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THREE TIMES THE CHARM

HOW TWO PLAYERS PULLED OFF LIGHTNINGQUICK HAT TRICK FEAT

CELEBRITY BOSSES

COACHES DANIEL ALFREDSSON AND CHRIS PHILLIPS GIVE KANATA KIDS TRUE NHL EXPERIENCE

TRADING PLACES 67’S GM CHRIS BYRNE BIDS BITTERSWEET FAREWELL TO VETERANS

KNIGHTS’ TALE A DIARY OF THE OTTAWA WEST ATOMS’ CAPITAL CUP ADVENTURE

T H E O F F I C I A L H O C K E Y M A G A Z I N E T O T H E O T TAWA 6 7 ’ s

Pre-game ritual.

Š Tim Hortons, 2012

IN THE LINEUP PUBLISHER MARK SUTCLIFFE mark@greatriver.ca ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER & CHIEF STICKHANDLER LIAM MAGUIRE liam@greatriver.ca

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MANAGING EDITOR DONNA NEIL editor@greatriver.ca CONTRIBUTORS LISA GEORGES, DAN PLOUFFE RANDY RAY, DAVID SALI, KELLY SERJEANTSON

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The Minor Atom Ottawa West Golden Knights’ Bell Capital Cup experience

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TRADING PLACES 67’s coach & GM Chris Byrne revamps the roster

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COACH. Daniel Alfredsson and Chris Phillips get their coaching certificates

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22 NATURAL HAT TRICKS

How two players made the best of 18 seconds

25 CATCHING UP

Former Ottawa Senator, Steve Duchesne

27 PROUDEST MOMENT

11-year-old Christopher Bann tells us what skills he worked on to achieve his proudest moment

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HOCKEY TRIVIA This day in hockey history

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LIAM MAGUIRE

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s it ever acceptable in house league hockey for coaches to bench players, shorten their bench or use a stronger line late in the game or on a power play? This issue arose when it was apparent during a House B game at the recent Bell Capital Cup that a specific player was getting substantially more ice time than his teammates.

There’s an unwritten rule in the house league coaching fraternity that coaches roll all four lines for most of the game, except in the last few minutes if a team is protecting a lead or needs a goal to tie. As far back as I can remember, it’s been that way. In my 11 years of coaching, I was questioned only once by a parent about a player’s ice time.

He informed me he had been timing the shifts in the stands with a stopwatch and his son

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In my opinion, if a coach is going for a victory or trying to preserve a win in the last few minutes, he has every right to put out the players he thinks have the best chance of getting the job done. was being short-shifted. I asked him if he included his son’s three penalties in that equation.

That ended up being a short conversation. But it does bring up an interesting question. What is the coach’s responsibility to ensure all players see their fair share of ice time in various game situations?

In my opinion, if a coach is going for a victory or trying to preserve a win in the last few

minutes, he has every right to put out the players he thinks have the best chance of getting the job done.

As far as benching a player goes, I can count the times I’ve done it on one hand. Still, I do believe there are several situations that call for it, particularly if the players are a little bit older. Situations that might require that type of discipline – for example,

taking excessive penalties or disrespecting teammates, coaches or officials – are less likely to happen at the novice and atom levels than at older age levels.

What about on the power play? If a team needs a goal at the end of the game, a coach might go with a power line of your top offensive players – that’s nothing new. Earlier in the game, though, a coach typically wouldn’t do that unless those players had practised the power play together. Last season, I would sometimes start out with a power play unit that had practised together, but still made sure other players got plenty of time with the man advantage.

The top power play line took the first 60-75 seconds of the power play, then I would send out a makeshift second unit that included the players who were on the ice when the penalty was called.

Regular lines returned within two or three shifts. If we were fortunate enough to score – which we did about 30% of the time – we returned with a regular line immediately.

We had one streak where we scored power-play goals in eight straight games, and we did manage to finish first in league play.

I also had different players slotted on the penalty kill. I challenged all the players to understand the box on the penalty kill and to find the open man on the power play. It’s worked for me. What about you?

Got a comment? Send us an e-mail at liam@greatriver.ca.

Keep your stick on the ice!

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Local hockey exec Jennifer Primeau wins prestigious award Jennifer Primeau, chairwoman of the Gloucester Rangers Minor Hockey Association, has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her extraordinary commitment in the federal government and the local community.

The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal honours significant contributions and achievements by Canadians, including volunteerism in their communities. Primeau is a career public servant and mother of four who has been a hockey volunteer with the Ottawa East Minor Jennifer Primeau with her Hockey AAA League, Leitrim Minor Hockey Association, Gloucester son Ryan, who plays for the Hockey Association and the Gloucester Rangers.

Gloucester Rangers.

Brockville to host Telus Major Midget AAA qualifier tournament

The Brockville Minor Hockey Association and the Upper Canada Cyclones will play host to the 2013 Telus Cup Major Midget AAA regional championship tournament at the Brockville Memorial Centre from March 30 to April 5.

Six teams from across Ontario – including the Cyclones and another yet to be determined team from the Ottawa District Minor Hockey Association – will face off in the tournament, with the winner going to the 2013 Telus Cup final in Sault Ste. Marie beginning on April 22.

