The 2009 Hall of Fame Can Am Weekend was a huge success off and on the rink. Inducted into the IDTA/ASHI Street Hockey Hall of Fame were four former Leominster Ram players, Chris Housser # 9, Dave Guitar # 7, Ray Richard # 10, Mark Holman # 6 and Dan Broderick #5 of the Greater Boston Seahawks. All 5 players had famed careers in the Sport of Dek, Street & Ball Hockey. The players were honored at center rink before the Semi Finals with personal banners. All the ceremomies and finals were shot by local access cable LATV. The weekend was also full of many on rink surprises as the Rams unbeaten streak of 38 games came to an end at the hands of Peter Walters' Gr Boston Stars, 3 to 2 in Round Robin. The Rams playoff hopes still alive played the Twin City Cyclones in the Qtr Finals beating them 5 to 1, then in the Semi's defeated rival Leominster Jets 7 to 3. The Stars won their division & had an exciting game against Team Elite in the Qtr Finals edging them in OT 4 to 3. Team Elite came back from a 3 to 0 Stars lead to force the Overtime. Stars then played their local rival the Gr Boston Canucks in the Semi's Finals. The Canucks coached by Hall of Famer Dan Broderick had upset Chris Morrison's team from Toronto 3 to 2 in Overtime. The Canucks then lost their Semi final, 5 to 2 to the Stars. The Final Game was a classic as the Stars scored early, on a shot by Mike Travassos, Dave Purcell & Jay Cuomo assisting. Before the period was out Mark Richardson converted a pass from Kevin McNulty to give the Stars a solid 2 to 0 lead. The Rams outshot the Stars 14 to 7 in the 1st period. The Stars dominated the second period & goalie Tony Coridio (MVG) was unbeatable, until Rams Conan Langlois broke the ice with a nifty pass to Tim Richard at 1:09 mark, 30 seconds later Bobby Housser (MVP) tied the game, Dan Richard & Jeremy Goguen assisting. Both teams finished with 9 shots, but the momentum had shifted. At 9:02 of the 3rd, Housser struck again with an end to end rush to put his team up 3-2. The Stars were on the powerplay when Rams Steve Kendall (MVD) scored a shorthanded highlight goal to seal the Championship. The Stars Travassos added a late goal to make it 4 to 3. The Rams coached by John Stamas outshot the the Stars 30 to 24 in the game. Rams Bobby Housser was Tournament Leading Scorer, 9 goals and 6 Assists, followed by teammate Steve Kendall 4 goals & 10 assists.09 Maple Leaf Cup Results Penguin Beaver Cadet & Freshemen Great Street Hockey games with lplenty action in a world class city of Niagara Falls Canada, saw teams compete this summer. IDTA Tournament Director Chris Housser said " street hockey teams from any area in Canada or the USA are very close in calibre, they also showoff their great skills & sportsmanship at every level". Penguin A Bellmawr Bears 2- 1 vs Niagara Falls IHOP the Bearss coached by Jamie Romano got goals from Jordan Romano & Brian Stickey, IHOP got one from Jarod Pieterangelo. Penguin B Leominster Black Hawks coached by Mark Holman defeated the NF Hawks 4 to 3. Two goals by Brandon Melanson & singles by Matt Kendall & Tom Brown, assists went to Teddy Housser, Theo Reynolds & Jarrod Bergron to help capture the Championship..... NF got 3 unassited goals from Logan McNeil.Beaver A Withrow Park coached by Gary Wong won 3-2 in Overtime vs Niagara DareDevils. A great game saw the the OBHA Toronto team win in on a goal by Brian Lenney, Andrew Duffield assisting, Jake Goldstein & Sam Kourekurri each added a goal for WP. DareDevils Jesse Martin & Nick Petti scored with 31 seconds left in the game. Beaver B Leominster Flames coached by George Barrett defeated hometown rival the STORM 3 to 2 on goals by Travis Dehorsey (2) & Noel Barrett. Joe Levesque scored both STORM goals with assists from (2) Katie Battalas & one eact to Shannon