I will get a new post started by just saying:

Whitby, Clarington, Burlington, Missy, Orangeville and (insert team here) s@#$.
Discuss.

Nobody has played Missy, have they ? They haven't been in the 3 tourney's thus far ???

St. Kitts is still missing in action too. They will be in Clarington.

Missy was in Brampton tourney

I think they won the bronze but lost huge to either Whitby or Clarington in round robin play.

Thats great that st. kitts is in clarington. Are they an "A" team

For sure A Teams are : whitby, burlington, clarington, orangeville, oakville,
mississauga, peterborough, St. Kitts

That would make 8 "A" teams in total for the Provincials
Please correct if I'm wrong on any teams ?

ptbo is a B team. Burlington is not in Clarington tournament.

St. Catharines is rated A.

St. Kitts lost to Burlington in Reg. Season play
9-5 this week

St. kitts has NO goaler
To bad because they got some skill up front
and can put the ball in the net.

RL played against St. Kitts. The injury is healed.

4:06 it was 10-4

"For sure A Teams are : whitby, burlington, clarington, orangeville, oakville,
mississauga, peterborough, St. Kitts"

Take out Oakville and insert Halton and that is your top 8

Sorry.........take out Peterborough and insert Halton.

Agreed, St. kitts beat the Borough 7-0 in there tourney.
Who has Halton Played?

There will probably only be 6 teams in A provincials.
Clarington, Whitby , Burlington, Orangeville, St. Kitts, & Miss.
Oakville, Peterboro, & Halton will be in B

Only 5 of those teams are actually A.

5:48,
Oh finally an expert on rankings has graced us with his pressence. Can we stop you on letting us in on "the true 5"?

ok stupid. How do you know the him is a him. You know what assume gets you.
It makes an ass out of you and me

ya it just might be a hot chick making those assumptions - who knows

Women are sooo interested on making sure the "A" rankings are up to date?

From what I have seen so far this year. Clarington and Burlington are clear favourites.
Orangeville and Whitby are contenders
Missy, Halton and Oakville are outsiders
Peterborough are ranked B an appear to be just that. Don't know much about St. Kitts. Have they beaten an A team this year?

Where does Pickering fit in?

"Where does Pickering fit in?"

West Durham got a pre-season rating of "B" and did not register for any of the 5 "A" tourneys that have taken place so I guess they are "B"

St. Kitts has only played one "A" team so far, Burlington. Lost both times. Goaltending was an issue and RL scored at will.

Durham has played Whitby 2 twice they tied and Durham lost 3-2 the second game
Since it looks like Whitby 2 is going to be rated a B maybe even a C team (they have only won one game all year and gotten killed by all the "A" teams) I would think Durham is B team as well

Durham has played Whitby 2 twice they tied and Durham lost 3-2 the second game
Since it looks like Whitby 2 is going to be rated a B maybe even a C team (they have only won one game all year and gotten killed by all the "A" teams) I would think Durham is B team as well

Orangeville lost 5-0 to Halton in the Niagara final they are not as hot as you think

I herd that Burlington is now in the Clairington tourney.
Sounds like a great warmup before Prov.
Burl,Whitby, Clair,Orangeville, St. Kitts, and Missy

why cant they win?

where do you want me to start ...

Halton, is younger but way more disciplined than Orangeville. They are more of a contender to play in A, but will probably end up B1 due to some injuries and all their 99's. They did smoke Orangeville in NOTL 5-0 though.

Halton can compete in A and should suck it up and play A. They always say they are a powerhouse in lacrosse so why not step up and prove it! If Orangeville goes A which I'm sure they will Halton should also. Oakville should drop down to B1.

I believe they are ranked A and will play in A. (They will compete too from the games I saw)

How many 99's does HH have on their roster?

6

Clarington played Novice A last year with 10 minors. Never beat an A team before provincials but never lost to a B team, therefore best decision is to challenge players and play up. Came in 4th out of 6 teams in provincials so it was the right spot for them. The number of minors should not have any bearing on what level you play. If you can compete at the higher level (even losing by a couple of goals) then that is where you should be. There is a different style of play between A and B levels so if you can play A to better develop your kids, then do so.

Agreed, number of minors should not determine which level you play. Results make the determination. Minors have more impact on level in tyke but you will see more minors on 'A' teams in Novice and Peewee.

Any truth to Clarington missing one of their top players this weekend? If yes, will this affect them?

3:10 well said.

clarington is missing to top players this weekend .

hockey tourny ?

none of clarington players play spring/summer hockey.

clarington novice 2 team beat both these teams durham west and whitby 2

clarington full strength this weekend

I can rest easy now. Thanks for the update.

maybe clarington kids should play summer hockey then they would be better hockey players.

Yeah, I can see your point, those Clarington boys must really suck at hockey. Their past three seasons have been horrible. They shouldn't be allowed to take a break and play another sport as their hockey is really suffering. lol

Clarington will be missing some players this weekend but will still compete as they play a "team" game. Why the concern?

no concern at all.

Whew!