Among notable players to have appeared in past Telus national championships are Malcolm Subban of the Belleville Bulls, who played goal for Canada at the 2012 world junior championship, and 2012 first-round NHL draft

pick Slater Koekkoek, who played bantam hockey for the Cyclones.

The Cyclones’ current roster features a number of Ottawa-area players, including Joey Farago, Nathan Bowness and Christian Cotroneo of Manotick, Jared Henry and Michael Murray of Brockville, Jordan Robertson from Athens and Brett Van Stralen of Prescott.

Major Midget AAA hockey is the highest level of minor hockey in Canada. Other Major Midget AAA hockey teams taking part in the Brockville event are from western Ontario, Toronto, central Ontario and Northern Ontario.

All teams are to play each other in a roundrobin format, with semi-finals on April 4 and the final on April 5.

The Sault Ste. Marie North Stars are the host team for the 2013 Telus Cup national event.

The closest an Ottawa-area team has come to winning the national championship was in 2005 when the host L’Intrépide de Gatineau won a silver medal.

The Gloucester Orleans Blues Major Atom squad went undefeated to win the Green Mountain Avalanche Tournament in Jay Peak, Vermont in December.

The Blues posted impressive wins over the River Rats (5-0), Rouse Point (4-3) and Burlington Bob Cats (12-0) during the round robin. Game 2 proved to be the team’s biggest challenge. The Blues trailed by one in the second period, but the players didn’t let up and their perseverance paid off with a game equalizer and the go-ahead goal to clinch the win. Felix Schnell was in net for both shutouts.

Coach Robert Kaefer impressed upon the players the need for a sense of urgency and that was the approach they adopted and perfected when they faced Rouse Point in a rematch in the championship game. The Blues came out strong and dominated with great positioning and teamwork to win 5-1.

Kaefer was particularly proud when, after the handshake at the end of the game, the opposing coach congratulated him on having a team that “really knows how to pass the puck.”

Player-of-the-game recipients were Elijah Boisvert, Avery Penberthy, Gabe Gupta and Noah Aubry. Team members are: Alex Lamontagne, Avery Penberthy, Charlie Melmouth, Elijah Boisvert, Felix Schnell, Gape Gupta, Jasmine Nolan, Jordan Rowe, Linden Sims, Matthew Houston, Max von Althen, Nicholas Chatelain, Nicholas Coderre, Nicholas Corry, Noah Aubry, Rielly Kaefer and Treyden Costello. Coaching Staff: Head coach Robert Kaefer and assistant coaches Jacques Chatelain, Mark Nolan, Peter von Althen and Richard Carignan.

Major Atom Rep B Blues win Vermont tournament

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Left to right): Maxime Paquette, Brian Landry, Alex Primeau and Dan Pilon won the race-relay. Colin Mcdonald placed second in the shootout skills event.

Major Midget Cornwall Colts win silver in Montreal The Major Midget B Cornwall Colts won two games, tied one and lost another to take a silver medal at a tournament in Montreal.

In the round robin at the December tournament, the Colts tied the South Delta (B.C.) Storm 2-2 in the first game on goals by Jeff and Mikael Dobson. Game two saw the Colts beat the Cumberland Grads 3-1.

Joey Lamarche was solid in goal and received the offensive support he needed with goals going to Brian Landry, Brock Dazé and Mikael Dobson.

In the third game, the Colts took an early 2-0 lead and went on to defeat the Pickering Panthers 3-1.

Sam Dussault made 26 saves in the win. Kyle Quesnel was solid on the blue line and managed to get an assist while Brian Landry scored two goals and Chris Wert had the other.

In the skills competition, Colin Mcdonald finished second in the shootout event, while the race-relay team of speedsters Brian Landry, Alex Primeau, Maxime Paquette and Dan Pilon took top spot.

In the gold medal game, the Colts ran out of juice, losing 3-0 in a rematch with Pickering. Kyle Howes was a pillar on the blue line blocking shots and killing several penalties.

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Underdogs Sting opponents at Bell Capital Cup Playing up a level at the Bell Capital Cup turned out to be A-OK with the Ottawa Sting peewees.

Triple-A, in fact.

Normally a AA team, the Sting competed in the AAA division at the most recent edition of the prestigious minor hockey tournament in Ottawa. The Sting held its own against higher-level competition and then some, edging the Ottawa Jr. Senators AAA squad 1-0 in the final at Scotiabank Place on Dec. 30.

While the Sting was an underdog heading

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into the event, the team had plenty of championship experience to draw upon – seven players had previously won Capital Cup titles at the Minor A and AA levels.

The Sting’s road to championship glory wasn’t completely smooth, however. The team lost two of its three round-robin games – the lone victory was another shutout against the Senators – before hitting its stride in the playoffs, beating the Rochester Monarchs 3-1 in the quarter-finals and the Eastern Ontario Wild 4-1 in the semis.

WE ASKED:

What is your favourite part of playing in the Bell Capital Cup ?

Aidan Barney Age: 9 Atom ‘B’ West End Jets Goalie I like the pin trading.

Shawn Timlin Age: 12 Major Peewee ‘AAA’ Ottawa Sens Defence Playing against a whole bunch of teams from all over the world.

