Ontario Hockey League
Kitchener Rangers 3 Owen Sound Attack 0
Rangers 3 Attack 0
Netminder Jacob Ingham made 45 saves as the Rangers blanked the Attack for the 2nd time this season, posting a 3-0 victory in Owen Sound.
Joseph Serpa's first ever Ontario Hockey League goal 3 minutes into the 1st period stood as the game winner for Kitchener who are on a 10 game winning streak.
Captain Riley Damiani & overage Greg Meireles also scored as the Rangers moved to 38 points, good for a 4th place tie in the Western Conference with the Windsor Spitfires.
Kitchener's 10 game win streak coincided with a coaching change whereby General Manager Mike McKenzie replaced Jay McKee behind the bench and has yet to lose.
The Rangers who have beaten the Attack 3 times during the win streak, will close out the pre-Christmas portion of the schedule on Friday night when they host the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds
The Attack hit their Christmas Break with 35 points and return to action December 28th when they host the Mississauga Steelheads.
1st Period
1, Kitchener, Joseph Serpa 1 (Mike Petizian, Fishman), 3:20.
Penalties-Sedley Os (hooking), 10:51.
2nd Period
2, Kitchener, Riley Damiani 13 (Reid Valade, Bergkvist), 6:03.
Penalties-Robertson Os (cross checking), 14:29.
3rd Period
3, Kitchener, Greg Meireles 10 (Reid Valade, Hawel), 12:46.
Penalties-Struthers Os (tripping), 7:50; Reid Valade Kit (interference), 10:35.
Shots on Goal
Kitchener 16-20-9-45
Owen Sound 12-16-17-45.
Goalies
Kitchener, Ingham 13-3-2-1 (45 shots-45 saves)
Owen Sound, Guzda 12-11-3-1 (45 shots-42 saves).
Power Play Opportunities
Kitchener 0 / 3
Owen Sound 0 / 1.
Attendance = 2,606
Referees-Len Wood (2), Dan Ransom (28).
Linesmen-Michael Johnstone (41), Kevin McArthur (47).
Tonight
London Knights at North Bay Battalion 7 p.m.
Kingston Frontenacs at Niagara IceDogs 7 p.m.
Oshawa Generals at Peterborough Petes 7:05 p.m.
Sarnia Sting at Saginaw Spirit 7:05 p.m.
Mississauga Steelheads at Windsor Spitfires 7:05 p.m.
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds at Barrie Colts 7:30 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Guelph 31 19 8 1 3 42
Saginaw 32 18 10 2 2 40
London 30 18 10 1 1 38
Windsor 28 17 7 4 0 38
Kitchener 31 17 10 2 2 38
Flint 31 18 13 0 0 36
O Sound 33 15 13 3 2 35
Erie 32 13 11 2 6 34
Sault 33 15 16 2 0 32
Sarnia 31 15 16 0 0 30
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Peterborough 32 23 7 1 1 48
Sudbury 33 18 14 1 0 37
Ottawa 29 23 6 0 0 46
Oshawa 29 17 10 0 2 36
Hamilton 33 14 17 2 0 30
Niagara 30 12 13 4 1 29
Barrie 28 13 13 1 1 28
Mississauga 32 11 19 2 0 24
Kingston 31 9 18 2 2 22
North Bay 31 6 25 0 0 12
Kia CHL Top 10 Rankings
Week 14
Sherbrooke Phoenix (27-5-2-0)
Ottawa 67's (23-6-0-0)
Everett Silvertips (23-6-2-0)
Chicoutimi Sagueneens (24-6-3-0)
Moncton Wildcats (24-9-0-0)
Peterborough Petes (23-7-1-1)
Portland Winterhawks (22-6-1-3)
Edmonton Oil Kings (22-6-5-2)
Medicine Hat Tigers (22-10-1-0)
Guelph Storm (19-8-1-3)
Honourable Mention:
Windsor Spitfires (17-7-4-0)
Rimouski Oceanic (20-8-3-3)
Kamloops Blazers (21-9-2-1)
Greater Metro Junior Hockey League
Ottawa Sharpshooters at Bradford Bulls
The game was cancelled due to weather and travel complications.
