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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday April 3, 2002 - D3 MOHA rep V /P praises Oakville Rangers bantam AAA's for `incredible run' Keith Murray, vice president of town rep and head coach of the M inor Oaks Hockey Association (M O H A ), praised the O akville Rangers bantam A A A rep team for their out standing contribution to Oakville hockey. " What an incredible run," said Murray. "Five Ontario Minor Hockey Association (O M H A ) golds, two silvers, one bronze and now -- with this O H L Bantam Cup silver (medal) -- two O H F silvers. " It has truly been an unbelievable ride. " I can't tell you how many people over the course of this week had wonderful things to say about this team and the Rangers organization. "W h ile I 'm disappointed the team was defeated by the Red Wings, I'm sadder that this wonderful group of players and coaches has played their last game together. I 'm going to miss this team." "It certainly proves the point that you don't have to leave Oakville or the O M H A to Find great hockey. There was talk that the South Central Triple A league was the weakest loop, but now everybody knows that isn't true." Murray acknowledged the unfailing dedica tion of coach Scott McKenzie who handled the reigns the past six years. W hile he could proba bly move to junior. McKenzie chuckled that next season he'll be "watching hockey." " Scott has done an incredible job. and when I talk to hockey people it always comes up. He has so much respect from those in the coaching fraternity. "They understand that it is often most d iffi cult to coach a very talented, successful team." As well, manager Graham Tough, assistant coaches Tom G iffin, John Davis, Mark Rowan and Kevin McLaughlin deserve recognition. "Kevin joined the staff this year when he returned to Oakville (he previously coached the midget A A A Rangers) and ran all of the prac tices and was great with the boys. " Mark did a fantastic job with the goalies. Tom was a steady influence on the bench and Johnnie always kept things loose. His pre-gamer during the O M H A 's won't be forgotten. " Graham, following in the footsteps of Rob Ringwald, did a great job as w ell." Murray also gave a plug to the club's Mitron system. " If anyone ever questioned the value of the Mitron program, this team is living proof that it works. From summer dryland, pre-season condi tioning skates, in season dryland, high tempo/high flow practices, this team did it all, and it paid huge dividends." Rangers scooped up their share of individual awards at OHL Cup (Continued from page D1) Oakville gets revenge F R ID A Y S E M IF IN A L Oakville (4-2-0) 4, Nepean (4-1-1) 2 First period · 5:38 - Oakville goal - Tyler Donati (Justin Donati. Marc Richardson) Donati in alone on goal scores top comer - glove side · 8:48 - Oakville goal - Justin Donati (Tyler Donati) Donati comes in from comer - scores glove side · 9:46 - Nepean goal - Paolo Bottiglia (David Presz) Presz shot from the point - Bottiglia scores on rebound Second Period ·13:25 - Oakville Goal - Justin Donati (Tyler Donati, Luke Pamanzone) Donati shoots Irom behind the net deflected in off of goalie's skate · 14:25 - Oakville penalty - Andy McDonald. 2 mins for cross checking Third Period · 7:23 - Oakville Goal - Tyler Donati (Mike Chereshnevsky, Andy McDonald) Donati shoots from left side, squeezes puck through the goalies pads · Oakville penalty - Dan HanniganDaley. 2 mins for tripping · 13:20 - Nepean Goal - Patrick Sweeney (Greg Scott, Shawn Fensel) · On the powerplay with the goaltender pulled. Scott took shot Irom the point. Sweeney scored on the rebound Game Summ ary NEPEAN 110-2 OAKVILLE 2 11-4 First Period 1. OAK: T. Donati 7 (J. Donati. Richardson) 05:38 2. OAK: J. Donati 5 (T. Donati) 08:48 3. NEP: Bottiglia I (Presz) 09:46 Second Period 4. NEP: Scott 1 (Michic) <pp) 13.20 5. OAK: J. Donati 6 (T. Donati. Pamanzone) 13:25 Pen: McDonald OAK (Cross Checking) 14:25. Third Period 6. OAK: T. Donati 8 (Chercshnevskv. McDonald) 07:23 Pen: Hannigan-Daley OAK (Tripping) 12:06. Shots on Roal by: 12 3 Nepean 14 6 14 - 34 Oakville 108 7 -1 5 Goaltenders: Chris Rowan for Oakville; Zach Kleinian for Nepean. PP Conversions: NEP: 1/2; OAK: (VO. Pike nabs the shutout Here's the result of Thursday night's final round robin game ... Tournament recap Here's the complete results for the 2002 O H L Bantam Cup. Monday. March 25 Toronto 5, Saull 0 Nepean 3. Thunder Bay 2 OAKVILLE 5. Huron-Perth 3 Thunder Bay 8. Sault 4 Huron Perth 5. Brantford I Tuesday, March 26 Nepean 4. OAKVILLE 