Devilettes Tournament, continuing playoffs await many Huron Heat teams

BY SHAWN LOUGHLIN

The weekend ahead will be a busy and exciting one for the Huron Heat organization, between sending teams to the annual London Devilettes Tournament and the continuing playoffs.

 

Today, Friday, Jan. 31, the U9 B and U18 C Huron Heat teams are heading south to London for the annual Devilettes Tournament. The U9 B team will open that day with games against the Oakville Hornets and host London Devilettes, while the U18 C Heat will first play the Woodstock Wildcats and then the host London Devilettes.

 

The next day, the U7 team will head to Ayr for that community’s annual one-day Jamboree. Also on Saturday, the U9 B Heat will continue tournament play in London with games against the Stoney Creek Sabres and the Burlington Barracudas, while the U18 C Heat will play the Twin Centre Hericanes.

 

The only regular season game on the docket for Jan. 31 is a home game for the U15 A Heat in Hensall against the Woodstock Wildcats. The next day, however, the Senior team will be in Kitchener to play the Lady Rangers, the U9 C team will host the Lucan Irish in Seaforth, the U11 A Heat will play the Kinucks in Kincardine, the U13 A Heat will play the Lady Sting in Sarnia, the Senior C team will play Monkton on the road and the U18 BB Heat will host the Brantford Ice Cats in Clinton. 

 

Also that day, there are a number of playoff games on the schedule, including the U15 C Heat hosting Lucan/South Huron in Goderich, the U11 C Heat welcoming the Lambeth Lancers to Seaforth and the U13 C Heat heading to Wilmot to play the Wolverines.

 

In playoff action on Sunday, Feb. 2, the U15 B Heat will play the Kitchener Lady Rangers in Clinton, the U13 B Heat will play the Central Perth Predators in Brussels, the U13 C Heat will play the Stratford Aces, also in Brussels, the U11 C Heat will play the Wildcats in Woodstock, the U13 HL Heat will play Lucan/Ilderton in Lucan, the U11 HL team will play the Central Perth Predators on the road, the U15 C Heat will play Lucan/South Huron in Lucan and the U15 B Heat will play the Central Perth Predators on the road.

 

In regular season action that day, the Senior team will welcome the Woolwich Wild to Seaforth, the Senior C team will play Belmore in Brussels, the U9 C Heat will play the St. Thomas Panthers on the road, the U11 A Heat will host the Kincardine Kinucks in Clinton, the U15 A Heat will play the Bluewater Hawks, also in Clinton, the U18 BB Heat will play the Junior Gryphons in Guelph and the U13 A Heat will welcome the Bluewater Hawks north to Clinton.

 

The playoffs will continue through the week, with the U13 C Heat making their way to Woodstock for a game with the Wildcats on Monday, Feb. 3. That’s then the last game on the schedule until the following weekend, when the U13 A, U15 A and U18 BB Heat teams will make their way across the border to Buffalo, New York for a tournament.

 

Looking back, on Sunday, Jan. 26, the U15 B Heat won their playoff game with the Kitchener Lady Rangers in Clinton by a score of 1-0. In regular season action, the U13 A Heat tied the Windsor Wildcats at one in Clinton, the U11 A Heat tied the London Devilettes at one on the road, the U15 A Heat lost to the Lakeshore Lightning by a score of 7-2 in Clinton and the U9 B Heat beat the Bluewater Hawks by a score of 4-2 in an exhibition game on the road.

 

Also that day, the U18 BB Heat played the Aces in Stratford, the U9 C Heat played the South Huron Sabres on the road, the U13 A Heat played the Windsor Wildcats in Clinton, the Senior team played the Huron Cats in Hensall and the Senior C team played Monkton on the road, but scores for those games were unavailable at press time.

 

One day earlier, the U11 HL Heat won their playoff game with the South Huron Sabres on the road by a score of 1-0. In other playoff action, the U11 C Heat lost to the London Devilettes in Seaforth by a score of 3-0, the U15 B Heat ended their game with the Central Perth Predators, also in Seaforth, in a scoreless tie, the U18 C Heat tied the Wildcats in Woodstock at one and the U15 B Heat beat the Rock in St. Marys by a score of 1-0.

 

In regular season action that day, the U18 BB Heat beat the Waterloo Ravens on the road by a score of 3-1, the U11 A Heat tied the South Huron Sabres at two on the road and the U9 B Heat tied the Grand River Mustangs at two, also on the road.

 

On Thursday, Jan. 23, the U11 C Heat lost their playoff game with the South Huron Sabres by a score of 2-1 on the road.
On Jan. 28, the U11 C Heat were scheduled to host a playoff game with the South Huron Sabres and the U9 B Heat was to be in Wilmot to play the Wolverines in regular season action, followed by a Jan. 30 playoff game between the U15 C Heat and the Ilderton Jets in Brussels, but scores for those games were unavailable at press time.