Bantam A - Journey to the LLFHL Championship Weekend and OWHA Provincials 2018/19, Accomplishments (Brantford Girls Hockey Association)

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Bantam A - Journey to the LLFHL Championship Weekend and OWHA Provincials 2018/19
Team_Goal_Pic.jpg   Congratulations to the Bantam A team on winning the OWHA Playdowns and LLFHL Playoffs!  On to the LLFHL Championship Weekend and OWHA Provincials. 

Here is their journey this season.

The Regular Season

 

This season began with some great team building and fund raising with a Co-ed Beach Volleyball Tournament in October.  A fun way to kick off a great season.

 

This was a great season for this team who played 21 regular season games; ending with 15 wins – 2 losses – 4 ties.


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The Tournaments:
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The Bantam A Ice Cats played in 4 tournaments this season:

-    The Oakville Harvest Classic

-    Ancaster Fall Shootout

-    The Kanata KGHA Competitive Tournament

-    Walter Gretzky Tournament

This team won 3 out of 4 games in 3 of these tournaments.  Unfortunately, the competition was high but they did win a Silver at the Walter Gretzky Tournament.

Walter Gretzky Tournament - Link

 
OWHA Playdowns:
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The Cats were in a Playdown Pod of 5 teams:  the Waterloo Ravens, Kitchener Jr Lady Rangers, Cambridge Roadrunners and the Woolwich Wild.

There were 8 games played with the Ice Cats gaining 4 wins.  The other 4 games were 2 losses and 2 tied games.

Two teams advanced to the Provincials.  The Bantam A Ice Cats were tied in points with the Waterloo Ravens with 10 points each.  So both moved forward.

Fans could not wait for the OWHA Provincial weekend.


 
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Picture to come   OWHA Provincials 

Our Ice Cats will play in Pod A.  The teams in this group are:  Bluewater Hawks, Durham West Lightning, Etobicoke Dolphins, and the Ice Cats.
The team played 2 games on Friday.  The first game was against the Durham West Lightning ending in a tie (1-1) with a loss in their second game against the Bluewater Hawks (2-1).
On Saturday they played the Etobicoke Dolphins which ended in another loss (3-1).
The team did struggle with 28 minutes in penalties in 3 games.


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LLFHL Playoff Rounds

This has been an exciting series for the team, parents and fans.

1st Round:

Our Bantam A Ice Cats won their LLFHL 1st play-off round in 2 straight wins against the Buffalo Regals! 
Their first win was 3-1 and their 2nd win was 5-1.

2nd Round:

The Bantam A’s defeated the Stoney Creek Sabres last evening in a 4-1 win at the Mohawk Quad Pad.  Their first game was at the Civic Centre with a 3-1 win.

3rd Round:
This series was against the Flamborough Falcons.

The Bantam A team may have made us wait but they sure didn’t disappoint us.  They are off to Toronto for the LLFHL Championship Weekend!

This 3rd round against the Flamborough Falcons was taken in 3 games (2-W and 1-T).  The games were 3-1 on Thursday, 1-1 on Friday and 3-1 on Sunday.

 

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Picture to come    LLFHL Championship Weekend:

Championship Weekend Teams:
Durham West Lightning; Cambridge Roadrunners; Barrie Sharks; Lakeshore Lightning and Ice Cats
The Cats first game day resulted in a win against the Barrie Sharks and a tie with Lakeshore Lightning.
Saturday had losses against the Cambridge Roadrunners and Durham West Lightning.
The team still played off for the Bronze Medal against the Cambridge Roadrunners but unfortunately loss this game.
Going to the Championship Weekend is a success in itself - it's the Best of the Best weekend - congratulations team!

The Team:
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E. McDonald                 G

B. Miller                       G

V. Abele                        D

T. Clarke                       D

M. Feere                       D

L. Forman                     F

A. Fournier                    F

S. Gardner                    F

S. Hayes                       F

C. Kubisch                     F

T. McBride                     F

M. Myers                       D

B. Slattery                    F

R. VandenBussche         D

A. VanNetten                 F

K. Wieringa                   F

N. Yachiw                      D


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The Coaching Team:
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Head Coach:  Darcy Fournier

Ass’t Coach:  Lyle Miller

                    Stu Myers

                    Ryan VandenBussche

Manager:      Georgia Abele

Trainer:         Keli Giles

                    Sarah VanNetten

 

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