Game Preview: Oakville (0-2) @ Vernon (1-1)Last Game Played:
Sunday May 2nd Brockville defeated Oakville 11-2
Sunday May 2nd Vernon defeated La Ronge 4-2
The Fred Page Cup & Doyle Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & Dudly Hewitt Cup Champion Oakville Blades meet in the Royal Bank Cup for the first time in history. The Vipers are coming off a 1st round bye, & defeated the Quesnel Millionaires in the 2nd round in six games before winning the Interior Conference Championship defeating the Penticton Vees in six games. Vernon then defeated Powell River for the second straight season winning their record 11th BCHL Championship in seven games over the Kings & then had to take the Spruce Grove Saints to seven games to win back to back Doyle Cups to advance to the RBC Cup for the 8th time in team history. Vernon now will be looking for their record 6th National Championship. The Blades defeated Aurora in five games. Oakville then defeated Georgetown in five games before knocking out Kingston in seven games to win the OJAHL Championship. The Blades then won the OHA Championship defeating Newmarket in six games. Oakville then won their second Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship with a 2-1 win oer Fort William in the Final. Oakville is looking for their first ever National Championship in team history. You can listen to tonights game live with Todd Miller on 107.5 Kiss FM starting at 11:45am
Lets take a look at both teams,
Vernon Vipers: (1-1)
The Vipers clinched top spot in the BCHL and the Interior Division with a record of 51-6-0-3 and was ranked #2 in all of Canada. Vernon scored a league high 298 goals and broke the Penticton Vees BCHL record for least amount of goals, giving up just 119. Vernon was 25-4-0-1 at home & 26-2-0-2 on the road during the regular season. The Vipers are 9-0-0-1 in their last 10 games. The Vipers had three players in the leagues top 20 in regular season scoring. Connor Jones (36-45-81), Mike Collins (30-46-76) & Braden Pimm (25-43-68). Blake Voth lead the league as the BCHL’s top goaltender. Voth has a record of 21-2 with 3 shutouts and broke the BCHL record with the lowest GAA with 1.79 Graeme Gordon was 3rd in the leagues top 10 goaltenders with a record of 30-7 with 2 shutouts and a GAA of 2.06
For just the second time in franchise history, the Vipers have clinched more than 50 wins in a regular season. The Vipers hit the 51-win mark this season one shy of the team and league record. The Vipers won 52 games in the 1998-99 campaign, which they followed up with a national Junior A title. The 51-6-0-3 Vipers also set a new BCHL record for the fewest goals allowed (119). The previous record of 137 was set by the Penticton Vees in 2005-06. Goaltender Blake Voth etched his name into the BCHL annals, setting a record 1.79 goals against average. The rookie tender bettered Nanaimo Clipper net detective Simon Nolet’s 1.98 GAA in 2004-05. Vernon at one time during the regular season went on a 21 game winning streak, one shy of the teams record before falling in overtime to Westside. This years version of the Vernon Vipers has to be one of if not the best Vernon Junior Hockey team Viper fans have ever seen.
After last year’s Drive for Five ended with the franchise’s record-breaking
fifth National Junior A Championship, the Vernon Vipers are back, looking for an
unprecedented sixth national crown. With 13 returning players, the Vipers ran
roughshod over the B.C. Hockey League during the regular season, winning 51
of 60 games and earning at least a point in 54. Their 105 points left them five
clear of Penticton atop the Interior Conference, and 25 ahead of third-place
Westside. Connor Jones, named Top Forward at the 2009 RBC Cup, finished
eighth in the BCHL scoring race with 81 points to lead the Vipers, while Mike
Collins also earned a top-10 finish with 76. Graeme Gordon, who served as
back-up to Andrew Hammond during last year’s run to the national title, finished
with the league’s third-best goals against average, posting a 2.06 GAA, while
Blake Voth, who saw action in 24 regular season games, topped the league at
1.79 while going 21-2-0. After their regular season conference title earned them
a first-round bye, the Vipers faced off against Quesnel in the quarter-finals, with
the Millionaires stealing Game 2 in Vernon and winning Game 4 at home to
send the series back to the Okanagan tied 2-2. But the Vipers’ defence clamped
down from there, not allowing the Millionaires another goal in the series, winning
4-0 and 5-0 to set up a showdown with Penticton in a battle of the BCHL’s
best regular season teams. After winning both games in Vernon and splitting
the games at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton the Vipers had
the Vees on the ropes, and a triple-overtime win by Penticton in Game 5 only
delayed the inevitable as Vernon wrapped up the series in six. The BCHL final was
a rematch of 2009, as Vernon and the Powell River Kings faced off in a classic
series that saw the Vipers erase a 1-0 deficit in Game 7 and score the eventual
series-winner with five minutes to go in the third period, clinching the city’s 10th
league championship since 1971. The Doyle Cup matched up two of Canada’s
top teams, as the Vipers and Spruce Grove Saints combined for a 103-17
record, and the series didn’t disappoint. The Vipers left Alberta with a 2-1 series
lead after a double-overtime win in Game 3 and were on the verge of victory
after a Game 4 triumph, but back-to-back wins by Spruce Grove forced a Game
7. Vernon took control with three goals in a 2:08 span late in the first period en
route to a 7-3 win and an opportunity to defend their title in Dauphin.
