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BARRIE, ON – Oct 4, 2009 - The Men’s World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships took place at the Barrie Ball Hockey Club this past weekend with teams competing for the coveted Championship awards! Teams competed in four divisions … Men’s “A” (open), Men’s “B” and “C,” and Men’s “Over 35.” The tournament weekend was the final of three event weekends spanning six weeks as part of the “ballhockey.com” 14th Annual World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships.
This is a special year as the “Worlds” have been expanded over three themed weekends … Youth – August 28-30 at the Brampton Ball Hockey Club; Women’s & Co-ed – September 25-27 at the Niagara Ball Hockey Club; and Men’s – October 2-4 at the Barrie Ball Hockey Club. Over the course of the three events ninety teams participated from all over North America … with more than 1300 participants competing for their share of the estimated $30,000 in prizes.
The action got under way on Friday, October 2nd as all three divisions took to the rink to kick things off. The 36 team Men’s “B” pool would later be split into two divisions creating a 16 team pool to compete for the inaugural Men’s “C” championship. Saturday, October 3rd saw an additional 48 games go in the books to set things up for the big games on Sunday! The quarter-final and semi-final games on Sunday, August 30th saw some very spirited and close games as the event wound down and four champions were crowned in the afternoon for each division. In all, 100 games were played to determine the champions in each of the four divisions being contested this year!
Toronto Metro Rangers Win Men’s “A” Championship!
The Toronto Metro Rangers made a triumphant return to the to the 2009 World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships tournament by defeating the St. Catharines Stars 6-0 in the Men’s “A” Championship game. A number of Metro Rangers players were on the 2005 championship squad (West End Oilers), and had not played together as a unit at the event since. The Metro Rangers proved to be too much for the St. Catharines Stars in the final game as the Stars were out of gas after a stunning upset of the two-time defending Men’s “A” champions, the Toronto Leafs, by a 7-5 score in the semi-finals. Robert Cordoso led the way with a pair of goals for the Rangers and Glenn Bradbury chipped in with four assists in the final game. The champs almost didn’t make it to the final; as they needed a 2-1 shootout win over the upstart Welland Young Guns to make it into the championship game to spoil the all Niagara final that was shaping up. The Welland Young Guns had won the Men’s “B” title in 2007 and 2008, and the Stars were the Men’s “B” champs in 2006. Both teams demonstrated that they will be contenders for the Men’s “A” championship for years to come.
MULTIPLE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
- 5 – ST. CATHARINES WIZARDS
- 3 – TORONTO LEAFS
MULTIPLE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
- 5 – BRIAN HENDERSON, ST. CATHARINES
- 5 – DAN RIGA, ST. CATHARINES
- 5 – KEVIN MCNEIL, ST. CATHARINES
- 5 – LUC MONTEROSSO, ST. CATHARINES
- 5 – BILL MERRY, ST. CATHARINES
- 4 – JOHN PANKOFF, ST. CATHARINES
- 4 – MATT BELSON, ST. CATHARINES
- 4 – RON SAUNTRY, ST CATHARINES
- 3 – JIM TABAS, TORONTO
- 3 – FRED KRYZANOWSKI, ST. CATHARINES
- 3 – DAN CONTE, TORONTO
- 3 – KEVIN SEXSMITH, ST. CATHARINES
- 3 – IVANO CONTE, TORONTO
- 3 – ROB BUSSI, ST. CATHARINES
- 3 – MIKE MARASCO, TORONTO
- 3 – PAULO DUARTE, TORONTO
- 3 – PAT HENDERSON, ST. CATHARINES
- 3 – TONY MONTEIRO, TORONTO
2009 Champions - Toronto Metro Rangers
Robert Cordoso, Glenn Bradbury, Danny Pacheco, Jason Toth, Chevy Platt, Mike Da Silva, Andy Pacheco, Matt Hebbes, Ricky Luis, Victor Ferreira, Danny Filice, Marco Goncalves, Richard Daponte.
