Cameron James Penfold passed away suddenly, on Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 at the age of 18 years after being struck by a train while driving in Parry Sound.

Cameron was an avid hockey fan, played the game to the best of his ability, and always lived life to the fullest.

In memory of this, the coordinators decided to dedicated this year’s tournament to Cam, with proceeds going to Helping Kids Play, which gets kids involved in organized sports.

The cost is $700 per team, which guarantees three games. Playoffs will be decided after those three games. The deposit to enter the tournament is $350, first come, first served.

There is also a dance on Saturday night, with a cash bar and prizes to be won.

For more information on the tournament, who to contact, and accommodations in the area, please head to their Facebook page, or http://www.psihl.ca/hhalloween.html

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League in association with the Greater Toronto Hockey League today announced the 20 participating teams that will compete in the 2011 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament hosted by the GTHL.  The event takes place March 22-26 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, ON, with the Championship Final set for Sunday March 27, 2011, at 2:00 pm at Herb Carnegie Arena in Toronto, ON.

The 20 participating teams include the champions and finalists from minor hockey associations across Ontario including Ontario Hockey Federation Member Partners the GTHL, OMHA, ALLIANCE, and an NOHA representative, along with champion and finalist from the Ottawa District Minor Hockey Association, and a representative from Hockey Northwestern Ontario.  Additional participating teams from Ontario and the United States received invitations from the Tournament Selection Committee.

“The 2011 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament is shaping up to be extremely competitive,” said OHL Director of Central Scouting and Player Development Rob Kitamura.  “Last year’s event showed that a wildcard team can excel and win the Championship by coming together and outperforming the rest of the competition at the right time.  This year’s group is very similar with talent across the entire 20-team field which should make for an exciting event.”

The complete tournament schedule will be released later this week upon the completion of the GTHL Championship Series between the Toronto Marlies and the Toronto Jr. Canadiens, and the ALLIANCE Finals featuring the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs and the Waterloo Wolves.

2011 OHL Cup Participating Teams:

Barrie Colts (OMHA Finalist)

Don Mills Flyers (GTHL Invite)

Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs (ALLIANCE Finalists)

Great North Midget League Wolves (NOHA Representative)

Halton Hurricanes (OMHA Invite)

Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs (OMHA Invite)

Markham Majors (GTHL Invite)

Mississauga Senators (GTHL Invite)

North Jersey Avalanche (USA Invite)

Oakville Rangers (OMHA Invite)

Ottawa Jr. 67’s (ODMHA Champion)

Ottawa Valley Titans (ODMHA Finalist)

St. Catharines Jr. Falcons (OMHA Invite)

Thunder Bay Kings (HNO Representative)

Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL Finalists)

Toronto Marlies (GTHL Finalists)

TPH Thunder (USA Invite)

Waterloo Wolves (ALLIANCE Finalists)

Welland Tigers (OMHA Champion)

York-Simcoe Express (OMHA Invite)

The Mississauga Rebels made history last March becoming the first wildcard entry to win the championship final when they defeated the Toronto Marlboros 2-1 to capture their first OHL Cup title.  The Rebels were led by tournament MVP and top scorer Sean Monahan who was later selected 16^th overall by the Ottawa 67’s in the 2010 OHL Priority Selection.

A total of 175 players that competed in the 2010 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament were selected in the 2010 OHL Priority Selection.  14 of those players were chosen in the first round including four players among the top five picks such as Brendan Gaunce of the Markham Waxers selected second overall by the Belleville Bulls, Scott Laughton of the Toronto Marlboros chosen third overall by the Oshawa Generals, Jarrod Maidens of the Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs selected fourth overall by the Owen Sound Attack, and Matthew Campagna of the Toronto Young Nationals chosen fifth overall by the Sudbury Wolves.

Each of the last three players selected first overall in the NHL Entry Draft are OHL and OHL Cup graduates including Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning, John Tavares of the New York Islanders, and Taylor Hall of the Edmonton Oilers.