GOAL: 1989 born veteran Graeme Gordon and Saskatchewan rookie 1991 born Blake Voth were both stingy all year. Gordon went 30-and-7, 2.06, .912. Voth was 21-and-2, 1.79, .929. Gordon was the main netminder in the playoffs and he appears to have full confidence of the coaching staff after posting numbers that were not on par with regular season and playoffs in the Doyle Cup (4-3, 2.95, .882).
DEFENSE: 1989 born Dan Nycholat led the blueline with 45-points in 58-games during the regular season and also led the defense in points in the playoffs. Kevin Kraus is the other 1989 born veteran of the group, although there is only one rookie playing regularly (Garrett Noonan).
FORWARDS: Twin brothers Connor and Kellen Jones should garner lots of attention and there’s good reason why. Connor led the team in goals and points in the playoffs with Kellen right behind in the scoring parade. Connor also had a team leading 36-goals and 81-points in the regular season. 1989 born Braden Pimm had 25-goals and 43-assists in 59-games during the regular season and after an uneventful playoff, he came back to be a major offensive cog in the wheel in the Doyle Cup against Spruce Grove. The Vipers will look for more from Mike Collins, who dented the twine 30 times in the regular season, but scored just twice in 19-playoff games. 1992 born Sahir Gill continues to improve and figures to be on the scoresheet often.
2010 Vernon Vipers Playoff Schedule & Results:
1st Round: First Round Bye
2nd Round: Defeated Quesnel in six games
Interior Conference Finals: Defeated Penticton in six games
Fred Page Cup (BCHL Finals): Defeated Powell River in seven games
Doyle Cup (BC-Alberta): Defeated Spruce Grove in seven games
Home Playoff Record: 9-5
Road Playoff Record: 7-5
The Vipers are looking at repeating as National Champions since the 1990-1991 Vernon Lakers last repeated as Champs. Vernon is heading back to the Royal Bank Cup for the second year in a row. No team has won back to back National Championships since the 1990-1991 Vernon Lakers. Last year the Humboldt Broncos went back to the RBC for a chance to win back to back titles but lost in the final to Vernon 2-0.
The Vipers are coming off their first victory at the RBC Cup with a 4-2 win over La Ronge on Sunday night. David Robinson with 2 goals, while Jonathan Milhouse & Adam Thompson replied with Vernon’s other two goals. Graeme Gordon picked up the win between the pipes. La Ronge drops to 1-1, while Vernon improves to 1-1.
Here’s a write up along with the box score’s from Sunday’s game,
http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=11728&la_id=1&ss_id=25063&game_id=1712
This afternoon is a huge game for both hockey clubs. A win by the Vipers and they secure a date in Saturday’s semi-final, a loss by Oakville and the Blades will fall to 0-3 and not have a chance in the semi-finals. After watching Oakville lose to Brockville Sunday afternoon 11-2 here’s a team the Vipers could and should beat. A win today and Vernon will be tied with 2nd place Brockville with 2-1 record’s.
Let’s take a look at the key’s to today’s contest.
-Vernon needs to stick to their game plan, and cant play to the level of the Blades.
-Graeme Gordon needs to come up with the big save when needed.
-The Vipers need to get the powerplay going, try and get lot’s of shots and bodies going to the net.
-Vernon has scored the first goal in both of its first two games, scoring first is key but they need to build on the game’s first goal and build up a strog lead.
-Vernon needs to get lots of pucks and traffic towards Mike Morissette who didnt look all that sharp vs Brockville Sunday.
-The Vipers need to be ready to play, they cant expect Oakville is just going to give them the win. The Blades are fighting for their season today.