Zack Davis Age: 10 Atom ‘B’ Kanata Menetaurs Defence Lots of teams.

Fun experience playing against all of them.

Chase MacKenzie Age: 12 Major Peewee ‘AAA’ Victoria Racquet Club Kings Defence It’s a lot of fun, it has great competition.

Aidan Kerr Age: 12 Major Peewee ‘AAA’ Victoria Racquet Club Kings Left Wing Love the experience.

Rylee Bourgaize Age: 11 Pewee ‘B’ South End Rampage Defence Love playing against the different teams from all over.

William Kalonji Age: 11 Peewee ‘A’ Kanata Predetors Right Wing Scoring goals in front of a lot of people, getting medals and player of the game awards.

Jack Luciano Age: 11 Peewee ‘A’ Kanata Predetors Forward & Defence Meeting different people from everywhere.

Isaac Gaudreau Age: 12 Peewee ‘A’ Ottawa Centre Jets Right D It’s fun playing against different people from all over the world.

Madox Terrell Age: 12 Peewee ‘A’ Ottawa Centre A1 Rhinos Defence Playing after game and playing against different teams.

Sanderson Vincic Age: 12 Peewee ‘A’ Ottawa Centre Rhinos Left Wing It’s just fun.

Tyler Emery Age: 12 Peewee ‘A’ Ottawa Centre Rhinos Right Wing Playing teams from around the world.

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Blackburn Stingers Novice A team takes Oshawa Hockeyfest title The Blackburn Stingers won the Novice AE division at the Oshawa Hockeyfest in early December with five straight victories.

The Stingers started the tournament with a 7-2 win over the Belleville Jr. Bulls, following with a 10-0 win over the Oshawa Minor Generals (White) and a 15-0 thrashing of the Port Perry Predators. In the semi-final, Blackburn defeated the Erin-Hillsburgh Devils 5-1.

In the final in front of supportive fans and parents at the Oshawa Legends Centre, the Stingers created their own “legend” by downing the Whitby Wildcats 8-0 to take the title. Netminder Evan Hickey played every game, earning three shutouts.

“The players have been working very hard at practice and it’s good to see that success rewarded,” said coach Fred Beauchemin, adding his team never gave up throughout the tournament. “They played better than any coach or parent could have asked for and made the whole Blackburn Minor Hockey Association proud.”

Ottawa Valley Silver Seven teams win titles in Whitby, Sudbury and Rochester

Members of the Ottawa Valley Silver Seven Minor Atom A Black team that won the Whitby Silver Stick are: front row, goalies Brady McEwan, left, and Matthew Scott; first row, from left, Owen Bond, Owen Serjak, Clark Noonan, Kory Menard, Owen Hardy, Hunter Brown, Patrick Haughian and Payton Hernandez; second row, from left, Ronan Kratt, Stuart Rolofs, Matthew Roy, Greggory Sheedy, Lukas Beaton and Jake Coleman; back row, from left, Assistant coaches Peter Serjak, Ryan Bond, James Hernandez, David Beaton and head coach Leon Haughian.

Members of the Ottawa Valley Silver Seven Major Peewee AA team, champions at the Sudbury Silver Stick tournament, are: front row, left to right: Ben Barkley, Mathew Banning, Oliver Carriere, Austin Vincent, Ryan Blanchfield, Nicholas Belli, Ben Whyte, Eric Seaman, Brian Arthur, Sebastien Dubois; middle row, left to right: Dan Hennessy, Ross Campbell, Edward Olmstead, Cameron Belanger, Pendle Sutton-Pollock, Jonah Maybury, Duncan Baird; back row, left to right: Mark Seaman (Asst. Coach), Cameron Baird (Coach), Joe Vincent (Asst. Coach), Joe Belli (Trainer), Richard Carriere (Manager).

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It was gold times three for Ottawa Valley Silver Seven teams in November and December.

The Ottawa Valley Silver Seven Minor Atom A Black team went undefeated to win the Silver Stick Minor Atom AA regional championship in Whitby in late November.

The Silver Sevens captured the championship banner by defeating the Georgina Blaze 6-1 in the final game. It was their sixth straight win at the historic tournament. The team made it to the final by beating the Richmond Hill Stars 6-2, the Ajax Knights 3-1, the Blaze 5-3, the Oakville Rangers 3-2 and the Kingston Canadians 5-2.

The victory over the Blaze in the final helped the club make history by becoming the first-ever OVSS team to win a title at the Whitby event and the first Ottawaarea team to win the championship in the 16-year history of the Minor Atom AA age division. The last Ottawa-area team to win a championship at the tournament was the Ottawa Valley Titans Minor Peewee AAA squad in 1990-91.

At the Silver Stick in Sudbury in early December, the Silver Seven Major Peewee AA squad compiled a perfect 5-0 record to win the title. In the preliminary round, the Silver Seven beat the Sudbury Bulldogs 5-1, the Ottawa Sting 5-0 and the Timmins North Stars 7-1. The Silver Sevens doubled the Upper Ottawa Valley Aces 4-2 in the semi-final to punch their ticket to the championship game.

In the final, Ottawa Valley took a 3-0 lead against the Clarington Toros before the Toros made it close with two goals.

