Toronto Vs. Barrie

Game 1:

Toronto Marlboros:

[sociallocker] DeFarias- DeFarias has a pretty nice shot that he kept down low from the point. He possesses fantastic speed that he used to rush the puck up the ice, however skated his way into traffic and lost control of it resulting in a turnover. He was going to the net, jumping down low on the rush driving hard to the net with his stick down to provide scoring options and came back to his own end to make a great diving play to knock the puck away from the opposition in the defensive zone. He made some great breakout passes up out of his own end, was taking away passing lanes on the opposition’s odd-man rush and was going down really well to take away the opposition’s shooting and passing options. He played his man pretty hard and physical along the boards, but has to watch some of the terrible turnovers right up the middle through the neutral zone.

Barrie Colts:

Baker- Baker was moving the puck really well on the rush and then drove hard to the net with his stick down to take a pass for a great chance in tight and the team scored on the rebound. He was able to take a hit, hold on to the puck and still make a good centering pass. He opened up well to take passes beside the net then put shots on and had some excellent physicality and work ethic on the fore-check to force turnovers. He came back on the back-check to tie up his man really nicely, has good speed but unfortunately lacks the size that he may need to be successful.

4-3 Barrie Colts

Mississauga Vs. Waterloo Game 2:

Mississauga Rebels:

Zeppeiri- Zeppeiri competes really nicely all over the ice, especially on the fore-check and battles really well to get to the net. He got a pretty nice cycle going in deep, drove hard to the net with the puck off the rush and was opening up in the slot to provide scoring options. He made a good 1st pass out of the zone to start the rush, had some nice shots off the rush, including one that he hit the cross-bar on his opportunity and was strong on the puck, protecting it well battling nicely for it. He showed some aggression and took a dumb penalty in a board battle and has to watch the dangles when he tries to be too fancy and loses the puck on the play.

Rajic- Rajic plays with some really nice creativity, which was most noticeable on a great spin move he made to pass the puck to an open man in the high slot on the power play. He put good pressure and physicality on the fore-check, has a really nice work ethic in the board battles along the corners but definitely still needs to get bigger. He opened up really well in the slot on the power play to take a pass and score on a great shot, was hustling hard with great speed for loose pucks and was blocking shots and clearing the puck out of the zone well on the penalty kill as well.

2-0 Mississauga Rebels

Elgin Middlesex Vs. Southern-Tier Game 3:

Elgin Middlesex Chiefs:

Konecny- Konecny is really strong on his feet, played very physical and did a great job of driving the puck to the net. He protects the puck very effectively, has explosive speed to take passes through the neutral zone then was getting to the slot for shots. He has nice hands to get room to work with in the offensive zone, makes a good second effort on plays, but has to hit the net on his opportunities from the slot. He was able to take a hit and still hold on to the puck then make a move to get to the slot and made a really great pass to find a man at the far blue line for a good opportunity, springing him into the offensive zone. He opened up in the high slot on the power play, but then fanned on his one-timer opportunity. He has great agility to avoid the opposition’s hit and get to the slot and made an excellent pass across on a 2-on-1 chance. He was driving down the ice to get to the slot with the puck for a good chance in tight, which the team scored on and was leading his man into the slot with the puck to skate into their shots.

Worrad- Worrad started the game out on the wide drive making some nice moves then cut to the middle and scored on his shot. He is really strong on his feet to win the board battle to the puck and then was moving out front to the slot. He has really nice hands, but lost the puck at the blue line trying to dangle his way into the offensive zone and took a weak outside shot in this game that somehow beat the goaltender for his second goal of the game. He has to get shots through to the net on his chances from the high slot with more consistency.

Brookshaw- Brookshaw is incredibly strong on his feet, playing physical and battling well for the puck all over the ice, especially in front of the net. He has great speed on the rush hustling for the puck and battling really well. He battles his way to keep the opposition off the puck while protecting it, has a great toughness to his game but makes sure to not cross the line and hurt his team. He also comes back well getting in lanes to breakup passes and plays in the defensive zone.

