Page 1 Volume 4 BANTAM AA REPORT Santa Clara Blackhawks Bantam AA 2010/2011 Season Blackhawks Tie LA Hockey 1 in CAHA Match-Up December 4, 2010 The Blackhawks got an early start to their second CAHA weekend, this time matching up against LA Hockey at 7:00 a.m. in Riverside, California. Matching the early start time, the Blackhawks got off to an early lead. After the first period, the Blackhawks led LA Hockey 3-1 off of goals from Trevor Chapin, Tyler Logan and Patrick Khodorenko. James Lazette and Robby Jackson then scored for the Blackhawks in the second period, but LA Hockey scored three goals, whereby the Hawks took a 5-4 lead into the third period. It looked as though the Blackhawks would take this game, until LA Hockey scored with 19 seconds left in the third. A few roughing and game misconducts were handed out with six seconds left, but the game ended in a tie. The Blackhawks had quite balanced scoring, with five different Blackhawks notching goals. Jackson and Lazette both finished the game at plus two. Jackson finished with two assists, while Connor Downing, Malthe Helte, and Logan each recorded a single assist. Logan led the Blackhawks in penalty minutes (17). Grimm made 16 saves on 21 shots. The Blackhawks were held to 16 shots on goal and only managed 2 shots in the third period. The Blackhawks would play again in the afternoon. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Game 25: Hawks Tie LA Hockey 5-5 1 Game 26: Jr. Ducks A1 Get Roasted 8-3 1 Game 27: Jr. Ducks A2 Get Basted 6-2 2 Player Profile: James Lazette 3 Game 28: Hawks Take Down Roseville 5-1 2 Game 29: Depleted Sharks No Match For Blackhawks 3 Player Profile: Aidan Ward 4 Game 30: Inter-Club Scrimmage Goes to Bantam AA 5 Player Profile: Nicholas Checklenis 6 Hawks Reveal That Jr. Ducks Not So Mighty in 2010/2011 December 4, 2010 Despite the let-down of tying LA Hockey in game one of the second CAHA weekend, the Hawks scored early and kept scoring en route to an 8-3 thumping of the Anaheim Junior Ducks A1. The Blackhawks got out to a 2-0 lead in the first six minutes of the game, with Robby Jackson and Patrick Khodorenko scoring 16 seconds apart. The Ducks tied the game after getting a short-handed goal midway through the first and getting a second goal with less than two minutes to go in the first. However, Robby Jackson scored his second of the game with 59 seconds left in the first. Then, Khodorenko got his second of the game with 4 seconds to go in the period. Jackson picked up his third point of the first and the Hawks led 4-2 after one. The Blackhawks took a 5-2 lead midway through the second period when Calvin Borneman scored off an assist from Cont. @ Game 26 Recap (pg. 2)
Game 26 Recap (cont.) Jackson. The Ducks closed the lead to 5-3 with 38 seconds to go in the second. The third period was all Blackhawks. James Lazette scored a power play goal and followed up with an even strength goal 50 seconds later. Jackson got the hat trick with 1:50 left to give the Hawks an 8-3 victory. Jackson led the Blackhawks with five points and a plus four rating. Evan McGraw matched Jackson with a plus four rating on the afternoon. Khodorenko and Borneman both finished with three points. Trevor Chapin recorded two assists and Malthe Helt got the remaining assist of the afternoon. Jared Lee and Khodorenko both finished the afternoon at plus 3. Geoffrey Grimm made 22 saves on 25 shots to get the win. Hawks Devour Second Duck Course of the Weekend December 5, 2010 The Blackhawks finished their second CAHA weekend with a sweep over the Junior Ducks Club by defeating the Anaheim Jr. Ducks A2 squad 6-2. Geoffrey Grimm posted his best game of the weekend, stopping 25 of 27 shots to take cap another undefeated CAHA trip. Robby Jackson and Trevor Chapin each scored two goals, with Connor Downing and Aidan Ward each scoring a goal. Downing added two assists and Jackson had an assist to give both three points for the mid-day tilt. James Lazette finished plus four to finish the weekend at plus eight over three games. David Adams, Chapin, Downing and Ward each finished the game at