The Silver Sevens then shut the door for a 3-2 win.

In late November, the Silver Sevens Minor Peewee A White team captured the gold medal at the Rochester Thanksgiving Classic in Potsdam, N.Y. The Silver Sevens played solid two-way hockey and soundly defeated teams from Hamilton (3-0), Brantford (5-0) and Amherst, N.Y. (8-5).

In a rematch with Brantford in the final, Ottawa Valley won the gold medal with a 4-1 victory.

Members of the Ottawa Valley Silver Seven Minor Peewee A White team, champions at Thanksgiving Classic Tournament in Rochester, N.Y., are: front row, goalies Bradley Mitchell and Nathan Morin; first row, from left, Shayne Driscoll, Joe Carroll, Jamie Armstrong, Trent Harris, Tyler Perigo, Nick Walchyshyn and Brett Murray; back row, from left, Ryan Fiebig, Ryan Dodsworth, Carson Kazda, Ryan Bouley, Daniel Weedmark, Andrew Stefanison, Keyan Hogan and Enzo Kwindt.

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Diary of a team’s tournament play

Minor Atom Ottawa West Golden Knights and their Bell Capital Cup Adventure

WRITTEN BY KELLY SERJEANTSON PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK HOLLERON

Meet the Minor Atom Ottawa West Golden Knights In their first year as atom players, the Knights are gearing up for a memorable tournament. Competing at competitive level A, this group of excited nine-yearolds is preparing to meet new teams, trade league pins and enjoy all that the Bell Capital Cup has to offer. Led by coach Paul Gasperetti, who guided a team to the championship in 2009, the Knights will take part in an exhibition game, face off against three teams in the round robin and participate in all-star game and skills competitions in their quest for the Allen J. Macdonald Memorial Trophy.

Pre-tournament friendly game vs. Whitby Wildcats

Getting some last minute advice from Coach Gasperetti are Kocha Delic, Joey Kramar and Joey Gasperetti as Rowan Halpenny looks on.

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In the spirit of hockey camaraderie, the Golden Knights participate in a friendly exhibition game on the eve of the tournament. Facing off against the Whitby Wildcats, the Knights work out some pre-tournament jitters and go on to win 2-1. The Bell Capital Cup is the biggest minor hockey tournament in North America, drawing close to 400 teams across all divisions from competitive to house league. The tournament is a favourite for coaches and players alike. “The little extras go a long way in making it so much fun for the kids,” says Gasperetti. From the pin trading and the announcement of goals and penalties during every game to the presentation of MVP and hardest worker for each team during the

The Knights are full of energy in a pre-game warm up before facing off against the Hatfield Ice Dogs. Pictured left to right are David Skeggs, John Greenough, Joey Gasperetti, Evan Dumbrille, Kocha Delic, Tony Tanouchev and William Serjeantson.

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Logan White, Goalie Kocha Delic, Forward Tony Tanouchev, Forward Rowan Halpenny, Defence Sam Ryan, Forward Adam Billowits, Defence Trenton Corrigan, Forward Carter Colvin, Defence Joey Kramar, Forward David Skeggs, Defence Joey Gasperetti, Forward Ross Cleary, Forward William Serjeantson, Forward Evan Dumbrille, Defence John Greenough, Defence Ethan Aston, Forward Ben Courtemanche, Goalie

Coaching Staff Paul Gasperetti - Head Coach John Greenough - Assistant Coach Daniel Micucci - Assistant Coach Brad White - Assistant Coach Jennifer Cleary - Team Manager Stephen Corrigan - Team Trainer

round robin, the Bell Capital Cup ensures a memorable experience, win or lose.

Ready, set, go!

Game one of the round robin and the Knights are ready to face off against the Metcalfe/Russell River Rats. With 28 teams in their division vying for a chance to appear at Scotiabank Place for the finals, the Golden Knights must do their best and garner enough points to advance. Despite a strong effort, the Knights fall behind 2-0. Then, with eight minutes to go in the third period, captain William Serjeantson knocks one into the net, giving the Knights new life. Just 14 seconds later, winger Trenton Corrigan ties it up. Game one ends in a 2-2 draw.

The evening wraps up with the official welcome ceremony, complete with both U.S. and Canadian national anthems, followed by the all-star game.

Each team is asked to send two players to participate, and centre Kocha Delic and defenceman Rowan Halpenny lace up for the Knights. They represent the Golden Knights with style, helping their ‘Red’ team to victory, and Kocha is presented with the top forward award for his scoring and stick-handling ability. The top scorer in his league, Kocha goes on to collect the most points in the Bell Capital Cup in his division.

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Game Two – Must-Win The morning of Day 2 of the Knights’ Bell Capital Cup experience begins with trading pins with other teams. Meeting other players from across Ontario and the U.S. and trading pins is the favourite aspect of the Bell Capital Cup for all participants.

“My favourite (pin) is from Germany,” says defenceman David Skeggs. “It’s really cool to meet teams from other places,” adds forward Ross Cleary. The boys put their pins on the cap they received as a gift from the Bell Capital Cup tournament organizers.

The dressing room is quiet before the Knights’ second game. The boys know that

Despite their best efforts, the Knights face a loss and are subsequently from the tournament. Says Coach Gasperetti, “My heart ached for the kids, as they tried so very hard.”

