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Raiders face elimination; Titans done
by The Lethbridge
Herald, Mar 17
The Lethbridge Headwater Equipment bantam AA Raiders are in the hot seat tonight at Nicholas Sheran Arena as they hope to come back in their series against Airdrie.
The Raiders went down 2-0 in the best-of-five series after losing 2-1 Saturday. In that game, Jay Hollingsworth scored for Lethbridge, with Michael Fredrick manning the nets.
Tonight's game starts at 5:30p.m.
Y's Men Titans
The AAA midget Y's Men Titans, who won 6-2 in Lethbridge Saturday, lost their best-of-five series against the Calgary Buffaloes after a 3-2 loss in Calgary Sunday.
The Titans pulled within a game after Saturday, but Sundays defeat ends their season.
© Copyright by LethbridgeHerald.com
This article has been reproduced with the permission
of The Lethbridge Herald.
Bantam AA Division Champions Determined - Mar 12
Bantam AA - SCAHL
Lethbridge, with a 1-0 win over Taber on Saturday, took the South Division Championship on Saturday. They join North Division Champion Airdrie, who dispatched Wheatland Friday, in the Bantam AA League Championship Series.
The final series, which is a best of 5, will commence this coming week and must be concluded by March 25th. Airdrie, with the highest regular season point total, will have home ice advantage.
Midget AA Hounds sweep playoff series
by The Lethbridge
Herald, Mar 9)
Midget AA - SCAHL
Lethbridge Midget AA Hockey Hounds have advanced to the South Central Alberta Hockey League Championship final by sweeping the Medicine Hat Hounds in two straight games.
Lethbridge opened the series last Wednesday night on home ice, scoring three unanswered second period goals to break a 1-1- tie and close out a 4-1 victory.
The series shifted back to Medicine hat Friday night where Lethbridge broke a 2-2- third period ties with three successive power play goals for a 5-2 series clinching victory. Ross Fox lead the attack with three goals While Ben Bohle and Devery Edmonds added singles.
The Hockey Hounds who had the leagues best record, now play Wheatland Chiefs in the final which will not start until after Easter weekend as the Hounds are in Okotoks for Provincials, starting Thursday afternoon. The Hounds open round robin play with games against Sylvan lake, Brooks, Calgary BLue and Fort McMurray in the first three days.
© Copyright by LethbridgeHerald.com
This article has been reproduced with the permission
of The Lethbridge Herald.
Time for Tians to dig deep
(by The Lethbridge
Herald, Mar 9)
Midget AAA - AMHL
The Lethbridge Y's Men Titans Midget AAA Titans have some work to do after dropping the first game of their South Division, Alberta Midget Hockey League final to Calgary Buffaloes Saturday night art Henderson Arena.
The Titans dug themselves a 4-0 hole before scoring twice in the third, eventually falling short with a 4-2 loss. “We’ve got a little work ahead for us,” head coach Doug Paisley told the Herald shortly after the final horn. “We just had a bad 20 minutes. It wasn’t a lack of effort, we just had a couple of break-downs, gave them some opportunities and they ended up in our net.”
The teams played through a scoreless third period before the Buffaloes grabbed a 3-0 lead through two. They then went up 4-0 before the Titans scored the final two goals of the evening.
Mith Maxwell and Blake Gal had the Lethbridge markers.
The best of five series shifts to Calgary tonight for Game 2.
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This article has been reproduced with the permission
of The Lethbridge Herald.
Midget AA Hockey Hounds Win Game One in South Final - Mar 7
Midget
AA
Lethbridge Midget AA Hockey Hounds advanced to the South Final of the South Central Alberta Hockey League after a two-game sweep of Brooks storm this past weekend.
The Hounds cruised to 11-4 and 12-1 routs of Brooks and earn a date with Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds in what should be an excellent battle for the South crown. Medicine Hat pulled off a first-round upset in their opening round, knocking off Taber Golden suns in two straight games, 2-1 and 4-2.
Lethbridge held a 2-1 series edge on Medicine Hat in the regular season. They opened the series Wednesday at Henderson with a a 4-1 win over Medicine Hat. Game two goes Friday, March 7th, at 7:45PM in Medicine Hat.
The Hounds were also busy on the provincial trail last week, playing the second game of their two-game total-goal series against Okotoks Oilers. Having lost the first game 4-2 at home six weeks ago, Lethbridge needed to win by three goals to advance but instead dropped a 6-3 decision, granting Okotoks the Zone 5 banner.
The Hounds will still attend provincials in Okotoks Mar. 13-16 as Zone 5 was granted two berths in the event because Okotoks is serving as the host community.
Lethbridge opens provincial play against Sylvan Lake before battling Brooks, Calgary and Fort McMurray in round robin play. The top two teams in each division will advance to the provincial semifinals.