Housser & Bailey Miller.Cadet A ...New Jersey Selects coached by Robert Kelley upset the 09 US National Champions Leominster Kings 5 to 2 on goals by Rob Urban (2), Brendan O'Callahan, James Spieker & Alex Cancell. Kings got one each from Korey Wilson & Ryan Terrell. Cadet B St Catharine Canadiens edged the Leominster Senators 3 to 2, the Canadiens goals came from Chris Pourdidis, Ryan Wright & Corey Greco, the Senators got tallies from Duncan Nix & Cody Swith. Canadien Goalie Jordan Vetrone & Derek Breau of the Senators were outstanding in net Freshmen Pittsburgh GODS coached by Corey Hersch defeated the NF North Stars 3 to 2 Steve Gregory, Ryan Saylor & Aaron Hahne scored for the Champs while Niagara got goals from Evan Baglieri & Nick Sider.2009 US NATIONALS CHAMPIONS Rams 4 vs Jets 1 The Leominster Ma Rams coached by John Stamas defeated the Jets in a very close final game. The Jets defeated the Twin City Coyotes in the Qtr finals 2-1 and then edged the Mass Cyclones 2-0 in the Semi's, with an impressive goaltending performance by Bobby Vorse. The Rams Qtr final was an exciting 3-2 OT win over the the Elite, in the Semi's the Rams were down 3 to 1 to former Champs, Pete Walter's Gr Boston Stars & went on to win 7-3. The final game was scoreless until midway through the 2nd period when Rams Brian Reynolds scored from Chris MacKenzie, two minutes later Jets Ryan DiBartolomeo tied the game on a breakaway pass from Andrew Hildreth. Rams took the lead on a faceoff deep in the Jets zone, only 14 seconds left in the period. Bobby Housser won the draw to Cody Warila, his rebound was put in by Conan Langlois. The Rams pulled away early in the 3rd on JR Russo's blast from the point. Housser & Steve Kendall assisted. Cody Warila rounded out the scoring on a pass from teammate Bobby Housser to clinch the title. Rams Bobby Housser was voted Most Valuable Player, Jets Andrew Hildreth Most Valuable Defenceman, , Rams famed veteran goalie Rick Breau posted 1 shutout & turned away 21 shots in the final was awarded Most Valuable Goalie. Rams Bobby Housser was the Tounament Leading Scorer, with 15 Pts 4 goals & 11 assists, Warila was right behind with 7 goals & 6 assists. The Rams have won 36 staight games & in that span of tourney's, 8 Overtime victories and 14 shutouts by Breau 2009 Winter Classic Champions USA BLUE The 1st Winter Classic Street Hockey tournament was held in Athol Ma at the INDOOR 202 Sports Entertainment Center and proved to be great success. 8 womens teams competed Round Robin style event , hosted by the IDTA 
Team USA Blue coached by Mary OHalloran defeated USA Red 5-0 in the final. Both teams were 5 and 0 coming into the Final. Team Blue won all the awards, Goalie Liz Connor was selected MVG, Gina Demaro MVD & Trista Rajaratran MVP, Trista & teammate Kristen Patnaude were tied for Leading Scorer, Team Red, Heather Clark had 14 pts. Both teams dominated the local competition offensively and showed their high level of play. Players from both teams are off to Czech Republic this June to the World Championships of Ball & Street Hockey in Pilsen, hosted by the ISBHF www.ISBHF.com 2008 CAN AM Rams Toronto LEAFS 5-4 OT The Rams of Leominster Ma edged the Toronto Leafs 5-4 in Sudden Death OT. The game saw one of the best Street Hockey match ups in years. The Leafs a classy slick passing, hard shooting , fast team, dominated every game they played. The Leafs racked up impressive playoff wins with back to back qtr & semi's wins beating Twin City Coyotes & the Gr Boston Stars both 7 to 2. The Rams shutout the Seahawks 3-0, then came from behind in the semi's versus the Jets to win 4-3 in OT. With the Rams defending Can Am championship on the line, Bobby Housser got the his team going in the first, stealing the ball & scoring shorthanded. Leafs outshot