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BALL HOCKEY SHOTS
In this Issue…
Avalanche … one of
the greatest Minor
teams to ever play
Complete scores from
Minor Championships
Update on the 2014
Western Canadian
Minor championships
in Langley, BC
Final numbers in for
2014 Alberta Minor
Provincials in our city
5 of our players drafted
by W.H.L. clubs
Minor League Crowns its Champs
Official Newsletter of Minor Ball Hockey Association of Edmonton Issue #4 … June 26, 2014
DID YOU KNOW…
There are 3 current NHL’ers who
have played in the Ball Hockey
Edmonton league. They include
> Tyler Ennis (Buffalo Sabres)
> Jared Spurgeon (Minnesota Wild)
> Mark Fistric (Anaheim Ducks)
Fistric is still playing ball hockey
in the city this season, playing in
Ball Hockey Edmonton Men’s.
Minor League Champs
2014 Season
MAJOR DIVISION CHAMPS
> “A” Division … Red Wings
> “B” Division … Chiefs
> “C” Division … Oilers
> “D” Division … Highlights
INTERMEDIATE DIVISION CHAMPS
> “A” Division … Xtreme
> “B” Division … Edmonton Kings
> “C” Division … Pistons
> “D” Division … Flyers
MINOR DIVISION CHAMPS
> “A” Division … Jr. UK Nats
> “B” Division … Pistons
> “C” Division … Sharks
> “D” Division … Oilers
ATOM DIVISION CHAMPS
> “A” Division … Red Wings
> “B” Division … Saints
> “C” Division … Canadians
> “D” Division … Kings
NOVICE DIVISION CHAMPS
> “A” Division … Crushers
> “B” Division … Arrows
> “C” Division … Red Dogs
> “D” Division … Canadians
The 2014 version of our “Minor Championship Weekend” was a very entertaining
one. We had it all … several close games, some high-scoring games, and plenty of
thrilling overtime games were all on the menu. At the end of the weekend, the league
crowned 20 champions new champions, as each age level had A-B-C-D champs.
Minor Ball Hockey Association of Edmonton ran a total of 75 games over the 4 day
City Championships. All games were played at the West Soccer Centre, and all
teams were guaranteed a playoff spots. Just prior to the start of the playoffs, there
was a final re-tiering of teams. We then split the teams into the 4 levels of play, and
there was an A-B-C-D level in each age group. Once games started, it was obvious
that we were in for a treat at many of the age levels. The teams put on quite a show!
Of the 75 games that were played,
27 them were decided by a single
goal. That’s over 1/3 of the games
that went down to the wire. We also
had 5 games go into overtime, and a
couple really stood out. In the
Atom-B semi-final, it took almost 4
full OT periods before the Young
Retro Oil knocked off the Crushers
7-6. In the Minor-C semi-final, the
Sharks beat the Saints 3-2 in a game
that was decided in 3 overtimes.
The most thrilling game on Champ-
ionship Sunday was the Novice A
final. The Crushers edged out the
Maple Leafs 2-1 in the 2nd period
of overtime. On Sunday, 10 of the
20 championship games played
were decided by a single goal.
That’s 1/2 of the games that went
down to the wire. It made for some
thrilling games.
The fans came out in a big way. The
stands were packed and trying to
get a parking spot was a very big
challenge. Thanks to all the parents,
grand-parents, and siblings that
showed up and made a lot of noise
and cheered the kids on.
A big thanks to all our volunteer
coaches, assistants, and all team
Managers for their help this year.
Without you these kids would not
be able to enjoy ball hockey!
DON’T FORGET ABOUT OUR WEBSITE...
Just because the Edmonton spring-summer ball hockey
season is over, doesn’t mean that our website won’t be
updated. Keep checking out the official website of Minor
Ball Hockey Edmonton … we will have updates from the
Minor Western Championship, from Junior Nationals,
general information stories about ball hockey, and news
about our fall-winter league that starts up in October.
