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The Gillespie’s Tree Service U15 Red Devils kicked off the regular season with a Northern road swing: heading to Barrie on Saturday to take on the Colts, and then Rama on Sunday to face the North Central Predators.

The Saturday tilt gave you everything you would expect from a game between two of the projected top teams in the OMHA East. The first period was a scoreless affair before both teams exploded on offence in the second. Andrew Laurin was first on the game sheet when he opened the scoring off a nice feed from Lauchlan Whelan and Jax Martin. Laurin added a helper of his own on Martin’s goal to put the good guys up 2-0. Some sustained power play time for Barrie saw them pot 3 straight goals to take a 3-2 lead before Martin added his 2nd of the game from Laurin and Andrew Dewar sending the teams into the break all square at 3. Laurin scored his 2nd early in the 3rd from Whelan and Dewar to send the squad ahead 4-3. Despite outstanding play between the pipes from Nathan Ferriss, the spirited Barrie team would not be denied on home ice, and notched the last 2 markers to down the Red Devils 5-4 in the season opener for both teams.

Sunday saw the road trip end in a contest with the Predators. The QRD team stayed focused all game and jumped out to an early lead with a short handed marker from Lauchlan Whelan off a nice feed from Andrew Laurin and Lawson Minifie added the 2nd goal of the frame banging in  Ewan Dahle rebound to take a 2-0 lead into the 2nd. The Preds answered back early in the 2nd, but QRD responded twice after that with Jax Martin picking up his 3rd of the weekend from Andrew Laurin converting a great pass by Whelan and Trent Clow getting on the sheet with Minifie and Noah Kennedy picking up assists. The squad headed into the 3rd up 4-2 and never looked back, with Laurin converting a great turnover by Whelan, and Clow converting a Dahle rebound to add 2 more markers to bring the final tally to 6-4 for the good guys. Rory Young picked up the win in net.

On Deck: The squad is looking forward to a solid week of practice heading into their home opener next Saturday, October 12th, as they’ll host the Ajax-Pickering Raiders. Puck drop is at 3:45pm on the Mackay pad at the Wellness Centre.

The Bonn Law QRD U14 AAA team kicked off their regular season, with 3 straight wins this past weekend.

On Friday, The Red Devils headed West on the 401, to take on the North Shore Whitecaps, in their first regular season game. The Whitecaps jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, before the Devils went to work, scoring 4 unanswered goals of their own. The Whitecaps kept it interesting, scoring 2 goals late in the game, but The Devils took the 2 points in their first matchup of the season. Kyler Patterson had a pair of goals in the game, while Austin Simpson and Rowyn Haley each added a single. Chipping in with helpers on the goals; Noah Hughes, Austin Pettey, Mason Whalen and Brody Grant. Matt Travers was solid between the pipes to earn the win.

On Saturday, The Red Devils would host The Barrie Colts in their home opener. After a fast paced, physical first period, the game was still 0-0. The two teams exchanged a pair of goals each in the second period, before the Devils added 2 unanswered in the third, skating to a 4-2 win over the Colts. Dax Sage was solid in net to pick up the win. Brody Grant scored a pair of goals in the game. Oliver Kellar and Austin Pettey also lit the lamp in the game, while Cameron Stevens (2), Thomas Marsden, Tyler Martin, Miller Nicholson, Holden Goulah, Pettey and Simpson all added assists.

In their 3rd game of the weekend, The Devils would host the Barrie Colts once again. In the most physical game of the season so far, the Devils responded with their best team game of the new season, picking up their third straight win by a score of 6-3. This time, six different Devils lit the lamp in the game (Goulah, Stevens, Hughes, Nicholson, Martin and Pettey). Adding helpers on the goals was, Stevens (2), Grant (2), Nicholson (2), Pettey, Kellar, Dowling, Simpson and Hughes. Matt Travers picked up his second win of the weekend, with another solid game between the pipes.

On Deck: The Bonn law QRD U14 Team are headed to London October 11-13 for The Wendy Dufton Tournament.