6-1 Elgin Middlesex Chiefs

Halton Vs. Ottawa Game 4:

Ottawa Jr. Senators:

Johnston- Johnston has great speed and hands that he uses to find lanes and rush the puck up the ice into the offensive zone. He uses his speed and quickness on the wide drive, but has to hit the net or drive the puck to the middle on his opportunities. He was hustling well to get on loose pucks, protecting it well along the boards in the offensive zone and can find lanes to move the puck around on the power play. He comes back for good support, moves the puck up well to start the rush and was able to make some really nice passes up through the neutral zone on the breakout. He has good hands but there are times when he tries to force passes through the opposition.

Georgitsos- Georgitsos made some pretty good lead passes to head his man into the offensive zone and was able to gain the offensive zone with speed then stop-up and move the puck to a trailing player to set-up a good chance in the high slot. He picked up a rebound early on to sore from in tight, but later on had a really bad turnover up the middle in his own end.

Zullio- Zullio has really nice speed and was hustling well with the puck, protecting it through the neutral zone. He has good size and played with a nice element of physicality, although doesn’t really make the big booming hits. He drove to the net to pick up a rebound and score from in tight and early was also picking off turnovers and driving the puck towards the slot. He needs to watch some of the neutral zone turnovers however.

4-3 Halton Hurricanes

Toronto Vs. NOHA Game 5:

Toronto Marlboros:

Stephens- Stephens started out his first shift by picking up a turnover in the neutral zone then blew by the defense with great speed and made a nice move to score. He walked into the slot with speed to put good shots on off the rush, blocked shots on the penalty kill and then rushed the puck back up the ice to put good shots on. He made some big hits on the fore-check on the puck carrier and has some pretty good hands and agility with the puck to avoid the opposition’s pressure. He mishandled the puck and lost control a few times resulting in turnovers.

Robinson- Robinson was battling really well for the puck, protecting it well along the boards and played with some pretty good physicality. He has some nice hands and can take a pass well through the neutral zone, but has to watch some of his turnovers in the neutral zone and bad line changes when the opposition is rushing the puck back up on his side. He has some excellent speed and hustle for loose pucks and was opening up down low next to the net for opportunities in tight. He used his speed hustling back on the back-check and showed his fantastic hands weaving in and out of defenders getting in to the slot for a great shot. He was winning races to the puck and showed aggression getting involved after whistles.

NOHA All-Stars:

Speers- Speers has an excellent work ethic, battling and competing hard for the puck and possesses great speed that he uses through the neutral zone putting some good pressure on the fore-check as well. He was bringing the puck into the offensive zone with speed, then stopped up quickly to avoid the opposition’s pressure and put some good shots on net off the wing to generate rebounds, which the team scored on. He also uses his body well to battle the opposition off the puck.

Lizotte- Lizotte didn’t start this game out very well as he had a really bad turnover up the middle through the neutral zone, but eased his way into it. He was jumping up on the rush with hands and moves to get by defenders and possesses fantastic speed and hustle that was necessary to get back on the back-check, then he made a huge hit on the puck carrier along the boards in his own end. He was jumping down low on the rush to put a rebound in from in tight and used his fantastic speed to gain the offensive zone with speed on an end-to-end rush. He played his man physical in his own zone and displayed some aggression getting involved after whistles.

3-1 Toronto Marlboros

Toronto Vs. Thunder Bay Game 6:

Toronto Jr. Canadiens:

Mete- Mete possesses incredible speed that he displayed a few times in this game on end-to-end rushes with the puck. He was jumping up on the rush with speed trying to make a centering pass to a teammate in the slot and used his dynamic speed on the rush driving the puck wide then cutting to the net on a power forward move to score. He jumped in on the pinch to keep the attack alive, made some excellent passes to find an open man in the slot from up high and has a good shot that he kept down low from the point. He is pretty strong on his feet and got in lanes to block shots on the penalty kill.

