PEEWEE BULLDOGS WIN GOLD
The Best Western Barclay Hotel Peewee Bulldogs capped off the season with a gold medal performance at the annual Ridge Meadows Spring Break Rep tournament this week.
The Peewee Bulldogs posted a 2-win, 1-loss, 1-tie record in round robin play to advance to the playoff round in 3rd place. In the semi-final the Bulldogs defeated Campbell River in an exciting 6 – 5 overtime game. Down 4 – 1 going into the 3rd, the bulldogs dug deep and scored 3 unanswered goals to tie the game with 9 minutes left in the final frame. Campbell River scored their 5th goal just minutes later to retake the lead but the Bulldogs battled back once again to tie the game with 4 minutes left. In the 5 minute, 4 on 4, overtime period, the bulldogs killed off an early penalty and then clinched the victory when Colton Lloyd scored with 1:16 remaining to advance to the gold medal game.
In the final against island arch rivals, the Saanich Braves, the Bulldogs came out flying and took control early, holding a 2 – 0 lead for most of the first before the Braves got on the board late in the period. In the 2nd, the Bulldogs scored first again to regain the 2 goal lead before Saanich was able to find the back of the net with 5 minutes left in the period. The Bulldogs then posted 4 unanswered goals and held the hard charging Saanich team off the scoreboard for the remainder of the game to claim the peewee tournament title. The Bulldogs leadership proved strong in the game with assistant captain Tynan Smyth picking up the hat trick. 2nd assistant Shay-lee McConnell found the back of the net twice and captain Nico Somerville stuffed in the final marker enroute to a 6 – 2 victory.
Tournament Game Summary
vs. Port Coquitlam 5 – 1 win
Player of the game Foster Martin
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vs. Vancouver Spirit 3 – 3 tie
Player of game Ezra Paddock
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vs. Ridge Meadows 6 – 0 win
Player of the game Noah Fatur
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vs. Terrace 4 – 6 loss
Player of the game Shay-lee McConnell
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vs. Campbell River 6 – 5 win
Player of the game Tanner Doucette
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vs. Saanich 6 – 2 win
Player of the game Tynan Smyth
The Peewee Bulldogs would like to thank their sponsors – the Best Western Barclay Hotel, GDM Boom & Sort and Smittys Restaurant – along with their coaches and families for their ongoing support this season.
Submitted by Stefanie Weber
AVMHA BULLDOGS PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Midget (Tier 2) Van Isle Ford Bulldogs - Island League Champions
MIDGET TIER 2 (Van Isle Ford)
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Semi Final game - Feb. 19, (Home) 3:15 – 5:45 pm – Alberni 7 vs Saanich 4
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Finals – Game 1 – Sat. Feb. 25, (Home) 1:45 – 4:15 pm - Alberni 3 vs Powell River 7
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Finals – Game 2 – Sun. Feb. 26, 1:15 – 3:45 pm – Powell River vs Alberni
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Powell River Midgets advance to the BC Championship
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Bantam (Tier 2) West Coast Cutting & Coring
BANTAM TIER 2 (West Coast Cutting & Coring)
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Semi Final game - Feb. 18, (at home) 2:30 – 5:00 pm - Alberni 5 vs Saanich 3
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Finals – Game 1 – Sat. Feb. 25 - 4:30 – 7:00 pm – Alberni 4 vs Campbell River 9
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Finals – Game 2 – Sun. Feb. 26 – 2:00 – 4:30 pm – Campbell River vs Alberni
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Campbell River Bantams advance to the BC Championships
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PeeWee (Tier 2) Barclay Hotel-Smitty's-GDM Boom & Sort - Island League Champs
PEEWEE TIER 2 (Barclay Hotel-Smitty’s-GDM Boom & Sort)
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Semi Final game – Feb. 18, 12:00 – 2:20 pm – Bear Mountain - Juan de Fuca 9 vs Alberni 0
PEEWEE “A” BULLDOGS ISLAND LEAGUE CHAMPS
(left to right) Kneeling - Tanner Doucette, Jaysen MacLean. Front Row - Colton Lloyd, Nico Somerville, Tynan Smyth, Wyatt Selva, Nick Sexton. 2nd Row - Austin Marling, Shay-lee McConnell, Matthew Netzer, Noah Fatur, Jayden Moss, Brennan Locke, Foster Martin, Ezra Paddock, Ayden Brossoit, Coach Greg Smyth. Back Row - Coach Dan Sexton, Ethan Jack, Connor Sabiston, Coach Dave McConnell.