plus three. Page 2 Blackhawks Score 3 Goals in Third to Finish off Roseville December 12, 2010 Getting back to their Norcal Schedule, the Blackhawks made another road trip to Roseville to take on the Capital Thunder. The Blackhawks took an early lead when Trevor Chapin scored 2:22 seconds into the game, with assists from James Lazette and Corey Gutierrez. However, the Blackhawks were blanked for the remainder of the period. The Blackhawks did manage to keep the Capital Thunder off the scoreboard in the first despite giving them a 5-3 opportunity late in the period. Nicholas Checklenis stopped all pucks thrown his way in the first. The Blackhawks killed off the 5-3 and then took a 2-0 lead when Patrick Khodorenko scored off assists from Robby Jackson and David Adams. The Hawks killed off another penalty late in the second. However, Roseville cut the lead to 2-1 when they scored with 2:21 left in the second. The third period started off slow. Coach Kellam used his only time out at the 10:39 mark of the third period. While the microphones at the game did not pick up the exact comments made, it was evident that the message got through to his players. Malthe Helt got things rolling with a goal on assists from James Lazette and Evan McGraw. Trevor Chapin scored shortly thereafter, with assists from Helt and Lazette. Finally, Khodorenko got his second of the game, with assists from Robby Jackson and Borneman. Lazette led all Hawks with three points. Borneman and Lazette each finished plus 2. Checklenis had a stellar performance, making 43 saves and ending the game with a.977 save percentage.
Sharks Short Bench No Match For Blackhawks December 18, 2010 Normally, the cross-town rivalry brings some exciting hockey when the Sharks play the Blackhawks. However, other than a penalty-filled affair (e.g., seven roughing penalties), the Sharks injury-riddled short bench could not keep pace with the Blackhawks. At the end of the day, the Blackhawks skated away with a 4-1 victory and improved their record against the Sharks to 4-1-1 for the season. Corey Gutierrez got things started for the Blackhawks when he scored in the first period off of an assist from Corey Semmelmayer. The Blackhawks outshot the Sharks 6 to 1 in the first period and managed to stay out of the box, with the exception of one penalty towards the end of the first. However, the Blackhawks managed to kill that penalty off to finish the first period with a 1-0 lead. More impressively, the Blackhawks managed to limit the Sharks to a single shot on goal during the first period. Patrick Khodorenko made it 2-0 when he scored midway through the second period. Khodorenko s goal was assisted by Robby Jackson. The Blackhawks took four penalties in the second period and managed to kill off three of them, including an extended 5-3 situation that lasted for several minutes as the Blackhawks had three players in the box. However, the penalty kill could not kill off a penalty towards the end of the second period and the Sharks cut the lead to 2-1 heading into the third period. Profile: James Lazette Why did you start playing hockey? I ve just played as long as I can remember How long have you been playing? All of my life Winning the State Championship Dan Boyle Favorite hockey team? San Jose Sharks It s the year my brother was born Favorite thing to do away from hockey? Ride my quad Least favorite dry-land activity? Peter Pans Favorite dessert? Chocolate Cake Other sports you play? Golf, riding quads Least favorite subject in school? English Page 3 Favorite toy as a kid? Match Box Cars (Hot Wheels) What music would I find on your ipod? Mostly country If stranded on a deserted island, what three things would you want to have? ipod, food and a computer. Right skate first. The Blackhawks continued to test fate by taking two Cont. @ Game 29 Recap (pg. 4) xbox