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After showing promise last season coming into the league as a 16-year old, Tyson was expected to take the ball and run in his sophomore season with the club.  However, the opposite has happened as the Bulls’ other young goalkeeper Malcolm Subban – brother to the NHL’s PK – has stolen some of TT’s thunder and is now splitting games with the prospect goaltender.

Ranked 28th among North American netminders and 9th in the Ontario Hockey League, Teichmann has been anything but stellar this season, going  8-22-0-2 with a 4.28 GAA and .880 SV%.  Because of this, and the rise of Subban, his stock has fallen in the mind’s of many scouts and teams around the NHL.

Regardless, as you’ll hear in the interview, Tyson remains positive, and is looking to finish the season on a high note.

So sit back and enjoy Brandon Sudeyko’s first contribution to OIH; Five Minutes With Tyson Teichmann

Quebec Remparts forward Joël Champagne is the first star after collecting two goals and four helpers in two victories over the Lewiston MAINEiacs. Moreover, he posted a +3 rating. Champagne enjoyed his best game on Friday, collecting four points in a 7-1 win. Finally, he was honoured with a star in each of the two contests.

Drummondville Voltigeurs center Sean Couturier is the second star after scoring one goal and adding five assists in three victories over the Cataractes, the Foreurs and the Mooseheads. Furthermore, he posted a +5 rating. The power forward was outstanding in a big 4-3 win over the Cataractes in front of a sell-out crowd at the Bionest Center on Thursday, collecting two helpers, including one on the game-clincher.

Rimouski Océanic defenseman Gleason Fournier is the third star after leading his team to two wins over the archrival Baie-Comeau Drakkar. Fournier collected three goals and one assists over the two-game span. He played his best game on Thursday, tallying three points, in a 3-0 victory. He was named the game’s first star.

There will be six events; fastest skater, breakaway challenge, accuracy shooting, skills challenge relay, hardest shot, and the elimination shootout.  In each event, there will be two NHL rookies who participate alongside the all-stars.  They are denoted with a *

The players in each event are….

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Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater — Order determined on the ice

Team Staal                                                 Team Lidstrom
*Michael Grabner – New York Islanders         Duncan Keith – Chicago Blackhawks
Mike Green – Washington Capitals         *Taylor Hall – Edmonton Oilers
Patrick Sharp – Chicago Blackhawks         Matt Duchene – Colorado Avalanche
Ryan Kesler – Vancouver Canucks            Martin St. Louis – Tampa Bay Lightning
Marc Staal – New York Rangers             Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning
Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins         Keith Yandle – Phoenix Coyotes

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BlackBerry NHL Breakaway Challenge

Team Staal                                                        Team Lidstrom
*P.K. Subban – Montreal Canadiens        *Evgeny Dadonov – Florida Panthers

Corey Perry – Ducks                               Anze Kopitar – Kings
Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals        Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks

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McDonald’s NHL Accuracy Shooting – Order determined on the ice

Team Staal                                 Team Lidstrom
Rick Nash – Columbus Blue Jackets         Brad Richards – Dallas Stars
Daniel Sedin – Vancouver Canucks         Phil Kessel – Toronto Maple Leafs
Eric Staal – Carolina Hurricanes        Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks
*Logan Couture – San Jose Sharks         Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks
Patrik Elias – New Jersey Devils         Martin Havlat – Minnesota Wild
Ryan Kesler – Vancouver Canucks         *Derek Stepan – New York Rangers
Passer: Dan Boyle – San Jose Sharks         Passer: Nicklas Lidstrom – Red Wings
Passer: Paul Stastny – Colorado Avalanche         Passer: Danny Briere – Phila. Flyers

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G Series NHL Skills Challenge Relay

Team Staal                                     Team Lidstrom
Group 1                                                Group 1
Zdeno Chara – Boston Bruins         Nicklas Lidstrom – Detroit Red Wings
Eric Staal – Carolina Hurricanes         Brad Richards – Dallas Stars
Daniel Sedin – Vancouver Canucks         Loui Eriksson – Dallas Stars
Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators         *Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Phoenix Coyotes
Dan Boyle – San Jose Sharks         Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks
*Tyler Ennis – Buffalo Sabres         Martin St. Louis – Tampa Bay Lightning
Paul Stastny – Colorado Avalanche         Matt Duchene – Colorado Avalanche
Corey Perry – Anaheim Ducks         Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks

