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Quebec 4 - Ontario Blue 1
QUEBEC STARTS THE GOOD WAY Saguenay, Que. – Québec satisfied its numerous fans crowded inside the Georges-Vézina Arena in Wednesday’s late game, winning 4-1 in the home province team’s tournament opener. Undoubtedly stimulated by the pre-game ceremonies marking the official opening of the 2011 National Women’s Under-18 Championship, head coach Pascal Dufresne’s team played inspired hockey. Media Gallery | Buy photos at HockeyCanadaImages.ca Ontario Blue got the lead off the stick of Taylor Accursi (Ancaster, Ont.), after a nice rush in the Québec zone. Nicole Martindale (Brooklin, Ont.) contributed the assist to open the game. But by the end of the first, Catherine Dubois (Québec, Que.) evened the score at 1-1 and sent the fans in the stands into a frenzy. Dubois followed up by scoring her second of the night early in the middle frame, giving her team a first-time lead in the game at 2-1 over Ontario Blue. With momentum now in its favour, Québec added two goals in a row from Laurie Mercier (Rouyn-Noranda, Que.) and Sabrina Tremblay (Sherbrooke, Que.) for the final 4-1 win. Québec’s keeper, Ann-Renée Desbiens (La Malbaie Que.), made 16 saves in the victory and faced hard shots between the pipes. Her opponent, Brianna Quade (Newcastle, Ont.), also did a brilliant job, stopping 30 shots total. It was an intense matchup that saw six penalties awarded to both teams. Ontario Blue plays its next game on Thursday (1 p.m. ET) against Saskatchewan while Québec will take on Atlantic (8 p.m. ET) on Day 2 in Saguenay. There are still good seats for both games at the Georges-Vézina Arena, so stop by and check out many of the top women’s players from across the country in action.

Game Information
Game Number	4	Round	Preliminary
Arena	Centre Georges-Vézina	City, Country	Saguenay, Que.
Month / Day / Year	11/02/2011	Time	08:00 PM ET
Attendance		Game Status	Final

Box Score	1	2	3	Total
Quebec (QC)	1	3	0	4
Ontario Blue (ON-B)	1	0	0	1

Goals/Penalties

First Period

Goals: 02:52 ON-B 6 Taylor Accursi (77 Nicole Martindale) 08:34 QC 19 Catherine Dubois (9 Sarah Lefort) Penalties: 09:22 ON-B 19 Cristin Shanahan (Hooking) 12:20 QC 24 Camille Pauck-Therrien (Interference)

Second Period

Goals: 00:45 QC 19 Catherine Dubois (6 Geneviève Bannon) 12:58 QC 7 Laurie Mercier (17 Vickie Lemire, 20 Mélodie Bouchard) 16:29 QC 4 Sabrina Tremblay (16 Ève-Audrey Picard, 13 Alexandra Labelle) Penalties: 00:00 ON-B 25 Jillian Skinner (Bodychecking) 13:13 QC 19 Catherine Dubois (Holding) 13:13 ON-B 94 Leah Buress (Cross Checking) 13:32 QC 9 Sarah Lefort (Stick Infraction)

Third Period

Goals: None Penalties: 00:00 ON-B 74 Lauren Merkley (Roughing) 00:08 QC 6 Geneviève Bannon (Tripping) 02:07 ON-B 7 Emma Woods (Hooking) 09:20 QC 9 Sarah Lefort (Bodychecking) 10:45 ON-B 90 Hannah Bale (Too Many Men) 17:50 QC 20 Mélodie Bouchard (Bodychecking)

Goaltenders
Quebec	30 Ann-Renée Desbiens On 1/00:00
Ontario Blue	29 Brianna Quade On 1/00:00

Shots on Goal	1	2	3	Total
Quebec	7	19	8	34
Ontario Blue	8	4	5	17

Player of the Game
Quebec	19 Catherine Dubois
Ontario Blue	6 Taylor Accursi

ÉQUIPE QUÉBEC L'EMPORTE 4 À 1 Scène nationale Équipe Québec dispute présentement le Championnat national féminin des moins de 18 ans en sol québécois à Ville Saguenay, du 2 au 6 novembre 2011. La formation provinciale a entamé la compétition en force avec une victoire convaincante de 4 à 1 face à l'Ontario Bleu. Les 20 joueuses de l’entraîneur-chef Pascal Dufresne et de ses associés David Morin, Katéri Pelland et Martin Hébert ont déployé un bel effort tout au long du match pour enregistrer un premier gain. Suite à une première période durant laquelle les deux équipes se sont échangées un but de chaque côté, Équipe Québec a explosé au deuxième tiers avec une production de trois buts sans réplique. Une excellente performance défensive du Québec en troisième période confirme le pointage final de 4 à 1. Catherine Dubois s'est distinguée durant la rencontre avec un doublé. Le travail ne fait que commencer pour Équipe Québec. Elles continueront leur série de trois (3) matchs en trois (3) jours s’étalant du 2 au 4 novembre, en affrontant les représentantes de l’Atlantique (3 novembre 20h00 H.N.E.) et de la Saskatchewan (4 novembre 20h00 H.N.E.). Suivront ensuite les demi-finales (5 novembre 17h00 et 20h00 H.N.E.), le match pour la médaille de bronze (6 novembre 12h00 H.N.E.) et la grande finale (6 novembre 16h00 H.N.E.). Tous les amateurs sont invités à discuter de la progression et des performances d’Équipe Québec sur la page Facebook officielle du hockey féminin québécois: .www.facebook.com/hockeyquebecfeminin Il est possible de visionner des matchs en direct sur le Web sur le site de FASTHockey au .http://www2.fasthockey.com/login.php Voici la formation de 20 joueses　: # NOM PRÉNOM POS. TIR GR. ÉQUIPE 2010-11 DVISION CLASSE 30 Desbiens Ann-Renée G G 5'10'' Seigneurs de Beaubourg Midget AAM 31 Bélanger Annie G G 5'10'' Harfangs Le Triolet Midget AAM 3 Poirier Kim D D 5'6" Express Richelieu Midget AAF 4 Tremblay Sabrina A G 5'5'' Rapides de l'Estrie Midget AAF 6 Bannon Geneviève A D 5'7" OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA 7 Mercier Laurie A G 5'6" Patriotes Cégep St-Laurent Coll. AAF 9 Lefort Sarah A G 5'8" Stanstead College Spartans Prep School 12 Daoust Catherine D D 5'5" Élites Lac St-Louis Midget AAF 13 Labelle Alexandra A G 5'7'' Broncos Lac St-Louis Midget Espoir 14 Houle Violaine D G 5'4" OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA 16 Picard Ève-Audrey A G 5'4'' Remparts Richelieu Midget AAF 17 Lemire Vickie A G 5'10" Patriotes Cégep St-Laurent Coll. AAF 19 Dubois Catherine A G 5'10'' OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA 20 Bouchard Mélodie A D 5'4'' Lynx Cégep Edouard-Montpetit Coll. AAF 21 Ziadie Chelsea D G 5'3" Hotchkiss Bearcats US Prep School 22 Porlier Laurence A D 5'8" Brewster Academy US Prep School 24 Pauck-Therrien Camille A G 5'2" Lynx Cégep Edouard-Montpetit Coll. AAF 25 Lalancette Stéphanie A D 5'5'' Rebelles Saguenay-Lac St-Jean Midget AAF 26 Bouillon Valérie D G 5'5" Élites de l'Estrie Midget AAF 28 Frazer Abbey D G 5'8" Islanders Collège John-Abbott Coll. AAF Équipe Québec est formée de joueuses nées entre le 1er janvier 1994 et le 31 décembre 1997. Un premier camp s’est tenu les 14 et 15 mai 2011 au Complexe Multisports de Châteauguay. Pour l’occasion, les 58 joueuses invitées étaient divisées en quatre équipes afin de disputer un mini-tournoi. Elles se devaient également de passer une série d’examens physiques et d’assister à des présentations sur le programme d’entraînement. Le nombre de joueuses éligibles s’est ensuite situé à 21 suite aux camps de sélection qui avaient lieu du 11 au 15 juillet au Complexe Sportif Thibault de Sherbrooke, du 6 au 7 août au Cégep St-Laurent et du 2 au 5 septembre à l’aréna du Collège Lionel-Groulx. Consultez régulièrement le www.hockey.qc.ca du 2 au 6 novembre pour toutes les nouvelles concernant les matchs d’Équipe Québec durant son parcours. La formation finale d’Équipe Québec féminine des moins de 18 ans fut annoncée suite au tournoi préparatoire de Nepean au début d’octobre 2011. La relève du hockey féminin québécois d’élite est bourrée de talent. Nous invitons tous les amateurs de hockey de haut calibre à venir assister aux matchs du Championnat national féminin des moins de 18 ans en sol québécois. Vous pourriez y voir évoluer une des futures vedettes de l’équipe nationale féminine! Hockey Québec souhaite BONNE CHANCE à Équipe Québec au Championnat national féminin des moins de 18 ans! À propos de Hockey Québec Hockey Québec est un organisme de régie, fondé en 1976, qui coordonne les activités d’environ 7 000 équipes comprenant 100　000 joueurs disséminés au sein de quelque 250 organisations sportives et qui appuie le travail de près de 50 000 administrateurs bénévoles, entraîneurs et officiels à travers le Québec.　 Pour plus de détails, visitez le site Internet de Hockey Québec.