The Best Western Barclay Hotel Peewee A Bulldogs are the 2011 – 2012 Island League Division 2 Champions. The Peewee Bulldogs posted a strong 9 and 1 record in league play which began in late October and wrapped up this past weekend.
To start the season Alberni posted 7 – 6 and 4 -3 victories over Powell River followed by 2 – 0 and 12 – 0 decisions against south island opponents the Victoria Ice Hawks and Peninsula Eagles. Alberni claimed a 5th straight win, 7 – 1 over Oceanside, before taking their only loss in league play, a tight 2 – 1 game against Kerry Park.
The month of January saw the Peewee A team round out their 10 game league schedule with 4 more wins, posting a 4 – 2 victory over Victoria, an 8 – 6 decision against Kerry Park and wins this past weekend, 2- 1 on Saturday versus the Generals A team in Oceanside and 5 – 2 at home over the visiting Peninsula Eagles on Sunday.
The team will now step into the hunt for a berth at the 2012 provincial championships. Alberni’s playoff quest begins in Oceanside on Feb 5th and the team will see their next home action at the Multiplex at 12:30pm on Sunday February 12th when they take on the Campbell River Tyees.
The Peewee A Bulldogs would like to thank their sponsors, The Best Western Barclay Hotel, GDM Boom and Sort and Smittys Restaurant for their ongoing support this season.
Submitted by Stefanie Weber
Photo by Anna Jack
PEEWEE “A” BULLDOGS at Fuller Lake Tournament
Wyatt Selva (front) and the Bulldog Goalie (background) is Jaysen MacLean
Best Western Barclay Hotel Peewee A Bulldogs battled hard last week at the Annual Island Peewee Tier 1 tournament at the Fuller Lake Arena in Duncan. The team started out strong in the tough A division with an opening game 5 – 3 victory over the Comox Valley Chiefs. Comox was rewarded once on the scoreboard in the first period but Alberni came back with three unanswered goals to take a 3 – 1 lead into the 3rd period. The Peewee Bulldogs scored again early in the period but then ran into penalty trouble, spending half of the final frame down a skater, allowing Comox to score twice late in the game before Shay-lee McConnell netted the clincher in a 5 – 3 win. Bulldogs forward Wyatt Selva posted a goal and an assist and the player of the game award went to goalie Jaysen MacLean.
Alberni’s second game was a tight clash against Nanaimo A. Wyatt Selva and Colton Lloyd each scored in the first to give the Bulldogs a jump on the Clippers. The lead was narrowed to one in the 2nd but Connor Sabiston widened the gap again with Alberni’s 3rd goal of the game. Nanaimo scored twice in the 3rd period to heighten the tension before defenseman Brennan Locke scored the 4th and game winning goal for the peewee bulldogs with 8 minutes left. The player of the game for Alberni was Captain Nico Somerville. The team’s third outing was a 9 – 4 loss to the strong Cowichan Capitals. Assistant captain Shay-lee McConnell was named player of the game.
Alberni’s 2 win 1 loss round robin record gave them a 2nd place ranking in their pool and they went up against the Saanich Braves in the semi-final. Alberni faced an uphill fight after a slow start in the first, finding themselves down 3 – 0. Both teams scored once in the 2nd before the Bulldogs tore up the ice in the 3rd, with Wyatt Selva, Colton Lloyd and Jayden Moss scoring 3 unanswered goals to tie the game with 13 minutes left on the clock. Saanich scored again and held on to the 5 – 4 lead before Connor Sabiston buried a rebound with a minute left to force overtime. The Braves took full advantage of a breakaway and scored half way through the overtime period to send Alberni to the bronze medal game. Assistant Captain Ezra Paddock was named player of the game.
In the bronze medal game against the Oceanside Generals, the Peewee A Bulldogs again found themselves on the wrong side of a 2- 0 score going into the 3rd period and with 5 minutes remaining, were still down by 2 goals.. Alberni’s coaches pulled the goalie in favour of the extra attacker and with fans on edge of their seats, the Bulldogs patiently passed the puck looking for the right opening. Tynan Smyth found that opening, scoring from the point to bring the game to within one. Oceanside took a penalty late in the game and Alberni again pulled the goalie to take advantage of the 6 on 4 opportunity and were rewarded when Wyatt Selva scored with under a minute remaining. Alberni then took a penalty of their own and were unable to fend off a late 3 on 1 Oceanside rush as they dug hard to find the back of the net just seconds before the final buzzer.
