Your U18 AA Sabres are 2022/2023 OWHL Southern (former LLFHL) Champions! They shut out the former champions in the finals at Chesswood Arena 3-0.
Your Sabres finished the regular season in 1st place with 19 wins, 1 loss and 2 ties. The team scored 96 goals and only allowed 15 in 22 regular season league games.
They swept the first playoff round against Etobicoke (4:0, 3:0) and the second playoff round against Oakville (5:2, 4:1) to become
OWHL Southern Central Division Champions. In the third playoff round your Sabres faced Bluewater (6:1, 1:1, 3:0) to reach the
OWHL Southern Championship Final undefeated.
Durham West are the Eastern division champions and reigning U18 National (Esso Cup) champions. Your Sabres faced the Lightning in two games this season, the U18 AA Stoney Creek Showcase finals in September and the USA/Canada Cup finals in Waterloo in December. Both games were hard-fought 2:0 wins.
The Lightning came out strong in the first period and took the first shot on net before Ava Beck took it to their end still in the first minute of the period and set the tone with a top shelf goal beating Durham's netminder. The Lightning fought back and played a strong first period, but Madi Burr and Darragh Browne would add two more goals for a 3-0 win to become
your 2022/2023 OWHL Southern Champions! Tara Bach recorded a shut out.
Playdowns for a spot in Provincials were completed in a round-robin format against Hamilton, St. Catharines, Niagara and Ancaster. Your U18 AA Sabres went 4-0. Provincials are currently scheduled for April 13-16.