On February 15th the Major Bantam Knights won the Rochester Power-Play Bantam A tournament.
The Knights started the tournament with a lopsided 12-3 win over Perinton, New York. They followed that with a shutout victory over a team from Cleveland 4-0. The boys then battled the refs in their only loss, to a team from Central Pennsylvania, spending half the game in the box. But, it was a meaningless game as they were already in the semi-finals.
Bob Scaini Receives Celebration 2010 Community Sports Volunteer Award
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 10:12
On Saturday, January 30th, Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi presented Bob Scaini with the Celebration 2010 Community Sports Volunteer Award in recognition of his over 30 years of volunteer service to hockey in Ottawa West. CELEBRATION 2010 is an award program initiated by the Hon. Jim Watson to recognize and honour the unsung heroes of community sport and recreation in Ottawa.
In a statement announcing the Celebration 2010 program, Mr. Watson stated, "As Canada prepares to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, your Ottawa area MPPs would like to honour local sports heroes who have made a big difference in the lives of athletes and the community in Ottawa. Perhaps it’s the long serving coach of a little-league team; or the person who floods the rink every night. This is a recognition program for sports and recreation volunteers, not athletes."
Minor Atom Cardiac Kids Strike Gold at the Capital Winter Classic
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Monday, 25 January 2010 14:10
On January 22-24, the Minor Atoms played in the 6th Annual Capital Winter Classic Tournament at the Sensplex. It was another strong showing from the Cardiac Kids who finished the tournament a perfect 5-0 with 24 goals for and only 3 against. It was a great outcome for the team, which was hampered by at least one nasty flu bug.
In the round-robin, the Golden Knights posted a 3-1 win over the Osgoode-Richmond Romans, an 8-1 win over the Markham Waxers and a 6-0 win over the Metcalfe-Russell River Rats. For each of these Golden Knight opponents, these losses were their only losses in the round-robin. As a result, those three teams plus the Golden Knights all advanced to the play-off round.
Skate sharpening has returned to Barbara Ann Scott and is provided by Kevin Belsher.
Skate sharpening hours are as follows:
1)Wednesday – 5-9
2)Thursday -5-9
3)Friday 5-9
4)Saturday 10 am to 5 pm
5)Sunday 10 am to 5 pm
Kevin has 11 years experience and was previously at Play it Again Sports and B.K. Sports Repair.
Minor Atom Golden Knights Win Bell Capital Cup A Division
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Sunday, 03 January 2010 15:56
The Minor Atom Golden Knights won the Bell Capital Cup on January 2 with a dramatic 2-1 double OT win over the East Gwillimbury Eagles. The game was marked by excellent play from both teams including stellar defensive plays and superb goaltending. The Knights carried a 1-0 lead into the third but East Gwillimbury tied it up with 2:08 remaining in regulation time. Both teams had their chances in the overtime periods but it was the Knights who took the cup with a goal well into the second extra frame.
Things did not look as good for the Knights earlier in the tournament. Despite outshooting opponents an average of 22 to 9 in the round robin, the Knights finished the round robin in a three-way tie for first in group C with a win over Stittsville Rams White and 1-1 ties with both the Bradford Bulldogs and the Caledon Hawks. Thanks to strong team defence and excellent goaltending that allowed only two goals in the three games, the Knights made it into the play-off round on their goal differential.
