York Simcoe Express AAA Hockey: News

The York Simcoe Express Novice team traveled to Lake Placid, New York, last weekend (November 10-13), site of the famous ‘Miracle on Ice’ Olympic victory by the United States in 1980, and created a miracle of their own, going a perfect 5-0 in the CanAm Challenge Cup and sealing the gold medal in spectacular fashion with a 2-1 victory over the South Central Coyotes in the fourth overtime of the finals.

The tournament was the first of the year for the YSE Novice squad, with team members made up from Aurora, Newmarket and Georgina, and was capped off with the winning overtime goal by Evan Fraccaro in a one-on-one format. Ryan Bryden opened the scoring for YSE, assisted by Nicholas Giorgio.

The team put on a scoring clinic over the course of the weekend, with 39 goals for and just 8 goals against over five games, and was led by Amadeus Lombardi, who finished as the tournament’s leading scorer with 12 goals and six assists in five games played. Seven Express players finished in the Top 10 in tournament scoring.

“We’re all very proud of the boys,” said Marshall Starkman, head coach of the York Simcoe Express Novice team (2003’s). “This was their first tournament together and they had their sights set on the gold medal from the moment we arrived in Lake Placid. It was a great experience for them as hockey players, but also as young men. We’re looking forward to carrying the momentum from this great weekend on to our regular season.”

In addition to their outstanding performance in tournament play, a number of players represented the team in the tournament Skills Competitions which included a Shootout and Relay Race. As he did during tournament play, Lombardi demonstrated his scoring prowess on his way to winning the shootout portion of the Skills Competition as Christian Haggith represented the team in net. Owen Hollett, Connor McGill, Owen Papulkas and Nicholas Giorgio represented the team in the Relay portion of the competition.

“These boys were excited to compete, but even more excited to represent their towns in an international tournament,” said Starkman. “It was very rewarding to see them not only demonstrate the skills that have made them very good, young hockey players, but to also demonstrate the sportsmanship that makes them such great young men in the making.” Novice CanAm 2011








2011 / 2012 Season
EXPRESS 2012/2013 NOVICE COACH
The York Simcoe Express Hockey Association is pleased to announce Bruce Bailey has been named the Head Coach for the 2012 / 2013 Novice Express. Coach Bailey may be reached at 705-456-9385 or baileybruce@rogers.com . Coach Bailey has an extensive hockey background and the Board of the YSEHA is excited to give Bruce the opportunity to lead the 2012 / 2013 Novice Express. Congratulations Coach Bailey. .:January 26, 2012 .

*UPDATE FROM EXECUTIVE OF YORK SIMCOE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION*
Happy New Year! It is hard to believe that the 2011/2012 season is heading into the final stretch! To date, a number of our teams have won significant tournaments and are leading the ETA standings. Congratulations to the players for the outstanding efforts on behalf of York Simcoe Express. As an update from the AGM, there were a few focus items for the executive to focus on for the 2011/2012 season. Namely: · By-laws & Rules of Operation · Coach Development · Coach Selection By-laws & Rules of Operation - York Simcoe Express is incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario and is a not for profit association and operating with no primary gain or other benefits to individual members. The By-laws and Rules of Operation for our association have existed in draft form since 1992 and are very out-dated. The executive volunteers and a few of the membership who volunteered their time have spent a significant amount of their personal time working under the guidance of the OMHA to updated these documents. While not yet complete, we are very close to having documents ready to be presented in either a special meeting or the AGM for approval. Coach Development -The executive struck a committee to look at coaching development and the recommendation was that one size doesn’t fit all. Therefore, the association have passed that each team, for their staff have a process to submit their request to attend courses up to an annual total of $1500 (per team staff) to the executive for approval. If approved, the applicant would take the course and submit their expenses to be covered by the association. Examples of development would be advanced coaching, player development, etc. Coach Selection - The executive struck a committee to look at the process of coach selection for York Simcoe Express. We heard the best practices presented from each of the areas that make up our association boundaries. The committee recommended 22 items for consideration of the board. The executive are still digesting all of the 22 recommendations , however, many have been incorporated into the by-laws and rules of operation. As a volunteer organization, there is much more work to be done then for which we have volunteers. If you’re interested in volunteering in any capacity, please contact Kim Fennell or any of the executive. Currently, we are immediately searching for a Secretary to join the board. We are looking for people that are passionate about kids, their development (on and off the ice) and co-ordinating programs to enable our association to be the best Minor Hockey association possible!! .: January 11, 2012:.

*2012 / 2013 YSE COACH RECRUITMENT*
The York Simcoe Express Hockey Association is now accepting resumes for the position of Head Coach for all Express teams for the 2012 / 2013 season. Please complete Coach Application and submit Greig Baxter, VP Hockey Operations, via e-mail vphockey@ysehockey.com and Kim Fennell, President at president@ysehockey.com . Deadline for submitting resumes is Monday, January 30, 2012 at 5:00pm. Interviews will be conducted at the YSE Office at the Magna Complex in Newmarket on Saturday February 25th. YSE Coach Selection Committee will reserve the right to select only certain coaches from the submitted applications for the interview process. .:January 6, 2012:.
*YSE MINOR BANTAM TO PLAY FINLAND*
YSE will be playing an exhibition game against the Finland EVU 98 Red Team on January 2, 7:30PM at Magna - Forhan Rink The Finnish team has been on tour in Canada since before Christmas and will be capping off their Canadian experience with a game against YSE .:December 30, 2011:.

