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