Korostelev- Korostelev had a fantastic game, showing his amazing hands with the puck and was able to walk into the slot for some good shots on net. He has great hands and agility with the puck, moving it around well in the offensive zone as he passes the puck so effectively. He made a great pass to find an open man for a one-timer goal on the power play and also whipped a beautiful one-timer from the high slot to score his own nice goal as well. He has dazzling hands that he used to dangle his way through defenders then picked up a rebound to score from beside the net. He was battling to lift the opposition’s stick, take the puck and then drive to the slot for a shot, but needs to hit the net on his opportunity.

Lawrence- Lawrence put good pressure on the puck carrier on the fore-check with speed and opened up well in the high slot to put a good one-timer on. He was also able to take a pass beside the net on the power play to score a one-timer from in tight.

Thunder Bay Kings:

Behse- Behse is very calm with the puck and he distributes it really well in the offensive zone. He uses his stick well to take away the opposition’s time and space and to force turnovers and also closes the gap on them really well. He plays physical along the boards, especially with some very big hits to separate the man from the puck. He also puts good pressure on the puck in the defensive zone, but at times to his own detriment as he overplays his man coming up high putting himself out of position.

McKay- McKay drove hard to the net to bat in a rebound from in tight and did a good job moving the puck around in the offensive zone then drove hard to the net with his stick down. He has a great battle and compete for the puck and plays with a nice element of physicality on the fore-check.

6-1 Toronto Jr. Canadiens

Oakville Vs. Central Ontario Game 7:

Oakville Rangers:

McKenzie- McKenzie was forcing turnovers all over the ice by taking away the opposition’s time and space then he was taking the puck back up on an end-to-end rush for a good shot, one of which he rang off the post. He has great speed and puck protection to gain the offensive zone and still hold on to the puck and possesses fantastic hands to dangle his way through the opposition and drive the puck to the net for a good opportunity. He had a chance to move the puck across on an odd-man rush but elected to shoot, later making up for it by getting the puck out front to an open man for a great chance.

Barwell- Barwell used his dynamic speed and hands continuously in this game to rush the puck up the ice end-to-end to gain the offensive zone for good chances from the slot. He was able to take a pass to lead the rush and start the breakout and took a pass on a cross-ice feed on the power play to score a really nice goal. He used his body nicely to protect the puck on the cycle and then was picking the puck off the side wall and taking it to the slot for a good shot, but has to hit the net on his chances. He played with some really nice physicality to knock his man off the puck, then took it back up the ice using his speed to get a break and made a nice back-hand move on the play.

Henley- Henley had a good game playing with good speed and hustle and getting his stick in lanes on the penalty kill to breakup plays for the opposition’s one-timer opportunities down low. He was also moving the puck up out of his own zone well.

Kohler- Kohler had one of the best games of his season, playing with a lot of energy, moving the puck well and driving it to the net. He had speed and was battling for the puck, forcing turnovers in the offensive zone and taking the puck for some good break opportunities. He put good pressure on the puck carrier on the fore-check and opened up well in the high slot to take passes and put some good shots on, but has to get the shot through to the net.

Central Ontario Wolves:

Clarke – Clarke moved the puck very well on the power play, getting it to the man in tight in front of the net. He had a really nice wide drive, then cut to the middle for a good chance and made a fantastic lob pass over the opposition that landed right on a teammate’s stick for a break. He opened up really well to take a pass next to the net, but has to hit the net on the opportunity and did a great job of putting pressure on the opposition to force a turnover in front of the opposition’s net which created a good chance. He was able to force a turnover along the wall and walk in towards the net for a good back-hander chance and followed up the play later on to pick up a rebound and score the go-ahead goal late.

Corneil – Corneil had a great game for the Wolves and may have been their most effective player.

Eastman- Eastman has dynamic speed that he used to force a turnover and blow by the defense to rush the puck up the ice for a break opportunity and a good shot. He has excellent speed on the rush to get the puck in deep and get a cycle started and was clearing the puck nicely on the penalty kill.

2-1 Central Ontario Wolves [/sociallocker]