Minor Atom AA, 2018-2019 (Clarington Minor Hockey Association)

The Minor Atom AA Toros have a lot to celebrate, finishing off the playoffs as Lakeshore championship for the second year in a row. Taking on the Ajax Knights, the Toros took the series in a three-game sweep, with a 2-1 win in overtime on home ice, a 2-1 win in Ajax, and a big 6-2 win to bring home the championship in front of a crowd of cheering fans. Ending the season with 61 wins, 11 losses and 5 ties, 4 gold medal tournament finishes and Lakeshore gold medal champions, the boys have a lot to be proud of - amazing job Toros!  Author: Jesara Holla

After a tough series loss against North Durham in the OMHA quarter finals, the Minor Atom AA Toros moved to the semi-finals in the Lakeshore Play Offs, taking on the Peterborough Pete's. With home ice advantage, game one was dominated by the Toros, who showed team work pays off, taking a 9-1 victory over the Pete's. The boys travelled to Peterborough for game two, playing hard to win 5-1.

The Minor Atom AA Toros took on the Ajax Knights in the second round of playoffs. Playing on home ice for game 1, the game was tight from the start. With chances both ways and great goaltending for both teams, the game was 0-0 at the end of regulation. In overtime, the score remained 0-0 until a blue line shot from Dwyer gave the Toros the 1-0 win. Game 2 saw the boys head to Ajax. Again the game was tight with the majority of the game being scoreless. A late tip in goal by DeBoo with seconds left in the 3rd gave the boys the go ahead goal and the 1-0 win.

The Minor Atom AA Toros started the playoffs off on a high note. Coming off of a strong regular season and four tournament gold medals, the boys were ready to battle. In the first round, the Toros matched up against the Belleville Bulls. With home ice advantage, the boys started out the series strong with a 7-2 win.  Travelling to Belleville for game #2, the contest was closer, but the boys held Belleville back, wining 4-1. In game #3, the Toros dominated from the first shift, playing smart defence and firing shots on all lines. The Toros took the win 9-0, and the series sweep to ...

The Minor Atom AA Toros were busy last week, wrapping up their exciting regular season. On Thursday, the boys took on the Pickering Panthers, coming away with a 4-2 win. Saturday saw a road trip to Kingston to face the junior Canadiens, where the Toros dominated the game with a 6-1 win. On Sunday, the boys wrapped up the season at home, taking on the Northumberland Nighthawks. After falling behind 2-1, the Toros battled back and brought the fire power, ending the game with an 11-4 win. Ending the regular season 22-3-2, the Toros finish in second place overall. Next up, playoffs, ...