MG Stucco vs. Royal Canadian Legion (3/31)

MG Stucco vs. Royal Canadian Legion (Bantam HL)
Royal Canadian Legion netminder #1 Ryan Humphries was peppered with 31 shots as the MG Stucco Flyers overmatched Royal Canadian Legion tonight in Bantam house league playoff action at the Welland Youth Arena by a score of 4-2 (EN).
#7 Matt Morris put the Flyers ahead with the lone [...]

2008 Irish Classic (Jr. Boys’ Hockey)

2008 IRISH CLASSIC
JR. BOYS TEAMS IN COMPETITION INCLUDE THE:
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (1-2-1)

ST. PAUL PATRIOTS (0-2-1)

ST. MICHAEL MUSTANGS (2-1-3)

LAKESHORE CATHOLIC GATORS (4-0-1)

ST. FRANCIS PHOENIX (1-3-0)

DAY ONE RESULTS – MONDAY MARCH 31
8:OOAM NOTRE DAME 4 VS. ST. PAUL 0
The short-staffed St. Paul Patriots squad did not fare well, getting shut-out by the Fighting Irish 4-0 in 30 minutes of play.
9:00AM ST. [...]

Pizza Pizza vs. Jimmy D’s Mechaniks (3/27)

Pizza Pizza vs. Jimmy D’s Mechaniks (Peewee HL)
Thursday evening the Pizza Pizza and Jimmy D’s Mechaniks Peewees squared off in house league playoff action at the Youth Arena and entertained the crowd with an absolute gem of a game.
#30 Kyle Charrois shone early and often in this one for Jimmy D’s, turning aside all ten shots in [...]

2008 OMHA Minor Atom Champions!

Congratulations to the Welland Buckner’s Source for Sports Tigers Minor Atom AAA team on their 1-0 victory this afternoon against the Brampton Jr. Battalion in the championship game at the 2008 OMHA Championships.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RxJTzgT1zw
The Tigers, who shut-out the Jr. Battalion 3-0 in the preliminary game of the tournament, added two other shut-out victories, with a 3-0 win over the Markham Waxers and [...]

Welland Family Sports Tigers capture OMHA Novice A/E Title

The Welland Family Sports Tigers captured the 2008 Novice A/E crown by defeating the Grimsby Peach Kings four-points-to-two in their series that wrapped up March 22 in Grimsby.
Congratulations to team members: #1 Matt Murphy, #2 Logan Parker, #4 Emma-Leigh Hanson, #5 Raymond Bendell, #7 Chris Haslam, #8 Mathew Brochu, #9 Tanner McEachern, #10 Marcus Belcastro, #11 [...]

St. Paul Patriots vs. Ancaster Royals 3/25 (SOSSA Challenge Game)

SOSSA Challenge Game – St. Paul Patriots vs. Ancaster Royals
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The Ancaster Royals advanced to the OFSAA Championships to be held in Ottawa April 1-5, by defeating the St. Paul Patriots in double-OT of today’s SOSSA Challenge Game held at the Welland Main Arena.
After third periods of very entertaining hockey, the patchwork of confusing overtime [...]

NDLL Bantam Finals (3/22)

West Lincoln Wrath #1 vs. Welland Royal Canadian Legion (Niagara District Bantam Local League Finals)
For the second consecutive season, the Bantam HL team sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #4 has captured the Niagara District Local League Bantam crown.
While it was a different make-up of players and coaches this season, it was the same heart of champions on [...]

St. Paul Patriots vs. Denis Morris Redmen (3/20)

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St. Paul Patriots vs. Denis Morris Redmen (SOSSA Final)
The Denis Morris Redmen captured the 2008 SOSSA Championship with a 5-1 win this afternoon against the St. Paul Patriots at the Welland Main Arena.
The Redmen staked themselves to an early two goal lead in the first period on goals from #18 Corey Regnier and #20 [...]

St. Paul Patriots vs. Lakeshore Catholic Gators (3/20)

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St. Paul Patriots vs. Lakeshore Catholic Gators (Sr. Boys High School Hockey)
Inside the raucous Welland Main Arena on Thursday morning, hundreds of fans cheered wildly as the Lakeshore Catholic Gators and St. Paul Patriots battled in SOSSA semi-final action.
It would be St. Paul who answered the call first, with Eric Diodatti scoring a [...]