Game 29 Recap (cont.) more penalties to start the third period. However, the penalty kill held its own and kept the Sharks off of the score sheet. At the 4:48 mark of the third period, Robby Jackson scored an unassisted goal to increase the Blackhawks lead to 3-1. Then, with one minute remaining, Matthew Ebertin scored to give the Blackhawks a 4-1 margin of victory. Interestingly enough, all of the Blackhawk goals were scored by Bantam underclassmen, three of which played for the Junior Sharks organization at one point in their hockey careers. Geoffrey Grimm stopped nine of ten shots to secure the victory. Ten of fifteen Blackhawk skaters finished at least plus one for the afternoon. Profile: Aidan Ward Why did you start playing hockey? When I was young my dad took me to the Sharks games & I thought that was the coolest thing ever & since then I've wanted to play hockey. How long have you been playing? 10 years Making selects Mario Lemieux Favorite team? Pittsburgh Penguins I had the 91-92 Stanley Cup videos on the Penguins and I liked Jaromir Jagr Page 4 Then Favorite thing away from hockey? Golf Least favorite dry-land activity? Century Workout Favorite dessert? Chocolate Mousse Other sports you play? Golf. Least favorite subject in school? Science Favorite toy as a kid? Legos What music would I find on your ipod? Van Halen Inter-squad Match Goes to Bantam AA Blackhawks December 18, 2010 While most well-adjusted boys under the age of 14 look forward to taking the last week or two of December off as vacation, hockey players are not cut from the same mold. So, instead of starting their winter vacation the week before Christmas, the Blackhawks held an inter-squad scrimmage with the Blackhawks Midget 16As to get ready for their If stranded on a deserted island, what three things would you want to have? Endless amounts of Vitamin Water, Mexican Deli's Burritos, and a TV with South Park episodes. I sit next to Robby and I try to only stay on one side of the ice during warm-ups xbox Cont. @ Game 30 Recap (pg. 5)
Game 30 Recap (cont.) upcoming tournament in Long Beach, California. At the outset, it is fair to say that portions of this game resembled an NHL all-star game as both teams had no interest in hitting or injuring one of their fellow Blackhawks. That said, it is also true that the skating was fast and both teams were in it to win it. Connor Downing started the scoring for the Bantam AA squad with assists from Calvin Borneman and Corey Gutierrez. The Midget 16A Blackhawks countered with a goal of their own. However, Robby Jackson would put the Bantam AA squad ahead at the end of the first period when he scored off of an assist from Patrick Khodorenko. Nicholas Checklenis stopped six of seven shots in the first period. The second period was won by the Midget 16A Blackhawks. They outscored the Bantam AA Hawks by a margin of 3-1. The Bantam AA squad did manage 11 shots, but Jared Lee was the only Hawks shooter who managed to get one to cross the goal-line. Thus, the Bantam AA team entered the third period trailing 4-3. The third period once again saw the Bantam AA team control the play. The Bantam AA Hawks out-shot the Midget 16A team 12 to 4 in the third. Jackson scored his second goal of the scrimmage off of assists from Khodorenko and Malthe Helt. With 1:29 remaining in the third, Matthew Ebertin knocked in the game winner with an assist from Trevor Chapin. Jackson and Khodorenko led the Bantam AA squad with two points apiece. Seven other team members registered at least one point. The Bantam AA Hawks out-shot the Midget 16As 32-23 over the course of the game. Checklenis was the winning goaltender with 19 saves. Page 5 Profile: Nicholas Checklenis Why did you start playing hockey? Played Football and Baseball, but like Hockey the best. How long have you been playing? 7 years Silver Stick Final and Winning the State Championship Sidney Crosby Favorite hockey team? Sharks/Blackhawks Marty Turco Most famous person you have met? JT Snow Favorite food? Pasta Favorite thing to do away from hockey? Vacation Other sports you play? Roller Hockey Favorite subject in school? Science Favorite toy as a kid? Hockey stick What music would I find on your ipod? Rap/ If your house was burning down, what three things would you take from your room? Dog, phone, ipod Listen to music and stretching. iphone