Well folks, just like that another regular season is winding down. I would be winding down on a beach in Cuba this week if it wasn’t for an orange guy but we will leave that discussion alone for now. Not the time or the place, I despise that saying..

Good news from our finance department! According to Questrade, SCOHA shares are up 12% since it was announced that our games will be on Apple Tv+ next season.

United Division: What a pair of United games last week. This fella was happy I made the trek over to the rink to watch them, especially since Cable14 had several technical difficulties during their broadcast all night.

Leafs 2 Flyers 1: Brent Ellis scored with a shade over 4 minutes left as the Leafs edged the Flyers 2-1 in quite the entertaining game. Flyers were missing their power forward Ryan Haslam but ran into a determined Leaf goaltender Peter DeNew who switched his pre-game meal plan to include Cheetos and cream soda, a complete 180 from his usual pasta and meatball offering. John Carvalho had the other Leaf tally while Jeff “loganberry: Pye had the lone Flyer goal. Both “deputies of the draped dwellings” stood tall in their respective creases, turning aside several bigtime chances by both teams.

Blackhawks 1 Bruins 0: Sandro Morrone turned aside 29 shots and Terry Davidson scored the game’s lone goal as the Blackhawks finally got a well-deserved win, 1-0 over the Bruins. Thanks to the spares that helped out the Hawks get out of their winless slide. This game had more ups and downs than the stolen Pamela Anderson recordings back in 93’. Just like the other United game, both goalies played amazing. Opposing players asked the refs if there was clear Glad sandwich wrap across the net for crying out loud! Stick taps all around to Bruins veteran Nick Mol who skated in his 3,000th career hockey game (includes ice, street, Atari, ColecoVision, basement carpet and gym floors) What an accomplishment!

Masters Division:

Sharks 5 Leafs 3: Leafs threw on their retro lemon yellow jerseys for this one, an ode to the bright sun we haven’t seen in 2 weeks. Doug Moulton had a pair of goals to lead the Sharks over the Leafs in a pretty spirited game. Dave “Le Legende” Langille picked up a couple hamburger helpers for the winning side. Leafs had a pair of goals from Steve Horner and a single goal from Sean Pesce. Despite the loss, captain John Carvalho Sr. remains optimistic ahead of the playoff opener this weekend. They are contenders to lift the cup at the end of the season and I don’t mean the protective cup we all reply upon for safety.

Senators 4 Bruins 2: Despite a heroic effort by the Bruins, the Senators found a way to pull of the win, 4-2 in the regular season finale for both teams. Marc Bellhumeur continued his scoring prowess with a pair of snipes and defensive statesman Paul McGraw also chipped in with a pair for the winners. Richard Forster scored a highlight-reel backhand goal and Dwayne Kavanaugh scored from long range for the Bruins. Bruins were missing 3 guys including Bill “aluminum” Foley who seems to always score against the Sens dating back to his days playing for the Huntsville Channel Cats back in 84’.

Grand Masters Division:

Stars 1 Bruins 1: This game, despite the score, saw several scoring chances that were thwarted by Richard Paquet (filling in for J.J.MacNeil) and Barry Walker. In the end it was Steve MacDonald for the Stars and Bill Curran who supplied the offence in this one. Seems like more than a couple Grand Masters teams are preaching defence ahead of offence as we approach playoffs. Not fun for the fans but they are here to win the cup and that’s all that matters right now. Stars hope to have their fearless leader back in the lineup soon. We await update on Chris Barratto’s progress. Bruins captain Gord Bryce continued to bring Jolt Cola into the room for extra energy before each game. I think this is working, you heard it here first.

Blackhawks 3 Flyers 2: Nathan “speedy” Seepersaud scored the game winner with 6:25 left as the Hawks grounded the Flyers 3-2. Both teams have a storied rivalry on the ice that dates back to the early 70’s where the penalty minute portions of the game sheet were often pretty damn full. Hawks had a pair of goals from Dennis Klander from Gander, Newfoundland and continues to show his offensive flare to his game at the most critical time of the season. Flyers had goals from Alastair Kermack and Michael Lubrick, both expected to see what’s out there once free agency commences July 1st.

