Novice-Cobourg wins the Lakeshore Playoffs ¼ final Round Robin and will play Ajax in the Semi Finals

                                    Sat, Feb 20^th     Cobourg 3                    Quinte West 2

                                    Sun, Feb 21^st    Cobourg 0                    Quinte West 0

                                    Tues, Feb 23^rd Cobourg 5                    Pickering 2

                                    Fri, Feb 26^th      Cobourg 5                    Pickering 2

Minor Atom-Cobourg loses in the Lakeshore Playoffs Semi Finals vs Ajax, 6pts to 3pts. Cobourg out of Lakeshore Playoffs

                                    Game #1           Cobourg 2                    Ajax 4

                                    Game #2           Cobourg 6                    Ajax 1

                                    Game #3           Cobourg 6                    Ajax 6

                                    Game #4           Cobourg 1                    Ajax 3

                                    Game #5           Cobourg 3                    Ajax 4

Major Atoms-Cobourg wins Lakeshore Playoffs Semi Finals vs Clarington and now move on to Lakeshore Finals. Waiting for opponent to be determined.            

                                    Game #1           Cobourg 4                    Clarington 2

                                    Game #2           Cobourg 0                    Clarington 3

                                    Game #3           Cobourg 3                    Clarington 2 OT

                                    Game #4           Cobourg 3                    Clarington 0

Minor PW- OMHA Semi Finals vs Bradford.

                                    Game #1           Cobourg 2                    Bradford 2

                                    Game #2           Mon.March 1^st 7:30pm in Bradford Bob Fallis Arena

                                    Game #3           Tues. March 2^nd 7:45pm in Cobourg

                                    Game #4           Thurs. March 4^th 7:45pm in Cobourg  

                                    Game #5           Sat. March 6^th 6:00pm in Bradford Bob Fallis Arena

                                    Game #6           Sun. March 7^th 6:00pm in Cobourg Jack Heenan

Peewee-Cobourg out of playoffs

Minor Bantam-Cobourg out of the Lakeshore Playoffs

Bantam-Lakeshore Playoff Semi Finals vs Ajax

                                    Game #1           Cobourg 5                    Ajax 0

                                    Game #2           Cobourg 2                    Ajax 0

                                    Game #3           Cobourg 2                    Ajax 3  OT

                                    Game #4           Tues, March 2^nd 9:15pm in Cobourg

                                    Game #5           Friday, March 5^th 7:15pm in Ajax ACC 4

Minor Peewee Schedule

Peewee Schedule

Getting invited to the International Silver Stick was the easy part for Cobourg’s Diemo Machining Minor Atoms but once in Newmarket it was all business. 

Opening the tournament against Woodstock set the tone early.  While Cobourg displayed a good team effort, the Minor Atoms found themselves on the losing end of a 4-0 game.  Being a Wildcard invitee certainly removed some of the pressure from the team however they were determined to have a better showing the following day.        

In the second game Cobourg faced a very motivated Atlanta Fire hockey club.   The Jr. Cougars drove to the net, battled in the corners, protected the lead and outscored the opposition 8-2.  Both Cougar goalies, Nik Oliva and Zac Carman played very well, allowing just a single goal each.

Facing the host team Newmarket during the third game, the Jr. Cougars needed a tie or a win to advance and they would settle for the former.  The 2-2 tie and a 1-1-1 record, through three round robin games, was enough for a birth into the semi finals against the Wellington Fusion on Saturday morning. 

Wellington had posted an impressive 3-0 record during the first two days of play with wins against Orillia, Stoufville and Nickel Centre.  Despite playing very well and limiting offensive opportunities Cobourg’s Silver Stick Tournament came to an end with a 2-0 loss.  “Finishing among the top four is an accomplishment the team needs to be proud of and celebrate” said Head Coach Blaine Johnson.  “They did exactly what the coaching staff asked of them, compete hard, give 100% and have fun doing it!  You can’t ask for more then that.”

The Woodstock Jr. Navy Vets were crowned 2009/2010 International Silver Stick Champions with a 2-0 win over the Wellington Fusion on Sunday a.m.

Finishing just behind the Uxbridge Stars in the regular season standing meant if the Jr. Cougars were going to sweep the series they would have to do it playing 2 out of 3 games out of town; And that is exactly what they did. 

In Game 1, the Cougars opened the scoring within the first 30 seconds of play but would be held scoreless until the extra period.  With very little time remaining Uxbridge tied the game and forced overtime. Karissa Hoskin proved to be the OT hero when she scored her second goal of the night giving Cobourg a 2-1 win and a 1-0 lead in the best of 5 series. Nik Oliva played excellent in goal and the entire team worked hard defensively in an effort to protect the 1 goal lead.

 

Back home for game Game 2 and the Minor Atoms sprung to life early.  Lead by Cooper Yorki’s hat trick and yet another goal by Karissa Hoskin, the Cougars took a hold of the series with a convincing 4-1 win.

While the Stars played an excellent game on home ice during Game 3 of the series, the Atoms were just too strong.  With a two goal game from Joey Dyson including the game winner and a first period goal from centre Brody Fitzgerald, Cobourg won 4-1 and completed the sweep 3-0.

“We expected Uxbridge to give us a good fight and they did,” said Coach Blaine Johnson.  “They are well coached and they have a few guys who can really fly.”  Johnson was pleased with the effort his team showed but knows there is a long way to go in the playoffs. 

The Minor Atoms will face division rivals, the Whitby Wildcats in the second round of the playoffs.  And while the Cougars had a 0-3-0 record through the regular season with Whitby, Coach Johnson believes the team is really beginning to play its best hockey of the season.

