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Passing of Walt Sandison
(excerpt from a letter to Butch Sims, current President Port Perry Mojacks)

On behalf of the Executives, Players and Staff of the Georgina Ice, we extend our heartfelt condolences and sympathies to Walt's Family, and the Port Perry Mojacks club on the passing of Mojacks Former President Walt Sandison.

We were fortunate to see Walt at the play-offs this year and he sure was happy to be there cheering on the boys.

Sincerely

Glenn Ulrich
President, Georgina Ice

ANOTHER GREAT SEASON DRAWS TO A CLOSE

Last night our hopes of a berth in the COJHL Finals were dashed by the Port Perry MoJacks. The MoJacks have asked that we extended their sincerest apologies to THE ICE FANS for the condition of the parking lot last night and for the fact of the Heaters not working. Team President Butch Sims was addressing these issues with the Township of Scugogg this morning. They know that it looks bad on them even though both were out of their control.

To Quote Coach Mike Sedore in the dressing room after the game “ As hard as it is right now, each of you should be proud of the fact that you helped this Club to it’s 2^nd Best finish in the last seven years, 2^nd only to the Year that we won the COJHL Championship.

We had a very young squad this year who may have been a little slow coming out of the gate but who turned out to be the hottest team in the COJHL from New Years until the end of the regular season. This group became a cohesive Team both on and off the ice. Much of this must be credited to Captain Braedon Collins and his assistants Scott Sedore, Robert Evans and Ryan Anderson. We thank Brae and his assistants for leading by example on the ice and in the dressing room.

Unfortunately, Brae will not returning next year due to the Overage Rule. We thank him for his leadership and wish him well in all his future endeavours. He can leave knowing that his Team has been left in some very capable hands.

On behalf of the Executive, I want to thank all our Staff and Volunteers for their commitment and dedication to this Club.

Thank you to their families for sharing their time with us. Thank-you, to the Leisure Services and Arena Staff for your continued support.

The possibility of having a Junior Hockey Club in Georgina would not be possible if it wasn’t for the ongoing support of Our Sponsors. Thank-you, to our Corporate Sponsors, Chippewas of Georgina Island and Boston Pizza for being there when we needed you. To the Magna Cup, Georgina Men’s League, and the Buzzy Big Canoe Tourneys your contributions are vital to our ongoing success. To our many other Game and Event Sponsors, we thank you.

Last but not least, OUR FANS, we thank-you from the bottom of our hearts for coming out week after week and filling those seats and giving OUR BOYS someone to be proud of playing for.

Please continue to follow www.georginaice.com for updates on this years Award winners and for information on our Summer Camp and COJHL news.

See you at the Rink.

Glenn Ulrich, President
Georgina ICE Jr. “C” Hockey Club

2010 - 2011 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

The Georgina ICE Jr "C" Hockey Club is proud to announce that once again the Central Ontario Junior "C" Hockey League Rookie of the Year comes from within our ranks.

This years winner was a Tie between THE ICE's Zach Woloschuk and Port Perry"s Conner Shingler. Congrats Zach and keep up the good work.

In the attach photo is L-R: Zach Woloschuk, John Jamieson( ICE Staff), and Trevor Tinney (Chairman, COJHL) for the on ice presentation.

RotY

ICE FORCE GAME 7 (posted Mar 5, 2010)

The Georgina Ice will live another day thanks to a 3-2 overtime win against Port Perry at the Ice Palace Friday night.

After a scoreless first period the Mojacks drew first blood on a powerplay marker with fourteen minutes left in the second. Five minutes into the third and down by one with their season on the line Tyler Berryman unleashed a slapper that the Mojacks goalie couldn't handle and Luke Vanderkooy poked it in the empty cage for his first of the play-offs. Vanderkooy scored his second of the game four minutes later on the powerplay off a Scott Sedore rebound to put the Ice up by one. Port Perry scored on yet another powerplay with under five minutes remaining to draw even.

After surviving a late barrage of shots and some key saves by Jake Francis both teams headed into overtime.

Each team had some chances the seal the win in the early going but both goaltenders were spectacular on this night. Midway through the first overtime period the Ice made no mistake on a powerplay of their own as Brae Collins spotted Sedore whose point shot found its way through a maze of players into the back of the net for his sixth goal of the series and a huge overtime victory.

Ice Chips: The Ice have lost their third leading scorer Mark Asquith for the balance of the season when he suffered a broken ankle in game five. These playoffs have been a mirror image of games for both teams. Games one and two were blowouts, games three and four were both one goal victories and games five and six were overtime wins with the Ice holding a 25 to 24 goals for advantage in the series.

Each game has been won by the home team and the Ice will need to break that trend as game seven is slated for Sunday night in Port Perry at 7:00 pm.

ICE LOSE HEARTBREAKER in OT (posted Mar 3, 2010)

The Georgina Ice find themselves behind in their series against Port Perry three games to two after giving up two late period goals and one early in overtime. After a scoreless first period Georgina's Tayor McCloy tipped home a Brett Hembruff shot from the point only to have the Mojacks tie it up on a powerplay with 2:40 remaining in the middle frame. With just over eight minutes in the game, Scott Sedore jammed in one from a goal mouth scramble with Robert Evans and Zach Woloschuk drawing assists. Cameron McDavid's snap shot from the slot with five minutes remaining put the Ice up by two. Port would close the gap to one on a point shot that eluded Ice goaltender Jarrod Allen with two and a half minutes left in the third. The Mojacks would tie it up with the extra attacker with only 29 seconds to go in the third. It didn't take long for Port Perry to finish off the comeback as they scored on a breakaway a little under the two minute mark of overtime.

Game six resumes back at the Ice Palace on Friday night at 7:30.

ICE TIED AT TWO (posted Mar 2, 2010)

The Georgina Ice gave up 3 goals in the last six minutes of game four and a chance to go up in their series 3-1. Port Perry scored the only goal of the first on the powerplay. Luke Anderson tied the game at the eight minute mark of the second only to have the Mojack's score two minutes later. Zach Woloschuk and Anderson with his second scored minutes apart to give the Ice a 3-2 second period lead. Mark Asquith scored his first of two powerplay goals to go up 4-2, but the Mojacks closed the gap to one three minutes later. Asquith put the Ice up by two with over eleven minutes remaining in the game before the wheels fell off and Port put three past Ice goaltender Jake Francis for a 6-5 win and the series tied at two.

Game 5 is slated for Wednesday Mar. 2 in Port with game 6 at the Ice Palace on Friday Mar. 4.

Ice take Game 3 (posted Feb 26, 2010)

The Georgina Ice find themselves up 2-1 in the best of seven series against the Port Perry Mojacks thanks to a 4-3 win on Friday night.

Port drew first blood only 1:39 in, but Robert Evans scored from the slot five minutes later unassisted. Jake Radciffe spotted a streaking Mike Woods who made no mistake on the breakaway to put the Ice up by one. Midway through the second Scott Sedore made a nifty move on his fore hand to beat the Mojack goalie stick side with Ryan Anderson drawing the assist. Port Perry closed the gap to one with a minute and a half left in the middle frame. Port would tie up the game four minutes into the third only to have Robert Evans score his second of the game three minutes later from Mark Asquith and Zach Woloschuk. Ice goaltender Jake Francis would hold the fort the rest of the way including a late six on four powerplay with 1:25 remaining.

Ice assistant coach Justin Murray re-interated to his team that it was a must win game as the next two games are in Port Perry on Sunday and Wednesday. Game six if necessary will return to the Ice Palace on Friday night. The Ice will be without the services of Ryan Anderson for one game due to a suspension and David McGarry who remains on the injured list. Mike Woods left the game midway through the second with a lower body injury.

PLAYOFFS SQUARRED AT ONE (posted Feb 22, 2010)

The Ice and Port Perry find themselves deadlocked in their best of seven series at one game apiece.

On Friday the Mojacks scored five minutes in before Cameron McDavid knotted the score with a short handed goal. Taylor McCloy put the home side ahead to stay on a solo effort. Scott Sedore's wrister from the slot was the only scoring in the second for a 3-1 Ice lead after two periods of play. Sedore scored two goals to complete the hat trick in the first forty seconds of the third to go up 5-1. Tyler Berryman converted a Rob Evans feed to go up by five before Port made in 6-2 with over sixteen minutes remaining. It was all Georgina after that as Mark Asquith, Tyler Smilsky and McCloy with his second rounded out the scoring for a 9-2 final. Jake Francis picked up the win in the pipes.

On Sunday in Port Perry it was a complete reversal as Port scored on the first shift and went ahead by two six minutes later on the powerplay. The Mojacks would score another before the first period ended for a 3-0 lead. Four minutes into the middle frame Port would go up by four which lead to Jarrod Allen taking the place of Francis in the Ice net. A minute later the Mojacks would strike again and score another powerplay goal for a 6-0 two period lead. Port would notch another goal before Cameron McDavid would break the goose egg on a short handed tally.

Game three goes Friday night at the Ice palace before returning to Port on Sunday for game four.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (posted Feb 22, 2010)
The Georgina ICE Jr "C" Hockey Club is proud to announce that once again the Central Ontario Junior "C" Hockey League Rookie of the Year comes from within our ranks.

This years winner was a Tie between THE ICE's Zach Woloschuk and Port Perry"s Conner Shingler.

Congrats Zach and keep up the good work.

Our FAN, Our FRIEND, Rick Cote (posted Feb 23, 2010)

Rick Cote has been a long time fixture of Junior Hockey in Georgina for almost 30 years. He has travelled from his homes in Woodbridge and Ajax to support our boys for all these years. On Sunday Feb. 20, prior to our game in Port Perry, Rick took ill and collapsed in the lobby of the Scugog arena. He was taken by Ambulance to Lakeridge Health Centre in Port Perry and was kept for observation.

He is now resting at his home and will begin a battery of tests today to hopefully find out the cause of his collapse. On behalf of Rick and THE ICE, I would like to thank the Staff and Fans of the Port Perry MoJacks for their assistance to Rick and for their calls of concern on his behalf. Rick has let us now that he isn't quite sure if he will be at the next game but wishes our boys success>>>"GO ICE GO!"

Wishing Rick a Speedy Recovery.

ICE CLINCH THIRD (posted Feb 7, 2010)

Thanks to back to back wins this past weekend the Georgina Ice finished third overall just two points behind second place Port Perry.

