Bantam Braves Retain Stoney Creek Title

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The 2008-2009 Bantam Braves (1994s) celebrate their back-to-back Championship at the 25th Annual Stoney Creek Tournament of Champions held November, 2008

A determined and united Bantam Braves team retained their Championship title, going undefeated for a second straight year at the Stoney Creek Tournament of Champions. The Braves battled to a 4-2 victory in Friday's Game 1 vs the current #1 Ontario-ranked London Jr. Knights - Green squad, then went on to defeat the Gloucester Rangers 5-1 some 12 hours later in Friday's Game 2. Saturday's quarter-final match saw the Braves score their third victory with a 4-1 win over Georgina Blaze. Sunday's semi-final was a repeat of the 2007 match-up of Braves vs Farmington Hills Fire, and yet another tight game, ultimately going to the Braves in a 4-3 victory. The Championship Final had the Bantam Braves facing fierce competition from the Olympiques de l"Outaouais, who entered the game undefeated — including three shutouts and just one goal against in their previous four tournament games. With the Braves firing on all cylinders and with contributions from every player, regulation time ended in a 1-1 tie. A series of one-minute overtime rotations came to an inevitably abrupt and exciting end during a two-on-two player match-up when Braves' defenceman Vince Camarda won the face-off, rushed the net and scored the deciding goal.

Minor Midgets Take Stoney Creek

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The 2008-2009 Minor Midget Braves (1993s) celebrate their Championship at the 25th Annual Stoney Creek Tournament of Champions held November, 2008

The Minor Midget Mississauga Braves came home with the championship banner from the 25th Annual Stoney Creek Tournament of Champions on November 16th. Having lost their first game to the home team 2-1 on Thursday evening, the Braves stepped it up Friday, winning 4-2 against Tecumseh. The resulting 1 and 1 record forced an elimination game Saturday afternoon against the Clarence Mustangs, which saw the Braves come out on top 2-1 in a tight game. Saturday's quarter final match against GTHL rival Humberview proved to be another nail-biter, in which the Braves prevailed 3-1, including an empty-netter. During Sunday's semi final match up against Whitby, who had allowed only 2 goals against in 3 games, the Braves took their game to the next level, scoring a 3-0 victory. With the Braves heading to the finals, who should show up, but the Stoney Creek Warriors, who had dealt the Braves a defeat in the opening game. Ready for the show down, a determined Minor Midget team shut the door once again, scoring a 3-0 Championship victory. With everyone contributing, the Minor Midgets made the trip down the QEW well worth it — competing for 5 straight wins, capped off with back-to-back shutouts to close off a tremendous Championship weekend.

Minor Bantams Tiger Tourney Champs

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The 2008-2009 Minor Bantam Braves celebrate their Championship at the 41st Annual Streetsville Tigers Fall Tournament held November, 2008

The Minor Bantams went undefeated over the weekend to capture the Championship banner at the 41st Annual Streetsville Tigers Fall Tournament, including a 2-0 semi finals victory over the host Tigers team, followed by a 5-0 effort in the finals verses the Georgina Blaze.
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