Hurricanes close out regular season with a tie - Mar 6
Midget AA (15 Year Olds)
On Saturday evening the Hurricanes closed out the regular season with a tie against the Calgary Blazers. The Blazers opened the scoring in the first on a turnover in the Hurricanes zone. In the second the Hurricanes tied the game on an unassisted short handed goal by Taylor Makin. In the third the teams exchanged one goal each to end the game 2-2. The second Lethbridge goal was scored on the power play by Matt Coverdale. Assists were picked up by Taylor Makin and Adam Kambeitz. Hudson Mickey earned the tie in net. The AAA Midget Hurricanes finish the regular season with a record of 15-10-7 in league play.
The Lethbridge Midget Hurricanes have called up four players from the AAA Val Matteotti Golden Hawks to the hockey club. Joining the club for the duration of the season will be goaltender Adam Weersink, defenceman Shane Pilling and forwards Jordon Wyton and Lukas Sutter.
Next game action for the Hurricanes is March 14th when they are at home to host the Sutter Cup. The Sutter Cup is the league championship tournament for the Southern Alberta Midget Hockey League. Individuals interested in learning more about the Sutter Cup or in helping with the tournament are invited to call Jen Matson @ 403-553-4663 or check out the web site at http://www.promaxag.com/AAAHurricanes2008suttercup.html
Hurricanes
Hit Hard on Calgary Road Trip - Feb 25
Midget
AAA (15 Year Olds)
What started off as a beautiful day in Lethbridge ended with some pain in Calgary. On Saturday afternoon the AAA Midget Hurricanes traveled to Calgary to complete the home and home series with Royal Blue. Last weekend the two teams played to a 2-2 draw at the Henderson.
Scoring in the game started early with Blue taking a 2-0 lead. Lethbridge responded with a goal by Patrick Holland and assists to Kevin Hanna and Keyler Bruce. Later in the period Lethbridge tied the game with a power play marker by Adam Kambeitz. Assists were picked up by Todd VanGaal and Keyler Bruce.
In
the second Blue went up 3-2 and Lethbridge
promptly replied to tie the game 3-3.
The third Lethbridge goal was scored
by Bryce D'Agnone on a laser shot from
the point. Blue then scored to take
a 4-3 lead. Once again Lethbridge responded
with 2 goals in 6 seconds. The first,
to tie the game 4-4, came on a break
away by Patrick Holland. Jovi Fabbri
picked up the lone assist. Before you
could blink, Fabbri picked up an unassisted
goal to give Lethbridge it's first lead
of the game. The Hurricanes then picked
up a couple of penalties and Blue made
them pay the price with two quick goals
of their own to retake a 6-5 lead.
No scoring happened in the third and the game ended with the Canes taking a 6-5 loss. The real pain was in the injury department with Nathan Voytechek (upper body) and Marty Wicks (upper body) both going down just prior to the Sutter Cup championship. Both players will be evaluated to further determine their status.
The Hurricanes close out the league schedule next Saturday Match 1st, when they play host to the Blazers at Henderson at 8:00 pm.
The Sutter Cup championship will be hosted by the Hurricanes this year and will take place in Lethbridge March 14-16.
Further information on the Sutter Cup can be found at www.promaxag.com/AAAHurricanes2008suttercup.html.
Eagles
flying in first round of provincial playdown - Feb 20
Pee
Wee AA
The Lethbridge Val Matteotti Pee Wee AA Eagles will look to clinch their Zone 5 Provincial Playdown series wth Okotoks Oilers tonight at Henderson arena.
The two-game, total goal series sees the Eagles up 5-0 heading into Game 2 as they whipped the oilers in the series opener last week. Riley Mack had a pair of goals and Clay Spencer, Brendon Benson and Jesse Wuerfel added a pair of assists for the Eagles.
Game time tonight is 5:00PM at the Henderson with the winner of the series advancing to the provinvial championships, Mar 13-15 in Calgary.
Titans
double up hapless Calgary Royals
(byTrevor Kenney, The Lethbridge
Herald, Feb 18)
Midget AAA - AMHL
AAA Midget squad sets franchise record
after 6-3 win over Calgary
It’s one thing to know you’re good, it’s another to prove it to everybody else.
Lethbridge Y’s Men Titans did just that this regular season and now they wait to take it to another level when the Alberta Midget Hockey League playoffs begin later this month.
“I think at the start of the year I thought we were going to be this good but it’s a pretty big accomplishment to shatter that record for the best Titans team ever,” Titans goaltender Drew Owsley said Sunday after the Titans closed out their record-setting regular season with a 6-3 victory over an out-of-control Calgary Royals crew.