# N ame P S /C H t. W t. Born H ometown
30 Blake Voth G L/G 5’10” 170 12/27/91 Herbert, Sask.
35 Graeme Gordon G L/G 6’2” 183 04/15/89 North Vancouver, B.C./C.-B.
3 Garrett Noonan D L/G 6’1” 205 01/28/91 Norfolk, Mass.
6 Darrin Robak D R/D 6’2” 180 11/05/91 Red Deer, Alta./Alb.
7 Dan Nycholat D L/G 6’2” 190 06/04/89 Calgary, Alta./Alb.
8 Curtis Gedig D L/G 6’3” 190 09/14/91 West Kelowna, B.C./C.-B.
21 Kevin Kraus D L/G 6’2” 205 09/05/89 Garden Grove, Calif.
24 Steven Weinstein D L/G 5’9” 165 08/13/90 Los Angeles, Calif.
28 Adam Thompson D R/D 6’1” 190 06/27/90 Calgary, Alta./Alb.
5 Mike Collins F/A L/G 6’0” 180 05/25/90 Boston, Mass.
9 Dylan Walchuk F/A L/G 5’9” 170 02/04/92 McBride, B.C./C.-B.
10 Connor Jones F/A L/G 5’9” 165 08/16/90 Montrose, B.C./C.-B.
11 Cory Kane F/A L/G 6’3” 190 09/15/90 Irvine, Calif.
12 Cole Ikkala F/A L/G 6’1” 195 07/27/90 Philadelphia, Penn.
14 Braden Pimm F/A L/G 6’0” 175 12/28/89 Fort St. John, B.C./C.-B.
15 Kellen Jones F/A L/G 5’9” 165 08/16/90 Montrose, B.C./C.-B.
17 Sahir Gill F/A L/G 5’10” 180 04/21/92 Terrace, B.C./C.-B.
18 David Robinson F/A R/D 5’10” 170 06/09/90 Vernon, B.C./C.-B.
19 Jonathan Milhouse F/A R/D 5’10” 170 01/30/89 Yorba Linda, Calif.
20 Rob Short F/A R/D 6’0” 200 06/05/89 Coldstream, B.C./C.-B.
27 Bryce Kakoske F/A L/G 6’1” 200 04/27/90 Vernon, B.C./C.-B.
29 Patrick McGillis F/A L/G 5’10” 185 03/14/91 Calgary, Alta./Alb.
Head Coach & General Manager/Entraîneur-chef et directeur général . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Ferner
Assistant Coach & Assistant General Manager/
Entraîneur adjoint et directeur général adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Williamson
Equipment Manager/Responsable de l’équipement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gord Cochran
Trainer/Soigneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lon Fraser
Vernon Vipers Regular Season Scoring:
Connor Jones (36-45-81)
Mike Collins (30-46-76)
Braden Pimm (25-43-68)
Cory Kane (22-33-55)
Jonathan Milhouse (19-34-53)
Kellen Jones (12-41-53)
Rob Short (22-28-50)
Dylan Walchuk (19-28-47)
Cole Ikkala (22-23-45)
Dan Nycholat (7-38-45)
Bryce Kakoske (13-28-41)
Kevin Kraus (5-22-27)
David Robinson (15-10-25)
Adam Thompson (5-20-25)
Steven Weinstein (4-18-22)
Curtis Gedig (11-10-21)
Patrick McGillis (7-14-21)
Garrett Noonan (2-16-18)
Sahir Gill (3-9-12)
Darrin Robak (2-5-7)
Blake Voth (21-2 Record, 3 Shutouts- 1.79 GAA)
Graeme Gordon (30-7 Record, 1 Shutout- 2.06 GAA)
Vernon Vipers Playoff Scoring:
Connor Jones (9-11-20)
Kellen Jones (5-14-19)
Sahir Gill (6-9-15)
Jonathan Milhouse (6-7-13)
Rob Short (6-6-12)
Dan Nycholat (3-7-10)
Cory Kane (2-8-10)
David Robinson (3-7-10)
Cole Ikkala (6-3-9)
Mike Collins (2-6-8)
Braden Pimm (3-5-8)
Adam Thompson (2-5-7)
Kevin Kraus (1-5-6)
Garrett Noonan (3-3-6)
Bryce Kakoske (3-3-6)
Curtis Gedig (1-5-6)
Steven Weinstein (0-5-5)
Dylan Walchuk (1-4-5)
Patrick McGillis (0-0-0)
Darrin Robak (0-0-0)
Blake Voth (1-1 Record, 3.08 GAA)
Graeme Gordon (11-6 Record, 4 Shutouts, 1.90 GAA)
Oakville Blades: (0-2)
The Blades finished the regular season in 2nd place with a record of 42-3-1-0-1 The Blades scored a league high 280 goals and gave up 137 goals. Oakville had four players in the regular season’s top 20 in scoring. McGowan, Mark (32-42-74), Murphy, Ryan (31-41-72), Guzzo, Steven (29-41-70) & Ranalli, Josh (36-32-68) Savelli, Daniel & Morissette, Mike were # 2 & #4 in the regular season’s top 10 goaltenders. Savelli, Daniel went 21-2 and a GAA of 2.26 Morissette, Mike went 25-7-0-1 and a GAA of 2.48
After a one-year hiatus, the Oakville Blades are back at the National Junior
A Championship, hoping for a better result than their debut appearance in
2008, when they missed the semifinals and finished fifth in Cornwall, Ont. After
losing their league championship to the Kingston Voyageurs in 2009 – falling in
six games in the final – the Blades spent the 2009-10 season again chasing
the Voyageurs, finishing four points back of Kingston atop the Ontario Junior
A Hockey League standings, despite losing just nine times in regulation in 56
games. Oakville’s league-leading offence was sparked by the foursome of Mark
McGowan, Ryan Murphy, Steven Guzzo and Josh Ranalli, all of whom finished
among the OJAHL’s top 20 in scoring, led by McGowan’s 74 points – good for a
tie for seventh. On the defensive end, Daniel Savelli finished an impressive 21-2
between the pipes with a 2.26 goals-against average (second in the OJAHL), while
Mike Morissette won 25 games and earned a top-five finish with a 2.48 GAA.
