U15 C Huron Heat destined for Toronto Leaside tournament
BY SHAWN LOUGHLIN
The U15 C Huron Heat have now won their first eight playoff games, remaining perfect in the postseason to date.
The Heat defeated the Woodstock Wildcats on the road on Feb. 25 by a score of 3-2, which came after a 4-3 win over the Lucan Irish in Seaforth on Feb. 21 and follows wins in their first six playoff games spanning from late January to mid-February.
They have since played two more playdowns, but scores were unavailable at press time. They travelled to St. Marys for a game with the St. Marys Rock on Feb. 28 and then to South Huron for a game with the Sabres on March 2.
The U18 BB Heat now find themselves in the playoffs with two games with the St. Thomas Panthers ahead of them: a March 5 game in Goderich and then a March 7 game in Clinton.
The U18 C Heat won their Feb. 24 playoff game over the Sarnia Lady Sting in Seaforth by a score of 3-0. They then claimed another playoff victory on Feb. 26 over the London Devilettes in Clinton, also by a score of 3-0.
They were due to play the Devilettes again in playoff action on the road on March 1, but a score was unavailable at press time.
The U18 C Heat are next in action against the St. Thomas Panthers on March 5 in Clinton, followed by a road game against the South Huron Sabres on March 11.
The U15 C Heat won their Feb. 26 contest with the St. Thomas Panthers in Clinton by a score of 4-1, which closely followed a Feb. 25 loss to the Bluewater Hawks on the road by a score of 1-0.
The team is next in playoff action with a home-and-home series with the B.A.D. Blazers on the road on March 5 and then again on March 12 at home in Clinton.
The U11 C Heat ended their Feb. 26 playoff game in Clinton against the Wallaceburg Lakers in a scoreless tie, following a 3-2 playoff loss to the Woodstock Wildcats in Blyth and a 1-1 tie with the Central Perth Predators on the road on Feb. 23.
They next play the Wallaceburg Lakers on March 11 on the road.
The final Huron Heat team working its way through the playoffs right now is the U11 HL Heat, who played the Sarnia Lady Sting on Feb. 25 in Seaforth, but a score was unavailable at press time.
Prior to that, the team’s last playoff game was against the North Middlesex Junior Stars in Blyth on Feb. 18, which ended in a 2-2 tie.
Looking ahead, the U11 HL Heat have a playoff game with the Mooretown Lady Flags on March 5 on the road, followed by a March 12 playoff game, also on the road, against the B.A.D. Blazers.
On Sunday, Feb. 26, the U15 C Heat tied the South Huron Sabres in Clinton in a playdown by a score of 1-1, followed by a game between the U15 BB Heat and the South Huron Sabres, also in Clinton, which the locals lost by a score of 3-0.
That evening, the U11 B Heat played the Lucan Irish on the road, winning by a score of 5-1, and the U13 C Heat won their Ontario Women’s Hockey Association (OWHA) playdown over the Mitchell Meteors on the road by a score of 2-0, while the Senior team welcomed Monkton to Hensall, though a score was unavailable at press time.
The U9 HL White Heat won their game against the Ilderton Jets in Seaforth on Feb. 25 by a score of 3-1, while the U9 HL Black team won their game in Seaforth with the North Middlesex Junior Stars by a score of 4-0.
That night, the U18 BB Heat welcomed the Bluewater Hawks to Clinton and beat them by a score of 2-1, while the Senior team played Monkton on the road, but a score was unavailable at press time.
On Feb. 24, the U13 B Heat beat the St. Marys Rock in a playdown in Seaforth by a score of 3-0, while, on Feb. 23, the U18 C Heat lost their playdown against the South Huron Sabres on the road by a score of 2-1.
The U9 B Heat played the South Huron Sabres in Seaforth on Feb. 21, but a score was unavailable at press time. Meanwhile, the U15 BB Heat tied their playdown with the South Huron Sabres on the road by a score of 1-1 and the U13 C Heat lost their OWHA playdown against the South Huron Sabres by a score of 4-2 on the road.
The U15 C Heat ended their playdown with the Upper Maitland Mustangs on the road on Feb. 20 in a scoreless tie.
On Feb. 28, the U11 B Heat hosted a playdown with the Stratford Aces in Seaforth just ahead of a playdown between the U13 C Heat and the St. Marys Rock, also in Seaforth. The U15 BB Heat were in South Huron for a playdown against the Sabres, while the U15 C Heat took on the St. Marys Rock in a playdown on the road, but scores were unavailable for those games at press time.
Also that night, the U9 HL White and U9 HL Black teams played each other in a local game at the Seaforth arena.
On March 2, the U11 C Heat, the U15 C Heat and the U18 BB Heat all had playdowns. The U11 C Heat welcomed the South Huron Sabres to Blyth, while the U18 BB Heat hosted the South Huron Sabres in Seaforth and the U15 C Heat were on the road to play the South Huron Sabres. Scores for those games were unavailable at press time.
This weekend, the U11 C, U11 HL and U9 HL White Heat teams will be in Mitchell for a tournament. The U11 C Heat will first play the Central Perth Predators and then the Grey Highlands Shooting Stars on March 3, while the U9 HL White team will play the Ilderton HL Jets that day.
That night, the U18 C Heat will host a playdown with the South Huron Sabres in Seaforth.
On Saturday, March 4, the U9 HL Black team will be in Orangeville for a tournament, while the U9 HL White team will begin its tournament action in Mitchell with games against the Stoney Creek Sabres and the Bluewater Hawks. The U11 C Heat also continue their Mitchell tournament action with a game against the Lucan Irish.
Also that morning, the U9 B Heat will play the South Huron Sabres on the road, while the U18 BB Heat will travel to Stratford for a playdown with the Aces and the U13 B Heat will also be on the road for a playdown with the St. Marys Rock.
On Sunday, March 5, the U13 B Heat will host a playdown with the St. Marys Rock in Clinton, while the U15 BB Heat will welcome the South Huron Sabres to Clinton for a playdown.
Also that day, the U15 C Heat will host a playdown with the Lucknow/Wingham 86ers in Clinton and the Senior team will welcome Exeter to Hensall for a playdown.
On Monday, March 6, the U13 B Heat will be on the road for a playdown with the St. Marys Rock and the next day the U15 C Heat will host a playdown with the St. Marys Rock in Seaforth.
The U18 C Heat will travel to Mitchell on March 8 for a playdown with the Meteors, followed by an OWHA playdown, also against the Meteors, in Seaforth on March 9. Also that day, the U11 C Heat will host an OWHA playdown with the Upper Maitland Mustangs in Blyth.
On March 10, the U15 C Heat will travel to the Toronto Leaside March Break Madness tournament, beginning with a game against the Buffalo Bison U15 B team, followed by a game with the Leaside Wildcats Sullivan U15 B team.
That night, the U13 B Heat will host a playdown with the St. Marys Rock in Seaforth.
On March 11, the U15 C Heat continue their tournament play with a game against the Toronto Leaside O’Leary U15 B team and on March 12, the U18 C Heat will host a playdown in Clinton against the Lucknow/Wingham 86ers.