Owsley played a big part in the Titans manufacturing a 25-4-7 record. The best mark in the South’s Chrysler Division amounted to 57 points, 11 better than the 1989-90 Titans who posted a 19-9-8 mark for 46 points, and Owsley posted a league-best 1.96 goals against average and 13 wins along the way. He’s excited about what lies ahead for his squad.
“We’ve got a winning record against every team and I think we can beat anybody,” he said, laughing off the Royals’ attempts to crowd his crease throughout the latter stages of Sunday’s finale.
“We saw the North at the all-star game and they’re not that good so we know we can beat them and we know we’ve got a pretty big opportunity here. I don’t think any club has gone to the Telus Cup from Lethbridge so that would be huge.”
The Titans head into playoffs on an 8-0-1 roll and enjoy a first-round bye, starting the post-season with a home game Feb. 27 at Henderson Arena.
Head coach Doug Paisley said his group is right where he wants them.
“We’re definitely playing well right now. This last little bit we’ve been on a roll and you look at how well we played going into the Prince Albert (Mintos) tournament and we won that. We weren’t playing well going into the Mac’s (Midget tournament in Calgary) and we faltered in that tournament. We’re playing really well right now so we should be able to step up,” he said.
On Sunday, Blake Gal had a pair of goals and Brad Ross, Brock Hirsche, Mitch Maxwell and Robbie Ciolfi all added singles as the Titans broke a 3-3 third-period tie, scoring three unanswered with the game on the line.
“We have had that other gear all year long,” Paisley said. “We have been guilty of letting other teams hang around a little bit and it’s not by design by any means. I’d much rather see us put five or six on the board and get it over with and bury a team early.”
The Royals (12-17-7) got goals from James Braakman, Alex Grieve and Evan Warner and will face a first-round playoff date with either UFA Bisons or Red Deer Rebels. They wanted to send a message to Lethbridge should the clubs hook up in the second round but the only one the Titans received was that they could easily take advantage of the Royals’ lack of discipline.
It’s that sort of focus that has Paisley eager about the opportunity that awaits.
“The difference between this group and last year’s group is this group has really bought in,” he said. “Last year’s, there were enough guys going to junior and enough guys thinking about what was going to happen after playoffs. This group is focused on the here and now and they know they’ve got an opportunity to do something special.”
Forward Darcy Osmond was a member of last year’s Titans, a team that was swept out of the first round of the playoffs. He gets just what’s at stake this time around and revels in the excitement of the moment.
“For sure it is, I haven’t won a playoff game in about three years so I can’t wait,” he said.
Neither can Lethbridge.
© Copyright by LethbridgeHerald.com
This article has been reproduced with the permission
of The Lethbridge Herald.
Bantam
AA Race To Playoffs - Feb
19
Bantam
AA
The Bantam AA play off picture still is murky, with teams in each division, where the top 4 enter the post season, fighting for position.
In the North Division, Airdrie, with 1 game in hand, is tied with Wheatland for top spot. Bow Valley holds down 3rd seed, followed by Red Deer Service Plus in the 4th, and final play off spot. Red Deer Steel Kings and Foothills are 7 points out of the final spot, with 3 weekends to go in the regular season.
The South Division has a clear front runner in the Lethbridge Headwater Equipment Raiders who have a 6 point lead on 2nd place Taber. The Southwest Rockies follow in 3rd place just 1 point behind Taber, while 4th place Cranbrook is but 2 points back of the Rockies. Brooks is still in the chase, sitting in 5th place but just 2 points out of 4th spot.
The SCAHL play offs will start the week after the regular season concludes, with the round one best of 3 required to be completed by March 2nd.
Weekend action for the Lethbridge Headwater Equipment Raiders
-
Southwest Rockies (3) vs Lethbridge Headwater Equipment Raiders (4)
-
Taber Golden Suns (1) vs Lethbridge Headwater Equipment Raiders (0)
The Lethbridge AAA Midget Hurricanes completed a three game weekend at home with a rare Monday afternoon game. The Canes were host to the Royal Blue team from Calgary and battled to a 2-2 draw.
The Hurricanes spent Sunday in Medicine Hat and emerged with a 3-1 loss. On Saturday evening the Midget Hurricanes came out of Calgary with a 6-2 win over the Canucks. The Hurricane record now stands at 15-9-6 in league play.
Next action for the Hurricanes is next Saturday in Calgary when they will complete a home and home series with Royal Blue.
Midget AA Hockey Hounds Win Game One in South Final - Mar 7
Midget
AA
Lethbridge Midget AA Hockey Hounds advanced to the South Final of the South Central Alberta Hockey League after a two-game sweep of Brooks storm this past weekend.
The Hounds cruised to 11-4 and 12-1 routs of Brooks and earn a date with Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds in what should be an excellent battle for the South crown. Medicine Hat pulled off a first-round upset in their opening round, knocking off Taber Golden suns in two straight games, 2-1 and 4-2.
