PRIDE COYOTE COYOTES CAPTURE SILVER MEDAL
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PRIDE COYOTE COYOTES CAPTURE SILVER MEDAL
PRIDE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL COYOTES AAA HOCKEY CLUB COYOTE Volume 1 Issue 7 - April 2013 www.southcentralcoyotes.com COYOTES CAPTURE SILVER MEDAL South Central Coyotes Bantam team falls just short of a Provincial title. With over 60 AAA Bantam teams suiting up in the province of Ontario, only 7 qualified to take part in the week long All Ontario Bantam Championship held April 1st to 6th at the Coyote Den in Richmond Hill. Given little respect heading in to the tournament, the host team from South Central led by Head Coach Mike De Pellegrin put on a terrific show of resilience and teamwork throughout the six day Championship, ultimately ending up as the 2013 All Ontario Bantam Finalists. Opening Round Robin play, the Coyotes jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on the NOHA Champion Soo Greyhounds but could not hold on to the lead, dropping the game by a 5-4 score. Later on the same day, the Coyotes got back to even ground after a 4-0 shutout victory over the Thunder Bay Kings, Champions of the HNO. Day 2 saw the Coyotes clash with the Alliance Champions from London and after again gaining a 2-0 lead on their opposition, the Coyotes had to settle for a 2-2 tie with the Jr Knights. @scchockey Heading off to Day 3 in need of some more points, the Coyotes let yet another lead slip away against the OMHA Champion Southern Tier Admirals before rebounding with a 3-2 come from behind victory over the OEMHL Champion Ottawa Valley Titans. That set up an important final round robin game against the undefeated Toronto Marlboros and the Coyotes came through in the clutch winning an exciting game by a 2-1 score, securing their spot in the Semi-Finals. Facing the Admirals for a second time and trailing 2-0 with just 10 minutes left to play, the Coyotes scored three times in a little over 3 minutes to win the hockey game 3-2 and head to the All Ontario Gold Medal Final. In front of a packed Coyote Den, the Coyotes would jump out to an early lead in the Championship game but were unable to hold off the impressive Marlies attack the rest of the way as a last minute empty net goal sealed away a 7-4 victory for the GTHL Champions. [1] Top: The National Anthem at the Gold Medal game between the Coyotes and Marlies. Above: The Bantam Coyotes celebrate their silver medal performance #coyotepride Coyotes OHL Draft Update Marcus Crawford - Saginaw Spirit highly skilled offensive defensemen. He has the ability to do a lot of things that most defensemen at his age can't do. He has great puck skills and does a great job on the offensive end of his game. He has a very good shot from the point - it's accurate, he gets it off very quickly and rarely does he have it blocked. Marcus doesn't engage physically very often he prefers to stay on the right side of the puck and wait for a player to bobble it and then he jumps on puck. He is going to make a very good offensive defensemen.” “James is a big defender with tremendous upside. James is a highly competitive defenceman with great instincts in all three zones. He moves the puck quickly and effectively and also does a great job in the defensive zone. We feel he has a lot of untapped offensive potential as well. He is a product of the South Central Coyotes organization and the excellent coaching of Russ Herrington.” JAKE SMITH Leading scorer Jake Smith was the third and final Coyote selected in this year’s OHL Priority Selection Draft as the Mississauga Steelheads selected the speedy right winger in the 11th round, 204th overall. Smith, one of the best goal scorers in the 97 age group, was second in the ETA in goals and finished 4th in scoring on his way to amassing 36 goals and 32 assists for 68 points while playing in all 64 games this season. This report appeared on Twitter immediately after Jake was selected: #Steelheads take hard nosed forward Jake Smith from SCC. Can be a pest, can play the game. good fit for him. #OHLDraft James Thomson - Soo Greyhounds JAMES THOMSON James Thomson, playing his first year in a Coyotes uniform, was the second member of the Jake Smith - Mississauga Steelheads www.southcentralcoyotes.com COYOTE DRAFTS MARCUS CRAWFORD Congratulations to Minor Midget Team Captain Marcus Crawford who was drafted by the Saginaw Spirit in the 3rd round, 44th overall, in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection Draft. Crawford, the top point getter among ETA Defencemen, scored 11 goals and added 25 assists for 36 points in just 49 games this season. Invited to participate in the OHL Combine as well as the OMHA Gold Cup Under16 Program of Excellence, Crawford becomes the highest pick in the Coyotes history. Here is what OHL Central Scouting had to say about Marcus: “Marcus is a Minor Midget squad selected in the OHL Draft when the Soo Greyhounds selected him in the 6th round, 111th overall. A big, tough defenceman with offensive upside, Thomson had 3 goals, 8 assists and 11 points in 62 games this season. Here is what Soo GM Kyle Dubas had to say on the team website after he was selected: Photos by: South Central Coyotes #coyotepride L to R: Paul Santi, Marcus Crawford, Cameron Crawford, Ed Santi @scchockey [2] Photo by: South Central Coyotes #coyotepride ROBERT DUNSMUIR 1994-2013 Coyote Nation Mourns Tragic Death of Alumnus and His Family The South Central Coyotes Hockey Club has been deeply saddened by the sudden passing of alumnus Robert Dunsmuir, along with brother Cameron and parents Kevin and Jennifer. On Friday, March 29th, a deadly fire broke out at the Dunsmuir home in East Gwillimbury just after 5am. Despite valiant attempts from fire and police, there were no survivors. Robert played six years for the Coyotes from 2004 to 2010 for coaches Mike De Pellegrin, Mark Thordarson, and Jeff Rumble. Father Kevin served as a dedicated volunteer and ambassador for the organization. Owen Sound Attack in the 7th Round and attended their tryout camps in 2010 and 2011. “Our organization was stunned by the news.”, stated Attack General Manager Dale DeGray. “The Dunsmuir’s were exceptional people and this is an absolute tragedy.” a touching tribute to Robert on their team website: Robbie was a talented goalie, but above all a Robert left the Coyotes in 2011, returning to his home zone and playing his final year of Midget with the York Simcoe Express under new SCC 2000 Head Coach Mark Jackson. kind and generous person and an outstanding young man. His dedication to hard work and constant improvement of himself and all around him, along with his contagious optimism, made him a “We are shocked and saddened by Robert saw action in the OJHL great positive leader. Robbie was this tragedy,” commented Coyotes with Aurora and Newmarket before an exemplary member of the Vice President Paul Santi. “Robert heading to British Colombia this community, donating his time to and his family were exceptional season where he was the starting minor hockey and volunteering for people and first class role models. goaltender for the Grand Forks numerous outreach programs. O u r p r a y e r s a re w i t h D a v i d Border Bruins of the KIJHL seeing Everyone who got to know him was Dunsmuir, the extended family and action in 29 games and playing touched by his honesty, gentle friends.” Robert was selected in more than 1500 minutes this spirit and sense of humor. the 2010 OHL Priority Draft by the season. The Border Bruins posted #38 ROBERT DUNSMUIR 1994-2013 2013 ALL-ONTARIO BANTAM FINALISTS www.southcentralcoyotes.com @scchockey [3] #coyotepride