Le gouvernement investit 375 000 $ sur trois ans dans la Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence du Québec

Le gouvernement investit 375 000 $ sur trois ans dans la Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence du Québec

Le gouvernement du Québec renouvelle son appui à la Fondation de l'athlète d'excellence du Québec en lui accordant une subvention de 375 000 $ répartie sur trois ans. Cet investissement porte à 1,7 million de dollars le soutien gouvernemental apporté depuis 1996 à la Fondation, qui vient en aide aux athlètes-étudiants par l'entremise de bourses.

Revenge is a dish best served cold for hockey Martlets

Oct. 30, 2011


OTTAWA - A day after seeing their 107-game win streak against league opponents snapped, the No.1-ranked McGill women's hockey went hunting for revenge and served notice in a 3-0 road win over the Carleton Ravens, Sunday.



The Martlets had a 49-21 edge in shots but were stymied for 50 minutes by netminder Tamber Tisdale of Red Deer, Alta., who was credited with 46 saves.



McGill finally broke things open in the final 10 minutes. Ann-Sophie Bettez, a senior from Sept-Iles, Que., tallied the game winner on the power-play at 10:09 and sophomore Katia Clement-Heydra of St. Bruno, Que., added another PP marker at 12:02. Kim Ton-That of Beaconsfield, Que., iced the contest with an empty-netter at 19:34.



Charline Labonte of Boisbriand, Que., made 21 saves to extend her CIS record for career shutouts to 39 in 72 regular season games.



"We played with a real sense of urgency -- something that was lacking the other night," said Martlets head coach Peter Smith. "The girls were upset with losing the night before and the key is how you react to adversity. It was almost a new beginning for us today. We wanted very much to do things better and we accomplished that goal. It was a good team win."



The Martlets (4-1) will travel to Syracuse on Nov. 4 to play the NCAA's Orangemen in a non-conference affair.




SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
McGill Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012



SCORING SUMMARY


McGill 3 at Carleton 0

(Sunday, October 30, 2011 - CU Ice House)



GOALS BY PERIOD:
McGill 0-0-3 -- 3
Carleton 0-0-0 -- 0

1st Period-

(No Scoring).



Penalties-

Hillier Mcg (interference), 10:08;

Simpson Car (check to the head double minor), 17:06.



2nd Period-

(No Scoring).



Penalties-

Chartrand Mcg (cross checking), 1:14;

VanderVeen Car (bodychecking), 6:42;

Levesque Car (check to the head), 15:27.



3rd Period-

1, McGill, Ann-Sophie Bettez 2 (Daoust), 10:09 (PP).

2, McGill, Katia Clement-Heydra 7 (Daigneault, Ferrari), 12:02 (PP).

3, McGill, Kim Ton-That 1 (Bettez, Peroff), 19:34 (EN).



Penalties-

Levesque Car (roughing), 2:48;

Ton-That Mcg (slashing), 3:45;

Wegner Car (tripping), 5:06;

Bettez Mcg (check to the head), 6:16;

VanderVeen Car (check to the head dble minor), 9:33;

Hillier Mcg (tripping), 14:26.



Shots on Goal-

McGill 11-19-19 -- 49.

Carleton 8-3-10 -- 21.



Power Play Opportunities-

McGill 2 / 8;

Carleton 0 / 5.



Penalties:

McGill 5/10

Carleton 8/16



Goalies-

McGill, Charline Labonte (W, 4-1-0, 21 shots-21 saves; SHO; 60:00).



Carleton,

Tamber Tisdale (L, 1-3-0, 48 shots-46 saves; 58:53).

Empty net: (1 shot, 1 goal; 1:07)




Referee-Carol Banks.

Linesmen-Megan Lamont, Eric Mainville.



Attendance: 112
Start: 2:00 PM
End: 3:50 PM
Length: 1:50



THREE STARS

1. CAR - 1 Tamber Tisdale
2. MCG - 24 Ann-Sophie Bettez
3. MCG - 54 Charline Labonte

Sunday AA Results

Sunday October 30

Lac St Louis Bantam AA Selects defeat Mauricie at Chateauguay 5-1

Saturday AA Results

Bantam AA Selects defeated the Bantam AA elites 3-1 at Chateauguay

Peewee AA Elites traveled to Marieville to play the Richelieu Remparts and lost 4-2

CIS w.HOCKEY: McGill's 107-game win streak snapped against Carabins‏

MONTREAL – Ariane Barker, a freshman forward from Montreal scored with 71 seconds remaining in regulation time as the visiting Université de Montreal Carabins rallied for a stunning 3-2 victory over No.1-ranked McGill in women’s hockey at McConnell Arena, Saturday.



It marked the Carabins first-ever victory in 15 lifetime meetings with McGill and put an abrupt end to the 107-game win streak that the Martlets had racked up over opponents in the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec conference.



“We certainly lacked urgency in our game today and it jumped up and bit us,” said Peter Smith, in his 12th season as head coach of the defending national champions who hadn’t lost to a conference opponent since a 2-1 setback at Ottawa on Feb. 10, 2007. “We played a good first period but came out a bit complacent in the second and we’re a little less hungry in the third.



“We took a lot of penalties (nine) and playing that way is just not in our culture. The girls were embarrassed by the outcome but we will learn from this and will be better as a result,” he promised.



The Carabins took advantage of an uncharacteristic delay-of-game penalty assessed to the Martlets for not appearing on the ice five minutes before the opening faceoff. Two seconds after the penalty expired, Jessica Gagné tallied her sixth goal in five games to give UdeM a 1-0 lead.



Undaunted, sophomore Leslie Oles of Beaconsfield, Que., netted the equalizer with her fourth of the season at 10:10 and teammate Melodie Daoust, a highly-touted freshman from Valleyfield, Que., gave McGill a 2-1 lead at 17:15.



With the Martlets appearing to be in cruise control, their perfect world was shattered in the final stanza when Montrealer Maude Gélinas tied the game at 2:22 of the final period, igniting a come-from-behind victory.



The shots on net were dead even at 25-25 as Rachel Ouellette, a rookie goaltender from Kirkland, Que., made 23 saves for the win. Charline Labonté, the Canadian Olympian from Boisbriand, Que., was saddled with the loss, only her second lifetime setback in league play. She is now 69-2-0 in 71 career regular season starts over her five seasons at McGill.



The Martlets (3-1) will look to rebound on the road when they play at Carleton (2-1-2) on Sunday at 2 p.m

Monday Peewee AA Action

Peewee elites defeat Peewee Selects 4-2 at Valleyfield Civic Center

Kat in the Hat takes over CIS scoring lead as Martlets stretch streak to 108

Oct. 16, 2011

MONTREAL - Katia Clément-Heydra scored twice and set up another as McGill blanked Ottawa 3-0 in women's hockey at McConnell Arena, Sunday, extending their win streak to 108 games against conference opponents.



