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Colin Everett - The Expositor
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| Game 1 - Thursday August 26 |
vs Burnaby Lakers |
7 - 8 L | 8:00 PM | Copeland
Arena |
| GAME 2 - Saturday August 28 | vs
Victoria Shamrocks |
12 - 7 W | 5:00 PM | Victoria
Arena |
| GAME 3 - Sunday August 29 | vs
Alberta |
12
- 2 W |
8:00
PM |
Copeland
Arena |
1st place team advances to Minto Cup – 4th place team is eliminated
and the 2nd and 3rd place teams play sudden death games with the winner
advancing to the Minto Cup final.
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| Game 4 - Tuesday August 31 |
2nd vs 3rd Sudden Death |
9 - 10 L | 8:00 PM | Queens
Park Arena |
| GAME 5 - Thursday September 2 | Minto
Cup Game 1 |
- | 8:00 PM | Queens
Park/Esquimalt |
| GAME 6 - Friday September 3 | Minto Cup Game 2 | - |
8:00
PM |
Queens Park/Esquimalt |
| Game 7 - Saturday September 4 | Minto
Cup Game 3 |
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8:00
PM |
Queens
Park/Esquimalt |
GAME PLAYED AT New Westminster
SIX NATIONS ARROWS 9
VICTORIA SHAMROCKS 10
The Six Nations Arrows Express lost a heartbreaking 10 – 9 (OT) decision to the Victoria Shamrocks. The loss eliminated the Arrows Express from the 2004 Minto Cup that will see an all-BC final as the Shamrocks move on to face the Burnaby Lakers in a best 2 out of 3 series for the national Jr. A championship.
The Arrows Express were very disappointed not to make the final but can proudly say that they represented the Six Nations community and Ontario with class and distinction during their participation in the 2004 Minto Cup. The old cliché that anything can happen in a one game series rang true in this sudden death game. The Arrows played a good game but did not capitalize on their opportunities. The Shamrocks on the other hand played a much better game than when the Arrows Express faced them in the round-robin and they did capitalize on their chances. The game was a see-saw affair the whole way and neither team ever led by more than one goal including the 10 – 9 final.
Arrows Express points
were scored by:
Rayce Vyse – 3 goals and
1 assist
Kent Squire – 2 goals and
1 assist
Brett Bucktooth – 1 goal and
3 assists
Craig Point – 1 goal and
1 assist
Mitch Nanticoke – 1 goal and
1 assist
Murray Porter – 1 goal
The Arrows Express would
like to say one last thank you to our fans for their great support during
the year and we look forward to an exciting 2005 season.
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The Six Nations Arrows Express completed the round robin portion of the
Minto Cup series in second place. The nine time BC Junior A champion Burnaby
Lakers finished in first place and got a bye into the Minto Cup final. The
Edmonton Miners finished up in fourth place and have been eliminated from
the 2004 Minto Cup. The Victoria Shamrocks finished in third place and will
face the Arrows Express in a one game sudden death Tuesday night at the
Queen’s Park Arena in New Westminster. The winner of the sudden death
game will advance to play the Burnaby Lakers for the Minto Cup commencing
on Thursday September 2/04. All of the remaining games will be played at
the Queen’s Park Arena.
The Arrows Express played Burnaby in game one and did come out flat for the game having had only one day to adjust to the time change after flying out after their thrilling seven game series with the Whitby Warriors. Even with the jet lag, the Arrows Express played the BC champions to a 7 – 7 tie at the end of regulation and forced the game to overtime. However, just like the first part of the game the Arrows Express came out flat in OT and Burnaby won the game after about 5 minutes of overtime. The Arrows Express player of the game and third star was goaltender Ben VanEvery.
