U13 AAA Soo Jr. Greyhounds, U13 (Sault Major Hockey)

The Soo Jr. Greyhounds ("Hounds") U13AAA team capped off their holiday season with a memorable showing at the Marlboros Holiday Classic, a long-standing post-Christmas tradition in the Toronto area. This prestigious tournament attracts many strong Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) teams and serves as a key midseason event leading up to the International Silver Stick tournament in early January.   The Hounds entered the competition fresh off their championship victory at the Hamilton Steel AAA tournament earlier in December, aiming to extend their winning momentum against some of ...

ALLIANCE WEEKEND #1 – OCT 5-6 The first weekend of October, the U13AAA Greyhounds attended their inaugural weekend series of games against Alliance teams. The first matchup was against Kitchner. The Hounds were successful with a 6-1 victory. The next matchup was scheduled against Waterloo. Unfortunately, no referees were booked and the game had to be rescheduled to the November 22-24 weekend.

The U13 AAA Soo Jr Greyhounds (“Hounds”) traveled to the Hamilton Steel AAA tournament on the December 6-8 weekend. The Hounds first opponent was against the Guelph Gryphons. The Hounds brought early pressure and had a number of chances in the crease, but game was tight throughout and the Hounds ultimately squeaked away with a 2–0 victory. In Game 2, the Hounds had a late start time of 9 PM against the Oakland Jr Grizzlies. The Hounds were leading 2-1 when a last second shot ultimately found its way to the back of the net with 6 seconds left, thereby denying the Hounds a victory and ...

From Oct 18-20, the U13AAA Greyhounds attended the Barrie Pee Challenge, with a number of strong teams in the tournament from throughout the Ontario hockey associations. The Hounds started strong with two (2) wins on Friday, upending the Ottawa Myers AAA and Credit River Capitals (Brampton). On Saturday, the Hounds were looking to make it three in a row, but were beaten by the Southern Tier Admirals 4-2 in a game where the Hounds took an early lead, but could not keep the momentum going and found themselves down 4-1 before trying to mount a late comeback.

The U13AAA Soo Jr. Greyhounds (“Hounds”) attended a Detroit Showcase this past weekend. In Game 1, the Hounds were faced off against the eventual showcase champions, being the 2012 AAA Nashville Jr. Predators. Unfortunately, the Hounds went down early in the first period 2-0 on two (2) power-play goals from Nashville. Thereafter, Nashville continued to build its lead and were victorious by a score of 6-0, handing the Hounds a loss in Game 1 of the Showcase. The Hounds were able to beat the Sylvania North Stars in Game 2. The game was a tightly fought affair until the Hounds were able to ...