After quickly dispatching Aurora in the opening round of the playoffs, outscoring
the Tigers 24-10 in five games, the Blades needed just five games to knock off
Georgetown in the semifinals, setting up another meeting with the Voyageurs
with OJAHL bragging rights on the line. The series was a classic, featuring seven
one-goal games and four overtime contests, including the deciding Game 7.
The Blades and Voyageurs split the first four games, with each winning once on
home ice and once on the road – Oakville won Game 2 in double overtime and
Game 3 in the first OT, Kingston needed extra time in Game 4. After the Blades
seemingly took control with a Game 5 win on the road, the Voyageurs earned an
away victory of their own, sending the series back to Kingston for Game 7, where
Kyle Badham was the hero for Oakville, scoring 12:22 into overtime to give the
Blades the OJAHL title. With their biggest rivals vanquished, the Blades met the
CCHL champions, the Newmarket Hurricanes, for OHA supremacy and a spot in
the Dudley Hewitt Cup. Once again overtime was key for Oakville – Ranalli’s OT
winner in Game 5 paved the way for a six-game series win over the Hurricanes,
sending the Blades to Sault Ste. Marie for the Central Region championship.
After a 6-0 rout of the Abitibi Eskimos in its opener, Oakville topped the host
Soo Thunderbirds 3-1 and snuck by the Fort William North Stars 2-1 in overtime,
claming first in the round robin and earning a bye to the championship game.
Matched up again against the North Stars, Murphy’s third-period goal stood up
as the winner as the Blades stamped their ticket to Dauphin with a 2-1 victory.
Players To Watch:
MIKE INGOLDSBY
quarterbacks the power play … good hard shot … gets shot on net often … good size … very mobile … good puck skills … makes an excellent first pass … good patience with the puck … sees the ice well … makes intelligent passes … committed to Union for 2010-11
RYAN MURPHY
pure goal scorer … scores goals at key times (team-leading 7 GWG) … great hands … high hockey IQ … very good offensive instincts … plays with intensity … not afraid to go into the corners or to the front of the net … committed to Niagara for 2010-11
DANIEL SAVELLI
big goaltender … excellent quickness … very athletic … moves very well for a goaltender of his size … controls rebounds well … quick hands and feet … anticipates well … stays square to the shooter … has very good positioning and technique
For more info and stat’s visit the Blades website,
http://oakvilleblades.pointstreaksites.com/view/oakvilleblades/welcome-to-www-oakvilleblades-com
2010 Oakville Playoff Schedule & Results:
1st Round: Defeated Aurora in five games
2nd Round: Defeated Georgetown in five games
OJAHL Championship: Defeated Kingston in seven games
OHA Championship: Defeated Newmarket in six games
Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship: Defeated Fort William In Final
Oakville is in a must win situation in a do or die game today vs Vernon. A win and the Blades stay alive for another day, a loss and the Blades wont be playing in Saturdays semi-finals. Oakville is 0-2 after falling to La Ronge 3-2 in OT in Day 1 of the RBC Cup and then was destroyed 11-2 by Brockville Sunday afternoon. Oakville will face off against Dauphin tomorrow night.
Here’s a write up along with the box score’s from Sunday’s game,
http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=11728&la_id=1&ss_id=25063&game_id=1711
Let’s take alook at the key’s to tonight’s game for Oakville,
-Oakville will be playing with alot of desperation knowig that they have to win this afternoon.
-How will the Blades do against Vernon’s speed and skill? Oakville is going to have to try and slow down the Vipers.
-Oakville needs to get lots of pucks and traffic towards Graeme Gordon, who has troubles sometimes with the puck in close.
-Specialty teams will be key, Oakville has to stay out of the penalty box.
-Mike Morrissette is going to have to be the Blades best player and come up with the big save when needed and give his team a chance to win.
-Scoring the first goal, and trying to get some momentum against Vernon will be key.
