
WINNER OF THE BK CYCLEWORKS TRIKE RACES ON KID'S NIGHT, DEVON KELLINGTON, IS PRESENTED WITH AN AUTOGRAPHED SPITFIRES STICK WHILE HIS FELLOW RACERS LOOK ON. SPITS BRANDON HARBOUR, TRAVIS SHRUDER, ROB DESUTTER AND MARK PFOHL MADE THE PRESENTATION.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR KIDS NIGHT SPONSORS
-- BK CYCLEWORKS, KUMA, AYLMER TIRE
AND PIZZA FACTORY --
Spitfires Remain in Second Place
Oct. 27, 2008. by Gus Lagrandeur
The Aylmer Spitfires had the opportunity to give themselves a little breathing room in the division standings when they traveled to Simcoe Sunday night. A win would have given the second place Spitfires a four point lead on third place Woodstock. But the Simcoe Storm kept pace with the Spitfires with a 4-2 win, moving them within one point of the Spitfires. Aylmer’s record fell to 6-4-2 for 14 points and Simcoe improved their record to 6-5-1. Norwich remains in first place with an 11-0 record.
Looking for a better start to their games, the Spits scored first on the power play. In the past three games, Aylmer’s starts have been lackluster being outshot 52-20 and outscored four to one in the three games.
Aylmer’s power play goal was scored by Port Stanley native Tyler DeDecker, his second power play goal and seventh goal of the year. Simcoe tied the game at one before the end of the period and held a 14-13 shots advantage.
The pattern from the previous games continued as Aylmer came out a lot stronger in period two. Again, in the past three games, Aylmer had taken 38 shots on goal to their opponents’ 26 and has outscored them 7-3 in the middle frame.
The Spitfires fired sixteen shots at the Simcoe net and held the Storm to five shots on goal. The two teams each scored once to send the game into the third frame all tied at two. Kory Kuipers notched his fourth of the year for the Spitfires in the second period.
Simcoe scored the game winning goal six minutes into the third and completed the scoring with one second to play to make the final 4-2 Storm.
AYLMER 4 WOODSTOCK 2
On Saturday night at the East Elgin Community Complex, the Spitfires improved their home record to five wins against only one loss with a 4-2 victory over the Woodstock Renegades.
Specialty teams was a key factor in this game as Aylmer’s power play went three for five and the penalty killing units held off all eleven of Woodstock’s power plays.
Trailing by one after the first period, Adam Vandepoele and Mark Pfohl each scored with the man advantage to give the Spits the lead. A late goal by the visitors sent the game into the third period all tied two.
Five minutes into the third, a late breaking two on one advantage had Curt Maracle feed Travis Schruder the puck who quickly one-timed the shot past the Woodstock goalie for a 3-2 Spitfire lead.
Aylmer’s third power play goal was a result of hard work behind the net by Graham Spriel. Spriel stripped the puck from the defender and got the puck to the front of the net where Tyler DeDecker stood alone and scored the final goal in the 4-2 win.
Brandon Rohrer picked up his fifth win in goal and improved his goals against average to 2.64. His average is third best amongst all goalies in the league and his 0.929 save percentage is tops in the league. Brandon has allowed 24 goals against while facing a total of 312 shots in the nine games played.
Aylmer takes to the ice on Friday in Caledonia before returning home on Saturday night at 7:30 pm where they play host to the Paris Mounties.
Spitfires Hosting Kids Night
The Aylmer Spitfires look forward to playing before the largest crowd of the year as they host the Sixth Annual Kids Night this Saturday November 1st. The Spitfires will host the Paris Mounties at 7:30 pm.
Darren Walcarius, Vice-President of the Spitfires, said he hoped this year the kids would surpass last season’s total of 238 in attendance. The players enjoy playing before a large enthusiastic crowd and the exciting atmosphere the young hockey fans bring to the rink.
The Spitfires will have a free hot dog or free popcorn coupon for the first 200 kids to come to the game and all kids in attendance will get a chance to win a door prize. The grand prize once again will be a Nintendo Wii game system.
And back for another appearance will be the stars of the Minor Hockey Timbit program. The aspiring Spitfires will take to the ice during the first intermission to show off their skills.
So parents, be sure to bring to your children to see some Junior C hockey action. The kids will be entertained; you will have a chance to see seven Spitfires who played their minor hockey right here in Aylmer; and you get a chance to support your local Junior C team. Stick around after the game for some Autographs too!
OTHER NEWS
November is filled with special nights for the Spitfires. Emergency Services Night will be held on November 8th as the Spitfires welcome all police, fire, and ambulance personnel to the game when the Spits play Simcoe.
The following Saturday November 15th, the Spitfires will be having their Annual Minor Hockey Night. All players involved in minor hockey including the B.A.D.G.H league are invited to come out and watch the Spitfires host the Chippawa RiverHawks.
Tickets for the Hockey Heaven Draw will be on sale at all Spitfire games where the winner will get two tickets to see the Ottawa Senators host the Toronto Maple Leafs. The draw will take place December 13th.
Thursday September, 25th
Aylmer-ites Fill Spitfire Roster
Every new season the Aylmer Spitfires have to replenish their roster with new faces. Players leave the team for various reasons like climbing the ladder in the Junior ranks or to being over-aged and some for school reasons.
The Spitfire executive and coaching staff did not have to go to far this year to find some young talented players to fill the roster for the upcoming 2008-09 season. A total of eight players all say they hail from Aylmer and look forward to playing before their family and friends.
Six of the newcomers all played for the Aylmer Midget team that won the Ontario Minor Hockey B Division Championships last year. The other two locals are veteran Spitfires returning for their fifth and sixth years of action.
Goaltender Brad Booy will guard the net for the Spits when called upon.
Brad played two seasons in the Elgin Middlesex Chiefs organization before returning to the Aylmer Minor hockey system and leading the Midgets to their Championship season last spring. Brandon Harbour and Jason Gregory have been added to the defensive core. Both d-men played their entire minor hockey with the Aylmer Minor Hockey Association.
Along the forward lines, Curtis Roloson will patrol the right wing and Curtis Maracle will play at centre. Maracle started the season last year with the Spitfires before going down to the Midget team. He and Roloson were the offensive threats on that team and hope to bring that scoring touch to the Spitfires.
Also returning to the Spitfires after missing a couple of seasons is forward Kory Kuipers. Kory was drafted by the Owen Sound Attack as a sixteen year old and played half of a season for the Spits the following year. Kory’s strength and size should be a great asset to the Spitfire squad.
The two veteran Spitfires from Aylmer are Adam Vandepoele and Rob DeSutter. Adam has been selected as an Assistant Captain this year and will use his grit and tenacity on the forecheck to lead his team to success. Adam is in his fifth year as a Spitfire.
Rob DeSutter is the longest serving Spitfire having played for the Spitfires since their inaugural season. Rob patrols the blue line and will look to solidify the defense corps with his experience.
As you can see, Aylmer is well represented on the 2008-09 Spitfire team.
Now Aylmer fans - be sure you are well represented at the Spitfire home games by coming out and cheering the team on.
Next home game is this Saturday at 7:30 pm versus the Woodstock Renegades.