Tournament Results Posted
It was a great weekend and now that it's over we'd like to congratulate all participants on their great effort. An extra
congratulations to the inspirational player award winners and all those who won medals in their respective divisions.
The level of play gets better every year and we hope that we see everyone back next year for another great time.
Blizzard Teams Capture Bronze at the Blizzard Invitational
Both London Blizzard teams had a great tournament and fought hard to gain bronze in their respective divisions.
The juniors battled to bronze winning a tough contest against the Mid-American Eagles 1-0. The Intermediates
had their hands full in the bronze medal final with the Durham Steelhawks but eventually prevailed with a 2-1 win.
Congratulations to everyone on their excellent play this weekend!
Tournament Schedule Posted
The 2010 Blizzard Invitational Tournament schedule has been posted. Find it by following the link off the tournament page.
OSHA Leads Russian Sledge Hockey Development
From November 3 to 10, 2009, OSHA played host to four travelers from Russia here to study sledge hockey in Canada.
This follows a project started this past summer when Todd Sargeant and Sigmund Bernat of the London Blizzard Sledge Hockey
team travelled overseas to introduce sledge hockey to Russia. The project was conducted through the Canadian Executive
Service Organization (CESO), a volunteer-based group that is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency.
Click here to read the full release.
Police Tactical Game delayed
The game with the Police Tactical squad, originally scheduled for Nov. 18, will be held on Dec. 16 instead
at the request of the police.
Intermediates Capture Bronze At Cruiser Cup
The Blizzard beat Hamilton and Mississauga and fought to a 0-0 tie against North Bay in the round robin
portion of the tournament in Brampton. That put us in the quarter finals where Chris Wood posted
a shutout in a 5-0 win over Pittsburgh. In the semi-finals the Blizzard lost a good game to Buffalo 5-2.
In the Bronze medal game, Wood shutout Sudbury and Cam Sinclair scored with 32
seconds left in the overtime period for a 1-0 victory where the Blizzard were very dominant.
Cam Sinclair and Jim Law led the goal scoring with 5 each during the tournament while Mark Bernat scored 3 and Jason Houlihan and Randy Brown had singles. Eight players had assists showing how all players are contributing.
The Intermediates are playing well in the early season with excellent teamplay and strong goaltending the biggest reasons for that. The coaches are looking for more development of team systems as the season moves closer to the Blizzard Invitational Sledge Tournament in January.
Tournament Logo Unveiled
The tournament logo for 2010 has undergone a redesign. Check the tournament links to see our exciting
new look.
2009/2010 Schedule Posted
The schedule has been posted for the 2009/2010 season. Mark your calendars now and bring your "A" game on
game days. Good luck to all and let's have a great season. (Updated October 6)
Website Redesigned
Though the overall layout remains the same it was time to give the website a facelift. A few
interesting things to note are our new logo displayed on the banner of each page, the new colour scheme,
and the fact that the main navigation bar never leaves the screen. Hope you enjoy the new look, if you
have any comments you can email them to londonblizzard@yahoo.ca
2010 Tournament Registration Open
January 29-31, 2010 is the date of the 6th annual London Blizzard Invitational.
Links for tournament registration and hotel bookings are active. Book early and
come back often to see what's new.
Info - Travel to U.S.A.
Just as a reminder to all clubs for the coming season that all travel to the U.S.A. will require a passport. This has
been in the pipeline for a while now and is finally coming into effect. Make sure all the players on your team have a
valid passport for future trips into the U.S.A. so that no one is turned away at the border.