Congratulations to Todd Gill on being named Head Coach of Team Canada East for the second year in a row at the 2010 World Jr. A Challenge this November.

Gill had some success last year in his first international coaching experience but fell just short of the medals. In an article for Hockey Canada he said "Last year I enjoyed the experience and learned a lot, but did not achieve the goal we set out for our team," says Gill, who led Canada East to a fourth-place finish in 2009. "The experience I earned through competing at such a high level of international competition, and the knowledge I gained of the selection process and team building was invaluable."

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Congratulations to Shayne Thompson and Todd Gill on receiving two of the leagues season ending awards.

Thompson was named the Leagues Top Graduating Player. Thompson put together a great season as the Braves Captain scoring 32 goals and 50 assists for 82 points in 55 games. Shayne heads off to University of Massachusetts at Lowell on an NCAA Div I Scholarship next year. Congratulations Shayne!!

Braves Owner, GM and Head Coach Todd Gill was named the CJHL Coach of the Year. Gill led your Braves to a battle at the top of the league with 50-8-2 record and 102 points with 2 games remaining. The season included a league record 26 game winning streak with the Braves winning every game they played from Oct 30 to Jan 29. This included setting the team up for a two-week absence while he travelled to PEI as the Head Coach of Team Canada East at the World Junior A Challenge. He has built a great contender full of skilled players with the right amounts of grit and heart to hit the ice against the best Junior A Teams at the 2010 Fred Page Cup this April right here in Brockville.

All-Star Teams

The CJHL also released their All-Star Teams this week. Thompson(LW) and Gill(Coach) were named to the First Team, Sebastien Gingras(D) Shayne Stockton(C), Mark Williamson(RW) and Todd Gill(Manager) were named to the Second Team.

Congratulations to the All-stars and to all of the Braves on a great 2009-10 season so far ... Let's Keep Rolling!!!!

Alright Braves fans, you have shown your support and commitment for our organization throughout the 2009-2010 season and now we want to appreciate you! This Friday the Braves are playing the Kemptville 73's in a possible playoff preview, 7:30pm at the Brockville Memorial Centre and its Fan Appreciation Night!

There will be some great giveaways including gift certificates to Tim Horton's, Galaxy Cinemas, and many more, as well as great Braves merchandise, playoff tickets, a 10 game pass for the 2010-2011 season, a full season pass for the 2010-2011 season, food giveaways during the game, and upon entry you will be entered to win an autographed Brockville Braves jersey! There will also be an opportunity for fans to win $600 in cash, and participate in an on ice challenge to win a gift bag full of great prizes that won't disappoint!

So bring anyone and everyone who has shown their support for the Braves throughout the season and make our regular season closer the loudest, proudest, most packed rink this season has seen as we show our appreciation to you!

Third year Defenseman Alex Boak has committed to play NCAA DIV III hockey at Utica College located in Utica New York. Alex a native of Norwood New York has had a fantastic junior career for the Braves. The Big physical defenseman has transformed hard work into an opportunity to extend his hockey career at the NCAA level.

Boak joins Sebastien Gingras (University of Main), Zak Zaremba(Army), Tyson Wilson(Robert Morris), Mark Williamson(Holy Cross), Shayne Stockton(Holy Cross) and Shayne Thompson(UMass Lowell) as Braves committed to NCAA Teams

Congratulations Alex!

First year All-Star Defenseman Sebastien Gingras has accepted a NCAA DIV I athletic scholarship to the University of Maine located in Orono Maine.

Sebastien, a native Pierrefonds Quebec has had a fantastic rookie campaign for the Braves. This highly skilled Defenseman came to the Braves with the hopes of getting an NCAA scholarship and his hard work has paid off.

Sebastien will return to the Braves next season to play his final season of Junior before heading to the University of Maine Black Bears.

Gingras joins Zak Zaremba(Army), Tyson Wilson(Robert Morris), Mark Williamson(Holy Cross), Shayne Stockton(Holy Cross) and Shayne Thompson(UMass Lowell) as Braves committed to NCAA Teams

Congratulations Sebastien!

Zaremba Heads to West Point for Div I Hockey in 2011

First year Right Winger Zak Zaremba has accepted a NCAA DIV I athletic scholarship to Army located in West Point New York.

Zak is a native of Parma Ohio has had a fantastic rookie campaign for the Braves. The Speedy skilled winger will join former Braves Captain Marcel Alvarez at Army as well as former CJHL players Andy Starczewski and Mike Santee from Pembroke and Eric Sefchik from Cornwall.

Zak will return to the Braves next season to play his final season of Junior before heading to West Point.

Zaremba joins Tyson Wilson(Robert Morris), Mark Williamson(Holy Cross), Shayne Stockton(Holy Cross), Shayne Thompson(UMass Lowell) as Braves who are committed to NCAA Teams

Congratulations Zak!

Fan Bus Headed to Pembroke Sunday Feb. 14

Friday February 12th the Braves play host to the Pembroke Lumber Kings 7:30pm at the BMC for the first game of the home and home weekend featuring the CJHL’S greatest rivalry. The Braves then travel to Pembroke Sunday February 14th 7:00pm and want you to be a part of it!

The Braves organization is sending a fan bus for the travel to Pembroke and want the fans to be riding in comfort and style…coach bus style! (Remember the next day is a holiday-Family Day) Get anyone who has joined in with Braves Fever and lets try and get a big fan base in Pembroke to compete with the Lumber King faithful!

Price to ride in style to go see one of the best hockey rivalries in modern CJHL history is only $35 INCLUDING the game ticket! UNBEATABLE! Read more… A $20 deposit is required when you sign up for the road trip, the other $15 will be paid when boarding the bus on Sunday February 14th, boarding not permitted without deposit or boarding fees. Bus will leave the BMC at 3:30pm sharp!