The address of our website is:
www.edmontonminorballhockey.com
JULY OFFICE HOURS…
We have cut back our office hours for July. The hours are
listed below. A reminder that our head office is located in
the administration area of the West Soccer Centre…
> Tuesday & Thursday … open 6:00pm to 9:00pm
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5 BALL HOCKEY PLAYERS DRAFTED BY W.H.L. TEAMS
Thanks to Norm Spitzer for the following information…
Recently we had 5 local ball hockey boys who were
selected in the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft. All
of these boys play ball hockey in our Intermediate “A”
division. Congratulations to the following young men:
> Matt Wedman (Xtreme) … Seattle, 2nd round pick
> Ryan Anderson (Xtreme) … Everett, 5th round pick
> Peter Kope (Blackhawks) … Pr. George, 5th round pick
> Marco Pasemko (Blackhawks) … Pr. George, 9th round pick
> Kyle Dronyk (Oilers) … Swift Current, 6th round pick
CAMERON HUGHES HAS BIG HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
A long time ball hockey player who has been with us for
many years, has a bright hockey future ahead of him.
Cameron Hughes, 17 years old, is off to play college
hockey in the USA this fall. He has a hockey scholarship
at the University of Wisconsin, after a couple of good
years in the AJHL. Some hockey scouts said that if
Cameron was draft eligible this year, he might have been
a late first-round pick. He will be drafted in 2015, and if
he continues his play, he will be a high draft pick. Maybe
the Edmonton Oilers would be interested? Cameron, who
played with the Red Wings Major team this past season,
is a very polite and respectful young man. We wish him
all the best in the future … good luck Cameron!
Minor Ball Hockey Association of Edmonton - League Information …
AVALANCHE WERE A GREAT
LOCAL BALL HOCKEY TEAM
One of the best local Minor teams of all
time were the Avalanche Club. Their many
league titles, and success at both the Minor
Westerns & Nationals are very impressive.
This group of kids started playing together
in 1998 in the Atom level. Co-coaches were
Peter Small and Brian Devlin, who created
the team with their own kids, some family
members, and close friends. It didn’t take
them long, as they claimed their first city
title in 1999, as Edmonton “Atom” level
champions. Along the way they won 5 City
titles, 4 Western Canadian gold medals, and
a gold & bronze medal at Junior Nationals.
2 current NHL’ers played with the Avalanche
team for all 10 years that their team was
together in the Minor program. TYLER ENNIS
of the Buffalo Sabres and JARED SPURGEON of
the Minnesota Wild started off as young ball
hockey players, and they stuck with the team
until the team moved up into Men’s league
play. But the team did not revolve around
these 2 young talented players. Coaches
Peter & Brian made sure that all kids had
equal floortime. They were great with the
kids, and they taught them how to play the
game. Devlin & Small were great BH players
themselves, and they passed on their
knowledge to their kids … the results are
evident that did a great job with them!
11629-149 street
780-452-8877 Proud to support Minor Ball Hockey Edmonton
ONLY 2 EDMONTON TEAMS ARE OFF TO MINOR WESTERNS
About a month ago, it looked like there could be 4 Edmonton and 3 Medicine Hat teams participating in the 2014 Western Challenge Cup. As of this week, there will only be a total of 2 Edmonton teams carrying the Alberta flag at the Western Championships held for Minor teams.
The Edmonton Blackhawks & the Edmonton Maple Leafs will be going to Langley, B.C. to play. Very disappointing that so many Alberta teams dropped out at the last minute. The future of the Western Challenge Cup is in doubt, as B.C. Minor teams keep making the trip when Westerns are in Alberta, but our teams are not going to British Columbia to play. Our local Minor Executive has a big off-season challenge, to try and figure something out to solve the problem.
It would be very devastating to lose these Championships … they have been around for 14 years and to just not have them would be a great shame. Let’s hope a solution can be found, for the sake of the kids!
