Atom, 2018-2019 (Grey-Bruce Highlanders AAA Minor Hockey Association)

In the last weekend of February, the SCTA Atom Championships was guaranteed to be an exciting weekend with some tough games for all teams.  The parity of the Atom division is well known as every team had big wins throughout the season.  The standings for this division were tight all year for the team that would eventually fall from 5th to 8th place.  The Highlanders ended up the season in 8th place, meaning that they would be in a pool for the championships against the first, second, ninth and tenth place teams.  Throughout the season, this Highlander team had a goal of achieving the most ...

On Sunday, December 16th hockey took a backseat for the Atoms. 

The Grey Bruce Highlanders Atom team was in tough this weekend playing two of the top teams in their division. First up on Saturday was the Oakville Rangers, last year’s first place team.  The Highlanders played Oakville once this season losing that battle 4-1.   Saturday was a different story.  The Highlanders came out flying putting pressure on the Rangers right from the drop of the puck.  Some highlight reel goals and solid play by every player on the ice helped the Atoms to a 5-2 win. 

What a weekend for the Grey Bruce Highlander Atom team!!!  The team went to their first tournament and crossed the border for a tournament against some different competition in the United States.   The team was hoping to work on some new game plans and have some good bonding at the same time.  They had success in both areas.