2 Toronto 5, Brantford I Thunder Bay 5. Huron-Perth 0 Nepean 5. Sault Stc Marie 2 Toronto I, OAKVILLE 0 Wednesday, March 27 Huron-Perth 3. Sault Ste. Marie I Toronto 3. Thunder Bay 2 Brantford 5. Nepean 4 OAKVILLE 9. Sault Sie Marie 3 Toronto 5. Huron-Perth 0 Thunder Bay 6. Brantford 2 Thursday, March 28 Huron-Perth 1 . Nepean 1 OAKVILLE 5. Thunder Bay 0 Sault Sle. Marie 4. Brantford 0 Toronto 5. Nepean 4 OAKVILLE I. Brantford 0 Friday. March 29 Semifinals Oakville 1 Brantford 0 Jordy McMillan scored the only goal of the game as the Oakville Rangers (42-0) defeated the Brantford 99'ers (1-50) 1-0 in the final round robin game of the O H L Cup. Matt Pike earned the shutout in net for Oakville, who finished third in the round robin earning a date with the Nepean Raiders in the semifinals. OAKVILLE 100-1 BRANTFORD 000-0 First Period 1 . OAK: McMillan (Dodge. Hannigan-Daley) 10:06 Pen: MacDonncll BRA (Roughing) 02:24: Chanyi BRA (High Slicking) 04:56: HanniganDaley OAK (Hooking) 05:33: Berardi BRA (Cross Cheeking) 06:34; Fanis OAK (Cross Checking) 10:54. Second Period No scoring. Pen: Vansickle BRA (Holding) 01:26: Donati OAK (Slashing) 08:58: Berardi BRA (High Sticking) 09:53: McKenzie OAK (Cross Checking) 12:09: McDonald OAK (Holding) 13:53. Third Period No scoring. Pen: Giffin OAK (Roughing) 07:17. (oaltenders: Matt Pike for Oakville. Kevin Beech and Mark Robb from Brampton PP Conversions: OAK: 0/5; BRA: 0/6. Nepean, and this is what tourna # 1 ments are about. 2 " We know we have to get to 4 the semifinals, it's a round robin 5 format. We knew where we had to 7 be. We finished where we wanted 8 9 to be. Second would have been 10 better. But we thought we'd finish 1 1 in the top three." 1 2 The Rangers certainly garnered 1 4 1 5 their share of individual honours. 1 6 Besides Rowan being named top 1 7 goalie, Tyler Donati was the tour 1 8 nament 'leading scorer and MVP. 1 9 His twin brother, Justin Donati, 29 was in third place while captain Nick Dodge was sixth. Dodge thought his troops put in a worthy battle in the championship game. " It was a good game," he said. "Both teams really put on a show. They just finished the chances when they had to. showed a lot of character when we tried to come back and they played a real strong game." At the same time, he acknowl edged his own team's comeback. " I was really proud of the effort our team showed. They really showed their heart and came back hard." The silver medal caps off a remarkable minor hockey league career for this Oakville team. This team has more continuity then any N H L team, the nucleus of which stretches back eight long years to their minor novice year. They've won five O M H A gold medals, including the last three in a row. And in the other years they never strayed from the podium with two sil vers and one bronze medal. In addi tion. in the two years that the all- BANTAM AAA (`86 birth year) Plaver Chris Rowan Connor Farris Andy MacDonald Ben Heersink Graham Tough Luke Pamanzone Brad McKenzie Tyler Donati Nick Davis Marc Richardson Nick Dodge Charlie Giffin Jordy McMillan Mike Chereshnevsky Dan Hannigan-Daley Justin Donati Matt Pike Pas G LD RD LD RD RW LW LW RW LD RC LC LW LD RW RC G Ht 6' 6' 5'8" 6'2" 6' 6' Wt 150 162 160 1 7 2 182 189 215 162 162 154 167 1 6 1 160 1 8 7 155 152 164 v r 5'9" 6' 510" 5'9" 6' 5'8" 6' 5'6 5'9" 6` Ontario championships have been held. they.have won silver medals both times. That's a phenomenal run, agreed coach McKenzie, who has been at the helm for the past six years. " I told the boys, bronze, two silver, three gold in the OM HA's and two sil vers in the O H F's, a big tournament win every year (Big Nickel in Sudbury this year). They've had a great run. and I just hope they can take that into some life lessons on how to compete, on how to win. on how to challenge." Added captain Nick Dodge: " It's tough, we've been together for so long and really developed some special bonds. It's going to be tough to see every one leave." W hile some of the players w ill be playing rep hockey in Oakville next year, no doubt many w ill try their hand at junior. At least one person won't be on any bench, any where, next season, though. " I'll be watching hockey." chuck led coach Scott McKenzie. Toronto 4, Thunder Bay I Oakville 4. Nepean 2 Saturday. March 30 Bronze Medal Game Nepean 6. Thunder Bay 0 Gold Medal Grime. 2:00 p.m. (CFMT) Toronto 5. Oakville 3 (EN) OHL BANTAM CUP FINAL RESULTS Team Tbronto Red Wings Oakville Rangers Nepean Raiders Thunder Bay Kings Huron Perth Lakers Sault Ste. 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