The Mississauga Braves Hockey Association is proud to announce that the Juvenile AAA, Bantam and Atom teams will be representing the Braves in Silver Stick International Finals competition in January 2009. Each of these teams displayed true grit in winning their respective qualifying tournaments over the weekend. GO BRAVES GO!

The Mississauga Braves Hockey Association set an association record sending seven of nine teams to the play off rounds and capturing Championships in four of the Mississauga Early Bird's eight age divisions. The Minor Atoms, Atoms, Peewees and Minor Bantams all took home the trophies, with the Bantams losing the finals in a 2 - 1 overtime battle with the Jets. Competing in semi final action were the Minor Peewees and Midget Juniors. The Braves Association congratulates all teams for doing us proud!









2008 MISSISSAUGA EARLY BIRD TOURNAMENT RESULTS

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MINOR ATOM (Champions) Round Robin: W: 2 • L: 0 • T: 1 / GF: 8 • GA: 4 / PTS: 5 • Semi Final: Braves 3 • Barrie Colts 0 • Final: Braves 2 • Jets 0

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ATOM (Champions) Round Robin: W: 3 • L: 0 • T: 0 / GF: 18 • GA: 3 / PTS: 6 • Semi Final: Braves 4 • North Stars 0 • Final: Braves 6 • Panthers 1

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MINOR PEEWEE (Semi Finalists) Round Robin: W: 3 • L: 0 • T: 0 / GF: 15 • GA: 5 / PTS: 6 • Semi Final: Braves 0 • NY Knights 1

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PEEWEE (Champions) Round Robin: W: 2 • L: 0 • T: 1 / GF: 6 • GA: 1 / PTS: 5 • Quarter Final: Braves 2 • Richmond Hill 1 • Semi Final: Braves 3 • Young Bruins 0 • Final: Braves 2 • Barrie Colts 1

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MINOR BANTAM (Champions) Round Robin: W: 2 • L: 1 • T: 0 / GF: 8 • GA: 4 / PTS: 4 • Quarter Final: Braves 5 • Humber Valley 4 • Semi Final: Braves 3 • Eagles 2 • Final: Braves 3 • South Point 0

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BANTAM (Finalists) Round Robin: W: 3 • L: 0 • T: 0 / GF: 14 • GA: 2 / PTS: 6 • Quarter Final: Braves 5 • North Stars 0 • Semi Final: Braves 3 • Huskies 1 • Final: Braves 1 • Jets 2 (OT)

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MINOR MIDGET (Participants) Round Robin: W: 1 • L: 1 • T: 1 / GF: 8 • GA: 6 / PTS: 3

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MIDGET JR (Semi Finalists) Round Robin: W: 2 • L: 1 • T: 0 / GF: 11 • GA: 8 / PTS: 4 • Semi Final: Braves 1 • Troy 5

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MIDGET SR (Participants) Round Robin: W: 1 • L: 1 • T: 1 / GF: 3 • GA: 7 / PTS: 3

MINOR ATOM BRAVES
The Minor Atom Braves are five games deep into the West Finals 8 point series, leading 6 points to 4 over the regular season champion Humberview Huskies.

MINOR BANTAM BRAVES
The Promittere Cup Regular Season Champion Minor Bantam Braves have battled their way to the GTHL West Division Finals where they are facing stiff comptetion from a talent Streetsville Tigers squad. At time of writing the 8 point series is tied 2 points to 2, following two close games.

BANTAM BRAVES
The Bantam Braves have yet again kept their playoff dreams alive, eliminating the venerable Mississauga Terriers 7 points to 5, in a hard fought semi final series that went six games. Heading into the West Finals, the Bantams will now face the winner of the York Toros vs. Humber Valley Sharks Semi Final which, at time of writing, is tied 5 points to 5 after five games.

MIDGET Sr. BRAVES
The Promittere Cup Regular Season Champion Midget Sr. Braves are, at time of writing, trailing the Humberview Huskies 4 points to 6 after five games in the highly competitive 8 point GTHL West Division Finals.

Back in November, prior to the launch of this new site, Goaltender Justin Morandin of the Mississauga Braves Minor Atoms, was chosen as the Toronto Star GTHL Player of the Week. Congratulations from the Mississauga Braves Hockey Association. You can read Justin's story here.

Nominate Your Player or Team of the Week
To nominate a player from your Mississauga Braves Team, or the Team itself, send Toronto Star GTHL correspondent Lois Kalchman your reasons. It is not just about who scored the most goals but they're interested in a player who has learned something new, did something that demonstrated sportsmanship, or a defenceman who set up a terrific goal. Use your imagination. Perhaps you know a goaltender with a shutout streak or one who changed his style and has become more effective. The list of possibilities is long. Nominations for both GTHL Player or Team of the Week can be submitted to AskLois@sympatico.ca