Lethbridge held a 2-1 series edge on Medicine Hat in the regular season. They opened the series Wednesday at Henderson with a a 4-1 win over Medicine Hat. Game two goes Friday, March 7th, at 7:45PM in Medicine Hat.
The Hounds were also busy on the provincial trail last week, playing the second game of their two-game total-goal series against Okotoks Oilers. Having lost the first game 4-2 at home six weeks ago, Lethbridge needed to win by three goals to advance but instead dropped a 6-3 decision, granting Okotoks the Zone 5 banner.
The Hounds will still attend provincials in Okotoks Mar. 13-16 as Zone 5 was granted two berths in the event because Okotoks is serving as the host community.
Lethbridge opens provincial play against Sylvan Lake before battling Brooks, Calgary and Fort McMurray in round robin play. The top two teams in each division will advance to the provincial semifinals.
Hurricanes close out regular season with a tie - Mar 6
Midget AA (15 Year Olds)
On Saturday evening the Hurricanes closed out the regular season with a tie against the Calgary Blazers. The Blazers opened the scoring in the first on a turnover in the Hurricanes zone. In the second the Hurricanes tied the game on an unassisted short handed goal by Taylor Makin. In the third the teams exchanged one goal each to end the game 2-2. The second Lethbridge goal was scored on the power play by Matt Coverdale. Assists were picked up by Taylor Makin and Adam Kambeitz. Hudson Mickey earned the tie in net. The AAA Midget Hurricanes finish the regular season with a record of 15-10-7 in league play.
The Lethbridge Midget Hurricanes have called up four players from the AAA Val Matteotti Golden Hawks to the hockey club. Joining the club for the duration of the season will be goaltender Adam Weersink, defenceman Shane Pilling and forwards Jordon Wyton and Lukas Sutter.
Next game action for the Hurricanes is March 14th when they are at home to host the Sutter Cup. The Sutter Cup is the league championship tournament for the Southern Alberta Midget Hockey League. Individuals interested in learning more about the Sutter Cup or in helping with the tournament are invited to call Jen Matson @ 403-553-4663 or check out the web site at http://www.promaxag.com/AAAHurricanes2008suttercup.html
Hurricanes
Hit Hard on Calgary Road Trip - Feb 25
Midget
AAA (15 Year Olds)
What started off as a beautiful day in Lethbridge ended with some pain in Calgary. On Saturday afternoon the AAA Midget Hurricanes traveled to Calgary to complete the home and home series with Royal Blue. Last weekend the two teams played to a 2-2 draw at the Henderson.
Scoring in the game started early with Blue taking a 2-0 lead. Lethbridge responded with a goal by Patrick Holland and assists to Kevin Hanna and Keyler Bruce. Later in the period Lethbridge tied the game with a power play marker by Adam Kambeitz. Assists were picked up by Todd VanGaal and Keyler Bruce.
In
the second Blue went up 3-2 and Lethbridge
promptly replied to tie the game 3-3.
The third Lethbridge goal was scored
by Bryce D'Agnone on a laser shot from
the point. Blue then scored to take
a 4-3 lead. Once again Lethbridge responded
with 2 goals in 6 seconds. The first,
to tie the game 4-4, came on a break
away by Patrick Holland. Jovi Fabbri
picked up the lone assist. Before you
could blink, Fabbri picked up an unassisted
goal to give Lethbridge it's first lead
of the game. The Hurricanes then picked
up a couple of penalties and Blue made
them pay the price with two quick goals
of their own to retake a 6-5 lead.
No scoring happened in the third and the game ended with the Canes taking a 6-5 loss. The real pain was in the injury department with Nathan Voytechek (upper body) and Marty Wicks (upper body) both going down just prior to the Sutter Cup championship. Both players will be evaluated to further determine their status.
The Hurricanes close out the league schedule next Saturday Match 1st, when they play host to the Blazers at Henderson at 8:00 pm.
The Sutter Cup championship will be hosted by the Hurricanes this year and will take place in Lethbridge March 14-16.
Further information on the Sutter Cup can be found at www.promaxag.com/AAAHurricanes2008suttercup.html.
Eagles
flying in first round of provincial playdown - Feb 20
Pee
Wee AA
The Lethbridge Val Matteotti Pee Wee AA Eagles will look to clinch their Zone 5 Provincial Playdown series wth Okotoks Oilers tonight at Henderson arena.
The two-game, total goal series sees the Eagles up 5-0 heading into Game 2 as they whipped the oilers in the series opener last week. Riley Mack had a pair of goals and Clay Spencer, Brendon Benson and Jesse Wuerfel added a pair of assists for the Eagles.
Game time tonight is 5:00PM at the Henderson with the winner of the series advancing to the provinvial championships, Mar 13-15 in Calgary.
