Blades startSynchro Swimseason Sept. 13 in BuffaloThe Oakville Blades quest tomake an appearance in a recordfifth consecutive Ontario JuniorHockey League championshipseries will begin Sept. 13 inBuffalo.The OJHL released its regu-lar-season schedule this weekfor the 2011-12 campaign. TheBlades will play 49 games duringthe regular season, beginningwith the visit to Buffalo andconcluding with a Feb. 11 con-test in Burlington.Oakvilles first home game of 2011-12 is slated for Sept. 16,when the Blades will host theGeorgetown Raiders at SixteenMile Sports Complex.The league also announcedseveral changes and initiativesthat will take place next season.Most notably, the league hasreduced its number of teamsfrom 31 to 27, while theMississauga Chargers whoformerly played in the WestDivision, where Oakville stillresides and PickeringNATIONAL JUNIOR TEAMER: Oakville's Tess Kruspe (second from right) was recently named to the Canadian national junior team that will competePanthers have been realigned toat the 2011 U.A.N.A. Synchronized Swimming Pan American Championships Aug. 17-21 in Montreal. Kruspe, who won silver in duet female and bronze in team the South Division.female at the Canada Winter Games earlier this year, is one of four Ontario residents on the 12-member squad.Other notable motions thatwere passed at the leaguesrecent annual general meetingOakville Soccer Club adds to coaching depthinclude a new waiver system forplayer movement; a code of con-duct for all general managers,Canadian mens national coach development at youth and also held professional head coach-working with the people who vol-coaches and players; research-under-20 team coaching member senior levels in Canada and inter-ing positions with the Serbiaunteer to coach at the house ing the possibility of a three-Rafael Carbajal will become the nationally. His resume includes White Eagles, North York Astrosleague level. They are the first point scoring system in theOakville Soccer Clubs new holding UEFA A and USSF A and AC Milan Soccer Academycoach most young players will standings; the formation of anCoaching Development Manager coaching licenses.Canada, was a goalkeeper coachhave and we want to be sure that awards committee to determinenext week.Most recently, Carbajal coached with the Scarborough Astros,they can help deliver a wonderful year-end award winners; and theCarbajal joins the OSC with 20 Milltown FC to a fourth-place fin-coached professionally in Italysoccer experience.creation of seven new leagueyears of extensive coaching expe-ish in its inaugural season in the and was in charge of youth devel-DeVos said he will work closely awards.rience in hands-on coaching and Canadian Soccer League. He has opment in Uruguay.with Carbajal to develop coaches The waiver system, designedI am very excited about meet-from house league through rep by to keep the leagues top playersing all the clubs coaches to out-using targeted training and men-GOVERNMENT REBATES ARE BACK!in the OJHL, will require allline how we will be moving for-toring programs as well as online RECEIVE UP TO $1,690 IN GOVERNMENT REBATESplayers to be waved through theward, said Carbajal. CAO Paulresources.league before their rights can be$700 OFF HI-EFFICIENCY $1500 OFF HI-EFFICIENCYVarian and technical directorHaving him on board is quite CENTRAL AIRGAS FURNACE (95.5%)traded outside of the OJHL to aJason deVos have laid out ana coup, deVos said. Rafael has competing league.WASWASambitious vision for OSC, which Ithe passion and depth of experi-$$The three-point scoring sys-support fully. 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