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Jon Kuiperij Sports Editor sports@oakvillebeaver.com Sports "Connected to your Community" HALTON TRANSMISSION 559 SPEERS RD., #UNIT 3 905-842-0725 www.haltontransmission.com 31 | Thursday, March 19, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Toronto Patriots goalie Mathew Robson stares down Jackson Bales of the Oakville Blades during Tuesday's Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff game in Etobicoke. Robson carried a shutout into the final minute of regulation as the Patriots defeated Oakville 3-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the South/West Conference semifinal. | photo by Shaun Muir -- OJHL Images Blades trail Toronto 2-1 in OJHL conference semi, host Game 4 tomorrow The Oakville Blades now trail the Toronto Patriots 2-1 in the best-of-seven Ontario Junior Hockey League South/ West Conference semifinals after a 3-1 loss to the Patriots Tuesday in Etobicoke. Ryan Garvey spoiled Toronto netminder Mathew Robson's shutout bid by scoring the Blades' only goal with 57 seconds remaining in regulation time. Robson stopped Oakville's 35 other shots and has now stopped 92 of 95 shots in the series, which resumes tomorrow (Friday, 7:30 p.m.) in Oakville with Game 4 at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. Nico Gonzalez and Jacob Hayhurst scored first-period goals Tuesday and Jeremy Pullara added a second-period tally for the Patriots. Oakville had evened the series Monday with a 2-1 triumph at Sixteen Mile. Brandon Hughes and Tyler Rollo scored in the third period to give the Blades a 2-0 lead before Mitch Emerson replied for the Patriots with 18 seconds remaining in the game. Daniel Mannella made 26 saves for the Blades. The lights at Sixteen Mile went out during the third period, but came on again 15 minutes later. Abbey Park Eagles captain Chris Boushy (in blue) splits a pair of Markham Brother Andre opponents during last Thursday's Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations boys' hockey AAA/AAAA championship game in St. Catharines. Brother Andre claimed the gold with a 2-1 shootout victory. | Graham Paine -- Oakville Beaver -- @Halton_Photog Abbey Park earns silver at OFSAA boys' hockey The Abbey Park Eagles came within inches of potentially becoming the first Halton public or Catholic team to win a provincial high school boys' hockey championship. Abbey Park, the seventh seed at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations AAA/AAAA championships in St. Catharines, reached the final last Thursday before falling 2-1 to Markham Brother Andre in a shootout. The Eagles were outscored 2-1 in the shootout, with Austin Irvine providing the Abbey Park tally and Eagles goalie Michael Cookish stopping two of Brother Andre's four attempts. Abbey Park's Matt Peruzza hit the crossbar in the third round. The only goals of regulation time came early in the third period. Cory Vigneux opened the scoring for Brother Andre, but Colin Semple tied the game 42 seconds later, one-timing a perfect pass from Peruzza under the crossbar on a players, so this is our team. 2-on-1. Other teams don't have as "I'm just so proud of my tight a brotherhood as we guys. We played with them have," said the 17-year-old. all the way through," said "Myself included, there Larry Rinaldo, who has are three or four players on coached the Eagles since this team who have played 1979. "It was a coin toss, AAA for some of their miand (Brother Andre) is a nor hockey, if not most of team that's been here sevit. But the majority of our eral times and won a few team never played higher times. We don't allow rep than A or house league. players, they do. It's amazJust based on that, that's Larry Rinaldo why we didn't expect to go ing... I've never got as Abbey Park hockey coach this far, and we should be much from a team as with these guys. Heart and soul." happy either way." Halton is one of the few regions in OFAbbey Park went 2-1 in pool play, ralSAA that does not permit rep players to lied from a 1-0 third-period deficit to play for their high school teams, but Ea- down Centre Wellington in the quartergles captain Chris Boushy saw a benefit to finals, and doubled up Brebeuf College that as well. 4-2 in the semis. "It's mostly dedication. We have no rep -- Jon Kuiperij I've never got as much from a team as with these guys. EnErgy workErs: plan your pEnsion now gEt thE facts: sEminars datEs: Saturday march 21St, 2015. 10:30am & 2:00pm tueSday, march 24th, 2015. 7:00pm tueSday, april 7th. 7:00pm hOliday iNN, OaKVille, ON 590 arGuS rOad, OFF traFalGar. reSerVe With ShieleeN at 1 905-648-9933 shieleen@ancasterfinancial.ca rEtiring or lEaving? What are the tax efficient options for your pension or severance? Locked-in retirement account / individuaL pension pLan / annuity / company pension presented By Bruce younGBLud, certified financiaL pLanner. youngBlud financial