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is over and the Knights, dejected, leave the ice.

The top team from each group after the three-game round robin advances to the quarter-final, but there is one wild-card spot for the team with the next-highest point score.

The Knights know their chances of getting the spot are slim, but hopes are high and they refuse to give up. Facing the Port Parry Predators, the Knights open game three with two goals in the first minute en route to a big 7-0 win. Their day done, the Knights cross their fingers and wait for other teams to finish the round robin.

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You win some, you lose some... in order to advance to the quarter-finals, they must win. Gasperetti gives the boys a talk on what they need to do. “Support each other, back check,” he reminds them. “Yesterday’s game is done, it’s time to focus on today. Let’s leave it all on the ice, boys.” Following a rousing cheer, the team heads out on to the ice.

Game two is against the Hatfield, Penn., Ice Dogs, the first U.S. team the Knights have faced. Worthy competitors, the Ice Dogs score three goals before the Knights can tie it up.

Exciting end-to-end play and a bare-handed save from goalie Logan White leave the fans breathless. Then, with only 22 seconds left in the third period, the Ice Dogs score. The game

Day three begins with the disappointing reality that for the Knights, their tournament play has come to an end. Focusing next on the skills competition, the team regroups and enjoys the experience. Each player from every team has a chance to strut their stuff during the competition. Five events, including stick-handling, scoring and the exciting relay race, put each player through their paces. The Knights show well and are the embodiment of true sportsmanship, shaking hands and congratulating winners. Their coach is proud of how they handled themselves, both on and off the ice.. “They never gave up, and they should hold their heads high,” he says. “We’ll work hard and be back next year better than ever.”

Getting some on-ice direction from Coach Gasperetti.

Forward Trenton Corrigan gets ‘in the zone’ before hitting the ice.

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#8 Ryan Van Stralen POS LW HT 6’3 WT 202 DOB 10/11/1993 Prescott, Ontario

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Sergey Kuptsov POS LW HT 6’2” WT 214 DOB 6/10/1994 Ekaterinburg, Russia

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TRADING PLACES

“We knew we weren’t going to be a contending team (this spring). We made what we felt was the best decision for us.

We upgraded some of our draft picks, and we’re pretty happy with how things went.”

67’s TRADES OUT:

D Jake Cardwell (20) G Keegan Wilson (20) C Tyler Graovac (19) D Cody Ceci (19) RW Steven Janes (19) LW Remy Giftopoulos (19) IN:

— Chris Byrne, 67’s coach and GM

67’s bid bittersweet farewell to veterans WRITTEN BY DAVID SALI PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK HOLLERON

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rading away popular veterans is never easy for an OHL general manager.

When one of those veterans is also a hometown boy – not to mention one who’s been drafted by the hometown NHL team – that decision is even tougher.

But with the 67’s mired near the bottom of the OHL standings, coach and GM Chris Byrne knew he had to revamp his roster before the Jan. 10 trade deadline. He did just that, sending such longserving veterans as Orleans native Cody Ceci, Steven Janes, Tyler

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Graovac and Remy Giftopoulos to contenders for young prospects and draft picks. The four 19-yearolds were among the team’s most popular players, but Byrne says trading them was the right thing to do.

“We knew we weren’t going to be a contending team (this spring),” he says. “We made what we felt was the best decision for us. We upgraded some of our draft picks, and we’re pretty happy with how things went.”

But Byrne did more than just acquire picks – he also added a

wealth of promising young talent with plenty of upside, including hulking blueliner Jacob Middleton and gifted forwards Sergey Kuptsov and Joseph Blandisi.

Perhaps the most heralded acquisition is Middleton, the eighth overall pick in last year’s OHL draft. At 6-foot-3 and 194 pounds, the 17-year-old will be expected to anchor the 67’s defence for the next few seasons.

“He’s a big, strong defenceman,” Byrne says of Middleton, who had one assist and was a plus-3 with the Owen

G Clint Windsor (19) LW Brendan Bell (18) RW Sergey Kuptsov (18) RW Joseph Blandisi (18) C Mark Petaccio (18) RW John Urbanic (17) D Jacob Middleton (17) Sound Attack this season. “He’s got a bit of an edge to his game.

He can be a power-play guy and we expect him to be able to play in all situations.”

To land the budding star, Byrne had to say goodbye to Ceci, the Senators’ first-round pick in the 2012 NHL draft. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound defenceman was dealt to Owen Sound along with Janes in exchange for Middleton and Blandisi, a strong two-way player who scored 17 goals as a rookie last season and was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche last June.

Byrne admitted it wasn’t easy trading Ceci, a fan favourite who suited up for 272 games in a 67’s sweater. But he credited the smooth-skating blueliner for understanding the team’s desire to deal him to a team with a shot at a championship, and he thinks the move will pay off for both Ceci CENTRE ICE FEBRUARY 2013 CENTRE ICE FEBRUARY 2013

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Byrne says while it’s always tough to bid farewell to veterans of the calibre of Ceci and Janes, he feels some satisfaction in knowing they are joining teams with a chance to make a run deep into the OHL post-season, where they’ll gain valuable experience that should only help their long-term development.

