Three Huron Heat teams make B.A.D. Blazers Tournament semi-finals

BY SHAWN LOUGHLIN

Over the weekend, the U11 C Huron Heat fell in the semi-finals of the annual B.A.D. Blazers Winter Tournament, losing by a score of 2-0 in the second-to-last round to the Wingham 86ers, the eventual tournament champions.

 

The team opened its tournament the same way it ended it, with a 2-0 loss to the Wingham 86ers, this time on Friday morning. Later that day, however, the Heat beat the Chatham-Kent Crush by a score of 4-0.

 

The next day, the locals shutout the Sarnia Lady Sting by a score of 3-0 and the Tillsonburg Lightning by a score of 5-0, earning the team a spot in the semi-finals.

 

The U13 C Huron Heat also made it to the semi-finals in their bracket of the annual B.A.D. Tournament, opening play on Friday with a 2-0 win over the Upper Maitland Mustangs, followed by a 2-1 loss to the Parkhill Stars.

 

The next day, the Huron Heat drew to a scoreless tie with one of the two Lambeth Lancers teams in the tournament, before losing to the second Lancers team by a score of 1-0 in the semi-finals. That Lancers team, again, would go on to win the tournament, winning the all-Lambeth championship game by a score of 1-0 over their fellow Lancers.

 

In the U9 C division of the B.A.D. tournament, the Heat also found their way to the semi-final round, losing there to the Sarnia Lady Sting by a score of 2-1.

 

The team opened its tournament play with a 6-0 loss to the Mount Forest Rams, the eventual tournament winners, followed by a 1-0 win over the St. Marys Rock and a 2-1 win over the St. Thomas Panthers. 

 

The girls would beat the Upper Maitland Mustangs by a score of 4-0 before their 2-1 loss to Sarnia in the semi-finals.
In regular season action over the weekend, the U15 A Heat hosted the London Devilettes in Clinton on Sunday, but fell by a score of 5-0. Also in Clinton, the U11 A Heat played to a 1-1 tie with the South Huron Sabres, while the U18 BB Heat lost to the Ice Hawks in Owen Sound by a score of 4-0.

 

On Saturday, the U18 BB Heat lost to the Stratford Aces in Clinton by a score of 4-0. The U15 A Heat lost to the Woodstock Wildcats on the road by a score of 5-1 and the Senior team played the Huron Cats in Howick, but a score for that game was unavailable at press time.

 

The U13 HL Heat won their playoff game with the Central Perth Predators on the road by a score of 5-0, while the U9 B Heat beat the Kitchener Lady Rangers on the road by a score of 2-0. The U9 HL Heat played the Ilderton Jets in Seaforth that day, but a score was not kept for that game.

 

In the lone game on Friday, the Senior C team played Belmore on the road, but a score for that game was unavailable at press time.

 

Back on Monday, Jan. 14, the U9 B Heat played to a scoreless draw with the Grand River Mustangs in Brussels, while the U15 A Heat lost by a score of 6-1 to the South Huron Sabres on the road.

 

Looking ahead, on Saturday, Jan. 25, the U11 HL team will have a playoff game with the South Huron Sabres on the road, while the U9 B Heat will play the Grand River Mustangs on the road and the U11 A Heat will play the Sabres in South Huron.

 

Playoff games continue that afternoon and into the evening. The U11 C Heat will host a playoff game with the London Devilettes and the U15 B Heat will play the Central Perth Predators in the playoffs, both in Seaforth, while the U18 C Heat will be on the road for a playoff game with the Woodstock Wildcats and the U15 B Heat will head to St. Marys for a playoff game with the Rock.
The U18 BB Heat will be in Waterloo for a regular season game with the Ravens that night.

 

On Sunday, Jan. 26, the U15 B Heat will host the Kitchener Lady Rangers in Clinton for a playoff game, while regular season games will be played between the U13 A Heat and the Windsor Wildcats in Clinton, the U11 A Heat and the London Devilettes on the road, the U15 A Heat and the Lakeshore Lightning in Clinton, the U18 BB Heat and the Stratford Aces on the road and the U9 C Heat and the South Huron Sabres, also on the road.

 

Later that day, the U13 A Heat will play the Windsor Wildcats in Clinton, the Senior team will play the Huron Cats in Hensall and the Senior C team will play Monkton on the road.

 

On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the U11 C Heat will welcome the South Huron Sabres to Seaforth for a playoff game, while the U9 B Heat will play the Wilmot Wolverines on the road. Then, on Jan. 30, the U15 C Heat will host a playoff game with the Ilderton Jets in Brussels.

 

On Thursday, Jan. 23, the U11 C Heat played a playoff game with the South Huron Sabres on the road, but the score was unavailable at press time.