On Friday the Ice played host to the Lakefield Chiefs and got two early powerplay goals from Zach Woloschuk and Scott Sedore in the first two minutes. Mike Woods shot from the slot from Brandon Trimble put the home side up by three after one period of play. Cameron McDavid gave the Ice a 4-0 lead on another powerplay before the Chiefs put one by Jake Francis. Tyler Berryman popped in another powerplay goal with Lakefield rounding out the scoring with six minutes remaining for a 5-2 Ice win.

The following night the Ice travelled to Little Britain and found themselves down by a goal midway through the first until Luke Anderson got the equalizer on a nice solo effort to tie the game heading into the dressing room. Robert Evans put the Ice up by one early in the second for the only goal of the period. Mark Asquith deflected a Tyler Smilsky point drive on the powerplay to put the Ice up by two only to have the Merchants score with six minutes remaining. Jarrod Allen shut the door the rest of the way in the Ice net to pick up the win by a 3-2 score.

Ice Chips: Scott Sedore picked up the Boston Pizza player of the game for his three point night against the Chiefs.

The Ice will now play the second place Port Perry Mojacks in the play-offs in a best of seven series. The first game could be in Georgina on Friday the 18th, but check back for the complete play-off schedule.

The Ice go into the play-offs the hottest team in the league since the new year by winning 9 of their last 12 games.

Jake Francis led all goalies with a 2.80 goals against average.

Scott Sedore led all Ice players in scoring with 54 points which was good for fourth in the league.

ICE BEAT MERCHANTS - FALL TO MOJACKS (posted Feb 2, 2010)

On Friday the Ice built up a 4-0 lead against Little Britain on goals from Jake Radcliffe, Scott Sedore, Luke Vanderkooy and Brett Hembruff's first of the year early in the second period on their way to a 7-3 win. Robert Evans, Taylor McCloy and Cameron McDavid notched third period tallies. Jake Francis was the winning goalie on this night.

On Sunday in Port Perry the Ice grabbed a 2-0 lead with goals from Luke Anderson and Taylor McCloy, but the Mojacks struck for two in the second to draw even. Port Perry scored the game winner midway through the third for a 3-2 win. Francis was the losing goaltender despite stopping 32 shots.

Cameron McDavid and Taylor McCloy were the Boston Pizza players of the game on Friday with three points and four points respectively.

Ice remain four points behind second place Port Perry and three up on Little Britain for third with two games remaining.

ICE SPLIT PAIR (posted Jan 20, 2010)

The Georgina Ice went one and one in pair of back to back games against the first place Uxbridge Bruins this weekend. On Friday in Uxbridge Tyler Berryman opened the scoring off a Scott Sedore rebound, but the Bruins got that one back on a powerplay seven minutes later. The Ice replied on a powerplay of their own when Sedore spotted Robert Evans back door who made no mistake with a one timer. It only took Uxbridge a minute to tie the game up once again on a rebound from a Jarrod Allen save. Uxbridge scored the only goal of the second with under two minutes remaining. Despite outshooting the Bruins 47-33, the Ice couldn't find the equalizer and come out a little flat in the third and the Bruins took advantage by scoring two early goals for a 5-2 win.

On Saturday both teams returned to Georgina and Cameron McDavid got the home side going with a short handed goal. Uxbridge scored the only goal of the second to tie the game up at one going into the third. Georgina exploded for four goals in the third with Luke Vanderkooy getting a hat trick and David McGarry adding a single. Robert Evans picked up three assists and McDavid added a pair for a three point night.

Jake Francis got the win in the Ice net and lowered his goals against to a league leading 2.82. Luke Vanderkooy was awarded the Boston Pizza player of the game for his three goal performance.

The Ice play host to the Little Britain Merchants this Friday at the Ice Palace.

FRANCIS SHUTS OUT MOJACKS (posted Jan 16, 2010)

Jake Francis back stopped the Georgina Ice to a 3-0 win over the Port Perry Mojacks and giving the Ice 5 of 6 wins in the New Year. Tyler Berryman got the Ice rolling by banging home his third powerplay goal of the season with just over five minutes remaining in the first. Jake Radcliffe got his own rebound to put the Ice up by a pair in the second and Luke Vanderkooy notched a short handed goal with 37 seconds remaining in the period make it 3-0. Francis closed the door the rest of the way in picking up Georgina's first shut out this season and earning the Boston Pizza player of the game.

The Ice play the first place Uxbridge Bruins Friday in Uxbridge and a return engagement on Saturday at home.

ICE DOWN THE CHIEFS (posted Jan 13, 2010)

The Georgina Ice travelled to Lakefield on Tuesday and came home with a much needed win, their fourth in the last five games. Both teams traded a pair of first period goals with Zach Woloschuk notching both for the Ice. Lakefield converted a power play opportunity for the only goal of the second for a 3-2 lead heading into the third. Woloschuk picked up the hat trick early in the third to even the game at three. Adam Waring's snap shot midway through the final frame proved to be the winner as Jarrod Allen shut the door the rest of the way in the Ice net.

Ice Chips: Cameron McDavid has joined the team from the Newmarket Hurricanes and will be a good addition up on the right wing. Luke Vanderkooy and Brandon Trimble missed the Lakefield game due to suspensions. Ice play host to the second place Port Perry Mojacks this Friday at 7:30 pm.

ICE SPLIT WEEKEND PAIR (posted Jan 9, 2010)

The Georgina Ice played a pair of crucial games this past weekend to try and maintain their third place standing. On Friday Lakefield was in town and skated away with a 4-2 empty net win. The teams traded first period goals with Robert Evans picking up his sixteenth of the season. The Chiefs grabbed a one goal lead in the second and notched another early in the third to go up by a pair. Luke Vanderkooy scored with under three minutes remaining in the game but despite numerous chances the Ice couldn't come up with the equalizer. Jake Francis took the loss in the Georgina net.

On Saturday the Ice travelled to Little Britain holding a one point lead for third. Both teams scored a pair of first period goals with the Ice's Mark Asquith on a power play and Scott Sedore's short handed effort. Taylor McCloy finished off a Mike Woods and Luke Anderson passing play to put the Ice up by one only to have the Merchants tie the game nine minutes later. Robert Evans gave the Ice a second period lead with three minutes left while short handed. Mark Aquith's slot shot found the mark two and half minutes into the third and Little Britain answered back three minutes later but rookie Jarrod Allen shut the door the rest of the way to pick up his first win.

The Ice travel to Lakefield on Tuesday and return home Friday (Jan 14) to take on the Port Perry Mojacks

ICE PERFECT IN 2011 (posted Jan 7, 2010)

The Georgina Ice knocked off the first place Uxbridge Bruins on Tuesday night for their second win in as many games in the new year.

Uxbridge notched the only goal of the first period, but the Ice exploded for five in the second to the Bruins one to take a 5-2 second period lead. Tyler Smilsky, Robert Evans, David McGarry, Luke Vanderkooy on a penalty shot and Mark Asquith were the Ice marksmen. Uxbridge scored midway through the third to make it a two goal game, but Scott Sedore's empty netter sealed the deal for Georgina. Jake Francis picked up the win in the Georgina net and has only allowed six goals in his last three games since returning from injury.

Next home game is tonight against the Lakefield Chiefs and then Saturday the Ice travel to Little Britain and Tuesday to Lakefield which these series of games could spell the play off out come for three teams involved.

ICE START YEAR ON RIGHT FOOT (posted Jan 03, 2010)

The Georgina Ice finally got it right in defeating the second place Mojacks by a 4-2 score. Despite outshooting Port Perry by a 12-3 count after one period both teams managed one apiece with Scott Sedore notching his sixteenth of the season. Mark Asquith finished off a nice three way passing play on the powerplay from Sedore and Zach Woloschuk to give the Ice an early second period lead. Port Perry tied the game up three minutes later, but Adam Waring converted a Taylor McCloy feed to put the Ice up one after two periods. The only goal in the third was Sedore's short handed empty netter with Brae Collins drawing the lone assist. Jake Francis got the win in the Ice net to drop his goals against to 3.16 and give him the league lead in that department.

Ice travel to Uxbridge on Tuesday to take on the first place Bruins and then return home on Friday to take on the Lakefield Chiefs.

ICE LOSE IN SHOOTOUT (posted Dec 26, 2010)

Last Thursday in front of one of the largest regular season crowds in history, the Georgina Ice out shot the Little Britain Merchants by at least double but ran into a hot Merchant goaltender in going down to defeat by a 2-1 shoot out loss.
After a scoreless first period Scott Sedore opened the scoring from Luke Anderson and Taylor McCloy in the first minute of the second. Little Britain evened the match at the mid way point of the middle frame for a 1-1 tie heading into the third.
The Ice held the Merchants to only three shots in the third and none in overtime but couldn't solve the Little Britain goalie. The Merchants scored one in the shoot out to the Ice's none to take the extra point. Jake Francis suffered the loss in the Ice net in his first game back from a knee injury.

The Ice now have slipped into fourth place by a point to Little Britain. Next home action is Friday January 7th when the Lakefield Chiefs come to town.

ICE LOSE DESPITE SOLID EFFORT (posted Dec 18, 2010)

The Ice continue to outplay the opposition but cannot come up with the two points. On Friday night the Port Perry Mojacks scored early, but Scott Sedore fired home a goal to tie the game heading into the dressing room with a 20-10 shots advantage. Taylor McCloy put the Ice up in the second when he re-directed Sedore's cross crease pass on a short handed two on one. Port scored two on the power play and one even strength to go up by a pair in the middle frame. The Ice held a slight shot advantage 15-14. In the third the Ice peppered another twenty shots Port Perry's way but only McCloy could solve the Mojack tender to make the final 4-3 for Port.

Taylor McCloy was awarded the Boston Pizza player of the game with his two goal game which is his second in as many games.

The Ice play host to the Lakefield Chiefs on Saturday at 7:30 before taking on Little Britain on Thursday at home at 8:30 before the Christmas break.

ICE LOSE PAIR (posted Dec 17, 2010)

The Georgina Ice could only salvage one point in two games this past week against Little Britain and Lakefield.

On Saturday Brandon Trimble, Mike Woods and Zach Woloschuk scored first period goals as did Little Britain to tie the game at three going into the intermission. Little Britain would score three in the first three minutes of the second to go up 6-3. Luke Vanderkooy and Scott Sedore would bring the Ice within one going into the final frame. Tyler Berryman deflected Cody Mainprize's point shot to tie the match with over eighteen minutes remaining. Little Britain would score in overtime to spoil the Ice's come back bid. Newcomer Jarred Allen suffered the loss in the Ice net.

