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WEEKLY UPDATE

It’s all over, congratulations to The Godfathers (A), Morning Wood (B), Pylons (C1) and Saints (C2) 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 this final Sunday, we had the A Semifinals as well as the A, B, C1 and C2 Finals to determine our division champs. The games did not disappoint one bit as we had some epic battles with all 8 games being decided by 3 goals or less including one game needing sudden death overtime to decide winner. Going by seeding, 3 out of the 8 games were upsets with 2 coming courtesy of the Pylons in the C1.

Thanks to everyone that helped make this season possible. We hope you enjoyed the season and see you back on the floor this summer.

*** 3 STARS OF THE NIGHT ***

1. Mike Henter (2G/1A)

2. Torey Swanson (2G/1A)

3. Matt Code (1G/2A)

TOP GOALIE – Mike Bourada (2G on 26 shots)

RECAPS

C1 Final - Backdoor Puck 9 (3) vs Saints (1)

Good graces….Our first game of the night was the C-2 Division finals as we had Backdoor Puck 9 taking on Saints. Just under 5 minutes in and ST took the early lead as Dave Chenier (3G) buried a rebound in front. A few minutes later BDP responded as Nick Moncion sniped it five hole from the slot while on a power play. Chenier came back and scored again as his shot went five hole and just trickled in over the goal line to restore the lead. With 6 minutes to go in the period Shane Duarte buried a rebound that went off the post and in. Before the period was over Chenier scored his hat trick while his team had a man advantage and that would be it for the half as ST took a 3-2 lead into the second. ST continued where they left off scoring early in the period as Vincent Lavigne (2G/1A) scored with a point shot through a screen. With 7 minutes left in the game JC Alfieri (1G/2A) deked in tight scoring far side on his forehand. They would tie the game up right after as Dylan McDonald tucked in a wrap around. With 3 minutes left the game would turn on a dime as Patrick Beauparlant (1G/2A) scored from the point through traffic, then Dave Patrick Gauthier scored another for ST twenty seconds later. BDP pulled their goalie for the late push but ST sealed with an empty netter as they took home the championship with a 7-4 win.

ST – Alex Landriault – 23 shots

BDP – Tom Purser – 22 shots

A Semi - Cougar Patrol (3) vs Firewagon (2)

Emotions run hot….Next up we had our first A division semi-finals as Firewagon took on Cougar Patrol as both teams were looking to book a date in the finals later that night. 3 minutes into the game and Paul Piggott (2G) gave FWG the lead scoring short side with a shot from the side wall. A few minutes later Jon Code (2G/1A) tied the game up burying a back door feed. FWG followed that with 2 goals 30 seconds apart but CP bounced right back as Claude Blondeau (1G/2A) had a back door tap in. Before the period was over FWG scored another pair of goals a minute apart as Brennan Lewis (1G/1A) and Rick Gionta (1G/1A) tallied a goal each. That was how the we finished the period with FWG up 5-2 at the break while trailing in shots 16-12. CP regrouped at half coming out and scoring a couple minutes in as Josh Toltesi (2G) sniped with a low corner shot from the slot. Nolan Marshall (2G) got the goal back for FWG with a beauty redirect mid-air. CP kept the fight in themselves and worked their way back in with a power play goal from Toltesi. Then Code scored his second of the game with a snipe while on the run using a quick snap shot to make it a 1 goal game. With 2 minutes left Piggott scored his second with a back breaker as he shot and caught the goalie off guard. CP pulled their goalie hoping for some late game heroics but FWG weathered the storm and hung on for the 7-5 win.

FWG – Alex Paquette – 38 shots

CP – Ryan Girgrah – 17 shots

A Semi - Good Canadian Kids (4) vs The Godfathers (1)

Closer than the score….Our other A semi-final saw Good Canadian Kids and Godfathers matchup with the winner to take on Firewagon a couple games later. 30 seconds into the game and Pat Lemay (2G/1A) put GF up scoring a back door one timer. 5 minutes after Mark Pharoah (2G/1A) evened the game on a back door feed as well as the keeper had no chance. GF finished the rest of the period strong as Lemay scored another, Keith Macdonald (2G/1A) scored his first, and Grant Marley (2G/2A) scored his as well to give GF the lead heading into the second period 4-1. GC continued where they left off as Anthony Rea (1G/1A) scored 4 minutes in going five hole on a rebound in front of the crease. Pharoah would score his second for GCK while on a power play as he had all day to work with on back door feed scoring into the open net. Marley got that goal back for GF scoring on a redirect in front of the keeper and Macdonald got his second right after intercepting a pass and ripping it in from half. GCK would pull their keeper with plenty of time left on the clock hoping to get back in it. Chris Mathews (1G/2A) and Logan Jackson each scored but unfortunately for them time wasn’t on their side as GF shut the door after that. GF moved on to the finals with the 7-4 win.

GF – Nick Lamb – 31 shots

GCK – Mitch Tennian – 28 shots

C1 Semi – Pylons (4) vs Purple Cobras (2)

P&P….We had our first C division semi final of the evening as Purple Cobras took on Pylons. It took 10 minutes of game time to get the opening goal and it would be Justin Maundrell (2G/2A) scoring off a scramble in front to give PYL the lead. A few minutes later Landon Prosty (2G) scored on a power play with a shot from the point to extend the lead further. PYL made it three in a row as Brandon Mackay (3G/1A) scored on a rebound down low. PC got their first goal of the game with 3 minutes left in the period when Tyler Benson scored on a slapshot from the point going just under the goalies arm. Shortly after they made it a one goal game as Leo Maiorino (2G) ripped a one timer from the point. Mackay scored seconds after to restore the 2 goal cushion burying a cross crease pass. That was how we finished the period with PYL up 4-2 at the break. PYL took the early lead once again as Prosty scored his second of the game with a snipe from the slot that went off the goalie and in. Brent Stewart evened the game once more scoring with a spinning shot from in close. With 5 minutes left Maundrell got the lead back for PYL after being left alone and scoring blocker side. PYL wouldn’t look back after that scoring 2 more goals a couple minutes apart as they moved on with the 8-5 win.

