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Oakville resident Connor Stack, pictured in action with the Orangeville Flyers, has 28 points through 20 games of his sophomore Ontario Junior Hockey League season. He is one of many local players who have been invited to participate in the Central Canada Cup Challenge later this month. | photo by Brian Watts -- OJHL Images Ten local players invited to Jr.A showcase Oakville may soon be able to enter its own team in the Central Canada Cup Challenge. The Oakville Blades, a team built on a strong base of local talent, had four players named to the annual all-star tournament for junior A players from across Ontario and Quebec. But the depth of the town's hockey talent is also evident in the number of players succeeding with teams throughout the Ontario Junior Hockey League. Six other players who call Oakville home were named to the OJHL's four teams that will play in the nine-team tournament, which begins Nov. 15 at the Mastercard Centre in Etobicoke. The Blades' four players will be split between two of the OJHL teams, all of which are named after some of the league's most famous alumni. Goalie Daniel Mannella, the league's goaltender of the month for November, and defenceman Greg Campbell will play for Team Hawerchuk. Mannella, 19, leads the OJHL with a .936 save percentage and is one of only two goalies with a sub-2.00 average (1.88). It will be the second straight tournament for Campbell, who ranks third among all OJHL defencemen with 21 points in 21 games. The third-year defenceman is approaching the 100-point mark for his career with 83 in 117 games. Blades teammates Ryan Garvey and Jackson Bales will represent Team Oates. Garvey, 18, has four goals and 10 points while Bales is fifth on the Blades with 16 points in 21 games. Joining Garvey and Bales on Team Oates is Christian Lloyd of the league-leading Trenton Golden Hawks. Lloyd has more goals than any defenceman in the OJHL (eight) and ranks just behind Campbell in scoring with 20 points. Suiting up with Mannella and Campbell on Team Hawerchuk are Connor Stack of the Orangeville Flyers and Callum Fryer of the Aurora Tigers. With 28 points in 20 games, Stack has already surpassed his rookie season total. He is tied for fourth in the OJHL with 20 assists. Fryer, after helping Aurora reach the OJHL final last season, is also enjoying a strong sophomore campaign. The 18-yearold defenceman has a goal and eight assists in 17 games. Austin Washkurak of the Cobourg Cougars is the lone Oakville representative on Team Coffey. The 19-year-old netminder, who played for Mississauga the past two seasons, is 6-3 with a 3.36 average and an .892 save percentage in 11 games. He allowed three or fewer goals in each of his first eight starts this season. Rounding out the Oakville contingent are Team Nieuwendyk's Alex Riche of the Milton IceHawks and Jack Jeffers of the Burlington Cougars. Riche, who recently committed to Princeton University, is following up an outstanding 56-point rookie season. He leads Milton in goals (12), assists (11), points (23) and power-play goals (five). The 17-year-old Jeffers ranks third on the Cougars with 13 points in 21 games in his first OJHL season. -- Herb Garbutt 45 | Thursday, November 6, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Hornets being tested, but still unbeaten The Oakville Hornets kept their undefeated Provincial Women's Hockey League record intact Tuesday with a 2-2 draw with the Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins at Joshua's Creek Arenas. Junior Hockey The Hornets (12-0-2) appeared headed for their 13th victory in 14 league outings this season, but Etobicoke scored twice in the final 3:29 to earn the tie. Emma Maltais and Cassidy MacPherson scored the Hornets goals and Daniela Paniccia made 26 saves. In other recent action, Oakville edged the Burlington Barracudas 3-2 Friday at Joshua's Creek Arenas, then earned a 2-1 win over the Oakville Curling Club will be one of the host Jr. Devilettes Sunday in London. stops on New Brunswick curler Rob Swan's Winning tight contests is nothing new to cross-Canada tour this season. Oakville this season. Six of the team's last Swan, who hopes to play 100 games at eight games have been decided by one goal or 100 curling clubs across the country over less. Another game during that span saw the the next few months in an endeavour to Hornets score an empty-netter with six secraise money for his hometown Harvey Curlonds remaining in regulation to win by two. ing Club, will visit the Oakville Amy Curlew and Maltais scored Sunday club Tuesday, Nov. 18. for the Hornets, who outshot London 32-13. The skip of his opposing team in Nikki Cece recorded the victory in goal. the 1 p.m. Senators League game Friday, Oakville built a 3-0 lead on tallies will be Ross Tousaw, who recently by Christina Putigna, Jaime Bourbonnais and Maltais, then held off a two-goal rally by Burlington in the third period. Paniccia made 12 saves in net for the Hornets. The Hornets will be home to the Kingston Ice Wolves Friday (8:30 p.m.) and Southwest Wildcats Saturday (4:30 p.m.). 6-PC QUEEN BEDROOM Memorable month for Blades goalie #906826 Oakville Blades goaltender Daniel Manella concluded a stellar Includes headboard, footboard, rails, October by backstopping his team dresser, mirror, to a 4-1 victory over the defendnightstand ing Ontario Junior Hockey League champion Toronto Lakeshore Pa$ 138 NIGHTSTAND SAVE $ triots Friday at Sixteen Mile Sports $ 298 CHEST Complex. GRAND OPENING, HONEST ED'S! THURS. NOV. 20 6AM! 782 BATHURST ST. - BATHURST/BLOOR The 19-year-old made 22 saves and lowered his goals-against average to a league-best 1.88. Manella finished October with a 1.67 GAA and .945 save percentage in eight outings, earning the league's goalie-ofthe-month award. Matt Lippa, Christian Rajic, Kamil Tkaczuk and Max Lindsay scored Friday for Oakville, which improved to 10-9-2 and pulled into a tie with the Patriots for first place in the South Division. The Blades were coming off a 6-3 loss to the Newmarket Hurricanes the previous evening in Newmarket. Ryan Garvey scored two shorthanded goals in a 1:14 span to tie the game 3-3 in the third period, but Newmarket -- which had 12 power plays on the evening -- scored the go-ahead goal four minutes later and added two insurance tallies late in regulation. Josh Kosack also scored Thursday for the Blades, and Brendan McGlynn made 31 saves in a losing cause. The Blades will visit the Lindsay Muskies tomorrow (Friday) and host the Pickering Panthers Saturday. Prior to the game versus Pickering (a 7:30 p.m. start at Sixteen Mile), the Blades will hold a Remembrance Day ceremony. Cross-Canada curling tour will stop in Oakville retired as the OCC's general manager. Swan, who began his tour Oct. 7, will also curl at clubs in Brampton and Mississauga Nov. 18. He can be followed on Twitter @ curlthenation and his visits to clubs are being documented on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Curlingacrossthenation. $798 200