Weekly Report Jan. 15
In their final tournament of the year, the Madison Excavating Major Atoms travelled to Buffalo to participate in The Cup North American Championship this past weekend.
In their final tournament of the year, the Madison Excavating Major Atoms travelled to Buffalo to participate in The Cup North American Championship this past weekend.
Round robin play began on Friday morning as the Devils faced the Philadelphia Jr. Flyers. Quinte struck first with a goal from Ben Danford, assisted by Braedyn Rogers. Both teams were held off the scoreboard throughout the second but the Devils took advantage of the power play to add to their points. Danford scored unassisted followed by a goal from Landon Wright on the set up from Kirk Stevenson. Liam Philip would add one more, assisted by Thomas Kuipers to give the Devils a strong 4-0 victory. Dean Spry stood tall in the net to record the shut out.
The second game Friday saw the Devils take on the Chatham Kent Cyclones. The first period had both teams back and forth matching offensive opportunities and defensive play but neither were able to hit the scoreboard. It was a goal from Wright on the assist from Stevenson that gave Quinte a 1-0 lead in the second. Brody Partridge, assisted by Kuipers and Philip found the back of the Cyclones net later in the third to give the Devils 2-0 final win. Glen McInnes protected the cage for the Devils and recorded the team's second shutout.
Saturday's game had the Devils go head to head with the Mid Fairfield Jr. Rangers. The Devils wasted no time netting the first goal of the game from Partridge, assisted by Wright. Stevenson would add another before the end of the first, assisted by Ben Vreugdenhil to make it 2-0 Devils going into the second. Kuipers would make it 3-0 on the set up from Deacon Ellis and Carson Campbell. With only 4 seconds left on the clock the Rangers would score the first goal of the tournament against the Devils. Spry was solid in the net and kept the third period scoreless as the Devils took the win 3-1.
Hoping to continue their winning streak in the final game of round robin play, Quinte faced the Markham Majors. The game was a physical back and forth game but again it was the Devils striking first before the end of the first period with a power play goal from Jaren Langdon on the set up fromCampbell. Kuipers would take advantage of the power play, and score unassisted in the second. Stevenson would add one more to make it 3-0 with mere seconds left in the second, assisted by Danford and Wright. The Majors continued to battle and while they snuck one past the strong Quinte net minder, it was their only goal against McInnes. The Devils sealed their undefeated round robin play and took the second place in the overall ranking of the 2006 division of 40 teams.
The quarter finals Sunday morning had the Devils head to head with the Vaughan Kings. The game was filled with back and forth action with both teams matching speed and skill. The Devils worked hard generating offensive opportunities and keeping the Kings scoreless. All three periods would go on with neither team hitting the back of the net or seeing the penalty box. The tie 0-0 at the end of the third would force a 3 on 3, 5 minute overtime. A bad bounce would see the Kings sneak the win to move on to the semis. Spry was outstanding in net and made some key saves throughout the game to keep it scoreless.
On Deck; The Madison Excavating Major Atoms will get back into league play as they host the Clarington Toros at 7pm on Wednesday and the Central Ontario Wolves at 3pm on Saturday. Both games are scheduled at the Marmora arena.