Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
Two OHA Graduates Selected in 2013 NHL Entry Draft
Date:08/12/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
Two members of the OJHL champion St. Michael's Buzzers, Matt Buckles (right) and Troy Josephs (left) (photo credit - Shawn Muir/OJHL Images) lived out their dreams this past weekend after being selected at the 2013 NHL Draft held in Newark, New Jersey. The two players drafted was tied for second, with the AJHL, among the CJHL's 13 total picks, behind ...
Jooris the younger living papa’s dream with new Flames contract
Date:08/06/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
The most he ever got paid as a teenager working at a sporting goods store and then at an auto detailing shop was $10 an hour. It wasn't bad money for a kid in high school, but hardly put him on the fast track to the country club or Bill Gates' Christmas card list. So, as he prepared to put his autograph on a contract with the Calgary Flames the other day, he admits his eyes lingered on th...
GOJHL and OHA Announce 2013-2014 Regular Season Schedule
Date:07/30/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
JULY 31 – The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League in conjunction with the Ontario Hockey Association released their schedule for the 2013 season today. The GOJHL schedule consists of 662 games amongst the 27 teams with each team playing a 49 game schedule. Each team will hit the ice for 24 home games and 24 away games with the 49th game being the one Interlock game they’ll play ...
2013 OHA COACHES AND TRAINERS CLINIC A BIG SUCCESS
Date:07/28/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
JULY 29 - The 2013 OHA Coaches Development 1 Clinic as well as the Trainers Level 3 Clinic took place at Wilfrid Laurier this past weekend. Over the course of three days 58 participants at the Coaches Clinic heard presentations from NHL, AHC, OHL as well as a media personality, Bob McKenzie, a TSN Hockey Insider. The Trainers course, which ran July 26 and 27th had participants listening to cours...
COACHES CLINIC DAY 3
Date:07/27/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
JULY 28 - The 2013 OHA Coaches Clinic gets underway this morning at 9am at Wilfrid Laurier University in the Science Building. First up to speak to the group is Kingston Frontenacs Head Coach Jeff Reid, who will speak to the attendees about the importance of running an effective practice. Following Jeff, Seamus Kotyk, Team Ontario U17 Assistant Coach will discuss Developing Young Goalies with the...
OHA COACHES AND TRAINERS CLINIC DAY #2
Date:07/26/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
JULY 27 - The 2013 OHA Coaches Development 1 Clinic and Trainers Level 3 Clinic begin day number two of thier weekend and Wilfrid Laurier University today. The Coaches Clinic will hear presentations this morning from Greg Ireland of the Owen Sound Attack, James Boyd from the Mississauga Steelheads and the Kitchener Rangers Assistant Coach, Mike McKenzie. In the afternoon the group will hear from ...
OHA COACHES AND TRAINERS CLINICS BEGIN TONIGHT
Date:07/25/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
JULY 26 - The Ontario Hockey Association's annual Coaches Development 1 and Trainers Level 3 Clinic's begin this afternoon at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. This marks the seventh year that the OHA has hosted the two clinics at the University. Trainers will participate in their Level 3 Clinic Friday evening until Saturday night. The Coaches clinic will run from Friday afternoon ...
2014 DUDLEY-HEWITT CUP - CENTRAL CANADIAN JUNIOR ‘A’ CHAMPIONSHIP
Date:07/17/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
WELLINGTON – The selection committee made up of representatives from the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) and Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) is proud to announce that the Wellington Dukes will host the 2014 Dudley-Hewitt Cup - Central Canadian Junior ‘A’ Championship from April 29 to May 3, 2014 at the Essroc Arena within the Welllington and ...
Aurora Tigers Head Coach Lands NHL Development Gig
Date:07/17/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
Even teachers are allowed to think big. Not unlike many hockey people, James Richmond has long dreamed of reaching the National Hockey League. He can now officially say he’s arrived. The head coach and general manager for the Aurora Tigers has built a healthy reputation as a teacher in hockey circles, regularly conducting personal and small-group lessons in local rinks. Through the hockey...