# N ame P S /C H t. W t. Born H ometown
30 Mike Morissette G L/G 5’11” 185 04/29/89 LaSalle, Ont.
35 Daniel Savelli G L/G 6’2” 190 01/29/90 Burlington, Ont.
2 Bradley Ryan D R/D 6’5” 200 06/10/92 Mississauga, Ont.
4 Thomas Evans D R/D 6’2” 195 08/04/89 Aurora, Ont.
5 Nick Rivait D L/G 6’2” 205 09/21/90 Kingsville, Ont.
6 Alex Cord D L/G 6’2” 195 04/17/92 Mississauga, Ont.
8 Dan Hunt D L/G 6’6” 205 01/16/89 Oakville, Ont.
20 Michael Ingoldsby D L/G 6’1” 188 02/15/89 Stratford, Ont.
24 Craig Dalrymple AP D R/D 6’4” 195 04/11/91 Kippen, Ont.
57 Steven Trojanovic D R/D 6’1” 191 08/04/93 Burlington, Ont.
7 Kyle Blaney F/A R/D 5’9” 185 05/16/91 Burlington, Ont.
9 Steven Guzzo F/A L/G 6’0” 190 09/24/90 Oakville, Ont.
10 Andrew Santino F/A L/G 5’11” 178 05/17/93 Mississauga, Ont.
12 Ryan Murphy F/A L/G 6’1” 195 09/27/89 Stratford, Ont.
14 Steven Hickey F/A L/G 6’0” 195 09/25/91 Ancaster, Ont.
15 Dustin Alcock F/A R/D 6’0” 205 12/18/89 Hamilton, Ont.
18 Tyler Karius F/A L/G 6’1” 195 02/12/91 Oakville, Ont.
19 Kellan Lain F/A L/G 6’6” 210 08/11/89 Oakville, Ont.
23 Steven McParland AP F/A L/G 5’10” 165 02/13/91 Schreiber, Ont.
27 Mark McGowan F/A L/G 6’3” 196 05/08/90 Toronto, Ont.
44 Kyle Lysaght F/A R/D 6’2” 190 08/23/90 Marietta, Ga.
74 Josh Ranalli F/A R/D 6’4” 185 08/08/90 Stoney Creek, Ont.
77 Nick Scamurra F/A R/D 6’1” 200 01/22/92 Mississauga, Ont.
89 Kyle Badham F/A L/G 6’1” 200 03/16/89 Oakville, Ont.
91 Mark Bennett F/A R/D 6’3” 190 07/21/91 Oakville, Ont.
General Manager/Directeur général . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carlo Coccimiglio
Head Coach/Entraîneur-chef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Nobili
Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Cordua
Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Moore
Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Vanstone
Practice Assistant/Préposé aux entraînements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Brock
Goalie Coach/Entraîneur des gardiens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davis Scamurra
Equipment Manager/Responsable de l’équipement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Clayton
Equipment Manager/Responsable de l’équipement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kyle Nicholson
Equipment Manager/Responsable de l’équipement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Shanks
Trainer/Soigneuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dawn Robertson
Doctor/Médecin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Benjamin Fryer
Game Day Manager/Responsable des jours de match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Holman
Oakville Regular Season Scoring:
McGowan, Mark (32-42-74)
Murphy, Ryan (31-41-72)
Guzzo, Steven (29-41-70)
Ranalli, Josh (36-32-68)
Badham, Kyle (14-45-59)
Bennett, Mark (21-36-57)
Lysaght, Kyle (26-23-49)
Alcock, Dustin (25-23-48)
Rivait, Nick (6-31-37)
Evans, Thomas (5-23-28)
Ingoldsby, Michael (3-25-28)
Hickey, Steven (9-14-23)
Lain, Kellan (8-9-17)
Karius, Tyler (4-10-14)
Trojanovic, Steve (2-11-13)
Scamurra, Nick (4-8-12)
Blaney, Kyle (3-8-11)
Cord, Alex (1-8-9)
Hunt, Dan (0-9-9)
Ryan, Bradley (1-5-6)
Morissette, Mike (25-7-0-1 Record, 6 Shutouts- 2.48 GAA)
Savelli, Daniel (21-2 Record, 2 Shutouts- 2.26 GAA)
Oakville Playoff Scoring:
McGowan, Mark (4-5-9)
Murphy, Ryan (8-19-27)
Guzzo, Steven (5-3-8)
Ranalli, Josh (2-5-7)
Badham, Kyle (4-4-8)
Bennett, Mark (7-5-12)
Lysaght, Kyle (8-5-13)
Alcock, Dustin (10-11-21)
Rivait, Nick (0-6-6)
Evans, Thomas (1-6-7)
Ingoldsby, Michael (3-8-11)
Hickey, Steven (1-2-3)
Lain, Kellan (5-17-22)
Karius, Tyler (1-2-3)
Trojanovic, Steve (0-5-5)
Scamurra, Nick
Blaney, Kyle (4-2-6)
Cord, Alex (1-3-4)
Hunt, Dan (0-1-1)
Ryan, Bradley (1-1-2)
Morissette, Mike (4-1-1 Record, 0 Shutouts- 2.12 GAA)
Savelli, Daniel (8-2-1 Record, 2 Shutouts- 2.50 GAA)
For more info and stats on the Royal Bank Cup, check out the RBC website,
http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/25056/la_id/1.htm
Royal Bank Cup Standings:
Team GP W L PTS GF GA
1 Dauphin Kings 2 2 0 4 9 7
2 Brockville Braves 2 1 1 2 13 5
3 La Ronge Ice Wolves 2 1 1 2 5 6
4 Vernon Vipers 2 1 1 2 9 8
5 Oakville Blades 2 0 2 0 4 14
-The Vipers need to be ready to play, they cant expect Oakville is just going to give them the win. The Blades are fighting for their season today.
