Blyth Brussels Crusaders teams head to tournaments this weekend
BY SHAWN LOUGHLIN
This weekend, the U15 Rep Blyth Brussels Crusaders will be heading to St. Marys for the annual St. Marys Rock Tournament, while the U9 team will be in Hanover for the Canadian Tire Cup Tournament.
The U15 Rep team will open its tournament on Friday, Feb. 3 with a game against the host St. Marys Rock, followed by a contest with the South Kent Lightning. Also that day, the U11 Local League Black Crusaders will be in Goderich for a game with the Sailors, while the U21 Crusaders will host the Huron-Bruce Blizzard in Brussels.
On Feb. 4, the U6 Crusaders will play the Hornets in Howick, while the Seaforth Stars teams will host both the U8 Black and Burgundy Crusaders in Seaforth that morning.
The U7 Burgundy team will welcome the Mid-Huron Huskies to Blyth, while the U13 Local League Crusaders will welcome the Kincardine Kinucks Superheat 2 team to Brussels that day at noon.
That night, the U15 Rep team will continue its tournament play with a game against the Ilderton Jets.
On Sunday, Feb. 5, the U8 Burgundy and U6 teams will be in Zurich for games against the Thunder, while the U11 Local League Burgundy team will be in Goderich for a game with the Sailors. The U9 team will be in Mitchell that night for a game with the Meteors.
On Monday, Feb. 6, the U18 Local League team will play the Vipers in Arthur and the next night the U13 Local League team will host the Wingham Ironmen in Brussels. On Feb. 8, the U13 Local League team will be in action again, welcoming the Mid-Huron Huskies to Blyth.
On Feb. 10, the U18 Local League team will play the Ironmen in Wingham. That weekend, the U18 Local League Crusaders will take part in the Huron-Bruce U18LL Tournament, while the U15 Local League team will play in the Mad Dog Hockey Tournament in Palmerston.
Looking back, on Jan. 23, the U15 Local League team lost to the Wingham Ironmen in Blyth by a score of 5-4, while the U15 Rep team won big in Seaforth, defeating the Mid-Huron Huskies by a score of 8-0.
That night, the U18 Rep team lost to the South Bruce Blades in Blyth by a score of 5-2.
On Jan. 24, the U18 Local League Crusaders beat the Mid-Huron Huskies in Brussels by a score of 5-2, while the next night, the U13 Rep team beat the Huron-Bruce Blizzard in Blyth by a score of 6-3.
On Jan. 27, the U11 Rep team lost to the West Grey Warriors in Brussels by a score of 5-1, while the U21 team beat the Mid-Huron Huskies, also in Brussels, by a score of 3-1.
The U18 Rep team tied the Mid-Huron Huskies at six in Clinton that night, while the U15 Local League Crusaders tied the Howick Hornets at five on the road.
On Jan. 28, the U6 team played the Goderich Sailors and the U7 Burgundy team played the Howick Hornets, both in Brussels, while the U7 Black team played the Mid-Huron Huskies in Seaforth and the U8 Black team played the Cyclones in Listowel. Scores were not kept for those games.
The U9 team beat the Mid-Huron Huskies in Blyth by a score of 3-2, while the U11 Local League Burgundy team lost to the Mid-Huron Huskies by a score of 4-3 and the U13 Local League team lost to the Kincardine Kinucks Micro Age 1 team on the road by a score of 4-2.
That night, at the Blyth and District Community Centre, the U21 Crusaders lost by a score of 2-1 to the Shallow Lake Lakers.
On Sunday, the U8 Black and Burgundy teams hosted Mitchell Meteors teams in Blyth, while the U21 team played the Huron-Bruce Blizzard in Ripley, coming home with a 5-2 win.
That night, the U11 Rep team played the Mitchell Meteors to a 3-3 tie in Blyth, while the U15 Rep team beat the AEMHA Ice Dogs in Chesley by a score of 6-1 and the U18 Rep team lost to the Sailors in Goderich by a score of 4-2.
On Monday, Jan. 30, the U15 Local League team welcomed the Walkerton Capitals to Blyth and the U18 Rep team hosted the Huron-Bruce Blizzard, also in Blyth, while the U13 Rep team was on the road to play Central Perth. Scores were unavailable for those games at press time.
On Jan. 31, the U9 team played the Wingham Ironmen Yellow on the road, while the U18 Local League team played the Wingham Ironmen in Brussels. Scores were unavailable at press time.
On Feb. 2, the U15 Local League team played the Ironmen in Wingham, but a score was unavailable at press time.