FORMER OHA PRESIDENT BRENT LADDS NAMED AS NEW COMMISSIONER OF ALLAN CUP HOCKEY
Date:07/15/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
CAMBRIDGE, ON – Former Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) President Brent Ladds, was announced the new Commissioner of Allan Cup Hockey (ACH) for this upcoming 2013-14 season. At a league meeting held in Cambridge, where the announcement was first made public, outgoing League Chairman Don Robertson ensured the rest of the league’s six teams that this was a positive move for the future d...
OHA Joins Twitter
Date:07/10/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
JULY 11 - The Ontario Hockey Assocation (OHA) has joined the "Twitterver's" by signing up for it's first ever Twitter account online. To follow the OHA on twitter simply follow OHAhockey1. ...
OHA Extends Coaches and Trainers Clinic Application Date
Date:07/01/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
The Ontario Hockey Association will be extending it's deadline for the 2013 Coaches Development 1 Clinic and Trainers Level 3 Clinic to July 15, 2013. The Coaches Clinic takes place from July 26-28th, while the Trainers Clinic will take place on the 26th and 27th. Both clinic's are located in Waterloo in the Wilfrid Laurier University Science Building. Both clinic's are run in ...
OHA MEDIA RELEASE
Date:06/17/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
CAMBRIDGE - At its 124th Annual General Meeting held in Niagara Falls on June 15th, the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) announced the launch of a program that will provide SafeTALK training to teams and their communities across Ontario. SafeTALK training prepares helpers over the age of 15 to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources. SafeTA...
2013 Ontario Hockey Association Annual General Meeting Recap
Date:06/14/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
Niagara Falls, ON. – The Ontario Hockey Association [OHA] held its 124nd Annual General Meeting. This year’s AGM was attended by over 200 delegates. “This meeting in Niagara Falls continued a tradition that has existed for over a century of the OHA getting together to discuss the game, ways to make it better and to celebrate our successes over the past year,” said chairman...
A Showdown of OHA Alumni in the 2013 Stanley Cup Final
Date:06/10/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
JUNE 11 – A spot on a National Hockey League (NHL) roster is something that every player ultimately wants to earn; to live the life of a professional hockey player is the goal for every single skater in the Ontario Hockey Association. Each season the OHA takes a look at its alumni who will be playing in the NHL Final, who will have a chance to hoist the greatest trophy in all of sports, the...
OHA Honours Award Winners at Hockey Hall of Fame
Date:06/06/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
June 7, 2013 – The Ontario Hockey Association took centre stage this afternoon at the Hockey Hall of Fame when they honored their 2012-13 Award winners in the TSN Theatre. The historic 20th year of presentations by the OHA was one that many will not soon forget. Award recipients along with their family, friends and team officials and special guests gathered to celebrate the 2012-13 acc...
OHF To Host HP1 Coaching Program
Date:06/05/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
The Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) will be hosting a High Performance 1 Coaching Program, beginning with in-class sessions on August 24-25, 2013 and September 7-8, 2013 at the Best Western Inn in Milton. The High Performance 1 Coaching Program is an enriched development experience for coaches, which features in-class sessions, a written assignment and a field evaluation. The in-class semin...
MEDIA ADVISORY
Date:06/05/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
The Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) is pleased to announce that the 2013 OHA Award ceremony will be taking place on Friday June 7th at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Among this year’s award winners is OHA Coach of the Year, Michael Peca, who was instrumental in the success of the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Buffalo Jr. Sabres this past season. Other awards being presented at this y...
London wins Sutherland Cup in tough contest against Cambridge, 4-2
Date:05/04/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
The game between the London Nationals and the Cambridge Winter Hawks was tight through all 60 minutes, but in the end London emerged with a 4-2 win, thus taking the title of 2013 Sutherland Cup Champions. The Nationals gained the winning advantage on a goal by Noah Schwartz 15:04 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer. The win by London clinched the best of seven series a...
Cambridge falls to London in overtime, 2-1 (OT)
Date:05/04/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
The London Nationals pulled out a 2-1 (OT) overtime victory over the Cambridge Winter Hawks on a clutch goal by Jeff Bauer. London evened the best of seven series at 3-3 and forced a deciding game seven. Cambridge was stymied by the Nationals netminder Taylor Edwards, who stopped 44 shots during the victory. Edwards managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.41 p...