On Tuesday Lakefield would jump out to a 3-0 lead before Tyler Smilsky would get the Ice on the board. Lakefield scored three more to go up 6-1 before Mainprize would find the mark on the powerplay to make the score 6-2 after two. Vanderkooy and Taylor McCloy would notch a goal each to bring the Ice within two. Lakefield would score a powerplay of their own but it was too little to late when McCloy and Sedore scored in the last minute to make the final 7-6.

The Ice play host to Port Perry on Friday and Lakefield on Saturday in a pair of back to back home games.

ICE HALT BRUIN 12 GAME WIN STREAK (posted Dec 7, 2010)

The Georgina Ice put an end to an impressive 12 game win streak against the first place Uxbridge Bruins on Saturday night.

Robert Evans gave the home side a 2-0 first period lead with a pair of goals with Luke Anderson picking up both assists and Tyler Berryman adding a helper. Uxbridge would tie the game at two heading into the final frame and eventually take the lead on the powerplay at the 4:26 mark. Scott Sedore was awarded a penalty shot with over twelve minutes left and made no mistake in tying the game and Robert Evans would complete the hat trick thirty seconds later for the eventual game winner.

The Ice then played again on Sunday night, their third in as many nights and came away with a loss to the Port Perry Mojacks despite holding a 40-20 shot advantage. Port would convert two 2 on 1 breaks and a powerplay goal to come away with a 3-0 first period lead. The Mojacks would add another in the second, but the Ice got goals in the third from Zack Woloschuk and Tyler Smilsky to cut the lead in half. The Mojacks scored an empty netter to make the final 5-2.

The Ice only have one lone game this weekend in Little Britain with their next home game on Friday the 17th against Port Perry

ICE LOSING SKID HITS 3 (posted Dec 4, 2010)

The Georgina Ice have lost their third consecutive game thanks to a 6-5 loss to the Little Britain Merchants. The Merchants scored midway through the first only to have the Ice go ahead on goals by Tyler Berryman and Scott Sedore. Little Britain scored two more before the period ended to take a 3-2 lead into the dressing room. Zach Woloschuk drew the Ice even only 27 seconds into the middle frame, but Little Britain would score two more before Robert Evans would bring Georgina back within one. The Merchants would score three minutes into the third and Robert Evans with his second of the game brought his team with in one again but the Ice could not find the equalizer.

Ice Chips:
In the second period Ice goaltender Jake Francis suffer a deep cut to his leg caused by a skate in a goal mouth collision. He will be on the shelf for two weeks. Scott Sedore returned from the injured list only to see Adam Waring added by a shoulder injury. Captain Brae Collins skated for the first time at practice with hopes of returning to the line-up soon.
Robert Evans was awarded the Boston Pizza player of the game for his two goal effort. The Ice remain in third place with a four point lead on the Merchants and six behind Port for second.

ICE STREAK HITS FOUR (posted Sun. Oct 24, 2010)

The Georgina Ice played two very solid games this past week in collecting a pair of victories.

On Tuesday it was off to Lakefield where Mark Asquith scored just twenty seconds into the game. Lakefield tied the game a couple of minutes later before Ryan Anderson intercepted an errant Chiefs pass for a clear breakaway making no mistake going five hole. Scott Sedore and Cody Mainprize with a pair staked the Ice to a 5-1 second period lead. In the third Sedore and Luke Anderson nullified a pair of Lakefield power play goals to take the win 7-3. Sedore added three assists for a five point night. Ali Barbieri picked up his second win in the Ice net.

On Friday the Ice played host to the Port Perry Mojacks whom they have only scored one goal in two games, but that was about to change as the Ice pumped 8 by the Mojacks for an 8-5 win. Mark Asquith led the attack with a hat trick, Cody Mainprize, Brae Collins, Ryan Anderson, Zach Woloschuk and Adam Waring all added singles. Jake Francis earned his fourth win between the pipes.

The have a big weekend coming up as they face the The Uxbridge Bruins in a home and home. The Ice will have home ice on Saturday at 7:30 pm. Mark Asquith got the nod for Boston Pizza player of the game for the three goals which gives him twelve in the early going.

ICE PERFECT ON WEEKEND (posted Mon. Oct 18, 2010)

The Georgina Ice collected a much needed four points this weekend in a pair of games against Lakefield and Little Britain.

On Friday at home Adam Waring drew first blood but the Chiefs scored two before the period ended to take a 2-1 first period lead. The Ice then had one of their most productive periods by scoring five unanswered goals. Mike Woods scored his first two goals in the OHA followed by Jake Radcliffe's first goal as a member of the Ice. Robert Evans and Scott Sedore also found the mark. Lakefield did manage a goal with over two minutes remaining in the middle frame to make the score 6-3. Lakefield scored two by the midway mark of the third to close the gap to one and the Ice had to depend on their special teams and some timely saves by Ali Barbieri to preserve the one goal victory as they were assessed four penalties with only four minutes remaining.

The following evening Georgina travelled to Little Britain where Jakub Sykora scored short handed only to have the Merchants notch a powerplay goal to even the score after twenty minutes. Little Britain took the lead early in the second, but Zach Woloschuk evened the contest on a nice backhand deke after he was awarded a penalty shot. Scott Sedore put the Ice up by one after scoring twelve seconds into the third only to see the Merchants go ahead after scoring two goals two minutes later. Oliver Boettcher tied up the game thirty seconds later and it remained that way after three periods. In overtime the Ice scored another short handed goal after Robert Evans poked home a Scott Sedore rebound. Jake Francis picked up the win in the Ice net.

Ice Chips: Mike Woods was awarded the Boston Pizza player of the game for his three point game against Lakefield. Thanks to the four point weekend the Ice have moved into third place only three points behind first place Port Perry. Scott Sedore has 14 points in 8 games which is good for second in league scoring with line mate Mark Asquith tied for fourth with 10 points. Ice goaltender Jake Francis is number one in the league with a 2.73 goals against average.

Georgina's next home game is this Friday against Port Perry at 7:30 pm.

ICE SPLIT ON WEEKEND (Sun. Oct 10, 2010)

After being shut out in their home opener against Port Perry, the Ice could only muster up one goal in sixty minutes in Port on route to a 2-1 loss.

The Mojacks grabbed a 1-0 lead after one and notched a power play goal in the second to make it 2-0. Mark Asquith converted a Scott Sedore feed to cut the lead in half with five minutes remaining in the middle frame. The Ice played a much better third but couldn't find the equalizer. Ice goaltender Jake Francis deserved a better fate but took the loss in only giving up two goals.

The Ice play host to Lakefield on Friday and then head to Little Britain the following evening.

Ice Back on Winning Ways (Sat. Oct.9, 2010)

The Georgina Ice got back in the W column with a win at home over the Little Britain Merchants. Zach Woloschuk put the Ice up with a pair of power play goals for a 2-1 lead after twenty minutes. The Merchants would tie up the game with a powerplay goal of their own in the second with both teams squarded at 2 heading into the third. The Ice would gain some momentum after killing a 5 on 3 powerplay for a solid three minutes before Mark Asquith would put the Ice ahead for good. Robert Evans would find the net from a Jamie Murrell feed to the slot and Oliver Boettcher would finish off the scoring with a highlight reel goal for a 5-2 win.

Jake Francis picked up the victory in the Georgina net and Oliver Boettcher received the Boston Pizza player of the game.

Ice travel to Port Perry on Sunday and return home this Friday to take on the Lakefield Chiefs.

After being shut-out 3-0 to Port Perry in their Home Opener the Ice came back in a big way by scoring 16 goals in a lopsided 16-3 win over Lakefield.

Georgina got a pair each by rookie Jacob Sykora, Brae Collins, Mark Asquith, Scott Sedore and Oliver Boettcher. Singles went to Mitch Mallany, Robert Evans, Brandon Trimble and new comers Adam Waring, Zack Woloschuk and Taylor McCloy. Defenceman Dylan Thompson picked up three assists and Jake Francis earned the victory in the pipes.

Georgina was up 10-0 before the Chiefs got on the board with two minutes remaining in the second period. The Ice built up a 16-1 lead before Lakefield finished out the game with two goals in the last three minutes.

On Friday both the Ice and Port Perry fired 26 shots on goal but it was Port who found the net with just over a minute left in the middle frame to break a scoreless tie. The Mojacks managed to get two more by Ice goaltender Ali Barbieri in the final period to give the Mojacks the 3-0 win. Defenceman Jake Radcliffe who took a turn at right wing was awarded the Boston Pizza player of the game.

Ice Chips: Brae Collins has been named team captain this year with Robert Evans, Scott Sedore and Oliver Boettcher acting as alternates. Also returning this year are the goaltending duo of Jake Francis and Ali Barbieri with Cody Mainprize, Ryan Anderson and Jake Radcliffe manning the D. Up-front, Mitch Mallany, Mark Asquith, Tyler Berryman, Jamie Murrell and Brandon Trimble have also returned.

Former Ice player Justin Murray has been added to the coaching staff along with Tim Francis. Mike Sedore will be taking over as head coach as Jeff Evans is taking on a much bigger role being named General Manager.

Last years Captain Brendan Berryman along with Andrew Sedore and George Slinko are lost to age. Luke Vanderkooy has cracked the Newmarket Hurricanes roster and Zach Luinenberg, Brandon Gouviea, Brock Levick and Anthony Incognito are all off to school. The Ice face the Uxbridge Bruins on Friday in Uxbridge and return home to face the Bruins on Saturday at 7:30 pm at the Ice Palace.

[L to R] Port Perry Mojacks Captain Matt Paul, Mayor Robert Grossi, Scott Wollin, and Ice Captain Braedon Collins.

The team is looking to score more goals when the 2010-2011 COJHL season kicks off next Friday at the Ice Palace against the Port Perry Mojacks. The team will hit the road to face off against Lakefield Sept. 26 and Uxbridge Oct. 1.

Things are looking promissing for the Georgina boys, so far. The ICE remained undefeated through their three preliminary round games at an Alliston tournament earlier this month, outscoring their opponents 15-5. The Georgina boys also won both exhibition games they played so far this year.

Players and coaching staff agree the team's success hasn't come without a lot of sacrifice and hard work, which they strive to continue if everyone sticks to the game plan. "This year's team is very diffferent", said 20-year-old Mount Albert resident Jamie Murrell (No. 22), a right winger who returned to the ICE for his second consecutive season. "We have a very young team this year and it's working. The young guys seem to be pushing the veterans to pick it up a notch.The coaches have been pushing us a lot in practice and it's paying off, big time. The guys have also been doing a lot of off-ice conditioning to go along with our on-ice workouts. Everyone seems to be buying into the systems and we are all coming together."