The team would like to thank their sponsors, The Best Western Barclay Hotel, GDM Boom and Sort and Smittys Restaurant for their ongoing support this season. The Peewee A Bulldogs currently sit atop Division 2 in Island League play with a 5 and 1 record and next see action Saturday January 7th at the Multiplex.
Submitted by Stefanie Weber
Photo by Anna Jack
PEEWEE BULLDOGS BRING HOME SILVER
Alberni Valley PeeWee "A" BulldogsTeam with Silver Medals in Salmon Arm
The Alberni Valley Peewee “A” Bulldogs took their first big road trip of the season and brought home silver medals from a tournament held in Salmon Arm.
Alberni’s first action came on Friday afternoon against Abbotsford. Alberni came out strong and held a 3 – 1 lead after the first period. The 2nd period was evenly matched with no scoring by either team. Abbotsford made it 3-2 early in the 3rd period but that was as close as they would get as Alberni notched 4 unanswered goals in the 3rd. Colton Lloyd and Austin Marling each had 5 point games with 2 goals and an assist. Wyatt Selva also found the back of the net twice and Jayden Moss rounded out the Alberni scoring as Alberni posted a 7 – 2 victory.
Alberni’s second game of the weekend was also a close affair with a 1 -1 game on the scoreboard until the 3 period when the Bulldogs opened up again with 3 unanswered goals. Colton Lloyd and Ayden Brossoit each scored twice in the 4 – 1 victory over the Williams Lake Timberwolves.
Alberni dominated the Westside Warriors in their 3rd round robin game holding a 2 – 0 lead at the end of the first and 4 – 0 lead at the 2nd intermission enroute to a decisive 8 – 1 victory. Westside was previously undefeated in the tournament but were not able to generate any offence against a solid Alberni defense. Shaylee McConnell and Colton Lloyd each scored twice. Wyatt Selva, Austin Marling, Nick Sexton and Ezra Paddock also contributed goals in a winning effort.
Alberni finished 1st in round robin play and earned a trip to the gold medal game where they met a strong team from Mission. Mission came out firing on all cylinders and Alberni found themselves down on the scoreboard for the first time in the tournament, 3 – 0 at the end of the first period as Mission was able to capitalize on several Bulldogs penalties. The Peewee Dogs battled back, finding the back of the net 3 times before Mission put the game out of reach in the 3rd. Alberni goals were scored by Ayden Brossoit, Nico Somerville and Foster Martin.
The Alberni Peewee A team will enjoy a weekend off before resuming Island League play in the Weyerhauser Arena versus Powell River on Sunday November 20th.
PeeWee "A" Bulldog Team Sponsors
Submitted by Stefanie Weber
PeeWee Tier 2 & 3 Tournament
Alberni Valley Minor Hockey will be hosting a
PeeWee (Tier 2 & 3) Tournament
October 7 – 10, 2011 (Thanksgiving Weekend)
Website: http://11avpeeweerep.wordpress.com
For further information, contact:
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Stefanie Weber - s-weber@shaw.ca
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Sharlene Check – checkerson@shaw.ca
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Dan & Teresa Sexton - reelfishing@shaw.ca – 250-723-7781
Pre Season Exhibition Games
AVMHA Competitive (Rep) Teams
will be hosting exhibition games on the Coulson Rink
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Saturday Sept 10th
2:00 – 4:00 pm Midget B Rep vs Kerry Park
4:15 – 6:15 pm Midget A Rep vs Powell River
Sunday Sept 11th
10:00 – 12:00 pm Atom Rep vs Kerry Park
12:15 – 2:15 pm Peewee A Rep vs Cowichan Valley
2:30 – 4:30 pm Bantam Rep vs Cowichan Valley
2011-12 Rep Team Coaches
AVMHA Executive Committee voted to accept the recommendation from the Coach Selection Committee for the following coaches.
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Atom Development – Kevin Erickson
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PeeWee Tier 2 – Dan Sexton
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Bantam Tier 2 – Dave Beecroft
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Midget Tier 2 – Brent Demerais
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The Executive Committee is awaiting registration numbers before determining if a “B” team will be formed.