*2012 / 2013 YSE NOVICE COACH*
The York Simcoe Express Hockey Association is now accepting resumes for the position of Head Coach for the 2012 / 2013 Novice Express. Please complete Coach Application and submit Greig Baxter, VP Hockey Operations, via e-mail vphockey@ysehockey.com and Kim Fennell, President at president@ysehockey.com . Deadline for submitting resumes is Monday, January 9, 2012 at 5:00pm. .:December 23, 2011:.

YSE AAA 2001 WIN GOLD AT THE SAULT STE MARIE INTERNATIONAL SHOWDOWN TOURNAMENT
Congratulations to the Atom team for a tremendous effort in winning the championship. The team finished the round robin in first place with wins over Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds, Timmins North Stars and Chicago Young Americans. The road to victory involved a 2-0 semi-finals win over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and a convincing 6-3 win over the Nickel City Rebels. The entire team played tremendous coupled with some excellent coaching. Congratulations to Diam Matthew for being named the Tournament Top Goalie and Brendan Firlotte for being named Tournament Top Defenseman. The boys represented YSE with class and the parents and coaches are very proud to see their hard work paying off. THAT’S HOCKEY BABY! Submitted by Margaret Anne Firlotte, Team Manager .: November 21, 2011

YSE NOVICE TEAM CAPTURES THEIR OWN ‘MIRACLE ON ICE’ IN LAKE PLACID
The York Simcoe Express Novice team traveled to Lake Placid, New York, last weekend (November 10-13), site of the famous ‘Miracle on Ice’ Olympic victory by the United States in 1980, and created a miracle of their own, going a perfect 5-0 in the CanAm Challenge Cup and sealing the gold medal in spectacular fashion with a 2-1 victory over the South Central Coyotes in the fourth overtime of the finals. The tournament was the first of the year for the YSE Novice squad, with team members made up from Aurora, Newmarket and Georgina, and was capped off with the winning overtime goal by Evan Fraccaro in a one-on-one format. Ryan Bryden opened the scoring for YSE, assisted by Nicholas Giorgio. The team put on a scoring clinic over the course of the weekend, with 39 goals for and just 8 goals against over five games, and was led by Amadeus Lombardi, who finished as the tournament’s leading scorer with 12 goals and six assists in five games played. Seven Express players finished in the Top 10 in tournament scoring. “We’re all very proud of the boys,” said Marshall Starkman, head coach of the York Simcoe Express Novice team (2003’s). “This was their first tournament together and they had their sights set on the gold medal from the moment we arrived in Lake Placid. It was a great experience for them as hockey players, but also as young men. We’re looking forward to carrying the momentum from this great weekend on to our regular season.” In addition to their outstanding performance in tournament play, a number of players represented the team in the tournament Skills Competitions which included a Shootout and Relay Race. As he did during tournament play, Lombardi demonstrated his scoring prowess on his way to winning the shootout portion of the Skills Competition as Christian Haggith represented the team in net. Owen Hollett, Connor McGill, Owen Papulkas and Nicholas Giorgio represented the team in the Relay portion of the competition. “These boys were excited to compete, but even more excited to represent their towns in an international tournament,” said Starkman. “It was very rewarding to see them not only demonstrate the skills that have made them very good, young hockey players, but to also demonstrate the sportsmanship that makes them such great young men in the making.” .: November 16, 2011

*MAJOR MIDGETS WIN GOLD AT OTTAWA TOURNAMENT*
After winning all 4 games in the preliminary round the Express eliminated the pesky Oshawa Generals 2-1 in the quarter finals. A much tougher test in the semi-finals against the defending champion Markham Waxers, fighting back all game and winning in double overtime 4-3 with 1:51 left on the clock. The Sunday afternoon Championship Game saw the Oakville Rangers return to the tournament finals once again. With a great team performance the Express prevailed 3-2 but not without a scare of a last second attack by the Rangers. Also we would like to congratulate Justin Maiolino for earning honors as the Tournament MVP. In addition to the hardware, Justin will be bringing home a $500.00 bursary, to be used for future academic endeavors. On behalf of myself and the coaching staff we would like to congratulate Justin and the rest of the team for a great tournament. Well done boys! Jerry Starcevic Manager YSE Major Midget .: October 15, 2011

*2011 HEAD SHOT RULE CHANGE*
The 2011 Hockey Canada AGM has addressed the issue of Head Contact and continued commitment to zero tolerance measures in this area, and has implemented Rule Changes which will come into effect immediately for the 2011-2012 season. It is important that all parents / players familiarize themselves with the new rule. Please click here to review details on the changes .: September 09, 2011

*YSEHA MAJOR MIDGET TRYOUTS*
The York Simcoe Express Hockey Association is pleased to announce that tryouts for the 2011/2012 AAA Major Midget team will take place between 7:30 - 9:00pm on September 6,8,9 and 11 at the Aurora Recreation Complex on Wellington St. In order to speed up the registration process at the rink, all players and goalies should complete the player registration form (Click here to download). The cost of each tryout is $30.00. .: August 23, 2011

HURRICANES 'MINOR HOCKEY DAYS'
The Newmarket Hurricanes have set aside 5 Sunday games as Minor Hockey "Free Pass" dates. Games start at 2:30 on Sept 25, Oct 30, Nov 27, Dec 4 and Dec 18 All that a player needs to do is wear his/her minor hockey jersey. Come on out and cheer on the Hurricanes and your YSE alumni. .:August 23, 2011:.

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