The " TEAM " that plays the best team game will win the Hamilton Super Series; and stops RL, if he in fact is fully recovered from his injury he
sustained in Owen Sound. Just over a month until the Provincials. Good Luck
to all teams this weekend. The team out of whitby, burlington, and clarington that doesn't have to play one of these 3 in the semi finals sunday
morning will have a little easier time in the tournament; that team will be more fatigued than their opponent in the Finals.

Thanks for the info Clarington parent.
What happens if Burlington plays the best "team game". Do they still need to stop their own kid?

Burlington is a very strong team and RL has the ability to have
them go from a very good team, to a dominate team. Relax, it was meant to
be a compliment. This close to the Provincials, it is all about the team game.

Whitby will surprise alot of people. Nobody thought they would win the field
provincials and clarington only beat them 5-4 in the owen sound final in a very hard fought great game.

With a well rounded defense and great goaltending, don't think anyone can stop RL. Burlington all the way to Provincial Gold Baby.

Enough Banter until the weekend is over.

St. Kitts beat Burlington lasr night in reg. season play 6-5
Shut down RL with speed and sticking to him like glue
he did not like it very much and took a 4 min. CBH
in which St. Kitts scored twice while he was in the box.

Congrats to St. Kitts; surprised you're not in the Hamilton Tourney this wk. end as it is just down the street ? Is RL from burlington fully healed from
his injury he sustained in Owen Sound ?

St. Kitts is a skilled, hard working team. Looking forward to a rematch.

ps - 2g 1a i not exactly "shut down" but it was a good cover job.

RL is so good offensively, holding him to 2g is considered a shutdown.

Whitby beat burlington 6-5 in semis. Clarington beat Oakville 10-2 in other semi-final. Whitby vs. Clarington final again.

Clarington 6 Whitby 5 in OT
Congrats to Clarington. You beat us twice by a goal but we are getting closer.
I have a question for the Burlington Coach / father of 7. This is not a knock against your son by any means , he is a great athelete. However, he was a complete non factor in our semis. He was still hobbling a bit & looked exhausted. Then we find out you had him playing for the peewee`s as well as his own novice team even though he was hurt. Contrary to some posts on here, Burlington is predicated on your goaltender & your son. You must have decided it was more important to put your ego ahead of your sons welfare or the novice team. You , not your son, let the Burlington Novice team down. You should be ashamed of yourself & need to get your priorities straight.

Why are you surprised?

Wow ! These 3 teams are close; double o/t between whitby/burlington
this morning in the semis, and o/t again in the final between clarington/whitby. Great lacrosse til the bitter end; its too bad one team, as also happened to clarington 2 yrs ago in the finals at Hamilton, had to play a very tough exhausting game in the morning when the other team had a pretty easy go in the morning and then meet in the finals. Hamilton should
really look at a new format as it penalizes the team that plays the tougher game in the morning; then they are exhausted in the finals later that day. Hopefully the clarington tournament doesn't do this, although orangeville,
missy or st. kitts may give one of the top 3 a better go. Congrats to all 3 teams and now the real season is about to begin.

How could you possibly change it when you omly have 3 good teams. By winning your pool you get the easier route.

7:11 YOU SHOULD MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

Simple answer is that it was his choice to play or not. He never played a Peewee game before a Novice game on the same day. Novice came first. The hobble was a charlie horse and not his ankle. The fact that he didn't accomplish much yesterday morning had a lot more to do with great defensive play by Whitby. Congratulations to both Whitby and Clarington for a great final.

I wasn't at the final but heard the big Whitby goalie got hurt in the semis against Burlington
is this true?
Could hurt them come prov. if he is out to long

The big Whitby goalie played an outstanding game in the final. he came into the game midway thru the 1`st & shut down Clarington`s big guns.

TO 8:08
Are you for real? What coach would allow his star player, a player who the rest of the team counts on, & can`t win without, play on another team, risking further injury to an already weakened ankle? If he had a charley horse, why did you let him play in the peewee final? You parents are unbelievable.

OK mom, but 7.11 is right. You let your team down. Your inflated ego`s always has come first, & that comes from alot of Burlington`s disgruntled parents.

Who are the kids to watch on St. Catherines? Do they have a legitimate shot at the Provincials?

They have a very well balanced team. I don't think you can key on a certain player. They are well coached and play hard all the time. #4 is very fast and strong- when his stick skills develop, watch out.

St Catharines have some nice players to watch for sure....#4...is big and strong and is a team player with lots of speed...#5 is such a smart player makes you think he is 21....#16  are minors and play with true heart and desire....#17 is really coming into his own and is playing well...they have a nice well rounded team and will do well

So from 10:18 post he is not hurt at all then
Did he actually play in the semis as well
As for the Burlington player can a player actually play for two teams in the same tournament?
I know hockey doesn't allow that.
Just a question as I am trying to learn more about this game

It looks like only 3 teams have a realistic shot at winning the provincials.
- Clarington seems to be the clear choice with 3 tournament wins & a silver.They are a well coached team with a potent offence.
Whitby has a good shot at beating Clarington, They have only lost by a goal 3-4 times. Their big goalie & work ethic make them a contender.
- Burlington will be a long shot. Whitby proved again in Hamilton that #7 (Burlington`s only offensive threat), can be shut down easily . Their goaltender is probably 1 of the best. They will have trouble beating Clarington or Whitby when it counts.