PJHL WEEK IN REVIEW - NOV. 6
By: Chris McLachlin, OHA Media
Photo: J. Visca, Clarington Eagles
It was another busy and at times crazy week in the PJHL as the Stayner Siskins and Glanbrook Rangers have unblemished records to start the season. The two-time defending champion Ayr Centennials have won 16 straight in the Doherty Division. Three’s company at the top of the Orr Division as Uxbridge, Lakefield and Port Perry are tied at the top. The Napanee Raiders have won 14 straight to lead the Tod Division. The Walkerton Hawks are closing on first place Mount Forest in the Pollock. Essex and Dresden are chasing Lakeshore at the top of the Stobbs, while four teams are tied for fifth. The Lambeth Lancers have won 10 straight in the Yeck Division to extend their lead over Dorchester. Oh… and Alliston’s Drake Board scored 8 goals in a single game last week in a10-point game, while teammate Ryan Young added 8 assists.
PJHL AVERAGE ATTENDANCE - TOP 5
1: 590 - Essex
2: 587 - Woodstock
3: 507 - Amherstburg
4: 450 - Lakeshore
5: 332 - Exeter
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TEAM STATS
Lowest PIM/G: 12.24 - Dorchester Dolphins
Highest PIM/G: 34.50 - Campbellford Rebels
Top PP: 38.30% - Glanbrook Rangers
Top PK: 94.38% - Exeter Hawks
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NORTH CONFERENCE: CARRUTHERS DIVISION
Let’s start with the obvious; Alliston’s Drake Board scored 8 goals on Friday night against the Orillia Terriers. Amazingly, Board scored seven of those goals over a span of 21:45, with his first goal of game coming at the 9:30 mark of the first period, and his seventh at 10:45 of the second period. For good measure, Board had two assists for a 10-point night, while teammate Ryan Young scored once and assisted on eight for a 9-point night of his own. Unfortunately for the Hornets they had a much tougher time two nights later when they hosted the Stayner Siskins. The Siskins kept their perfect record intact through 17 games as goaltender Marcus Semiao stopped 49 of the 51 shots he faced in a 5-2 Siskins win. Meanwhile, Orillia ended their six-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Huntsville Otters on a night with Rogers Hometown Hockey in Orillia. The Schomberg Cougars, winners of their past four games, have quietly crept up the standings and are now just one point behind Caledon for third with two games in hand.
Top Performances
Goals: 8 - Drake Board (Alliston) vs Orillia Nov. 3
Assists: 8 - Ryan Young (Alliston) vs Orillia Nov. 3
Points: 10 - Drake Board (8G, 2A) (Alliston) vs Orillia Nov. 3
Saves: 49 - Marcus Semiao (W) (Stayner) vs Alliston Nov. 5
Shutout: 26 SV - Michael Kaczor (Caledon) vs Midland Nov. 5
NORTH CONFERENCE: POLLOCK DIVISION
The Walkerton Hawks have inched closer to the first place Mount Forest Patriots after the Hawks were 3-0 last week and the Patriots went 2-1. Walkerton started their weekend with a 4-3 win on Friday over the Mitchell Hawks and followed with a 6-3 win Saturday in Goderich and a 14-2 win at home against Hanover on Sunday. In the two games on Saturday and Sunday, Gary Mantz had back to back 5-point games for the Hawks. The Kincardine Bulldogs helped out Walkerton on Sunday afternoon as they beat Mount Forest 5-1 to continue their recent strong play as they are now solidly in third in the division. Mitchell has slipped to fourth after dropping four straight games.
October Player of the Month: Klayton Hoelscher, Mount Forest Patriots
Top Performances
Goals: 3 - Gary Mantz (Walkerton) vs Hanover Nov. 5
Assists: 4 - Gary Mantz (Walkerton) vs Goderich Nov. 4
Points: 5 - Gary Mantz (1G, 4A) (Walkerton) vs Goderich Nov. 4, Gary Mantz (3G, 2A) (Walkerton) vs Hanover Nov. 5
Saves: 37 - Aidan Quish (Mount Forest) vs Kincardine Nov. 5
EAST CONFERENCE: ORR DIVISION
We have a 3-way tie on top of the Orr Division as the Uxbridge Bruins, Lakefield Chiefs and Port Perry MoJacks are all tied with 24 points (Uxbridge has played one more game). The Chiefs entered the week in first but opened the door for the others as they started the week with a 7-2 win over Uxbridge but lost to Clarington 1-0 and Port Perry 8-1. Don’t look now, but the MoJacks have won eight straight to join Uxbridge and Lakefield at the top. Uxbridge bounced back from their loss early in the week to Lakefield by beating North Kawartha and Georgina. The Clarington Eagles are now only three points out of the group in first as they beat Little Britain on Saturday to follow up on their shutout of the Chiefs earlier in the week. Georgina’s 11-5 win over Little Britain helped move the Ice seven points ahead of the Merchants.
