23 • Friday, February 3, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER • www.insideHALTON.com - FILE PHOTO OAKVILLE BEAVER OAKVILLE BEAVER GOOD MONTH: St. Former Aquinas Thomas student John was Tavares NHL’s the named the for star first of month The January. York New Islanders for scored ward nine goals — including four game-winners added and — 13 in assists 13 January contests. The OakvilleThe bantamVenom girls under-13 started the bas- seasonketball recently by win- ABCning the Magic in Tournament Ancaster. EARLY- SEASON FORM: With more than 30 games remaining this season, Maybe the most impressive stat is Tavares’ plus/ Petria Petria Bent and Gary coach Charvis the Venom, Alfredsson, scored on Detroit’s Jimmy Howard in the the in Howard Jimmy Detroit’s on scored Alfredsson, first period. It was his team’s third goal in a span of 3:13 to erase an early Michalek’s 3-0 delivered deficit. aTavares Milan on net the behind from up set pretty Team 7-7. score the tied again that goal period third Chara went on to win 12-9. career-best year's last approaching already is Tavares points 67 and assists 38 goals, 29 had Tavares totals. in 79 games during his sophomore season. So far this season, the first overall pick in the 2009 entry draft has 22 goals and 31 assists in 49 games. marks minus-16 and minus-15 posting After minus. in his first two is seasons, a Tavares plus-4 this year. Taishawna Taishawna Bent, Megan Ivaniukas, Harton, Marianna Laura Vasquez, Morgan O’Neill, Kiara Zoe Kelley, Shayla Cross, Charvis, Parkinson- Sydney Roberts, Amanda Coughlin, Caroline Szustak and McDonald. Ashley while and Sharon McDonald Debbie Grant manage the squad. Provincial basketball champions in division their champions basketball Provincial Oakville won the ABC Magic Tournament in Members of the team are Stefanija Mrvajevic, St. Thomas Aquinas alumnus John Tavares capped Tavares John alumnus Aquinas Thomas St. The New York Islanders forward finished the work same the with game each approach to try “I game all-star NHL first in his played also Tavares Bantam Venom Ancaster girls Venom title win Bantam last season, the Oakville Venom bantam under-13 girls are off to another good start this year. games. its of all in victories posting recently, Ancaster The Venom clinched gold with a 46-38 overtime vic- tory over Brantford in the championship game. Tavares NHL’s top player in January NHL’s Tavares an outstanding January with two goals assists against the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday. and two to games 13 in points 22 and goals nine with month earn NHL first star of the month honours. Four of his goals were game winners. get “You NHL.com. told Tavares attitude,” and ethic to know the teams you’re go playing and against try just and I what but be, to matchups your expect you And way. that space my create and work hard my off my linemates have been phenomenal, too.” Sunday in Ottawa. Tavares, playing for Team - - Leblanc, Milton “But “But at some gy into winning, or winning, gy into you wouldn’t show on on all values,” he says. you point, show up to win. You a have and up them lace place, in plan game your all out put you marbles and your thoughts and ener Canadian Champion — With files from Steve Steve from — files With “Now, win where? Win in Halton, in Win where? win “Now, Van Landschoot says he has “Come OFSAA, we fall short to “This is an issue that comes up Kokotailo submitted his appli- Today (Feb. 3) is the deadline An HRTO official said he could “I think I have pretty good per up. or win beyond? It would be nice if we could compete beyond.” advocated changing the rule for many years but has been out-voted every time he brings up the issue. at least one He otherhas, however, Halton boys’ hockey coach in his corner. players rep their allow that regions to play high school,” says Bishop Reding coach David Montaya. and our has board been year, every ofdawn the since rule the on stuck time.” cation to the HRTO in October of last year. His accepted, meaning that application the tribu- was nal whether will soon be assessing school high boys’ Halton the not or hockey rule is discriminatory. for the HSSAA to answer to HRTO the regarding Kokotailo’s com- plaint. If the respond HSSAA by does that not deadline would — be shocked “I if the (HSSAA) did not submit a Curtis response,” said in an email — the complaint will be decided claim only. on Kokotailo’s not specifically claim, Kokotailo’s but did say the comment ontribunal strives to majority of its cases within a year. resolve the allow rep players to down boils HSSAA the toin hockey play boys’ badly How question: important one do you want to win? spective as a school teacher. I get the whole picture and I get it value is for life and you want these kids to develop into young men responsible who have perspective
Corpus Christi boys’ hockey coach Carl Landschoot Van “I think I have pretty good perspective as a I get the school teacher. But atwhole picture... some you point, show up to .” win -
Van Van Landschoot says the whole
“I don’t want to disrespect my “One year, we won five - tourna
But Van Landschoot wasn’t able able wasn’t Landschoot Van But “Representatives from the
“We got kids who were on (OHL) (OHL) on were who kids got “We The inflated stu- Notre Dame dominated Halton
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argument argument of whether or not to
school.”
kids were in the halls of our
ning ning the whole thing. And those
bly just one line away from win-
looking at calibre, we were proba-
our our program. But, if you’re just
me and were so invested wholly in
would have gone through a wall for for wall a through gone have would
own roster, because those kids
have won the whole thing.
cessful cessful year but, man, we could
thinking this was a great and suc-
game,” he says. “We walked away
OFSAA and lost the bronze-medal
ments outside of Halton. We got to to got We Halton. of outside ments
if not more.
at at least one OFSAA championship,
what what kept the Irish from winning
at his school. And he believes that’s that’s believes he And school. his at
to recruit to all recruit the top hockey talent
we can have a AA team.”
they’ll they’ll come back to the Eagles so
will you let go? need We to know if
watch watch our tryouts and ask ‘Who
Burlington Eagles would come to
Van Landschoot Van recalls.
against against these prep school kids,”
traveling traveling everywhere and playing
or or (junior A), because we were
ed and elected not to play (AAA rep) rep) (AAA play to not elected and ed
draft lists, and kids who were draft- were who kids and lists, draft
Bulldogs rep programs.
Burlington Burlington Eagles and Burlington
players as possible from the
too, too, was recruiting as many top
tor tor in the dynastic Irish’s run. So,
Corpus Christi was built) was a fac- a was built) was Christi Corpus
(more (more than 1,700 students before
Notre Dame during that time
dent dent population at
naments.
several OFSAA tour OFSAA several
represent represent Halton at
span and went on to to on went and span
that seven-year
championships in
won five regional
bench. bench. The school
ure behind the Irish Irish the behind ure
Landschoot’s Landschoot’s ten-
boys’ hockey during Van
provincial level?
or or do you want to compete at the
competitive within our association, our within competitive
question question begs: Do you want to be
head coach at Corpus Christi. “The “The Christi. Corpus at coach head
Landschoot, Landschoot, now the boys’ hockey no longer level,” says Van
Corpus Corpus Christi coach says Winning Winning also important,