Titans
double up hapless Calgary Royals
(byTrevor Kenney, The Lethbridge
Herald, Feb 18)
Midget AAA - AMHL
AAA Midget squad sets franchise record
after 6-3 win over Calgary
It’s one thing to know you’re good, it’s another to prove it to everybody else.
Lethbridge Y’s Men Titans did just that this regular season and now they wait to take it to another level when the Alberta Midget Hockey League playoffs begin later this month.
“I think at the start of the year I thought we were going to be this good but it’s a pretty big accomplishment to shatter that record for the best Titans team ever,” Titans goaltender Drew Owsley said Sunday after the Titans closed out their record-setting regular season with a 6-3 victory over an out-of-control Calgary Royals crew.
Owsley played a big part in the Titans manufacturing a 25-4-7 record. The best mark in the South’s Chrysler Division amounted to 57 points, 11 better than the 1989-90 Titans who posted a 19-9-8 mark for 46 points, and Owsley posted a league-best 1.96 goals against average and 13 wins along the way. He’s excited about what lies ahead for his squad.
“We’ve got a winning record against every team and I think we can beat anybody,” he said, laughing off the Royals’ attempts to crowd his crease throughout the latter stages of Sunday’s finale.
“We saw the North at the all-star game and they’re not that good so we know we can beat them and we know we’ve got a pretty big opportunity here. I don’t think any club has gone to the Telus Cup from Lethbridge so that would be huge.”
The Titans head into playoffs on an 8-0-1 roll and enjoy a first-round bye, starting the post-season with a home game Feb. 27 at Henderson Arena.
Head coach Doug Paisley said his group is right where he wants them.
“We’re definitely playing well right now. This last little bit we’ve been on a roll and you look at how well we played going into the Prince Albert (Mintos) tournament and we won that. We weren’t playing well going into the Mac’s (Midget tournament in Calgary) and we faltered in that tournament. We’re playing really well right now so we should be able to step up,” he said.
On Sunday, Blake Gal had a pair of goals and Brad Ross, Brock Hirsche, Mitch Maxwell and Robbie Ciolfi all added singles as the Titans broke a 3-3 third-period tie, scoring three unanswered with the game on the line.
“We have had that other gear all year long,” Paisley said. “We have been guilty of letting other teams hang around a little bit and it’s not by design by any means. I’d much rather see us put five or six on the board and get it over with and bury a team early.”
The Royals (12-17-7) got goals from James Braakman, Alex Grieve and Evan Warner and will face a first-round playoff date with either UFA Bisons or Red Deer Rebels. They wanted to send a message to Lethbridge should the clubs hook up in the second round but the only one the Titans received was that they could easily take advantage of the Royals’ lack of discipline.
It’s that sort of focus that has Paisley eager about the opportunity that awaits.
“The difference between this group and last year’s group is this group has really bought in,” he said. “Last year’s, there were enough guys going to junior and enough guys thinking about what was going to happen after playoffs. This group is focused on the here and now and they know they’ve got an opportunity to do something special.”
Forward Darcy Osmond was a member of last year’s Titans, a team that was swept out of the first round of the playoffs. He gets just what’s at stake this time around and revels in the excitement of the moment.
“For sure it is, I haven’t won a playoff game in about three years so I can’t wait,” he said.
Neither can Lethbridge.
© Copyright by LethbridgeHerald.com
This article has been reproduced with the permission
of The Lethbridge Herald.
Bantam
AA Race To Playoffs - Feb
19
Bantam
AA
The Bantam AA play off picture still is murky, with teams in each division, where the top 4 enter the post season, fighting for position.
In the North Division, Airdrie, with 1 game in hand, is tied with Wheatland for top spot. Bow Valley holds down 3rd seed, followed by Red Deer Service Plus in the 4th, and final play off spot. Red Deer Steel Kings and Foothills are 7 points out of the final spot, with 3 weekends to go in the regular season.
The South Division has a clear front runner in the Lethbridge Headwater Equipment Raiders who have a 6 point lead on 2nd place Taber. The Southwest Rockies follow in 3rd place just 1 point behind Taber, while 4th place Cranbrook is but 2 points back of the Rockies. Brooks is still in the chase, sitting in 5th place but just 2 points out of 4th spot.
The SCAHL play offs will start the week after the regular season concludes, with the round one best of 3 required to be completed by March 2nd.
Weekend action for the Lethbridge Headwater Equipment Raiders
-
Southwest Rockies (3) vs Lethbridge Headwater Equipment Raiders (4)
-
Taber Golden Suns (1) vs Lethbridge Headwater Equipment Raiders (0)
The Lethbridge AAA Midget Hurricanes completed a three game weekend at home with a rare Monday afternoon game. The Canes were host to the Royal Blue team from Calgary and battled to a 2-2 draw.