PEEWEE BULLDOGS WIN COMOX TOURNEY
(click on photo to enlarge) Alberni Valley PeeWee Bulldogs Photo by Anu Ward
- Front row (left to right) Brayden Ward, Jaysen MacLean
- Middle row (left to right) Colton Lloyd, Pierce Adams, Austin Marling, Ryan Rae Arthur, Jakob Gitelman, Wyatt Selva, Nico Somerville, Tynan Smyth, Nick Ross,
- Back Row (left to right) Shay-lee McConnell, Coach Dave McConnell, Brock Elder, Kyle May, Brittney Savard, Coach Greg Smyth
The Alberni Valley Peewee Bulldogs went undefeated this week at the annual Comox Valley Chiefs Christmas Tournament at Glacier Gardens Arena, posting 5 straight wins to claim gold.
The Bulldogs began the tournament with a 5 – 3 win over the Oceanside Generals. Oceanside came out strong in the first period of the game, outshooting the Dogs 15 – 7 and holding a 1 – 0 lead until the Dogs got on the board early in the 2nd period on a power play marker by Colton Lloyd. The two teams went into the 3rd tied at 3 after an evenly matched 2nd period with both teams scoring twice including Alberni goals from Brock Elder and Austin Marling. The Dogs over powered their opponents in the 3rd with Alberni Valley player of the game Colton Lloyd scoring his second of the game and Kyle May adding another to secure the team’s first tournament win. Austin Marling and Jakob Gitelman contributed with two assists each and goal tender Jaysen MacLean stopped 30 of 33 shots for the Dogs.
In their 2nd game versus the Campbell River Tyees, the Bulldogs came out hard in the 3rd period again , turning a 1 – 1 tie into a 5 -1 win with 4 unanswered goals in the final frame. Jakob Gitelman earned the Player of the Game title for his outstanding play. Alberni Valley goals were scored by Gitelman, Pierce Adams, Kyle May, Wyatt Selva and Colton Lloyd. Brock Elder led assists in the game with 3.
A decisive 7 – 1 victory over arch rivals the Powell River Kings in Game 3 saw the Bulldogs move closer to their first place goal. Assistant Captain Kyle May led the offensive drive with a hat trick and was named player of the game. Austin Marling posted 2 goals and 2 assists with Wyatt Selva and Jakob Gitelman adding the remaining two goals. Nick Ross, Brittney Savard, Pierce Adams and Brock Elder all added assists to the score sheet.
An early 6am start on the final day of the tournament saw the Dogs come up against the only other undefeated team, Sea Fair of Richmond with the Bulldogs winning 5 – 4 in a hard fought game. Alberni Valley goals came from Brock Elder, Ryan Rae Arthur, Austin Marling, Colton Lloyd and Wyatt Selva. The player of the game honors went to defenseman Nick Ross.
The gold medal game was a rematch against Sea Fair and it proved to be another tough, exciting, one game goal against the team from Richmond. The Dogs were on the board first with a power play goal from Wyatt Selva mid way through the first but found themselves down 2 – 1 late in the game before Austin Marling tied the score at 2 (unassisted) with 8 minutes remaining. Player of the game, defenseman Tynan Smyth, then scored the game winner at 6:41 of the 3rd period and Bulldogs net minder Brayden Ward worked hard to hold off Seafair’s numerous challenges in the remaining minutes of the game, stopping 20 of 22 shots in the Bulldogs 3 – 2 win.
The team would like to thank their sponsors, the Best Western Barclay Hotel, Smitty’s Restaurant and West Coast Cutting & Coring for their ongoing support. The Peewee Bulldogs will see their next action at home on Saturday January 8th versus Kerry Park in Island League play.
Submitted by Stefanie Weber
PeeWee Rep Team Photo
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PeeWee Bulldogs
Coach Dan Sexton, Asst. Coach Greg Smyth, Asst. Coach Dave McConnell
PEEWEE Tier 2/3 TOURNAMENT Oct 8-11
The Alberni Valley PeeWee Bulldogs hosted a tournament at the Multiplex October 8-11.
Full details are on the webpage, http://avmhapeeweerep.wordpress.com
The webpage includes Team photos, game photos, game schedule and a summary of every game played.
