Husband to Joan (83)
Professional Minor Hockey Coach of over 40 years Atom to CIS
NCCP HP II certified Hockey Coach (94)
OHL Scout 20 years
Avid golfer
The OHL draft starts tomorrow. As the OHL’s representative in the HEO area I want to wish all the 2006 eligible players from the HEO U18 AAA league the best of luck. It was great to get in the rink and see you guys play.
Covid 19 is here to stay. Open everything up and let people decide for themselves what they are willing to risk. If you choose not to get vaccinated and get sick you should have to look after the cost of recovery yourself not the public.
OHL Draft is over. Congratulations to those selected. To the players not selected, regroup, rethink your plan and get back to work. If you want to play OHL, CCHL, NCAA. It not over till you decide its over. Work hard work on the things you need to improve on try again.
First round over and I will count Henry Mews as an HEO area player, that means the HEO area had 4 players in the top 11 picks of the first round in the OHL draft. A great day for some very talented young men.
Two HEO young men just won the IIHF U18 World Championship. They both have a very good chance of being selected in the top 10 of this years NHL draft.
Congratulations to Brant Clarke Ottawa Senators AAA and Mason McTavish Ottawa Valley Titans AAA
To all the HEO 2008 DOB's I hope your dreams come true this weekend. If your get drafted you are getting an opportunity to make the OHL. What you do with opportunity is up to you. If you do not get drafted the dream is not over, recover and prove the OHL teams wrong. Best of luck
Very sad day for me, Mike was great person. My best wishes to his wife and young family, his father,mother and sister. Far to young. HEO lost a great person today RIP Mike. You will be missed every time I go to the rink this winter.
The CCHL would like to send our condolences to the family of Mike Craig, who passed away early Sunday morning. Mike played 283 games with Smiths Falls from 1992-1997. He would then scout for various CCHL teams as well as spending the past 15 years with the Oshawa Generals (OHL).
We want to put out a special thanks to
@HEOU18AAA
and the
@NavanGradsAAA
program for their support by embracing the newest episode of the podcast. We are grateful for everything you are doing to promote your players and giving shout outs to the pod!
More people/ coaches need to be like Sully. Sorry to lose a good players but happy for the player that is is moving on and happy that his program is moving plays on/up to other teams to keep the development moving forward.
Thank you for giving everything you had to
@CPCANADIANS
, you will forever bleed 🔵🟡🔵
We will miss you and your family in the CP Arena.
Best of luck out west, franchise!
#legacy
There are 5 CCHL teams that own/run Jr B teams why is it that Carleton Place Canadians promote so many of their own? Let me think, because they have an owner that wants to do things the right way. Keep up the great work.
COMMITMENT!
We would like to welcome 2006 born F, Joe Devlin to the big club for the upcoming season! Joe spent last season with the
@CPCTier2
where he put up 25 points in 40 games, before adding 8 points in 18 games in the playoffs.
🔵🟡🔵
#CPC
#WeNotMe
2024
#OHLAwards
🏆:
Leading the
#OHL
with 35 wins over an
@Oshawa_Generals
record 3,569 minutes played, Jacob Oster is the 2023-24 recipient of the Jim Rutherford Trophy as OHL Goaltender of the Year.
HEO has a chance to win to 2 of the 3 medals today at the OHF AAA U15 championship. The hockey in the HEO area is very good. There is no good reason to leave the area to advance your hockey goals.
Congratulations to
@heoaaaleague
@myers_aaa
facing adversity and headed to the finals. Good luck to our team playing for Bronze at 2h30! Come cheer both local teams today at cardel 2:30 and 4:30
A player I was lucky enough to coach just got a NCAA D1 commitment from Colgate. He is playing at St Andrews Collage. They have 7 D1 Commitments. 2 from HEO. The CCHL has 7 D1 commitments 5 from HEO.
New ownership new staff. This is a great GM selection. Works hard, knows his hockey, a very good scout but more important to me, players and parents a great person. The CCHL is better today because of this selection and who the new coach is Brad Smyth.
The Nepean Raiders are pleased to announce that Lino Dixon has been named the General Manager for the 2024-2025 season. A native of Manotick, Lino comes to Nepean with extensive experience in Major Junior, Tier II, and Academy hockey. Welcome to Nepean, Lino!
