Jason La Rose
HOW TRENTON GOT TO COBOURG
Ontario Junior Hockey League Preliminary round: defeated Newmarket 4-2 (2-3, 1-0, 2-3, 3-2 OT, 4-1, 2-1) Quarter-final: defeated Stouffville 4-0 (4-0, 5-1, 7-0, 4-2) Semifinal: defeated Cobourg 4-0 (4-3, 3-2 OT, 3-2 OT, 3-1) OJHL championship: lost to Georgetown 4-3 (1-3, 3-0, 2-3, 2-1 OT, 5-2, 0-5, 0-1)
Dudley Hewitt Cup Preliminary round: 2-1 (first place – defeated Powassan 5-1; lost to Georgetown 1-0 SO; defeated Dryden 10-4) Championship game: defeated Georgetown 2-1
REGULAR SEASON
Record: 42-9-2-1 (2nd in OJHL) Goals for: 255 (2nd in OJHL) Goals against: 119 (2nd in OJHL) Power play: 57 for 210 (27.1% - 2nd in OJHL) Penalty killing: 207 of 248 (83.5% - 10th in OJHL) Longest winning streak: 9 (Sept. 9-30; Dec. 3-Jan. 6) Top 3 scorers: Liam Morgan (26G 36A 62P - 18th in OJHL) Lucas Brown (30G 30A 60P - 23rd in OJHL) Jeremy Pullara (23G 32A 55P - 37th in OJHL)
PLAYOFFS
Record: 18-7 Goals for: 77 Goals against: 43 Power play: 20 for 119 (16.8%) Penalty killing: 111 of 128 (86.7%) Top 3 scorers: Anthony Sorrentino (13G 13A 26P) Liam Morgan (12G 11A 23P) Lucas Brown (10G 10A 20P)
NATIONAL JUNIOR A CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
2016 – Trenton Golden Hawks | third place | 3-2 | 15GF 14GA
CJHL NATIONAL RANKINGS
Preseason – 2nd Sept. 26 – 1st Oct. 3 – 6th Oct. 10 – 5th Oct. 17 – 13th Oct. 24 – 13th Oct. 31 – 8th Nov. 7 – 8th Nov. 14 – 7th Nov. 21 – 6th Nov. 28 – 3rd Dec. 5 – 3rd Dec. 12 – 5th Dec. 19 – 5th Jan. 9 – 5th Jan. 16 – 7th Jan. 23 – 6th Jan. 30 – 7th Feb. 6 – 5th Feb. 13 – 8th Feb. 20 – 7th Feb. 27 – 10th Mar. 6 – 10th
PLAYERS TO WATCH (BY ISS HOCKEY)
JOSH ALLAN two-way defenceman … uses size to his advantage … intelligent player … good mobility … above-average puck skills … very good positionally … competes hard
DAWSON BAKER conscientious forward … consistent on both sides of the puck … plays with a ton of heart … very good hockey sense … does the little things … will engage physically
LIAM MORGAN natural goal scorer … above-average shot … can score from anywhere … very good puck protection … good vision … can be difficult to contain … can play in traffic
COMMITMENTS
Josh Allan – Sacred Heart University (2017-18) Nick Boddy – Royal Military College (2017-18) Liam Morgan – Union College (2018-19)