Murrell's teammate, 18-year-old Brandon Trimble (No. 27), is also excited about his second year with the ICE. "We were the first team to get knocked out of the playoffs last season, but I guarantee that won't happen again," said the Keswick resident. "Our team is working together so much better this year. We have some new coaches who are teaching us new plays and systems and they're working great so far. Guys are committing themselves to playing a higher tempo game. Everyone on the ice seems to have a much stronger work ethic."

Even the coaching staff is happy with the way things are shaping up for the team. "The coaches are all very optimistic for our chances during the season," said head coach Mike Sedore. "The players have all been skating very well, so far. They know there are a lot of talented guys on our team, so each time they hit the ice, they're fighting for a job. There are still a few cuts to be made and players know it," Mr. Sedore said, adding there won't be any room for laziness this season. The league will become extremely competitive as soon as the first puck drops, said the coach, adding three of the four teams to reach the semifinals in AIIiston were teams the ICE will be playing against all season.

There is one major adjustment some younger players need to make, according to the coach. "Some guys just aren't used to playing junior hockey yet," the coach said. "The periods are 20 minutes long, so they need to learn how to pace themselves. The warm ups are more intense and players need to really use their time on the ice before the game to prepare and the guys need to commit 100 per cent to the systems we're teaching them in order for us to be successful during the year."

2010 - 2011 EXHIBITION GAMES
. Tue. Aug 24, Away vs Schomberg - Won 4-2
. Wed. Sept 1, Home vs Schomberg - Won 4-3 (Shootout)

ALLISTION Tournament
. Fri. Sept 10, (W) Ice 5 - Fergus 3
. Sat. Sept 11, (W) Ice 7 - Little Britain 1
. Sat. Sept 11, (W) Ice 3 - Kincardine 1
. Sun. Sept 12, (L) Alliston 6 - Ice 1

The 2010-2011 Main Camp is about to begin and the coaching staff have lots of players to evaluate before the regular season starts.

Initial Schedule for camp and exhibition games is posted over on the schedule page.

London Knights General Manager Mark Hunter today announced that the team has selected Centre Chris Tierney in the 1st Round ( 19th Overall ) in the 2010 Ontario Hockey League Draft. Tierney, 16 played for the York Simcoe Express Minor Midgets in 2009-2010. Tierney stands 6.00 and weighs 165 pounds.

The Newmarket Hurricanes put on an unbelievable playoff run this season, making it all the way to the OHA Buckland Cup Championship beating four teams until losing it to the Oakville Blades in a hard fought series 4 - 2.

It was an unforgettable season for the Hurricanes who finished 2nd overall in the CCHL and won their Division title as well as the league title this year. Ultimately the long playoff run came to an end, but not before the Hurricanes brought the winning spirit back to Newmarket.

I would like to extend my sincerest Thank you to yourselves , the town of Keswick & the Georgina Hockey Club. As a Torch Bearer from Hamilton running in Keswick I was blown away by how this small town came out for us and the torch relay. Your town shows a lot of Olympic & Team spirit. The fact that I was also honored to be a Special Guest at the Ice Palace during my nephew Mitchell Mallany’s team game that night just added to my very special day. Words can not express the feelings that I felt yesterday while running through your town or taking pictures in the arena with every kid there oh yeah and the maintenance crew : )

I could just see the power that this Torch held to them and I FELT that power in your town. Please know that this means the world it me and I will never ever forget the feeling I felt from running through the GREAT town of KESWICK and attending the hockey game that night. The welcome I received was like coming home.

ICE SEASON OVER posted Feb 16, 2010

After dropping game one in Lakefield on Tuesday the Ice returned home to the Ice Palace on Friday in hopes on evening up the series.

The Chiefs built up a 2-0 first period lead and added another in the second to go up 3-0 after two. At the fourteen-minute mark George Slinko converted a Scott Sedore feed to put the Ice on the board. Sedore scored to bring the Ice within one at the three minute mark with Oliver Boettcher and Luke Vanderkooy drawing assists. Despite a valiant effort the Ice couldn’t find the equalizer and fell 2-0 in the series. Jake Francis suffered the loss in the Ice net.

Game three was back in Georgina on Sunday in Sutton and Lakefield wasted no time grabbing the lead only sixteen seconds in. Lakefield extended their lead in the second before Luke Vanderkooy scored from Scott Sedore to close the gap to one. Lakefield pulled away with two more second period goals, thirty -five seconds apart and one more in the third for a 5-1 win and sweep the series despite finishing 21 points behind the Ice in the regular season.

Ice Chips: The Ice will say farewell to Ice captain Brendan Berryman, Andrew Sedore and George Slinko who were in the last year of eligibility.

On a brighter note
Scott Sedore was awarded the league’s player of the month award for January and
Ice goaltender Ali Barbieri was the recipient of the league’s rookie of the year.

On Tuesday night the Georgina Ice travelled to Lakefield for the first game in a best of five opening playoff series and went down to defeat by an 8-3 count.

The Ice looked like they were in control of the game early when Brendan Berryman knocked in his own rebound to take the lead only 1:43 into the period. The Ice had two glorious chances to go up by three but couldn’t find the handle only to see Lakefield claw their way back into the game by scoring two before the period ended.

Berryman would find the net again on a deflection from Oliver Boettcher to draw even at two. Lakefield would deliver what turned out to be the knock out blow by scoring two goals in the last 1:19 of the middle frame.

The Chiefs would score eight minutes into the third before Scott Sedore would bring the Ice back within two. Lakefield would go on to score three unanswered goals in the last four and a half minutes to take game one of the series. Ali Barbieri suffered the loss in the Ice net.

Game two and three will be played in Georgina on Friday in Keswick at 7:30 and Sunday night in Sutton at 8:30.

Going into the last weekend of the regular season the Georgina Ice could have landed in second, third or fourth in the division, but a costly lost to the Little Britain on Saturday allowed the Merchants to leap frog them into third.

Knowing it was a must win at home on Friday against Lakefield the Ice put up three unanswered goals in the first by Luke Vanderkooy, Zach Luinenburg and Scott Sedore. The Chiefs did put one by Ali Barbieri before the period ended to make the score 3-1 after one.

Oliver Boettcher found glove side to take back the three goal bulge before Lakefield found the mark. George Slinko scored a pair sandwiched between another Lakefield tally to give the Ice a 6-3 second period lead.

In the third Lakefield did manage another goal with four minutes to make the final 6-4.

On Saturday in Little Britain the Merchants drew first blood midway through the first, but a Robert Evan’s deflection from Cody Mainprize just 35 seconds later tied it up. The Merchants would grab the lead once more before Brendan Berryman scored short handed on a nice breakaway move to draw even at two after the first period.

Little Britain would score on a powerplay with just five minutes left in the middle frame to go up by one.

Despite firing 12 shots Little Britain’s way in the third, the Ice could not find the equalizer and went down by a 3-2 score.

The loss dropped the Ice into fourth and now play host to the Lakefield Chiefs in the first play-off round slated to start on Tuesday in Lakefield at 7:30.

Ice Chips:
George Slinko was named Boston Pizza player of the game with his four point effort on Friday. Scott Sedore’s 56 points were tops for the Ice and good for third in league scoring. Slinko and Evans were tied for second on the team with 42 points each.

The balance of the best of five playoff schedule sees the Ice hosting the Chiefs on Friday at 7:30 at the Ice Palace and Sunday night at 8:30 in Sutton. The if necessary games will be Tuesday Feb. 16 in Lakefield and the following night at 8:30 at the Ice Palace.

The Georgina Ice needed a shootout against Port Perry to keep in third place after loosing to Little Britain Friday night.

In Port on Sunday the Ice grabbed an early lead on the first shift when Scott Sedore poked home Brandon Gouveia’s rebound shot. The Mojacks scored two before the period ended to take a 2-1 lead into the locker room.

Port would widen their lead to two before George Slinko would deflect Brae Collins’ point shot on the powerplay to close the gap to one after two periods of play. Slinko would score again after being sprung on a breakaway by Sedore and made no mistake on the deke. Port Perry would take the lead with only three minutes remaining, but Slinko would complete the hat trick by deflecting Ryan Anderson’s shot from the blue line.

Overtime would solve nothing and in the shootout it took six rounds of shooters before Oliver Boettcher gave the Ice the win and Jake Francis preserved the win in the Ice net. Brock Levick and Brendan Berryman also scored in the shootout.

On Friday the Ice went down to defeat to the Little Britain Merchants 4-1. Little Britain would take a 1-0 first period lead until Brandon Gouveia tied it up early in the second on the powerplay. The Merchants would score two more second period goals and one in third to hand the Ice the loss.

Ice Chips: Boston Pizza player of the game went to goaltender Jake Francis despite the loss but came up big time after time to keep the game close. The Ice hold onto a slim one point lead over Little Britain for third place with only two games left.

The Ice managed to grab one of four possible points in back to back games against the first place Uxbridge Bruins.

On Saturday the Ice got off to a great start by scoring three goals in the first six minutes of the game. Scott Sedore set up Mark Asquith from behind the net for a tap in and thirty seconds later Zach Luinenburg beat the Bruins goaltender glove side. Sedore then set up Asquith on a cross ice feed and made no mistake with the one timer.

Uxbridge then proceeded to score five unanswered goals by the three minute mark of the second, but Brendan Berryman converted a Cody Mainprize pass to bring the ice within one going into the third. Bray Collins’ point blast evened the score with 3:50 remaining to tie the game at five.

Overtime settled nothing and in the shootout Uxbridge scored on their first two shooters and the Ice couldn’t convert any of their attempts. Boston Pizza player on the game went to Ice rookie Ryan Anderson who played one of his finest games of the year.

On Sunday it was Uxbridge who got off to the good start with two goals by the midway point of the first, but Luke Vanderkooy scored with a minute and a half remaining in the period with Andrew Sedore and Brandon Trimble drawing assists.

Uxbridge scored another pair before Brendan Berryman scored on a nifty move when he was awarded a penalty shot with just over seven minutes remaining in the game. With just under two minutes left Vanderkooy notched his second of the game when Jake Radcliffe spotted him back door for a one timer. It proved too little too late as the Bruins held on for the victory.

The Ice hold a slim three point lead over the Little Britain Merchants for third place with four games remaining which makes this Friday nights home game one of the bigger games of the year.

The Georgina Ice have lost their last two games after coming from behind to tie it up only to lose one in overtime and one in a shoot-out.

In Lakefield on Tuesday, Brandon Gouveia intercepted a pass in the high slot and made no mistake putting the Ice up 1-0 only to have Lakefield score three unanswered goals before Antony Incognito scored from the point to make the score 3-2 after one for the Chiefs.

