From the Ottawa Sun:
"Senators prospect Patrick Wiercioch will not be a member of the defending champion Canadian team at this year's world junior championship tournament.
Wiercoch, who was part of the original invite list, is experiencing problems with a "pre-existing" knee injury.
Going to the team's camp in the big defenceman's place will be 67's blue liner Tyler Cuma, who was in contention for a spot on last year's squad before suffering a knee injury at the tryout camp.
Cuma, who was left off this year's list, said yesterday he is "overjoyed" at getting the invite now. "
And here's another article from TSN.
We're going to miss him but also wish him every success. 
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Cuma is Going to Camp!
Tyler Toffoli LIghting It Up
The OHL site has a feature article on Tyler Toffoli. Click here to read it.
He had the lone goal in Ottawa's 3-1 loss to Barrie last night.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Another Battle Won
The Ottawa 67s have won all three games against the Battalion with their 3-1 win at the Urbandale Centre last night. The win is a good start to a tough weekend.
Forward Combos:
Nigro, Martindale, Nesbitt
Smith, Lindsay, Toffoli (starters)
Janes, Merrett, Carnevale,
Hanes, Graovac, Stevens
D-pairs
Zanetti, Cuma
Demers, Gibbons (starters)
Hartwick, Ceci
Goal: Perugini
Scratches: Cowick, Birkhoff
The first period got to a slow start, including a long delay to replace a plastic connector between two panes of glass. No flow before the repair and by the time the period was half over, each team had only mustered 3 shots each. With Ottawa's 4th shot on goal, Anthony Nigro finally got the first goal of the game when he beat Carp native and Pittsburgh prospect, Patrick Killeen. Ryan Martindale fed the puck to him from behind the net for the quick goal. Mark Anthony Zanetti had the second assist.
Jon Carnevale, who had two goals against Brampton the last time they were here, scored his 6th goal of the year when his sharp-angle shot from the corner near the goal line went in through the legs of Killeen. He was unassisted in what turned out to be the game-winner.
Perugini made a fabulous glove save on Carrick when Tyler Cuma gave the puck to Carrick away deep in his own zone. Carrick had Perugini dead to rights, down and having to move across the crease but he was denied! But Ottawa was scrambling and with 56 seconds left in the period, Phillip Lane tucked it past Perugini to make it a 1-goal game.
3 goals between the teams from a total 16 shots on goal.
The second period was scoreless and not particularly noteworthy. Not that it was a bad period, it just wasn't all that exciting.
The third had a bit more entertainment value including each team springing a player on a break-away. The first was a Brampton break-away when Jones got the puck at mid-ice and was all alone in on Perugini from the blue line. He tried to go stick-side but was denied.
The Ottawa break-away was a beaut. Anthony Nigro connected with Thomas Nesbitt with a long pass that went between the legs of the defender. Nesbitt's fast shot beat Killeen high glove-side and restored the two-goal lead. Tyler Cuma with the other assist.
Mark Anthony Zanetti took an unnecessary penalty with 1:27 left in the game. Brampton called a time out and with the face-of in the Ottawa zone, they pulled Killeen for the extra attacker and a 6-on-4. Ottawa did a great job putting pressure on the Battalion and forced an icing. That put the face-off back into the Brampton zone and Killeen back into the net and sealed the deal.
Ottawa gets an important win at home to start a tough weekend.
Here's your link to the game sheet. 
Random Thoughts:
This will be my last game before Christmas as I will be in Edmonton this time next week. Here's to a happy and safe Christmas, Hanukkah, Solstice, Kwanzaa or however you celebrate the season.
More Pictures:
Friday, December 11, 2009
Game Set Up - Brampton
The Brampton Battalion return to the Urbandale Centre for their last regular season game. The first two games between these two teams were wins for the 67s (7-4 and 4-0). The Battalion are coming off a weekend where they lost twice to Sudbury. The 67s are likely (hopefully) still feeling the sting of their 4-0 loss to St. Mike's last Sunday.