For questions, details or to lock in your seat right away contact either Jaime McDougall or Allie McDougall or sign up at the Braves tables every Friday night until February 12th vs PLK.

*** If interest in the bus is high and we fill the coach bus we have a back up school bus that will also travel (which would be great…more fans so spread the word!!) alongside the coach bus, the cost of course would be cheaper $28 including ticket to the game ($15 deposit when signing up and $13 when boarding the bus) but this bus will only run if it is full as to cover the travelling expenses! So lets gather the Braves faithful and fill both buses. GO BRAVES GO!

Wilson heads to Pittsburgh in 2011 to play NCAA Div I Hockey

Second year defenceman Tyson Wilson has accepted a NCAA DIV I athletic scholarship to Robert Morris University located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

Tyson is a native of Brockville Ontario and has starred for the Braves for two seasons now. Wilson is a smooth skating defenceman who has had great season, he was selected to play for Team Canada East in the World Junior A Challenge in PEI (missed out due to injury) and represented the CJHL in the Battle of Ontario in early January. Tyson's hard work has allowed him to accomplish the dream he had when he joined the Braves, getting an NCAA scholarship.

Fortunately for Braves fans Tyson will return to the CJHL next season to play his final season of junior before heading to Robert Morris University.

Congratulations Tyson.

The CJHL’s Brockville Braves are in the midst of an historic and special 2009-2010 campaign. They sit atop the league standings and have reeled off a league-record 25 wins in a row, obliterating the old league standard of 18. The team has several local players hailing from Brockville and surrounding area. The Braves are playing host to the Fred Page Cup this spring, the winner of which moves onto the Royal Bank Cup, emblematic of Canadian Tier II Junior A hockey supremacy.

All great news right? Yes, except that not enough people are sitting up and taking notice. Many people in Brockville are oblivious to the quality of the hockey in the CJHL, the talent of the local team, and the league and team records being shattered by the Braves.

Once I attended my first game, 2 years ago, I was instantly hooked. My 6 year old son and I attend all of the home games that we can manage during the regular season, do not miss a home playoff game and already have our ticket packages in hand for the Fred Page Cup. Even my wife, who is not a big hockey fan, attends some of the games with us (if we can find someone to look after our 2 year old), and enjoys being in the loop about the length of the winning streak, scores of the games and such.

My 6 year old can name every player along with their number and has all of the player cards, some of them signed by the players themselves. He outfits himself in a Braves cap and jersey for every home game and as soon as the buzzer sounds at the end of a home game, he is already asking when the next one will be taking place. In short, the Braves have given us something to talk about, something to do as a family and as transplanted non-locals, a sense of pride in our community.

I find the games much more entertaining and exciting than NHL games, though many will not agree with me on that point. As someone who receives many tickets for Senators games through work, I can say that I have turned down several opportunities to attend Sens games for free, if that happens to conflict with a Braves home game. I find that the NHL has changed too much for my liking since the 1980’s which contain my fondest memories of the league. While I will acknowledge that the skating, goaltending and shooting have improved, the passion level has not and that is what has turned me away from the NHL and towards the Braves.

It is precisely their passion level and obvious love for the game that has drawn my family towards the Braves. These are 16-20 year old kids playing at a very high level of hockey, led by longtime Toronto Maple Leaf (and San Jose Shark captain) Todd Gill. Gill is the owner and coach of the team, and has taken an already good franchise and made it into an elite one. The players are well coached, talented, enthusiastic, and their hard work and effort on the ice have made them the top team in the league this year, ahead of even the perennial powerhouse Pembroke Lumber Kings.

Both the players and coach Gill are very approachable off the ice and that is huge in a small community. These guys are heroes to my son, and the fact that they will get down on their knee, look him in the eye, shake his hand, sign his card and offer him some words of encouragement means the world to him.

This year’s edition has the right mix of chemistry, talent and hard word to go all the way to the Royal Bank Cup, and possibly bring home the hardware. The squad is currently ranked 10th in the country and probably should be a couple of notches higher than that. I’ll admit that after last season’s heartbreaking elimination at the hands of Pembroke, I thought the team might be in tough for their Fred Page Cup year, having lost league leading scorer and team captain Mike Byrd in addition to the league’s top defenceman, Paul Puglisi.

Gill immediately reloaded, bringing in a new captain in the form of fiery sniper Shayne Thompson to play on the top line with the big smooth center Shayne Stockton, and the underrated Mark Williamson. The 2nd to 4th lines are interchangeable. These lines are so good, they could easily be the top 1 or 2 lines on most teams in the league. Local boy Colin McLean centers a line with the fast and powerful fan favorite Scott Arnold, along with another Brockville lad, Mike “Moose” Skakum, whose blend of brawn and soft hands have resulted in a breakout year. The hard working and physical play of Nathan Slack sets the tone for the next unit which is rounded out by highly touted wingers David Roy and Maxime Dumond, both on the NHL watch list. The other line features speedy Justin Taber centering the hulking James Keane and the highly skilled Zack Zaremba. Defense was thought to be the weak link of the team coming into the season with the loss of Puglisi and Clark Seymour. Former defenceman Gill addressed this area in spades. In addition to the return of incumbents like the steady Dylan Robichaud and Tyson Wilson and the return from injury of Alex Boak, Gill bolstered the ranks with rookie standout Sebastien Gingras (son of former NHL’er Gaston), brought the rugged local boy Nathan Livingstone home from the Smiths Falls Bears via trade and most recently traded for all-Star (and NHL watch list member) Scott Dawson from the Nepean Raiders. Mike Baird rounds out a fine defence corps. Goaltender Clark Saunders has rebounded back to all star form this season, leading the league in goals against average. He is ably backed up by recent addition Justin Gilbert.