Saturday, October 5th, vs. Ajax-Pickering Raiders

It was a busy weekend for The Madison Excavating QRD U13s, as they played their home opener on Saturday in Belleville, hosting the Ajax-Pickering Raiders. Both teams battled hard, matching each other’s energy and drive. The first period concluded with a great deal of back-and-forth action, but neither team scored a goal. Just over six minutes into the second period, however, the Raiders managed to net a goal on a powerplay. Another seven and a half minutes would pass before a second goal was scored, and this time it came from QRD’s Everett Brown, assisted by Kaiden Sprackett and Cooper Plumley, to even the score at one each. The game was still tied going into the final frame. At the 9:33 mark, Coulter Watson, unassisted, found the back of the net, putting the Devils ahead. QRD’s lead lasted for about six minutes before the Raiders scored a rebound goal to tie the game at two. Despite some late pressure by QRD, they did not manage to score again, and the game ended in a 2-2 tie. In net, Benjamin Larmer stood tall, keeping the game close throughout.

Sunday, October 6th, @ Markham Waxers

The Madison Excavating QRD U13s then travelled to Markham on Sunday to challenge the Waxers. Both teams came ready to play, each determined to earn a win. The first goal came from the Waxers at the 5:15 mark, in the first period. The Waxers would carry their lead into and throughout the second period, where again, their team was the lone goal scorer. With a two-goal deficit going into the third period, QRD battled hard, narrowly missing the net on several chances. With just over three minutes left in the game, Markham scored their third goal, on an empty net. Robbing Markham of their shutout, with only twenty-eight seconds left on the clock, Dylan Chalk, assisted by Blake Sills, lit the lamp. The game ended in a 3-1 loss for Quinte, despite some incredible attempts. Goaltender, Hayden Tripp, demonstrated a solid effort between the pipes, making key saves to help keep his team in it.

Coach’s Corner with Head Coach, Scoley Dow:

“Tough to only pick up one out of four points this weekend, but proud of everyone’s effort. Back to work this week at practice before heading North next weekend.”

The 417 Bus Lines U12 Red Devils started league play with 3 road wins! They headed north this past weekend, with two games in Orillia against the North Central Predators, and one in Barrie against The Colts:

Friday, October 04:10-0 win vs North Central

Saturday, October 05: 5-3 win vs Barrie

Sunday, October 06: 7-0 win vs North Central

On Deck: The 417 Bus Lines U12 Red Devils are at home, in Baltimore on Thursday against the Peterborough Petes at 6pm and hit the road on Saturday, as they travel to Oshawa to take on the North ShoreWhitecaps.

The Breakaway Fuels U11 Red Devils Fall Short in Title Defence

The team headed to London this past weekend to defend their title at the Drew Doughty Tournament. Game one, on Friday, saw them square off against a hard working Lambton-Sarnia Sting team. Sarnia would strike first midway through the second, before Greyson Rennie would score two minutes later to even the score. Again the Sting would take the lead in the third period, before Ethan Dowling would tie it on a pass from Kolton Solmes. Reid Haley would score the winner with just over one minute to go with assists going to Jackson Simpson and Ryder Bradford. Jordan Andrews picked up the win in net and Jackson Simpson took home player of the game honours.

Game two had the boys facing the Halton Hurricanes. This one was another back and forth affair and would ultimately end in a 3-3 tie. Goals in this one came from Dowling, Simpson and Jared Russell. Assists went to Dowling, Solmes, Bradford and Kai Mackie. Deacon Vos made some solid saves down the stretch to preserve the tie. Dowling took home player of the game. After a good night’s sleep the young devils played the Rochester Junior Americans in a midday matchup. This one was all Quinte as they scored 2 in the first, 5 in the second, and another 4 in the third to win 11-0. Scoring in this one was provided by Jayden Stehlik with a hat trick, Evan VanEgmond (2), Mackie (2), Haley, Simpson, Russell and Rennie. Assists went to Avery Thickson (4), VanEgmond, Haley, Stehlik, Simpson, Tripp Plumley, Russell and Solmes.  Andrews grabbed the shutout in net. Stehlik was named player of the game for his first Quinte hat trick and a solid game from start to finish. That win helped secure first place in their pool and a quarter- final date with their league rivals: The Peterborough Petes.