It capped a brilliant weekend for the 21-year-old industrial relations sophomore who chalked up a hat-trick two days earlier, in a 6-1 road romp over the Montreal Carabins. She has now taken over the CIS scoring race with seven points in three games, including six goals, three of them game-winners.



Clément-Heydra snapped a scoreless draw with what proved to be the game-winning tally at 12:32 of the second period, then made it 2-0 at 8:32 of the final stanza and set up Ann-Sophie Bettez(former Lakeshore Panther) of Sept-Iles, Que., on the power-play to ice the contest with less than five minutes remaining. Bettez ended up with three points on the day and linemate Mélodie Daoust (former Lac St Louis Select), a freshman from Valleyfield, Que., assisted on the game's first two markers.



McGill thoroughly dominated the Gee-Gees with a lopsided 45-9 advantage in shots on net, including a 21-1 margin in the middle frame. The Martlets played most of the game as if they were on the power-play but were stymied time and time again by goaltender Stéphanie Mercier, a 5-foot-5 freshman from Smooth Rock Falls, Ont., who was making her CIS debut.



McGill veteran Charline Labonté of Boisbriand, Que., needed only nine saves to extend her CIS career record to 38 shutouts in 70 regular season contests. In 153 games overall for the Martlets, the three-time Olympic gold medalist has posted 67 career shutouts.



The Gee-Gees play at Carleton and host Montreal next weekend.



McGill, which owns a 6-2-1 record overall, including a 3-0 mark in conference play, will bring a modest five-game win streak across the border next weekend when they play three games in three nights against NCAA opponents, Oct. 21-23. They take on Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., followed by games against Harvard in Cambridge, Mass., and Brown University in Providence, R.I. The Martlets are 2-2-1 against NCAA teams this season and were 4-4-2 against American institutions last year.



MARTLET MURMURS: On hand to perform the ceremonial faceoff were Canadian Olympians Kim St-Pierre and Catherine Ward, both McGill graduates who won gold for Canada at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and (LAc St Louis girls as well)... The Martlets received their CIS championship commemorative rings in a post-game ceremony at the McConnell Arena Alumni Lounge.



SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

Weekend Action AA League

Saturday
Bantam AA Selects defeated Mistral de Laurentides 6-1


Sunday
Peewee AA Elites lost 4-1 to Rafales de Mauricie
Bantam AA Elites lost 2-0 to Mistral de Laurentides
Bantam AA Selects defeated Canadiennes de Montreal 7-1

Cornwall Tournament Results

Saturday

Peewee Elites fell 1-0 to Cornwall Typhoons
Peewee Selects fell 4-0 to Syracuse Nationals

Neither team progressed to the playoff round

National champs get their just rewards

MONTREAL - A ring ceremony was held at McConnell Arena on Sunday to recognize the national championship won by the McGill University women's hockey team last spring. The Martlets registered an unblemished 33-0 record against Canadian university opponents, including a 27-0 mark in league and post-season play, en route to capturing their third CIS title in four years.



The Martlets have picked up where they left off last season and sit atop the Quebec conference with a 3-0 record, after defeating Concordia, Montreal and Ottawa to extend their wins streak to 108 games against Quebec league opponents.



"For some of you, playing for McGill could be the peak of your greatest experience in hockey," said Drew Love, the executive director of athletics and recreation to the group of assembled players, alumni and families. "For others who have moved on to represent Canada, we're so proud of you."



It's been a Cinderella fairytale for the Martlets, who were arguably one of the worst teams in the country two decades ago but will now be gunning for their sixth straight appearance in the CIS gold medal game.



"We've really been blessed over the years to have a group of great student-athletes who play with class, dignity and cohesiveness," said head coach Peter Smith, who recently became only the second McGill coach in any sport, to reach the 300-win milestone behind the McGill bench. Currently in his 11th campaign, Smith owns a 303-109-31 record in 443 games overall.



"They have a certain culture and legacy that gets passed on from year to year through the great leadership that we have on our teams. But we work very hard at developing that leadership and the girls buy in to what we want to accomplish.



Smith explained that what separates the Martlets from a lot of other teams is a relentless pursuit of excellence, both in the classroom and on the ice.



"The thing I will remember most about the 2010-11 squad is an incredible work ethic in practice,'" he said. "They practiced better than any team that I've coached and the only team that will practice better than them is the team that we have this year," he said, half serious, half jokingly.



"I can only remember two practices last year where we were a little bit subpar over the course of the entire year. I can't imagine a team that was more focused, worked harder and was more competitive in practice, so I give them all the credit."

Les Martlets gâchent la fête

Montréal, le 14 octobre 2011 - L’équipe de hockey féminin des Carabins de l’Université de Montréal s’est inclinée par la marque de 6 à 1 face aux Martlets de McGill lors de son match d’ouverture, vendredi soir, au CEPSUM. Une poussée de quatre buts des visiteuses a mis le match hors de portée des Bleus en troisième période.

Les Martlets ont ouvert le pointage à 05:02 de la première période. En avantage numérique, Katia Clément-Heydra a déjoué la gardienne Rachel Ouellette (Études cinématographiques). Un peu plus de trois minutes plus tard, Clément-Heydra a doublé l’avance des Rouges. Les Carabins se sont ressaisies en deuxième moitié de période et ont créé des occasions de marquer.

« Je crois qu’il y avait un peu de nervosité au sein de l’équipe en début de match et on jouait un peu plus sur les talons, a dit l’entraîneure-chef Isabelle Leclaire. Nous avons vraiment repris du poil de la bête en deuxième période et nous jouions avec beaucoup plus de calme. Nous avons réussi à créer des bonnes chances de marquer. »

Les efforts des Carabins ont finalement été récompensés à la moitié de la deuxième période. Avec l’avantage d’une joueuse, l’attaque montréalaise a bombardé le filet de Charline Labonté. Sur le deuxième retour, alors que Labonté était étendue sur la glace, Casandra Dupuis (Sécurité et études policières) a compté le premier but de la saison des Bleus.

En fin de deuxième période, les représentantes de l’UdeM ont écopé de deux pénalités coup sur coup, donnant même un avantage de deux joueuses aux Martlets. Les Carabins ont néanmoins résisté aux assauts répétés des Rouges pour demeurer dans la rencontre après 40 minutes de jeu.

Une troisième période fatale aux Carabins
Près de deux minutes après la reprise, une rondelle tirée par Leslie Oles a dévié sur le bâton d’une joueuse des Carabins avant de glisser derrière Rachel Ouellette. L’équipe visiteuse a conservé le momentum dans cette période et a continué de bourdonner en zone adverse.

À la septième minute de la période, après que Labonté ait volé un but à Josianne Legault (Déficience intellectuelle), Clément-Heydra a obtenu une échappée avant de battre Ouellette. Mélodie Daoust et Logan Murray ont ajouté deux autres buts pour les visiteuses.

Un hommage pour la première capitaine de l’histoire
Les Carabins ont profité de ce match d’ouverture pour souligner la contribution exceptionnelle de la première capitaine de l’histoire du hockey féminin à l’UdeM, Stéphanie Daneau. Cette dernière a reçu le titre de capitaine honoraire pour la présente saison.

La prochaine sortie des Carabins aura lieu dès samedi à 14h à l’Université Carleton, à Ottawa, pour y affronter les Ravens.