The Hurricanes spent Sunday in Medicine Hat and emerged with a 3-1 loss. On Saturday evening the Midget Hurricanes came out of Calgary with a 6-2 win over the Canucks. The Hurricane record now stands at 15-9-6 in league play.
Next action for the Hurricanes is next Saturday in Calgary when they will complete a home and home series with Royal Blue.
Lethbridge Midget AA Hockey Hounds advanced to the South Final of the South Central Alberta Hockey League after a two-game sweep of Brooks storm this past weekend.
The Hounds cruised to 11-4 and 12-1 routs of Brooks and earn a date with Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds in what should be an excellent battle for the South crown. Medicine Hat pulled off a first-round upset in their opening round, knocking off Taber Golden suns in two straight games, 2-1 and 4-2.
Lethbridge held a 2-1 series edge on Medicine Hat in the regular season. They opened the series Wednesday at Henderson with a a 4-1 win over Medicine Hat. Game two goes Friday, March 7th, at 7:45PM in Medicine Hat.
The Hounds were also busy on the provincial trail last week, playing the second game of their two-game total-goal series against Okotoks Oilers. Having lost the first game 4-2 at home six weeks ago, Lethbridge needed to win by three goals to advance but instead dropped a 6-3 decision, granting Okotoks the Zone 5 banner.
The Hounds will still attend provincials in Okotoks Mar. 13-16 as Zone 5 was granted two berths in the event because Okotoks is serving as the host community.
Lethbridge opens provincial play against Sylvan Lake before battling Brooks, Calgary and Fort McMurray in round robin play. The top two teams in each division will advance to the provincial semifinals.
Hurricanes close out regular season with a tie - Mar 6
Midget AA (15 Year Olds)
On Saturday evening the Hurricanes closed out the regular season with a tie against the Calgary Blazers. The Blazers opened the scoring in the first on a turnover in the Hurricanes zone. In the second the Hurricanes tied the game on an unassisted short handed goal by Taylor Makin. In the third the teams exchanged one goal each to end the game 2-2. The second Lethbridge goal was scored on the power play by Matt Coverdale. Assists were picked up by Taylor Makin and Adam Kambeitz. Hudson Mickey earned the tie in net. The AAA Midget Hurricanes finish the regular season with a record of 15-10-7 in league play.
The Lethbridge Midget Hurricanes have called up four players from the AAA Val Matteotti Golden Hawks to the hockey club. Joining the club for the duration of the season will be goaltender Adam Weersink, defenceman Shane Pilling and forwards Jordon Wyton and Lukas Sutter.
Next game action for the Hurricanes is March 14th when they are at home to host the Sutter Cup. The Sutter Cup is the league championship tournament for the Southern Alberta Midget Hockey League. Individuals interested in learning more about the Sutter Cup or in helping with the tournament are invited to call Jen Matson @ 403-553-4663 or check out the web site at http://www.promaxag.com/AAAHurricanes2008suttercup.html
Hurricanes
Hit Hard on Calgary Road Trip - Feb 25
Midget
AAA (15 Year Olds)
What started off as a beautiful day in Lethbridge ended with some pain in Calgary. On Saturday afternoon the AAA Midget Hurricanes traveled to Calgary to complete the home and home series with Royal Blue. Last weekend the two teams played to a 2-2 draw at the Henderson.
Scoring in the game started early with Blue taking a 2-0 lead. Lethbridge responded with a goal by Patrick Holland and assists to Kevin Hanna and Keyler Bruce. Later in the period Lethbridge tied the game with a power play marker by Adam Kambeitz. Assists were picked up by Todd VanGaal and Keyler Bruce.
In
the second Blue went up 3-2 and Lethbridge
promptly replied to tie the game 3-3.
The third Lethbridge goal was scored
by Bryce D'Agnone on a laser shot from
the point. Blue then scored to take
a 4-3 lead. Once again Lethbridge responded
with 2 goals in 6 seconds. The first,
to tie the game 4-4, came on a break
away by Patrick Holland. Jovi Fabbri
picked up the lone assist. Before you
could blink, Fabbri picked up an unassisted
goal to give Lethbridge it's first lead
of the game. The Hurricanes then picked
up a couple of penalties and Blue made
them pay the price with two quick goals
of their own to retake a 6-5 lead.
No scoring happened in the third and the game ended with the Canes taking a 6-5 loss. The real pain was in the injury department with Nathan Voytechek (upper body) and Marty Wicks (upper body) both going down just prior to the Sutter Cup championship. Both players will be evaluated to further determine their status.
The Hurricanes close out the league schedule next Saturday Match 1st, when they play host to the Blazers at Henderson at 8:00 pm.
The Sutter Cup championship will be hosted by the Hurricanes this year and will take place in Lethbridge March 14-16.