Despite losing a heartbreaker in the Cobourg Regional Silver Stick finals, the Diemo Machining Minor Atom Jr. Cougars are heading to the International Silver Stick in Newmarket on January 14-17.  With two wildcard spots up for grabs, the Minor Atoms Cougars where awarded a place in the International tournament and potentially another showdown against arguably the best minor atom team in the province, the Orillia Terriers.

The Minor Atoms performed very well during regional tournament play losing only to Orillia by a single goal in each of the two matchups. Coach Blaine Johnson described their regional play as “outstanding” and is looking forward to seeing how the team can do against the highly skilled competition they will face during the tournament.  “This is an excellent opportunity to prepare for the OMHA playoffs.  We will see some great teams, including Atlanta, Woodstock and the host team Newmarket in our pool.”   

Riding a 4 game winning streak the Cobourg Minor Atom Cougars headed to Fort Erie over the weekend to participate in the GFEMHA Annual Invitational Hockey Tournament.  With a solid 2-1 round-robin record, including impressive wins over Aurora (6-1) and Credit Valley (9-0) the Cougars headed into the semi-final game on Sunday morning against league rival the Whitby Wildcats. 

The Cougars got off to a terrific start leading 3-0 after the opening frame however Whitby battled back in the second period scoring 3 goals in under 2 minutes to tie the game at 3 goals a piece.  With little time remaining in the second period Whitby would take a 4-3 lead and hang on to it until the dying seconds of the third period.  With goalie Nik Oliva pulled and the extra attacker on the ice the Cougars scored with less then 35 seconds remaining in regulation time, sending the game into overtime.  The overtime period did not result in a winner so the teams went to a sudden death shoot out where the Wildcats would complete the comeback win and head to the finals against the host team, the Greater Fort Erie Meteors. 

“I am proud of how our team played” said Head Coach, Blaine Johnson.  “This type weekend is important for their progress as individual players but even more important for their development as a hockey team.  They should be very proud of themselves for their effort.”

The Diemo Machining Minor Atom Jr. Cougars faced a difficult stretch of games in early October.  With four games in seven nights, including a tough home-and-home series against rival Belleville Jr. Bulls, the Cougars were challenged early in the season. 

The first game would see a dominant effort put in by Belleville as they cruised to a 6-1 win over our team at home.  The lone goal coming from the strong solo effort of Liam Boyle once he received the lead pass from Joey Dyson.   

Game 2 of the series would be a different story as Cobourg would travel to Belleville and exact a little pay back on an over confident Belleville team.  Once again Liam Boyle (1 goal) would strike as would Brody Fitzgerald (1 goal), Adam Ostapiak (2 goals) and Matthew Bazinet scored his first of the season as the Cougars went on to win 5-2 at Wally Dever Arena.  Nik Oliva was steady between the pipes and was rewarded with another win.

After splitting the Belleville series the Cougars visited Iroquois Park in Whitby which would prove to be a very exciting 3-2 loss to a well prepared Wildcats team.  Cobourg held the Whitby to just 2 shots during the later parts of the first and start of the second periods.  Goals by Brody Fitzgerald and Joey Dyson tied the game however a late goal by the Wildcats would prove to be the winner in Whitby.

The Minor Atoms capped off their three away game series and got their first look at the Uxbridge Stars.  With second period goals from Cooper Yorki (assist Liam Boyle) and Joey Dyson (assists Liam Boyle, Karissa Hoskins) the game remained tied with only minutes left in the third period.  After getting a big piece of a high wrist shot the puck trickled passed goaltender Nik Oliva to give Uxbridge a late game lead.  Uxbridge would go on to win 4-2.

The Cobourg Minor Atoms turned in a dominating performance as they routed the Pickering Panthers in a 9-0 win in their 2009/2010 season home opener.  Starting goalie Nicolas Oliva faced 2 shots, including an athletic 2 on 1 save in the third period, as the Cougars dominated in the offensive zone for the entire night.  Lead by multi-point nights by Cougar freshmen John O’Rourke (1goal, 1 assist), Adam Ostapiak (1 goal, 1 assist) and Cooper Yorki (1 goal, 2 assists), Head Coach Blaine Johnson was quick to point out that while this game “was a good way to start the season it’s early and we have a long way to go.”  Centre man Joey Dyson added a goal and 3 assists, winger Karissa Hoskin scored her first two goals and picked up an assist, Lance Birney, Kadan Johnson and Liam Boyle all netted a goal each and Brody Fitzgerald tallied 2 assists to help the Cougars earn the convincing win.  “We got off to a slow start offensively but did a good job of limiting Pickering’s chances and the team went to the net with enthusiasm” said Johnson who is optimistic with the potential of this year team.

The CCHL kicked off the 2009-2010 season with a 75th anniversary party.  All of the OMHA rep teams from Novice to Midget came onto the ice last night in a unified force to ring in the new season.

This year SELECT HOCKEY IS STARTING EARLY in Novice, Atom , PeeWee and Bantam divisions PLUS there will be tryouts for the team for the first time as well.

As you can see in previous coaches call email, the coaches will be chosen by September 12th.
The tryouts will then take place the following weekend of September 19th and 20th with times listed below as well. Cost will be $ 10 total per child for the two skates & children are expected to attend both skates.

The children who did not make the team, along with all other registered players, will be expected to attend the evaluation skate for their age groups as well. 

SELECT TRYOUT TIMES

SATURDAY SETPEMBER 19th - PAD TWO
Novice - 3 pm 
Atom -   4 pm
PeeWee - 5 pm
Bantam - 6:30 pm

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20th - PAD TWO
Novice  - 1 pm
Atom  - 2 pm
PeeWee - 3 pm
Bantam - 4:30 pm

EVALUATION SKATES (Novice to Midget - Mite and Tyke players will be contacted by their governor)

Any questions or concerns - please call me or your governor.