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Milton Canadian Champion | Thursday, April 5, 2018 | & SPOR 9 Visit insidehalton.com for more coverage Another year, another title for Dutil's Winterhawks AE White atoms sweep Whitby a dr Se a mn « for OMHA championship, STEVE LEBLANC sleblanc@ oil 7 miltoncanadianchampion.com Christian Dutil proba- bly isn't going to start put- ting money down on his Winterhawks ending each season in triumphant fash- ion. But it's becoming a pret- ty safe bet all the same. Winning their last seven games and 14 of 16 through- -out the playoffs, Milton's insidehalton.com AE White atoms captured their second Ontario Mi- nor Hockey Association (OMHA) championship in three years -- with a Tri County title squeezed in between. "We definitely battled very hard all year. We are surrounded by champi- ons!" said Dutil, whose team swept the Whitby Wildcats in three games for its latest taste of post-sea- son success. "Our team staff has been key in pre- paring our players on and off the ice throughout the season. I want to thank all of them for the commit- ment and passion they had toward the success of our group." While 'dominant for much of the regular season and playoffs, the Winter- SPECIALISING . § um HALT 'N REGION st Control IN RESIDENTIAL PEST MANAGEMENT hawks showed they can thrive under pressure as well -- winning each of its OMHA final contests by the narrowest of margins. The last of those camein rare comeback, with the soon-to-be champs battling back from a pair of two- goal deficits to prevail 4-3. * Timpthy Kozrhenko pro- vided the heroics with just under five minutes re- maining, burying a re- bound off a Joseph Russo shot for his second win- ning goal in as many games. Elise Gelinas was be- tween the pipes for the se- ries-clinching win, while Kozmenko, Nolan Bower and Ethan Simick found the back of the net in the second period to help spoil the Wildcats' bid to prolong the series. Drawing the other as-. sists in the final contest were Christian Bejjany, Cody Catherwood, Ethan Horton and Ann Dutil. With nothing short of perfection ensuring victo- ry-in the championship se- ries opener, Gelinas turned back all 14 shots to edge Whitby 1-0. Dutil set up Catherwood for the game winner less than a minute into the / The atom AE White Winterhawks celebrate their OMHA championship win. third. From there, Luca Mule was rock-solid but not overly tested in net -- with the Winterhawks' defence limiting their guests to a dozen shots -- for a 2-1 win. Kozmenko's first of back-to-back game win- ners came with 9:05 left to play, with assists recorded by Russo and Anthony Ri- monti. Simick also scor od with WANTED GUESTS FOR THE WINTER? SECURE YOUR HOME FROM WILDLIFE BEFORE THEY SETTLE IN! (Gosts increase for removal of babies) MENTION THIS AD & GET + A FREE QUOTE TODAY! (Milton Residences Tel: 905.876.1941 Follow us on: Ei@infoHRPC Only) Follow us on: @HRPC info Skip dd WWW. as wtconttg) com AMA o 4 Saag 3 RV4 & § . A a. fe bes # * Landon Patrick him up. With a strong nucleus of players . back from last spring's Tri County title win, the Winterhawks won five of their six prelimi- nary round contests before upsetting the top-seated Oakville Rangers -- their toughest opponent all year and many people's pick to win it all -- in a four-game quarter-final clash. setting They'd go on to sweep the Tecumseh-Shoreline Eagles in the semis, cap- ping the series with a deci- sive 7-3 win. Said Dutil, "Each kid continued to grow and im- prove throughout the year. individually, but also more soasateam. A key moment was certainly defeating Oakville. "This team had not lost in the regdlar season. Once Milton Winterhawks photo we won that series, I knew we had a great chance for the championship." Making up the rest of the championship squad were Jameson Marino, Carter Metson, Liam Mathers, Simon Baynton, Zakariya Eyers, assistant coaches Colin Cather- wood, Paul Bower and Mark Gelinas, trainer Kon- stantin Kozmenko and manager Pete Marino. --> Join us at our <-- OPEN HOUSE EVENTS SATURDAY APRIL 7 10 am Fennell Campus All Programs Find out more at moh [eT opent O10 pple] f= [WE] COLLEGE