News (Oro Thunder Minor Hockey)

By Steve Posluns: The preliminary round of the GBTLL playoffs finished on Feb 12th. Oro teams will face strong challenges in the coming weeks but are well positioned for success. Novice LL has won the first 2 games of their round robin series. Atom is a perfect scenario with one Oro team vying for each of the ...

By Steve Posluns: The Georgian Bay Triangle Local League (GBTLL) regular season came to a close on January 28 for Novice thru Midget age groups. All of Oro's teams had strong seasons including: - Novice: a strong finish with 7 straight wins, finishing 3rd overall and giving up fewer goals than any other team; - ...

By Rosa Ann Thomas: The lottery draw took place Jan. 17th, 2012 at the arena.  Members of the executive were present to draw the winning tickets.  Congratulations.     #12: $250. Mike Hodgson #11: $250. Tracy McCutcheon #10: $250. Steven Bryson #  9: ...

By Jason \Pritchard: The Oro IP teams- both Red and White took part in a one day tournament in Angus on Sat. Jan. 14th. For many of the players, this was their first ever hockey tournament. Each team played two games and proved that they were top notch, well developed teams. The defence skills and goal-tending ...

By Ruth Young: Bantam #2 Wins Lefroy Tournament with 1.4 seconds left in 3rd period of Championship Game! The first game was an easy 7-0 Victory for the boys playing Innisfil #1 with Nate minding the net and getting another shutout which has become a regular occurrence for him this season with the help of his ...

By MaryKay Melnyk: Wow what a showing at the Silver Stick in Wasaga Beach for our Bantam Rep Team.   Game one had the team face Wasaga Beach and despite 2 losses in the Regular Season our guys dominated the game and celebrated a 4-0 victory.  Later in the day the boys faced Manitoulin for game 2 and ...

By Steve Posluns: Last Tuesday, as many people were still warm and snug in bed at 7am, Oro 1 and Thornton 1 peewee teams were on the ice for an early start in the 8-team, 12-game tourney. All three Oro Peewee local league teams participated and surprisingly avoided playing each other all day! Other teams ...

By Rosa Ann Thomas: It is that time of year for the Oro Minor Hockey lottery draw.  To receive your booklet of lottery tickets please see your coach or team manager.  Please submit your tickets into the red box located beside the canteen at the arena.  The draws will be held on Jan. 17, ...

By Mike Coe: The regular season has started for the Oro Thunder Tyke teams. This past weekend on Dec 3rd all three Oro Thunder Tyke teams kicked off the season in fine fashion with 3 victories. I was able to attend two of the three games this past weekend, and was provided an update on the third. From what I ...

By Steve Posluns: Congratulations to Oro Bantam 1 Klassic Auto Wash for winning the Durham Huskies tournament on November 26th. The team played three close games: In the first game, they edged Collingwood in a rough 1-0 victory with the lone goal coming from Bryce and the shutout going to Graham. After a quick ...