So why am I writing all this? To get you in the community out there to support the local squad. While attendance has picked up in the last couple of months, the Memorial Center should be full for every home game. The coach and owner is a former NHL’er and local. The players are great, the ticket prices good, the venue is both raucous and intimate. What more could a fan ask for? If we gave the Braves the same community support as the Pembroke Lumber Kings receive, there is no reason this team could not contend and be an annual source of community excitement and pride.

Don’t take my word for it though. Go to a game, buy a program, purchase a 50/50 ticket, Chuck a Puck, groove to the music, familiarize yourself with the team and it’s players. As a relative newcomer to the Brockville area I was not even aware of the existence of the Braves until I’d lived here for nearly 2 years. Shame on me. You, like me and my family might find there is something very special in your very own town, right under your nose. And you didn’t even know it. Shame on you.

Now get out there and support the team the way they deserve to be supported. You certainly will not regret it.

The Brockville Braves who acquired Left Winger, Stephen Bird from the Kanata Stallions earlier this season for a 5th round pick in 2010, have added Stephen to their Active roster after sending Bird to Arnprior's Junior B squad for a conditioning stint. The Braves would like to welcome Stephen back to the Braves. Stephen played for the Braves last season before being moved to Kanata in the Shane Thompson deal.

Bird is a 6 foot 190lb Left Winger who plays within the Braves system very well. The Braves felt bringing Stephen back would provide a needed element for added depth as a role player. Stephen's experience and leadership will add to the Braves depth as they make their run to the 2010 Fred Page Cup.

Stephen, who is a native of Deep River ON will add to the Braves grit. He is a hard working player that knows his role on the team and plays it well. Stephen will wear # 27. Come out Friday night and welcome Stephen back to the Braves.

The Brockville Braves have acquired All-Star CJHL defenseman, Scott Dawson from the Nepean Raiders. In return the Braves sent their 2010 and 2011 1st round draft selection. The Braves would like to welcome Scott to the team.

Dawson a 6 foot 4 inch 210lb D man who has been a CJHL All-Star for two straight seasons as well as a member of Team Canada East for the past two World Junior A Challenges. Scott was the Captain of the Radiers and is on the NHL Central Scouting List. His experience and leadership will add to the Braves depth as they make their run to the Fred Page Cup.

Scott is a native of Kanata ON will add to the Braves size and skill on the back end. He is capable of running a power play and killing penalties, as well as shutting down opposing teams top lines. Scott will wear # 20 and be in the line-up this Friday at the Madhouse on Magedoma. So come out and welcome Scott to the Braves

GO Braves GO.

Williamson will join linemate Shayne Stockton at Holy Cross

Veteran third-year Right Winger Mark Williamson has accepted a NCAA DIV I athletic scholarship to Holy Cross located in Worcester Massachusetts. Mark will join current linemate Shayne Stockton as well as former Brave and Brockville native Kyle Atkins and former Brave Jordan Cyr. The Crusaders also feature former CJHL players Ian Dams (Nepean Raiders), Matt Gordon (Smiths Falls Bears) and Kyle Fletcher - (Kanata Stallions).

Mark is a native of Centennial Colorado and has starred for the Braves for three seasons. The crafty winger had a dream when he came to Brockville, to get an NCAA scholarship and with his talent and hard work it has finally paid off.

Congratulations Mark.

After a much deserved 1 week break with their families the Braves are all back in Brockville. They will practice today, in preparation for tomorrow's road game in Carleton Place @ 7:20pm. This one week break has given time for some bumps and bruises to heal, after a very busy schedule in November and December.

Upcoming Braves Action:

• December 29th Braves @ Carleton Place 7:20pm
• January 2nd Battle on Ontario Pembroke ON CJHL vs. CCHL
• 2:00pm Prospects game. Braves Reps David Roy, Maxime Dumond Team Captain, Todd Gill Head Coach
• 7:00pm All-Star game. Braves Reps Shayne Thompson Assistant Captain, Scott Arnold, Sebastien Gingras, Shayne Stockton, Tyson Wilson
• January 5th Braves @ Kanata 7:30pm
• January 8th Braves at HOME vs. Ottawa
  LETS FILL THE MEMORIAL CENRE AND WELCOME THE BOYS BACK!!

GO BRAVES GO

After a great weekend where the win streak was extended to 21 and the "mighty" Lumber Kings were knocked down 4-2 the Braves have been recognized for their hard work. The CJHL Weekly Top 20 Rankings are released every Monday by the Canadian Junior Hockey League and NHL Central Scouting. Through the use of a complex formula they determine the Top 20 tems in the nation and produce a weekly list. Showing up at number ten on the list this is the first time since their streak began that your Braves have been ranked though they have received Honourable Mention a number of times this season. A nice gift as the Braves head home for the Christmas Break!

Congratulations to the Players, Staff and Volunteers!

Brockville Wins 4-2 - Extend Streak to 20

Your Brockville Braves are now 2-0 against the mighty Lumber Kings. On the strength of 2 goals by Max Dumond as well as goals from Shayne Thompson and Mike Skakum and strong goaltending from Clarke Saunders the Braves take sole possesion of the League lead. With the win over Pembroke and Cornwall's loss to Nepean the Braves have a 2 point advantage over second place. The Braves meet the Stallions tomorrow in Kemptville at 7:00

GO BRAVES GO

Braves beat Hawks 11-0 to break 36 year-old Record!!