Group 2                                                   Group 2
Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins         Shea Weber – Nashville Predators
Mike Green – Washington Capitals         Dustin Byfuglien – Atlanta Thrashers
Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers         Phil Kessel – Toronto Maple Leafs
Patrik Elias – New Jersey Devils         Keith Yandle – Phoenix Coyotes
*Jamie McBain – Carolina Hurricanes        Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks
David Backes – St. Louis Blues         Martin Havlat – Minnesota Wild
Marc Staal – New York Rangers         *Kevin Shattenkirk – Colorado Avalanche
Jeff Skinner – Carolina Hurricanes         Danny Briere – Philadelphia Flyers

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XM NHL Hardest Shot  – Order determined on the ice

Team Staal                                     Team Lidstrom
Zdeno Chara – Boston Bruins         Anze Kopitar – Kings
Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals         Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning
David Backes – St. Louis Blues         Dustin Byfuglien – Atlanta Thrashers
*Tyler Seguin – Boston Bruins         Brent Burns – Minnesota Wild
Rick Nash – Columbus Blue Jackets        Shea Weber – Nashville Predators
Patrick Sharp – Chicago Blackhawks         *Cam Fowler – Ducks

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Discover NHL Elimination Shootout

All of the All-Stars and Rookies compete in the Elimination Shootout, a time-honored game of “hockey survivor.”  Shooters who score will move on to the next round in the shootout.  Rounds of the shootout will continue until the last scoring shooter wins.  Every goal scored will count as one point for his team. Goalies will rotate after every third shooter.

Gary Bettman

“I think it’s a lot of fun for our players.  The teams like to participate because for a lot of our players it conjures up memories of their first connection to the game as well.” – When asked about what the Classic means to the NHL

“We really take this one at a time.  With every Winter Classic we’ve done, we learned something new, which is why each year we’ve built upon it to create a new dimension for it, and we have to sit down and debrief, take it all in, and then focus on next year.” – When asked about a frontrunner for next year’s classic

Dan Bylsma

“The experience for me and the guys coming out on the field to the fans and the game, I’ve talked to a handful now after the game, and can’t rate it with any other experience that they’ve had.” – On the experience of participating in the Classic

“Great trade for sure getting that guy.  I didn’t know what to expect from Jordan tonight and what level he’d be at, but his first period was phenomenal, given the circumstances and the fact that he hasn’t played.” – On the return and play of Jordan Staal

“We’ve joked with the HBO guys that we’ll have to invite them back.  We are going to miss them.  I thought the show and it leading to the buildup to this game was a unique look, a great experience.  Showed a facet of hockey and the game and our players and both teams that I thought was fascinating to watch. I’m not going to look forward to…I guess I’ll be all right with not having a mic pasted right here all day every day” - On whether he would miss the HBO cameras and crews.

Bruce Boudreau

“We kind of like them now. I mean, we didn’t like them much at the beginning of the month, but I think everything’s worked out.” - On 24/7 being over and getting rid of the camera crews.

“And don’t let anybody fool you. It was a game that we wanted to show people that have never played hockey or watched hockey how good it could be, how exciting it could be. The passion on the guys’ faces when they scored a goal was totally genuine.” – On playing in the Classic and how special it was

Alex Ovechkin

You can see, you can hear when we score goals how many people was fans of Washington. I can see a thousand people in one spot, a thousand people upstairs, it was really unbelievable. When it was the National Anthem, and they are screaming, like it was unbelievable. And the fans support us all over the place. So it’s good.” - On what it was like to play in the Classic in front of 65,000 fans

Sidney Crosby

Coming down the tunnel, it’s a pretty amazing feeling. And playing hockey in front of that many people, it’s something that probably none of us ever dreamed of doing. It would have been nice to be on the other side of things, but it’s still a privilege to be part of that. And we had amazing support. The event was great.” – On what it was like to play in the Classic for the second time, but this one at home in Pittsburgh

Terenzio earned his first career shutout Wednesday night making 27 saves as first star of the game blanking the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 5-0.  He got the call to start again on Friday night in Moncton and turned aside 32 shots as third star of a 3-2 win over the Wildcats.  On Saturday night against the Titan, Terenzio entered the game in relief early in the third period and made nine saves helping the Mooseheads grab a 5-4 win.