2014 Minor Western Championships … “Western Challenge Cup”
EDMONTON TEAMS HAVE WON 24 WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Under 19 Champions
> Edmonton Blues: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
> Edmonton Avalanche: 2006, 2007
> Edmonton Red Wings: 2013
> Edmonton Rockets: 2001
> Edmonton Trojans: 2000
Under 17 Champions
> Edmonton Xtreme: 2005, 2009, 2013
> Edmonton Red Wings: 2011
> Edm. Roadrunners: 2007
Under 15 Champions
> Edmonton Xtreme: 2007, 2010
> Edmonton Blackhawks: 2013
> Edmonton Avalanche: 2003
> Edmonton Blues: 2001
Under 13 Champions
> Edmonton Xtreme: 2011
> Edmonton Avalanche: 2002
> Edmonton Royals: 2003
> Edmonton Stars: 2005
Under 11 Champions
> Edmonton Oilers: 2005
38 TEAMS WILL ATTEND THE 2014 WESTERN MINOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Even though the attendance from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba will be almost non-existent, the 2014 Western
Challenge Cup will have a good showing of teams. A total of 38 teams will play in the 5 age groups, to try and claim
the title of being the best Minor team in Western Canada. The 5 age groups that will be playing at the Westerns are
U-19, U-17, U-15, U-13, and U-11.
- Valley Minor Ball Hockey (BC) - Surrey Minor Ball Hockey (BC)
- Metro Vancouver Minor Ball Hockey (BC) - Victoria Minor Ball Hockey (BC)
- Delta Minor Ball Hockey (BC) - Ridge Meadows Minor Ball Hockey (BC)
- Richmond Minor Ball Hockey (BC) - Tri-Cities Minor Ball Hockey (BC)
- Edmonton Minor Ball Hockey (AB)
Langley Minor Ball Hockey has stepped up and their league will be hosting the event. The Western Challenge Cup
Championships will run during the week of July 17-18-19-20. They will be using a total of 4 rinks to run the event, and
they have some good volunteers who have been working on this tournament since early January of this year. On
behalf of Minor Ball Hockey Association of Edmonton and our 2 teams attending, we thank the Langley league and
their volunteers for putting this event on. There will be over 700 kids who will benefit from your hard work!
THANKS TO MINOR
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
& OTHER VOLUNTEERS
Thanks goes out to the people who
make Minor Ball Hockey Association
of Edmonton what it is. All of the
volunteer’s who are on the board,
other volunteers who have helped out
this year, contract staff, and our
Rink Supervisors. Thanks to all for
doing what you do, as you all make
this league a better place for all
the kids!
MINOR EXECUTIVE
-President … Jeff Romaine
-V.P. Financial … Brian Backstrom
-V.P. Operation … Guy Lunnin
-Director … Shirley Ford
-Director … Tim Clarke
-Director … Wayne Kirton
CONTRACT STAFF
-Tech. Director … Craig Miller
-Referee Assignor … Mike Fisher
-Assistant Assignor … Kim Fisher
-Timekeep Assignor … Randy Layetzke
–Office Support … Shirley Ford
-League Manager … Steve Posavec
-League Helper … Adam Posavec
RINK SUPERVIORS
-Cassandra Nader
-Pat Nelson
-Valora Conroy
–Kimberly Fisher
-Linda Romaine
OTHER VOLUNTEERS & HELPERS
-Norm Spitzer … High Performance Scout
-Adam Posavec … Pre-Novice Operations
-Steve Posavec … Pre-Novice Organization
–Cynthia Posavec … Pre-Novice Snacks
-Stacey Kirton … General helper
REFEREES & TIMEKEEPERS
To all of our Referees & Timekeepers,
for your dedication and hard work, we
sincerely thank-you. We could not run
this league without your help!