Congratulations to your CJHL Record holding Brockville Braves. Last night in the buzzing confines of the Memorial Centre the Braves played hard and destroyed the visiting Hawkesbury Hawks 11-0. The Braves haven't lost since they dropped a game in OT to the Carleton Place Canadians on Oct 27. Last night's win breaks a record held by the 1978-79 Nepean Raiders and the 1972-73 Pembroke Lumber Kings.

Unstoppable Mark Williamson maintained his own streak of 17 games with a point by compiling a five-point night including one goal and four assists. This streak is more impressive when you consider both of his linemates have missed multiple games.

Come to the Memorial Centre for Wednesday's game and you could see history in the making!

If the Braves win Wednesday it would be their 19th consecutive win, a CJHL record! The city of Brockville is buzzing and bleeding Braves fever right now and you could be part of it all. As a bonus former NHLer Gaston Gingras, father of stellar Braves defenseman Sebastien Gingras, will be attending this milestone game for your Braves. Gaston played in the NHL for 10 years for Montreal, Toronto and St. Louis and won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1985-86. He will be signing player cards and participating in the ceremonial puck drop.

Make sure you are there for the excitement, prizes and what promises to be a madhouse on Magedoma! Tell everyone you know and lets fill the rink to capacity!

GO BRAVES GO

The Brockville Braves would like to Congratulate David Roy and Max Dumond for their outstanding performance at the Canadian Junior Hockey League/NHL Central Scouting Prospects game in Winkler MB. Roy and Dumond played in two games for Team East and ended up going 1-1 against Team West. Dumond scored the insurance goal in Team East's 2-0 win in the second game on Wednesday.

Congratulations Max and David, you did a great job representing the Braves and the CJHL!

The Brockville Braves began this relentless streak on the CJHL back on October 30th, and they haven’t looked back. The Braves started the season with 4 wins and 4 losses in their first 8 games, since the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde start the Braves have not allowed the nice Mr. Hyde back into the rink. The Braves, who boast the longest winning streak in the CJHL this season have also broken franchise records for most consecutive wins in a season, most consecutive road wins in a season and most consecutive games without a loss. The Braves are now eyeing up the Franchise record for most consecutive home wins. Since the Braves 4 and 4 start they have compiled a record of 22 wins 1 regulation loss and 1 overtime loss.

Adversity:

• The Brockville Braves have accomplished these mid season achievements without Head Coach/GM Todd Gill, David Roy, Sebastien Gingras for 6 games as the threesome were representing their country in Summerside PEI at the World Junior 'A' Challenge.
• Second year Brave Tyson Wilson has been sidelined since mid October with a nagging elbow injury. Wilson showed signs last year of stepping up his game and blossoming into a legitimate CJHL All Star defenseman, expected him back early in the New Year.
• Defensive specialist Dylan Robichaud, an anchor on the Braves blue line, was absent for 3 games with a nagging injury however he is back and playing great.
• Captain Shayne Thompson missed the last three games with an upper body injury, which the team felt would be better served by sitting out. He will likely return to action on Wednesday in Ottawa.
• Sunday the team awoke to the news that Shayne Stockton would be lost to the team for an undetermined amount of time due to a ankle injury suffered while taking part in the Saturday Night Youth program at the Brockville YMCA.
• And on this coming Wednesday, both David Roy and Max Dumond will be in Winkler MA, playing in the NHL Prsopects game. Meanwhile their teammates will be in Ottawa taking on the Ottawa Jr Sens. As they once again prepare to deal with adversity.

Braves improvements:

• 50 Points at the half way mark in the season. If this pace continues we can look for a 100 point season. They Braves sat at 38 points at this same time last year.
• With a Winning percentage of .803 the team can be very proud.
• This year the team has scored 151 goals while last year sat at 108. A remarkable improvement.
• At the other end of the rink, last year the braves allowed 89 goals and this year a very stingy 83.

Just to Note:

• 1. The Braves 15game winning streak is both the current and season best run in the CJHL.
• 2. The Braves current 6 Home Wins are the best in the league.
• 3. The team’s 9Road Wins are also the current best in the CJHL.
• 4. And Mark Williamson’s 13game Point scoring Streak is something to talk about.

Can you say BRAVES FEVER?

Since this streak began the Braves attendance has doubled. The Braves are getting bigger crowds every Friday as the entire town has caught the Fever. Signs are up counting the streak at local businesses, players are being stopped on the streets by fans, congratulating them. With the Braves remarkable season and the Fred Page Cup coming to Brockville, the entire town is bleeding Red, Whiteand Black. A great year to be a Brockvillian. Not to mention the Braves have three players on the NHL watch list Dumond, Roy and Gingras.

GO Braves GO

The Brockville Braves have acquired stalwart CJHL defenseman, Smiths Falls Bears Captain Nathan Livingstone. In return the Braves sent 2nd year Goaltender Matt Jenkins and Prospect Tanner Benton to the Bears. The Braves would like to welcome Nathan to the team and thank Matt Jenkins, and Tanner Benton for their outstanding contributions to the organization and wish them both the best of luck in their future hockey endeavours.

Nathan Livingstone a native Brockvillian will give the Braves added toughness and skill on the back end. Livingstone is a hard-hitting tough blue liner who is capable of running a power play. Nathan will wear # 44 and be in the line-up this Friday at the Madhouse on Magedoma. So come out and welcome Nathan to the Braves

GO Braves GO.

Last week the Brockville Braves made the CJAHL (Canadian Junior A Hockey League) Top Teams List. After two more convincing wins they are now off the list WHY?