According to the Bulls website, Bradford picks up a forfeit win……
Tonight
Bradford Bulls at Knights of Meaford 7:30 pm
Ottawa Sharpshooters at New Tecumseth Civics 7:30 pm
North Division
Temiscaming 30 24 5 0 1 49
Ville-Marie 30 22 7 0 1 45
New Tecumseth 30 19 10 0 1 39
Bradford Rattlers 28 18 8 0 2 38
Bradford Bulls 28 17 10 0 1 35
Bancroft 29 15 13 0 1 31
Almaguin 32 14 17 0 1 29
West Nipissing 29 11 17 0 1 23
South Muskoka 30 9 19 0 2 20
Meaford 26 9 16 0 1 19
Ottawa 27 3 24 0 0 6
South Division
St. George 27 22 5 0 0 44
North York 32 21 9 0 2 44
Kingsville 27 19 5 0 3 41
Niagara 29 19 9 0 1 39
Nthumberland 29 13 13 0 3 29
Windsor 27 11 14 0 2 24
London 24 12 12 0 0 24
Durham 30 12 18 0 0 24
Tottenham 30 7 20 0 3 17
Toronto 32 6 24 0 2 14
Ontario Junior Hockey League
Buffalo Jr Sabres 7 Aurora Tigers 4
Oakville Blades 5 St Michaels Buzzers 2
Jr Sabres 7 Tigers 4
Tyler McNeil & Matteo Costantini both scored twice for the Jr Sabres
Mauro Biasutto had a 2 goal game for Aurora
The Collingwood Colts will be in Aurora tomorrow night to face the Tigers
Period 1
Aurora – Luc Reeve (Jalen Balbosa) 12:36
Period 2
Buffalo – Matteo Costantini (Nate Berke, Andrew Clouden) 1:26
Buffalo – Alec Cicero (Max Ruoho) 2:37
Buffalo – Tyler McNeil (Colby Seitz, Jacob Buerger) 9:07
Aurora – Mauro Biasutto (power play) (unassisted) 14:38
Buffalo – Sutter Donegan (Max Ruoho, Tyler McNeil) 14:47
Period 3
Buffalo – Matteo Costantini (Nate Berke, Alec Cicero) 5:39
Aurora – Mauro Biasutto (power play) (Braeden McKinnon, Jackson Clark) 11:50
Buffalo – Tyler McNeil (Max Ruoho) 14:48
Buffalo – Beau Fixari (unassisted) 19:07
Aurora – Landis Antonic (unassisted) 19:18
Tonight
Georgetown Raiders at Brantford 99'ers 7:30 PM
North Division
Stouffville 32 18 10 3 1 40
Collingwood 33 14 12 1 6 35
Pickering 30 15 13 2 0 32
Markham 32 14 15 0 3 31
Aurora 33 5 25 0 3 13
West Division
Oakville 35 25 6 2 2 54
Burlington 34 24 6 1 3 52
Buffalo 31 18 12 0 1 37
Georgetown 33 15 13 3 2 35
Brantford 33 16 16 0 1 33
Milton 31 8 19 2 2 20
South Division
Jr Canadiens 34 23 6 2 3 51
Tor Patriots 32 24 6 0 2 50
St Michaels 31 13 13 1 4 31
North York 33 12 16 2 3 29
Mississauga 31 11 17 1 2 25
Brampton 31 10 21 0 0 20
East Division
Trenton 35 27 6 1 1 56
Wellington 35 26 7 2 0 54
Cobourg 33 12 15 3 3 30
Whitby 32 11 17 1 3 26
Lindsay 34 4 27 1 2 11
PJHL
Wheatley Sharks 4 Essex 73's 1
Glanbrook Rangers 5 Dunnville Mudcats 2
Aylmer Spitfires 7 Port Stanley Sailors 0
Pollock Division Standings
Mount Forest 25 21 3 1 0 43
Wingham 28 20 6 1 1 42
Mitchell 27 16 9 0 2 34
Kincardine 27 14 11 0 2 30
Hanover 25 13 10 0 2 28
Walkerton 26 4 20 1 1 10
Goderich 26 2 23 1 0 5
Carruthers Division Standings
Alliston 28 22 2 1 3 48
Stayner 28 20 8 0 0 40
Schomberg 30 15 12 1 2 33