Minnesota Wilderness win Dudley-Hewitt Cup in OT
Date:05/04/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
NORTH BAY – A Nick Szopinski goal 11:59 into overtime was the difference as the Minnesota Wilderness (SIJHL) edged the St. Michael’s Buzzers (OJHL) 4-3 Saturday in the championship game of the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canada Junior A tournament staged at North Bay’s Memorial Gardens. With the victory the Wilderness will now represent the region at the 2013 Royal Bank Cup C...
Wilderness blank Buzzers at Dudley-Hewitt Cup in North Bay
Date:05/02/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
NORTH BAY – Minnesota Wilderness (SIJHL) goaltender Gordy Defiel registered his second consecutive shutout stopping all 36 shots fired his way leading his team to a 3-0 victory over the previously unbeaten St. Michael’s Buzzers (OJHL) Thursday afternoon at the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canada Junior championship at North Bay Memorial Gardens. Following a 30-minute delay to the st...
Cambridge rolls over London, 4-1
Date:05/02/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
The London Nationals had trouble finding ways to stop the Cambridge Winter Hawks, which beat Nationals, 4-1. After the loss made the series score 3-2 in the best of seven series, London faces elimination next time out. The Nationals' power play was ineffective against Cambridge's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded. The Winter Hawks were paced by Cameron Pentsa...
Pirates Sail Away With Schmalz Cup
Date:05/01/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
MAY 2 – There was certainly no shortage of dramatics last night Picton’s Prince Edward Community Centre when the home town Pirates managed to win two games in one evening. After a decision made by an OHA Committee to replay 19:47 of the third period of game one due to an illegal player participating from the Pirates, the visiting Essex 73’s rolled into town with hopes of extendi...
Buzzers top Trappers to remain unbeaten at Dudley-Hewitt Cup
Date:05/01/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
NORTH BAY – Stephen Pietrobon scored twice to help lead the St. Michael’s Buzzers (OJHL) to a 5-2 victory over the North Bay Trappers (NOJHL) Wednesday evening in day 2 action at the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canada Junior championship being held at North Bay Memorial Gardens. The Buzzers got off to a dream start scoring on their first shot of the game as Pietrobon beat Greg Dodd...
London holds on for 4-3 win against Cambridge
Date:04/30/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
The Cambridge Winter Hawks tried to dig themselves out of a two-goal hole, but the London Nationals held on for a 4-3 victory. London took a 4-2 lead during the third period, only to have Cambridge storm back on a Mitch Klie goal 6:03 into the third period to pull to one goal down. With the win, the Nationals evened the series at 2-2 in the best of seven showdown. London was paced by&...
Buzzers defeat Thunderbirds 4-2 to open Dudley-Hewitt Cup
Date:04/29/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
NORTH BAY – Shane Conacher had a goal and two assists to help propel the St. Michael’s Buzzers (OJHL) to a 4-2 victory over the Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) in opening game action at the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canada Junior championship being staged at North Bay’s Memorial Gardens. It was the Ontario Junior Hockey League champion Buzzers who carried the play for large stints...
London pulls away in second, rolls over Cambridge, 6-0
Date:04/28/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
The Cambridge Winter Hawks was within striking distance after one period, but the London Nationals put the pedal down in the second en route to a 6-0 victory. The win moved London to down 2-1 in the best of seven series. The Nationals' penalty kill excelled, as London gave up zero goals despite allowing seven power plays. The Nationals were led by Aaron Dartch, who had one goal. Dartch...
London falls to Cambridge in overtime, 3-2 (OT)
Date:04/27/2013 Source:Ontario Hockey Association EdMercury
The Cambridge Winter Hawks pulled out a 3-2 (OT) overtime victory over the London Nationals on a clutch goal by Maxime Lamontagne. The win gave Cambridge a 2-0 lead in the best of seven series. The Winter Hawks pulled out the victory even though they were hit with 26 penalty minutes. Cambridge was led by Lamontagne, who finished with one goal. Lamontagne scored 3:35 into overtime to make t...