Source : Mathieu Dauphinais, agent d'information sportive

AA League Games This Weekend

Saturday October 15
Bantam AA Selects host Mistral de Laurentides at Westwood Arena 18h30

Sunday October 16
Bantam AA Elites visit Mistral de Laurentides at Boisbriand Arena (Rink 2) at 13h15
Bantam AA selects visit Canadiennes de Montreal at Arena St Louis 15h00

The Peewee AA Selects and Elites are in the Cornwall(Ontario) tournament this weekend. You can follow the progress of the Lac St Louis teams by clicking on the accompanying link.
http://www.eteamz.com/cornwallgirlshockey/files/2011CGHACompStandings.htm

Results from the Cornwall Girls Tournament

(Friday)
Peewee AA Selects defeated Cornwal Typhons 2-1
Peewee AA Elites tied Gloucester Stars 1-1
Clear Ice Cats defeated the Peewee AA selects 2-1
Syracuse Nationals defeated Peewee AA Elites 4-1

Oles scores goals as Martlets win opener, push win streak to 106

Oct. 7, 2011


(LESLIE OLES SETS UP SHOP BEHIND STINGER NET. SHE SCORED A HAT-TRICK IN McGILL'S SEASON-OPENING WIN. PHOTO BY DEREK DRUMMOND)



MONTREAL - Leslie Oles, a sophomore forward from Beaconsfield, Que., scored a hat-trick and added an assist as McGill outlasted Concordia 7-5 in the Quebec university women's hockey league opener at McConnell Arena, Friday.

It was the 106th consecutive victory over conference opponents for McGill and their 38th in a row over the Stingers. Chelsea Saunders added a pair for the Martlets who had a 44-18 edge in shots.

"Oles was great tonight," said Peter Smith, who collected his 301st career victory behind the McGill bench. "She worked real hard to improve her fitness level over the summer and it paid off."

Rounding out the scoring for the Martlets was freshman Ioanna Cagianos and sophomore Katia Clement-Heydra.

McGill netminder Charline Labonté, who has been battling a flu bug all week, was credited with the victory, improving to 67-1 lifetime in regular season play. However, she allowed five goals on 13 shots before being pulled for the first time in her five years with the team.

Five different players scored for Concordia, who trailed 3-1 after one period and 5-2 after two. Catherine Rancourt paced the Stingers with a goal and one assist. Other markers were scored by Alyssa Sherrard, Erin Lally, Audrey Gariepy and Moira Frier.

Goaltender Marie-Pier Remillard-Paquette, a sophomore from Laval, Que., made 37 saves in a losing cause.

McGill (1-0) plays next on Oct. 14 when they travel across Mt. Royal to take on the Montreal Carabins (0-0). The following day, Concordia (0-1) plays at Ottawa (0-0).



SCORING SUMMARY


Concordia 5 at McGill 7


(Friday, October 7, 2011 - McConnell Arena)


GOALS BY PERIOD

Concordia 1-1-3 -- 5
McGill 3-2-2 -- 7



1st Period-

1, McGill, Oles 1 (Ferrari), 11:43 (PP).

2, McGill, Saunders 1 (Moffatt), 13:00 (PP).

3, Concordia, Gariepy 1 14:57.

4, McGill, Cagianos 1 (Hamilton, Daigneault), 16:42.



Penalties-

Peroff Mcg (bodychecking), 0:50;

Moffatt Mcg (bodychecking), 2:20;

Bettez Mcg (tripping), 3:28;

D'Ambrosio Con (hooking), 7:55;

MacNeil Con (tripping), 11:01;

Morand Con (boarding), 11:35;

MacNeil Con (tripping), 19:45.



2nd Period-

5, McGill, Oles 2 (Chartrand, Ferrari), 9:01.

6, McGill, Saunders 2 (Oles), 12:37 (SH).

7, Concordia, Frier 1 13:14 (PP).



Penalties-

Cagianos Mcg (tripping), 11:42;

McGill bench served by Pohlod Mcg (too many men), 15:11;

Bocchia Con (bodychecking), 16:19.



3rd Period-

8, Concordia, Rancourt 1 (Lawton, MacNeil), 6:50.

9, McGill, Clement-Heydra 1 7:02.

10, Concordia, Lally 1 9:12.

11, McGill, Oles 3 10:02.

12, Concordia, Sherrard 1 (Rancourt, Laramee-Paquette), 10:52.



Penalties-

Ton-That Mcg (holding), 4:32.



Shots on Goal-

Concordia 7-3-8-0 -- 18.

McGill 16-14-14-0 -- 44.



Power Play Opportunities-

Concordia 1 / 6;

McGill 2 / 5.



Goalies-

Concordia,

Marie-Pier Remillard-Paquette (L, 0-1-0, 44 shots-37 saves; 60:00).



McGill,

Charline Labonte (start, W, 1-0-0, 17 shots-12 saves, 50:52)

Taylor Salisbury (NA, 1 shot, 1 save; 9:08).



Att-212



Referee- na.





SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

McGill Athletics & Recreation

Voici la liste des joueuses sélectionnées : U18 Equipe Quebec

L’ALIGNEMENT FINAL D’ÉQUIPE QUÉBEC -18 DÉVOILÉ
Scène nationale
Suite au tournoi préparatoire de Nepean qui servait de dernière étape d’évaluation avant les coupures finales, Hockey Québec dévoile la formation d’Équipe Québec des moins de 18 ans de l’entraîneur Pascal Dufresne.




# NOM PRÉNOM POSITION TIR GRANDEUR ÉQUIPE 2010-11 DVISION CLASSE
30 Desbiens Ann-Renée G G 5'10'' Seigneurs de Beaubourg Midget AAM
31 Bélanger Annie G G 5'10'' Harfangs Le Triolet Midget AAM
3 Poirier Kim D D 5'6" Express Richelieu Midget AAF
4 Tremblay Sabrina A G 5'5'' Rapides de l'Estrie Midget AAF
6 Bannon Geneviève A D 5'7" OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA
7 Mercier Laurie A G 5'6" Patriotes Cégep St-Laurent Coll. AAF
9 Lefort Sarah A G 5'8" Stanstead College Spartans Prep School
12 Daoust Catherine D D 5'5" Élites Lac St-Louis Midget AAF
13 Labelle Alexandra A G 5'7'' Broncos Lac St-Louis Midget Espoir
14 Houle Violaine D G 5'4" OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA
16 Picard Ève-Audrey A G 5'4'' Remparts Richelieu Midget AAF
17 Lemire Vickie A G 5'10" Patriotes Cégep St-Laurent Coll. AAF
19 Dubois Catherine A G 5'10'' OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA
20 Bouchard Mélodie A D 5'4'' Lynx Cégep Edouard-Montpetit Coll. AAF
21 Ziadie Chelsea D G 5'3" Hotchkiss Bearcats US Prep School
22 Porlier Laurence A D 5'8" Brewster Academy US Prep School
24 Pauck-Therrien Camille A G 5'2" Lynx Cégep Edouard-Montpetit Coll. AAF
25 Lalancette Stéphanie A D 5'5'' Rebelles Saguenay-Lac St-Jean Midget AAF
26 Bouillon Valérie D G 5'5" Élites de l'Estrie Midget AAF
28 Frazer Abbey D G 5'8" Islanders Collège John-Abbott Coll. AAF

Hockey Martlets open defence of national title tonight, look for 106th consecutive win

MONTREAL -- The defending national champion McGill women’s hockey team will be looking to extend their 105-game win streak against Quebec league opponents when they open up regular season play by hosting the Concordia Stingers tonight. Puck drop at McConnell Arena is 7 p.m. and the game will be webcast live on SSN Canada (www.ssncanada.ca/games).



Head coach Peter Smith has returned for his 12th season and will be looking to post his 301st career victory.



McGill is coming off an unblemished 33-0 record against CIS opponents last year, including a 20-0 mark in the Quebec conference, their fourth consecutive perfect season. The 2011-12 edition features a well-balanced roster with seven freshmen, six sophomores, five juniors and six seniors.



Returning for her fifth season in goal is Charline Labonté, a native of Boisbriand, Que., who owns almost every McGill goaltending record. She has racked up a 66-1-0 lifetime regular season mark in a McGill uniform, with a CIS record 37 shutouts, a 0.64 goals-against average and a .962 save percentage. Her only loss in conference play was a 2-1 decision at Ottawa in her freshman year on Feb. 10, 2007. It also marked the last time that the Martlets have lost to a Quebec league opponent.