To all the young men that did not make a AAA team this week. You are a good hockey player but the coach or selection committe thinks that others are better. Go to level that allows you to get ice time, improve and come back next year better and make AAA. Good luck.
Class of 2023 DE
@Tcaldwell05
(6’2 205lbs) epitomizes what a multi sport athlete is. Recent OHL draft pick, Team Ontario Lacrosse member and torch bearer at Canada Summer games, winner of u18AAA hockey championship, HS Football championship, and HS Lacrosse Championship.
Played golf yesterday, the course was in great shape, the greens were awesome. The greens keeper and his staff at Rideau View do a great job.
My game was enjoyable because of the friends I play with not because of quality golf. Those days are over.
Getting drafted gives you an opportunity to make an OHL team. Not getting drafted is not end of your dream. Many examples of non-drafted OHL players in OHL and NHL.
So happy for Seamus. He should be great in the CCHL and then move on to NCAA D1 . All the best going forward. Always nice to see this young man, always has a smile on his face, great person. Nepean got a good one.
We are proud to announce that 05' D Seamus Lockhart, who played last year for the
@CPCTier2
, has signed with us for the 2023/24 season.
A native of Kanata, ON, he is a 2-way smooth skating defenseman that plays with a lot of poise & physicality.
Welcome to Nepean, Seamus!⚡️
The future of hockey in the HEO is looking good. lots of good players in the area.
Is this team from 2023 or 1974? Looks like I should open up a barber shop in Nepean. You need one more coach also...
U12
@myers_aaa
team went undefeated this weekend at the Taylor Hall Classic. Team work and perseverance led this team to GOLD! What an amazing groups of kids, parents and coaches!
#champs
This pays off. Players will come to CPC because they know they will not be held back. He will move up(if he wants) because people will notice that CPC and its staff move players up and the play could solid hockey. Brent all the best. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for giving everything you had to
@CPCANADIANS
, you will forever bleed 🔵🟡🔵
We will miss you and your family in the CP Arena.
Best of luck out west, franchise!
#legacy
I want to wish all the 2003 ODMHL AAA alumni good luck in the upcoming NHL draft this week.
This this age group was an incredible year for hockey in the HEO area.
Kids I was lucky enough to coach with the Senators Brant Clarke, Connor Lockhart, Pasquale Zito, Ranvir Gill-Shane,
Best of luck to UCC in your play in game for the OHL Cup. To OVT and Myers have a great tournament. Play well and enjoy your accomplishment of making it to this event.
Just got back from the OHL Cup. Great hockey. Get so see are OHL Central scouting staff, just a great group of people. After long days in the rink we get to relax, tell story's. Talk about players. Too much fun. Keeps an old man young.
Our HEO U16 AAA teams are luck to have such a great group of OHL local scouts. They work hard and are very good at their job. Players are drafted because of their talent but the guys above notice that talent and work hard to make sure that area players get drafted. Thank you guys
Rounds 1-5 12 players drafted
Rounds 6-10 6 players drafted
Rounds 11-15 7 Players drafted
IMO this is a direct result of HEO bring back U16 to the area. More exposer for our players. They got seen more in other areas by more OHL scouts.
3 HEO U16 teams are in Waterloo for a tournament. This is why all the hard work was put in by some good people to bring back U16. These teams are being watched by OHL scouts not from this area. Our players are being seen by many others. This exposer could benifit this players.
Congratulations Xavier. Another HEO U16 player signed to an OHL team. Xavier and the other HEO U16 players went to tournaments, they all got much more exposer to more OHL scouts. The return of U16 was a huge benifit to our HEO players and will only improve going forward.
@BlakeCallagha14
That’s awesome. Glad you had a positive life experience and the added bonus of the sign..if not too much trouble, could you post a photo of that old A&P sign?
Congratulations to Connor Lockhart Senators AAA now with the Erie Otters OHL. Brant Clarke Senators AAA now with the Barrie Colts and Mason McTavish Ottawa Valley Titans now with Peterborough Pete’s OHL on being recognized by Hockey Canada.
8 HEO 2006 born players drafted into the NHL (2024)
Only one of the 8 left the HEO in his U16 year.
All drafted into the OHL only one did not play OHL. He picked Ontario Prep School and NCAA.
You do not have to leave the HEO area to get noticed.
Brady congratulations on signing with the Oshawa Generals. Have a great summer and be ready to go at training camp. It was a pleasure to watch you develop this year in the HEO AAA U16 league.