October Offensive Player of the Month: Cody Kean, Clarington Eagles
October Goaltender of the Month: Nic Mutton, Lakefield Chiefs
Top Performances
Goals: 3 - Aaron Vatcher (Lakefield) vs Uxbridge Oct. 31, Nick Thomakos (Georgina) vs Little Britain Nov. 3, Austin Mackie (Port Perry) vs Lakefield Nov. 5
Assists: 4 - Parker Gowan (Georgina) vs Little Britain Nov. 3, Justin Wain (Georgina) vs Little Britain Nov. 3, Brady Martin (Port Perry) vs Lakefield Nov. 5
Points: 5 - Nick Thomakos (3G, 2A) (Georgina) vs Little Britain Nov. 3
Saves: 41 - Luke Miller (L) (North Kawartha) vs Port Perry Nov. 4
Shutout: 34 SV - Mark Robb (Clarington) vs Lakefield Nov. 2
EAST CONFERENCE: TOD DIVISION
The first-place Napanee Raiders extended their winning streak to 14 games with another win over rival Port Hope last week. Napanee now leads the season series 3-1 over Port Hope and leads the division by eight points over the Panthers. The Amherstview Jets won twice last week to close the gap on the third place Picton Pirates to just four points and the Jets are now only five points behind second place Port Hope.
September/October Player of the Month: Jordon Cannons, Picton Pirates
Top Performances
Goals: 3 - Ryan Casselman (Napanee) vs Campbellford Nov. 3, Josh Murphy (Napanee) vs Campbellford Nov. 3, Jordon Cannons (Picton) vs Campbellford Nov. 4, Jaydon Wood (Picton) vs Campbellford Nov. 4
Assists: 5 - Devin Morrison (Picton) vs Campbellford Nov. 4
Points: 7 - Devin Morrison @2G, 5A) (Picton) vs Campbellford Nov. 4
Saves: 68 - Nathan Walford (L) (Campbellford) vs Napanee Nov. 3
SOUTH CONFERENCE: BLOOMFIELD DIVISION
Another week and another three wins for the Glanbrook Rangers as they have started the season with 18 straight wins. One of those wins last week came in Grimsby against the second place Peach Kings 5-3, but Grimsby bounced back on Sunday with an 8-1 win in Port Dover. Despite that loss to Grimsby, Port Dover moved past Niagara into fourth place and are only one point behind Dundas for third. At the top, Glanbrook holds an 11 point edge over second place Grimsby and 19 points ahead of third place Dundas.
Top Performances
Goals: 2 - Domenic Procopio (Glanbrook) vs Dunnville Nov. 1, Eric Mueller (Port Dover) vs Niagara Nov. 2, Robert Shaw (Niagara) vs Port Dover Nov. 2, Jacob Saddler (Niagara) vs Port Dover Nov. 2, Jordie Morgan (Dundas) vs Simcoe Nov. 2, Ben Sheppard (Dundas) vs Simcoe Nov. 2, Conner McQuhae (Port Dover) vs Hagersville Nov. 4, Tycie Cowan (Hagersville) vs Port Dover Nov. 4, Marcus Brydon (Grimsby) vs Port Dover Nov. 5, Sandy Ciccarelli Jr. (Glanbrook) vs Simcoe Nov. 5
Assists: 3 - Jake Falcao (Grimsby) vs Port Dover Nov. 5
Points: 3 - Domenic Procopio (2G, 1A) (Glanbrook) vs Dunnville Nov. 1, Ben Sheppard (2G, 1A) (Dundas) vs Simcoe Nov. 2, Conner McQuhae (2G, 1A) (Port Dover) vs Hagersville Nov. 4, Jake Falcao (3A) (Grimsby) vs Port Dover Nov. 5
Saves: 45 - Jesse Schoeman (L) (Dunnville) vs Glanbrook Nov. 1
Shutout: 27 SV - Mitchell Robinson (Glanbrook) vs Simcoe Nov. 5
SOUTH CONFERENCE: DOHERTY DIVISION
The Ayr Centennials have now won 16 straight games and currently lead the Doherty Division by five points over the Woodstock Navy-Vets. Woodstock handed the Tavistock Braves their first regulation loss on Friday night in a 6-2 win and Woodstock is now in second spot, three points ahead of Tavistock. Meanwhile, the Norwich Merchants used a three-win week to catapult up the standings into fifth as they moved past New Hamburg and Wellesley. Wellesley is now in seventh place in the division, despite taking Ayr into overtime on Thursday night before dropping the decision 5-4.
