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Marlies Holiday Classic Update

Posted by Tyson Chaykowsky on Jan 05 2012 at 04:36PM PST
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The Modern Sales Corporation (MSC) Minor Midget AAA Colts had a busy end to 2011. They remain in first place in the western ETA tying Ajax 2-2 and Oshawa 3-3 in regular season action. On Boxing Day, the Colts headed to the Toronto Marlies Holiday Classic tournament with 67 o the r teams.

Barrie beat the Mississauga Reps 4-2 on Boxing Day. Ryan Young had a goal and an assist. Devon Gillham, Dakota Hynes and Ben Skuce rounded out the scoring. Ian Andriano got the win stopping 24 shots. Ryan Marks, Cray Roberge, Sean Anderson, Braydon Laurin and Drake Board added helpers.

The York Simcoe Express got some revenge against the Colts, 8-2, after losing to the m in the Minor Midget Showcase. Their season series is now tied, each team has two wins. Max Healy and Hynes scored for Barrie while Board added an assist.

Barrie handled Niagara North Stars and the Windsor Jr. Spitfires with ease on day 3, 11-0 and 6-1, respectively. T.J. Sherwood stopped 26 shots against Windsor and Andriano notched the shutout. Young and Board each had 2 goals and 4 assists, Gillham scored a hat trick and added an assist, Roberge had a goal and 3 assists, James Mense-Dietrich had 2 goals and an assist, Laurin had 3 goals and an assist, Anderson, Skuce added a goal and a pair of assists. Ryan Hyndman and Ryan Marks had 1 goal. Hynes had 3 helpers, Healey had two, while Quade Butler and Nick Chaykowsky added singles.

The four game round robin results were good enough to earn Barrie a berth in the final 16 teams. They matched up against The Ottawa Valley Titans. Barrie was never ahead, but matched the number one seed team, goal for goal until the end of the second period, tied at 3-3. Board scored a pair after Young opened the scoring. Marks, Mense-Dietrich, Hynes and Young added assists. Barrie ran into penalty trouble in the third frame and lost 6-3, ending their tournament earlier than desired.

Barrie will start 2012 on Sunday January 8th in Richmond Hill against the South Central Coyotes and have 9 games remaining in their regular season schedule. Highlights of the next few weeks include another game with the York Simcoe Express on January 10th at the BMC and a pair of games against Ajax-Pickering Raiders, currently tied for second place.

Thanks Janet Andriano, for the update

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