Hat Trick Ball Hockey

UPCOMING EVENTS

HTBHL Redblacks game – Aug 19 – [email protected]

HTBHL Golf Tourney – Sep 23 – [email protected] or [email protected]

Kids Session or Adult Pick-up Games – (Full-time or Spare) - [email protected]

***Congratulations to Ottawa Blueberry Bulldogs for finishing the regular season with the lowest penalty minute total. For their efforts they received a pair of REDBLACKS tickets***

WEEKLY UPDATE

It’s all over, congratulations to Firewagon (A) and Honey Badgers (B) for taking home the championships in their respective divisions. To see their winning team pictures before they are uploaded to the website check us out at www.facebook.com/htbhl and don’t forget to LIKE US!

On our final night of the season we had both the A and B Finals in action. Out of those 2 games, both came right down to the wire having been decided by 2 goals and 1 goal respectively with the higher seeds coming out on top. Thanks to everyone that helped make this season possible, we hope you enjoyed the league and see you back on the floor soon. Have a great rest of your summer.

TOP PERFORMERS

Coming up clutch in the Finals were AUS Geoff Ruggiero, AUS Austin Miljour-Selkirk, FWG Paul Chahal, FWG Nolan Marshall and HB Lou Haddad as each player put up THREE points to lead all players in scoring. The top snipers were the aforementioned FWG Marshall along with AUS Jack Gasperetti as both tallied TWO goals apiece. The top playmakers were AUS Ruggiero, FWG Chahal and HB Haddad with THREE helpers each. Between the pipes, HB Drew Mawson gets the nod as the top goaltender allowing only TWO goals on FIFTEEN shots in helping his team to a B championship.

RECAPS

DULUDE

A FINAL – The Aussies (3) vs Firewagon (1)

The final game of the A division for the 2023 season was between Firewagon (FWG) and The Aussies (AUS). AUS opened the scoring just over a minute into the game when Jack Gasperetti’s slapshot beat the goalie low blocker to give his team the 1-0 lead. AUS increased their lead to 2-0 when Austin Miljour-Selkirk scored an absolute beauty to give his team a 2-0 lead. AUS made it 3-0 when Dylan Tokessy was set up in the slot for a one-timer and beat the goalie blocker side. FWG had a ton of shots and controlled play for long periods, but AUS Ryan Girgrah was standing on his head. FWG broke the ice with just over 5 minutes remaining in the first when Rick Gionta unloaded a huge slapper from the blueline that beat the goalie to make it a 3-1 game. FWG Sean Mullan got a stick on the centering pass and fired it home to make it a 3-2 game with just under 2 minutes to play in the first. AUS got a penalty and FWG capitalized when John Adkin won the battle for the ball and fired it home to tie things up at 3. Shots were 17-11 in favour of FWG at the intermission. FWG scored the go-ahead goal in the opening minute when they won an offensive zone draw and Nolan Marshall snapped the ball over the goalie’s glove to make it 4-3. AUS tied things up when they got a PP of their own as Dawson Sharpley corralled the ball off the boards and beat the goalie glove side to make it a 4-4 game. FWG regained the lead with under 5 to play as Nolan Marshall found the back of the net for the second time in the period to make it a 5-4 game. FWG scored another quick one as Scott McRae roofed one from in tight to give his team a 6-4 lead. AUS pulled the goalie and got a huge PP at the end of the game, resulting in a one-timer goal from Jack Gasperetti with under a minute remaining to make it a 6-5 game. FWG hang on for the 6-5 win in a nail biter to secure the A division crown for the season.

FWG – Mike Adams – 25 shots

AUS – Ryan Girgrah – 24 shots

B FINAL – Ottawa Blueberry Bulldogs (3) vs Honey Badgers (1)

The final game of the year in the B division for 2023 was a matchup between Honey Badgers (HB) and Ottawa Blueberry Bulldogs (OBB). OBB opened the scoring with a blast from the point when Kevin Grandmaison beat the goalie with a bullet to make it 1-0. OBB Adam Al-Kadri made a nice move to beat the goalie and extend his teams lead to 2-0 with under 5 minutes to play in the first period. HB got a late power play and capitalized when Bernie Car took a slapshot from outside of the blueline, beating the goalie low blocker to make it a 2-1 game. Shots were 10-6 in favour of OBB in the opening period. HB tied things up with under 5 minutes to play when Brandyn Bainbridge was set up beautifully and one-timed the ball top glove to tie things up at 2 with a SHG. HB gained the lead with 3 minutes to play as Mike O’Brien snapped a shot beating the goalie five-hole to give his team a 3-2 lead. OBB pulled their goalie in the final 2 minutes as they desperately needed the tying goal… HB scored their fourth consecutive goal as Sean Mullan added an empty netter as HB win the B side championship!

HB – Drew Mawson – 15 shots

OBB – Scott Spurgeon – 11 shots