the Rams 8-4, & just 36 seconds into the second Tony Monteiro took feed from Chris Morrison to tie the game. Midway through the period Morrison put on a stick handling show, beat two Rams and deked goalie Rick Breau to take a 2-1 lead. The Leafs domination continued with Tony Talevski scoring a power play blast, Franco Andreacchi & Ivano Conte assisting. Leafs outshot the Rams 12-5. The Rams then changed gears, and 53 seconds into the third closed the gap as Josh McKenna scored from Brian Reynolds. Leafs went up 4-2 with only 3:17 left in the game notching a power play goal, Morrison making a pass to Andreacchi, Tabas also assisted. The game looked over and the Rams 29 game win streak over until Housser struck at 1:39, Steve Kendall assisting. Housser stunned the Leafs 19 seconds later with an unassisted goal to tie the game at 4 to 4 sending the game into sudden death overtime. The Rams were outshot 6-5 in the third period, and the stage set for more action, the Rams pressured with 8 shots in OT, and the last one found its mark. A faceoff deep in the Leafs zone won by Rams Dante Suarez over to Bobby Housser who got free from his check then deked Vince Sozio for the game winner his 4th goal of the game. . Rams Bobby Housser was voted Most Valuable Player, Leafs Marc Parravano Most Valuable Defenceman, , Rams Rick Breau posted 4 shutouts & made 23 saves in the final, many brilliant, Most Valuable Goalie. Leafs JIm Tabas & Chris Morrison were Tounament Leading Scorers, with 15 points each, Tabas 7 Goals & 8 Assists, Morrison 5 Goals & 10 helpers Housser was right behind with 6 goals & 6 assists. Disney's 08 Street Hockey Championships at the Wide World of Sports, had visits from two of the sports Legends, this past Columbus Day . This dynamic duo are responsible for creating and managing the game of Street Hockey . Mr Leclerc's vision of organized Street Hockey lives on today and was on full view at the Disney's great site. Both Indoor rinks were named in their honor for the event, which featured 34 teams & over 450 players On the left Tom Downey who has been Street Hockey's great ambassador & Ray LeClerc's right hand man for over 30 years. On the right Ray Leclerc who founded organized Street Hockey & through his company MYLEC, created the Orange Ball and many other products.One of the highlights was when Mr Leclerc dropped a ceremonial game ball, between the South Jersey Hurricanes & Egg Harbor Phantoms.
2008 USA Championships Results Summary This was the 3rd year for the Disney's Street Hockey Cup at the beautiful Wide World of Sports in Orlando Fl. 34 teams and over 600 players participated at two of the finest indoor rinks in the world, (175' x 75' ) played on MS3 Solid SportsSurface. Teams came from many many cities in Canada & the USA to enjoy fast paced, clean Street Hockey . Many great games and plenty of upsets paved the way for a great tournament The event was sponsored by Street Hockey's best known company Sr C Leominster Ma Assassins 4-2 New Jersey Spartans Sr D Quebec Jo Mailloux 6-1 Charlevoix Comidic Fire Oldtimers Gold Medal Game Boucher Flyers Ma 4-2 New Jersey Phamtoms Bronze Medal Game Bellmawr NJ Papa Bears 7-0 Melbourne Fl Jets Women Gold Medal Montreal Les Gitanes 1-0 Quebec Ice Frogs Bronze Medal Montreal Les Girls 3-2 USA Redliners (OT and Shootout) Cadet Egg Harbor Phantoms 3-1 Leominster Ma KIngs Beaver EHT Phantoms 7-2 So Jersey Hurricanes Penguin EHT Phantoms 3-2 Leominster Flames US Nationals Rams 3 Pittsburgh 2 OT The Rams of Leominster Ma defeated Pittsburgh United 3 to 2 in Overtime, in an action packed exciting final game. The Rams coached by John Stamas & Ray Richard took an early lead on a goal by Conan Langlois assisted by Ted Reynolds & Brad Forrest. Rams outshot United 9 to 3. The second period United