Huron Heat Day thrills audiences, piles on the wins
BY SHAWN LOUGHLIN
What started as a busy and exciting weekend for the Huron Heat organization turned into a victorious one with teams finding success in both the Bring The Heat tournament and on Huron Heat Day, both annual events on the Heat schedule.
The U11 B Heat won their division in the Bring The Heat tournament with a finals victory over the Kincardine Kinucks by a score of 2-0.
Their tournament began, however, with a 2-1 loss to those same Kinucks on Friday, Oct. 16, followed by a 2-1 win over the Chatham Kent Crush.
The next day, the team beat the Owen Sound Ice Hawks twice. First, in the round-robin by a score of 4-1 and then again in the semi-finals by a score of 4-0, punching their ticket to the finals where they would beat the Kinucks to win gold.
The U11 HL Heat beat the South Huron Sabres by a score of 6-5 on Friday to open their tournament, followed by a 6-0 shutout win over the Wingham 86ers.
The team continued its winning ways on Saturday morning with a 7-0 shutout of the St. Thomas Panthers, followed by a 10-4 victory over the Barrie Sharks. On Sunday, however, the team lost to the North Middlesex Junior Stars in the semi-finals by a score of 4-3, ending their tournament.
As for Huron Heat Day, held in Seaforth on Saturday, it was full of fun and great results for the locals.
The day began with a U7 game between the two Heat squads, followed by a game between the U9 B Heat and the Kitchener Lady Rangers and the U9 C and HL teams taking on a pair of Stratford Aces teams, though scores were not kept for those games.
The U13 HL Heat tied the West Lorne Eclipse at two and the U13 C Heat tied the Mount Forest Rams at one. The U13 A Heat then beat the Bluewater Hawks by a score of 3-2, the U15 B Heat shut out the Central Perth Predators by a score of 4-0 and the U15 C Heat beat the Central Perth Predators also by a score of 4-0.
The U11 AA Heat beat the St. Catharines Junior Badgers by a score of 4-2 and, in the lone blemish on the day, the U15 A Heat lost to the Lucan Irish by a score of 4-1.
The U15 AA Heat beat the Stratford Aces by a score of 4-1 and both the U18 BB Heat game with the St. Thomas Panthers and the U18 B Heat taking on the St. Marys Rock ended tied at one.
In other regular season action on the weekend, the U15 HL Heat lost to the North Middlesex Junior Stars on Friday in Blyth by a score of 5-2 and the U18 BB Heat beat the Stratford Aces in Seaforth by a score of 7-1.
On Sunday, the games between the U13 A Heat and the South Huron Sabres and the U13 C Heat and the Kincardine Kinucks on the road both ended tied at two, while the game between the U11 AA Heat and the Cambridge Roadrunners, also on the road, ended all knotted up at one.
The U15 A Heat lost to the Chatham-Kent Crush by a score of 3-1 on the road and the U18 C Heat lost to the St. Marys Rock, also on the road, by a score of 3-0.
The U15 HL Heat were in Lucan to play the Irish, the U15 C Heat welcomed the Owen Sound Ice Hawks to Clinton and the Senior team hosted the Wilmot Wolverines in Brussels, but scores for those games were unavailable at press time. The U18 C Heat lost to the St. Marys Rock on the road by a score of 3-0 and the U18 BB Heat tied the Woodstock Wildcats at one in Seaforth.
On Thursday, Oct. 15, the U15 C Heat lost to the Grey Highlands Shooting Stars in Brussels by a score of 5-4. One day earlier, the team beat the Central Perth Predators on the road by a score of 8-0.
On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the U15 A Heat tied the Woodstock Wildcats at one on the road, while the U13 C Heat beat the Mount Forest Rams by a score of 5-1 on the road.
Throughout the week on Wednesday, Oct. 21, the U13 A Heat played the Bluewater Hawks and the U18 C Heat took on the Mitchell Meteors, both on the road, and the U15 HL Heat hosted the London Devilettes on Thursday, Oct. 22, but scores for those games were unavailable at press time.
Looking ahead, the U15 AA Heat will be heading stateside for the Two Nations College Prep Series tournament with games against North Halton and the St. Louis Lady Blues on Friday and a game with the Little Caesar’s team from Detroit on Saturday.
In regular season action tonight - Friday, Oct. 23 - the U11 HL Heat will play the Central Perth Predators on the road, the U15 A Heat will play the Irish in Lucan, the U18 BB Heat will play the Sarnia Lady Sting in Hensall and the U18 B team will be in Mount Forest for a game with the Rams.
The next day, the U13 C Heat will play the Grey Highlands Shooting Stars in Flesherton, the U15 HL Heat will play the London Devilettes on the road and the U11 AA Heat will play the Ice Cats in Brantford.
The U11 B team will play the Kinucks in Kincardine, the U15 C Heat will play the Grey Highlands Shooting Stars in Flesherton, the U9 B Heat will play the Woolwich Wild on the road, the U15 B Heat will play the Walkerton Capitals in Hensall, the U13 HL Heat will play the West Lorne Eclipse on the road, the Senior team will play Monkton at the Elma Logan Arena, the U13 A team will play the Panthers in St. Thomas and the U18 C Heat will host the St. Marys Rock in Clinton.
On Sunday, the U11 A and U9 B Heat teams will both head to London to play the Devilettes, while the U13 A Heat will welcome the Southpoint Stars to Clinton, the U11 HL Heat will play the North Middlesex Junior Stars on the road, the U18 C Heat will play the Woolwich Wild, also on the road, the U15 A Heat will play the Lakeshore Lightning in Clinton, the U9 C Heat will play the Twin Centre Hericanes on the road, the U15 C Heat will take on the Mount Forest Rams in Clinton, the U18 BB Heat will play the Panthers in St. Thomas and the U18 B Heat will play the Walkerton Capitals in Clinton.
On Monday, the U13 C Heat will play the Central Perth Predators on the road, followed by at Wednesday night game for the U15 AA Heat with the Bluewater Hawks on the road and a Thursday night game between the U15 HL Heat and the St. Thomas Panthers in Blyth.