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| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
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| 1 |  Vulgarians | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 10 |
| 2 |  Golgothans | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 |
| 3 |  Salsa Sharks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 |
| 4 |  Mallrats | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 |  Wally’s Warriors | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
Jun 03 2019
Lung Association winner in Gretzky street hockey tourney
By Susan Gamble
More than a dozen rinks were set up at the Steve Brown Sports Complex at Lions Park over the weekend for the Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament, which attracted an estimated 1,700 players and an untold number of spectators.
“We’re trying to knock lung disease into the boards,” said Sandy Lee, manager of community giving for the area Lung Association, which receives the proceeds from the tourney.
Lee said this year’s event attracted 135 teams came from all over Ontario, Quebec and U.S. cities in New York, New Jersey and Illinois.
Back in 2010, the tournament attracted 205 teams and 2,096 players and set a Guinness World Record for the largest street hockey tournament. They topped that mark the following year with 235 teams. The Brantford record was eclipsed in 2013.
“We’re actually trying to rebuild the event,” said Lee. “We had 125 teams last year.”
Part of the draw in 2010 was Hollywood film director and actor Kevin Smith, who brought along his friends to play.
“We’re missing that Kevin guy from the U.S.,” said Gretzky as he looked around at his namesake tourney.
“It’s hard to believe all the volunteers here making it work.”
Gretzky dropped the ceremonial ball Saturday to officially kick off the event, which had the park overflowing with tents, food vendors and 14 permanent and temporary rinks to accommodate the play.
“Brantford is a hockey town,” said Brantford -Brant MPP Will Bouma, who attended the event.
“Whether it’s ice hockey or street hockey, we love hockey and this event has now raised thousands of dollars over the years for the Lung Association, which is just stupendous.”
SGamble@postmedia.com
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Via The Expositor
Jun 02 2019
WGSHT Awards 2019
Distributed on 6/1/2019.
The Mooby Award
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The Jay Award
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The Silent Bob, Silent Burn Award
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The Darryl Clarke Memorial Award (2019)
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The Kill Bill Kid Award (2019)
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The Suzanne Award (2019)
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The Elias Award (2019)
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May 29 2019
WGSHT 2019
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yoga Hosers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 9 |
| 2 | Mallrats | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 14 |
| 3 |  Hit Somebody! | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 15 |
| 4 |  37's | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 22 |
| 5 |  Mings | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 13 |
| 6 |  Clerks | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 15 |
| 7 |  Reapers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 |
| 8 |  Zombies | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 20 |
| 9 |  Moose Jaws | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 10 | Golgothans | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 11 | Vulgarians | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 |
| 12 | Salsa Sharks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 13 |  Funployees | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 14 |  Buddies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 15 |  V.A.G. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 |
| 16 |  Four Color Demons | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
Mar 08 2019
Burlington Pickup Mini-Tourney 2019
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sissy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 14 |
| 2 |  Boo Boo Kitty F*** | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -4 |
| 3 |  Chrissy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 28 | -4 |
| 4 |  Missy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
Sep 07 2018
September Classic 2018
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moose Jaws | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 12 |
| 2 | Vulgarians | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 |
| 3 | Wally’s Warriors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Salsa Sharks | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 5 | Mallrats | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 |
Jun 03 2018
Lung association scores with tourney
By Michelle Ruby, Brantford Expositor
Sunday, June 3, 2018 5:17:16 EDT PM
BRANTFORD – More than 1,500 players on 135 teams, some from as far away as Barbados, played some Wally-ball on the weekend.
“If you play hockey, you’re going to play this tournament,” said Jordan Wonch of Brantford, a member of the Hack-N-Wackers, a group of friends who have been part of the Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament since its inception. “We’re just here to have fun. Some of the best times are the times in between the games. It’s nice to be around everyone.”
The 12th annual event was held Friday, Saturday and Sunday on 14 rinks at Lions Park.
Over the past dozen years, the tournament, along with the Phyllis Gretzky Memorial Golf Classic, which will be held on Wednesday at the Willow Valley Golf Course in Mount Hope, has raised $379,000 for the Ontario Lung Association.
One in five Canadians have lung disease. Within the Grand Erie District School Board, there are 7,770 children who struggle to breathe due to asthma, said Sandy Lee, the Lung Association’s manager of community engagement for central Ontario.
At the tournament’s opening ceremony on Saturday, Lee announced that SC Johnson is providing a $30,000 grant toward childhood asthma research to be conducted at McMaster University.
Lee said the street hockey tournament began in 2007 as a way to give back to the world’s most famous hockey dad for all he has done for the Brantford community. Gretzky was expected to make an appearance on Sunday to greet players and sign autographs.
Among the players on Saturday were 14 teams made up of fans of American filmmaker, comedian and actor Kevin Smith, who is himself a big fan of Walter and the Gretzky family. Smith, who suffered a heart attack in February, has played in the tournament several times.
“He’s doing really good,” said Cathy Bislich, who travelled from Ohio to play on Smith’s team, the LA Mings.
“We come to have a good time,” said Jim Edelston, also from Ohio. “And it’s a great cause to support. We’ve built friendships through BHI Brantford and Walter is a good guy. We give him a jersey every year.”
Brantford Mayor Chris Friel said he developed exercise-induced asthma as an adult, which makes him think about all the kids who were sidelined with breathing issues when he was growing up.
“The strides we’ve made to get people with breathing ailments back to play is remarkable,” said Friel. “Every single year this tournament grows.”
George Habib, president and CEO of the Ontario Lung Association, told Saturday’s crowd the agency has raised and contributed about $2.1 million this year to lung health research. That money, he said, covers about 20 research projects across the province.
mruby@postmedia.com
Reblog via Brantford Expositor
Bethlehem Buddies
We are the View Askew Street Hockey League! We are a group of Kevin Smith fans who get together to play street hockey (often for charity) and have a great time.