“The good part of that is the guys we’ve moved are going into good situations,” he says. “They were sent to good organizations and good spots and now they have a chance to make the playoffs. I wish them nothing but success.”

Still, the veteran GM isn’t about to throw in the towel on this season.

Twenty-two of the club’s 23 players are eligible to return to Ottawa next fall, and Byrne says the stretch run will provide plenty of chances for the young up-andcomers to show their stuff.

“There is a very big opportunity for the guys that are here now to play bigger minutes – our message to our guys is that what we do now will lead into next (season),” he says. “We’re trying to win every game that we play.”

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he end of the NHL lockout was good news for hockey fans – but for a group of very fortunate young skaters in Kanata, it also meant the end of a unique and unforgettable experience.

Senators stars Daniel Alfredsson and Chris Phillips had their two oldest children try out for the Kanata Blazers competitive hockey last fall in the atom age group. When it became apparent that both were good enough to make the AA team, Alfredsson suggested to his brother Henrik, himself a pretty fair player in his day and a former 67’s, that perhaps he should consider coaching the team. Henrik agreed.

Then came the lockout, and suddenly Daniel Alfredsson and Phillips were regular hockey parents. How could Henrik not take advantage of the spare time these out-of-work NHLers had on their hands?

He asked them to join the boys on the ice for the odd practice.

There was one problem — Daniel Alfredsson and Phillips did not have the appropriate coaching qualifications to be on the ice. Just like years ago when former Senators coach Rick Bowness was chastised for not having his proper ‘coach stream levels’ when he attempted to help his son Ryan’s team, the same complaint was filed against the Blazers.

The two Senators took it all in stride, and were soon qualified to be the capital’s most famous assistant minor hockey coaches.

“Chris and I went one weekend and got the coaching certificate,” said the Senators captain.

With that hurdle cleared, another opportunity arose. Henrik found himself in need of additional help not only on the ice but on the bench. Would his brother be interested in taking the reins as an assistant?

“I jumped at the chance,” Daniel said.

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Despite the brothers’ obvious credentials, there were still a few grumblings

“Some of the other coaches on teams we played, they are coaching to win. I get that, but at times it’s like they are coaching to make sure they have a coaching gig next year. Short bench, dump and chase — these are nine-year-old kids. It seems a little counterproductive to making them better players for next year.” — Daniel Alfredsson

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An early-season tournament was an eye-opener for Henrik.

“Some of the other coaches on teams we played, they are coaching to win,” he said. “I get that, but at times it’s like they are coaching to make sure they have a coaching gig next year. Short bench, dump and chase — these are nine-year-old kids. It seems a little counterproductive to making them better players for next year.”

Daniel agreed some coaches don’t give their players enough room to grow and develop. “I think coaches here are too quick to label a player, define his role way too early in minor hockey,” he said.

Many observers say this is more apparent once contact starts in peewee.

Bigger forecheckers can flatten more skilled, smaller players who aren’t used to being hit and don’t know how to protect themselves, giving size a premium over skill.

“Angling players off, using your body to help stop an opponent, that should all be taught as soon as they sign up for hockey,” said Daniel. “I agree that at this age I wouldn’t want them to play flat-out body checking, but contact in hockey, as a collision sport, involves many things. I see a bit of a shortcoming in that sense.”

Phillips was more blunt.

“Absolutely they should be hitting right now,” he said. “This is the top level of atom in our area, these kids can all skate and skate well. At this age, nine or even eight, you’re not going to get the collisions with injuries that you will see at 11, 12 or beyond. Parents or executives are concerned about the size difference in minor hockey — it’s much worse in terms of being hit the older the player gets. Let them play contact earlier. They’ll learn not only how to throw a hit, but more importantly, how to take one.”

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hey may not know each other, but Braeden Charbonneau and Jason Murphy will always be linked by the matching miracles they performed at south-end rinks within a couple weeks toward the end of 2012.

Both scored natural hat tricks in the span of 18 seconds. Three consecutive goals in the blink of an eye.

What’s the wonder food that fuelled such fantastic feats? Turns out, nothing special.

“We had to leave, so I just had a quick slice of pizza,” Charbonneau says with a laugh.

The Metcalfe-Russell River Rats Major Peewee Rep ‘B’ player did spend some extra time stickhandling and shooting pucks in his basement before grabbing his grub to go, however.

For Murphy, it was just his regular breakfast, although the Leitrim Hawks Novice B5 athlete did have one trick up his sleeve – or rather, in his hairdo.

“The day before, I just got my hair cut with my hockey number in it,” recounts Murphy, who wears No. 9 on the back of his jersey and on his head.

“I said, ‘Maybe we should have all the kids do that,’ ” jokes coach and father Terry Murphy, who’s still baffled when he thinks back to the drama at Fred Barrett Arena. “I’ve seen people score three, four or five goals, but to see someone do that in 18 seconds –

woah.”

The trick was that much more unlikely, he adds, because “we couldn’t buy anything” off the opposing goalie, who played a very solid game and had helped his team to a 3-1 lead with under five minutes to play.

“Then the magic started,” the coach says.

Normally a defenceman, Murphy was forced to change positions because the team was short players up front and

“I’ve seen people score three, four or five goals, but to see someone do that in 18 seconds – woah.”

