Novice Rep, U9, 2018-2019 (Welland Minor Hockey)

The Welland Mike Knapp Novice "A" Tigers advanced to the OMHA Championship Finals, after defeating the New Hamburg Huskies 5-1 in game 4 of their series this weekend. The Tigers won the Best 3 of 5 series after they won 3 of the first 4 games of the series. The Tigers lost the opening game of the series 4-1, however rallied for 3 straight wins after that to win game 2 (2-1), game 3 (2-0) and game 4 (5-1). The Tigers will now face off against the Southpoint Capitals in the OMHA Finals.

The Welland Mike Knapp Novice "A" Tigers are off to the OMHA Semi Finals after winning their quarter final series against the Glanbrook Rangers this past weekend. The Tigers won their best 3 of 5 (first to 6 points) series in three straight games. The Tigers won game 1 (7-2), game 2 (3-2) and finished off the series in game 3 with a (6-1) victory. All of the games were hard fought battles with a hard working, much improved Glanbrook team. The Tigers advance to face a strong New Hamburg Huskies team in the OMHA Semi Finals. Good Luck Tigers!

The Welland Novice "A" Tigers completed there Niagara OMHA Preliminary Playoff tournament this past weekend. The Tigers finished with a record of 5-1-0, and have advanced to the next round of the OMHA Playoffs The Tigers will now enter a 3 out of 5 series against the Glanbrook Rangers to see who advances to the next round of the playoffs. The winner of this series will advance to the OMHA semi finals to play the winner of New Hamburg Huskies and Stoney Creek Warriors.

The Welland Mike Knapp Ford Novice 'A' Tigers concluded their regular season this past weekend with a pair of shutout wins. The Tigers finished their regular season with a league best record of 24-0-4 (52 points), and was the only team to not lose a game during the regular season competition. The Tigers finished with 150 goals-for and only 19 goals-against during this stretch. The Tigers focus their attention to what they hope can be a deep playoff run for an OMHA Title. The Tigers begin their playoffs this coming weekend, with their first game Feb 3rd.

The Welland "Mike Knapp" Novice A Tigers competed in the Regional Silver Stick Tournament in Pelham. The Tigers finished the round robin 3-0 after convincing wins over The Pelham Panthers, St Mary's Rock and Tillsonburg Tornadoes. The Tigers followed up their strong round robin play with a lopsided win over Caledonia in the Quarter Finals and another dominant win over the Dundas Blues in the Semi Finals. The Tigers faced a strong Lincoln Blade team in he Finals and came up just short, losing a close hard fought battle.