Lakefield went up by two early in the scored but Brock Levick brought the Ice within one again only to see the Chiefs go up by two with nine minutes left in the middle frame. Scott Sedore scored fifteen seconds later and then added his second of the game before the period ended to tie the game at 5.

After a scoreless third period the Chiefs scored less than two minutes into the extra period to take the victory. Ice goaltender Ali Barbieri suffered the loss after facing 43 shots.

On Friday night the Ice played host to the Little Britain Merchants in a battle for third place. Robert Evans opened the scoring at the 12:30 mark after picking up a rebound from Slinko and Gouveia. The Merchants would score two before the period ended to go up by a 2-1 count.

Brendan Berryman’s blast that beat the Merchants tender glove side would be the only scoring in the second.

The teams would trade goals in the third with Robert Evans tipping a Berryman blast and Mike Snowie pouncing on a Mark Asquith rebound to tie the game at four.

The overtime would solve nothing and it took four rounds of shooters before Little Britain would solve Ice goaltender Jake Francis to earn the extra point.

Ice Chips: The Ice now hold a four point lead over Little Britain for third place and are only four back of Port Perry for second. Boston Pizza player of the game went to Robert Evans who picked up two goals and an assist. Leading scorer Scott Sedore was sidelined with the flu and Jake Francis returned to game action since hurting his ankle two weeks ago. Jordan Shalla and Adam Chilvers were released at the January 10deadline but both are still eligible to play next year.

The Ice face the first place Uxbridge Bruins in back to back games starting tonight (Jan 23rd ) in Keswick at 8:30 and tomorrow night in Uxbridge. With 6 games left in the season the only spots that are determined are first and last which Uxbridge and Lakefield hold respectively.

The Georgina Ice have stretched their winning streak to five games and won eight of nine to blow past Little Britain into a tie for second with Port Perry.

On Friday night at home Lakefield had the lone goal of the first only to have the Ice score four unanswered in the second by Oliver Boettcher, Anthony Incognita and a pair by Brock Levick.

The Chiefs wouldn’t be out done as the scored two late period goals to draw within one going into the final frame. Lakefield drew even four minutes in, but Jamie Murrell put the Ice ahead once again only to have the Chiefs tie up the game with only 2:12 left. Brock Levick proved the hero of the night when he completed the hat trick with 19 seconds left in the game to give the Ice the victory. Ali Barbieri stopped 32 shots in picking up the win in the Ice net.

The next night the Ice travelled to Little Britain as Brock Levick continued his hot hand by opening the scoring midway through the second off Oliver Boettcher’s rebound. Adam Chilvers scored to give the Ice a 2-0 lead heading into the third with Brandon Gouveia and Levick chipping in with the helpers. Little Britain made a game of it by scoring midway through the third but Ali Barbieri shut the door the balance of the game.

Ice Chips: Boston Pizza player of the game for Friday night was Brock Levick who had three goals and an assist. Ali Barbieri has a personal win streak on five games in the Georgina net. George Slinko was presented the November player of the month award on Friday night. Scott Sedore continues to hold onto third in league scoring with 44 points, six back of Lakefield’s Sean Griffin. Next home game the Ice will be battling for second place against Port Perry this Friday night at the Ice Palace.

The Georgina Ice have made it three in a row and six wins out of seven with an overtime victory against the Port Perry Mojacks Sunday night.

Port was up 3-1 after one period thanks to two powerplay goals with the lone Ice tally by Mike Snowie. Snowie and Mark Asquith drew the Ice even before the second was five minutes old but a late score by the Mojacks put them up one heading into the third. At the 3:44 mark Mike Snowie completed the hat trick from a Scott Sedore feed to draw them even once more and then Snowie returned the favour by hitting Sedore in the slot just twenty seconds later to give the Ice their first lead of the game. Port scored with just 35 seconds left in the period with the net empty in favour of the extra attacker after taking four whacks at goaltender’s Ali Barbieri's glove hand to force the puck loose and force overtime.

In the extra frame Brendan Berryman ripped a cannon from the point on the powerplay with Robert Evans providing the screen that the Port goalie had no chance on. Make the final 6-5 with the Ice taking the advantage on shots as well by a 42 to 37 count.

The Georgina Ice played their best game of the season defeating Uxbridge by a 5-0 count with Ice tender Ali Barbieri picking up his first career junior shutout.

After a scoreless first period the Ice’s Mike Snowie got Georgina rolling when he intercepted an errant Bruin pass a made no mistake on the fore hand deke midway through the second. At the 4:16 mark Zach Luinenburg’s shot from the slot made it 2-0 and Snowie finished off a nifty three way pass from Scott Sedore and Mark Asquith to put the home side up by three heading into the third. Mark Asquith added some insurance in the third by scoring two goals in thirty seconds just under the half way mark of the final period. The first coming off a deflection by Brae Collins’ point shot and the second from a shot from the top of the circle.

The Ice outshot the Bruins 30 to 21. Boston Pizza player of the game went to Mike Snowie who had two second period goals and added an assist in the third. The Ice travel to Port Perry tonight to take on the Mojacks at 7:00 pm.

The Georgina Ice finished off the 09 season with a much needed win over a depleted Lakefield team who came into town with only 10 skaters and 2 goalies.

The Chiefs grabbed a early lead only two minutes in but an Ice powerplay evened things up when Oliver Boettcher knocked home his own rebound with more than half a period to play. The only scoring in the middle period was a Lakefield powerplay of their own for a 2-1 lead going into the final period. Jamie Murrell’s pass to Jordan Shalla who found a wide open Mitch Mallany drew the Ice even with 11:25 remaining in the game. Three minutes later Robert Evans spied Brock Levick in the slot to put Georgina in the lead for the first time only to have Lakefield tie it up with under five minutes left in the final period. At the 4:27 mark of the third Andrew Sedore was able to keep the puck in the zone to Luke Vanderkooy whose slap shot beat the Chiefs tender to give the Ice the victory.

Goaltender Ali Barbieri stopped 42 of 44 shots fired his way in picking up the win. Ice Chips: The win puts the Ice back over .500 and just two points behind third place Little Britain and the Ice have a game in hand. Boston Pizza Player of the Game was Ice goaltender Ali Barbieri. The Ice host the first place Uxbridge Bruins this Saturday night in Keswick at 8:30 and are off to Port Perry on Sunday.

The Georgina Ice have made it three in a row with a win on the road over the last place Lakefield Chiefs. Mark Asquith knocked home a Scott Sedore rebound midway through the first and Jamie Murrell scored off Jordan Shalla’s face off win just twenty seconds later to put the Ice up by two. Lakefield closed the gap to one on a short handed goal before the period ended. Robert Evans regained the two goal margin on a solo effort only to have the Chiefs score less than a minute later. Lakefield tied the game at three midway through the final frame, but Mark Asquith proved the hero on the night when he fired home his second of the game from the high slot with 9:22 left.

Ice goaltender Jake Francis closed the door the remainder of the game for the 4-3 victory while stopping 46 shots on the night.

The Ice finish off their two game road swing tonight when they face the first place Uxbridge Bruins. Next home game is next Wednesday against Lakefield at the Ice Palace.

The Georgina Ice knocked off the Port Perry Mojacks to win their second in as many outings with a convincing 5-1 victory.

Brock Levick with his 8th of the year got things started with the assist going to Anthony Incognito. The Mojacks scored short handed before the period ended to even the score after one.

The Ice converted a powerplay tally when Brae Collins found Cody Mainprize at the point and his blast was deflected by Robert Evans. At the midway mark of the frame Robert Evans found Luke Vanderkooy with a drop pass and made no mistake putting the Ice up by two heading into the third.

In the final period Anthony Incognito picked up his first of the year when his point shot eluded the Mojack tender. Scott Sedore sealed the deal with an empty netter to give the home side the 5-1 win. Ice goaltender Ali Barbieri stopped 28 of 29 shots fired his way for his sixth win of the season.

Ice Chips: Last year's league rookie of the year and 29 goal scorer, Mike Snowie has rejoined the club. He picked up an assist in his first game and will be a welcomed addition up front. Boston Pizza player of the game went to defenceman Anthony Incognito who had his first goal and picked up two assists as well as making a number of big hits.

The Ice are on the road Tuesday in Lakefield and Wednesday in Uxbridge before breaking for Christmas for a week when they return home to play host to the Lakefield Chiefs on Wednesday the 30th.

The Georgina Ice played probably their most all around game of the season in defeating Little Britain by a 5-2 count in Little Britain on Saturday.

Brendan Berryman started the ball rolling with blast from the top of the circle to put the Ice up early in the first. Georgina made it 2-0 before the game was five minutes old when Brock Levick tapped in Scott Sedore's point shot on the power-play. T

he Merchants closed the gap in half in the middle frame on a power-play of their own but the Ice's Scott Sedore regained the two goal lead on a feed from Brendan Berryman. Little Britain wouldn't be denied on another power-play with three minutes left in the second, but a minute and a half later Luke Vanderkooy deflected Sedore's high slot shot to give the Ice a two goal bulge going into the third.

Just past the midway mark of the final period Jordan Shalla going hard to the net put the Ice up by three on a nice pass from Zach Luinenburg. The Ice were content to hold onto their lead with some good discipline and fine defencive zone play which resulted in a Merchants scoreless period. Jake Francis picked up the win in the Ice net and was especially good in the first saving all 14 shots fired his way. Georgina held a slight edge in shots overall by 32-31.

Ice Chips: George Slinko, Ryan Anderson and Jake Ratcliffe have been added to the MASH unit that is already occupied by Gouviea, Collins and Mallany. On a brighter note Brandon Trimble returned to the line-up and was a welcomed addition. The ice remain in fourth spot and take on the third place Port Perry Mojacks this Friday which will be Georgina's last home game before Christmas.

The Georgina Ice dropped another weekend series this past week to the Little Britain Merchants at home on Friday and to Port Perry on the road on Sunday.

At the Ice Palace Robert Evans got the home side off on the right foot with a powerplay marker midway through the first with Brendan Berryman and Brock Levick assisting. The Merchants drew even in the second and scored two more in third in a span of 12 seconds with a little under eight minutes remaining.

Berryman added a late powerplay tally with a minute remaining but the Ice couldn't find the equalizer and lost by a 3-2 count.Ali Barbieri stopped 33 of 36 shots in the Ice net earning him Boston Pizza player of the game honours.

On Sunday the Ice travelled to Port Perry and suffered one of their worst defeats in recent memory by a 10-3 score.