Further information on the Sutter Cup can be found at www.promaxag.com/AAAHurricanes2008suttercup.html.
Eagles
flying in first round of provincial playdown - Feb 20
Pee
Wee AA
The Lethbridge Val Matteotti Pee Wee AA Eagles will look to clinch their Zone 5 Provincial Playdown series wth Okotoks Oilers tonight at Henderson arena.
The two-game, total goal series sees the Eagles up 5-0 heading into Game 2 as they whipped the oilers in the series opener last week. Riley Mack had a pair of goals and Clay Spencer, Brendon Benson and Jesse Wuerfel added a pair of assists for the Eagles.
Game time tonight is 5:00PM at the Henderson with the winner of the series advancing to the provinvial championships, Mar 13-15 in Calgary.
Titans
double up hapless Calgary Royals
(byTrevor Kenney, The Lethbridge
Herald, Feb 18)
Midget AAA - AMHL
AAA Midget squad sets franchise record
after 6-3 win over Calgary
It’s one thing to know you’re good, it’s another to prove it to everybody else.
Lethbridge Y’s Men Titans did just that this regular season and now they wait to take it to another level when the Alberta Midget Hockey League playoffs begin later this month.
“I think at the start of the year I thought we were going to be this good but it’s a pretty big accomplishment to shatter that record for the best Titans team ever,” Titans goaltender Drew Owsley said Sunday after the Titans closed out their record-setting regular season with a 6-3 victory over an out-of-control Calgary Royals crew.
Owsley played a big part in the Titans manufacturing a 25-4-7 record. The best mark in the South’s Chrysler Division amounted to 57 points, 11 better than the 1989-90 Titans who posted a 19-9-8 mark for 46 points, and Owsley posted a league-best 1.96 goals against average and 13 wins along the way. He’s excited about what lies ahead for his squad.
“We’ve got a winning record against every team and I think we can beat anybody,” he said, laughing off the Royals’ attempts to crowd his crease throughout the latter stages of Sunday’s finale.
“We saw the North at the all-star game and they’re not that good so we know we can beat them and we know we’ve got a pretty big opportunity here. I don’t think any club has gone to the Telus Cup from Lethbridge so that would be huge.”
The Titans head into playoffs on an 8-0-1 roll and enjoy a first-round bye, starting the post-season with a home game Feb. 27 at Henderson Arena.
Head coach Doug Paisley said his group is right where he wants them.
“We’re definitely playing well right now. This last little bit we’ve been on a roll and you look at how well we played going into the Prince Albert (Mintos) tournament and we won that. We weren’t playing well going into the Mac’s (Midget tournament in Calgary) and we faltered in that tournament. We’re playing really well right now so we should be able to step up,” he said.
On Sunday, Blake Gal had a pair of goals and Brad Ross, Brock Hirsche, Mitch Maxwell and Robbie Ciolfi all added singles as the Titans broke a 3-3 third-period tie, scoring three unanswered with the game on the line.
“We have had that other gear all year long,” Paisley said. “We have been guilty of letting other teams hang around a little bit and it’s not by design by any means. I’d much rather see us put five or six on the board and get it over with and bury a team early.”
The Royals (12-17-7) got goals from James Braakman, Alex Grieve and Evan Warner and will face a first-round playoff date with either UFA Bisons or Red Deer Rebels. They wanted to send a message to Lethbridge should the clubs hook up in the second round but the only one the Titans received was that they could easily take advantage of the Royals’ lack of discipline.
It’s that sort of focus that has Paisley eager about the opportunity that awaits.
“The difference between this group and last year’s group is this group has really bought in,” he said. “Last year’s, there were enough guys going to junior and enough guys thinking about what was going to happen after playoffs. This group is focused on the here and now and they know they’ve got an opportunity to do something special.”
Forward Darcy Osmond was a member of last year’s Titans, a team that was swept out of the first round of the playoffs. He gets just what’s at stake this time around and revels in the excitement of the moment.
“For sure it is, I haven’t won a playoff game in about three years so I can’t wait,” he said.
Neither can Lethbridge.
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Bantam
AA Race To Playoffs - Feb
19
Bantam
AA
The Bantam AA play off picture still is murky, with teams in each division, where the top 4 enter the post season, fighting for position.
In the North Division, Airdrie, with 1 game in hand, is tied with Wheatland for top spot. Bow Valley holds down 3rd seed, followed by Red Deer Service Plus in the 4th, and final play off spot. Red Deer Steel Kings and Foothills are 7 points out of the final spot, with 3 weekends to go in the regular season.
The South Division has a clear front runner in the Lethbridge Headwater Equipment Raiders who have a 6 point lead on 2nd place Taber. The Southwest Rockies follow in 3rd place just 1 point behind Taber, while 4th place Cranbrook is but 2 points back of the Rockies. Brooks is still in the chase, sitting in 5th place but just 2 points out of 4th spot.
