Apr 01, 2012 | jdentinger | 3090 views
John Ernewein Juveniles Are OMHA Champions!
It was a long journey but the destination was well worth the road travelled.
On August 21, 2011 (223 days ago) the team met for the first time and started to mold and shape itself into the group of fine young men that would create a bond that endured all opponents and obstacles encountered. After playing 47 games and practicing another 34 times the team members get to now enjoy the fruits of their labour wearing the infamous red OMHA championship hats and going down in Walkerton hockey history as the first team ever to etch their name on the OMHA Doug Hearns Juvenile BB trophy. Fueled by the power of an emotional message delivered in the dressing room by Dave Barclay, on behalf of injured forward Sean Costie (who underwent his third surgery on Saturday to repair his badly broken arm), Walkerton came out charged up never trailing in this game scoring 52 seconds into the match on the power play off of the stick of Trevor Robinson with helpers going to Andrew Dentinger and Andrew Walsh. Little did the guys know that this first marker established a lead that would never be relinquished. The Capitals scored again at 10:20 of the first, again from Robinson and the lone assist going to Steve Thompson. To Mooretown's credit they never gave up and never allowed Walkerton to establish more than that two goal lead as they answered back on two separate occasions in both the first and second periods to close the leads to 2 - 1 and 3 - 2. Walkerton's third goal came off of the stick of d-man Steve Thompson as the Capitals skated into the flood with the all important one goal lead and a resolve to close out this championship on home ice. In the third the Capitals got the all important next goal at 8:05 as Robinson earned the hat trick, again on the power play, with assists going to Kyle Parks and Dentinger. Again Mooretown didn't quit and answered right back 35 seconds later to close within one. The Capitals kept up the forecheck and their relentless pressure on Mooretown until late in the third when a long breakout pass sprung a Mooretown forward in behind the Walkerton defense and forced Adam Dales to hall him down. The penalty shot was awarded but it was Jake Elliott's time to shine as he stepped up big time and closed the door on the Mooretown shooter denying them the game tying goal. The Capitals added two empty net goals (Jake Barclay and Robinson's fourth of the game) to close out the victory and the title. The coaching staff of Jim Dentinger, Steve Coghlin, Paul Zippel, Dave Barclay and Darlene Thompson could not be prouder of these men and their commitment, dedication and self sacrifice over the season...these characteristics will serve you well throughout your life....congratulations and savor this guys, you deserve it.
Team members are as follows - Kyle Parks (C), Trevor Robinson (A), Andrew Dentinger (A), Steve Thompson, Mike Gregg (A), Adam Dales (A), Nathan O'Hagan, Jake Barclay, Eric Elliott, Scott Fidler, Sean Costie, Paul Gill, Kurt Petrik, Jordan Wendorf, Sam Eckert, Kalvin Reed, Mac Cassidy, Derrick Tambling, Andrew Walsh, Jake Elliott and Chris Flett.
GO CAPITALS GO!!!!