On the blue line, the Martlets are anchored by team captain and McGill female athlete of the year Cathy Chartrand of Lac Nominingue, Que., and sophomore Gillian Ferrari of Thornhill, Ont., both former members of the Canadian national team.



Up front, the Martlets are led by fifth-year veterans Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept-Iles, Que., and Jordanna Peroff of Keswick, Ont. Bettez, a former CIS rookie of the year, was voted league MVP in her sophomore season, while Peroff was named CIS tournament MVP at the Nationals last spring. Among the freshmen to watch is highly-recruited Melodie Daoust, a 19-year-old from Valleyfield, Que., who has played with the Canadian U-18 program.



FANS CAN FOLLOW LIVE STATS FOR ALL RSEQ HOCKEY GAMES AT:

http://www.leaguestat.com/qssf/femmes/en/stats/schedule.php







SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

AA schedule for the coming weekend

Saturday
Peewee AA Selects visit the Laval Rebelles 16h00 at guimond Arena
Bantam AA elites host the Canadiennes de Montreal at kim st Pierre 15h15

Sunday
Peewee AA Elites travel to play the Mauricie Rafales 12h00 at St Georges de Champlain Arena
Peewee AA Selects host the Harfangs de Lestrie at Pointe Claire 2 (Annex) 18h30
Bantam AA Selects host LAval rebelles at Guy Scott 10h00

AA Goalie Clinics Commence October 10

Concordia Stingers goalie coach, Dustin Traylen will be starting the Lac St Louis AA girls hockey goalie clinics at NTR, 16h45, Monday October 10, 2011. These clinics are a program setup to compliment the team development process where Dustin will work on goalie skills, the practices will be video recorded and copies will be provided to the teams so that they can see the drills, hear the corrections and, maybe, take the drills that Dustin utilizes in the clinics and bring them to the team practice for further work

"We are very excited about this program, we have wanted to standardize the level of goalie instruction across the "AA" program. Some teams have goalie coaches, some don't and we wanted to make sure that the girls were getting what they needed to be able to grow as players," said Chris Sides Regional Hockey director for Lac St Louis.

"Dustin will also go to games and assess the progress of the goalies as the season goes along, will provide a written evaluation that will show areas of progress and he will jump on the ice to do two practices with our teams throughout the season," Sides continued.

The clinics are scheduled for every second Monday through the season. The fixed schedule will be forwarded to the teams next week and the cost of the program will be included in the team assessments.

3 LAC ST LOUIS LADIES AMONG 4 NATION CUP ROSTER

CANADA'S NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM ROSTER ANNOUNCED FOR 2011 4 NATIONS CUP

CALGARY, Alta. - Hockey Canada announced Monday the 23 players that have been selected for Canada’s National Women’s Team for the 2011 4 Nations Cup, taking place November 9-14 in Nyköping, Sweden.

The 2011 4 Nations Cup roster includes three goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards, who were selected following Canada’s National Women’s Team September Camp/Fall Festival, which took place September 17-25 in Calgary, Alta.


The 2011 4 Nations Cup will bring together the top four women’s hockey countries in the world - Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States for the 16th annual international tournament. Canada’s National Women’s Team has won the gold medal at the 3 Nations Cup/4 Nations Cup a total of 12 times, including last November at the 2010 4 Nations Cup in St. John’s and Clarenville, N.L., and has claimed silver three times.

Canada’s National Women’s Team for the 2011 4 Nations Cup includes:

eleven players who represented Canada at the 2011 IIHF 12 Nations Invitational Tournament in Vierumäki, Finland (Agosta, Apps, Bendus, Birchard, Hefford, Irwin, Kessler, Larocque, Scanzano, Slusar and Wakefield);
eight players who attended Canada’s National Women’s Under-22/Development Team training camp in Rockland, Ont. (Daoust, Fortino, Jenner, McKeough, Poudrier, Poulin, Rougeau and Spooner);
four players who attended the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women’s Camp in Bratislava, Slovakia (Bendus, Birchard, Kessler and Scanzano);
sixteen members of Canada’s National Women’s Team that won gold at the 2010 4 Nations Cup in Clarenville and St. John’s, N.L. (Agosta, Apps, Bendus, Birchard, Hefford, Irwin, Jenner, Johnston, Kessler, Larocque, Poulin, Slusar, Spooner, Szabados, Wakefield and Wickenheiser);
nine members of Canada’s gold medal-winning team from the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. (Agosta, Apps, Hefford, Irwin, Johnston, Labonté, Poulin, Szabados and Wickenheiser).

Defencemen Laura Fortino (Hamilton, Ont./Cornell University, ECAC), Stefanie McKeough (Carlsbad Springs, Ont./University of Wisconsin, WCHA), Cassandra Poudrier (Lachenaie, Que./Dawson College, CEGEP) and Lauriane Rougeau (Beaconsfield, Que./Cornell University, ECAC), along with forward Mélodie Daoust (Valleyfield, Que./McGill University, QSSF), will make their debuts with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2011 4 Nations Cup.

"We’re very excited about the roster we’ve assembled for this year’s 4 Nations Cup," said Dan Church, head coach of Canada’s National Women’s Team. "Our team has a great combination of fresh faces and seasoned veterans, which will be pivotal in developing our player pool, and we can’t wait for them to take to the ice in Sweden to defend Canada’s gold medal."

Church will be joined behind the bench at the 2011 4 Nations Cup by assistant coaches Doug Derraugh (Arnprior, Ont./Cornell University, ECAC) and Danielle Goyette (St-Nazaire, Que./University of Calgary, CWUAA), who also served as assistants with him at the 2011 IIHF 12 Nations Invitational Tournament and 2011 National Women’s Team September Camp/Fall Festival.

"Our goal is to be at the top of our game at the 2011 4 Nations Cup, and then carry that momentum not just into the rest of the 2011-12 season, but into our continued preparation for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games,” said Kalli Quinn, director of female national teams for Hockey Canada. “This event is an important step on our road to both Burlington, Vermont and Sochi, Russia."

The 2011 4 Nations Cup will serve as an evaluation opportunity for Canada’s National Women’s Team coaching staff and Hockey Canada scouts, led by head scout of National Women’s Team programs Melody Davidson.

Following the tournament, all players that attended Canada’s National Women’s Team September Camp/Fall Festival will continue to be monitored with their club teams throughout the 2011-12 season, in order to select those that will represent Canada at the 2012 MLP Cup in Germany in January and the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship in Burlington, Vt., in April.



Follow Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2011 4 Nations Cup at www.twitter.com/HC_TeamCanada, become a fan of Hockey Canada on Facebook for updates from Sweden at www.facebook.com/HockeyCanada and for more information on Canada’s National Women’s Team, please visit www.HockeyCanada.ca.
For more information:
André Brin Director, Communications | Directeur, relations médias

Girls' Hockey Day Lohjan Kisakalliossa 2.10.2011

Sunday AA Results

Peewee AA Selects 0, Elites de L'estrie 11
Bantam AA Selects at Mistral des Laurentides re scheduled as no referees were scheduled

6 LAc St Louis Girls at U18 Camp

the Quebec U18 team participated in the Nepean tournament, september 30 to October 2. The majority of the games were played at the Carleton University Campus Arena, along with a selection of games at the Bell SensPlex in Kanata.

The U18 was defeated in the semi finals by Burlington, 1-0. Here are the results of the U18 team's games

30 septembre 2011

12h55 Pursuit (0) vs Équipe Québec -18 (3)

18h55 Équipe Québec -18 (2) vs Nepean Junior (0)



1er octobre 2011

12h25 Aurora (0) vs Équipe Québec -18 (3)

20h00 Équipe Québec -18 (3) vs Oakville (0)



2 octobre 2011

9h30 Burlington (1) vs Équipe Québec (0)


Following the tournament there remains the following girls including 6 from Lac St Louis. A final roster will be posted later this week.