September/October Player of the Month: Zachary Masterson, Ayr Centennials
Top Performances
Goals: 3 - Josh Borys (Tavistock) vs Burford Nov. 4
Assists: 4 - Jake Wiffen (Tavistock) vs Burford Nov. 4, Josh Borys (Tavistock) vs Burford Nov. 4
Points: 7 - Josh Borys (3G, 4A) (Tavistock) vs Burford Nov. 4
Saves: 61 - Michael Black (OTL) (New Hamburg) vs Woodstock Oct. 31
Shutout: 21 SV - Ryan Baux (Ayr) vs Paris Nov. 4
WEST CONFERENCE: STOBBS DIVISION
The Petrolia Flyers had their best week of the season after winning all three of their games last week. On Monday they topped Wheatley 4-2 and followed up with back to back 4-1 wins over Blenheim. The six-point week pulled Petrolia into a four-way tie with Blenheim, Wheatley and Amherstburg for fifth place in the Stobbs Division. At the top of the division, the Essex 73’s and Dresden Kings inched closer to the first place Lakeshore Canadiens after Dresden beat Lakeshore 2-1 on Sunday night and Essex won 3-1 in Mooretown on Saturday.
October Player of the Month: Kyle Smith, Mooretown Flags
Top Performances
Goals: 3 - Delaney MacDonald (Wheatley) vs Wallaceburg Nov. 1
Assists: 3 - Cole Butler (Wheatley) vs Wallaceburg Nov. 1, Bryce Hunter (Petrolia) vs Blenheim Nov. 2
Points: 4 - Cole Butler (1G, 3A) (Wheatley) vs Wallaceburg Nov. 1, Bryce Hunter (1G, 3A) (Petrolia) vs Blenheim Nov. 2
Saves: 39 - Daniel Tonietto (L) (Wheatley) vs Dresden Nov. 3
WEST CONFERENCE: YECK DIVISION
Last week’s Yeck Division schedule saw two games go into overtime, both involving the Mt. Brydges Bulldogs. On Friday night on home ice the Bulldogs were on the wrong end of a 3-2 overtime game as the Yeck Division Player of the Month Nolan Blewett scored for the Port Stanley Sailors at 3:07 of overtime, but on Sunday the Bulldogs were overtime winners 2-1 against the Exeter Hawks as Tanner Lafrance scored at 4:45 of the extra frame as Mt. Brydges earned three of four points on the week. https://twitter.com/BrydgesBulldogs/status/927375229093138433 Elsewhere, the first place Lambeth Lancers extended their winning streak to 10 games after beating Aylmer 5-1 and Lucan 9-2. The Lancers now lead the Yeck by five points over Dorchester and nine over Exeter.
October Player of the Month: Nolan Blewett, Port Stanley Sailors
Top Performances
Goals: 3 - Nolan Koetsier (Exeter) vs Thamesford Nov. 3, Colin Van Rooyen (North Middlesex) Nov. 4
Assists: 2 - Liam Melady (Exeter) vs Thamesford Nov. 3, Jonathon Frook (Exeter) vs Thamesford Nov. 3, Jake Alkins (North Middlesex) vs Dorchester Nov. 3, Keith Arnold (Lambeth) vs Aylmer Nov. 4, Evan Hogg (Lambeth) vs Aylmer Nov. 4, Paul Lee (Thamesford) vs Lucan Nov. 4, Dillon Saunders (Lucan) vs Thamesford Nov. 4, Jason Braun (Lucan) vs Thamesford Nov. 4, Taylor Helesic (North Middlesex) vs Port Stanley Nov. 4, Josh Moorhouse (North Middlesex) vs Port Stanley Nov. 4, Paul Dimovski (Lucan) vs Lambeth Nov. 5, Donny Manzara (Lambeth) vs Lucan Nov. 5, Ray Robbins (Lambeth) vs Lucan Nov. 5, Ryan Martin (Lambeth) vs Lucan Nov. 5, Billy Finney (Lambeth) vs Lucan Nov. 5
Points: 4 - Nolan Koetsier (3G, 1A) (Exeter) vs Thamesford Nov. 3
Saves: 52 - Jason McArthur (L) (Lucan) vs Lambeth Nov. 5
This Week: 68 games
(The PJHL Week in Review is posted on Mondays during the 2017-18 PJHL regular season.)
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