Thank you to all LMHA, North London, and SSE London participants and their families at the LMHA MITE NIGHT at Argyle Arena on Friday, March 21st.  The visits by Tony the Tiger and the Easter Bunny were very much appreciated, as were the treats provided by Tim Horton's.

Pictures are on the ALBUMS page, courtesy of Paula Di Domenico.

The London Thunder lived up to their name to take the Gold in the Atom Division of the Kanagio Hockey Tournament in Port Stanley on Thursday March 13, 2008.

London maintained control of the puck throughout their medal game against Dorchester, rarely allowing Dorchester a scoring opportunity and winning the Gold with a shut-out victory of 5 - 0.

First period goals were scored by Adrian Chin from Keishan McLellan and Michael Fisher, and by Alex Bonnar from Nicholas Vanstone and Cory Ford. Alex Bonnar scored the only second period goal off a pass from Kyle Robb. On a power play late in the third Alex Bonnar scored from Nicholas Vanstone, and Adrian Chin wrapped it up with a final goal scored 12 seconds later. The shut-out goes to goalie Adrian Meiller.

London took the Gold and Dorchester had to settle for the Silver.

Click on the heading for this article to view pictures and read the story published in the Port Stanley News.

Thank you to the amazing group of LMHA volunteers who were responsible for the successful tournament on March 14-16.  Can't say enough good things about the endless hours spent in the arenas, the hard work, great company and many laughs shared by my wonderful friends. Special thanks to the young folks who serve as our "crew in training", and are in the process of learning all of the facets of the tournament, so that one day they can provide leadership roles in this great association.  Congratulations to the Champions and Finalists.

Minor Novice	Georgetown 2 - Kitchener 1
Novice A	LMHA 2 - Oakridge 1
Novice B	Waterloo 4 - Kitchener 1
Minor Atom	Burlington 4 - Oakridge 2
Atom	Brampton Battalion 7 - SSE Wild 1
Minor PeeWee A	Owen Sound 2 - Oakridge 0
Minor PeeWee B	North London 3 - Georgetown 2
PeeWee A	West London 2 - LMHA 1 overtime
PeeWee B	Georgetown 2 - Brampton Sharpshooters 1
Minor Bantam A	LMHA 4 - Kitchener 0
Minor Bantam B	St. Catharines 5 - LMHA 2

What a feeling of pride to see our very own LMHA PeeWee 2 team on Hockey Night in Canada!!!  Great job, everyone.  Special thanks to Kim and Tom Forshaw for making this possible.  Good luck to the players, coaching staff and families on your trip to Chicago. 

The Thunder's roll call includes Brydan Johnston, Brett Penney, Trenton Squires, Scottie Forshaw, Calvin Dupuis, Joshua Doxtator, Anthony Borek, Spencer Davis, Andrew Demelo, Ryan Cochrane, Tyler Wilson, Justin Demelo, Carter McKay, Dylan Hill and Joshua Van Belois.  Dan Dunsmore is the head coach, assisted by Dave Van Belois, Glen Doxtator, Kirk Scanlan, and Craig Goyetche.  Ben Walmsley is the trainer and Jennifer Doxtator and Cheryl Squires are the managers.

More stories on the Special News page.

Thank you to the guests of honour at the January 18-20 Thunder House League Tournament.  Zach Barker dropped the official puck at the first game at the Western Fair, and Dan Pulham and Len Forster dropped the official puck at the first game at Argyle.  The tournament was held in memory of Zach's Dad, Neil Barker, a long-time member of LMHA, Board member and dedicated coach.  Zach also helped his Mom, Cathy Breen to hand out trophies on Sunday.  The divisions were named in recognition of Dan and Len who had over 40 years combined service on the LMHA Board of Directors.

Novice Forster Soo Red Star 5 - Soo COFRA 4

Atom Pulham St Alfred Sharks 1 - Star of the Sea 0

Atom Forster Soo M&M Meats 6 - Erindale #54 0

PeeWee Pulham St Julia Falcons 5 - St Julia Eagles 3

PeeWee Forster Oakridge Pete's 2 - Oakridge Flyers 1

Bantam Pulham St Julia 3 - Erindale #82 0

Bantam Forster Erindale #92 4 - Waterloo Gibson 1

Midget Erindale 5 - LMHA Stream 1

Thank you to all of the amazing volunteers for the many hours they put in at the arena, and in preparation for this event.

The LMHA Minor Midget 1 team participated in their home association's tournament which was held this year in honour of long-time board member and volunteer Neil Barker.Thunder MnM1 started the tournament off at Argyle at 8:15 p.m. Friday against opponents Hamilton Cyclones.  The fans and spectators of both teams were treated to a  good game of hockey,  both teams playing with intensity and skill.  Final Score LMHA 3 vs Cyclones 1

Game 2 got under way at the Western Fair @12:50 p.m. against Clarington.  Once again we were treated to a good game of hockey, both teams battling with some end to end hockey, GREAT.  Final Score  LMHA  4  vs  Clarington 1

Back to Argyle arena for game 3,  After a bit of a wait, the game got under way with opponents from Pickering. The competition was feisty and focused on winning, taking the lead early with 2 goals, but Thunder roared back with 3 unanswered goals.  Final Score  LMHA 3 vs Pickering  2

Securing a bye into the finals by being undefeated in the round robin, Thunder waited to see who their opponent for the game would be.  After an intense, fast paced game of hockey Hamilton Cyclones narrowly defeated Pickering for a spot in the final. (this reporter was lucky enough to see this semi game and WOW what an effort both teams put forth).  The Finals took place in the bowl at the Western Fair. With Hamilton coming off a huge win in the semis and Thunder waiting to repeat an undefeated tournament, the Game was on.  What a game it was.  The two teams battled it out with intensity and skill on both sides.  When the Final buzzer sounded LMHA Thunder were Champions in the Minor Midget 1 pool.  # 31 Jenna Van Belois was awarded the MVP of the game.Final Score  LMHA 2  vs  Hamilton  0

Congratulations to all of the players and coaches for their Championship win. Undefeated   Congratulations to all the teams in our division, Great Hockey.   reported by Shelley Facciorusso

Here are some team photos taken at our pre-game when the LMHA Novice White teams went to the John Labatt Centre to play and to watch the London Knights on November 16th. There were many comments from parents and coaches on the great time they had….The Kids had a Blast!!!

We’ll do it again next year.

from Coach David Powell