Huron Heat teams heading to Exeter, Guelph for tournaments this weekend
BY SHAWN LOUGHLIN
This weekend, four Huron Heat teams will head south to Exeter for the annual Pink on the Rink tournament, while two teams will move east to Guelph for that association’s annual tournament.
The U9 HL Heat will begin play in Exeter on Friday morning with a game against the Central Perth Predators and then tangle with the Bluewater Hawks later that afternoon, while the U9 C Heat will play the St. Marys Rock and the Lucan Irish on that first day of the tournament.
Still in Exeter, the U15 C Heat will play the Ilderton Jets before a game with the South Bruce Blades. Meanwhile, the U11 C Heat will play the Sarnia Lady Sting and the Wingham 86ers on Friday.
In Guelph, the U13 A team will open on Friday with games against the Ayr Rockets and the host Guelph Junior Gryphons, while the U15 A Heat, also in Guelph, will first play the host Guelph Junior Gryphons and then the Mississauga Chiefs.
On Saturday, the U9 HL Heat will play the Lucan Irish in the hopes of continuing on, while the U9 C team will play the Bluewater Hawks that morning as well. Later that day, the U9 HL team will play the Ilderton Jets and the U9 C team will play the Wingham 86ers.
Also that day, the Huron Heat will play the Bluewater Hawks in their last scheduled tournament game before the playoff rounds begin.
The U13 A Heat will play the St. Catharines Junior Badgers, the U15 A Heat will play the North Simcoe Capitals and the Ancaster Avalanche and the U15 C Heat will play the West Oxford Inferno.
In regular season action on Saturday, the U9 B Heat will play the Waterloo Ravens in Seaforth and the U11 HL Heat will play the West Oxford Inferno on the road. The U13 HL Heat will play the Mooretown Lady Flags on the road, the U18 C Heat will play the Wolverines in Wilmot, the U15 B Heat will play the Rock in St. Marys, the Senior C team will play the Wilmot Wolverines on the road and the U18 BB Heat will host the Brantford Ice Cats in Clinton.
On Sunday, the U9 B Heat will play the Roadrunners in Cambridge, while the U15 B Heat and the U7 Heat will host the Saugeen Shores Storm and the London Devilettes, respectively, both in Clinton.
In Brussels, the U13 B Heat will host the Kincardine Kinucks and the Senior C team will play Elma Logan, while the U18 C Heat will welcome the Mitchell Meteors to Seaforth. On the road, the Senior team will play the Twin Centre Hericanes and the U18 BB Heat will play the Walkerton Capitals.
On Monday, Dec. 9, the U13 C Heat will play the Twin Centre Hericanes on the road, the U18 C Heat will play the Ilderton Jets on the road on Dec. 10 and the U11 HL Heat will play the South Huron Sabres in Blyth on Dec. 13.
Also that day, the U9 HL Heat will begin play in the Meagan Byers Tournament in Mount Forest and the U18 C Heat will play in their annual Silver Stick regional tournament being held in Saugeen Shores, beginning with a game against the Kincardine Kinucks that afternoon.
Looking back, on Dec. 1, the U15 C Heat lost to the Stratford Aces on the road by a score of 3-0, the U15 A Heat lost to the Bluewater Hawks, also on the road, by a score of 8-0 and the U18 BB Heat ended their game with the Aces in Stratford in a scoreless tie.
Also that day, the U13 B Heat beat the Mount Forest Rams in Brussels by a score of 4-1 and the U13 HL team beat the St. Thomas Panthers, also in Brussels, by a score of 2-0.
The U13 C Heat lost to Ilderton/Lucan on the road by a score of 1-0 and the U15 B Heat tied the Walkerton Capitals on the road at one and the U18 C Heat beat the London Devilettes in Seaforth by a score of 1-0. The Senior C team played Milverton in Brussels and the Senior team played Seaforth in Hensall, but scores for those games were unavailable at press time.
On Saturday, Nov. 30, the U13 A Heat beat the Windsor Wildcats on the road by a score of 1-0, the U15 A Heat lost to the South Huron Sabres by a score of 5-2, the U18 C Heat ended their game with the Wildcats in Windsor in a scoreless tie, the U15 B Heat lost to the Kincardine Kinucks, also on the road, by a score of 4-2 and the U18 BB Heat in Brantford to play the Ice Cats by a score of 3-0.
In Blyth, the U13 C Heat beat the South Huron Sabres by a score of 3-0 and the U11 C Heat, in Seaforth, beat the Stratford Aces by a score of 4-1. The U9 C and U9 B Heat teams played two Lambton Attack teams in Seaforth and the U9 HL Heat played the Central Perth Predators on the road, but scores for those games were not kept.
One day earlier on Nov. 29, the U11 A Heat beat the Kincardine Kinucks on the road by a score of 2-1, while the U15 A Heat lost to the Bluewater Hawks in Hensall by a score of 6-2. On Nov. 28, the U18 C Heat lost to the Central Perth Predators in Blyth by a score of 6-1 and the U15 C Heat lost to the St. Marys Rock in Brussels by a score of 3-1. Back on Nov. 26, the U18 BB Heat lost to the Wilmot Wolverines by a score of 4-1.