ALBERTA PROVINCIALS WILL HAVE 31 TEAMS
The final numbers are in, and there will be a total of 31 Minor teams
playing at the Alberta Minor Ball Hockey Provincials. The 31 teams
ties the 2013 all-time high number of teams participating at the
Minor Provincials. There are 4 different age groups at Provincials,
and that includes 17-U, 14-U, 12-U, and 10-U. There are both “A”
and “B” levels in each age category, so 8 sets of medals will be given
to the top 3 teams in each group. The teams are coming from 4
Alberta leagues … Edmonton Minor Ball
Hockey, Medicine Hat Minor Ball Hockey
League, Calgary Minor SuperLeagues, and
the Sherwood Park Minor Ball Hockey
League. There are 4 other leagues in the
Province (Provost, Lethbridge, St. Albert,
Fort Saskatchewan) but they will not send teams to Provincials. We
hope they can attend the 2015 Provincials. Our local Edmonton Mi-
nor league will be well represented at these 2014 Provincials. We will
have 13 teams playing:
> 17-U … “A” level: Flying Picos
> 17-U … “A” level: Lightning
> 17-U … “B” level: Saints
> 14-U … “A” level: Blackhawks
> 14-U … “B” level: Oilers
> 14-U … “B” level: Kings
> 14-U … “B” level: Sharks
> 12-U … “A” level: Jr. UK Nats
> 12-U … “A” level: Maple Leafs
> 12-U … “B” level: Pistons
> 10-U … “A” level: Retro Oilers
> 10-U … “A” level: Avalanche
> 10-U … “B” level: Canadians
We wish all our teams the best of luck. In the next issue of our local
newsletter, we will have results and the full story from the 2014
Alberta Minor Ball Hockey championships!
EDMONTON SOCCER FACILITIES
Wishes all teams playing in the
Minor Ball Hockey Association of Edmonton,
a successful and safe season in 2014!
To book practices at any of our facilities, please call us
at
780-413-6493 — extension #1
COMPLETE SCORES FROM EDMONTON’S CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND
MAJOR “A”
QF - Xtreme 7-3 over Tigers
SF - Red Wings 8-1 over Xtreme
SF - Lightning 4-1 over Flying Picos
FIN - Red Wings 8-1 over Lightning
MAJOR “B”
QF - Oil Kings 7-4 over Crushers
SF - Chiefs 6-1 over Pistons
SF - Saints 9-4 over Oil Kings
FIN - Chiefs 2-1 over Saints
MAJOR “C”
QF - T-Rex 5-1 over Avalanche
QF - Eagles 4-3 over Flyers
QF - Cougars 2-1 over Canadians
QF - Oilers 4-2 over Soldiers
SF - Oilers 9-3 over Eagles
SF - Cougars 3-2 over T-Rex
FIN - Oilers 2-1 over Cougars
MAJOR “D”
SF - Highlights 6-3 over Rockets
SF - Rangers 4-1 over Maple Leafs
FIN - Highlights 5-2 over Rangers
INTERMEDIATE “A”
SF - Xtreme 5-0 over Red Wings
SF - Blackhawks 8-1 over Sharks
FIN - Xtreme 2-1 over Blackhawks
INTERMEDIATE “B”
QF - Saints 2-1 over Mighty Ducks
QF - Kings 4-2 over Oilers
SF - Bruins 9-2 over Saints
SF - Kings 4-0 over Edmonton Kings
FIN - Kings 5-1 over Bruins
INTERMEDIATE “C”
QF - Jets 3-2 over Canadians (OT)
SF - Oil Kings 7-1 over Jets
SF - Pistons 7-1 over Stars
FIN - Pistons 1-0 over Oil Kings
INTERMEDIATE “D”
SF - Maple Leafs 7-0 over Soldiers
SF - Flyers 1-0 over Arrows
FIN - Flyers 5-4 over Maple Leafs
MINOR “A”
QF - Stingers 5-2 over Red Dogs
SF - Jr. UK Nats 5-0 over Stingers
SF - Wolves 9-4 over Soldiers
FIN - Jr. UK Nats 3-2 over Wolves
MINOR “B”
QF - Retro Oilers 8-1 over Arrows
QF - Tigers 4-3 over Rockets
QF - Bruins 5-1 over The Leafs
QF - Pistons 3-2 over Kings (2OT)
SF - Retro Oilers 7-0 over Tigers
SF - Pistons 2-0 over Bruins
FIN - Pistons 3-2 over Retro Oilers
MINOR “C”
QF - Flyers 3-0 over Crushers
QF - Sharks 4-0 over Jets
SF - Stars 5-2 over Flyers
SF - Sharks 3-2 over Saints (3OT)
FIN - Sharks 7-3 over Stars
MINOR “D”
QF - Oilers 3-0 over Pandas
SF - Oilers 4-2 over Blackhaws