The score wasn't really indicative of the game as the Ice trailed 4-3 with 17 minutes left in the game, but an early period collapse led to six unanswered Mojack goals. Scoring for the Ice were George Slinko who finished off a Brendan Berryman wrap around in the first and Slinko again in the second after tipping home Cody Mainprize's point shot and Robert Evans notching one in the third.

The Ice have a rare Friday off and travel to Little Britain on Saturday before playing home to the Mojacks on Friday December the 18th

The Georgina Ice have done what no other team has done in 12 games and that is beat the first place Uxbridge Bruins.

The Ice drew first blood in the first when Oliver Boettcher capped off a nice three way passing play from George Slinko and Mark Asquith.

The score remained 1-0 until four minutes left in the game when Jamie Murrell dug the puck out from the corner and fed Asquith in the slot who made no mistake in putting the Ice up by two. Georgina got some exceptional goaltending from Ali Barbieri whose shut out bid was spoiled with only 44 seconds left in the game as the Ice won by a count of 2-1.

On Friday in Uxbridge it was a different story as both teams combined for a total of 14 goals with the Bruins winning 8-6.

The Ice held a 4-3 lead after one with singles from Slinko, Asquith, Scott Sedore and Brendan Berryman. It was all Uxbridge in the second as they scored 3 unanswered goals to take a 6-4 lead into the third.

Both teams scored two each in the final period with Slinko and Berryman getting their second of the contest. Jake Francis suffered the loss in the Ice net.

Ice Chips: Boston Pizza player of the game for Sunday's afternoon game was goaltender Ali Barbieri. Mike Best and Mike Gustaw are no longer with the club and we wish them luck on their future endeavours. Scott Sedore's five point game on Friday has put him in the lead for team scoring and third in the league. The Ice now find themselves in fourth place thanks to their 2-7-1 record in the last 10 games.

Next home game is this Friday when the Little Britain Merchants come to the Ice Palace for a 7:30 pm contest.

The Georgina Ice have now lost three in a row with the latest defeat coming from the hands of the Lakefield Chiefs on Tuesday night.

The Ice opened the scoring five minutes in when Jordan Shalla found low stick side from a Scott Sedore feed. Lakefield then proceeded to score four unanswered goals by the midway point of the game. Brendan Berryman cut the lead in half with a blast from the point, but the Chiefs notched a powerplay marker with just over a minute remaining in the middle period.

In the final frame George Slinko scored his fifteenth of the season to bring the ice within two, but an empty net goal by the Chiefs negated any comeback for Georgina. Ice goaltender Ali Barbieri turned aside 37 shots in the losing cause.

Ice Chips: Georgina now find themselves in fourth place with an 8-8-2 record, two points behind Little Britain and one back of Port Perry. Scott Sedore’s three point game has him tied with Slinko for the team scoring lead at 25 and fifth place overall. The Ice schedule doesn’t get any easier as they face the league leading Uxbridge Bruins in a home and home series beginning in Uxbridge on Friday and finishing up in Sutton on Sunday at 4:00 pm.

The Georgina Ice now find themselves tied for third with Little Britain after losing to Port Perry on Friday and now one point behind the Mojacks.

The Ice jumped out to a two goal first period lead on goals by Zach Luinenburg and Robert Evans. The teams traded second period markers with the Ice tally coming off the stick of Mark Asquith from a cross ice feed by Luke Vanderkooy.

In the final frame the Mojacks cut the lead to one on a powerplay goal with 13:17 left. The Ice seemed to have the game in hand until the three minute mark when the ref thought that he would control the outcome of the game by accessing Robert Evans a five minute major for hitting from behind. Not only was the hit not from behind, it wasn’t even Evans who made the hit. The Mojacks made full use of the major penalty and scored two goals in a span of thirty seconds with 1:08 remaining to hand the Ice their seventh loss of the season. Port held a slight shot advantage by 44-42.

Ice Chips: Boston Pizza Player of the Game went to goaltender Jake Francis who stopped 40 shots fired his way. The team has announced the signing of Oliver Boetcher from the Newmarket Hurricanes. Boetcher should add some speed and toughness up front. Brandon Gouviea is coming off successful surgery and hoping to get back into game action in the next month and a half. Brae Collins is looking at another two weeks before his return and Branden Trimble could be back this week. In other Central Jr.C action over the weekend Uxbridge beat both Lakefield and Little Britain to add to their lead atop the leader board.

The Ice are on the road for two games facing Lakefield and Uxbridge before returning home for a rare Sunday afternoon affair in Sutton at 4:00 p.m against the first place Uxbridge Bruins.

The Georgina Ice could only grab one out of a possible four points this weekend after suffering a home loss to Lakefield Friday night and dropping a 6-5 overtime game to Little Britain the next evening.

At the Ice Palace Scott Sedore opened the scoring fourteen seconds in off a Mark Asquith rebound only to see that lead evaporate by the 12:11 mark. The Ice were able to grab a 3-2 period lead by periods end when Luke Vanderkooy pounced on Zach Luinenburg’s rebound and Cody Mainprize sprung home Robert Evans whose shot was stopped but George Slinko was there to pick up the garbage.

Midway through the second frame the Ice scored a powerplay marker when Scott Sedore rang Asquith’s point shot off the post and Luinenburg put it in the yawning cage. With only thirty six ticks on the clock the Chiefs scored a backbreaking shorthanded tally to draw them within one going into the third.

Just over five minutes into the third Adam Chilvers picked up his second of the season on a harmless looking wrist shot to put the home side up by 2. At the 13:20 mark the Ice meltdown began as Lakefield scored four unanswered goals including an empty netter for a 7-5 win. Jake Francis suffered the loss in the Ice net. Shots on goal favoured the Ice by 39-34

The next night in Little Britain the Ice drew first blood on the powerplay when Brock Levick made a nice drop pass to Sedore whose point shot was tipped home by Robert Evans. The Merchants would tie the game four minutes later on a powerplay of their own before Scott Sedore intercepted an errant Little Britain pass up the middle for a breakaway and making no mistake going low stick side. Little Britain would tie it up with just over a minute remaining in the period. The middle stanza saw the teams trade goals with the Ice marker coming from Brendan Berryman’s wraparound.

The Ice grabbed a quick goal just ten seconds into the third to go up 4-3 with Robert Evans banging home Slinko’s initial shot. Little Britain would tie it up three minutes later and Sedore with his second of the contest would put the Ice up once again. Midway through the third the Merchants would score two goals in a span of fourteen seconds to take their first lead of the game. At the 2:21 mark Berryman would notch his second of the game on a blast from the half boards to send to the match into overtime only to have Little Britain score with 1:21 left in the extra frame.

Ice tender Ali Barbieri stopped 34 of 40 shots fired his way in the losing cause. Georgina also sent 40 shots Little Britains way.

Ice Chips: Georgina is now tied for second with Little Britain, four points behind Uxbridge.

Boston Pizza player of the game on Friday went to Adam Chilvers for his fine defensive work and picking up a goal in the process. Slinko and Evans lead the team with points at 22 with Sedore trailing at 21. Ice forward Branden Trimble could be back in the line-up as early as next week and Branden Gouviea could be on the shelf for awhile with an injury suffered in Port Perry last Sunday in an off ice incident.

Next home game is this Friday when the Ice take on the Port Perry Mojacks at 7:30 at the Ice Palace.

The Georgina Ice has ended their three game winless streak by defeating the Port Perry Mojacks in a come from behind shoot out victory.

The Ice spotted Port a 2-0 lead before George Slinko cut the lead in half from an Anthony Incognito feed.

The Mojacks made it 3-1 until the midway mark of the second when Brendan Berryman converted Scott Sedore’s drop pass on the powerplay. Jordan Shalla notched his first of the season to tie the game at three with Sedore and Adam Chilvers drawing assists.

Port scored a powerplay goal and even strength marker to take a 5-3 lead with eight minutes remaining.At the 2:23 mark Slinko re-directed Cody Mainprize’s point shot to close the gap within one. With goaltender Ali Barbieri pulled in favour of the extra attacker, Robert Evans banged home Mark Asquith’s rebound to knot the game at five with just 53 ticks on the clock.

The five-minute overtime solved nothing so it was on to the shootout. Brock Levick scored on his first shot and Port’s second shooter scored to tie the shootout at one after three shots each. In the sudden death round Ali Barbieri stoned the Mojack shooter and Scott Sedore found low side blocker to complete the come back and much needed two points.

Ice Chips: With the win the Ice find themselves alone in second place behind Uxbridge. Brae Collins, Scott Sedore and Luke Vanderkooy got the call to the Newmarket Hurricanes on Thursday evening in the Canes 5-1 win over Orangeville. Both Sedore and Vanderkooy found the score sheet with a goal apiece. They both made the trip to Parry Sound on Saturday to aid in the Canes 5-1 win over the Seguin Bruins. Collins will be on the shelf for a few weeks with a hand injury suffered in Friday nights loss to Little Britain.

Next home game is this Friday when the Ice take on the Lakefield Chiefs at 7:30.

The Georgina Ice dropped their third game in a row against the Little Britain Merchants Friday night and as a result sit in a tie for second with Port Perry.

The Ice got on the board first when Scott Sedore tapped in Mark Asquith's cross crease pass, but that was it for the offence as Little Britain scored four unanswered goals in the first and added another in the second for a convincing 5-1 win. Shots were 35 - 28 in Little Britain's favour. Boston Pizza's player of the game went to goaltender Ali Barbieri who was perfect on 19 saves on 19 shots in relief of Jake Francis.

In other action Uxbridge jumped into first place with a 4-3 win over Port Perry. Uxbridge now have 16 points and Georgina and Port each have 15 with these two teams hooking up on Sunday in Port Perry.

This past weekend the Georgina Ice were the victims of back to back losses thanks to the Uxbridge Bruins.

In Uxbridge on Friday night the Ice came up with probably their worst effort of the season and found themselves down a goal before the game was a minute old and the Bruins scored a powerplay goal seven minutes later to go up 2-0. The Ice did close the gap when Zach Luinenberg won the draw to Cody Mainprize and Jamie Murrell tipped home his point blast.

The Bruins lead was extended by two before Robert Evans scored short handed but Uxbridge notched another powerplay marker before the second period drew to a close.

In the third Uxbridge scored early and George Slinko put home a Scott Sedore rebound with five minutes left in the game and that was all as the score ended up 5-3. Ice goaltender Jake Francis was solid again facing 41 shots in all and the Ice could only muster up 24 including a dismal 6 in the second period.