Ottawa will have to stay focused on today's game and not get ahead of themselves; they travel to Barrie for a same tomorrow (Barrie's on a 19-0-0-1 streak) and they are in Mississauga on Sunday.
The Olympic torch will be at the UCC tonight.
| Ottawa 67's | Head to Head | Brampton Battalion |
|---|---|---|
| 14-12-3-2 33 points | Record | 12-13-4-2 30 points |
| 4th Eastern | Rank - Conference | 6th Eastern |
| 107 | GF | 78 |
| 103 | GA | 86 |
| 8-2-0-0 | P10 | 3-3-3-1 |
| (29/137) 21.2 (10th) | PP% (rank) | (16/141) 11.3 (20th) |
| (29/136) 78.7 (14th) | PK% (rank) | (25/144) 82.6 (7th) |
| Ottawa 67's | Brampton Battalion |
|---|---|
| Lindsay (12-22-34) | Jones (19-7-26) |
| Martindale (11-22-33) | Carrick (10-10-20) |
| Toffoli (17-15-32) | Tanski (4-12-16) |
| Nesbitt (16-14-30) | Lane (7-7-14) |
| Nigro (7-17-24) | Thorne (8-5-13) |
Monday, December 7, 2009
Former 67s: Deadly Sharks
Our 67s alumni are thriving in the San Jose pod.
Here's a great summary of their contributions from the Worcester Sharks site.
And here's a feature on Logan Couture from NHL.com.
And even more love for Logan (this guy's cleaning up in the man-crush category).
Great work guys!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Game Set Up - Mississauga
The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors make their last visit of the regular season to the Urbandale Centre this afternoon. Their previous visit on October 23rd resulted in a 7-4 loss by the 67s where Devante Smith-Pelly was a one-man wrecking crew scoring 4 goals.
Much has changed for the 67s since then. They are playing much better team hockey and are now second in the Conference as opposed to last place when these two teams last met met. While both teams are close in GF, it's clear that the key to Missy's success is their ability to keep pucks out of their own net.
Their goalies rank 1st and 5th in the league for GAA (Chris Carrozzi 2.28 and JP Anderson 2.55). But their rankings change quite a bit when looking at their save percentages (7th with .915 and 25th with .898 respectively) which I interpret to mean that getting the pucks to the net is hard but profitable.
One of Ottawa's keys to victory will be not turning the puck over so much. While they have been playing much better on this latest run, they still have too many turn-overs and the Majors will be only too happy to pounce on them.
I will not be at today's due to another obligation. I'm counting on you to cheer the 67s on to an important victory.
| Ottawa 67's | Head to Head | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors |
|---|---|---|
| 14-11-3-2 33 points | Record | 20-6-2-0 42 points |
| 2nd Eastern | Conference - Rank | 3rd Eastern |
| 107 | GF | 102 |
| 99 | GA | 69 |
| 9-1-0-0 | P10 | 7-2-1-0 |
| (29/135) 21.5 (9th) | PP% (rank) | (34/147) 23.1 (7th) |
| (29/135) 78.5 (14th) | PK% (rank) | (21/128) 83.6 (4th) |
| Ottawa 67's | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors |
|---|---|
| Lindsay (12-22-34) | Smith-Pelly (17-16-33) |
| Martindale (11-22-33) | Cizikas (11-15-26) |
| Toffoli (17-15-32) | Gaunce (4-18-22) |
| Nesbitt (16-14-30) | Mayer (12-9-21) |
| Nigro (7-17-24) | Wallen (9-12-21) |
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Tyler Toffoli - OHL Clips
Check out the OHL site for two video clips involving Tyler Toffoli. In the upper right corner of main page, hit the "Features" tab to get to the video for "OHL Top Performers for the Month of November" then go to the "Plays of the Week" tab to see Tyler's highlight reel headliner goal against Oshawa. It's been a while since the 67s fans have seen one of their players featured among the elite in the league.
Congrats to the team - the hard work is paying off!