SF - Maple Leafs 3-2 over Canadians
FIN - Oilers 5-4 over Maple Leafs
ATOM “A”
SF - Red Wings 5-4 over Xtreme
FIN - Red Wings 7-4 over Avalanche
ATOM “B”
QF - Oilers 7-5 over Sharks
SF - Saints 7-6 over Oilers (OT)
SF - Yng. Retro Oil 7-6 over Crushers (4OT)
FIN - Saints 4-3 over Young Retro Oil
ATOM “C”
QF - Maple Leafs 7-0 over Pandas
QF - Arrows 2-1 over Jets
SF - Canadians 10-3 over Arrows
SF - Rockets 8-4 over Maple Leafs
FIN - Canadians 5-3 over Rockets
ATOM “D”
FIN - Kings 8-1 over Stingers
NOVICE “A”
QF - Maple Leafs 3-2 over Stingers
QF - Sharks 7-2 over Oilers
SF - Crushers 6-1 over Sharks
SF - Maple Leafs 8-1 over Rockets
FIN - Crushers 2-1 over Maple Leafs (2OT)
NOVICE “B”
SF - Arrows 10-4 over Kings
FIN - Arrows 5-2 over Jets
NOVICE “C”
FIN - Red Dogs 6-4 over Pandas
NOVICE “D”
SF - Stars 5-1 over Saints
FIN - Canadians 5-2 over Stars
Contact us at ...
Minor Ball Hockey Edmonton
17415-106 a avenue
Edmonton, T5S-1M7
(780) 944-4090, ext.#2
e-mail) minorBHoffice@shaw.ca
Visit us on our website at www.edmontonminorballhockey.com
Our office hours in July are:
TUESDAY’s & THURSDAY’s
open 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Minor Fall & Winter League … starts in mid October REGISTRATION WILL START EASRLY AUGUST @ Minor Ball Hockey Office
MINOR TEAMS WHO MOVED INTO
MEN’S LEAGUE HAVE HAD SUCCESS
Over the years that we have had a minor program,
there have been several hundred kids who have
moved up as individuals to play in the Men’s
program. We have also had full teams who have
moved up as well.
Many of those teams have done well in the Men’s
league … some had instant success, while other
teams have taken a few season’s to get there. The
most successful group would have to be the Blues …
they moved up to Men’s and won a Tier 2 Provincial
championship in their first try. That Blues team
changed names and became the Capitals. Moving up
to Division 1, they had a very good team for a
couple of seasons, but in 2010 they really put it
together and became Tier One champions.
Currently in the Men’s league, there are several
teams that either moved up from the Minor league
as a whole team, or teams who have groups of Minor
league grads. Over the years, some of these teams
have actually had great success after they have
moved up to Men’s league play. The list and the
division they won are listed below:
> Capitals … 2010 won Division 1
> Avalanche … 2007 & 2008 won Division 2
> Mustangs … 2012 won Division 3
> Soldiers … 2013 won Division 4
> Rangers … 2004 won Division 3
> Highlights … 2006 (Div.6) & 2008 (Div.5)
> Predators … 2000 (Div.5) & 2006 (Div.6)
> Schooners … 2003 (Div.10)
> Oil Demons … 1995 (Div.06)
PLAY SOME BALL HOCKEY & HELP OUT THE FOOD BANK! A program called “Five Hole For Food” will take place on the streets of downtown Edmonton on JULY 23rd. This initiative is
supported by Canadian Ball Hockey Association, and the “Five Hole” group travels to major cities across Canada to collect
food donations for local food banks. It’s simple … put together a team of 5-7 players, collect some food from players, and come
down to play some fun ball hockey games. There is NO entry fee … you are asked instead to have your team collect food items
to donate. The event will go from 3:00pm to 8:00pm on the blocked off street between the l9brary and the Westin Hotel. CISN
Country Radio will be broadcasting live fro the site, and there will be prize draws & bar-b-que for players. For more info, check
out their website. We wish this group all the best and we hope they collect a lot of food!
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