Your Brockville Braves were rated 26th out of 143 teams in the country last week. This week for some unknown reason the Braves are off the list after two convincing wins continuing their 10 game winning streak. The CJAHL consists of 11 leagues across Canada, 17 teams in the BCHL (British Columbia Hockey League), 16 teams in the AJHL (Alberta Junior Hockey League), 12 teams in the SJHL (Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League), 11 teams in the MJHL (Manitoba Junior Hockey League), 6 teams in the SIJHL (Superior International Junior Hockey League), 8 teams in the NOJHL (Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League), 15 teams in the OJAHL (Ontario Junior A Hockey League), 21 teams in the CCHL (Central Canadian Hockey League) 12 teams in the CJHL (Central Junior Hockey League), 14 teams in the LHJAAAQ (Ligue de Hockey Junior AAA du Quebec), and 11 teams in the MJAHL (Maritime Junior A Hockey League). With the Braves Hosting the 2010 Fred Page Cup "Big East" Eastern Canadian Championship you have the cjance to see your Brockville Braves (HOST), the CJHL Champion or finalist, the winner of the LHJAAAQ and the winner of the MJAHL, compete over 6 days in a round-robin format with the winner of this tournament going to Dauphin, Manitoba to play in the RBC (Royal Bank Cup) for the Canadian Championship in a 5 team round robin.

Reason to be excited? I would say living in Brockville and the surrounding area, not only are you going to be treated to an always exciting CJHL regular season and play-offs at the Madhouse on Magedoma. You have the opportunity to see your Brockville Braves compete against two other leagues to vye for Eastern Canadian Junior A Hockey supremacy first-hand. Described below is how the format works on the long journey to the RBC Canadian Championship.

The BCHL Champions take on the AJHL Champions Championships for the Doyle Cup and the title of Pacific Champion. The SJHL Champions take on the MJHL Champions for the Anavet Cup and the title of Western Champion. The SIJHL, NOJHL and OJHL Champions plus the Host Team battle it out for the Dudley Hewitt Cup and the title of Central Champion. LHJAAAQ, CJHL, and MJAHL Champions plus the Host Team Battle it out for the Fred Page Cup and the title of Eastern Champion. The Pacific, Western, Central and Eastern Champions, plus the Host Team, advance to the ultimate challenge to be the last team standing at the end of the road to the RBC Cup.

This is how the format works.

The Braves feel it is important for the great fans of Brockville to understand just how big an event the Fred Page Cup is and how much the Braves Staff and Players appreciate the tremendous support from the community. The Braves Fans are always the sixth attacker. To the greatest most passionate fans in the CJHL, thank-you for your support as we look for new fans to join in on Brockville's Friday Night tradition and be a part of this great journey.

What you have in your Brockville Braves is not only an outstanding on-ice product that as of lately has attracted 800 fans a game, enjoying the intense, relentless, exciting Braves style. The Braves possess the best home record in the CJHL thanks to you the fans.

You may not know what your Braves do off the ice. The Braves volunteer their time to Big Brothers, spending time with children in the community. On Saturday nights the Braves are at the YMCA for youth night, offering their time to organize activities for Brockville Youth, they are actively involved in Read with the Braves program in schools across Leeds and Grenville sharing the importance of education.

This is who your Braves are; not only are they an exciting group of 22 young hockey players but a group of 22 young men that are giving back to the community in many ways.

Another fact about your Braves you might not know? The Braves have combined hockey with education and graduated every single player to the NCAA or CIAU and OHL. This is an accomplishment that the Braves Staff are very proud of, as the Braves strive to continue this outstanding streak.

Thanks to the Fans of Brockville

GO Braves GO

Braves Defenceman - Sebastien Gingras will replace Tyson Wilson on Team Canada East.  Tyson is suffering from an upper body injury and will not be fit to play for 3-6 weeks. 

Gingras, with his steadily improving play has earned a spot to represent his country along with Braves Head Coach/GM Todd Gill and teammate David Roy. 

Best of Luck and congratulations Sebastien.

The Braves lead all Jr A Teams in North America for players listed with NHL potential. Despite our league having just 12 teams, six CJHL players were recognized for their talent on the NHl's list, while several other players appear on various team lists.

The Braves that made the list were at the B-Level, David Roy and Sebastian Gingras (players with the potential of being selected in the 3rd to 5th round of the Draft) and at the C-Level, Maxime Dumond

Other CJHL players rated were Scott Dawson - Nepean Raiders, Dustin Darou - Smiths Falls Bears and Wyatt Galley - Nepean Raiders.

This shows how strong the CJHL is among all Jr. A leagues in North America.

Why not come out to see your Braves on Friday nights and watch the Stars of Tomorrow Shine Tonight.

Sebastian Gingras, David Roy and Maxime Dumond were all listed
on the Central Scouting Early list.

The Brockville Braves are proud to announce that not only will Braves Head Coach and GM Todd Gill be representing Team Canada East in Summerside PEI from October 28th until November 8th as Head Coach, he will also be joined by the Braves 18 year old local Defenceman Tyson Wilson and 17 year old Centerman David Roy in the WJAC.

Todd Gill - Head Coach of Team Canada East Braves Head Coach and GM was selected as Team Canada East's bench boss after a lengthy interview process which saw many great coaches across the Eastern part of Canada interviewed. There was little doubt that Gill would get this kind of opportunity after taking over the Braves in 2006. Since taking the team over Gill has comprised an impressive coaching record of 111-62-15(W-L-OTL). This includes two straight CJHL semi final appearances and a heart breaking game 7 loss to CJHL 3 peat champion Pembroke Lumber Kings and the 2007-08 CJHL Coach and GM of the Year award and being named Coach of the Battle of Ontario All Star Game.

Gill is a former 19 year NHL vet who played in 1007 Regular season NHL games as well as 103 Play-off games in 12 Play-off appearances.