In Keswick the next night the Ice rebounded nicely but the outcome was the same in losing 5-4 despite out shooting the Bruins 44 - 25. Uxbridge scored three goals in the first, one goal on the powerplay and two at even strength when the Ice defence allowed Uxbridge two or three whacks after the original shot was stopped by Ice goaltender Ali Barbieri.

In the second period Scott Sedore got the Ice on the board from a nice feed from Jamie Murrell only to have the Bruins score another to regain their three goal lead. In the third the Ice made a game of it when Mark Asquith tapped in a Scott Sedore pass and fifty seconds later Robert Evans scored from a goal mouth scramble to close the gap to one. At the 4:39 mark of the game Ali Barbieri's clearing attempt was intercepted by Uxbridge's Kyle Northover who made no mistake in putting it into the empty net. Mark Aquith scored his second of the game with fifty one seconds left, but it was too little too late for the Ice.

Georgina held to Bruins to only 5 shots in the third while pumping 16 at the Uxbridge net.

Ice Chips: The Ice are barely holding onto first with a one point lead over Uxbridge who have two games in hand. One of Georgina's corporate sponsors Boston Pizza have announced a player of the game award at all home games. Saturday's award winner was Scott Sedore who had a goal and a couple of helpers. Robert Evans has taken over the team scoring lead but remains ten points behind league leader Andrew Rynhold of Port Perry. Mark Asquith has finally returned to the Ice line-up and was a welcomed addition with two goals in his first game this year.

Georgina's next home game is this Friday night when they take on the Little Britain Merchants at 7:30 pm at the Ice Palace.

The Georgina Ice travelled to Lakefield on Tuesday night looking to keep their hold on first place.

Scott Sedore opened the scoring just two minutes in when his shot bounced off a Chief defender into the yawning cage. The Ice extended their lead to a pair on the powerplay when Sedore's point shot was stopped and Mitch Mallany scooped up the rebound and spotted a wide open Brock Levick who made no mistake on the one timer. Lakefield notched a powerplay of their own with just eleven seconds left in the period to close the gap to one.

Lakefield drew even 33 seconds into the middle frame, but Mitch Mallany jammed home a Brendan Berryman rebound and Zach Luinenberg tipped in Ryan Anderson's shot to give the Ice a 4-2 lead after two.

The Chiefs got back within one on a short handed effort with sixteen minutes left in the game but that is as close as they would get as goaltender Ali Barbieri shut the door the rest of the way to preserve the 4-3 victory. Barbieri stopped 37 of the 40 Lakefield shots fired his way to improve his record to 3 and 2.

The Ice are still holding on to a slim two point lead for first over Port Perry thanks to the Mojacks victory over Little Britain on Sunday. The Ice travel to Uxbridge on Friday and then play host to the same Bruins on Halloween night at the Ice Palace. Game time is 8:30 pm.

George Slinko lead the way with a three goal game including the overtime winner to give the Ice a 6-5 win over the second place Port Perry Mojacks.

In the first period both teams traded powerplay goals twice to make the score 2-2. The Ice goals were scored by Brandon Trimble's point blast and Zach Luinenburg's shot off his wrong wing that found the far side of the net.

In the middle frame Brandon Gouveia sprung Slinko on a breakaway who made no mistake and Luke Vanderkooy's nifty deke 28 seconds later from Cody Mainprize put Georgina up by two. Port Perry fought back with two of their own the even the score at four heading into the final period.

Six minutes into the third Slinko scored on his off wing but three minutes later the Mojacks tied it up yet again. The final eleven minutes solved nothing and it was on to overtime. Just 18 seconds in Luinenburg was the recepient of a Mojack turnover who spotted Slinko splitting the defence who capped off the hat trick to give the locals the victory. Ice goaltender Jake Francis was stellar again stopping 38 of 43 shot fired his way with a few saves of the spectacular variety.

Ice Chips: Francis has three wins in his first three starts and George Slinko is second in lead scoring behind Port Perry's Andrew Rynhold. Slinko has potted 10 goals in 9 games and Robert Evans is leading the team in assists with 9 in 9 games. Georgina's win over Port extends their lead to two points for top spot. The Ice travel to Lakefield on Tuesday and Uxbridge on Friday before landing at home Saturday to complete the home and home series with the Bruins.

The Halloween game takes place at the Ice Palace at 8:30 so get your trick or treating done early and catch the game.

The Georgina Ice could only salvage one out of four possible points as they dropped both games this weekend.

On Friday the Lakefield Chiefs came to town and snuck away with an 8-7 overtime win. Lakefield jumped out the an early 2-0 lead in the first four minutes, but Georgina got back into the game when Andrew Sedore spotted Robert Evans in the slot who made no mistake and just 19 seconds later George Slinko put away a Brock Levick rebound to tie the game at 2 after one period.

Midway through the second Slinko tapped in Levick's cross ice pass to put the locals up by one only to have the Chief's tie up the game with five minutes remaining in the middle frame. Georgina scored two more goals forty seconds apart before the period ended to go up 5-3. The first goal by Brendan Berryman when he stuffed home a Scott Sedore rebound and Berryman again on a one timer from Brandon Trimble. Lakefield scored what turned out to be a back breaker with just thirty seconds left to close the gap to one.

The Chiefs scored two to go up by one before the third was five minutes old only to have Mitch Mallany tie the game at six. Lakefield went up again with 5:12 remaining and that was all for Ice goaltender's Mike Gustaw's night as he was replaced by Jake Francis. At the 3:25 Mark Mallany found the mark to knot the game at seven to send the game into overtime. Last year's leading scorer Sean Griffen proved the hero this night as he potted the Chiefs overtime goal with fifty three ticks on the clock. Despite the loss the Ice out shot Lakefield 48-35.

On Saturday the Ice travelled to Little Britain to take on the Merchants. Brock Levick connected on a powerplay early in the first from Evans and Slinko, but it wasn't enough as Little Britain took a 2-1 lead into the intermission.

The second period saw no scoring but three minutes into the third Robert Evans won the draw to Brae Collins whose shot was stopped but Levick popped in the rebound to even the score at 2. It was all Merchants after that as they scored two more goals to give the Ice a 4-2 loss.

Georgina goaltender Ali Barbieri was exceptional on this night as he stopped 37 of 41 shots fired his way. Ice Chips: Robert Evans and George Slinko are tied in the league scoring with 13 points in 8 games. The Ice are still holding on to first place, but the lead as dwindled to 3 points over Little Britain thanks to the Merchants win over Uxbridge on Friday night. Guest goal judge Rick Cote was the guest anthem singer on Friday. Who would have thought.

Next home game is this Friday at 7:30 when the Ice take on the Port Perry Mojacks.

The Ice find themselves sitting in top spot in the Central Ontario Jr.”C” loop with a 5 and 1 record after six game thanks in part to a four-point weekend.

On Friday the Little Britain Merchants rolled into town and took a 1-0 lead after only six seconds from the drop of the puck. Ice captain Brendan Berryman tied things up before the period ended on a short-handed effort.

Less than three minutes into the second frame, Little Britain scored a short-handed goal of their own to take the lead. Brandon Gouveia put the locals up by one after scoring two powerplay goals a minute and a half apart. Scott Sedore added to the lead with another powerplay marker midway through the period. The teams traded goals in the final two minutes with Braedon Collins’ point shot finding the mark to give Georgina a 5-3 lead.

It was all Ice in the third as Little Britain could only muster up four shots Georgina’s way and George Slinko chipped in two goals and Mitch Millany added a single to give the Ice the 8-3 victory. Ali Barbieri ran his record to 2 and 1 in the Ice net.

In Port Perry on Sunday the Mojacks were looking to catch the Ice for first place but goaltender Jake Francis had a different outlook as he backstopped Georgina to a 8-4 win in stopping 41 of 45 shots his way and making a couple of game savers.

Port opened a two goal lead midway through the first only to find Georgina storm back with three unanswered goals. The first on a Brendan Berryman blast, the second was a Mitch Mallany tip from Anthony Incognito’s point shot and the third when Brock Levick hit Slinko with a pass who made no mistake in finding the net.

Levick and Luke Vanderkooy made it a 5-2 lead four minutes into the middle stanza with the Mojacks closing the gap to two before the period ended. Zach Luinenburg potted a pair of third period goals and Adam Chilvers jammed home his first of the year to round out the Ice scoring.

Ice Chips: The Ice have two welcomed additions to their blue-line. 5 year D Brandon Gouveia has rejoined the club after a brief stint with the Jr.”A” Newmarket Hurricanes. Brandon picked up four points in his first game back and was a plus 5. Anthony Incognito has also signed with the club after making it deep into the Hurricanes camp. Incognito played with the Markham Waxers “AAA” midgets last year. In other weekend action Port defeated Uxbridge in overtime and Little Britain beat up on Lakefield. The Ice were short handed on Sunday as Scott Sedore and Jamie Murrell were sitting out suspensions for aggressor’s in separate altercations and Gouveia with prior commitments. Defenseman Ryan Anderson only played part of the first due to a leg injury.

The Ice next home is this Friday night (17th) in Keswick at 7:30 p.m. when the Lakefield Chiefs come to town. Georgina also travels to Little Britain on Saturday (18th) to complete their weekend set of games.

The Georgina Ice evened up their home and home series against last year’s Cougar Cup champions, the Uxbridge Bruins, on Saturday night at the Ice Palace after dropping game one on Friday in Uxbridge.

The Bruins handed the Ice their first loss in three games by a 5-3 count. Georgina opened the scoring five minutes in on the powerplay when Cody Mainprize’s point shot was tipped by Robert Evans. Uxbridge tied it up at the 5:21 mark on a powerplay of their own. The Ice’s Brandon Trimble notched his first goal off a George Slinko rebound before the period ended.

The second period was all Bruins as they pumped three goals by Ali Barbieri to put them up 4-2.

Uxbridge added to their lead four minutes into the final frame before underage defenseman Ryan Anderson tried to get his team going be winning a decisive bout in the fisticuff department. The Ice managed to pull within two when Jamie Murrell redirected Scott Sedore’s backhand shot. The Ice did hold a 32-27 advantage on shots on goal. In the return engagement on Saturday the Ice opened the scoring again when Murrell converted a Brendan Berryman pass, but Uxbridge scored a powerplay marker in the first and middle periods to go up 2-1 after two. At 15:41 Brock Levick found room between the Bruin’s goalies pads to knot the game at two. Zach Luinenburg sent the Ice fans home happy after he stuffed in a rebound with less than five minutes remaining in the game. Goaltender Michael Gustaw stopped 28 of 30 Bruin shots to pick up the win in the Ice net.

