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AE minor atoms capture Bell The Oakville Rangers and Caledon Hawks needed no introductions to each other. The Tri-County Hockey League rivals finished tied in the minor atom AE standings with identical 22-3-3 records. Proving there was little to separate the two teams, they tied 2-2 in their first meeting at the Richard Bell Memorial tournament. But given a second chance Kyle Smrz (27) of the Oakville Rangers failed on this attempt to score against their rivals, and with ties on a wraparound during last week's minor atom AE championship no longer an option, the Rangers game at the Richard Bell Memorial Hockey Tournament at Sixteen staked their claim to bragging Mile Sports Complex. The Caledon Hawks' goalie is Carter Thomson rights with a 4-1 victory to claim and his teammate (76) is Kaelyn Garbutt. Oakville won 4-1. the division title. Kyle Smrz had | photo by Graham Paine ­ Burlington Post a goal and an assist and Ethan Jackson, James Robinson and tiol and Marchioli drew assists while Will Tyler Spence also scored. Benakopoulos recorded the victory. "We've gone to other tournaments and The tournament will serve as excellent the home team has always won, so it was preparation for Oakville, which is set to beextra exciting for the boys to win in front of gin the playoffs. the their friends and family," said Rangers' "We have three returning players and the coach Trent Erickson. other 14 played house league last year, so this Caledon struck first but the Rangers tied will be their first taste of rep playoffs," Erickit up before the end of the opening period, son said. "They are very excited to start the their first of four unanswered goals. playoffs. The boys have worked really hard "Once we got that one back, we got our and I think their record reflects that." legs and it gave us some momentum," the The tournament continues a late season Rangers' coach said. run that saw Oakville finish 16-1-2, losing Tyler Garrett, Olin James, Aidan Livingstone only to Milton (5-4), which finished just and Robbie Marchioli picked up assists in the fi- two points ahead of both the Rangers and nal while Johnnie Krush earned the win in net. Caledon in the standings. Oakville went undefeated at the tournaDuring that stretch, goalies Krush and Benament, blanking the Burlington Bulldogs 1-0 kopoulos allowed one goal or less 12 times. in its opener and following it with a 7-3 win "Our goaltenders are really strong and over Brampton and the 2-2 tie with Cale- all of our players backcheck hard and work don. The Rangers then beat the Bulldogs 3-1 hard on defence," Erickson said. in the semis to secure their place in the final. Offensively, the Rangers finished second in Spence had a goal and an assist in the semi the league in goals. while Matthew Madeley and Nathan Tetley They'll look to continue winning in the had the Rangers' other goals. Maxximus Bet- OMHA playoffs. --Herb Garbutt The Oakville Blades allowed a pair of thirdperiod goals and fell 3-2 to the Raiders in Georgetown on Tuesday in Ontario Junior Hockey League play. The Blades' loss comes on the heels of Saturday's 5-4 win over Orangeville, when Josh Kosack and Tyler Rollo, in their second game back from the World Jr. A Challenge, combined for seven points, including Blades lose to Raiders after OT win vs. Orangeville 25 | Thursday, January 7, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Kosack's overtime winner. Kosack had two goals and two assists and Rollo set up three goals, including the winner. Orangeville outshot Oakville 4-0 in the first overtime, but Brendan McGlynn turned them all aside as he finished with 43 saves to win his fourth straight overtime decision. Oliver Benwell and Christian Rajic scored in Oakville's loss to Georgetown. Goalies shine for midget Rangers continued from p. 24 ponent for other teams to deal with." Aldridge and Lukas Radinovic both had a goal and two assists. "He just got back from a week in Florida and I'm worried about that," said Franko of Radinovic. "He may be thinking that's a good plan in the future." Oakville's other goals came from Ethan Hammond and alternate captain Jeffrey Rice. David Pontoni, Lucas Szewczyk and Josh Nixon scored for the Braves. A.J. Sachdev, who regularly rotates with Samuel Gaskin in the Rangers net, recorded the win in the final. "We have two of the best goalies in our loop," said their coach, who is in his third year coaching this particular group of players. Evan McHenry (24) of the Oakville Rangers and Josh Chensue of the Mississauga Braves in action at the Richard Bell Memorial Hockey Tournament championship game Dec. 30 at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. Oakville won the minor midget AA title with a 5-3 victory. | photo by Michael Ivanin ­ special to Burlington Post O Thursdays 1:00 ­ 6:30 pm P Saturdays 10:30 10:30 am am ­ ­ 1:30 1:30 pm pm E Saturdays N Sundays 10:00 am ­ 12:00 pm Homemade Ukrainian Food terrace take-away all prepared and easy to warm up 905.337.1400 ext. 116 cafe@sjucc.ca www.terracetakeaway.ca St. Joseph's Ukrainian Catholic Church 300 River Oaks Blvd. East (at Trafalgar) Oakville ON save up to JANUARY 6-31 our original prices on a huge selection of seasonal off Fabric, Drapery, Upholstery, Notions, Bedding, Ready-to-hang & more! Sale in effect January 6-31, 2016, on selected in-stock merchandise. Look for the red sale tags. 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