Teddy Bears Counter Attack
Owen Sound Attack goalie Scott Stajcer stopped 39 of 40 shots for his team but it was the 67s who skated off with the 2-0 win and the three game winning streak. Bit it was well into the third period before the fans got to exercise their throwing arms with the Teddy Bear Toss.
Forward Combos:
Nigro, Lindsay, Nesbitt (starting forwards)
Toffoli, Martindale, Carnevale
Graovac, Merrett, Janes
Hanes, -, Stevens
D-pairs
Zanetti, Cuma (starting D)
Demers, Gibbons
Birkhoff, Ceci
Hartwick
Goal: Perugini
Scratches: Cowick, Smith
There's really not much of a story to tell when a game gets down to the last 7 minutes before the first goal is scored and the second goal is an EN with 6 seconds left. Owen Sound's goalie, Scott Stajcer did everything but skate up ice with the puck to help his team win. Between the two goalies, he had to work the hardest. He was positionally very strong and he didn't let out a whole lotta rebounds for second chances. Both goalies had some help from the posts.
It was Tyler Toffoli who finally got Stajcer moving across the crease and beat him 5-hole. Tyler Graovac got the assist for intercepting the clearing pass and the sweet feed to Toffoli.
With one minute left and the faceoff in the Ottawa zone, Owen Sound called a time out and pulled the goalie for the extra Attacker and Perugini had to make a couple of save. Thomas Nesbitt blocked the shot from the point, dug out the puck and skated in for the easy EN to seal the deal.
The 2-0 win gives the 67s get their third shut-out of the season, the second for Chris Perugini and they take over first spot in the East Division with a P10 of 9-1-0-0. A pretty amazing run.
Here's your link to the game sheet.
Random Thoughts:
I will miss the game against the Mississauga St. Mike's Majors on Sunday. The Majors lost in Kingston and will be in no mood for another loss. This should be a very exciting, competitive game.
More Pictures:
Friday, December 4, 2009
Game Set Up - Owen Sound
The Owen Sound Attack kick off their weekend swing through the Eastern Conference with tonight's visit to the Urbandale Centre. Both teams are on a 2-game winning streak - one of which will be broken tonight.
Remember, it's the Teddy Bear Toss tonight (one of my favorite game-days) so bring your new or gently used teddy bear to toss on the ice when the 67s score their first goal.
| Ottawa 67's | Head to Head | Owen Sound Attack |
|---|---|---|
| 13-11-3-2 31 points | Record | 12-15-1-2 27 points |
| 4th Eastern | Conference - Rank | 8th Western |
| 105 | GF | 96 |
| 99 | GA | 126 |
| 8-1-1-0 | P10 | 5-5-0-0 |
| (29/134) 21.6 (10th) | PP% (rank) | (24/156) 15.4 (15th) |
| (29/134) 78.4 (14th) | PK% (rank) | (37/169) 78.1 (15th) |
| Ottawa 67's | Owen Sound Attack |
|---|---|
| Lindsay (12-22-34) | Mignardi (17-16-33) |
| Martindale (11-22-33) | Shipley (7-23-30) |
| Toffoli (16-15-31) | Wilson (15-9-24) |
| Nesbitt (15-14-29) | Carroll (15-8-23) |
| Nigro (7-17-24) | Schemitsch (2-19-21) |
Some Owen Sound info:
- #12 Jesse Blacker defense selected by Toronto Maple Leafs round 2 #58 overall 2009 NHL Entry Draft
- #40 Scott Stajcer goalie selected by New York Rangers round 5 #140 overall 2009 NHL Entry Draft
- #17 Garrett Wilson forward selected by Florida Panthers round 4 #107 overall 2009 NHL Entry Draft
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Improve Your Photography Skills!
Once again, Harry Nowell is offering his workshop on Pro Hockey Photography with the cooperation of the Ottawa 67s. This is a great opportunity to improve your photography. You get a session before the game, you shoot a game and, most importantly, you get the opportunity to discuss your results in a very safe environment with Harry and the other students. Harry always has something encouraging to say while dispensing valuable advice to make it even better.
