The Eastern Ontario Wild Major Bantam Team clinched top honours of the OEMHL-AAA Major Bantam standings by extending their regular season undefeated streak to eleven (11) games with a stellar 10-0 performance against the Canadian International Hockey Academy.
The win increased the Wild’s regular season (win-loss-tie) record to 21-2-1, sealing 1st place with a total of 43 points and with four (4) regular season games in hand. The Wild’s closest rival, the Ottawa Senators, sit in 2nd place with 30 points and have six (6) games remaining.
Last season, this Wild Team (comprised of the exact same 17 player roster) posted a regular season record of 20-3-5 to achieve top spot at the Minor Bantam level and were also crowned OEMHL-AAA Regular Season Minor Bantam Champions.
The success of this team continues to amaze everyone. The results are due to their continual hard work, dedication and strong team chemistry. Over the past two seasons, this group of 17 players have achieved the following accomplishments:
2011/12 – Major Bantam AAA
· Champions – 2011/12 OEML-AAA Regular Season
· Semi-Finalist: Frank Selke Conference - 2011 Toronto Marlies AAA Holiday Classic Tournament
· Champions - 2011 Woodchuck Classic AAA Tournament
· Champions - 2011 Bantam Icefest AAA Tournament
2010/11 – Minor Bantam AAA
· Champions – 2010/11 OEMHL-AAA Regular Season
· Champions – 2010 Markham Majors AAA Tournament
· Champions – 2010 Bantam Icefest AAA Tournament
· Finalists – 2010/11 OEMHL AAA Playoffs
· Finalists – 2010 Ottawa Senators AAA Shootout
· Semi-Finalists – 2010 Kitchener Blueline AAA Tournament
· Semi-Finalists – 2011 Oshawa Spirit AAA Tournament
With the playoffs scheduled to commence at the end of this month, this Wild team is now focusing and preparing for a much anticipated successful playoff run! Go Wild!