Niagara District Major Bantam A Finals

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Game 1: St. Catharines Warriors vs. Welland Young’s Insurance Tigers (3/19)
Game one of the Niagara District Major Bantam A best-of-three final landed in the hands of the St. Catharines Warriors on a late power-play goal at 6:56 of the third period, despite the fact that the visitors were outshot in the contest by [...]

Jean-Vanier volleys it’s way to OFSAA Volleyball title

Jean-Vanier volleys it’s way to OFSAA Volleyball title
Proving themselves to be every bit as good as their boy counterparts, the Sr. Girl’s volleyball squad at Jean-Vanier brought home a second OFSAA volleyball title this season to the small Welland high school.
Improving on last season’s bronze-medal performance, the team breezed through the preliminaries defeating Toronto Stephen Lewis, Durham Christian, [...]

SCTA Major Peewee AAA OMHA Qualifiers

FRIDAY MARCH 7TH
9:00AM Niagara Falls 4 vs. Brampton 0
9:15AM St. Catharines 5 vs. Burlington 2
11:00AM Grey-Bruce 1 vs. Oakville 7
11:15AM Guelph 2 vs. Hamilton 3
1:00PM Halton 10 vs. Niagara Falls 0
1:15PM Welland 6 vs. St. Catharines 2
3:00PM Brampton 4 vs. Grey-Bruce 5
3:15PM Burlington 2 vs. Guelph 0
5:00PM Oakville 2 vs. Halton 5
5:15PM Hamilton 1 vs. Welland 4
SATURDAY MARCH 8TH
8:30AM Grey-Bruce vs. Niagara Falls SP1
9:15AM Guelph vs. St. Catharines SP2
10:30AM Brampton vs. Halton SP1
11:15AM Burlington vs. Welland SP2
12:30PM Niagara Falls vs. Oakville SP1
2:30PM Halton vs. Grey-Bruce SP1
3:15PM St. Catharines vs. Hamilton SP2
4:30PM Oakville vs. Brampton SP1
5:15PM Welland vs. Guelph SP2
7:15PM Hamilton vs. Burlington SP2
SUNDAY MARCH 9TH
12:00 [...]

Guelph vs. Welland (3/1)

Guelph Jr. Storm Cooperators vs. Welland Mountainview Homes Tigers (Major Peewee AAA)
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The Guelph Jr. Storm Cooperators once again stunned the Welland Mountainview Homes Tigers this season, walking away with a 4-2 upset victory on Saturday afternoon at the Welland Main Arena.
The Jr. Storm pulled out to a 3-0 advantage before Welland was [...]

Fort Erie vs. Welland (3/1)

Fort Erie Jr. Meteors. vs Welland Young’s Insurance Tigers (Major Bantam A)
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The Welland Young’s Insurance Tigers put in a flawless performance on Saturday evening, shutting out the Fort Erie Jr. Meteors 4-0 in Niagara District Major Bantam A playoff action at the Welland Main Arena.
A strong defensive effort from the entire team completely [...]

Welland vs. Grey-Bruce (3/2)

Welland Cogeco Tigers vs. Grey-Bruce Garb and Gear Source for Sports Highlanders (Minor Peewee AAA)
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The Grey-Bruce Garb and Gear Source for Sports Highlanders completed the twin-killing of the top two teams in the SCTA Minor Peewee AAA division by setting down the visiting Welland Cogeco Tigers 2-1 on Sunday afternoon in Ayton, after handing the [...]

Stories On The Bus, Part 2

Yesterday I had the pleasure of accompanying the Welland Minor Peewee AAA Cogeco Tigers to their final regular season game against the Grey-Bruce Highlanders.  The scenery was beautiful, but the thing I remember most from the trip was all the smiles and laughter I saw on the kids and parents faces, even as they were coming [...]

Sad Day

It’s a sad day when you lose a loved one.
Yesterday, I came to the realization that I can no longer in good faith continue to support Jr. B hockey in Welland under its current ownership.
Having grown up watching my two older brothers play until they each reached the Jr. B level, my history with the [...]

Grey-Bruce vs. Welland (3/1)

Grey-Bruce Highlanders vs. Welland L.J. Walters Insurance Tigers (Minor Bantam AAA)
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While it’s easy to explain why I was not in the press box announcing this game as has come to be expected of me, it’s much more difficult for me to explain yesterday’s subpar performance of the Welland L.J. Walters Insurance Tigers in [...]