Coach Gill will bring a demanding hard working style to Team Canada East as he expects nothing but the best from his players.

Way to go coach Gill and best of luck in Summerside.

Tyson Wilson - Team Canada East Defense

The Braves smooth skating Defenseman will represent Team Canada East. Wilson came up thought the ranks in the Rideau St.Lawrence Kings hockey system. After being selected by the Braves in the 2007 CJHL entry draft, Tyson came short of cracking the Braves veteran laden blue line and instead honed his skills in the EOJBHL loop with the South Grenville Rangers. With an impressive Rookie Junior B season and a summer with personal trainer Mike Whitford under his belt, Tyson impressed Braves coaching staff enough to offer him a regular spot on the Braves blue line in 2008. After fighting through a rocky start, while he was trying to figure out the much faster paced CJHL and learn how to play under the Braves relentless defensive system, Tyson found himself going from 5-6 minutes to top-four minutes including often playing with Ex Brave CJHL Defenseman of the year Paul Puglisi. Wilson’s game has steadily improved with Coach Gill’s advice of “less is often more” which has helped Tyson immensely. The Braves look for Tyson to anchor their blue line this season. Being selected to Team Canada East is just another feather in Wilson’s hat to go along with the many Div I NCAA schools that have been attracted to Tyson in the early part of this season.

Congrats Tyson represent your country well.

David Roy - Team Canada East Center

Brockville Braves Center David Roy, native of Cumberland Ontario has also been selected to represent Team Canada East. Roy is a 2008 1st round selection of the Brockville Braves and is a dominant forward who has seen some ups and downs in his young Junior Career. David was an OHL draft choice of the Sault Ste Marie Grey Hounds and was offered a roster spot this year but turned it down to pursue an NCAA scholarship. David had 21 points in 20 games last season winning rookie of the month for October and was well on his way to being a potential CJHL Rookie of the Year before being set back with a season ending sports hernia injury. David had surgery to repair the hernia and thenworked hard all summer as to prepare for the upcoming season. Unfortunately he then found out that he had a second sports hernia that also had to be operated on.

David is now back and at full strength, adding 3 points in his first two games back. He has already received a great deal of attention from NCAA Div I scouts, as well as calls from NHL scouts. David is an extremely intelligent young man and an absolute pleasure to have as a part of the Brockville Braves.

Congrats David represent your country well.

The Braves Players Fans and Staff wish the three of you the very best of luck. Go get em.

The Braves would also like to take this opportunity to wish the other CJHL players that will be representing Team Canada East. Pembroke Lumber Kings Kyle Just, and Ben Reinhardt, Nepean Raiders Scott Dawson and Andrew Calof, Cornwall Colts Jacob Laliberte and Smiths Falls Bears Jonathan Milley.

Best of Luck Boys go get GOLD.

GO Team Canada East GO

Full Team Canda East Roster schedule and information can be viewed with this link.

Camp opens Monday!! The Braves have returned to Brockville, ready to start the long journey to the 2010 Fred Page Cup which will be hosted at our very own Memorial Centre.

Camp will open 9:30am Monday with Weight, Height and Measurements followed by The Training Camp Challenge at 10:00. The players will go through physical testing which will include; Flexibility, Strength, Power, Aerobic and Anaerobic Endurance, Agility and Speed. The Braves will be on the Ice everday this week at the Youth Arena preparing for their exhibition schedule which starts Saturday with the Brockville leg of a home-and-home series with the OHA's Wellington Dukes at 1:00pm at the Youth Arena.

The full Exhibition schedule is as follows:

	08/29 @ Youth	1:00
	08/30	6:30
	09/03	7:30
	09/04 @ BMC	7:30

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Charles Long, former goaltender for the Braves as in action at the New Jersey Devils Prospect camp, as seen in the submitted picture to the right. An invitation-only event, the fact the Charles was there is both a testament to his skills and the development opportunity provided by the Braves organization.

Congratulations Charles on all of your hard work and success!

The Brockville Braves have released their ticket prices and packages for the 2009/2010 season as well as the Fred Page Cup Eastern Canadian Championships. The regular season individual game tickets and season tickets will remain at the same levels as last year. This translates into a free game for season ticket holders as there is an additional home game this year due to league expansion. The Fred Page cup tickets will be sold as follows - Matinee Games $10, Evening Games $12, Semi Finals $15 and the Championship Game will be $18. There is also a VIP package available for $100 which includes tickets to all 8 games, preferred seating, FastTrac entry, a lineup for each game and automatic entry in a sweater draw.

2009-10 Season Tickets Order Form - Save $25 by ordering before Sept. 1, 2009

2010 Fred Page Cup Order Form

The Brockville Braves have signed defenceman Sebastian Gingras for the 2009-2010 season in an attempt to fill the hole left by graduating CJHL Defenceman of the Year Paul Puglisi. Gingras most recently played at the Ontario Hockey Academy in Cornwall and is a graduate of the Lac St. Louis Lions 'AAA' Midget program. The 18 year old is 6'2" and 190 lbs he will add size and skill to the Braves blueline next year.

Coach/GM Todd Gill feels "he should be able to step in and play quality minutes for us...He's a top end defenceman and he'll be a quality defenceman in our league."

Welcome to the Braves Sebastian!!

Congratulations to Braves outgoing Captain Mike Byrd who was named Sportsperson of the Year for Brockville and Area at the Kinsmen Sports Awards Banquet held at CJ's Lounge last week. Mike graduated from the Braves this year capping a successful 4 year career with the Braves by winning the CJHL scoring title and recording the second most career points in Braves history. Mike will be headed to the Sports Management Program at Carleton University in the fall.

Congratulations Mike and Good Luck next year!!