The Arrows Express boarded a ferry on Friday morning and headed over to Victoria on Vancouver Island to prepare for game two against the Victoria Shamrocks. After an afternoon practice the Arrows Express had a chance to enjoy the scenery and old town charm of Victoria. On game day the Arrows Express were pleased to welcome Craig Point back into their line-up after having missed almost a month of action. Craig’s offensive effort resulted in a 4 point night and after a let-up in the first period, the Arrows Express defense came to life and they ended up defeating the Shamrocks by a score of 12 – 7. The Arrows Express boarded a ferry immediately after the game and returned to Coquitlam to prepare for their third and final game of the round robin.
The third game of the round robin was against the winless Edmonton Miners. The Arrows Express their best all round game since arriving in BC and ended up defeating the Miners by a score of 12 – 2.
With Monday August 30/04 being a day off from the Minto Cup schedule the Arrows Express and all their fans were invited to the Squamish/Capilano Nation for a fish fry and barbeque. The weather was great and so was the community’s hospitality for the Arrows Express and their fans. We would sincerely like to thank Rich Baker and the people who helped welcome the team into the community and the food was plentiful and delicious. The Arrows Express then traveled back to Coquitlam and had a practice at the Queen’s Park Arena in preparation for the sudden death game against Victoria.
There are more and more
fans arriving from down home every day and the Arrows Express are very grateful
to all the fans who have traveled so far to come and cheer them on as they
strive for the Minto Cup. To all of those who can’t make it please
check out the web link above and you should be able to listen the games
live over the internet.
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GAME PLAYED AT Burnaby
SIX NATIONS ARROWS 12
EDMONTON MINERS 2
The Six Nations Arrows Express concluded their Minto Cup round robin play
with a convincing 12 – 2 over the Edmonton Miners
on Sunday night at the Bill Copeland Arena in Burnaby. The Arrows Express
finished the round-robin as the 2nd seed with a 2 – 1 record and will
meet the 3rd seeded Victoria Shamrocks in a sudden-death game on Tuesday
night at the Queens Park Arena in New Westminster. The winner of
the sudden-death game will advance into the best 2 out of 3 Minto Cup final
against the Burnaby Lakers with the final series being held at the Queens
Park Arena.
The Arrows Express got off to a slow start in this game and only led 2 – 1 after the 1st period. However they dominated the game for the last two periods and cruised to the 12 – 2 victory. Stew Monture led the Arrows offensively with 3 goals & 2 assists and their defence played extremely well in front of Ben VanEvery. Stew was rewarded by being named the game MVP and Kent Squire was selected the game’s 2nd star.
Arrows Express points
were scored by:
Stew Monture – 3
goals and 2 assists
Mitch Nanticoke – 2
goals and 2 assists
Craig Point – 1
goal and 3 assists
Matt Myke – 3
assists
Eli Hill – 2
goals
Other single goals were scored by Sid
Smith, Nathan Gilchrist,
Huey Johnson and Isaiah
Kicknosway.
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GAME PLAYED
AT Victoria
VICTORIA SHAMROCKS 7
The Six Nations Arrows Express evened their round robin record at 1 – 1 as they defeated the Victoria Shamrocks by a score of 12 – 7 on Saturday night. The Arrows Express were clearly the better team as they out-hustled and out-played the Shamrocks and after a short let down in the 1st period their defence played very well. Craig Point playing in his first game in over a month had a four point night with 2 goals and 2 assists. The defensive effort was rewarded after the game as Dan Elliot was voted the 3rd star and goalie Grant Crawley was named game MVP.
After playing two games apiece the Burnaby Lakers are 2 – 0 while the Arrows Express and Victoria are tied at 1 – 1 and Edmonton is 0 – 2. The round robin winds up today with Burnaby facing Victoria at 4 PM and the Arrows Express take on Edmonton at 8 PM.
Arrows Express points were scored by:
Stew Monture – 2
goals and 3 assists
Craig Point – 2
goals and 2 assists
Matt Myke – 2
goals
Rayce Vyse and Kent
Squire – 1 goal and 2 assists
Other single goals were scored by Sid
Smith, Mitch Nanticoke,
Murray Porter and Eli
Hill.