Some very good HEO players in JR B that could make the jump. IMO the league can be won with local HEO players. The tough part is getting them because of the CCHL draft. If an HEO player is not signed after two years those players drafted should become free agents.
COMMITMENT!
We would like to welcome 2006 born F, Ben Neil to the big club for the upcoming season! Ben spent last season with the
@CPCTier2
where he put up 31 points in 43 games, before adding 13 points in 18 games in the playoffs.
🔵🟡🔵
#CPC
#WeNotMe
Lots of work ahead for Brad and Lino but both hard working smart hockey people. They will have people they trust working for them and in a short time Nepean will improve. Best of luck. Cannot wait to see the changes.
The Raiders are pleased to announce Brad Smyth as Head Coach for 2024-2025. Brad is very well known in Ottawa and in the hockey world more broadly. With a professional career spanning twenty years, including 5 in the NHL, Brad brings a wealth of experience to this role.
I have been lucky enough to coach hockey for a long time and have won some championships, but my best success have been off the ice. Players ask you to there wedding. They become success after hockey . They phone and ask your opinion. That's what counts.
Just sitting down to do my reports from the OHL Cup. It was great to see 3 teams from the HEO area at this great event because of the added exposer to almost every OHL scout this week and some NHL scouts our young men will be added to team lists,move up team lists.
Guelph Storm General Manager George Burnett announced today that 2023 first-round pick Quinn Beauchesne has committed to a Standard Player Agreement with the hockey club.
Read more ➡️
Congratulations on being drafted into the CCHL. I hope your hockey dreams come true. Work hard on your game. Work hard at school. The higher your marks the easier it is to get into a NCAA school.
One of the best U16 tournaments in Ontario, the Whitby Silver Stick starts Thursday. HEO has not had a team in this event for to many years. All the Ottawa OHL scouts will be making the trip to compare our HEO players to others U16 players in Ontario.
Coach Steve’s traditional OJS X-mas toque gift was issued to the players early this year as they are donned for a team pic in front of the Big Nickel in Sudbury.
HEO elected a new BOD and I'm hoping to see the elimination of U18 very soon. The British open is on TV for my morning coffee and I am playing Rideau View with two former players I coached Brad Smyth and Ertug Gurhan. Our fourth is Fred Parker NHL scout for Calgary. Great day.
Great weekend for ODMHL AAA alumni 6 were drafted into the NHL. Congratulations to former Senators Brant Clarke, Connor Lockhart, Pasquale Zito, Ottawa Valley Titan Mason McTavish, 67's Roman Schmidt and from the Eastern Ontario Wild Joe Verbetic
Congratulations to everyone you. I hope your NHL/Pro dreams come true.
Rd 1 Cole Beaudoin, Dean Letourneau,
Rd 2 Nathan Villeneuve
Rd 3 Henry Mews
Rd 4 Owen Protz
Rd 5 Owen Allard, Connor Clattenburg
Rd 7 William Nicholl
Great hockey played in the HEO area.
8 HEO 2006 born players drafted into the NHL (2024)
Only one of the 8 left the HEO in his U16 year.
All drafted into the OHL only one did not play OHL. He picked Ontario Prep School and NCAA.
You do not have to leave the HEO area to get noticed.
This year we assisted 176 young athletes with head-to-toe hockey gear ! We can't thank this community in Ottawa enough. But we had donations from Toronto and Michigan as well. We all want this sport to grow. Please retweet to raise awareness
#equipment4kids
#inclusion
3rd round complete 3 more HEO players taken and 1 player that played AAA in HEO then left to play else where.
So far that's 10 HEO area players and two former AAA HEO kids. 12 out of 60.
More CCHL Junior teams should do this. Teach/coach the younger players. Inspire them, make them dream of becoming a CCHL player. Thank you Carleton Place and Sully.
Week 1: July 8th -12th, spots remaining for both 5-8 and 9-12 age groups
Week 2: July 15th - 19th, 5-8 age group is SOLD OUT, spots remaining for 9-12 age group
Week 3: July 22th - 26th, 5-8 age group is SOLD OUT, spots remaining for 9-12 age group
Congratulations Matteo. Well deserved from a player that always gave his best. I am so happy for you. Best of luck at Mercyhurst. 4 more years of hockey and a great education. Glad you made hockey work for you.
𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐎 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐏𝐈𝐎 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐃!!
