Big weekend ahead for Huron Heat with tournament, Huron Heat Day
BY SHAWN LOUGHLIN
The weekend ahead is a busy one for the Huron Heat, with Huron Heat Days set for Friday and Saturday in Seaforth and the annual U11 Bring the Heat Tournament in both Clinton and Goderich.
The U11 B and HL Heat teams will be co-hosting the weekend’s Bring the Heat tournament. Action begins for both teams on Friday, with the U11 B team taking on the Kincardine Kinucks and Chatham Crush in Goderich and the U11 HL squad playing the South Huron Sabres in Goderich and the Lucknow/Wingham 86ers in Clinton.
The next day, the U11 B team will take on the Owen Sound Ice Hawks in Goderich and the U11 HL team will play the St. Thomas Panthers, also in Goderich.
As for home action for Huron Heat Days, on Friday, the U15 HL Heat host the North Middlesex Junior Stars in Blyth and the U18 BB Heat will welcome the Stratford Aces to Seaforth.
Saturday’s full slate of Huron Heat Day action in Seaforth begins with the U7 squads taking on one another in an exhibition game, followed by the U9 B Heat hosting the Kitchener Lady Rangers, the U9 C Heat playing the Stratford Aces, the U9 HL Heat also playing the Stratford Aces, the U13 HL Heat taking on the West Lorne Eclipse, the U13 C Heat playing the Mount Forest Rams, the U13 A Heat playing the Bluewater Hawks, the U15 B Heat playing the Central Perth Predators, the U15 C Heat also playing the Central Perth Predators, the U15 HL Heat playing an exhibition game with the Walkerton Capitals, the U11 AA Heat playing the St. Catharines Junior Badgers, the U15 A Heat playing the Lucan Irish, the U15 AA Heat taking on the Stratford Aces, the U18 BB Heat playing the St. Thomas Panthers and the U18 B Heat playing the St. Marys Rock to close out the night.
On Sunday, the Bring the Heat tournament continues in Goderich and Clinton, while many Heat teams are again in action after the excitement of Huron Heat Days.
The U13 A Heat will play the South Huron Sabres in Hensall and the U13 C Heat will be in Tiverton to play the Kincardine Kinucks.
The U15 A Heat will play the Chatham-Kent Crush on the road, the U15 HL Heat will play the Irish in Lucan and the U18 C Heat will play the St. Marys Rock on the road. At home, the Senior team will host the Wilmot Wolverines in Brussels, the U18 BB Heat will play the Woodstock Wildcats in Seaforth and the U15 C Heat will play the Owen Sound Ice Hawks in Clinton.
In mid-week action, on Oct. 21, the U13 A Heat will play the Bluewater Hawks and the U18 C Heat will play the Mitchell Meteors, both on the road, while, on Oct. 22, the U15 HL Heat will host the London Devilettes in Blyth.
Looking back at the week that was, members of the U18 B Heat came back with silver medals around their necks from Canadian Tire Wickfest Milton over the weekend - one of three tournaments this year held in partnership with Canadian great Haley Wickenheiser, now in its 17th year.
Play for the locals opened with a 9-0 victory over the Wallaceburg Lakers on Friday, followed by a 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Grand Rapids Griffins later that night.
On Saturday, the Heat tied the Oakville Hornets at three, setting up a rematch on Sunday morning, which the Heat won by a score of 4-1, punching their ticket to the finals. There, the locals fell to the Grand Rapids Griffins by a score of 4-2.
In regular season action over the weekend, on Sunday, the U13 A Heat beat the St. Thomas Panthers by a score of 3-1 and the U15 AA Heat shutout the Sarnia Lady Sting by a score of 4-0, both in Clinton.
The U18 C Heat lost to the St. Marys Rock in Seaforth by a score of 4-1 and the U13 HL Heat played the North Middlesex Junior Stars on the road, but a score for that game was unavailable at press time.
On Saturday, the U11 HL Heat beat the St. Marys Rock by a score of 8-3 in Goderich, the U11 B Heat beat the Stratford Aces in Seaforth by a score of 3-0, the U13 C Heat lost to the Capitals in Walkerton by a score of 2-0, the U18 C Heat lost to the Aces in Stratford by a score of 2-0 and the U18 BB Heat lost to the London Devilettes in Clinton by a score of 6-3.
The U11 B Heat lost the lone regular season game scheduled on Friday by a score of 2-1 to the Mount Forest Rams in Seaforth.
On Thursday, the U15 B Heat lost to the Twin Centre Hericanes in Seaforth by a score of 2-1.
On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the U15 A Heat was in Woodstock to play the Wildcats and the U13 C Heat was in Harriston to play the Mount Forest Rams. On Wednesday, the U15 C Heat were on the road to play the Central Perth Predators and, on Thursday, the team was home in Brussels to play the Grey Highlands Shooting Stars, but scores for those games were unavailable at press time.