The Braves made the following selections at the CJHL Draft in Kemptville on Saturday and would like to welcome them to the organization.

The Brockville Braves have traded for the Kanata Stallions Captain Shayne Thompson. In return the Braves sent Draft Picks as well as former rookies Scott Sabourin and Stephen Bird. Thompson had 28 Goals and 55 Assists for 83 points in 60 games last season. He placed 9th in League scoring one point ahead of Brockville's Shayne Stockton. He was the league's second team All-Star Left Winger and won the CJHL Community Involvement Award last year.

The Braves would like to welcome Shayne to the team and thank Scott and Stephen for their hard work for the Braves last year.

The Brockville Braves have protected Cardinal's Shane Riddell from the 'AAA' Upper Canada Cyclones as well as Alex Gudbranson of Orleans who played for the 'AAA' Ottawa Jr. 67's

The Braves would like to congratulate Maxime Dumond, Clark Seymour and Tanner Benton for their selection at the OHL Entry Draft.

Seymour, who stood out as a defensive fill-in for the Braves during the playoffs after a 4 game stint as an AP during the regular season was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs with the 2nd pick in Round 3(42nd overall). In an interview with the Recorder and Times Clark indicated he would prefer to stay with the Braves for a season to get stronger and develop further.

Dumond who played the whole season for the Braves would have likely been picked a lot higher in the Draft if he hadn't already made it clear he intends to work towards an NCAA scholarship after his time with the Braves. He was picked up in the 12th round 236th overall by the Ottawa 67's.

Tanner Benton who missed half of the season with the Upper Canada Cylcones due to injury, played two regular season games for the Braves last year and will be at the Braves Camp this July. Benton was selected in the 13th round 243rd overal by the Kitchener Rangers.

Congratulations Clark, Max and Tanner as you are in a select club of young hockey players whose skill level and work ethic stood out enough for the OHL to take notice.

David Sloane is officially an NHL player. Sloane played for the Braves in 2004-2005 before heading to Div I Colgate for the last 4 years. He made his NHL debut Thursday April 9 with the Philadelphia Flyers. Click Here for the Full Story Congratulations David!!

Braves Owner, General Manager and Head Coach, Todd Gill has been named the Head Coach of Team Canada East for the World Junior 'A' Challenge in Summerside PEI. Nov. 1-8 2009. Todd will be busy this summer building two teams, the Braves squad that will be hosting the Fred Page Cup Eastern Canadian Championships next spring and with the help of General Manager Marty Abrams of the Wellington Dukes of the OJHL a team to represent Canada East at the Challenge against the Western Canadian team and 4 teams from around the world. Abrams has managed the team for the last three years and therefore will be a great resource in building a team that can compete and win on the international stage.

Click here for more information on the 2009 World Junior A Challenge

Last night the Braves hosted their 2009 Banquet. The Players, Billetts, Parents, Coaches and Volunteers celebrated a great season. Graduating Players Mike Byrd, Paul Puglisi and Christian Long were given their Braves Jerseys and spoke to the team breifly.

The Braves annual awards were presented as follows:

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March 23, 2009 - Former Braves win NCAA Div. III National Title

Matt Tendler, Matt Ward and Matt Valois, all recent graduates of the Braves are shown celebrating the NCAA Division III National Championship they won with the Neumann College Knights last weekend.

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Former Braves Matt Tendler, Matt Valois and Matt Ward(2 Assists) won the 2009 ECAC West Division Championship with the Neumann College Knights. Ward assisted on the game-winning goal with 4.3 seconds remaining in the Championship Game against Hobart College. Click Here for More Information The Knights will be competing in the NCAA Div. III Championship Tournament against Elmira this Saturday. Congratulations Matt, Matt and Matt!! And Good Luck in the Tournament!

Shayne Stockton was voted the CJHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player. Regardless of the punishment that the opposing teams attempted to dole out, Shayne's sole determination was scoring and winning for the Braves. Congratulations Shayne!!

Braves Blueliner Paul Puglisi has been voted the CJHL Defenceman of the Year by the GM's of the league. Congratulations Paul!!

With his 4 point performance on Sunday in Smiths Falls and with Andy Starcweski only able to manage 3 points in Pembrokes final game of the season, Byrd clinched the 2009 CJHL scoring title. For the first time since 1999-2000 a Brave has conquered the league's point scorers! The Braves Captain has been on a tear scoring 50 points in the last 21 games (19G 31A) and has amassed a total of 28 Goals and 83 Assists for 111 points on the season(1 game remaining). By winning the scoring title Byrd has placed himself in the running for League MVP. Congratulations and Good Luck Mike!! GO BRAVES GO!!

Ward Named ECAC and Neumann Athlete of the Week Matt Ward - Neumann College Junior, Forward - Kemptville, Ontario/Brockville Braves Matt Ward, of the men's ice hockey team, has been named this week's Neumann Athlete of the Week. Ward was also named the ECAC West Player of the Week. Ward had a 10 point weekend with two five-point games at Lebanon Valley. In a 9-2 win Friday night, the forward scored two goals and notched three assists. On Saturday, the junior netted four goals, two on the power play, and an assists. On the season, Ward leads the team with 19 goals. He also has 14 assists for 33 points. The team hosts Utica College tomorrow night in the first round of the ECAC West playoffs. The puck is set to drop at 7 p.m. at Ice Works.

BravesTV has teamed up with video streaming experts FASTHockey, leaders in live streaming to provide an avenue for Braves fans worldwide to keep up with all of the on-ice action. Starting with tonight's game against the Nepean Raiders you will be able to sign up at www.fasthockey.com and watch all the nail-biting action direct from the Brockville Memorial Centre.