Even if your ambition is simply to take pictures of your kids in their many activities, this is a worthy investment - you will be inspired by Harry's enthusiasm for the medium.
Hope to see you at the game!
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Toffoli on a Tear!
Tyler Toffoli is a man on a mission since the preliminary rankings came out and the team is reaping the benefits as he scored three goals and added 2 assists in their 6-3 win over the Oshawa Generals. The win makes it 6 in a row for the 67s and 5 losses in a row for the slumping General.
Forward Combos:
Nigro, Martindale, Nesbitt
Smith, Lindsay, Toffoli (starters)
Janes, Merrett, Carnevale,
Hanes, Graovac, Stevens
D-pairs
Zanetti, Cuma
Demers, Gibbons (starters)
Hartwick, Ceci
Goal: Perugini
Scratches: Cowick, Birkhoff
It was home captain Tyler Cuma scoring his first goal of the season on a one-timer from the point that put Ottawa on the scoreboard early in the first period. Zanetti and Tyler Toffoli assisted on the PPG. If there was a third assist to award, it would go to Dalton Smith for screening Zador.
Ottawa then managed to get into a bit of penalty trouble, including two in the penalty box for 38 seconds. The 67s limited the Gens to 5 shots for the entire run of penalties in the frame including no shots allowed during 1:23 where the same killers were stuck on the ice.
But Connor Stokes evened it up with a shot off the post with less than 5 minutes left in the first.
The second period was goal-fest with 6 goals scored between the two teams. The Gens struck first to go ahead on Thomas Christian's first of two PPGs in the period almost 10 minutes apart. Right after the next faceoff, Peter Stevens dropped the gloves with Alex Dzielski. Stevens clearly had the upper hand in the tilt.
It had the desired affect for the 67s as they came back to tie the game just 35 seconds later. Jon Carnevale was unassisted in his 4th game of the year when he finally got it past Zador on his third try.
And just three minutes later, Cody Ceci roofed a loose puck to put Ottawa ahead for good. It was the result of relentless work on the powerplay, keeping the puck in play in the Oshawa zone not allowing Zador to grab it for a whistle. Tyler Toffoli and Cody Lindsay were credited with the assists. And that was it for Zador, for the moment. Kevin Bailie went into the net.
Then it became the Tyler Toffoli scoring clinic. His first goal put the 67s up by two when he tapped Cody Lindsay's rebound past Bailie. Dalton Smith got the second assist.
Thomas Christian got the Gens back within one with his second PPG of the game with Dalton Smith in the sin-bin.
Toffoli got the 2-goal lead back unassisted on yet another highlight reel goal that started when he blocked Wilson's shot from the point, picked up the puck and fought off Wilson and tucked the puck behind Bailie.
It looked like the Gens scored on the very next play when Boone Jenner put a rebound past Perugini. But on the review, it was called back as it seemed to go off his glove although the replay at home seems to show it go off the stick. That was a bad call. Ottawa got a break on that one - big time.
Toffoli scored the only goal of the third and made it a hat trick with a wrist shot that beat Bailie high blocker. Tyler Cuma and Chris Perugini assisted. Bailie was pulled and Zador was put back in the game.
Oshawa kept at it including laying out some big hits but the 67s were stronger for the decisive 6-3 despite being out-shot 39-48.
Here's the game sheet. 
Random Thoughts:
More Pictures:
Friday, November 27, 2009
Game Set Up - Oshawa
The rebuilding Oshawa Generals come to town tonight for their first game of the season at the Urbandale Centre. The 67s bring their 5-game winning streak to the party while the struggling Generals - well, they're struggling. Which makes for an interesting matchup. It certainly wouldn't be the first time that a struggling team knocks a hot team down a peg or two. Let's see if the 67s decide to bring the same intensity to the ice that they did for the Kitchener Rangers.