# NOM PRÉNOM POSITION TIR DDN GRANDEUR ÉQUIPE 2010-11 DVISION CLASSE
30 Desbiens Ann-Renée G G 10-04-1994 5'10'' Seigneurs de Beaubourg Midget AAM
31 Bélanger Annie G G 02-04-1994 5'10'' Harfangs Le Triolet Midget AAM
3 Poirier Kim D D 21-07-1995 5'6" Express Richelieu Midget AAF
4 Tremblay Sabrina A G 03-02-1994 5'5'' Rapides de l'Estrie Midget AAF
6 Bannon Geneviève A D 03-02-1995 5'7" OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA
7 Mercier Laurie A G 09-06-1994 5'6" Patriotes Cégep St-Laurent Coll. AAF
9 Lefort Sarah A G 09-02-1994 5'8" Stanstead College Spartans Prep School
10 Boudreau Mélina A G 30-01-1996 5'2'' Spartans Stanstead College Prep School
12 Daoust Catherine D D 21-02-1995 5'5" Élites Lac St-Louis Midget AAF
13 Labelle Alexandra A G 27-02-1996 5'7'' Broncos Lac St-Louis Midget Espoir
14 Houle Violaine D G 14-02-1995 5'4" OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA
16 Picard Ève-Audrey A G 16-02-1996 5'4'' Remparts Richelieu Midget AAF
17 Lemire Vickie A G 07-02-1994 5'10" Patriotes Cégep St-Laurent Coll. AAF
19 Dubois Catherine A G 29-07-1995 5'10'' OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA
20 Bouchard Mélodie A D 14-05-1994 5'4'' Lynx Cégep Edouard-Montpetit Coll. AAF
21 Ziadie Chelsea D G 14-09-1995 5'3" Hotchkiss Bearcats US Prep School
22 Porlier Laurence A D 16-02-1994 5'8" Brewster Academy US Prep School
24 Pauck-Therrien Camille A G 24-07-1994 5'2" Lynx Cégep Edouard-Montpetit Coll. AAF
25 Lalancette Stéphanie A D 28-09-1996 5'5'' Rebelles Saguenay-Lac St-Jean Midget AAF
26 Bouillon Valérie D G 19-07-1995 5'5" Élites de l'Estrie Midget AAF
28 Frazer Abbey D G 25-07-1994 5'8" Islanders Collège John-Abbott Coll. AAF

Saturday AA Results

Saturday

Bantam AA Selects 0, Bantam AA Elites 0
Peewee AA Elites 2, Elites de L'Estrie 6
Peewee AA Selects 1, Harfangs de L' Estrie 7

McGill’s Moffatt masterful as Martlets corral Catamounts

BURLINGTON, Vt.- Kelsi Moffatt, a freshman rearguard from Pickering, Ont., scored the game-winner midway through the third period and added an assist as McGill rallied for a 3-2 win over the University of Vermont in women's preseason hockey at Gutterson Fieldhouse, Saturday afternoon.



McGill, which outshot the Catamounts by a 25-23 margin, improved to 3-0-1 against Vermont over the last four seasons.



Vermont opened the scoring early in the first period when Delia McNally connected only 71 seconds after the opening faceoff, stepping into a slap-shot at the top of the circle, which beat McGill goaltender Charline Labonté.



The Martlets responded less than five minutes later when veteran defender Cathy Chartrand's shot from the point deflected off the boards to rookie Erika Pyke of Spryfield, N.S., who put it past a sprawling Vermont goaltender Kelci Lanthier.


Vermont struck again on the power play late in the period. Amanda Pelkey centered the puck to Erin Wente in front of the net, Wente fought through her defender and got a quick pass off to Meghan Huertas who beat Labonté with a wrist-shot at 17:45.



The Martlets responded just 32 seconds later when Jordanna Peroff's attempted dump-in from the neutral zone took a strange bounce and found its way past Lanthier to the back of the net, making the score 2-2.



McGill pulled ahead with a power-play goal midway through the final frame. Moffatt took a wrist shot from the point that found the top corner at 9:07 past Lanthier who was screened on the play.



Lanthier recorded 22 saves in her first start and was saddled with the loss.



Labonté, who missed the team's first four preseason contests while attending a national team training camp, stopped 21 shots to earn her second win in as many starts.



"It was nice to have 'Charlie' back in the lineup as she is a big part of the team," said McGill head coach Peter Smith, whose troops also edged St. Lawrence University 2-1 on Saturday in Canton, N.Y. "We really showed up and I was quite satisfied with our play over the weekend. They were both grinder-like games, with neither team giving an inch. It was more like rugby or football than hockey but those type of games are good for our development."



The McGill bench boss also singled out two freshmen as being the sparkplugs in the win over Vermont. "I thought that Pyke up front and Moffatt on the back end both had a breakout game," he said.



Vermont (0-1-1) hosts Rensselaer on Oct. 7 while the Martlets (3-2-1) will open regular season play in the Quebec-based RSEQ conference when they host Concordia on Oct. 7 at McConnell Arena. Puck drops at 7 p.m.



McGill will be looking to extend their 105-game winning streak against Quebec league opponents in addition to a 38-game win streak against the Stingers.

AA Games This Weekend

Saturday
Peewee AA elites are visiting the Estire Elites at St Cyrille at 13h00
Peewee AA Selects are visiting the Estire Harfangs in Sherbrooke at the Complexe sportif Thibault- GM Cadillac
Bantam AA Selects host the Bantam AA elites at 16h45 at Kim St Pierre Rink in Chateauguay

Sunday
Peewee AA selects host the Estrie Elites at 10h00 on the Guy Scott rink
Bantam AA Élites visit the Mistral des Laurentides at 13:15 on the Boisbriand_2 rink

weekend results for AA teams

Sunday Action

Bantam AA Selects opened their season on the road visiting the Richelieu Remparts at Marcel Larocque Arena. The selected defeated the Remparts 4-0

Bantam AA Elites defeated the Canadiennes de Montreal 3-1 at the St Louis Arena. The Elites are now 1-1 on the season.

The Peewee AA Selects played host to the Mauricie Rafales this morning at Guy Scott arena. It was the season opener for the Selects and they lost a close one 2-1.

The Peewee AA Elites had the Sunday off and took the opportunity to hold a team bonding BBQ, everyone had a good time!

Saturday Action

Bantam AA Elites opened the 2011 season at home on the Kim St Pierre rink. Their competition was Elites de L'estrie. The Lac St Louis side lost 3-0 but a big improvement on the 7-1 loss in pre season. The bantams play again Sunday.

Peewee AA elites opened their season at the Glen Chamandy Arena on the Lower Canada campus with a game against the Elites de L'Estrie. Estrie won 5-1.

A New Perspective, and A New Appreciation for Our Great Game!

Jennifer Botterill

20 September, 2011

As I am on a flight from my hometown of Winnipeg traveling back to my new home of Toronto, I am enjoying the beautiful colours of the sunset light up the sky. I always love my trips to Winnipeg, and this was certainly no exception. With the saying of ‘Friendly Manitoba’ on the license plates, this province remains true to its form. With my morning run through the neighbourhood I grew up in, every person smiles, and seems to want to chat. Along with sunshine and blue skies, I am filled with gratitude. It’s all so refreshing! This place was always good for a boost of energy.


The past few months have been on the reflective side for me. My trips back to Winnipeg seem to influence me in that way as well. Perhaps it’s as I walk along the same roads I walked when I was a five year old to get to the outdoor rink. Throughout my career it was a place that was great for recovery, and for reminding me of the joy of the game!


I smile to think of all of the AMAZING opportunities that the game has provided me. It’s nice to see the possibilities for young players now. Each day I learn a bit more about the growth of women’s hockey, and it makes me excited!


As I reminisce, I try to think some highlights of my playing career. One thing rises above all others. The best highlight, by far, is the chance that I had to be surrounded by great people. The friends that I made at high school hockey, at Harvard, in Toronto and with the National team are ones that I will have for life. As a person and as an athlete, I tried to pride myself on bringing out the best in those around me. My hope was always to make others better, to help them play with pure confidence, and to share the joy of the sport! My ultimate honour would be for my teammates to feel that I influenced them in a positive way, even if just in a small way.