coached by Mark Madden & Corey Herschk came alive and took over the play, veteran Steve Russell fired home a powerplay slapshot to tie the game, Ryan Jones & John Kalichuck assisting. A few minutes later Jones wristed home the lead goal after a pass from Russell. Pittsburgh continued to dominate the period and squash the Rams offence, outshooting their rival 7 to 5. The third period was evenly played, Pittsburgh taking their second period momentum into the first half of the period. The Rams continued to press, time running out pulled their goalie and with a faceoff deep in Pittsburgh's end only 17 seconds left set in motion the Rams final play. The Rams Bobby Housser then came from behind the net setting up teammate Steve Kendall's shot into the top corner tying the game at 2-2 with just 8 seconds left. Overtime saw Pittsburgh United take charge & fire 5 shots at Rams goalie Breau, who turned all away. Rams Cody Warila broke out of his zone with Bobby Housser trailing and fed a drop pass to Housser who fired a blast into the upper net past goalie John Rethage for the victory at 5:55. Shots for the game Rams 23 United 21. Rams Bobby Housser was voted Most Valuable Player, Steve Kendall Most Valuable Defenceman, and United goalie John Rethage Most Valuable Goalie. Pittsburgh's Ryan Jones was Tounament Leading Scorer, with 9 goals & 4 assists, Housser was right behind with 4 goals and 8 assists. 
2008 US NATIONALS LEOMINSTER RAMS 3-2 in OT vs PITTSBURGH UNITED MVP Rams Bobby Housser ( 4 goals & 8 assists) MVD Rams Steve Kendall MVG United John Rethage 0.83 GA 3 Shutouts Leading Scorer United Ryan Jones 9 goals & 4 assists |
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 | The 2009 Can Am Schedule with all game results are now available in the download section. Dates for 2010 Tournaments are now posted on the site as well as contact information & downloads to enter. The ISBHF has officially granted the American Street Hockey Institute... ASHI the leadership role for the US NATIONAL TEAMS & other programs to include ( Youth, Juniors, Women's & Men's Divisions) This will include selection of Team Leaders, Staff and try outs for all teams. See ASHI letter in the Download Section. Team USA had a surprise & successful run at the 09 ISBHF World Championships GM & Coach Chris Housser will be assembling a staff & players for 2010 . Summer tourney in Canada & a series of events in Pittsburgh, Leominster Ma & the Niagara area will round out the team over the next two years. Anyone interested in playing or helping contact... ASHI.org Pro Wall and MS3 SportSurface teamed up to build a brand new rink at Great Lowell Dekhockey Center, 5 Court House Lane Chelmsford, Ma. www.GLDHC.com

T & C Sports is pleased to announce the addition of Brian Tupper of Quebec City, to the sales staff. Brian is the Official Rep for MS3 SportSurface & Dekhockey rinks in Quebec & Maritimes provinces. Brian can be reached 418 805 8877 or brian.tuppert@gmail.com NEW DEKHOCKEY RINK in Chelmsford Ma opened Oct 3rd, the Greater Lowell Dekhockey Ctr is owned by John Descoteaux, Rick Dupuis & Mickey Ward. The rink is MS3 SportSurface , the dashers Pro Wall, installed by T & C Sports. The rink will operate under the ASHI Guidelines For info please call 978 808 7217 the Web site is gldhc.com.
2010 Do not miss out on Jim Bedard's Exclusive Goalie Clinic at Cushing Academy, Detriot Red Wings Goalie Coach, Jim Bedard's clinic is a great opportunity for your son or daughter to advance their goaltending skills. Dates to be announced soon
The LDHC is looking for Team Sponsors and Business's to sponsor via a Board Ad & Sign program. It is great exposure for your business and helps support the Youth teams with jerseys, balls and practice time.
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