2022 Spring Recap

With all the minor provincials officially behind us we can happily announce that the Spring 2022 season is officially over.

It was a tough year coming off a two year break due to the COVID restrictions but together we all made it work. We understand that there were a few hiccups along the way, We tried to resolve as many as we could with the little time we had but unfortunately there were some left behind.

We acknowledge that a major concern this season was the team evaluation but unfortunately our registration numbers were significantly lower than pre-pandemic. We hope to bounce back from this as we enter the 2023 season and thank everyone for their continued support.

Big thanks to all our coaches:

Mike Capisciolto, David, Matthews, Steve Saunders, Terry Jackson, Azzez Nana, Darin Smeets, Mike Calicchia, Sam Vacchiano, Derek Kelk, Matt Gillis, Ray Lavigne, Derek Resendes, Jason Black, Trevor Strickland, Justin Shave, Peter Cureatz, Joe Johnson, Jason Shave and Shean Wadham

without these individuals and their team staff volunteers none of this would have been possible.

I'd like to give a special thanks to coach Darin Smeets. Early in the season with a lack of officials the league was very close to cancelling games. Darin called the league almost immediately and told us there was no way he wanted to see children sad and hurt. He requested to have him enrolled in the OBHF referee certification clinic as earliest as possible. He took extra time away from his personal responsibilities, attended a referee certification clinic and officiated almost 50 games most of them on his own all while coaching the U10 Penguins team.

As small as our league was this past season, I can proudly say we've had the best success at this year's provincial tournaments since our inaugural season.

U8 – 4^th place AAA
U10 – 1^st place AA
U12 – 2^nd place BB
U14 – 2^nd place BB
U16 – 1^st place AA (with possible spot at the 2023 Jr. Nationals in Newfoundland)

Congratulations to the coaching staff, players and parents for making it a successful weekend.

Team pictures from our championship weekend may be downloaded here however we did notice that two teams did not have pictures taken.

Fall Ball Hockey registration is now available on our website. The season will begin in mid-October and run to late January. (No games during the Christmas school break). All games to be played on Tuesday evenings at the Bradford District Community Centre with possible games on a Wednesday if required. For more information you may contact me by phone or text at 416-671-3893.

I'd like to wish everyone a safe and happy 2022 year and I hope to see you all back in future seasons.