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Markham Waxers Playoffs 2008
The Markham Waxers are a
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Markham Waxers’ magical playoff run ends in 6-3 loss
to new OPJHL champions Oakville Blades
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(April 13, 2008) The Markham
Waxers bowed 6-3 this evening to the Oakville Blades who emerged
victors, four games to one, in the Ontario Provincial Junior A
Hockey League’s championship final. Congratulations to the
Oakville Blades.
And congratulations to the Markham Waxers hockey club who did
their team and their city proud!
The trip to the OPJHL final is a long and arduous one. The
Waxers, under coach Rick Cornacchia, eliminated, in successive
playoff rounds, the Dixie Beehives, Vaughan Vipers and St.
Michael’s Buzzers to become South Division Champions. They then
took on and defeated the Wellington Dukes to become South/East
Conference champions and to earn a berth in the league final
against the North/West conference champs the Oakville Blades.
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Tonight’s game
got off to a rough start for Markham.
Oakville’s Luke Moodie scored only
thirty-four seconds into the game. Nick
McParland and Julian Cimadamore drew
assists. Oakville delivered another dagger
at 8:24 when Geoff Guimond scored a
short-handed goal from Jeremy Welsh. Welsh
then added an even-strength tally for
Oakville at 12:26, with assists from Geoff
Guimond and Chris Corbeil.
With his team down 3-0 at the break, coach
Rick Cornacchia decided to send out Breton
MacKinnon in net for the second period,
replacing Kyle Rank.
Waxer defenseman Cody Hamilton got Markham
back into the game at 6:55 of the middle
frame, scoring on the power play from
Corey Tamblyn. But Nick McParland
countered for Oakville at 14:45 from Luke
Moodie and Julian Cimadamore to restore
the three-goal Blades lead.
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Markham battled.
David Kostuch got his team an early goal
in the third period, scoring on the power
play at 2:21 from Mark Cornacchia and
Michael Scheu. Again Oakville replied soon
after. At 8:18 Nick McParland got his
second of the game, this time on the power
play, with assists from Steven Guzzo and
Luke Moodie.
The Waxers’ Sean Roberge made it 5-3 at
11:47, with helpers from Kevin Hudes and
Michael Catenacci, but only twelve seconds
later Steven Guzzo put Oakville back up
6-3, with assists from Luke Moodie and
Nick McParland.
Oakville protected their lead the rest of
the way and, to the delight of their home
fans, secured the win and the league
championship.
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Markham Waxers lose at home to Oakville Blades
4-1,
now trail in championship series three games to one
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(April 11, 2008) Tonight the
Markham Waxers dropped Game 4 of the Ontario Provincial Junior A
Hockey League championship against the Oakville Blades by a
score of 4-1 and now have their backs to the wall in the best of
seven series, trailing three games to one.
Although the Waxers outshot the Blades 45-32, they could only
get one puck past Oakville goalie Scott Greenham. Markham’s lone
goal came from Michael Scheu.
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The first period ended with the score tied
1-1. Oakville had jumped into the lead at 9:44
on a goal by Julian Cimadamore from Luke
Moodie and Geoff Guimond. Michael Scheu tied
things up at 14:49, with assists from David
Kostuch and Matthew Meszaros.
Despite being outshot in the second period
23-18, Oakville restored the lead and never
looked back. Kellan Lain scored at 9:17, with
an assist from Dustin Alcock. At 16:32 Geoff
Guimond scored on the power play from Chris
Haltigin and Nick McParland.
Oakville capitalized on another power play
opportunity at 10:45 of the third period.
Kellan Lain scored his second goal of the
night, assists going to Jeremy Welsh and Chris
Corbeil, to give Oakville a three-goal
cushion.
The Waxers now
have to win the next three games. Game 5 will
be played in Oakville on Sunday, April 13,
starting at 6 p.m. If the Waxers can steal a
win on the road and stay alive, they will have
a chance to even the series at Markham
Centennial Community Centre Arena on
Wednesday, April 16.
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Waxers rally but fall short in 6-4 loss
to Oakville Blades who take 2-1 lead in series
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(April 9, 2008) The Markham Waxers
rallied from a 4-0 second period deficit but came up short
tonight in Oakville against the Blades, falling 6-4 in Game 3 of
the best of seven Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
championship series.
