Though a little past the half-way point, with 24 games down and 17 more to go in their Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League season, the holiday break is as good a time as any for the Niagara Predators to conduct an informal mid-season assessment. With a record of 19 wins and five losses, the team is currently tied with the Durham Roadrunners for third place in the … [Read more...] about Predators management pleased with mid-season results
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Predators close out 2021 with a loss
The Niagara Predators winning streak ended last Sunday at 11 games, after losing on the road to the North York Renegades, 5-3. Their penultimate Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL) game of the 2021 calendar year Friday saw Alexander Insulander catch fire for five goals and an assist against Windsor en route to a 12-4 shellacking of the Aces in … [Read more...] about Predators close out 2021 with a loss
COVID shuts down minor hockey over holidays
Both the Meridian Credit Union and Centennial Arenas went dark Saturday morning for Niagara-on-the-Lake Minor Hockey Association, with all games and practices cancelled until Jan. 3. A telephone vote was held Friday evening following a few positive test results from some local players. The timing of the virtual meeting also coincided with the province’s announcement of … [Read more...] about COVID shuts down minor hockey over holidays
Wolves always excited to play, whatever the score
The lights went out momentarily Saturday afternoon at Virgil’s Centennial Arena, just long enough to reset the scoreboard back to zero on all accounts. That didn’t bother the boys and girls on Jamie Kallio’s U11 team #2, who aren’t scoreboard-watchers anyway. “They don’t really care about the score,” he tells The Local. “They love coming out to the arena to … [Read more...] about Wolves always excited to play, whatever the score
Predators stretch winning streak to 10 games
With their biggest test since Nov. 13 coming up against the second-place Renegades in North York this Sunday afternoon, the Niagara Predators must be careful to not let their 10-game Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL) winning streak get to their heads. That could have been what happened last Friday night when the short-staffed Windsor Aces came to town and … [Read more...] about Predators stretch winning streak to 10 games
