Saints 18U Ranked 11th in the US

The first rankings for the 18U Midget AAA season were released today, and the Buffalo Saints were rankied 11th overall.  The Saints are sitting at 7-1-2 on the season.  Although it is only the first ranking of an early season, it it great to see Buffalo area teams experiencing success at the national level.  The full rankings can be found at http://myhockeyrankings.com/.

Saints Will Attend Buffalo Regals Columbus Day Tournament

The Saints 18U have agreed to compete in the Buffalo Regals Columbus Day Tournament.  The tournament will feature 10 teams with a 3 game round robin.  All games will be played at Holiday Twin Rinks in Cheektowaga.

Sat. Oct 9 vs London Jr Knights  6:15pm
Sun Oct. 10 vs Pittsburgh Hornets 9:45am
Sun Oct. 10 vs Ontario Hockey Academy 4:30pm
Sun Oct 11 TBA

Participating Teams
Buffalo Regals                   Buffalo Saints
Buffalo Red Raiders          CP Dynamo
CD Selects                       Hamilton Bulldogs
London Jr. Knights           Ontario Hockey Academy
Pittsburgh Hornets            Pittsburgh Viper Stars

Saints 18U and Pittsburgh All Tied Up

Nick Smith scored his second goal of the game with 46 secomds remaining and the goaltender pulled to help the Saints 18U to a 3-3 tie in game 2 between the Saints and the Pittsburgh Viper Stars.  Again the Saints fell behind in the first period when a mishandled puck turned into an own goal while on the power play.  The Saints battled back when Nick Smith scored a power play goal at the midway mark of the second period.  Pittsburgh regained the lead with a power play goal of their own.  With the clock running down in the second period, Jake Zimmer was able to push one by the Pittsburgh goaltender to even the score at 2-2.  The third period saw Pittsburgh score their second shorthanded goal of the game to take a 3-2 lead and open the door for Smith's second goal.  Brandon Mueller finished the game with 32 saves.

The tie puts the season record at 7-1-2.  The Saints 18U and 16U travel to Pittsburgh this coming weekend for the Pittsburgh Viper Stars AAA Shootout.  The schedule for both teams is posted below.  

Saints Take Game 1 Against Pittsburgh

The Buffalo Saints 18U hosted the Pittsburgh Viper Stars today at the Nichols School and came away with a 3-1 victory.  The game featured a great pace from the start with both goaltenders playing well.  Pittsburgh opened the scoring in the first with two minutes remaining in the period when a defensive miscue left a player alone on the back post for the easy tap in.  The second saw both teams trade scoring opportunities, but newither team could put one in the net.  The Saints began to take over the game in the third period and were rewarded when Nick Smith scored on a rebound.  Charlie Stein netted the eventual gamewinner when he deflected a Derek Marks shot past the Pittsburgh goaltender.   Jack Faso sealed the game with an empty net goal with just over a minute to play.  Brandon Mueller finished the game with 22 saves.

The same two teams meet again on Sunday, September 26 at 11:15am at Nichols.

16U and 18U Schedules for Pittsburgh Vipers Tournament

The 16U and 18U Saints teams will be traveling to Pittsburgh from Oct. 1-3 to compete in teh Pittsburgh Viper Stars AAA Shootout.  The schedules for each team are below.

18U
Friday, Oct. 1     vs Pittsburgh Predators   7:10pm   Ice Castle
Saturday, Oct 2  vs Phantom Fireworks     8:30am  Ice Castle
Saturday, Oct 2  vs  Team Cleveland         4:30pm  Valley Sports
Sunday, Oct 3    vs  TBA

16U
Friday, Oct. 1    vs  Pittsburgh Viper Stars  9:00pm   Bladerunners
Saturday, Oct. 2 vs Southern Flyers            9:40am   Bladerunners
Saturday, Oct. 2  vs Ashburn Xtreme         4:40pm    Bladerunners
Sunday, Oct 3     vs West Seneca               8:50am   Valley Sports

Saints 18U Host Pittsburgh This Weekend

The Saints 18U will host the Pittsburgh Viper Stars 18U September 25 and 26.  This will be the first home game for the Saints this season.  The puck drops Saturday at 11:30am and Sunday at 11:15am.  Both games are at Nichols School.

Saints 18U Show Well at Don Mills Tourney

The Buffalo Saints 18U finished 5-1-1 on the weekend at the Don Mills Flyers Midget Tournament, eventually losing their first game of the season in the championship game.  The Saints improve to 6-1-1 on the season.