PYL – Matt Cosgrove – 21 shots

PC – Gianfranco Manto – 30 shots

A Final – Firewagon (2) vs The Godfathers (1)

So close they could taste it….Our A finals arrived and it proved to be a beauty as Firewagon were looking to dethrone Godfathers. A few minutes in and GF got the games first goal when James Brown (2G) had the easiest goal of his life with a tap in rebound goal off the post. 7 minutes later he would score another freebie as the rebound trickled through the goalies legs allowing him to clean it up behind for the tap in. With just under 10 minutes left in the period Scott Mcrae put FWG on the board with a one timer while cutting across the crease. Mike Henter (2G/1A) would get that goal back for GF with a late power play marker on a one time from a sharp angle. That was how we finished the period with GF taking a 3-1 lead into the second while also up on shots 12-9. Both teams were playing hard, fast paced hockey which lead to no goals scored for the first 10 minutes of the second period. FWG would cut the deficit to one when Max Heringer tucked in a backhand shot after the back door feed. With 4 minutes left in the game Paul Piggot (1G/1A) intercepted a pass and sniped top corner with the wrister to even the game. Neither team were able to score another in regulation as we needed overtime. After some back and forth for most of the extra time there would be 15 seconds left on the clock and Henter found the ball on a scramble and scored with a shot far side as GF defended the crown taking home another A division championship 4-3.

GF – Nick Lamb – 25 shots

FWG – Alex Paquette – 24 shots

C1 Semi – GameZetera (6) vs Honey Badgers (1)

Moving on….Over in the C division we had our other semi-final as Honey Badgers took on Gamezetera. The first couple goals of the game came on power plays and HB got the games first when Luke Haeur (1G/1A) blasted a shot in from half that went off the goalie and scored. Jeff Levey tied the game up 6 minutes later as he buried a rebound that came out on the back door for the easy finish. With 3 minutes left in the opening frame HB retook the lead as Chris Marano scored from the face off dot with a snap shot. Not even a minute later Kevin Grandmaison (1G/1A) tied the game up again as his floating point shot worked its way through traffic into the top corner. That was all the highlights of the 1st as we had a 2-2 game heading into the second period with shots 11-8 in favor of HB. We need just over 10 minutes of game time to get the tie breaker and after some work down low Sean Mullan put HB back on top tapping in a rebound on his backhand. GZ once again tied the game up less than a minute later when Chris Ward hammered a one timer in from the point. At the 4 minute mark Mike Obrien gave HB the lead scoring five hole with a half clapper. That proved to be fatal for GZ as they put everything in it the rest of the way and just weren’t able to get another tying goal. HB end up in the finals winning a nail bitter by a score of 4-3.

HB – Andrew Riff – 28 shots

GZ – Chris Trubiani – 22 shots

B Final – Morning Wood (3) vs Wobbly Pops (1)

Evenly matched….We had our B finals as Morning Wood met up with Wobbly Pops in what proved to be on trend on the night with another close game. Just over a minute into the game and MW took the early lead when Nick Agro (2G) sniped it from the high slot. Five minutes later Rick Gionta tied the game up with his patented blast from his own end. We didn’t get another goal until right at the buzzer when Matt Code (1G/2A) scored for MW with a tip off a point shot sending the game to break with MW up 2-1 while they also led in shots 16-11. WOP quickly tied the game up in the second period as Jason Murfitt scored from the slot to even the game. Agro got the lead back for MW as he turned on a dime and cut across the crease and scored. With 10 minutes left in the game MW added some insurance as Brad Richard scored with a one time through the goalies five hole. WOP showed resilience as the came back and scored with 5 minutes left in the game when Matt Mckenna backhanded a shot in from in front of the crease. WOP would pull their goalie for the extra attacker and MW had plenty of empty net opportunities but just could capitalize. WOP were not able to get another and the score stayed the same giving MW the B division championship with the 4-3 win.

MW – Mike Bourada – 24 shots

WOP – Alex Paquette – 28 shots

C1 Final – Pylons (4) vs Honey Badgers (1)

Capping off the season….Our final game of the Hintonburg season was the C division finals as Pylons took on Honey Badgers. We need 5 minutes of game time to get the first goal and it was HB going up when Chris Marano one timed a pass in from the high slot. PYL tied the game up with 10 minutes left to go in the period as Brendan Mackay fanned a shot which fooled the goalie as the ball rolled through his five hole in. Shortly after PYL would take the lead as Torey Swanson (2G) had an easy tap in off a rebound that sat behind the goalie at the line. Sean Mullan evened the game up burying his own rebound and each team would add one more before the half as we had a 3-3 game at the break. The second half kicked off with Landon Prosty (2G) scoring his second a couple minutes in giving PYL the lead back. They never looked back after that as Swanson got another with under 8 minutes left in the game and Jordan Stumpf put a cap on it scoring into the empty net with HB having their goalie pulled. PYL took the trophy with the 6-3 win.

PYL – Matt Cosgrove – 17 shots

HB – Andrew Riff – 19 shots