Former Brave scores Hat-trick for Castleton Cody Ayers (Colorado Springs, CO/Brockville, Cleveland), has been named the ECAC Division III Men's East Rookie of the Week. Ayers helped lead the Spartans to an 11-2 victory over Tufts this past weekend. Ayers notched his first collegiate goal early in the second period, and followed it up with two more to earn the hat-trick. Castleton is unbeaten in its last four games, going 2-0-2 over that stretch. The Spartans remain unbeaten versus NESCAC opponents in 2009 in five games and are 4-1-2 this season, with their only loss coming to Bowdoin in early December. Castleton's 11-2 win over Tufts on Saturday was the second-largest margin of victory in program history, and the second largest scoring output, bested only by a 12-1 win over Cortland State during the 2006-07 season.

Slack Comes Home...... You may hear this in the summer as Nathan runs the bases and pounds out homeruns for the Bunnies (incidentally he did win the homerun derby in Hamilton last summer) at Bradfield Park. But this week at the trade deadline Nathan returned home. Overlooked by the Braves in his draft year, Nathan Slack was snapped up by Chris Byrnes for the Nepean Raiders. Since then Nathan has played regularly with both Cornwall Colts and more recently the Kanata Stallions. He made the Braves coaches look like geniuses as he scored the key first goal in his Braves debut Sunday in Smiths Falls. That combined with his punishing hits had the coaching

Congratulations boys and good luck in Pembroke!!

Eastwood Collision CJHL Rookie of the Month! - Nov 5, 2008

Sixteen year-old Braves first round pick David Roy has been named the CJHL Eastwood Collision Rookie of the Month for October. David had 5 goals and 6 assists in October for a total of 11 points including a 4 point game against Kanata. Congratulations David!!

Braves make Donation to Harvest Sharing!! - Nov. 3, 2008

John Sharpe presents the cheque to Ken Lacey, Treasurer of Operation Harvest
Sharing

The Brockville Braves were proud to present a donation of $500 to Operation Harvest Sharing raised at the Brockville Braves Annual Charity Tournament.

Braves Take Part in Westminster Fun Run - Oct. 8, 2008

For the second consecutive year, Brockville Braves players assisted Westminster School with their Annual Fun Run. The players assisted by starting races, handing out ribbons at the finish line, running with students, and offering encouragement. Attending the meet were: Shayne Stockton, Mark Williamson, Justin Taber, Dylan Robichaud, and Alex Porrier.

2010 Fred Page Cup Awarded to the Braves!! - Sept. 24, 2008

Braves Asst. GM Whit Prophet and Owner/GM/Head Coach Todd Gill announcing the
2010 Fred Page Cup

The Brockville Braves of the CJHL have received the ODHA approval to host the 2010 Fred Page Cup, bringing together in this city; the CJHL Champions, the Quebec Junior A Champions and the Maritime Junior Hockey League Champions.

Hosting the Fred Page Cup will add substance to both the concept of Sport Tourism and that of a "Community" event. Not only will the Fred Page Cup be an economic shot in the arm for Brockville but it will bring the best Junior "A" hockey in Canada here for those five days in April 2010. It will give the entire community of Brockville and area, from our fledgling "initiation" players right through to our seniors, the opportunity to experience firsthand the battle for the right to compete in the Royal Bank Cup, symbolic of Canadian Junior A hockey supremacy.

Norm Saunders, who successfully presented our bid to the CJHL Governors a week ago has stated, "This is a community event and we will once again demonstrate to all of Eastern Canada, the kind of host city Brockville and it's citizens are."

Live Streaming of Braves Home Games - Sept. 5, 2008

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Baby Braves Continue to Impress- Sept. 5, 2008

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While the "Baby Braves" ( four (4) sixteen year olds in a rookie laden lineup) continue to play with confidence and enthusiasm, elder statesman Mike Byrd was not taking a backseat to anyone. Mike led the Braves to a deceptively close 5 - 4 win over the Cornwall Colts last night with a 4 point night.

With an emphasis on youth, the Braves will ice without a doubt the youngest team in the CJHL. But dont let the youth movement fool you, these guys mean business! The sixteen year olds all played a critical role in last night's victory.

Leading the contingent of youngsters was goaltender Matt Jenkins. Not withstanding a few ill timed deflections and a give away in their own zone, the Colts would have been fortunate to get a puck past Jenkins.

Up front , Max Dumond garnered 3 points with a goal and 2 assists. David Roy in his debut in a Brockville uniform picked up a pair of assists. Scott Sabourin, the other 16 year old continued with his crash and banging and proved to be very effective.

The Brave defence corps were forced to chip in with a pair of goals. Alex Boak ( Norwood NY) and lanky Dylan Robichaud ( Albany NY) each scored for the Braves.

Braves winning marker came of the stick of Columbus OH rookie Justin taber with Dumond and Byrd drawing assists.

The Braves released 3 players on the weekend, and with their one man wrecking crew, Scott Arnold, nursing an injury, the team played in Cornwall last night with a short bench. All likely candidates for call-up were also playing last night and thus unavailable.

The Colts come to Brockville tonight for a return engagement in the final preseason game at home for the Braves. Game time at the Memorial Centre is the traditional 7:30 PM.

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David Roy arrives in Brockville! - Sept. 4, 2008

Fresh from his obligatory 48 hour stay in the Major Junior camp of the Soo Greyhounds, David Roy was on the ice with the Braves today (Tuesday). David was an 8th Round selection of the SSM Greyhounds of the OHL. In his release from the Greyhounds, The Soo general manager described Roy's camp as "outstanding. He'll go back and play tier II in Brockville, but we'd eventually like to sign him for next year." So fans, enjoy him while he's here!

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