18 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
ChildCan hockey tournament on tap this weekend
ChildCan 2020 play between the Dirty Dozen and the Stumblebums at Wheatley Arena. SUN file photo
By Mark Ribble WHEATLEY — The 27th annual ChildCan Hockey Tournament will get underway on Friday evening, as 19 adult teams roll into Wheatley to vie for cash, prizes and bragging rights. Seven women’s teams will take to the ice start-
ing Friday, February 18 with the championship being contested on Sunday afternoon. An additional 12 men’s teams will split into three divisions, with each division having its own skill level. The men’s Open division will be joined by an Intermediate division and
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a Recreational division with four teams in each group. Of course, the real winners from the weekend will be the worthy ChildCan charity and those it serves. ChildCan provides services and assistance to families dealing with childhood cancer. With the format and schedule all set, organizer Mark Epplett is hoping that fans of hockey will come out to watch. They had to scrap the usual upstairs bar and entertainment due to COIVID restrictions, but Epplett is confident that the weekend will run smoothly. “We don’t have enough volunteers to police the numbers to have a bar,” he said. “And I really don’t want to put that onto my volunteers.” So the decision was
made to forego the bar for this year with hopes of being back to normal when next February rolls around. One thing that won’t change is the fun competition provided by the hockey being played. The ChildCan tournament has long been a staple of the Wheatley adulty hockey community and despite this past summer’s disaster and COVID still lingering, Epplett says he’s looking forward to seeing some good hockey. A realignment of the divisions in 2020 made for a much more exciting event. The 2020 event raised about $2,500 for the charity, but the 2021 event had to be cancelled due to COVID lockdowns. The tournament kicks off Friday at 5:45 pm in the Rec Division as Johnston Net and Twine takes on the Firefighters.
Saturday 3:30 pm Int Verns vs Tilbury Saturday 4:30 pm Open Windsor Wings vs Hunt Club Saturday 5:30 pm Int Wheatley vs Mooseknuckles Saturday 6:30 pm Rec Firefighters vs Dirty Dozen Saturday 7:30 pm Women1 Laramie Ladies vs Here for Beer —— Sunday 9:00 am Open Custom Cuts vs Quicks Sunday 10:00 am Women1 Here for Beer vs Stick Figures Sunday 11:00 am Women2 Blenheim vs Brad’s Angels. Sunday 12 noon Rec Final Sunday 1:15 pm Intermediate Final Sunday 2:30 pm Open Final Sunday 3:45 pm Women’s Final
Southpoint hosts Breakaway Classic LEAMINGTON — The Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Complex will be home to hundreds of young hockey players and their parents this weekend as they prepare to host the Breakaway Winter Classic. The tournament, for players born in 2014, 2015 and 2016, will get underway Friday morning, February 18 with games wrapping up on Sunday afternoon.
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Finals are Sunday afternoon with four games on tap. SCHEDULE Friday 5:45 pm Rec Johnston vs Firefighters Friday 6:45 pm Int Verns vs Mooseknuckles Friday 7:45 pm Women2 Hot Pantz vs Blenheim Friday 8:45 pm Open Hunt Club vs Quicks —— Saturday 8:30 am Women2 Snipeshow vs Brad’s Angels Saturday 9:30 am Rec Stumblebums vs Dirty Dozen Saturday 10:30 am Int Wheatley vs Tilbury Saturday 11:30 am Women1 Stick Figures vs Laramie Ladies Saturday 12:30 pm Open Windsor Wings vs Custom Cuts Saturday 1:30 pm Rec Johnston vs Stumblebums Saturday 2:30 pm Women2 Hot Pantz vs Snipeshow
There will be 44 teams participating, with divisions split into U8 and U7, both Tier 1 (select) and Tier 2 (house league). Teams from as far away as Ilderton and Woodstock will make the trek to Leamington.
Southpoint will be represented by four U8 teams and five U7 teams. The games are unique with a 26-minute time limit, played on half ice, with games being played back-to-back. Each team will play eight games in total.
Butineillo’s four goals leads U13 Blue to victory Southpoint’s U13 Blue team took on Essex Blue last week and came away with a 7-3 win. Southpoint started out strong and never let up. Gavin Butineillo led the way with four goals, while Brent Pimental
scored twice off end-toend rushes. Sebastian Belanger scored one in the same fashion. Jack Williams set up one of Butineillo’s goals on a nice pass, while Jackson Weil set up another on a beautiful pass of his own.
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