# N ame P S /C H t. W t. Born H ometown
30 Blake Voth G L/G 5’10” 170 12/27/91 Herbert, Sask.
35 Graeme Gordon G L/G 6’2” 183 04/15/89 North Vancouver, B.C./C.-B.
3 Garrett Noonan D L/G 6’1” 205 01/28/91 Norfolk, Mass.
6 Darrin Robak D R/D 6’2” 180 11/05/91 Red Deer, Alta./Alb.
7 Dan Nycholat D L/G 6’2” 190 06/04/89 Calgary, Alta./Alb.
8 Curtis Gedig D L/G 6’3” 190 09/14/91 West Kelowna, B.C./C.-B.
21 Kevin Kraus D L/G 6’2” 205 09/05/89 Garden Grove, Calif.
24 Steven Weinstein D L/G 5’9” 165 08/13/90 Los Angeles, Calif.
28 Adam Thompson D R/D 6’1” 190 06/27/90 Calgary, Alta./Alb.
5 Mike Collins F/A L/G 6’0” 180 05/25/90 Boston, Mass.
9 Dylan Walchuk F/A L/G 5’9” 170 02/04/92 McBride, B.C./C.-B.
10 Connor Jones F/A L/G 5’9” 165 08/16/90 Montrose, B.C./C.-B.
11 Cory Kane F/A L/G 6’3” 190 09/15/90 Irvine, Calif.
12 Cole Ikkala F/A L/G 6’1” 195 07/27/90 Philadelphia, Penn.
14 Braden Pimm F/A L/G 6’0” 175 12/28/89 Fort St. John, B.C./C.-B.
15 Kellen Jones F/A L/G 5’9” 165 08/16/90 Montrose, B.C./C.-B.
17 Sahir Gill F/A L/G 5’10” 180 04/21/92 Terrace, B.C./C.-B.
18 David Robinson F/A R/D 5’10” 170 06/09/90 Vernon, B.C./C.-B.
19 Jonathan Milhouse F/A R/D 5’10” 170 01/30/89 Yorba Linda, Calif.
20 Rob Short F/A R/D 6’0” 200 06/05/89 Coldstream, B.C./C.-B.
27 Bryce Kakoske F/A L/G 6’1” 200 04/27/90 Vernon, B.C./C.-B.
29 Patrick McGillis F/A L/G 5’10” 185 03/14/91 Calgary, Alta./Alb.
Head Coach & General Manager/Entraîneur-chef et directeur général . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Ferner
Assistant Coach & Assistant General Manager/
Entraîneur adjoint et directeur général adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Williamson
Equipment Manager/Responsable de l’équipement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gord Cochran
Trainer/Soigneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lon Fraser
Vernon Vipers Regular Season Scoring:
Connor Jones (36-45-81)
Mike Collins (30-46-76)
Braden Pimm (25-43-68)
Cory Kane (22-33-55)
Jonathan Milhouse (19-34-53)
Kellen Jones (12-41-53)
Rob Short (22-28-50)
Dylan Walchuk (19-28-47)
Cole Ikkala (22-23-45)
Dan Nycholat (7-38-45)
Bryce Kakoske (13-28-41)
Kevin Kraus (5-22-27)
David Robinson (15-10-25)
Adam Thompson (5-20-25)
Steven Weinstein (4-18-22)
Curtis Gedig (11-10-21)
Patrick McGillis (7-14-21)
Garrett Noonan (2-16-18)
Sahir Gill (3-9-12)
Darrin Robak (2-5-7)
Blake Voth (21-2 Record, 3 Shutouts- 1.79 GAA)
Graeme Gordon (30-7 Record, 1 Shutout- 2.06 GAA)
Vernon Vipers Playoff Scoring:
Connor Jones (9-11-20)
Kellen Jones (5-14-19)
Sahir Gill (6-9-15)
Jonathan Milhouse (6-7-13)
Rob Short (6-6-12)
Dan Nycholat (3-7-10)
Cory Kane (2-8-10)
David Robinson (3-7-10)
Cole Ikkala (6-3-9)
Mike Collins (2-6-8)
Braden Pimm (3-5-8)
Adam Thompson (2-5-7)
Kevin Kraus (1-5-6)
Garrett Noonan (3-3-6)
Bryce Kakoske (3-3-6)
Curtis Gedig (1-5-6)
Steven Weinstein (0-5-5)
Dylan Walchuk (1-4-5)
Patrick McGillis (0-0-0)
Darrin Robak (0-0-0)
Blake Voth (1-1 Record, 3.08 GAA)
Graeme Gordon (11-6 Record, 4 Shutouts, 1.90 GAA)
Oakville Blades: (0-2)
The Blades finished the regular season in 2nd place with a record of 42-3-1-0-1 The Blades scored a league high 280 goals and gave up 137 goals. Oakville had four players in the regular season’s top 20 in scoring. McGowan, Mark (32-42-74), Murphy, Ryan (31-41-72), Guzzo, Steven (29-41-70) & Ranalli, Josh (36-32-68) Savelli, Daniel & Morissette, Mike were # 2 & #4 in the regular season’s top 10 goaltenders. Savelli, Daniel went 21-2 and a GAA of 2.26 Morissette, Mike went 25-7-0-1 and a GAA of 2.48
After a one-year hiatus, the Oakville Blades are back at the National Junior
A Championship, hoping for a better result than their debut appearance in
2008, when they missed the semifinals and finished fifth in Cornwall, Ont. After
losing their league championship to the Kingston Voyageurs in 2009 – falling in
six games in the final – the Blades spent the 2009-10 season again chasing
the Voyageurs, finishing four points back of Kingston atop the Ontario Junior
A Hockey League standings, despite losing just nine times in regulation in 56
games. Oakville’s league-leading offence was sparked by the foursome of Mark
McGowan, Ryan Murphy, Steven Guzzo and Josh Ranalli, all of whom finished
among the OJAHL’s top 20 in scoring, led by McGowan’s 74 points – good for a
tie for seventh. On the defensive end, Daniel Savelli finished an impressive 21-2
between the pipes with a 2.26 goals-against average (second in the OJAHL), while
Mike Morissette won 25 games and earned a top-five finish with a 2.48 GAA.