At the conclusion of
the round robin today, the #1 seed gets a bye into the Minto Cup final,
the 4th seed is eliminated while the second and third seed play a sudden-death
game on Tuesday September 1st 2004 @ 8 PM with the winner
moving into the Minto Cup final.
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GAME PLAYED AT Burnaby
SIX NATIONS ARROWS 7
BURNABY LAKERS 8 (OT)
The Six Nations Arrows Express were defeated 8 – 7 in overtime by the BC champion Burnaby Lakers at the Copeland Arena on Thursday night in Game #1 of the Minto Cup round-robin. The Arrows Express got off to a slow start in this game and fell behind 2 – 0. They re-grouped in the last half of the period and scored 3 unanswered goals with two coming on the power-play to take a 3 – 2 lead after the 1st period. The 2nd period was also played fairly even but the Lakers out-scored the Arrows Express 3 – 1 to take a 5 – 4 lead into the 3rd period.
The Lakers scored quickly in the 3rd period to take a 6 – 4 lead and then led the game 7 – 6 with about 5 minutes remaining. The Arrows Express called a time-out and took possession of the ball with 30 seconds remaining in the period. With goalie Ben VanEvery on the bench in favour of an extra attacker, Matt Myke scored the Arrows Express 7th goal to send the game into overtime. The Arrows Express had one decent opportunity in the overtime before the Lakers captain Nenad Gajic scored the game winner. In the other game played Thursday, the Victoria Shamrocks defeated the Edmonton Miners
Arrows Express points
were scored by:
Brett Bucktooth – 1 goal and
2 assists
Huey Johnson – 1 goal and
2 assists
Ben Powless – 1 goal and
1 assist
Rayce Vyse, Mitch Nanticoke
and Kent Squire – 2 assists
Other single goals were scored by Aug-ka
Elijah, Nathan Gilchrist and
Stew Monture.
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The Arrows Express arrive in Vancouver, BC on Wednesday August 25/04 at
10 AM and travel to their accommodations at the Holiday Inn, Coquitlam –
631 Lougheed Hwy.
Thursday August 26 the Arrows Express along with the other 3 teams are hosting a pre-tournament press conference and luncheon @ 12 Noon at the Inn at the Quay in New Westminster. Game 1 vs Burnaby Lakers at 8 PM (11 PM in Ontario) at the Copeland Arena in Burnaby.
Friday August 27 the Arrows Express will be travelling by ferry to Vancouver Island. The Arrows Express will be staying at the Harbour Towers Hotel & Suites in Victoria, BC. Tentatively have booked a team photo to take place while in Victoria.
Saturday August 28 - Game 2 vs Victoria Shamrocks at 5 PM (8 PM on Ontario) in Victoria. The Arrows Express will depart immediately after the game via ferry back to Coquitlam.
Sunday August
29 – Game 3 vs Edmonton Miners at 8 PM (11 PM in Ontario)
at the Copeland Arena in Burnaby.
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August 24, 2004
The Six Nations Jr. “A” Arrows Express are holding their gold
medal presentation at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena on Tuesday August 24/04
at 7 PM. All the fans are invited to come and see the Arrows Express players
and team personnel receive their individual gold medals emblematic of being
the 2004 Ontario and Eastern Canadian Jr. A lacrosse champions. Please stop
by with your best wishes for the team as they will be in their final preparations
for their trip to BC to challenge for the Minto Cup.
The Iroquois Trophy that was presented to Stew Monture on the floor in Whitby on Saturday night will also be on display. Fans are invited to bring their cameras as the team will be available for photos with their gold medals and the trophy. The fan support for the team has been unbelievable. The “sea of orange” in the stands in Whitby when the Arrows Express clinched their berth in the Minto Cup was truly inspiring to the entire Arrows Express organization.
So come out and support
the Arrows Express one last time at home before they head west and continue
their drive towards the Minto Cup.