Orillia 26 15 9 0 2 32
Caledon 27 11 13 1 2 25
Penetang 26 11 14 0 1 23
Midland 29 9 20 0 0 18
Huntsville 28 6 21 1 0 13
WOAA Standings
Ripley Wolves 13 12 1 0 0 0 24
Clinton Radars 15 11 4 0 0 0 22
Saugeen Winterhawks 13 11 2 0 0 0 22
Shelburne Muskies 14 11 3 0 0 0 22
Seaforth Centenaires 13 8 4 0 0 1 17
Tillsonburg Thunder 12 8 4 0 0 0 16
Durham Thundercats 14 7 6 0 0 1 15
Tavistock Royals 14 6 6 0 1 1 14
Minto 81's 13 5 7 0 0 1 11
Elora Rocks 13 5 7 0 1 0 11
Petrolia Squires 16 5 11 0 0 0 10
Milverton 4 Wheel Drives 14 3 7 0 2 2 10
Lucknow Lancers 12 1 9 0 1 1 4
Shallow Lake Crushers 12 1 11 0 0 0 2
Silver for Smith
It was an exciting weekend of races at the second Haywood NorAm held at Nakkertok , Quebec. The event includes three days of racing. On Friday December 13, the athletes raced a qualifier.
In the senior men's 1.3 km classic race Julian Smith was 3rd in a time of 3:05.13 min, just 0.5 seconds off the winner.
He then advanced on to the quarter finals, where he came in 2nd which qualified him for the semi finals.
He won the semi finals in the fastest time of the day 3:04.15 min.
In a very exciting finals, 6 of Canada's fastest men battled it out for first place. Julian got pinched out in the finish area and was 5th, 1.01 seconds behind the overall winner, Bob Thompson.
On day two the athletes raced a 10 km skate race. Julian finished 14th in a time of 23:42 min.
On the final day the senior men skied the same 10 km course, but in classic skis. Julian podiumed with a silver medal in a time of 24.50min, 6.2 seconds off first place.
Julian Smith is currently living in Thunder Bay, trains with National Development Centre and is on the National Ski Team. He is a member of Georgian Bay Nordic, the local Bruce Ski Club racing team that practices at Sawmill Trails in Hepworth.
Julian's next races are at the US Nationals held in Holden, Michigan on January 2nd – 8th.
Owen Sound Puffer Hockey League
M & M Food Market 3 Hobart's 2
Cliff Curtis had the game winning goal for M & M Food Market
Thom Construction 4 Tamming law 3
Brent Glazer scored twice for Thom Construction including the game winning marker
Great Lakes Drywall 4 Gary Byers Sound & Lighting 2
Chris Jones & Bob Poyntz both had 2 goal games for Great Lakes Drywall
Owen Sound Futsal
Under 10
King Courier 9 CSN VR Collision 8
McGregor Auto 8 TD Bank 2
King Courier 9 CSN VR Collision 8
Goal scorers for King Courier were; Conor Vigliotti 1, Nathan Baker 3, and Nicholas Thompson 5.
Goal scorers for VR Collision were; Cole McKee-Highfield 2, Bryce Cherry 2, and Ben Ditkovsky 4.
McGregor Auto 8 TD Bank 2
Goal scorers for McGregor Auto were; Isaac Flood-Brown 3, Bryson Lantz 3, Wyatt Baker 1, and Ben Deboer 1.
Goal scorers for TD Bank were Vincent Johnston 1, and Ben Ditkovsky 1.