After quickly dispatching Aurora in the opening round of the playoffs, outscoring
the Tigers 24-10 in five games, the Blades needed just five games to knock off
Georgetown in the semifinals, setting up another meeting with the Voyageurs
with OJAHL bragging rights on the line. The series was a classic, featuring seven
one-goal games and four overtime contests, including the deciding Game 7.
The Blades and Voyageurs split the first four games, with each winning once on
home ice and once on the road – Oakville won Game 2 in double overtime and
Game 3 in the first OT, Kingston needed extra time in Game 4. After the Blades
seemingly took control with a Game 5 win on the road, the Voyageurs earned an
away victory of their own, sending the series back to Kingston for Game 7, where
Kyle Badham was the hero for Oakville, scoring 12:22 into overtime to give the
Blades the OJAHL title. With their biggest rivals vanquished, the Blades met the
CCHL champions, the Newmarket Hurricanes, for OHA supremacy and a spot in
the Dudley Hewitt Cup. Once again overtime was key for Oakville – Ranalli’s OT
winner in Game 5 paved the way for a six-game series win over the Hurricanes,
sending the Blades to Sault Ste. Marie for the Central Region championship.
After a 6-0 rout of the Abitibi Eskimos in its opener, Oakville topped the host
Soo Thunderbirds 3-1 and snuck by the Fort William North Stars 2-1 in overtime,
claming first in the round robin and earning a bye to the championship game.
Matched up again against the North Stars, Murphy’s third-period goal stood up
as the winner as the Blades stamped their ticket to Dauphin with a 2-1 victory.
Players To Watch:
MIKE INGOLDSBY
quarterbacks the power play … good hard shot … gets shot on net often … good size … very mobile … good puck skills … makes an excellent first pass … good patience with the puck … sees the ice well … makes intelligent passes … committed to Union for 2010-11
RYAN MURPHY
pure goal scorer … scores goals at key times (team-leading 7 GWG) … great hands … high hockey IQ … very good offensive instincts … plays with intensity … not afraid to go into the corners or to the front of the net … committed to Niagara for 2010-11
DANIEL SAVELLI
big goaltender … excellent quickness … very athletic … moves very well for a goaltender of his size … controls rebounds well … quick hands and feet … anticipates well … stays square to the shooter … has very good positioning and technique
For more info and stat’s visit the Blades website,
http://oakvilleblades.pointstreaksites.com/view/oakvilleblades/welcome-to-www-oakvilleblades-com
2010 Oakville Playoff Schedule & Results:
1st Round: Defeated Aurora in five games
2nd Round: Defeated Georgetown in five games
OJAHL Championship: Defeated Kingston in seven games
OHA Championship: Defeated Newmarket in six games
Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship: Defeated Fort William In Final
Oakville is in a must win situation in a do or die game today vs Vernon. A win and the Blades stay alive for another day, a loss and the Blades wont be playing in Saturdays semi-finals. Oakville is 0-2 after falling to La Ronge 3-2 in OT in Day 1 of the RBC Cup and then was destroyed 11-2 by Brockville Sunday afternoon. Oakville will face off against Dauphin tomorrow night.
Here’s a write up along with the box score’s from Sunday’s game,
http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=11728&la_id=1&ss_id=25063&game_id=1711
Let’s take alook at the key’s to tonight’s game for Oakville,
-Oakville will be playing with alot of desperation knowig that they have to win this afternoon.
-How will the Blades do against Vernon’s speed and skill? Oakville is going to have to try and slow down the Vipers.
-Oakville needs to get lots of pucks and traffic towards Graeme Gordon, who has troubles sometimes with the puck in close.
-Specialty teams will be key, Oakville has to stay out of the penalty box.
-Mike Morrissette is going to have to be the Blades best player and come up with the big save when needed and give his team a chance to win.
-Scoring the first goal, and trying to get some momentum against Vernon will be key.
