Thunder not booming in New Hamburg

The Caledonia Thunder came out flat and ended even flatter. With only 6 shots for and 26 against, the Thunder played a sub par game. Although the game was 2-1 for New Hamburg until the 3rd period, Caledonia couldn't get their skates moving when they needed too and had a defensive collapse in the last 5 mins, that saw the Huskies score 3 goals to make the final 5-1. The lone Thunder goal came from Nolan Putt. The Thunder will have to forget the loss and move on so they can finish strong in the remaining two Southern County games vs. Waterford Tuesday and Cayuga on Sunday. I'm sure Coach Mike Roloson will have the team back on track and ready to kick some butt....Thunder Style!

Tight Game 1 Victory in the first round vs. New Hamburg

On Tuesday night Caledonia and New Hamburg got the first round of the O.M.H.A. playoffs under way in a tight hard fought match. By the looks of the first game this is going to be a great series. Richard Goodwin scored the games only goal on a beautiful deke. The Thunder's goalie Austin Pont was spectacular in the third period and shut the door on New Hamburg to earn a playoff shutout! Caledonia lead the series 1-0.

Player of the game honours went to Austin Pont and Owen Brunell.

Caledonia face Chedoke in a exhibition tune up game on Saturday and are in New Hamburg on Sunday.

Play Hard, Skate Hard and Have Fun!
That's what the Thunder are all about!

Dunnville Fire and Ice Finalists...The Caledonia Thunder!

Well it's been a while since the last post due to some unforeseen technical problems. Hope everyone had a great Holiday Season. The Novice reps finished off 2005 in style by getting to the Championship game during the Dunnville, Fire and Ice tournament. Although the Thunder played a strong game in the final they came up just short with score being 4-2 for Wallaceburg. It was one the grittiest performances the Thunder have put forth. Tough play, great passing and stellar goaltending made for a fine tournament. Way to go Thunder! Whoa!!!

2006...With a practice, the Father & Son classic and party this Saturday, it is going to be a funfilled day for sure. On Tuesday Jan 10, the Thunder start the OMHA playoff vs. New Hamburg. The full schedule is below.

O.M.H.A. Playoffs 1st Round.

Tues Jan 10 at 6:00 pm in Caledonia
Sun Jan 15 at 4:00 pm in New Hamburg
Tues Jan 24 at 6:00 pm in Caledonia
Tues Feb 7 at 6:30 in New Hamburg
Sat Feb 11, at 5:00 pm in Caledonia
Sun Feb 12, at 5:00 pm in New Hamburg

New Hamburg better be prepared for a furious storm, full of THUNDER!


Quick Note...I will be moving the site soon. I will keep you posted.

Disappointment in Tourney and a 1 and 1 week

The Waterford tournament ended with an 8-5 loss to Port Dover. The team battled hard but just came up short. Disappointment was seen all the kids faces. Still they show that they are heading in the right direction.

Last week the Thunder played a home and home series vs. Paris. The first game was in Caledonia and though the Thunder didn't play their best game, they found a way to win. (A sign of a good team). Richard Goodwin popped the only two goals. Josh Roloson went down to make a save in the second period and hurt his ankle. To that point he had been playing fantastic. Austin Pont took over in goal and played just as well and in particular he made a kickin' glove save in the Third. The match was very tight checking and became more physical than normal. Paris got one goal but that was all they could get past our goalies. The Thunder won 2-1. On Thursday night the Thunder rolled into Paris for the second of the series. The Thunder came out strong but couldn't seem to keep control of the puck. Passing, which is normally a very strong plus for the Thunder was missing and they were out shot and out duelled on the face offs. Still the Thunder kept it close right till the end of the game. The final was 4-2.
A pair of practices this weekend will get the Thunder back on track in time for their next game vs. Six Nations.

Offensive Player of the Game vs. Paris (Tues): Richard Goodwin
Defensive Players of the Game: Josh Roloson and Austin Pont

Remember...No I in TEAM and You Win together as TEAM and Lose together as TEAM!

The Thunder stormed into Waterford!

After a lopsided victory vs Hagersville last Tuesday (16-0) the Thunder rolled into Waterford for The Nelson Emerson Tournament and for a bit of payback. A few weeks back The Thunder let a win get away vs Waterford. A defensive breakdown lead to 3 goals in the third and a tie. Last night the Caledonia Thunder Novice Reps were not about to let that happen again. Led by our Captian Zach Rogers 2G, 1A and Assistant Captain Richard Goodwin 3G, the team scored often and team defense lead by Josh Roloson in net was wicked! Puck possesion was strong and the Thunder won most of the faceoffs. Everyone who was at the game last night stood up and cheered when we were all treated to an unbelievable HON ( Highlight of the Night ) goal...Zach skated hard into Waterford's zone with Nolan Putt, then Nolan slowed down and dropped behind Zach and called for the drop pass...then Nolan blasted it past the goalie. All you can say is WOW!
Final score was 6-1 for Caledonia.

Next up at the Tournament...Port Dover. Last time we played them in league play we tied. Time to show them how much the The Thunder have improved.

Offensive Player of the game vs Hagersville: Brendan Roy
Defensive Players of the game vs Hagersville: Owen Brunell and Riley Richards

Offensive Players of the game vs Waterford: Zach Rogers and Richard Goodwin
Defensive Player of the game vs Waterford: Josh Roloson

Let's keep it up...Skate Hard, Play Hard and have Fun!!!

Another Win!

The Caledonia Thunder Novice Reps are on a bit of a roll. Solid two way play, a commitment to team defense and passing the puck around are all contributing factors to the improvement of the team. With a quick start against Six Nations and a relentless attack the Thunder improved to their record to 6-5-2. Scoring for the Thunder were Richard Goodwin 4G, Riley Gray 2G, Nolan Putt 1G. Matt Macgregor had 2A, Matthew Wetson 1A and Nolan Putt also had 1 helper. The Thunder continued to show great puck control by winning 24 of 26 faceoffs. The strong team defense allowed only three shots to reach Josh Roloson.

Offensive Player of the Game: Richard Goodwin
Defensive Player of the Game: Zachary De Haan

Next up Hagersville and then onto Waterford for a Tournament this weekend.

Go Thunder Go!

Do you hear that? It's a Thunder storm...Unbeaten in 4!

The Glanbrook Rangers dropped by the HCCC and they soon realized that the Novice Thunder were a focused team. Within the first minute the Thrunder struck...Zach Rogers got things going after a nice passing play from Riley Richards and Craig Stefureak. Glandbrook was unable to stop the relentless attack from the Thunder. Caledonia scored 15 goal on 55 shots for a 15-1 lopsided win. The scoring was spread out among the team. The play that particularly stood out was the amazing puck movement, puck control and the team defense. This was evident from the face wins, 29 of 32. With the win the Thunder improve their record to 5-5-2. Here's a summary of the scoring; Zach Rogers 5G 1A, Richard Goodwin 5G 1A, Jeffrey Armstrong 2G, Craig Stefureak 1G 4A, Riley Gray 1G 1A, Mathew Fletcher 1G 1A, Brendan Roy 3A, Nathan Edwards 3A, Riley Richards 2A, Nolan Putt 1A, Zachary De Haan 1A.

Offensive Player of the Game: Nathan Edwards
Defensive Player of the Game: Owen Burnell

Played as a team...Won as a Team! Nice work Thunder!