2008 Champions - Toronto Leafs
Amelio Malozzi, Chris Morrison Jr., Fred Pereira, Matt Tremblett, Dan Conte, Tony Monteiro, Paulo Duarte, Mike Porter, Jim Tabas, Mike Marasco, Ivano Conte, Franco Andreacchi, Domenic Servello, Marc Parravano.
2007 Champions - Toronto Leafs
Amelio Malozzi, Chris Morrison Jr., Tony Talevski, Matt Tremblett, Dan Conte, Tony Monteiro, Paulo Duarte, Mike Porter, Jim Tabas, Mike Marasco, Ivano Conte, Franco Andreacchi, Domenic Servello.
2006 Champions – Pittsburgh Bad Company
Scott Chieffo, Richard Manion, Don Leishman, Chris Evans, C.J. Kownacki, Charles Wilker, Dan Lightner, Scott Smith, Dan Fialon, Mike Lowe, Jason Austin, Mike Schiefer, Fred Hunt, Jonathon Rethage.
2005 Champions - Toronto Leafs
Tony Talevski, Jim Tabas, Mike Marasco, Ivano Conte, Mimmo Servello, Victor Ferreira, Danny Filice, Rick Spalla, Matt Rudnicki, T.J. Rudnicki, Fred Pereira, Mauro Mitton.
2004 Champions – Toronto West End Oilers
Richard Morais, Paul Duarte, Mike Maciel, Andy Pacheco, Marco Goncalves, Steve Lopes, Ricky Ponte, Danny Pacheco, Nelson Pereira, Ricky Luis, Glenn Bradbury, Tony Monteiro, Manny Correia, Danny Conte, Jerome Conte.
2003 Champions – St. Catharines Wizards
Ron Sauntry, Bill Merry, Bob Coles, John Pankoff, Darryl McNeil, Matt Belson, Dan Riga, Kevin Sexsmith, Rob Bussi, Luc Monterosso, Rob Baker, Kevin McNeil, Fred Kryzanowski. Brian Henderson.
2002 Champions – Montreal Red Lite
Eric Lemon, Martin Frechette, Michel Thifault, Francoise Jobin, Mathieu Lebrun, Cedrick laflamme, Paul Roy, Jean Pierre Moreau, Patrick Ducharme, Mathieu Ouellet, Carl Laporte, Sandro Morello, Yan Fontaine, Patrick Pepin.
2000 Champions – St. Catharines Wizards
Ron Sauntry, Bill Merry, John Pankoff, Brian Henderson, Fred Kryzanowski, Kevin Sexsmith, Matt Belson, Dan Riga, Rob Bussi, Luc Monterosso, Kevin McNeil, Bob Coles,
1999 Champions –Niagara Falls Cheaters Bar & Grill
Jim Bechkos, Chris Brooks, Pat Sica, Drew Phillips, Lee Phillips, Don Disillets, Rob Greatrix, Dave Maclean, Audie Soulsby, Darren Desson, Jay Wallington, Dean Bell, Matt Masterson.
1998 Champions – St. Catharines Wizards
Ron Sauntry, Bill Merry, Fred Kryzanowski, John Pankoff, Brian Henderson, Matt Belson, Sandy Gigante, Dan Riga, Kevin Sexsmith, Kevin McNeil, Pat Henderson, Luc Monterosso,
Rob Bussi.
1997 Champions – St. Catharines Wizards
Ron Sauntry, Bill Merry, John Pankoff, Brian Henderson, Matt Belson, Dan Riga, Rob Lynn, Luc Monterosso, Kevin McNeil, Sandy Gigante, Pat Henderson, Dan Henderson, Jeff Archambault, Jeff Sanderson, Greg Morotta.
1996 Champions – St. Catharines Wizards (Black Hawks)
Bill Merry, Brian Henderson, Dan Riga, Rob Lynn, Luc Monterosso, Kevin McNeil, Pat Henderson, Dan Henderson, Jeff Archambault, Greg Morotta, Joe Cosco, Frank Deluca. |