Terenzio, a 17-year-old from Norwalk, Connecticut, was selected by the Mooseheads in the sixth round of the QMJHL Draft.  He leads all QMJHL rookie goalies with a 3.05 goals-against-average and .896 save percentage in 18 games so far this season.

Tyler Bunz of the Medicine Hat Tigers was also considered for the award after winning two games including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 0.500 and save percentage of .984.  Philipp Grubauer of the Kingston Frontenacs earned a shutout victory turning aside all 32 shots Friday night as first star of a 4-0 win over the Belleville Bulls.

2010-11 Vaughn CHL Goaltenders of the Week:

Dec. 13 – Dec. 19: Anthony Terenzio, Halifax Mooseheads

Dec. 6 – Dec. 12: Malcolm Subban, Belleville Bulls

Nov. 29 – Dec. 5: Darcy Kuemper, Red Deer Rebels

Nov. 22 – Nov. 28: Scott Wedgewood, Plymouth Whalers

Nov. 15 – Nov. 21: Nicholas Champion, Lewiston MAINEiacs

Nov. 8 – Nov. 14: Jeff Bosch, Kamloops Blazers

Nov. 1 – Nov. 7: JP Anderson, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors

Oct. 25 – Oct. 31: Evan Mosher, PEI Rocket

Oct. 18 – Oct. 24: Gabriel Girard, Shawinigan Cataractes

Oct. 11 – Oct. 17: Mark Friesen, Swift Current Broncos

Oct. 4 – Oct. 10: Darcy Kuemper, Red Deer Rebels

Sept. 27 – Oct. 3: Scott Stajcer, Owen Sound Attack

Sept. 23 – Sept. 26: Louis Domingue, Quebec Remparts

Parker and the Raiders met their East Division rivals the Regina Pats three straight times beginning last Tuesday night with a 6-3 win.  Parker scored two goals including the game-winner and added an assist as the game’s second star.  He claimed second star honours again on Friday night following a four-point effort with two goals and two assists despite a 6-4 loss.  His week wrapped up on Saturday with two assists as the Raiders edged the Pats 6-4.

Parker, a 19-year-old from Solana Beach, California, is playing in his third full WHL season.  He sits 11^th in WHL scoring with 43 points in 37 games played scoring 22 goals and 21 assists.

Also considered for the award this week was Jean-Gabriel Pageau of the Gatineau Olympiques who scored four goals with four assists for eight points in three games with a plus-minus rating of plus-6.  Colin Behenna of the Barrie Colts had five goals and an assist for six points in three games.

2010-11 CHL Players of the Week:

Dec. 13 – Dec. 19: Jonathan Parker, Prince Albert Raiders

Dec. 6 – Dec. 12: Cody Eakin, Swift Current Broncos

Nov. 29 – Dec. 5: Charles Hudon, Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Nov. 22 – Nov. 28: Zack Phillips, Saint John Sea Dogs

Nov. 15 – Nov. 21: Christian Thomas, Oshawa Generals

Nov. 8 – Nov. 14: Brendan Ranford, Kamloops Blazers

Nov. 1 – Nov. 7: Jason Akeson, Kitchener Rangers

Oct. 25 – Oct. 31: Andrej Kudrna, Red Deer Rebels

Oct. 18 – Oct. 24: Michaël Bournival, Shawinigan Cataractes

Oct. 11 – Oct. 17: Sena Acolatse, Prince George Cougars

Oct. 4 – Oct. 10: Nathan Moon, Kingston Frontenacs

Sept. 27 – Oct. 3: Brandon Hynes, Victoriaville Tigres

Sept. 23 – Sept. 26: Alex Aleardi, Plymouth Whalers