Jason La Rose
Make it three years in a row atop the SCTA for the Oakville Rangers, who edged out Hamilton by three points for first place. The Rangers dropped just four of their 32 games, with two of those coming in the final two weeks with top spot all but locked up. Oakville – which led the SCTA in goals scored (161) and goals against (62) and had six players in the top 13 of league scoring – had two point streaks of at least 10 games, including a season-high 14-game run (13 wins and one tie) from Oct. 17 to Nov. 25.
TOURNAMENT GROUPS Group A 1) Oakville Rangers 2) Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs 8) Buffalo Regals 9) Brampton 45s
Group B 3) Niagara North Stars 4) Grey-Bruce Highlanders 5) Burlington Eagles 6) Halton Hurricanes 7) Southern Tier Admirals
FINAL STANDINGS (W-L-T) Oakville – 53 points (25-4-3) Hamilton – 50 points (23-5-4) Niagara North – 44 points (21-9-2) Grey-Bruce – 39 points (17-10-5) Burlington – 35 points (15-12-5) Halton – 26 points (10-16-6) Southern Tier – 19 points (8-21-3) Buffalo – 12 points (5-25-2) Brampton – 10 points (5-27-0)
LEADING SCORERS Thomas Lenart (Hamilton) – 21G 30A 51P Michael Tiveron (Oakville) – 25G 18A 43P Dylan Abbamont (Burlington) – 21G 18A 39P Adam Tucci (Oakville) – 19G 19A 38P Matthew Franzoi (Hamilton) – 15G 20A 35P
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE none
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES (since 1984) none
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP none
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS none