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Parity rules in junior A loop Blades appeared to wear down Georgetown in METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUP last March's seven-game thriller. Yet, last week, the Raiders were the more aggressive side, buildAnyone who thinks that the battle for ing a 3-0 lead midway through the contest. supremacy in the Ontario Jr. A Hockey League Raiders rookie winger Scott Wilson scored is a three-horse race might be in for a surprise the second goal of the night for the hosts and it when the playoffs arrive in late February. would have been the second game-winner the That's according to Oakville Blades' head Oakville resident has had against the Blades this coach Jason Nobili, whose side was edged 3-2 in year, had Dustin Alcock not jammed in a Georgetown by the second-place Raiders just rebound with under a second left in the third prior to the Christmas break in the OJAHL period to make it a one-goal decision. schedule. The 17-year-old Wilson, who The third-place Blades now "You can make a case potted the shootout clincher in trail the 28-5-2 Raiders by just that any of (the eight) Georgetown's 3-2 win in three points, with more than 20 teams in a playoff Oakville Nov. 13, is receiving regular-season games remain- position will be a plenty of interest from a numing. Both teams sit well back of ber of NCAA schools for his 12tough opponent." the front-running Kingston goal, 29-assist output in 2009Voyageurs, who have lost just 10 over 35 games. Oakville Blades coach twice in regulation in 37 starts. Jason Nobili "(Oakville's) my hometown Oakville has split a pair of team so I'm obviously a little one-goal decisions with defending Central more pumped to play them," said the Grade 12 Canadian-champion Kingston, while the White Oaks Secondary School student. Raiders posted a comeback 6-3 victory over the "The decision last year came down to either Voyageurs Dec. 19. But it should be noted that Georgetown or Oakville and because I knew the the above-mentioned clubs -- all seeded in the Raiders' coaching staff from before, that's probtop 11 of the latest Canadian Junior Hockey ably the biggest reason I signed here. They're League rankings -- have lost once each to both putting me in the proper situations to succeed fourth-place Couchiching and eighth-place and I'm happy the way things have gone." Buffalo this season. The Blades and Raiders meet twice more "There's a lot of parity building in this league this regular season, on Jan. 30 in Georgetown other than the first three teams in the standings and Feb. 12 at Joshua's Creek Arenas. and you can make a case that any of (the eight) This weekend, the Blades will visit Bramalea teams in a playoff position will be a tough oppo- tomorrow (Saturday) and Brampton Sunday nent," said Nobili, in his first season as the evening and don't play at home again until Jan. Blades' bench boss. 15 against the Buffalo Jr. Sabres. It's all part of a "We've had a couple of good, tough, enter- scheduling quirk that has seen Oakville play six taining games with Kingston and Georgetown, straight home games, followed by seven consecbut there are a lot of other teams out there to be utive road dates, leading into four more in a row concerned about." at Joshua's Creek in mid-January. The Raiders have been eliminated in the "We don't make too much out of it," Nobili league conference finals three years running, said. "I actually enjoy playing on the road. It gets including the past two seasons by Halton-rival the guys closer together as a team with the camaOakville, and made an effort to beef up the ros- raderie and it helps build the team's character ter during the summer. The physically imposing when you go into some of these buildings to play." 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