Heelis Is Hoping to Shine in Memorial Cup Spotlight
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11 SPORTS & LEISURE May 3, 2011 Tuesday, Press, Independent & Free Heelis is hoping to shine in Memorial Cup spotlight By EAMONN MAHER “Even in minor hockey, I played Staff Writer a lot of games at the Hershey Cen- tre and it’s going to be a lot of fun The five-year junior hockey ca- playing in front of all my family and reer of Georgetown’s Liam Heelis friends. I’ve been getting tons of is about to finish where it all got (ticket requests) already.” started. Heelis has five goals and five as- Heelis, 20, began in Tier II Jr. sists, along with 24 penalty minutes A with the Mississauga and a +7 plus/minus rat- Chargers in the 2006-07 ing, in 15 playoff match- campaign, and now the es with the Attack this Owen Sound Attack over- spring, following a ca- age forward will play out reer-best 20 goals and 33 his eligibility on the Cana- assists during the regu- dian Hockey League’s big- lar season. gest stage, the four-team He dispelled any no- Memorial Cup, to be held tion that the OHL fi- at Mississauga’s Hershey nal will be meaningless Centre May 20-29. since both teams have The Attack shocked already qualified for the most Ontario Hockey Memorial Cup, point- League observers by win- ing out that hockey-mad Holding back the Waters ning the West Conference supporters in the Scenic title for the first time in City are anxious to raise Justine Rodrigues (left) and Georgetown Rebel teammate Holly Bigg try to slow down the franchise’s 22 years their first-ever league Christ the King’s Nicole Waters during their Halton Secondary School Athletic Association in Owen Sound last week, LIAM championship banner. senior girls’ soccer matchup last Thursday at GDHS. The Rebels led 2-0 at halftime on beating the two-time Me- HEELIS The Majors are 12-1 goals by Bigg and Lindsay Poulton on a windswept afternoon before Waters connected morial Cup champion so far in the post-season for four second-half strikes in the Jaguars’ 4-2 triumph. The two teams are scheduled to Windsor Spitfires four and finished the regu- meet again Thursday at GDHS starting at 3:15 p.m. Photo by Eamonn Maher games to one. lar campaign as the CHL’s second- With the victory, Owen Sound ranked club behind the St. John Sea moves on to face the East Confer- Dogs. Bulldogs handed second loss ence winner Mississauga St. Mi- “Mississauga’s a really strong Last year, during their run to a the lineup. chael’s Majors in the best-of-7 OHL defensive team that plays a boring Founders Cup Canadian Jr. B cham- They’ll need all the ammunition championship series starting tonight game systematically and we have a pionship, the Halton Hills Bulldogs they can muster as the Bulldogs will (Tuesday), and because the Majors similar-style team in that we’re tight didn’t lose their fi rst regular season take on the 3-1 Oakville Buzz this are hosting the Memorial Cup, the checking and can roll all four of our contest until June 3, compiling a 12-0 Thursday in their home opener begin- Attack earned an automatic berth lines,” Heelis added. mark up to that point. ning at 8 p.m. at the Alcott Arena. into the weeklong tournament as “People say we don’t have the ex- In 2011, the ’Dogs already have Against the Gaels, who led 7-5 af- the OHL representative. perience to compete with a team like two losses in the standings after tak- ter 40 minutes and then outscored the The champions from the Quebec that, but the criticism has been with ing a 12-5 trouncing Thursday night visitors 5-0 in the third period, Halton and Western leagues will round out us all year. I think the Toronto Star in Bowmanville against the Claring- Hills goal scorers were Brandon Clel- the tourney. had us ranked 16th or 17th out of the ton Green Gaels in a rematch of the land, Connor Sellars, Dylan Gilbert, “My mom (Adele) and I were talk- 20 teams at the beginning of the year, 2010 Ontario Lacrosse Association Jr. Tyler Ferreira and Chris Haynes. ing about how much of a coinci- not even making the playoffs. We’re B Eastern Conference fi nals, won by Ferreira (3), Sellars (2), Pete Laid- dence it is, that I started out in Jr. out to prove those people wrong.” Halton Hills in a fi fth-and-deciding law (2), Connor Brown (2), Jayson A with Mississauga and now it’s all Another Georgetown resident, game. Crawford (2), Michael Licata (2), going to come to an end in the same Justin Rasmussen, is in his rookie The 2-2 Bulldogs rebounded with a Bradley Kri and Blake Kenny tallied place— hopefully with us winning season with the Majors but hasn’t 15-4 triumph Saturday in Orillia over in the win over 0-5 Orillia. it all,” said the 6-foot-1, 195-pound seen any playoff action so far. the Kings as coach Blaine McCauley’s The ’Dogs will also host the 2-0 Heelis, who joined the Attack last The 18-year-old centre had a goal side begins to get some school-com- Gloucester Griffi ns Saturday at 7:30 summer after three seasons with the and an assist in 14 regular-season mitted and injured players back into p.m. OHL’s Peterborough Petes. appearances. LEASELEASE FORFOR NEXTN GENERATION NEXT GENERATION 20122 CIVIC SEDAN* 2012 CIVIC COUPE* $ % ** 2012 Civic. 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