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Juvenile Red Wings win OMHA championship

April 1, 2015   ·   0 Comments

The Red Wings celebrate after a third period goal in last Sunday’s Game 4 of the OMHA finals. The Red Wings took the series in five games.
By Jake Courtepatte
The Juvenile Red Wings were the final representative of Schomberg hockey on Saturday as the last team standing, and ended the 2014-15 season in dramatic fashion.
They became the 2014-15 OMHA champions in a case of redemption, having fallen to the Beverley Bandits in the finals last season. In a first-to-six-points rematch, the Wings were this year’s victors by a score of 7-3.
A strong start to the series left the Red Wings unbeaten in the first three games, up 5-1 in points and needing only a tie in the final three games to clinch the championship.
As with any good powerhouse match-up, earning that one extra point was a grind. They gave up a lead in the third period of Game 4 to hand the Bandits their first win, and breathe new life into an series that seemed long over.
But six days later, it was the Wings that squeaked out a one-goal victory, riding the hot goaltending of Ryan McLaughlin to a 2-1 final. McLaughlin was stellar all series, never allowing more than three goals past him. Schomberg held the second lowest goal-against in the York-Simcoe division during the regular season.
It was a big year for the Juvenile Wings, who also took home a Silverstick Championship back in January.
Two other Schomberg teams came out of the season as York-Simcoe champions. The Midget AE’s scored 17 goals over two games to defeat the Pickering Panthers, while the Novice Rep team pulled off a three-game comeback over the Aurora Tigers to top their division.

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