Photo: Tanya Taylor, Censational Photography

William Proulx, OHA Media

Twenty-four games were played in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) last week (Oct. 15-21). The week’s highest-scoring game was played Oct. 17 as the Western Conference-leading London Nationals defeated the Sarnia Legionnaires 10-4, in a game that saw some players produce big offensive numbers. Leading the three respective conferences are the Caledonia Corvairs (Golden Horseshoe Conference), Kitchener Dutchmen (Midwestern Conference) and the London Nationals (Western Conference)

Here are some of the highlights from last week.

GOLDEN HORSESHOE CONFERENCE

The Caledonia Corvairs held onto the top spot in the Golden Horseshoe Conference for a fifth consecutive week. The Corvairs lost their second game of the regular season, but this time it came in double-overtime to the Niagara Falls Canucks. The Hamilton won two of three last week to hold onto third in the Golden Horseshoe Conference. The Canucks, however, are just a point back of the Kilty B’s after picking up two overtime wins over Caledonia and the Pelham Panthers. The Canucks increased their season point to 21. The Thorold Blackhawks won both of their outings and are holding onto a one-point lead in fourth place. St. Catharines, Buffalo, Pelham and Fort Erie make up the rest of the standings through the first 15-16 games. 

STANDINGS (Oct. 15, 2019)

1. Caledonia (14-1-0-1)

2. Hamilton (10-4-2-0)

3. Niagara Falls (9-3-2-1)

4. Thorold (8-6-2-0)

5. St. Catharines (8-5-1-0)

6. Buffalo (4-10-1-1)

7. Pelham (4-9-0-2)

8. Welland (3-11-1-0)

9. Fort Erie (2-11-0-2)

SPECIAL TEAMS

POWER PLAY PERCENTAGE: 1. 25.97% St. Catharines 2. 24.69% Niagara Falls 3. 18.03% - Welland
PENALTY-KILL PERCENTAGE: 1. 93.06% St. Catharines 2. 91.94% Niagara Falls 3. 91.01% Caledonia

SCORING LEADERS: Points: 27 - Andrew Bruno (Niagara) Goals: 13 - Carson Edwardson (St. Catharines), Michael Barker (Buffalo), Joel Mazzilli (Caledonia) Assists: 18 - Matthew Riva, Andrew Bruno (Niagara Falls)

GOALIE LEADERS: Wins: 7 - Justin Easter (Hamilton) GA..A: 1.65- Blair Coffin (St. Catharines) Saves: 376 - Nicholas Kidd (Welland)

TOP PERFORMANCES: Points: 5 - Nicholas Rubino (Thorold) vs. Fort Erie Goals: 3 - Riley Sutherland (Thorold) vs. Fort Erie  Assists: 3 - Cam Lightfoot, Nicholas Rubino (Thorold) vs. Fort Erie Saves: 43 - Nick McGowan (Pelham) vs. Niagara Falls 

MIDWESTERN CONFERENCE

The Kitchener Dutchmen are the GOJHL’s hottest team and currently boast a five-game winning streak that dates back to Oct. 11. Kitchener posted 4-3, 6-2 and 2-1 wins over Listowel, Stratford and Elmira last week to improve their record to 10-3-1-1. Despite the hot streak, the Dutchmen haven’t been able to pull too far ahead of the Elmira Sugar Kings who are just behind one point, in second place in the Midwestern Conference. Listowel lost each of their three games last week, but remain the Midwest’s third place  team. Fourth-place Cambridge lost their only game and sit in fifth in the conference, one point back of the Cyclones. Stratford, Brampton and Brantford continue to make up the Midwest’s 5-7 seed, while the Waterloo Siskins are in last in the conference. The Siskins have struggled out of the gate but earned wins over Brampton and Brantford last week, increasing their point total to seven points. 

STANDINGS (Oct. 22, 2019)

1. Kitchener (10-3-1-1)

2. Elmira (10-2-0-1)

3. Listowel (9-4-0-1)

4. Cambridge (9-4-0-0)

5. Stratford (6-6-1-2)

6. Brampton (5-9-1-1)

7. Brantford (3-10-0-2)

8. Waterloo (3-9-1-0)

SPECIAL TEAMS

POWER PLAY PERCENTAGE: 1. 23.16% - Kitchener 2. 23.08% - Cambridge 3. 20.78% - Elmira 

PENALTY-KILL PERCENTAGE: 1.92.86% - Kitchener 2. 90.00% - Listowel 3. 88.00% - Elmira

SCORING LEADERS: Points: 30 - Sean Kawalec (Kitchener)  Goals:  14 - Sean Kawalec (Kitchener) Assists: 19 - Jeremy Goodwin (Elmira) 

GOALIE LEADERS: Wins: 8 - Lucas Patton (Kitchener)  GAA:  1.61 - Greg Brassard (Elmira) Saves:  302 - Owen Porter (Brampton)

TOP PERFORMANCES:  Points: 4 - Dawson Garcia (Kitchener) vs. Stratford  Goals: 3 - Andrew Reynolds (Brampton) vs. Brantford, Shaun General (Brantford) vs. Brampton, Sean Kawalec (Kitchener) vs.Stratford Assists: 4 - Dawson Garcia (Kitchener) vs. Stratford Saves: 39 - Owen Porter (Brampton) vs. Brantford

WESTERN CONFERENCE

The London Nationals lead the Western Conference through eight

weeks and followed up a 4-3 overtime loss to St. Marys with a big 10-4 win over the Sarnia Legionnaires. In the win over the Legionnaires, forward Michael Boushy tallied five points, Cal Davis added four helpers and Max Vinogradov posted a hat trick. The Leamington Flyers enter this week in second place and they’re riding a three-game winning streak. Two points for the Flyers this week would tie the Nationals for first place at 25. The St. Marys Lincolns split their games last week and remain the West’s third seed.  LaSalle, Chatham and Strathroy held onto their respective position in the conference standings while the St. Thomas Stars took over the seventh place with a big win over St. Marys. Sarnia fell from seventh to eighth but are still holding onto the league’s top power play which is firing at 26.76 per cent. 

STANDINGS (Oct. 22, 2019)

1. London  (12-1-0-1) 

2. Leamington (11-2-0-1)

3. St. Marys (9-3-1-1)

4. LaSalle (7-4-1-2)

5. Chatham (6-6-1-2)

6. Komoka (5-5-1-1)

7. Strathroy  (4-6-2-2)

8. St. Thomas (3-8-0-2)

9. Sarnia (3-7-1-2) 

SPECIAL TEAMS

POWER PLAY PERCENTAGE: 1. 26.76% - Sarnia 2. 23.08% - London  3. 21.82% - Leamington

PENALTY-KILL PERCENTAGE: 1. 86.49% - St. Marys 2. 85.29% - Komoka 3. 83.05% - St. Thomas

SCORING LEADERS: Points: 30 - Maddux Rychel (Chatham) Goals: 12 - Dylan Weston (Leamington), Maddux Rychel (Chatham) ​Assists: 19 - Cal Davis (London)

GOALIE LEADERS: Wins: 7 - Bryce Walcarius (London), Sami Molu (LaSalle) Saves: 355 - Sami Molu (LaSalle) G.A.A: 1.74 - Kyle Curtin (St. Marys) 

TOP PERFORMANCES: Points: 5 - Michael Boushy (London) vs. Sarnia  Goals: 3 - Max Vinogradov (London) vs.Sarnia Assists: 4 - Cal Davis (London) vs. Sarnia Saves: 42 - Jacob Knowles (Sarnia) vs. Strathroy

GOJHL STANDINGS - Oct. 22, 2019

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