U18 BB Huron Heat win gold at Woodstock Wildcats' tournament

BY SHAWN LOUGHLIN

This weekend, the U11 HL and U13 HL Huron Heat teams will be in Wilmot to take part in the annual Kyla Kowalik Tournament, while the U11 A Heat will be in New Tecumseth for the annual ODR Winter Classic.

 

Play for the U11 HL team begins on Friday morning against the host Wilmot Wolverines, while, that afternoon, the U13 HL team will play Woolwich. That evening, the U11 A Heat will play the Hamilton Hawks to open their tournament.

 

The next day, play continues for the U11 HL Heat with games against the Waterloo Ravens and the Lakeshore Lightning. The U13 HL Heat will play the host Wilmot Wolverines and North Simcoe that day, in addition to taking part in a skills competition that afternoon as a bonus to tournament play. In New Tecumseth, the U11 A Heat team will play the Sudbury Lady Wolves and Mississauga Hurricanes with their eyes on Sunday play.

 

On Sunday, Jan. 12, the Huron Heat will host their annual U7 Jamboree in Clinton at the Central Huron Community Complex with games being played from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

 

In regular season play this weekend, the U18 C Heat will play the Mitchell Meteors on the road tonight, Jan. 10. On Saturday, the U15 C Heat will play the St. Marys Rock, the U13 A team will play the Bluewater Hawks, the U9 C team will play the Lambton Attack and the Senior team will play Seaforth, all on the road, while the U9 B Heat will host the London Devilettes and the U11 C Heat will play the Central Perth Predators, both in Seaforth, and the U18 BB Heat will welcome the Owen Sound Ice Hawks to Clinton.

 

The next day, the U9 B Heat will play an exhibition game with the Sarnia Lady Sting on the road, the Senior team will host the Woolwich Wild in Hensall and the U18 C Heat will welcome the St. Marys Rock to Seaforth. The U13 A Heat will play the Panthers in St. Thomas and the Senior C team will play Monkton, also on the road.

 

Next week, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, the U9 B Heat will host the Grand River Mustangs in Brussels and the U15 A Heat will play the Sabres in South Huron.

 

Then, on the weekend of Jan. 17-19, the U9 C, U11 C and U13 C Heat teams will all head to Belmont to take part in the annual B.A.D. Tournament. On Friday, Jan. 17, the U9 C team will open play with games against the Mount Forest Rams and St. Marys Rock, while the U13 C Heat will play the Upper Maitland Mustangs and Parkhill. 

 

The U11 C Heat will also open play on Friday, facing the Wingham 86ers and the Central Perth Predators that day, followed by Saturday, Jan. 18 games with the Sarnia Lady Sting and the Tillsonburg Lightning. Also on Saturday, the U9 C team will play the St. Thomas Panthers and the Upper Maitland Mustangs, while the U13 C Heat will play the Lambeth Lancers. The next day, the U13 C team will play another Lambeth Lancers team as the tournament extends into Sunday play.

 

On Thursday, Jan. 9, the U13 C Heat played the Central Perth Predators on the road and the U15 C Heat welcomed Lucan/South Huron to Brussels, but scores were not available at press time.

 

Looking back, the weekend of Jan. 3-5 was a good one for the U18 BB Heat, who won gold at the 27th annual Woodstock Wildcats Tournament, defeating the hosts in the finals on Sunday afternoon by a score of 3-2.

 

Tournament play for the Heat on Friday at noon against those same Woodstock Wildcats, ending instead in a 3-2 win for the Wildcats, followed by a 1-1 tie with the Bluewater Hawks later that night.

 

The next day, the Heat posted their first win of the tournament, a 2-0 shutout over the Ilderton Jets, followed by a 3-2 win over the Bluewater Hawks later that night. That earned the team a spot in the finals, which the Heat used to beat the Woodstock Wildcats by a score of 3-2 to claim tournament victory.

 

Also that weekend, the U13 B Heat were in Sarnia for their regional Silver Stick Tournament. The girls played in the first game of the tournament on Thursday, Jan. 2, posting a 3-3 tie with the Wallaceburg Lakers, followed by a 5-0 victory over Team Wyoming later that night.

