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CUP CHAMPS: The Oakville Blades gather around the Buckland Cup tro- phy after winning the Ontario Hockey Association junior A championship Monday in Newmarket with a 6-1 rout of the Hurricanes. Oakville will com- pete in the Dudley Hewitt Cup next week in Sault Ste. Marie, a tourna- ment that deter- mines the Central Canada represen- tative at the RBC Royal Bank Cup national champi- onships.
JON KUIPERIJ / OAKVILLE BEAVER Blades headed back to Dudley Hewitt Cup By Jon Kuiperij and the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Dan Savelli was rock solid in the Blades net who came back took a lot out of that, and we BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR League champion Abitibi Eskimos for the to record the victory. already had (five guys who won the league right to represent Central Canada at the RBC The lopsided win was Oakville’s third vic- title in 2008). Then we had a bunch of good NEWMARKET — As the old Danish Royal Bank Cup national championships. tory in a row to end the series, following a 3- guys coming in. It was a perfect combina- proverb goes, he knows the water best who Oakville outshot the Hurricanes 41-25 2 win in Game 4 and a come-from-behind 4- tion.” has waded through it. Monday, 31-17 in 3 overtime tri- Newmarket captain Chad Sumsion And the Oakville Blades have waded the first two peri- BUCKLAND CUP OHA JUNIOR A FINAL umph in Game 4. agreed. through plenty of water the past few springs. ods while the game Oakville Newmarket Ingoldsby, part of “Oakville is a good team and obviously Blades vs. Hurricanes Showing the savvy and poise of a team was still in doubt. last year’s team deserved to be here just as much as we did,” that had been there before, the Blades The Blades ripped Game 1 - Newmarket 3 at Oakville 4 that reached the he said. “It was the two best teams in the Game 2 - Oakville 1 at Newmarket 4 claimed their second Ontario Hockey the heart out of Game 3 - Newmarket 3 at Oakville 1 Ontario Junior A OHA. They’ve been here the last three years Association junior A championship in three Newmarket with Game 4 - Oakville 3 at Newmarket 2 Hockey League so they had that experience.” Game 5 - Newmarket 3 at Oakville 4 (OT) years Monday with a 6-1 rout of the upstart two goals in the Game 6 - Oakville 6 at Newmarket 1 final before falling Another edge the Blades held on Newmarket Hurricanes in Newmarket, win- last minute of the to the Kingston Newmarket was depth. ning the best-of-seven series in six games. second period, taking a 4-1 lead into the sec- Voyageurs, said experience was a big differ- The Hurricanes managed to shut down Oakville now advances to the Dudley ond intermission. ence in the series. the opposition’s top scorers during their run Hewitt Cup tournament in Sault Ste. Marie, Steven Guzzo paced the Blades with a hat “It’s never fun losing, obviously, but to the Central Canadian Hockey League title, where it will face the host Thunderbirds, the trick, including two pretty goals in the third sometimes you have to learn how to win,” but that was a lot tougher to do against Superior International Junior Hockey period. Mike Ingoldsby, Ryan Murphy and said the Blades captain, one of many Oakville. Ten different Blades players scored League champion Fort William North Stars Dustin Alcock also tallied for Oakville, while returnees from last year’s squad. “Our guys See Depth page 33
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