Kraken 7 Sharks 1: Kraken scored 5 goals in the 2nd half to feast on the Sharks 7-1. Steve Kivell scored a pair and other Kraken players also found the net. Tough night all around for the Sharks but playoffs start fresh. New focus and modest, they will be fine. Dave Jarvis is ready to turn it up a notch and is guaranteeing a 2-goal performance this weekend.

PREMIUM PLUS TOOL WORKHORSES OF THE WEEK:

UNITED: SANDRO MORRONE  

MASTERS: PAUL MCGRAW  

GRAND MASTERS: STEVE KIVELL  

Well that’s all for this week, fellas. See you at the rink this weekend!

Chris Marttila

SCOHA Blogsman

Well folks, winter is sticking around for a while longer. Groundhogs are a bunch of liars. Another storm coming this week that will bring ice all over the damn place.

I don’t know about you but Olympic hockey is at a level never seen before. Canada came out of the chute and blasted the Czechs while the Yanks are looking strong against Latvia early on in their opening match. This should bode well for the return to action of Masters and Grand Masters divisions this weekend after a pause for the snorefest we called Superbowl. Turns out Grand Masters Mike Vanderzee followed along with Bad Bunny’s lyrics pretty easily as he is fluent in downtown Spanish.

Ok, pencils down, its past 3pm, olympic trade freeze is now in effect.

United had the week off this past weekend but we will recap their Jan.23rd games and give you the run-down on Sunday’s action just for fun.

Well folks, I can’t make this stuff up. After giving some bigtime props to Gord Johnson last week for his first goal of the season, doesn’t he go out there and score again this past weekend. If anyone parlayed this on their ScohaBet app, you must’ve won some serious bucks! Great job, Gord, let’s keep this damn streak going this upcoming weekend.

Hey folks, Welcome to 2026, the year of the Fire Horse according to the Chinese horoscope. A fire horse? Ai says it signifies intense energy, enthusiasm and transformative change. Well if that holds true, the 2nd half of the SCOHA season should be one for the ages. Attendance and merchandise sales are up, we are now on all the Ontario betting sites and TSN is in the last phase of discussions to acquire our broadcasting rights from cable14 for an eyebrow raising $49 for 5 years. Details to follow.

BREAKING NEWS: As we went to press this morning, rumours were confirmed that SCOHA alumnus Paul Cleary will be making his season debut for the Grand Masters Sharks this Sunday at 7pm vs the Blackhawks. Great news, Paul! So happy you are back! Can’t wait to see you and say hi!

Well folks, better late than never. Get ready for another cold snap this weekend, good thing the heat is on at the aren… oh nevermind. Guy Shaver held a bake sale last weekend at the end of his driveway to try and help the rink fund a new heater but I guess his version of mincemeat pies didn’t sit well, especially with the British players in the neighbourhood.

Well folks, another few weeks until the big guy tries to get down your chimney. Better late than never, here’s this week’s abbreviated recap of last week’s action:

Well gang, the United Division games this past weekend were nuts, absolute nuts… I was lucky to catch the action live and meet some of the fellas up at the watering hole. Good bunch of guys, hope they can bring in a few buddies next year so we can have 6 teams. That Jordan Campbell rookie on the Bruins, skates around like that Wayne Jetski guy. Someone stop him, good grief.

I heard over the weekend that Grand Master’s veteran Ron Cooper will be inducted into the 80+ Oldtimers Hockey Hall of Fame on March 28TH, 2026 in Kitchener! This is a remarkable accomplishment and we all congratulate him on this honour. Did you know that Ron first laced up his twirlers at the ripe age 3. He then played minor hockey in Sunderland from 1945-47, in Whitby from 1948-59, various Stelco pickup leagues from 1961-2025 and has been a mainstay in SCOHA since 1997! Details of the gala evening will be posted soon. Well done, Ron! Most of us won’t even be able to bend down to tie up our skates by the time we are 60!

Well folks, Mother Nature is about to hit shuffle on her winter playlist. Good thing we have Guy Shaver on standby with his shovel ready to clear the arena parking lot in time for this weekend’s games. A few guys still haven’t noticed their new tattoos from the big Collingwood Tournament a few weeks ago but I’m sure they will figure it out eventually. This past weekend saw the intensity ramp up in all three divisions. Let’s put aside our differences and recap the action.