— Terry Murphy, father of Jason Murphy

another player wasn’t feeling well. It proved to be a marvelous move, as the sudden centreman snuck his first goal through the goalie’s pads with 4:12 left, and then fired home another two wrist shots from close range to turn the 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 advantage only 18 seconds later.

“The game just changed –

boom,” recalls Murphy, whose team retained its undefeated record with what turned out to be a 5-3 victory. “I was just so happy. Parents were saying, ‘Congratulations!’

“I didn’t really know about the three goals in 18 seconds until we looked at the game sheet and realized how quickly it happened.”

Unlike Murphy’s three-goal outburst, Charbonneau’s hat trick came at the start of the game, although it too was fairly unlikely.

The Osgoode-Rideau Romans had shut out his River Rats 3-0 only three days before their rematch on Dec. 1 at Larry Robinson Arena.

“We really wanted to win since they’d beat us,” Charbonneau notes. “We wanted to show them we could beat them.”

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the ringette line and cashed in another rebound to complete his hat trick – only 27 seconds removed from the opening faceoff.

“I was surprised,” says Charbonneau, whose teammates were just as shocked after the third marker.

“They kind of looked at me funny, and then they started screaming. Everyone started jumping around.”

It was an unbelievable moment for the proud parent sitting in stands too – so much so that Charbonneau’s sister and father thought his mom was making up the story at first until the game sheet was brought home to be framed.

“It happened so fast. We were all sitting in the stands going, ‘Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God!’” Karen Charbonneau says. “All the kids were cheering, but they were saying, ‘Leave some for us!’ The coaches were like, ‘Should we leave him on? Can he play the whole game?’ ” For both Charbonneau and Murphy, the third of their rapid-fire scores marked the end of their shifts, although they each wound up with four goals by the end of the dream days.

It’s tough to track if either player set minor hockey records of some sort, although they do seem to have company in the amateur ranks elsewhere in the country. Bill Mosienko owns the NHL record for the fastest three goals, netting a hat trick in a span of 21 seconds back in 1952.

Still, it’s likely impossible to find another case of two players turning such a trick within the space of a month at arenas 15 minutes apart.

The good fortune has stayed with both players as their seasons continue.

“I’ve been playing more physical,” explains Charbonneau, who’s second in team scoring with eight goals through 20 games. “Now I know I can score. It’s given me more confidence.”

And for Murphy, his team’s unbeaten run in league play is still alive at 8-0-3.

“We have a really good team,” explains the Grade 3 St. Jerome Elementary School student. “We have good D, and our forwards forecheck really hard going for the puck.”

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He was passed over in the National Hockey League draft, but on Oct. 1, 1984 was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Kings. He turned professional in 1985 as a member of the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League, and in his

As a member of the Voltigeurs, he was coached for one season by Jocelyn Guevremont, a former NHL player with the Vancouver Canucks, Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers. In three seasons, Duchesne notched 28 regular season goals and 109 assists. His number and jersey were retired by the Voltigeurs several years ago.

Over 17 NHL campaigns, he played in 1,113 regularseason games, scoring 227 goals and 525 assists for the Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques, St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings. He scored 20 or more goals in five different seasons. As a member of the Senators in the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons, he notched 31 goals and 42 assists. His most memorable goal for Ottawa occurred on April 12, 1997, when his blast from the point beat Sabres goalie Dominik Hasek to give the Sens a 1-0 win and propel the team to its first modern-era playoff appearance. Another high point came as a member of the Kings on Oct. 15, 1989, when Duchesne assisted on the goal that gave Wayne Gretkzy his 1,851st point to move ahead of Gordie Howe in all-time NHL scoring. But Duchesne’s most memorable NHL experience was winning the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2002 during his final NHL season.

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ON THIS DAY IN 2004: Detroit’s Steve Yzerman, who grew up in Nepean, picked up an assist in a 3-3 tie against the visiting Phoenix Coyotes, becoming the seventh NHL player to reach 1,700 career points.

Yzerman assisted on a goal scored by former Ottawa 67 Kris Draper for the milestone point.

ON THIS DAY IN 1992: Ray Bourque became the highest goal-scoring defenceman in Boston Bruins history, surpassing Bobby Orr, when he picked up career goal No. 265 in a 5-2 win at Toronto.

January 18 ON THIS DAY IN 1999: Roger Neilson got his 400th coaching victory and John Vanbiesbrouck recorded his 35th career shutout in the Philadelphia’s 5-0 win at Ottawa. It was the Flyers’ fifth shutout in six games.

Neilson became the 11th coach to win 400 NHL games. Neilson would later become an assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators and briefly a head coach for two games so he could record 1,000 games coached in the NHL. Neilson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002.

January 20 ON THIS DAY IN 1955: Montreal’s Maurice Richard scored his 23rd career hat trick and added an assist in the Canadiens’ 6-2 win against the Maple Leafs at the Forum. Richard’s hat-trick goal was assisted by Jean Beliveau and Doug Harvey.

