensemen, did a great job protecting the goalies all three games, as well as consistent hard play and teamwork by the whole squad for the entire tourney.
Spencer Abbott, Zackary Boisvenue, Daniel Brooksbank, Nathanial Grist, Tyler Hepton, Lukas Le Grand, Nico Luzza, Eric MacLennan-Nobrega, Ben Manchester, Aiden Mckillop, James Meek, Dylan Moxon, Riley Stickler, Nick Tartaglia, Jack Turner, Evan Watson
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posted Jan 11, 2012 3:44 PM by EHMHA Communication
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The sign reads, “Lake Placid Home of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics”. As the Americans boast, it was the place of the event of the century. The U.S. 4-3 win over the U.S.S.R. This past weekend, our Devils Atom team had a similar victory of 3-2 championship win in sudden death overtime over the Lake Placid Bombers to claim the Lake Placid Cup. It was a great weekend for hockey. On Friday, January 6th, opening ceremonies were held with our EH Devils facing the NJ Penguins. Captain Tyler Toomey opened the game with a deft shot on net at 41 seconds into the first period to open the onslaught of Devils’ goals. With our Devils’ dominating the Penguins, it allowed Coach Tutt to switch things up and play our defense offensively. Thus, allowing our blue line guards such as Joey Schulz and Dylan Early 3 goals between them. Chris Ferri played a hard game with non-stop skating and puck action earning him Player of the Game. With no slap shots allowed a moment of humor happened when Malcolm Alderdice slapped a heater resulting in the whistle blown and the Ref commenting, “No slap shots Bobby Hall.” Goaltender Moses Brajkovich earned a shut out, with the final score 11-0. Game 2 on Saturday, January 7th; saw the Devils facing White Plains, NY. Jordan Tutt opened the game with a top shelf goal at a minute and a half into the first period. Again, our Devils were a powerhouse to the White Plains. With a few of our Devils scoring multiple times. Coach Tutt switched to a cycling the puck strategy to work on practice exercises in a game situation. Although, this was an easy win, it was not without notable plays. Matthew Vavaroutsos had a hard bar down goal and Jake Saunders ended the game on a breakaway resulting in a goal. Player of the game was Liam Galton and goaltender Brayden Kelso earned a shut out with the final score 12-0. Our real competition came in Game 3, when the Devils faced the Lake Placid Bombers. Iain Panagiotou opened the game a little over 2 minutes in period 1 with a goal to start us off. This game showed Matthew Collette’s fierceness for playing the puck hard, which won him Player of the Game. Ethan Seifried was relentless from the blue line with shot after shot on net. Tanner Crang popped a well-placed goal to end the scoring at 7-0. Goaltender Moses Brajkovich earned a second shut out of the tournament. On Sunday, January 8th, saw our Devils facing the Lake Placid Bomber for gold. In a nail biting game that proved Lake Placid weren’t going down without a fight and with feelings of 1980 all over again, the battle was on. With Lake Placid popping in 2 goals the Devils were feeling the pressure. Although Lake Placid had the upper hand the Devils never lost their momentum and with the relentless efforts of Brendan Abbott’s puck pinching along side Cameron Cooper’s solid puck control in the back end; it allowed the Devils to regroup and regain the 2 goals to tie it up. The third period saw solid hockey played from both sides forcing the game into sudden death overtime. A little over 2-1/2 minutes saw Liam Galton score the winning goal for the EH Devils to capture the gold! MVP of the tournament was awarded to Chris Ferri. Thanks Devils for the exciting hockey and our coaching staff; Bill Tutt, James Toomey, Craig Saunders, John Brajkovich and our manager Jen Tutt. |
posted Jan 9, 2012 5:31 PM by EHMHA Communication
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Our CHIP 2 and 3 teams will be playing during intermission at Guelph Storm games this February. CHIP 2 will play at the Storm game against the Kitchener Rangers on Sunday, February 26. The CHIP 3 team will play during intermission of the Storm/Owen Sound Attack game on Friday, February 24. Give them a big cheer if you're at the game! |
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