2003 OPJAHL ALL-STAR GAME
SOUTH-EAST WINS THIRD STRAIGHT
The South-East  team was victorious for the third straight year after scoring a late goal to win 5-4 Wednesday night in Georgetown. Waxer All-Stars Pat Porretta and Albert Ferrante represented the team well and all four Waxer All-Stars (Ferrante, Porretta, Coach Russ Herrington, and Therapist Phil Lamont) would like to thank the Georgetown Hockey Heritage Council  (GHHC) for their hospitality.

Ferrante, paired with Oshawa Legionaire Cody Beaton, played a solid game winning all his one-on-one battles and was on the ice for the second South-East goal and none against.  On the ice in the dying seconds of the game, Ferrante blocked two shots in the final 10 seconds when the North-West had their goaltender out for the extra attacker.  Porretta, on a line with Vaughan Viper's Anthony Minicucci and St Michael Buzzer's Brian Inhacak, created a number of opportunities for his linemates and appeared to have scored a goal himself in the second period but it was waved off by the referee.  Porretta's line accounted for one goal on the night, the most important one as it was the game winner scored with just 46 seconds left on the clock.

2003 All-Star Team Announcement

Here are the games stats and recap courtesy the GHHC:

The Georgetown Hockey Heritage Council and the Georgetown Raider Hockey Club would like to thank the Coaches, Players and support staff for an entertaining 2003 All Star game. 1,093 fans braved the very cold weather to virtually fill the Mold Masters Sportsplex, Alcott Arena, Wednesday,January 22.

Statistics follow:

PERIOD ONE:
6:25 - S/E - Mike McLellan (Trenton) from Travis Kauffelot (Bancroft) & Chase Gallagher (Ajax)
16:25 - N/W - Steve Mignardi (Aurora) from Josh Soares (Hamilton) & Scott Goheen (Aurora)
17:59 - S/E - Brent Varty (Wellington) from Luciano Aquino (Wexford)
PERIOD TWO:
2:30 - S/E - Ryan Woodward (Wellington) from Luciano Aquino (Wexford)
4:25 - S/E - James Gadon (Pickering) from Brady Olsen (Kingston) & Matt Caruana (Bowmanville)
13:30 - N/W - Scott Goheen (Aurora) from Kevin Jarman (Stouffville)
PERIOD THREE:
9:53 - N/W - Josh Soares (Hamilton) from Rick Janco (Milton) & Ricky Walton (Hamilton)
14:07 - N/W - Rob Tarantino (Oakville) form Rich Meloche (Milton) & Ryan Busby (Georgetown)
19:14 - S/E - Brian Inhacak (St. Michael's) from Anthony Minicucci (Vaughan)

Officials:
Referee:- Joe Paolini
Linesmen: Joshua Roberts & Tom Jukes

GOALTENDERS:

PERIOD ONE:
S/E Richard Olsen (Kingston) 15 shots - 1 goal against
N/W Chris Whitney (Aurora) 16 shots - 2 goals against

PERIOD TWO:
S/E Ryan Gibb (Cobourg) 15 shots - 1 goal against
N/W Steve Carota (Stouffville) 12 shots-2 goals against

PERIOD THREE:
S/E Dayne Davis (Wellington) 14 shots - 2 goal against
N/W Cody Spicer (Milton) 11 shots - 1 goals against

TOTALS:
S/E - 44 shots against 4 goals against
N/W - 39 shots against 5 goals against

FINAL SCORE : South/East 5
North/West 4

Notes: This is the third win in a row for the South/East Divisions

COACHES AND SUPPORT STAFF SELECTED TO THE TEAMS:

SOUTH/EAST:
Coaches:- Marty Abrams (Wellington)
Russ Herrington (Markham)
Training/Equipment Staff: Phil Lamont (Markham)
Ed Pearce (Georgetown)

NORTH/WEST:
Coaches:- Marty Williamson (Aurora)
Gary McFarlane (Hamilton)
Training/Equipment Staff: Shannon Hookings (Aurora)
Kelly McKeraghan (Aurora)
Andrew Groombridge (Georgetown)

Game started at 7:48 pm
Game ended at 9:52

Attendance:- 1,093 (more than 1,200 sold)

South/East MVP:- Luciano Aquino (Wexford)
North/West MVP:- Josh Soares (Hamilton)

SKILLS COMPETITION:
HARDEST SHOT STATISTICS:
1) Anthony Micicucci (Vaughan) 134 kmh *
2) Josh Soares (Hamilton) 129 kmh *
3) Stephen Kostuch (Collingwood) 128 kmh
3) David Dalladay (Lindsay) 128 kmh
5) Rick Janco (Milton) 127 kmh
6) Gabriel Proulx (Trenton) ---

FASTEST SKATER STATISTICS:
1) James Gadon (Pickering) 14.4 lap time *
2) Kevin Jarman (Stouffville) 14.5 *
3) Luciano Aquino (Wexford) 14.7
4) Scott Goheen (Aurora) 14.8
5) Ryan Busby (Georgetown) 14.9
6) Matt Caruana (Bowmanville) 15.4

Congratulations to all participants who were selected by the Coaches of each Team. * - prizes awarded.

Game/action photos will be available (for purchase) in approximately 24 hours on www.idiphoto.com.

Thanks all.
G.H.H.C.

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