This one started off fast with Mackie scoring in the first minute from Dowling and Russell. Then it became a tight checking affair, but the Devils were able to stretch their lead in the second when Dowling took a pass from Solmes, and hit Mackie in the slot who found the back of the net for his second of the game. Haley, on a pass from Plumley, provided some insurance with 5 minutes left in the third, before the Petes spoiled Vos’ shutout bid with 88 seconds left on a 5 on 3 power play. Kai Mackie was awarded the player of the game.

Sunday morning saw the Breakaway boys in the semifinals against a talented Elgin-Middlesex Canucks team. The first period saw the two teams exchange chances before Elgin snuck one past Andrews on a power play with just 48 seconds left in the period. Unfortunately the next two periods saw the same thing, with the Devils surrendering a power play goal in each frame.  The kids battled hard right to the end but could not solve the Canucks’ defence and ultimately the game ended in a 3-0 loss. Jordan Andrews took home the player of the game for some outstanding saves in the loss.

On Deck sees the U11’s head north next weekend for some league play with a game Friday night at North Central, and then in Barrie both Saturday and Sunday.

The Free Flow Petroleum U10 AAA Red Devils traveled to London on the weekend to compete in the Drew Doughty tournament.

The tournament opened for the Red Devils on Friday morning against the Peterborough Petes, seeing Finn Harvey in net. Scoring early in the first period for the Red Devils was Daniel Lalonde, assisted by Walker Elrick. Mason Kolga picked up the second goal, before the Petes answered back. Before the end of the first, Quinte would strike back with a power play goal by Mason Cooke, assisted by Jase Sage and Bentley May, seeing the score at 3-1 after the first period. This would remain the score until the third period, with Bentley May scoring early, Assisted by Mason Cooke and Jase Sage. The game ended with the Red Devils picking up a 4-2 win. Devil of Game: Mason Cooke

On Friday afternoon the Red Devils faced off against the Burlington Eagles, with Emerson Courtney making some outstanding saves between the pipes. A tight match for the first 2 periods, with the score remaining 0-0 going into the 3rd, saw Burlington scoring early on a power play. Quinte fought back with defenceman goals by Lucas Fraser (assisted by Mason Cooke) and Miles Garrison (assisted by Mason Cooke) in a nail-biter of a game, ending in a 2-1 win. Devil of the Game: Emerson Courtney

With Finn Harvey in net, Quinte faced the Sarnia-Lambton Jr. Sting on Saturday morning. With Quinte down after the first period, the team answered back in the second, with an unassisted goal by Blake Unger and a power play goal by Beckham Nightingale, with Mason Kolga picking up the assist. Mason Cooke had an unassisted goal in the 3rd period, ending the game with a 3-1 score, securing the Red Devils first place in their pool heading into the play-offs. Devil of the Game: Jase Sage

Quinte would square off against the home crowd team, the London Jr. Knights, in the quarter finals, with Emerson Courtney in net. London struck early, seeing Quinte down 0-2 heading into the second. Blake Unger, assisted by Bentley May, and Pearce McCormick both picked up goals in the second period, with the score 5-2 after 2 periods. London scored 2 empty net goals in the third, with the game ending in a tough 7-2 loss. Devil of the Game: Pearce McCormick

On Deck is the U10’s home opener with back-to-back games against the Barrie Jr. Colts.  Puck drop is at 2pm on Saturday, October 12th on the Mackay Insurance Pad (Quinte SWC) 2pm Sunday, October 13th in Madoc. Hope to see you there!

The Jason’s Moving U18 Red Devils

The Jason’s Moving U18 Red Devils kicked off their season Oct 5th, with an exhilarating home opener against the York Simcoe Express. After trailing 3-0, the team rallied to tie the game at 3-3, thanks to goals from Alek Asimis, Liam Grant, and Ryland Harvey, with Ryan Babbs providing an assist.

Unfortunately the hockey gods ruled in favour of the Express: With just 9 seconds left in the game, and on a Quinte penalty kill, a the Express scored for a heartbreaking 4-3 loss. Goaltender Jakeson Bowlby made several key saves throughout the game. Despite the tough outcome, the Red Devils showcased their resilience and look forward to their next challenge!

**On Deck:**

The Red Devils will be at the Wellness Centre in Belleville for 2 games this week: Wed Oct 9th they’ll host the Central Ontario Wolves at 8:30pm, and the North Shore Whitecaps at 5:45pm Sat Oct 12th.