| Ottawa 67's | Head to Head | Oshawa Generals |
|---|---|---|
| 10-10-3-2 25 points | Record | 8-13-3-0 19 points |
| 6th Eastern | Rank - Conference | 10th Eastern |
| 89 | GF | 78 |
| 90 | GA | 92 |
| 7-1-1-1 | P10 | 1-8-1-0 |
| (24/114) 21.1 (10th) | PP% (rank) | (20/138) 14.5 (15th) |
| (25/115) 78.3 (16th) | PK% (rank) | (23/125) 81.6 (10th) |
| Ottawa 67's | Oshawa Generals |
|---|---|
| Martindale (11-20-31) | Thomas (11-13-24) |
| Lindsay (10-17-27) | DeHart (3-18-21) |
| Nesbitt (14-10-24) | Hayes (10-10-20) |
| Toffoli (11-12-23) | Jenner (10-8-18) |
| Nigro (4-15-19) | Andreoff (7-9-16) |
Thursday, November 26, 2009
More News
For those of you who didn't see it on the 67s site:
Tyler Toffoli was named the CHL Player of the Week. You can see the announcement here. Congrats again Tyler!
And the Finnish import, Matias Sointu has been traded to Sudbury for goaltender Francis Dupuis who is playing in the CJHL. See the 67s announcement here. I was starting to wonder who might be out of the line up once Corey Cowick returns. Now we know.
Good luck Matias and we'll see you in March!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
A Good Week For Toffoli
Tyler Toffoli has played a lot of hockey in the last week and it's all been good. It started last Wednesday when the team traveled to Belleville and won in the shoot-out. Tyler had a goal and an assist in that game. Then it was off to Barrie for game one of the OHL Subway Super Series. Tyler had a goal in the 5 - 2 win over the Russians.
He was back in Ottawa for Friday's great game against Plymouth Whalers. The 67s' comeback was sparked by Tyler's PPG early in the third period. He also had an assist in that game.
In Sunday's outstanding game against the 2nd best team in the Western Conference, the Kitchener Rangers, Tyler contributed two goals and two assists in the 6-3 win.
And to wrap up the week, Tyler was part of last night's very strong Team OHL where he put up another goal to help the OHL sweep the series.
He was the first star in both Ottawa games on the weekend, had his goal against Sarina in the OHL Plays of the Week video and, as a couple of faithful readers emailed me, he is the OHL's Player of the Week for Novermber 16 - 22.
Congratulations Tyler!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Make That a 5-Game Winning Streak!
The 67s played another solid game and took down the Kitchener Rangers 6 - 3. That's a 5-game winning streak including wins against a couple of strong Western Conference teams.
Forward Combos:
Nigro, Martindale, Nesbitt
Smith, Lindsay, Toffoli (starting forwards)
Janes, Merrett, Carnevale
Hanes, Graovac, Stevens
D-pairs
Zanetti, Cuma
Demers, Gibbons (starting D)
Hartwick, Ceci
Goal: Perugini
Scratches: Sointu, Cowick, Birkhoff
The Kitchener Rangers may have had the first shot on goal just seconds into the game but it was the Ottawa 67s who dominated the ice. The 67s were on their first PK of the game early in the first when Thomas Nesbitt got around the defender and created a two-on-one with Martindale. Instead of passing, he took the quick shot and it went under Mavrick's arm for the SHG. Tyler Cuma got the assist.
Ottawa kept building up the pressure and had the Rangers on their heels for most of the period. Near the end of the period, Ottawa had a great cycle going and also managed to carry out a line change without losing possession.
The goalie judges had to work for their lunch in the second period with 6 goals scored between the two teams. The first four by Ottawa and the last two by the Rangers. It started with Tyler Toffoli stealing the puck behind the Kitchener net, passing it to Cody Lindsaywho rung it off the post. Dalton Smith picked up the rebound and buried it for his 11th goal of the season.
This was followed by two goals within about a minute and a half of each other before the period was 6 minutes old. With the 67s on the PP, Thomas Nesbitt scored his second of the game when he came in off the boards to the slot and beat Parks 5-hole. Cuma and Nigro with the assists and Parks found himself parked on the bench.
Brandon Maxwell took over in the Ranger net and Tyler Toffoli scored on the 67s very next shot 30 seconds later when Maxwell couldn't hang on to the puck. Cody Lindsay assisted.