This is indeed a new phase of my life, and I enter it as a very happy girl. I feel a new sense of fulfillment. I smile with joy to think of being involved in four Olympic games. It honestly feels like it has flown by! From being a young rookie in ’98 to sharing in a part of Canada’s sports history in 2010, it’s always been a journey for me, and one I strived to enjoy with balance in my life.


From the rinks of Wildwood Park in Winnipeg, to Father David Bauer Arena in Calgary, to Bright Hockey rink at Harvard, to the Mastercard Center for the Toronto Hockey Club. From ball hockey in the basement with my older brother, to Olympic gold medal games and the Olympic final game in Vancouver - hockey made me smile.


It is fun that the game continues to make me smile. Taking a step in a different direction is providing me with a new perspective on the game. It’s fun to see girls starting out in the game, and my neighbours young kids become more outgoing and energetic because they play on girls hockey teams. It’s fun to see players succeed and to share in the excitement of opportunity that lies ahead.


Was hockey also demanding and challenging? Absolutely. Were there moments that were difficult and exhausting? Yes! And in many different ways. On the other hand, do I feel grateful? Extremely. If I had to summarize my feeling with this new transition of my life, it would be one of appreciation. I am so thankful for my teammates, and for all of the moments we shared. Though the challenges I always took pride in performing in key situations and big games. Playing the game at an elite level was a dream come true. I continue to build on that energy and passion, and am using that to fuel my new dreams and visions!


With my new journeys ahead, I am loving speaking engagements and having the chance to help people in many fields of life. Some television opportunities, various events, some charity work, and some new roles with the IIHF and IOC have all been a nice change of pace. I may not be in the rink for quite the same hours, but have found great ways to enjoy the game in a new capacity. I may have also found a true love of tennis, yoga, and running along Lake Ontario! All very refreshing for me.


I continue to share in the joy of the game with friends that are still playing. At the very same time I also share in the fun of hockey with friends and family that have little kids just starting out.


It has been, and continues to be, a true honour to be a part of the culture of the great game of hockey. Thanks to you all for sharing in it.

AA Schedules for the weekend of september 24 and 25

Saturday september 24
Peewee AA elites host Elites de L'estire at Lower Canada College 14h00-15h30
Bantam AA Elites host Elites de L'estire at Kim St Pierre Arena in Chateauguay 15h15-16h45
Midget AA Elites host the Elites de L'estire at Kim St Pierre Arena in Chateauguay 16h45-18h15

Sunday september 25
Peewee AA selects host the Rafales de Mauriice at Guy Scott arena 10h00-11h30
Midget AA Kodiaks host the Midget AA Selects at Guy Scott arena 11h30-13h00
Bantam AA Elites visit canadiennes de Montreal atSt Louis arena 16h30-18h00
Bantam AA Selects visit the Remparts de Richelieu at the Marcel Larocque Arena in St Jean at 10h00

Juices are healthy AND tasty

Juices are healthy AND tasty - choose vegetables that you enjoy in their whole form, and try them as a juice.

During the last several years, juicers have replaced blenders in many kitchens. And for a nation that spends billions a year in fast food restaurants, that’s a very good thing indeed!

Juicing is a super “scrub” for your insides, reaching all the way down to the cellular level, in a way no other cleanser can. It can also boost the immune system and provides energy to the body.
Other health benefits of specific juices...

Liver and blood cleansing from juicing beets and apples

Better kidney functioning, lowered blood pressure, and improved skin appearance from juicing cucumbers

Improved kidney function from juicing cranberries

Relief from joint stiffness and ulcer repair from juicing cabbage

Start with the vegetables you like un-juiced; remember you can eat the pulp as a great source of additional fiber. The darker green the vegetable, the better it is for you, even though it takes some getting used to! Most people love carrot juice, but beware—it’s full of natural sugars, as are most vegetables that grow underground, and can wreak havoc on insulin levels.

You can add fats and proteins to your juice for increased nutritional value. Pumpkin or flax seeds, garlic and cod liver oil or fish oil are excellent sources of fat and protein. There are other add-ins, such as coconut, lemons and ginger that will make your juice more palatable and give it some interesting flavour.

Make sure you start with quality organic produce – the juice is only as good for you as what goes into it to start. Drink the juice immediately after juicing as it loses its nutritional value quickly and is perishable. And be sure to thoroughly clean your juicer to prevent mold from accumulating in it.

Explore the benefits of juicing and discover how healthy you can really feel!

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Great Advice to Start the Season Courtesy of Coach Dan Bauer

It is official, all youth athletics are nuts. Hockey may have earned the right of getting there first, but every other sport has now fallen in place. They are all too organized, travel too much, too expensive and too time consuming. We place put too much emphasis on keeping score and winning and too little emphasis on having fun.

As another youth hockey season descends upon us I have some simple advice for parents to help make your hockey experience more enjoyable.

Skip tryouts. Leave the rink, go to a movie, have dinner with your spouse, just stay away. If your child makes the A team, be happy and humble. If your child makes the B team, be happy and calm. Next to skill, the most important quality of a good athlete is confidence. Benefit: Stress Reduction.

Every rink has a water fountain. Save time and money on the Gatorade, because I’m not certain that 10 year-olds even have electrolytes. And if they do, I bet they have a lot of them. We only start losing things when we get older. Savings: 80+ games & practices @ $2.00 = $160.

They can carry their own bag and if they can’t it’s too big. You don’t carry your kid’s backpack to school for them; you shouldn’t have to carry their hockey bag either. Donate your wheelie bag to a stewardess and get one that has to be carried. Benefit: Increased leg strength.

Kids can dress and undress themselves—go get a cup of coffee and relax. Once they have been through it a few times they can figure it out. And if they can’t, that is why they have teammates. Eventually they will get it on or off. Be patient. Benefit: Team Unity. (PS: Coffee is cheaper then Gatorade)

Teach them to tie their own skates as soon as possible—good skaters have loose skates, so let them get used to it early. As long as you keep tying them they are going to let you. Haven’t we learned this “helpless” lesson before? Benefit: Ankle strength.

New equipment is for Christmas, maybe a birthday—but should not be a birthright of every new season. Buy used equipment—a 58lb squirt doesn’t need the support of a $300 pair of skates. A $300 pair of skates could be worn by a 58lb squirt for ten years and still not be worn out—it’s basic physics. Today’s skates are as rigid as marine core training. Savings: $200+.

On the subject of skates, as soon as they are old enough to drive, they are old enough to get their own skates sharpened. If they tell you they don’t have time, compare your schedule to theirs, then hand the skates back to them. Benefit: Time for you & responsibility for them.

Buy wooden sticks. Force dealers to put them back on the stick rack; it is supply & demand economics. A 9 year old doesn’t need a composite stick unless he is 6’ and 200lbs, or you can buy a 10 flex. A wooden stick will do fine. Save me the sales pitch on response and feel. Until they can feel the difference between clean and dirty hair save your money. And like tying skates, they can learn to tape their stick much sooner than they would like you to believe. Savings: $200+. Benefit: Wrist strength & eye-hand coordination.

Kids believe that the concession stand is an essential part of hockey—like their skates. If they go out and skate well, have fun and come off with a smile on their face—they don’t need a reward, except maybe a pat on the back. Walk past the concession stand a few times—I know we need to support the rink, but it shouldn’t be the place where you eat most of your meals.

They also don’t need breakfast at Perkins or lunch at Mc Donalds after every game or practice. Let them learn that the reward is hockey! It is a privilege to be able to play and if they don’t make their bed and feed the dog you will take it away. Benefit: Discipline, help around the house, more money for coffee.

Herb Brooks said it best, “The name on the front of the jersey is a heck of a lot more important than the name on the back”. This is a team sport; the sooner kids learn that, the better. Names on the back of jerseys are for when you get to the NHL. You should be able to figure out which one is yours without that visual aide. If you can’t, remember that is why we put numbers on the jerseys—those numbers aren’t a ranking system—they are for identification. Nobody wears two nametags at work, right? Benefit: Team Unity & Humility.