Next home game is this Friday when Georgina takes on the Little Britain Merchants at 7:30 pm.

In Lakefield on Tuesday night the Ice may have suffered from jet lag as it took them two and a half periods to get on track.

Georgina found themselves down 3-1 with Robert Evans counting the only Ice goal after two. The Ice missed a glorious chance in the first when they couldn't connect on a 5 on 3 powerplay for over four minutes.

Half way through the final period Brandon Trimble found George Slinko in front to close the gap to one and then Mitch Mallany converted a Scott Sedore pass a minute later to even the score at three. The five minute overtime period solved nothing so it was on to the shootout. Robert Evans was the only shooter to score and that is all rookie goaltender Jake Francis needed as he stopped all three Lakefield players. Francis was exceptional on this night as he stopped 48 of 51 Chief's shots.

The Ice faceoff against Uxbridge this Friday and Saturday in a home and home series. Friday in Uxbridge and Saturday at the Ice Palace where the puck drops at 8:30 pm

The Ice opened their 2009/10 in fine fashion by dropping the Port Perry Mojacks in a come from behind victory by a 6-5 score.

It wasn't the best of starts for the home side as Port had a two goal lead before the game was four minutes old. At the 15:47 mark Georgina closed the gap on the powerplay when Scott Sedore won the face off to Zach Luinenberg who spotted Brock Levick in the high slot and beat the Mojack goalie with a quick snap shot. Seven minutes later Port Perry extended their lead on a powerplay goal of their own. Luinenberg brought his team back within one when he scored short side before the period ended.

Despite being down 3-2 after one they did manage to outshoot Port Perry 12-11. A minute into the middle frame Georgina tied the game on another powerplay goal after Robert Evans finished off a nice three way passing play from Luke Vanderkooy and George Slinko. The Mojacks looked as though they were going to put the game away when they scored two goals in just over a minute to go up 5-3. The Ice tandem of Evans and Slinko connected on another powerplay marker to narrow the Port lead to 5-4 after two.

Port held a slight advantage on the shot clock by 15-13. Just under six minutes into the third, the Ice's Mitch Mallany chipped a pass to Zach Luinenberg who fought off a Mojack defender and made a nifty deke to even the game at 5. With eleven minutes remaining Robert Evans was setting up shop behind the Port Perry net when he fed a pass out front to Slinko who one timed a shot that found the twine to put the home side up by one and give them the much needed two points to give this young team the taste of victory. Rookie goaltender Ali Barberi picked up the win in the Ice net. After the nerves settled Barberi stopped 23 of 25 shots in the last two periods. Port out shot Georgina in the game by a 36-34 count.

Ice Chips: The team announced that Brendan Berryman will take over the captaincy for this season with Scott Sedore, Brae Collins and Robert Evans acting as alternates. The Ice retired #3 in honour of former Ice player Don Sanderson who was tragically killed in hockey fight last year in the OHA Senior "A" league. Don was a valuable member of Georgina's Cougar Cup champions of 2007/08. Don's mother, uncle and grand parents were part of the touching opening ceremonies. Only time will tell but the Ice may have found their answer to Kate Smith as Kevin Wain sang an arrousing rendition of "O Canada" that inspired both the players and the well attended crowd. Berryman and Mark Asquith were the only Ice regulars not in the line up as they are recovering from upper body injuries.

Next home game is this Saturday against the Uxbridge Bruins. Note the game time is 8:30 pm.

Last Friday night the Georgina Ice came up with a thrilling shoot-out victory in their final pre-season tune-up against the Port Perry Mojacks.

Port opened the scoring midway through the first on a cross crease tap in that goaltender Michael Gustaw had no chance on. Four minutes later Gustaw managed to keep the score at one when he made a big save on a Port breakaway thanks to an Ice turnover at the blue line. Port Perry held a slight lead on the shot clock at 14-12.

The Mojacks went up by two early in the second after a long lead pass caught the Ice defence flat footed that resulted in a breakaway that the Port winger beat Gustaw high glove side. Less than three minutes later Port went up by three on a shot low stick side. Georgina had a few glorious chances to close the gap when Scott Sedore fed Brock Levick who couldn't find the handle on the open net and Zach Luinenberg missed a deke on a partial breakaway. The Ice did manage to solve the Mojack goalie in the last minute of period after George Slinko pulled up just short of the corner to find Robert Evans in the slot who fired a one timer to make the score 3-1 after two.

The Ice did manage to fire 16 shots Port's way, but could only muster up the one goal. Five minutes into the third the Ice fans figured it was all but over after Port Perry scored a nice back door power play goal to put the visitors up by three. The Ice's Brandon Stevens fired a shot glove side midway through the frame to close the gap to two. At the 1:48 Mark Luinenberg found Evans camping out in the slot once again and Evans beat the Mojack keeper with another one time blast. Forty seven seconds later the Ice sent the hometown fans into a frenzy when Sedore fed Evans a pass in front that the Port goalie managed to save, but wily vet, George Slinko jammed home the rebound to knot to score at four to send the game into overtime Georgina out shot Port once again by a 13-10 count.

In the five minute overtime Port Perry had the best scoring opportunity but Gustaw made a nice glove save to send the game into a shootout. After Port's first shooter scored, the Ice's Brock Levick scored on a nifty deke and when the next Mojack shooter missed, Robert Evans put the home side up by one. Port's third shooter found the twine and then George Slinko sealed the deal on a beauty back hand triple deke to give his team the win and send the Ice into the regular season on a high note.

Be sure to catch the Ice home opener this Friday September 25th vs the same Port Perry Mojacks at 7:30 pm.

Ice Chips:The Ice lose six of their top ten point getter's this season including last year's League MVP Nick Hearn. Hearn along with Kevin Stewart and Chris Colwill are gone due to age. Captain Brock Vandergulik from career ending knee problems, Mike Snowie to school and Branden Gouveia to the Newmarket Jr "A" Hurricanes.

Happy trails go out to Jordan Hanley and goaltender Jessie Scott who are also lost to age and James McQueston who was snapped up by the Aurora Tigers Jr"A" club.

Dylan McFayden, Christian Neilson, Kyle Scott and Curtis Gasko are not returning as they are off to college.

Returning are forwards George Slinko, Scott Sedore, Robert Evans, Brendan Berryman, Jamie Murrell and Mark Asquith. Cody Mainprize, Andrew Sedore and Brae Collins are back to man the defence. Mike Gustaw is back between the pipes.

New to the club are forwards Brock Levick and Zach Luinenberg from the Newmarket Redmen "AA" Midget Ontario finalists. Goaltenders Ali Barbieri from the Markham Waxers "AAA" midgets and Jake Francis who toiled with the Seguin Bruins Jr"A" team.

Georgina Blaze alums include Tyler Berryman, Mitch Mallany, Adam Chilvers, Jake Radcliffe and Jordan Shalla and Keswick natives Luke Vanderkooy and Michael Best who played for South Central "AAA" midgets. York Simcoe Express forward Brandon Trimble is the latest additon to the team. Defenceman Ryan Anderson from Markham minor midget "AAA" has been signed by the club as the teams underage player. Jeff Evans returns as Head Coach hoping to improve on last year's fourth place finish and first round exit from the play-offs. Blaine Martin will be handling the defence once again.

Coaches Corner: Evans says his team will be much younger, faster and more aggressive. There could be some early growing pains but figures they should challenge for one of the top three spots.

Be sure to catch the Ice home opener this Friday September 25th vs Port Perry Mojacks at 7:30 pm.

Some of the 2009/10 edition of the Georgina Ice Jr"C" team and some rookie hopefuls were on hand over the weekend at The Alliston Hornets Jr C pre-season tournament and came away with a 1-1-1 record. In the Friday night opener the Ice surrendered 2 first period powerplay goals to fall 2-0 to Port Perry. The trend continued as the Mojacks potted another powerplay goal at 10:57 of the second before Ice veteran George Slinko skated out of Port's corner at the seven minute mark to beat the Mojacks goalie and put Georgina on the board. Early in the third the Ice converted a powerplay of their own as Scott Sedore redirected a Jordan Shalla pass to close the gap to one. With less than three minutes remaining Port was awarded a penalty shot and Ice tender Ali Barbieri came up huge to keep the score at 3-2. At the 1:48 mark of the third Luke Vanderkooy knotted the game at three off a Mark Asquith rebound. The score remained at three to give both teams one point in the tournament. In game two the Ice were in tough as the faced last years Ontario finalists, the Alliston Hornet's. The Ice despite giving up four first period unanswered goals made a game of it when rookie sniper Brock Levick beat the Hornet goaltender stick side before the period ended and George Slinko jammed in a powerplay rebound to make the score 4-2. Midway through the second frame Alliston knotched a powerplay marker, but the Ice's Bray Collins replied with a powerplay tally of his own with a shot from the point to make the score 5-3 after two. Alliston extended their lead by 3 with yet another powerplay goal that goaltender Mike Gustaw had no chance on. It was too little too late as Brock Levick scored his second of the game off a Hornet turn over at the blueline with 48 seconds left in the game. Make the final 6-4. The Ice were out shot by a 26-15 margin. In game three the Ice faced off against the Schomberg Cougars and came out firing as rookie Luke Vanderkooy scored his second of the tourney just fifty seconds into the game finishing off a three way passing play from Slinko and Robert Evans. A minute later Brock Levick converted a Scott Sedore pass to put the locals up by two just 1:49 into the period. The second period saw Georgina go up by four when Scott Sedore tapped in a short handed tally from Zach Luinenberg and midway through the second Sedore scored short side on the powerplay from a Mike Best drop pass. Schomberg tried to make a game of it as they scored two goals in the final four minutes, the latter on a penalty shot. The Ice held onto a slight edge in total shots firing 20 at the Cougars. Jake Francis faced 18 shots picking up the win. The Ice are hosting the Port Perry Mojacks this Friday night in their one and only exhibition game at home at the Ice Palace. Game time is 7:30 pm.

The Ice season opener will be against the same Mojacks on Friday Sept. 25 at 7:30 pm. See you there.

- Aug 27 - Schomberg 5 - Ice 2 Ice goals scored by
Adam Chilvers - 1 Blake LaFave - 1
Goaltending duties were split between Jake Francis and Mike Gustaw

- Sept 4 - Ice 5 - Port Perrry 3 Ice goals scored by
Luke Vanderkooy -2 Mitch Mallany -1 Sean Malone -1 Jamie Murrell-1
Goaltending duties were split between Ali Barbieri and Jake Francis

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