The second line struck gold again just over the halfway mark when Cody Lindsaypicked up the puck at his blue line, passed it up to Dalton Smith who got the puck to Tyler Toffoli as he rushed to join the play and beat Maxwell with the backhand. This one might make the OHL highlight reel too.
Kitchener looked like they might get back into the game with two very quick goals within about 40 seconds of each other from Jeremy Morin (a PPG) and rookie Gabriel Landeskog in the last 5 minutes of the game. They gave the Rangers some much needed momentum and they finished the period with the best effort they had all game.
But it wasn't enough to turn the tide.
Dalton Smith tipped Travis Gibbons' shot from the point to score his second of the game and Ottawa's second PPG. Tyler Toffoli had the second assist.
Rangers' Gabriel Landeskog got one more goal to halve the difference but the Rangers really didn't threaten in the third, getting only 6 shots on net.
And so the 67s get their 5th win in a row by soundly outplaying the second best team in the Western Conference 6 - 3 and out shooting them 37 - 24.
Here's the game sheet. 
(I didn't get a good in-game picture)
Random Thoughts:
More Pictures:
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Game Set Up - Kitchener
Kitchener has its sights set on the OHL Championship and more this year and are moving aggressively to create the conditions for success. Their most recent move was a trade on Friday for Belleville's Matt Tipoff who was in the line up for Kitchener's 8-1 romp over the Frontenacs on Friday. He scored Kitchener's first goal and added an assist to impress his new team and city. Their second best PP in the OHL was good on 4 of their 10 opportunities in the game. Orleans native Jason Akeson had a hat trick in the game.
Both teams rested today in preparation for Sunday's game at the Urbandale Centre. Ottawa puts their 4-game winning streak on the line.
| Ottawa 67's | Head to Head | Kitchener Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| 9-10-3-2 23 points | Record | 16-4-1-2 35 points |
| 6th Eastern | Rank-Conference | 2nd Western |
| 83 | GF | 96 |
| 87 | GA | 68 |
| 6-2-1-1 | P10 | 7-3-0-0 |
| (22/107) 20.6 (10th) | PP% (rank) | (41/155) 26.5 (2nd) |
| (24/110) 78.2 (16th) | PK% (rank) | (18/113) 84.1 (2nd) |
| Ottawa 67's | Kitchener Rangers |
|---|---|
| Martindale (11-20-31) | Skinner (17-15-32) |
| Lindsay (10-14-24) | MacKinnon (12-20-32) |
| Nesbitt (12-10-22) | Morin (18-13-31) |
| Toffoli (9-10-19) | Tipoff (11-20-31) |
| Nigro (4-14-18) | Akeson (10-20-30) |
Kitchener tidbits:
- #19 Jason Akeson Forward is an Orleans native and is related to former 67s Jeremy Akeson (cousins I believe)
- #34 Mavric Parks Goalie, former Frontenac is an Eganville native
- #30 Brandon Maxwell Goalie selected by Colorado Avalanche round 6 #154 overall 2009 NHL Entry Draft
- #7 John Moore Defense selected by Columbus Blue Jackets round 1 #21 overall 2009 NHL Entry Draft
- #61 Jeremy Morin Forward selected by Atlanta Thrashers round 2 #45 overall 2009 NHL Entry Draft
- #11 Tyler Randell Forward selected by Boston Bruins round 6 #176 overall 2009 NHL Entry Draft
- #72 Matthew Tipoff Forward was traded on Friday to Kitchener from Belleville for Alex Aleardi and a 5th round pick in 2011. Belleville also threw in their first round pick from the import draft in 2010.
- Their first round 2009 OHL Priority Draft Pick Ryan Murphy (D) has 2 goals and 10 assists in the 23 games he has played this year.
OHL Plays of the Week - November 15, 2009
As predicted by your faithful blogger, Tyler Toffoli's PPG goal against Sarnia made the cut for the OHL plays of the week. It was the number 1 play of the week. Well done Tyler!
Check it out here.
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