NEWS

(pictured - Lindsay Muskies captain Cameron Lamport continues his torrid scoring pace, shooting up the scoring charts, and earning Alex's selection as the North Division Player of the Week - photo credit: Ray MacAloney/OJHL Images)

This past week the North Division hosted some great matchups. The Markham Royals stayed atop the North Division. The Stouffville Spirits stopped their losing ways with a win this week. Newmarket picked up two wins to push further ahead of the Muskies. Speaking of the Muskies, they wouldn’t get a much needed win this past week. The Pickering Panthers picked up one of two wins. Aurora only played once but lost a game against Pickering  

The Markham Royals played 2 games this past week and went undefeated. The Royals started the week off with a win against the Kingston Voyageurs (5-3).The Royals also beat the Toronto Jr. Canadians. Forward Lucas Condotta led the Royals with 2 goals and 4 assists in just 2 games. This upcoming week, the Royals will face Cobourg (Dec. 05th), Kingston (Dec. 8th), Pickering (Dec.9th) and Aurora (Dec. 11th). 

The Stouffville Spirit played 1 game this past week with the hope of stopping the losing streak. They lost the last 5 games entering the week. The Spirit welcomed Whitby and their offensive blew up. The Spirit beat the Fury (7-4). Forward Davis Kuksis led the Spirit with 3 goals in the lone game. Stouffville will play three games this upcoming week against Milton (Dec. 9th), Cobourg (Dec. 10th) and Buffalo (Dec. 11th). 

The Newmarket Hurricanes played 3 games this past week, looking to extend their point lead for the final playoff spot. Newmarket started the week off being shutout by Cobourg (2-0). The Hurricanes picked up two wins against Toronto Jr. Canadiens (4-0) and Lindsay (7-3). Forward Todd Winder led the team in points with 2 goals and 3 assists in 3 games this past week. The Hurricanes will play 3 games this upcoming week. They will face Whitby (Dec. 8th) and Wellington (Dec. 9th). 

The Aurora Tigers played 1 game this past week with a rematch against the rivals Pickering Panthers. The Tigers welcome the Panthers into town for the lone game on Sunday. The Tigers were blown out 5-1 with a poor performance. Forward Eric Holland had 1 goal lead the team in the lone games this past week. The Aurora Tigers will play two games this upcoming week. They will face Lindsay (Dec. 10th) and Markham (Dec. 11th)

The Pickering Panthers played 2 games this past week but with a good ending to their week. The Panthers started the week off with a blowout loss against Wellington (6-1). The second game of the week, the Panthers visited Aurora and beat the Tigers (5-1). Forward Adam Wheaton led the team with 3 assists in two games this past week. The Panthers will play two games this upcoming week against Makrham (Dec. 9th) and Whitby (Dec. 11th). 

The Lindsay Muskies played 2 games this past week and planned to cut the points down against Newmarket. The Muskies welcomed the Toronto Jr. Candiens. The Muskies played a hard game but lost the game in overtime (5-4). The next game the Muskies lost a much needed win against the Hurricanes (7-3. Captain Cameron Lamport led the team with 6 goals in the 2 games this past week. He extended his point streak to 8 games (10G/8A/18PTS).  The Muskies will play two games this upcoming week. The team will play Kingston (Dec. 9th) and Aurora (Dec. 10th).

Player of the Week
Cameron Lamport, Lindsay Muskies
Lindsay Muskies forward Cameron Lamport deserved the honours of being named Player of the Week for the week of November 28th – December 4th. He totaled 6 points in two games for the Muskies this past week. Cam registered two hat trick performances giving him 6 goals. He now has 31 points in 23 games for the Lindsay Muskies. Congratulations to Cameron Lamport for being named this weeks North Division Player of the Week.

Player of the Week Runner-up
Lucas Condotta, Markham Royals
Markham Royals forward Lucas Condotta has been selected as the runner-up for this weeks Player of the Week. Lucas scored 6 points in two games for the Royals. He registered 2 goals and 4 assists. Owen now has 30 points in 29 games for Markham. Congratulations to Lucas Condotta for being named Runner-up for the North Division Player of the Week.

A Look Ahead at the Game of the Week                                
Markham Royals @ Cobourg Cougars – Monday December 4th, 2016            
This week in the North Division will have some great hockey battles. However, the most exciting game this week in the division is between Markham and Cobourg. It’s a promising matchup as these two faceoff. The reason it’s the game that stands out the most, is because both of these teams are leaders in the OJHL and are fighting to be on top spot in their divisions. It will be an even matchup and should bring a great game for fans. The game will be Monday December 4th, 2016. You can check out the action live on Hockey TV! 

he North Division Week-in-Review is written by Alex Pickford, who is a special assistant with the Lindsay Muskies. Follow Alex on Twitter - @hockey_plex