 

However, the next afternoon, the team lost to the Ann Arbor Biggby team by a score of 5-0, followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the North Durham Blades later that night, ending their tournament.

 

In regular season action on Sunday, Jan. 5, the U11 A Heat lost to Bluewater at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre by a score of 2-1 and the U13 HL Heat beat the Mooretown Lady Flags, also in Brussels, by a score of 4-1.

 

Also that day, the U9 B Heat played the Devilettes in London and the Senior C team hosted the Upper Maitland Mustangs in Brussels, but scores for those games were unavailable at press time.

 

On Jan. 4, the U11 HL Heat lost by a score of 1-0 to the South Huron Sabres on the road, while the U13 HL Heat lost by a score of 2-1 to the Mooretown Lady Flags, also on the road. The U15 C Heat welcomed the Mitchell Meteors to Goderich, but lost that game by a score of 5-0.

 

The U11 A Heat hosted the St. Thomas Panthers in Blyth, the U9 HL Heat played the Aces in Stratford, the Senior team played the Lucknow Sepoys on the road, the U9 B Heat played the Woolwich Wild, also on the road, and the U9 HL and U9 C Heat teams played a pair of Sabres teams in South Huron, but scores for those games were unavailable at press time.

 

On Jan. 3, the Senior C team played Milverton on the road, but a score for that game was unavailable at press time.

 

Jumping back to late 2024, on Dec. 29, the U13 A Heat beat the London Devilettes by a score of 1-0 and the U15 B Heat lost to South Huron/Lucan by a score of 1-0, both in Clinton, while the U13 B Heat beat the South Huron Sabres by a score of 2-0 and the U13 HL Heat beat Lucan/Ilderton, also by a score of 2-0, both in Brussels.

 

The U9 C and U9 HL Heat teams played a pair of Jets teams in Ilderton, with the U9 C Heat’s game being played as part of the regular season and the U9 HL team’s game being played as an exhibition.

 

On Dec. 28, the U11 C Heat played to a 1-1 tie with the South Huron Sabres on the road, while the U13 C Heat lost to the Twin Centre Hericanes in Blyth by a score of 2-0. The U9 B Heat played the Wilmot Wolverines, the U9 HL team played the Central Perth Predators and the U9 C Heat team played the Lucan Irish, all in Seaforth, but scores were not kept for those games.
Then, back before the holiday break, the U13 A Heat beat the South Huron Sabres in Clinton by a score of 2-1. The U11 HL Heat lost to the North Middlesex Junior Stars on the road by a score of 2-1 and the U11 A Heat played to a 1-1 tie with the South Huron Sabres in Clinton.

 

Also that day, the U13 B Heat lost by a score of 2-0 to the Central Perth Predators on the road and the U18 C Heat beat the Lucan Irish on the road by a score of 2-1. The Senior C team played Monkton at the Brussels arena, but a score for that game was unavailable at press time.

 

One day earlier, the U15 C Heat lost to the Central Perth Predators by a score of 4-1 in Goderich, the U13 C Heat beat the Central Perth Predators by a score of 5-0 in Blyth and the U11 C Heat beat the Stratford Aces on the road by a score of 7-3.
The U11 HL Heat lost to the Lucan Irish by a score of 3-2 in Seaforth, the U15 A Heat lost to the Chatham Crush on the road by a score of 2-0, the U13 B Heat beat the Rams in Mount Forest by a score of 2-1, the U13 HL Heat beat Lucan/Ilderton on the road by a score of 1-0 and the U18 BB Heat beat the Guelph Junior Gryphons in Clinton by a score of 7-0.

 

Also that day, the U9 B Heat played the Guelph Junior Gryphons and the U9 C and HL teams played two Lambeth Lancers teams, all in Seaforth, but scores were not kept for those games.

 

On Dec. 19, the U18 C Heat ended their game with the South Huron Sabres in Blyth tied at one.