Don’t watch every practice—let them tell you about a few—they’ll enjoy it. Send them the message that you have more important things to do than watch the practice. This is not neglect, but common sense. If parents spent as much time helping kids with their homework as they do watching practice, our kids
would all be getting straight A’s. This is their experience—not yours. Turn them loose. Benefit: Time.

Let your kids have fun. If their best friend calls on a Friday night and wants them to: a) go to a movie, b) go to the outdoor rink, c) go sledding, don’t say no because they have a game tomorrow, or in most cases three games. They are kids, if you haven’t noticed they don’t get tired. Do you ever remember being too tired as a kid? Let them go swimming at the motel, play football in the snow. AJ Hawk might need to sleep in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, but your kid doesn’t. Benefit: Balance, & a Happier Child.

Don’t try to coach—your team already has one. Pat them on the back after a tough loss and thank them for their time and effort. Buy them a cup of coffee and talk about anything, but hockey. Benefit: Respect.

Last, but not least, at an athletic contest you can be a player, a coach, a fan or an official—but you can only be one. For those parents who are confused, you are a fan. Cheer when your team does something well. Drink coffee the rest of the time, it tastes better than your foot. Benefit: More friends, fewer enemies.

Enjoy your season!

Bantam AA Elites Roster

Forwards: Kathlyn Cjevic, Jenny Richa, Julia D'Aleva, Dayna Bobbish, Sabrina Denis, Erica Franco, Carolyn Harvey-Parent, Mathilde Guestier, and Joelle Spooner.

Defence: Dorothée Brousseau, Jessica Disarro, Gabrielle de Serres, Sandrine Hachez, Julie Dodds, and Sofia Prattico.

Goalies: Karina Guerrera and Justine Duguay

Head Coach: Bruno De Serres
Assistant Coaches; Michel St-Martin and Michel Dessureault

Bantam AA Selects Roster

MORELLI EMILY G
BOISVERT ANDREANNE G

CALDERONE ALEXANDRA D
De VRIES KATE D
LEMARQUAND GABRIELLE D
NOTARGIACOMO KESS D
STUTZ ELISA D

ARMSTRONG BROOKE F
COLLINSON LISA F
DUMAIS LEA F
MANFRED SARAH F
MARIANI ELISSA F
ROWE SENNA F
SHANAHAN KRISTINA F
STEFANOPOULOS ELENI F
WARD KATE F

Head Coach: Bruno Dumais
Manager: TBA
Assistant Coaches: John Calderone

Peewee AA Elites Roster

Goalies:

Marina Tsigos
Sara Carmichael

Defense:

Megan Grant
Keely McGann
Frederique Creighton
Olivia Hale
Lauren Macdonald
Sophia Goia

Forwards:

Stephanie Chouchani
Juliana Trumpler
Vanessa Maldonado
Madison Rockbrune
Sara Ducharme
Samantha Tosi
Hyla Moshar
Marie Terriault
Melina Krallis

Head Coach: Claude Chouchani
Assistant Coaches: Yvan Maldonado, Bryan McGann and Danny Grant
Manager: Kim Kinkead

Peewee AA Selects Roster

Goalers - Maxime Savoie and Elisabeth Laflamme

Defence - Danielle McIntyre, Joanna Casey, Julia Walsh, Genevieve De Serres, Eva Durandeau and Madison Handfield

Forwards - Julia Malatesta, Sydney Bell, Brittany Bissonnette, Justine Yelle, Audry Millaire, Jaime Dorfman, Candice Woodall, Nicole Handfield and Jaime McGrath

Head Coach: Mike McGrath
Manager: Chris Walsh

Bantam AA Selects and Midget AA Kodiaks Compete Team Formation with Exhibition Games in Iberville

The Lac St Louis Bantam AA Selects and the Lac St Louis Midget AA Kodiaks traveled to the Marcel Larocque Arena in Iberville to visit the Richelieu Remparts.

The Bantam Selects handed the Remparts a 10-0 loss on Sunday. The Bantams received scoring a from a wide number of players and their team play seemed to be ready for the regular season. Following the game, the final decisions were made on the roster.

The Midget AA Kodiaks were outplayed most of the game, registering only 7 shots, however, it took the Remparts all but the last 21.9 seconds to get their only goal. the Kodiaks lost 1-0.

The Kodiaks incorporated all three goalies into the game for the second game in a row. Saturday the Kodiaks lost to the Remparts 3-1.

The Kodiaks will be completing their final roster later in the day today.

Lac St Louis Girls play key role in Martlets 34 th straight win

Bettez scores in nick of time as hockey Martlets extend win streak to 34



MONTREAL -- Anne-Sophie Bettez, a fifth-year senior from Sept-Iles, Que., scored a power-play marker with 15.2 seconds remaining in regulation as the defending national champion McGill Martlets open their preseason with a 2-1 victory over Queen's in women’s university hockey at McConnell Arena, Saturday.



The result extended McGill's win streak against CIS opponents to 34 consecutive games.



Bettez also set up Leslie Oles, a sophomore from Beaconsfield, Que., to break a scoreless tie 56 seconds into the third stanza. The Gaels rallied to even the score 68 seconds later on a goal by Mary Coughlin of Amherstburg, Ont.



McGill had a 37-14 edge in shots as third-year netminder Taylor Salisbury of Surrey, B.C., registered the victory. Melanie Dodd-Mohermade, a junior from Ottawa, made 35 saves in a losing cause for the Gaels.



"We were a bit nervous to start and that was somewhat understandable as we dressed six freshmen,' said McGill head coach Peter Smith. "We worked our way back into the game, however, and created a lot of scoring chances but their goalie played well. We need to work on some things but considering we were missing some key veterans, I was happy with the end result."



McGill will now embark on a five-game road trip against NCAA squads, including games at Connecticut (Sept. 23), Providence (Sept. 24), Boston College (Sept. 25), St. Lawrence (Sept. 30) and Vermont (Oct. 1) before returning home to open the regular season against Concordia on Oct. 7.



MARTLET MURMURS: Not dressed for McGill was rookie defenceman Elizabeth Hillier (healthy scratch) and all-Canadian rearguard Cathy Chartrand (attending a wedding), plus all-Canadian goaltender Charline Labonte and highly-touted freshman forward Melodie Daoust. The latter two were heading to Calgary for a training camp with the Canadian national team.




SCORING SUMMARY

Queen's 1 at McGill 2

(Saturday, September 17, 2011 - McConnell Arena)

GOALS BY PERIOD:
Queen's 0 - 0 - 1 -- 1
McGill 0 - 0 - 2 -- 2

FIRST PERIOD:
(No Scoring).

Penalties-
McHaffie Qns (hooking), 2:51;
Ton-That Mcg (roughing), 7:51.


SECOND PERIOD:
(No Scoring).

Penalties-
McHaffie Qns (hooking), 6:07;
Smith Qns (bodychecking), 7:04;
McHaffie Qns (hooking), 9:17;
Smith Mcg (hooking), 15:21;
Oles Mcg (roughing), 18:34.


THIRD PERIOD:
1, McGill, Leslie Oles 1 (Ann-Sophie Bettez, Katia Clement-Heydra), 0:56.
2, Queen's, Mary Coughlin 1 (Kyrsten Venasse), 2:04.
3, McGill, Ann-Sophie Bettez 1 (Katia Clement-Heydra, Adrienne Crampton), 19:45 (PP).

Penalties-
Eustace Qns (roughing), 3:13;
Peroff Mcg (roughing), 7:59;
Coughlin Qns (double minor for roughing), 18:23.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Queen's 6-2-6-14.
McGill 10-13-14-37.

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES:
Queen's 0 / 4;
McGill 1 / 6.

GOALTENDERS:
Queen's, Melanie Dodd-Moher (L, 0-1-0, 37 shots-35 saves).
McGill, Taylor Salisbury (W, 1-0-0, 14 shots-13 saves).

ATT-112

Referee-Jimmy Clerubin.



SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman