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Selected fairly high in the 2009 OHL Priority Selection, a third round pick of the Erie Otters, Neville drew high praise from the Otters' hockey staff as they were actively interested in having him join the organization in the future. On the other hand, the Woodbridge, Ontario native also drew consistent interest from a variety of top Division I NCCA schools, most notably from Brown University.

In the midst of his second season of Junior A hockey with the Toronto Junior Canadiens, one of defenseman Zach Shapiro's primary objectives, along with helping his team to another long playoff run like he did in his rookie campaign when the Junior Canadiens won two playoff rounds before ultimately falling to the Wellington Dukes in the Central Division Finals, was to secure some certainty for his hockey future.

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The first game of the final day for the Showcase Tournament hosted at the Ray Twinney Complex involved the Pickering Panthers facing off against the Dixie Beehives in a match that didn't mean much in the standings. This is Pickering's second game in the Showcase event, they lost the first one (4 - 2) against Streetsville and hope to grab a win in their second opportunity against Dixie who sit in second last overall.

The second game on Wednesday, December 30th at the Ray Twinney Complex featured the Peterborough Stars vs the Orangeville Crushers. This was a big game for both teams. The Stars needed a win today to get back in there division race with teams that are only ahead of them by one or two points. Orangeville had a chance to close the gap on the Hurricanes with a win tonight.

Judging by the shot and scoring chance charts from their two most recent losses, the Orangeville Crushers offensive clout was bound to bust through. Then, it finally did against the Dixie Beehives and Upper Canada Patriots this weekend.

The Muskies welcomed two new defencemen to their line-up in this game after both were acquired from the Miramichi Timberwolves in exchange for Kyle Lapenskie. Zack Bayer (who wore #25) is a 5' 9" 180lb (1990) native of Glendale, Arizona, while Nick Brown (#12) is a 1991 from Fredericton, NB, and is 6' and 180lbs. To this untrained eye, neither seemed...

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St. Michael's Buzzers forward Jesse Beamish is keeping a log and reporting back to give everyone an insight in to what's going on behind the scenes at the CJHL Prospects Tournament in Winkler, MB.

St. Michael's Buzzers forward Jesse Beamish is keeping a log and reporting back to give everyone an insight in to what's going on behind the scenes at the CJHL Prospects Tournament in Winkler, MB.

St. Michael's Buzzers forward Jesse Beamish is keeping a log and reporting back to give everyone an insight in to what's going on behind the scenes at the CJHL Prospects Tournament in Winkler, MB.

Of all the goals set out by the Central Division prior to its inaugural season in 2008-2009, one of the primary objectives was to provide an environment conducive to player development, one that would allow players to improve from a young age.
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