Regular season underway for Huron Heat teams

BY SHAWN LOUGHLIN

This weekend, the U18 B Huron Heat will head east to Milton to be part of Wickfest, beginning on Friday evening with games against the Wallaceburg Lakers and the Grand Rapids Griffins.

 

The next day, tournament action will continue for the locals with a game scheduled against the Oakville Hornets in the hopes of reaching championship round play on Sunday.

 

Also this weekend, regular season action is starting to take shape in the very early days of the 2026/2027 season.

 

Tonight - Friday, Oct. 9 - the U11 B Heat will be in Seaforth to host the Mount Forest Rams. On Saturday, the U11 HL Heat will be in Goderich, welcoming the St. Marys Rock to Huron County, while the U11 B Heat will host the Stratford Aces in Seaforth, the U13 C Heat will be in Walkerton for a game with the Capitals, the U18 C Heat will play the Aces in Stratford and the U18 BB Heat will host the London Devilettes in Clinton.

 

On Sunday, the U13 A Heat will play the St. Thomas Panthers and the U15 AA Heat will play the Sarnia Lady Sting, both in Clinton, while the U13 HL Heat will be on the road to play the North Middlesex Junior Stars and the U18 C Heat will welcome the St. Marys Rock to Seaforth.

 

Looking ahead to weeknight action, the U15 A Heat will play the Wildcats in Woodstock on Tuesday, Oct. 13 and, that same night, the U13 C Heat will be in Mount Forest for a game with the Rams. The next night, the U15 C Heat will play the Central Perth Predators on the road, followed by a home game the next night with the Grey Highlands Shooting Stars in Brussels.

 

That weekend - Oct. 16-18 - will see the U11 B and HL Heat teams host the annual Bring The Heat tournament in Clinton.
Looking back at the week that was, on Sunday, the U11 HL Heat beat the South Huron Sabres by a score of 4-2 on the road, the U15 A Heat fell to the Woodstock Wildcats in Clinton by a score of 5-1, the U13 HL Heat lost to the Irish in Lucan by a score of 3-1 and the U11 B Heat ended their game with the Wolverines in Wilmot tied at one.

 

On Saturday, the U11 HL Heat beat the Lucan Irish in Goderich by a score of 12-4, while the U15 AA Heat tied the London Devilettes at one on the road and the U13 C Heat beat the Upper Maitland Mustangs by a score of 3-1, also on the road.
On Oct. 5, the U9 B Heat was in Kitchener to play the Lady Rangers, followed by an Oct. 8 game between the U15 B Heat and the Twin Centre Hericanes in Seaforth, but scores for those games were unavailable at press time.