Results

Saints 10, Don Mills 0
Saints 5, North York 2
Saints 2, Youngstown 0
Saints 3, Whitby 3
Saints 4, Toronto Red Wings 3 (OT)    Quarters
Saints 5, Mississauga Senators 0           Semis
Saints 1, Whitby 5                                Finals

Follow the Saints 18U at Don Mills Tournament

You can follow the Don Mills Tournament this weekend at the tournament website.

http://allplayers.bladenet.net/allplayers/index.do?associationCode=CA00025799&seasonNumber=0&scheduleGroupNumber=1

Don Mills Schedule

The Saints 18U will be traveling to compete in the Don Mills Flyers Inernational Tournament. The following is a list of the brackets and the Saints schedule.

Fri     2:00  vs Don Mills Flyers
Fri     8:00  vs North York Rangers
Sat    12:00 vs Youngstown Phantoms
Sat    6:00  vs Whitby Wildcats
Sun   Crossover Day

Brackets
Pool A
Barrie Colts
Missassagua Reps
Toronto Redwings
Vaughan Rangers

Pool B
York Simcoe Express
Missassaugua Rebels
Toronto Marlies
West Seneca Wings

Pool C
Toronto Nationals
Missassaugua Senators
Buffalo Saints
Ontario Hockey Academy

Pool D
Whitby Wildcats
Youngstown Phantoms
Don Mills Flyers
North York Rangers

Don Mills Flyers Schedule Announced

The Saints 18U schedule has been finalized for the Don Mills Flyers Tournament on September 17-19. 

Sept. 17      2:00  vs Don Mills Flyers @ Don Mills Arena
Sept. 17      8:00  vs North York Rangers @ Don Mills Arena
Sept. 18      12:00 vs Youngstown Phantoms @ Herbert Carnegie Arena
Sept. 18      6:00  vs Whitby Wildgats @ Victoria Village Arena
Sept. 19 Playoffs

18U Schedule Change

The 18U game scheduled for this Thursday vs the Amherst Knights has been rescheduled.  The game will now be played on October 14 at 8:50pm. 

16U Schedule Posted

9/11      12:30pm    @ West Seneca  Wings
9/12      5:45pm       vs Syracuse  Nationals (H)
9/18      1:20pm      @ Webster Cyclones
9/23      8:50pm      @ Amherst Knights
9/24      6:30pm      @ Monroe County Eagles
9/25      6:45pm      @ Syracuse Nationals
9/26      5:45pm       vs Monroe County Eagles (H)
10/1      TBA           @ Pittsburgh Viper Stars Shootout
10/2      TBA           @ Pittsburgh Viper Stars Shootout
10/3      TBA           @ Pittsburgh Viper Stars Shootout
10/8      TBA           @ Syracuse Nationals Tournament
10/9      TBA           @ Syracuse Nationals Tournament
10/10    TBA           @ Syracuse Nationals Tournament
10/24    5:45pm       vs Amherst Knights (H)
10/30    TBA           @ Rochester Alliance
11/5 -11/7   NY State Sectionals  @ Amherst

18U Opens Season With a Victory

The Saints 18U opened the fall campaign with a 7-1 win over the Rochester Americans.  It was the only the second day on the ice together as a team.  Tom Mediak opened the scoring on the power play when he took a Lucas Walsh rebound and wrapped it around the other side of the net.  Andrew Poturalski extended the first period lead with a tremendous individual effort.  The second period started with Poturalski scoring, and Nick Smith extended the score to 4-0 off of a great feed from Patrick Thompson.  Rochester capitalized on a miscue at the offensive blueline to close the scoring in the second period.  Sean Malone scored his first goal of the game in the third period to extend the lead to 5-1.  Wilson Vershay and Malone added power play goals to finish the scoring.  Brandon Mueller made 10 saves to earn his first win of the season.

The Saints are off until September 17 when they travel to the Don Mills Flyers International Tournament in Toronto.  

18U Opens Season Tonight

The Buffalo Saints 18U opens its season tongnight at ESL in Rochester taking the ice against the Rochester Americans 18U.  With only one practice so far, this will be a good chance for the coaching staff to evaluate the players.  Game time is at 8:00pm. 

Practices Begin for 16U and 18U

The season is kicking into full gear as the 16U and 18U Saints teams took the ice for their first practices of the year today.  Players enjoyed a good skate and a better strength workout to get things going.  Both teams will be in action this weekend.  The 18U will play Saturday in Rochester against the Rochester Americans.  The game starts at 8:00pm.  On Sunday at 9:30am, the 16U takes on th Red Raiders 16U at the Dann Memorial Rink on the Nichols School campus.  Good luck to both teams and check back here for game recaps.