The SCAHL play offs will start the week after the regular season concludes, with the round one best of 3 required to be completed by March 2nd.
Weekend action for the Lethbridge Headwater Equipment Raiders
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Southwest Rockies (3) vs Lethbridge Headwater Equipment Raiders (4)
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Taber Golden Suns (1) vs Lethbridge Headwater Equipment Raiders (0)
The Lethbridge AAA Midget Hurricanes completed a three game weekend at home with a rare Monday afternoon game. The Canes were host to the Royal Blue team from Calgary and battled to a 2-2 draw.
The Hurricanes spent Sunday in Medicine Hat and emerged with a 3-1 loss. On Saturday evening the Midget Hurricanes came out of Calgary with a 6-2 win over the Canucks. The Hurricane record now stands at 15-9-6 in league play.
Next action for the Hurricanes is next Saturday in Calgary when they will complete a home and home series with Royal Blue.
Midget
AA Hounds Clinch 1st in SCAHL -
Feb 12
Midget
AA
The LAA Midget AA Hounds have clinched home advantage throughout the SCAHL playoffs.
The Hounds played twice this past weekend and were guaranteed first spot before hitting the ice on Friday night against the Calgary Blazers. Colton Francis scored a first period goal to give the Hounds the only lead they would need and Ross Fox added goals in the second and third for a 3-0 win by the Hounds. Klynt Spencer picked up his league leading 5th shutout of the season turning aside all 26 Blazer shots.
The Hounds hosted the Cranbrook Ice on Sunday afternoon at Henderson Arena. The Ice came into Henderson needing a win as they are battling with Brooks for the last and final playoff spot in the South Division. The Ice had 3 games left and trailed the Storm by one point. The Ice scored the only goal of the first period but were badly outshot by the Hounds 16-8. The Hounds Rylan Wiest tied the game on a breakaway just 5 minutes into the second and Ross Fox blew a shot by the Ice tender part way through the middle frame and a 2-1 lead for the Hounds after two. The Hounds increased their lead to 4-1 when Fox added his second and Taylor Lenour scored for a commanding lead but the Ice fought back and narrowed the score to 4-3 when Brennan Foreman scored on a penalty shot with just over 6 minutes left.
League scoring leader Darren Andre put the Icing on the Ice when he scored a minute later and the Hounds skated away with a 5-3 win.
The Hounds are now 24-4, good for 48 points.
The Hounds have 4 games left, and will play Medicine Hat this Friday night at Henderson arena, game time is 8:30 and then host the Southwest Rockies on Monday night at 8:30 p.m. at Henderson. The Hounds wrap up the regular season with a game in Coleman against the Rockies on Saturday, February 23 and then are in Vulcan to take on the Bisons on Sunday afternoon.
The first round of the playoffs needs to be completed by March 2nd and the Hounds opponent will either be Brooks or Cranbrook.
Midget
Hurricanes Effort Weak in Calgary Road Trip
- Feb 12
Midget
AAA (15 Year olds)
This past weekend the AAA Midget Hurricanes traveled to Calgary for a pair of games.
On Friday night the Hurricanes played against the Royal Blue and had no one to blame but themselves for a 5-1 loss. The lone Lethbridge goal came from Kevin Hanna in the third with an assist to Patrick Holland. Hudson Mickey took the loss in net on a night where the entire team failed to deliver the effort necessary to win games.
On Saturday afternoon the Hurricanes delivered a slightly better effort but were still not able to pick up the win. The team salvaged a 6-6 draw against the NWCAA Stampeders.
Lethbridge scoring on Saturday came from Bryce D'Agnone, Adam Kambeitz, Nathan Voytechek, Cole Matson, Todd VanGaal and Taylor Makin. Assists on the goals were picked up by Brett Schafthuizen, Jovi Fabbri, Kevin Hanna, Adam Kambeitz, Hayden Shackel, Taylor Makin, Patrick Holland and Marty Wicks. Kyle Hart picked up the tie in net.
This upcoming weekend the Hurricanes are going to have to work much smarter if they are to return to their winning ways.
The team faces three games this weekend with two on the road and a home game on Monday afternoon at Henderson at 2:00 pm. The Hurricanes record in league play stands at 14-8-5 and places them in 4th position overall in the league.
Titans
put on show at All-star game
- Feb 5
(Source:
The Lethbridge Herald, Feb 5)
Midget AAA - AMHL
Lethbridge Y’s Men Midget AAA Titans have been tearing
through the Alberta Midget Hockey League this season so
it was no surprise they had a big impact this past weekend
at the AMHL
All-star Game in Strathmore.
The
first-place Titans had four players selected to participate