Congratulations to Jr. Amerks leading scorer Matteo Disipio for committing to Mercyhurst University to play Division I hockey.
A well deserved achievement. Way to make the Jr. American proud!
#LetsGetRowdy
OHL Draft Friday June 4th and Saturday June 5th. Best of luck.
This was a very different year for you as a player and for OHL teams and scouts. The OHL draft is always unpredictable, and this year will be even more unpredictable.
The AAA league and D 14 did a great job yesterday. I talked to some key AAA and HEO people yesterday and I hope I mended some fences. The OHL scouts really appreciated the hard work done for them. Things are changing and moving in the right direction.
I worked 35 years for A&P another 5 for Metro got to be assistant store manager. Great place to work. My sister was a head casher A&P then Basics. My father was a Meat Supervisor. Wish it was still around. I have a sign like that in my garage.
“The Last A&P”
I’ll always remember the wonderful smell of the bakery section at A&P…a distinct memory of shopping there as a kid in the 80s…
A&P was a Canadian supermarket company that operated from 1927 until 2009, when it was rebranded under the Metro name…
#StoresNoMore
Just got back from the Whitby Silver Stick. I saw some very good U16 hockey played. Some very good players at this age group at the top end. Cannot wait to see our HEO U16 teams in the Silver stick again next year.
OHL Recap 26 players total from HEO U16 AAA
1 player from EOJHL (2007 DOB)
1 player USA Prep
1 player Canada Prep
4 players U16 AAA not HEO
32 (2008 DOB) from HEO area
This is great. Now that HEO has U16 back there is know good reason to leave the area.
If you get drafted congratulations, if you do not get selected find a team to play on and work hard. The OHL has a U 18 draft for this reason. It is not over. There are lots of HEO area players that were not selected into the OHL. That are in the NHL. Believe in yourself.
If the rest of the Octagon guys are as good as the Ottawa area people then they should win this award every year. Congratulation's to a great group of people( Andy Scott and Gerry Barker)
Honored to be selected for “Best Talent Representation of The Year” at this year’s
@sbjsbd
#SportsBusinessAwards
, highlighting our excellence and outstanding achievements in sports talent management. This marks the 3rd time in the last six years that Octagon has won the award. 🏆
@JoMaddenSports
My 91yr old mother....this was her last walk..just not strong enough anymore but she's comfortable, pain free, I'm taking care of her and we'll be fine. But I made her day better for sure. Sarah Maguire ( nee Payne) from Stoneham, Quebec, born in 1931. :)
43 HEO players have made a OHL Draft watch list put out by Ryan McArthur. 2 HEO players made his first round OHL mock draft. Good luck in the real OHL draft tonight and tomorrow.
The cuss words do not offend but what does upset me is players and parents pay extra money to be abused by trainers and skill coaches and it seems to be fine. If their team coach came close to anything like this he/she would be charged and finished as a coach. Just saying.
DISCLAIMER - if you don’t like cuss words, don’t watch this.
Every single day in my gym.
Every single set.
Every single rep.
Everything NEEDS to start with INTENTION
You should be saying these exact same types of things to yourself every time your training to get better
The Renfrew Wolves would like to thank Steve Norton for his time as GM. The Wolves wish Steve all the best.
The Wolves are excited to announce the hiring of Jerret DeFazio as the new General Manager to help lead the Wolf Pack into a new era.
@TheCCHL
@JrBTimberwolves
To all the HEO teams have a great tournament.
If you can find the time try to get to some U16 games to see that level of quality hockey. Not long before you are there and U16 is coming back to Ottawa. Teams to watch Marlies, Canadians, Halton, London, Don Mills, Central Ontario.
Our teams did well and some players really moved up in the OHL team rankings. This could be a very good year for HEO area players at the OHL draft. Best of luck to all players in the upcoming draft. It was your talent and effort that gets you drafted not your agent/advisor,coach
Just sitting down to do my reports from the OHL Cup. It was great to see 3 teams from the HEO area at this great event because of the added exposer to almost every OHL scout this week and some NHL scouts our young men will be added to team lists,move up team lists.
Cole I am so happy for you, I scouted for Barrie for 10 years and can say you will enjoy being a Barrie Colt. Best of luck with your future and keep playing hard in all 200 ft of the rink.
Congratulations to all players selected into the OHL at the U18 draft tonight.