# N ame P S /C H t. W t. Born H ometown
30 Mike Morissette G L/G 5’11” 185 04/29/89 LaSalle, Ont.
35 Daniel Savelli G L/G 6’2” 190 01/29/90 Burlington, Ont.
2 Bradley Ryan D R/D 6’5” 200 06/10/92 Mississauga, Ont.
4 Thomas Evans D R/D 6’2” 195 08/04/89 Aurora, Ont.
5 Nick Rivait D L/G 6’2” 205 09/21/90 Kingsville, Ont.
6 Alex Cord D L/G 6’2” 195 04/17/92 Mississauga, Ont.
8 Dan Hunt D L/G 6’6” 205 01/16/89 Oakville, Ont.
20 Michael Ingoldsby D L/G 6’1” 188 02/15/89 Stratford, Ont.
24 Craig Dalrymple AP D R/D 6’4” 195 04/11/91 Kippen, Ont.
57 Steven Trojanovic D R/D 6’1” 191 08/04/93 Burlington, Ont.
7 Kyle Blaney F/A R/D 5’9” 185 05/16/91 Burlington, Ont.
9 Steven Guzzo F/A L/G 6’0” 190 09/24/90 Oakville, Ont.
10 Andrew Santino F/A L/G 5’11” 178 05/17/93 Mississauga, Ont.
12 Ryan Murphy F/A L/G 6’1” 195 09/27/89 Stratford, Ont.
14 Steven Hickey F/A L/G 6’0” 195 09/25/91 Ancaster, Ont.
15 Dustin Alcock F/A R/D 6’0” 205 12/18/89 Hamilton, Ont.
18 Tyler Karius F/A L/G 6’1” 195 02/12/91 Oakville, Ont.
19 Kellan Lain F/A L/G 6’6” 210 08/11/89 Oakville, Ont.
23 Steven McParland AP F/A L/G 5’10” 165 02/13/91 Schreiber, Ont.
27 Mark McGowan F/A L/G 6’3” 196 05/08/90 Toronto, Ont.
44 Kyle Lysaght F/A R/D 6’2” 190 08/23/90 Marietta, Ga.
74 Josh Ranalli F/A R/D 6’4” 185 08/08/90 Stoney Creek, Ont.
77 Nick Scamurra F/A R/D 6’1” 200 01/22/92 Mississauga, Ont.
89 Kyle Badham F/A L/G 6’1” 200 03/16/89 Oakville, Ont.
91 Mark Bennett F/A R/D 6’3” 190 07/21/91 Oakville, Ont.
General Manager/Directeur général . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carlo Coccimiglio
Head Coach/Entraîneur-chef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Nobili
Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Cordua
Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Moore
Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Vanstone
Practice Assistant/Préposé aux entraînements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Brock
Goalie Coach/Entraîneur des gardiens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davis Scamurra
Equipment Manager/Responsable de l’équipement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Clayton
Equipment Manager/Responsable de l’équipement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kyle Nicholson
Equipment Manager/Responsable de l’équipement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Shanks
Trainer/Soigneuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dawn Robertson
Doctor/Médecin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Benjamin Fryer
Game Day Manager/Responsable des jours de match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Holman
Oakville Regular Season Scoring:
McGowan, Mark (32-42-74)
Murphy, Ryan (31-41-72)
Guzzo, Steven (29-41-70)
Ranalli, Josh (36-32-68)
Badham, Kyle (14-45-59)
Bennett, Mark (21-36-57)
Lysaght, Kyle (26-23-49)
Alcock, Dustin (25-23-48)
Rivait, Nick (6-31-37)
Evans, Thomas (5-23-28)
Ingoldsby, Michael (3-25-28)
Hickey, Steven (9-14-23)
Lain, Kellan (8-9-17)
Karius, Tyler (4-10-14)
Trojanovic, Steve (2-11-13)
Scamurra, Nick (4-8-12)
Blaney, Kyle (3-8-11)
Cord, Alex (1-8-9)
Hunt, Dan (0-9-9)
Ryan, Bradley (1-5-6)
Morissette, Mike (25-7-0-1 Record, 6 Shutouts- 2.48 GAA)
Savelli, Daniel (21-2 Record, 2 Shutouts- 2.26 GAA)
Oakville Playoff Scoring:
McGowan, Mark (4-5-9)
Murphy, Ryan (8-19-27)
Guzzo, Steven (5-3-8)
Ranalli, Josh (2-5-7)
Badham, Kyle (4-4-8)
Bennett, Mark (7-5-12)
Lysaght, Kyle (8-5-13)
Alcock, Dustin (10-11-21)
Rivait, Nick (0-6-6)
Evans, Thomas (1-6-7)
Ingoldsby, Michael (3-8-11)
Hickey, Steven (1-2-3)
Lain, Kellan (5-17-22)
Karius, Tyler (1-2-3)
Trojanovic, Steve (0-5-5)
Scamurra, Nick
Blaney, Kyle (4-2-6)
Cord, Alex (1-3-4)
Hunt, Dan (0-1-1)
Ryan, Bradley (1-1-2)
Morissette, Mike (4-1-1 Record, 0 Shutouts- 2.12 GAA)
Savelli, Daniel (8-2-1 Record, 2 Shutouts- 2.50 GAA)
For more info and stats on the Royal Bank Cup, check out the RBC website,
http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/25056/la_id/1.htm
Royal Bank Cup Standings:
Team GP W L PTS GF GA
1 Dauphin Kings 2 2 0 4 9 7
2 Brockville Braves 2 1 1 2 13 5
3 La Ronge Ice Wolves 2 1 1 2 5 6
4 Vernon Vipers 2 1 1 2 9 8
5 Oakville Blades 2 0 2 0 4 14
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