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January 24 ON THIS DAY IN 1986: Mike Bossy became the 20th player in NHL history to score 1,000 career points. Point No. 1,000 came as an assist in a 7-5 Islanders win at Washington. (Bossy had a goal and three assists in the game.) The record assist was on a goal scored by longtime centre Bryan Trottier. Brent Sutter also drew an assist.

goaltender was Denis Heron, who in the 1970s gave up Guy Lafleur’s 50th goal of the season on three separate occasions.

The only other player to date to score his 50th of the season on his birthday was Phil Esposito, who accomplished this unusual feat on three occasions -- including once scoring against his brother Tony.

January 28 ON THIS DAY IN 1986: New York Islanders blueliner Denis Potvin scored his 271st NHL goal to break Bobby Orr’s record for most career goals by a defenceman.

Goal No. 271 helped the Islanders to a 9-2 win over Toronto. Potvin was a former Ottawa 67, joining the major junior ranks at 14 years of age, one of only three players to ever do so.

Orr and Dave Archibald, a former Ottawa Senator, were the other two.

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January 26 ON THIS DAY IN 1985: Wayne Gretzky became only the second player to score his 50th goal of the season on his birthday.

On the day he turned 24, Gretzky’s 50th was his first of three goals in the game, a 6-3 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. Jari Kurri drew the only assist, and the

ON THIS DAY IN 1980: Rookie Mike Foligno scored the first Red Wings penalty shot goal since Norm Ullman’s in 1967, beating Toronto’s Paul Harrison. Detroit lost 6-4 to the Maple Leafs at Toronto. Foligno is the father of former Ottawa Senator Nick Foligno.

February 2 ON THIS DAY IN 1994: Defenceman Lyle Odelein tied a club record for assists in a game by a defenceman with five as the Canadiens won 9-2 over the visiting Hartford Whalers. Hall of Famer Doug Harvey had five

assists on Feb. 19, 1955.

February 4 ON THIS DAY IN 1961: Hockey Hall of Famer Denis Savard was born in Pointe Gatineau, Que. Savard played in the NHL from 1980-97 with Chicago, Montreal and Tampa Bay. Savard played major junior hockey for the Montreal Jr. Canadiens. On his team were two other players with the first name Denis – Denis Cyr and Denis Tremblay. In fact, they all played on the same line and were called Les Trois Denis. Unbelievably, they all shared the same birth year, 1961, and the same date, Feb. 4.

February 6 ON THIS DAY IN 1966: Stan Mikita played with a helmet for the first time in his NHL career, and scored two goals and an assist as Chicago beat Toronto 3-2.

Mikita had been cut on the head the night before, in a loss to the Maple Leafs in Toronto.

February 8 ON THIS DAY IN 1942: Playing in his first NHL game, Chicago rookie Bill Mosienko scored two goals in 21 seconds, but the Black Hawks lost to the visiting N.Y. Rangers 4-3. Ten years and one month later, Mosienko set an NHL record with three goals within a span of 21 seconds.

February 10 ON THIS DAY IN 1942: In their final game before joining the RCAF, the Kraut line of Milt Schmidt, Bobby Bauer and Woody

Dumart had 11 points and led Boston to an 8-1 win over Montreal. Afterwards, they were carried off the ice by teammates while the crowd stood and sang “Auld Lang Syne”.

February 12 ON THIS DAY IN 1985: Nineteen-year-old rookie Mario Lemieux skated away with all-star game MVP honours after getting two goals and an assist in the Wales Conference’s 6-4 win over the Campbell Conference in Calgary.

Lemieux became the first rookie to win MVP of the game. Ray Bourque picked up four assists.

February 14 ON THIS DAY IN 1931: In a historic first, three assists were awarded on one NHL goal. Toronto’s Charlie Conacher scored, with assists given to “King” Clancy, Joe Primeau and “Busher” Jackson in the Maple Leafs’ 1-1 tie against Detroit. There was an option to award three assists on a goal for a couple of years in the NHL. All of these players on the Leafs participated in the second benefit all-star game held three years later to the day to raise funds for their injured teammate Ace Bailey. The Leafs beat a combined all-star squad of the other NHL teams 7-3. Bailey had been injured two months earlier after a vicious hit from behind by Boston’s Eddie Shore.

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Number of gold medals for Canada in an eight-year stretch, 1990-97, the best run of any country in the history of the tournament.

3

Number of goals Canada had scored as it led Russia 4-2 on New Year’s Day, 1987 in Piestany before the game was halted and later cancelled due to the epic “Piestany punchup,” a massive bench-clearing brawl that ended up getting both teams disqualified.

6

Number of times Canada has been the host country since the tournament was officially sanctioned in 1977.

30

5

4

Consecutive gold medals won by Canada on two occasions, 1993-97 and 2005-09.

For whatever reason, the celestial stars continue to align and make most games played between Canada and Russia end in a 6-5 score. From Game 8 of the Summit Series, through all three games of the 1987 Canada Cup, the entire reunion tour of the Summit Series of 1987 and most recently the world juniors of 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013, all these events featured games between the two hockey superpowers that ended 6-5.

Number of silver medals for Canada between 1977 and 2013.

10

Number of consecutive silver medals for Canada in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

9

Wayne Gretzky’s sweater number in his only world junior appearance in 1978 in Montreal.

15

Number of overall gold medals for Canada since 1977, more than any other country.

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