A special shout out to Tristan Caldwell 11th over to Owen Sound and Jesse Lumsden 27th overall to Ottawa. UCC Bantam AAA alum I was lucky enough to coach for a short period. Best of luck.
Best of luck to all the players and families involved in the u18 draft. For those that get drafted congratulations. For those that don’t the road to your dreams isn’t over. Lots of paths to get you to your dreams.
Lucky to coach this young man briefly as a Bantam. trending in the correct direction. Wants to improve, works hard, willing to listen and learn just a great kid.
Simple look for players that have Heart, Character. Talent means nothing without the other two. Talent is trap most scouts fall into when all a teams really needs are players with character with enough talent.
Unprepared physically, mentally, emotionally, 35 players who despised each other from 10 different NHL cultures had 27 days to come together in the greatest come-from-behind sports story in Canadian history, named Team of the Century by
@CanadianPress
@smorrisonmedia
@sportshall
Twenty-One
@HEOU18AAA
players selected in the 2023
@OHLHockey
Priority Selection!
Congratulations to you all. Continue your good habits and keep working to get better!
Graphic | Mark Kelly
Hearing Caton Ryan is moving to BCHL. Why? NCAA thinks BCHL is better for his development?
I hope he does not do this,he has a great coach in CP. Is the BCHL better right now, maybe but if some CCHL teams leave and league takes those free agents the hockey/ league improves.
Fun opportunity to checkout some new recruits, additions, and returning players all while wearing shorts and flip flops.
Massive sales on merch and free hockey!!
Just back from the OHL Cup. Word at the rink is Ontario East U 16 D-man Sam Wathier has made the USA Development Program team. Congratulations Sam. Enjoy this huge accomplishment. Best of luck in your hockey future.
Richard and I coached together for Carleton Ravens Hockey when Fred Parker brought the program back. We later coached AAA Senators Midget to an HEO championship. Always ready to work. Thanks Richard for our time together. You will be missed.
HEO is saddened to learn about the passing of long time friend Richard Bué. Richard worked numerous events for HEO including our POE camps, coaching clinics and serving as a video coach for our Gold Cup team.
Our deepest condolences go out to Richard's family and friends ❤
Congratulations to the
@OttawaJrSens
on winning the 2023 Bogart Cup! Their 4th straight championship!
They will represent
@TheCCHL
at the upcoming Centennial Cup in Portage La Prarie, MB!
OHL is making a presentation to parents and players over the time of this event. D 14 and the AAA league has really stepped up for the players at all age groups in the HEO area. Thank you.
Congratulations to HEO's Alan Letang Head Coach; Sylvain Favreau Assistant Coach, Athletic Therapist; Marie-Pierre Neron, and former HEO players Henry Mews and Cole Beaudoin for winning Gold at the Hilinka Gretzky Cup!!!!
1/2 The Nepean Raiders are excited to announce former Coach,AGM of the Winchester Hawks Bob Gould has joined the Nepean Raiders. Bob brings years of experience in Coaching, Scouting and player development to the team. He will be the Defensive coach.
As a scout in the OHL for over 20 years I can tell you this happens and it happens because of the player not the scouts/teams that did not select a player. The player improved to a point he made teams/scouts notice him. Keep working believe in yourself. Never give up.
Puck Preps has is top 20 list published for the OHL draft next April. One HEO U16 AAA player made the list at # 5 Max Crete of UCC. How many others get drafted?
The U16 AAA is very good hockey get out and see the hockey future.
Braidy Wassilyn debuts at
#1
in our initial top-20 OHL Draft Rankings!
Braidy is an offensive dynamo whose elite puck skills and skating abilities work in tandem to produce an outstanding prospect.
Free and🔓article outlining our top-20:
Every sport is year-round now. Not right, just the way it is. Hockey Canada has a CDM that tells parents, kids, and coaches to develop as athletes kids should be playing other sports but does nothing to slow down spring/summer hockey.
To the parents of the U14 teams going to the Whitby Silver Stick. Wild, OVT and Myers. If you can find the time try to get to a couple of U16 games. Your boys will be at this level in two short years now that U16 is coming back to HEO AAA. The hockey is great. Enjoy
#HEO
Has Chabot improved in the 3 years he has been in the NHL? he goes up against the other teams best line most nights. We have kids in leadership roles and playing in roles they are not yet ready for. Do we have veteran quality players to help the kids mature into good NHL players.