Team OMHA goes undefeated at the U16 Prospects Event



The 2-1 lead OMHA took into the third would prove to be more than enough, but Jordan Maletta added insurance with an empty netter with 29 seconds left for a 3-1 Gold Medal win. Thomas Welsh was named Player of the Game for GTHL, while Jordan Maletta took home the honours for OMHA. More ...

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Six Outstanding Players Awarded Inaugural Messier Project Leadership Award at U16 Top Prospects Event in Kitchener

Adam Brady (Delhi, ON) of ALLIANCE Hockey, Joel Horodziejczyk (Sudbury, ON) of NOHA Hockey, Alex Yuill (Wellington, ON) of OMHA Hockey, Darnell Nurse (Hamilton, ON) of GTHL Hockey, Nolan Nicholas (Thunder Bay, ON) of HNO Hockey and Nick Baptiste (Ottawa, ON) of ODHA Hockey were the recipients of the inaugural Messier Project Leadership Award in recognition of their strong leadership both on and off the ice at the OHF U-16 Top Prospects Event in Kitchener last weekend.  The players were presented with their award during a special on-ice program on the final day of the tournament. More ...

ALLIANCE U16 Team to Wear M11 at U16 Prospects Event

The Messier Project, a public awareness and product development campaign designed by hockey icon Mark Messier and the head protection experts at Cascade Sports to address the issue of concussion in hockey, today announced that it will serve as the Official Helmet Sponsor of the upcoming OHF U-16 Top Prospects Event, August 12-15, in Kitchener, Ontario. 

As part of the agreement, the ALLIANCE Hockey Under-16 team has joined The Messier Project and will wear the revolutionary M11 helmet during the event.  The Messier Project is supplying the team with custom M11 helmets for the 2010 U-16 Top Prospects Event and the 2010-11 Alliance season; the 2010 U-16 Top Prospects Event will serve as the Team Ontario selection tournament for 2011 Canada Games. 

In celebration of The Messier Project’s new partnership with OHF U-16 Prospects Event and the ALLIANCE, and in recognition of the young players who exemplify strong leadership on and off the ice, the inaugural Messier Project Leadership Award will be presented to one player from each of the six teams competing in the U-16 Prospects Event during a special on-ice program following each game on the final day of the tournament. More ...

About the 2010 Propects Event

The Prospects Event will feature the best, 2011 OHL draft eligible Under-16 players in Ontario who will compete in a six-team tournament with representation from each of the following organizations: ALLIANCE Hockey, GTHL, HNO, NOHA, ODHA and OMHA.  The tournament is being held to identify potential players for Team Ontario who will represent the Province and compete for a gold medal at the 2011 Canada Winter Games.

All games are taking place at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex in Kitchener, Ontario.
 
About the 2011 Canada Winter Games 

The Canada Games are held every two years, alternating between summer and winter and they serve as a key event in the development of Canada’s young athletes.  These Games have become known as Canada’s largest multi‐sport competition for young athletes.  The 2011 Winter Games will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia from February 11 - 27, 2011.

Men’s hockey has been part of every Canada Winter Games including the inaugural games held in Quebec City in 1967, where Alberta battled BC for the gold.  Women's hockey was included for the first time at the Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island in 1991.

For more information about the Canada Winter Games, visit: www.canadagames2011.ca and for Team Ontario's past achievements at the Canada Winter Games, visit: www.hdco.on.ca/web_pages/under_history.html.