Just as in Game 1 played in Oakville last Saturday, the second
period was Markham’s Achilles heel. The Waxers, however, made a
game of it, and pulled to within a goal midway through the third
period, trailing 5-4 before Oakville netted the insurance goal.
The Waxers outshot Oakville 44-37.
Oakville opened the scoring at
11:01 of the first period. With the Waxers’ Matthew Meszaros in
the penalty box, Nick McParland scored on the power play from
Julian Cimadamore and Steven Guzzo.
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In the second
period, Oakville scored three consecutive
goals, starting with Kellan Lain at 2:23, Kyle
Badham drawing an assist. The Blades added
insult to injury when Jeremy Welsh scored a
short-handed goal at 3:20 from Luke Moodie and
Scott Greenham.
After the Welsh goal, Markham coach Rick
Cornacchia pulled starting goalie Kyle Rank in
favour of Breton MacKinnon but Oakville’s
Steven Guzzo made it 4-0 at 6:05, helped by
Blake Barbieri.
Matthew Meszaros finally got the Waxers on the
board at 11:50, with an assist from Fiore
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Meszaros’ goal set the stage for Markham’s
rally in the third period. The Waxers got
to work early. Corey Tamblyn scored at
2:59 from Murray Free and at 5:38 Kevin
Hudes scored on the power play from Sean
Roberge and Murray Free. Markham now
trailed 4-3.
Oakville responded at 7:48, Dustin Alcock
scoring from Jeremy Walsh and Dan Hunt but
Mark Cornacchia again drew the Waxers
within a goal at 13:02 when he scored on
the power play from David Kostuch.
Markham pulled their goalie for an extra
forward but at 18:58 Oakville put the puck
in the empty net for an insurance goal.
Game 4 will be played at Markham
Centennial Community Centre Arena on
Friday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
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Waxers top Oakville Blades 4-2 to tie
OPJHL championship series at one game each
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(April 7, 2008) The Markham Waxers
won a 4-2 thriller tonight at Markham Centennial Arena over the
Oakville Blades and evened their best of seven Ontario
Provincial Junior A Hockey League championship series at one
game each.
Markham’s big guns came through tonight. Corey Tamblyn, Michael
Scheu, Mark Cornacchia (with the winning goal) and David Kostuch
all scored for the Waxers. Goalie Kyle Rank, after getting
pulled in the series opener last Saturday, came back with a
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Most of the
drama was saved for the third period in this
match.
There was no scoring in the first period and
the goose eggs continued until 16:20 of the
second when Markham’s Corey Tamblyn got his
team on the board, with assists from Murray
Free and Kevin Hudes.
Markham was able to nurse the 1-0 lead until
8:01 of the third period when Oakville’s Nick
McParland scored on the power play from Taylor
Farris. The Waxers’ Michael Scheu, however,
restored the lead at 10:18 on a goal assisted
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The Waxers couldn’t hold that lead either.
At 15:40 Oakville’s Chris Corbeil tied
things up again, with a helper from Luke
Moodie. But just thirty-nine seconds later
Mark Cornacchia, set up by Michael Scheu,
put Markham back up 3-2.
White knuckle time began in earnest when
the Oakville Blades pulled their goalie in
the final minute in favour of a sixth
attacker. The strategy backfired and
Markham fans breathed a sigh of relief
when David Kostuch scored unassisted into
the empty net.
The series returns to Joshua Creek Arena
in Oakville for Game 3 on Wednesday, April
9. Game 4 will be back at Markham
Centennial Community Centre Arena on
Friday, April 11, with game time at 7:30
p.m.
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Markham Waxers fall 6-3 to Oakville
Blades
in spirited OPJHL championship start
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(April 5, 2008) The Markham Waxers
traveled to Oakville tonight and, in a high-spirited encounter
with the Blades, came up on the short end of a 6-3 score in Game
One of their best of seven Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey
League championship series.
Oakville rode to victory on the strength of a dominating
four-goal second period.
Markham had built up a quick 2-0 lead in the first period. David
Kostuch scored at 5:59 on the power play from Mark Cornacchia
and Sean Roberge and at 8:07 Corey Tamblyn was the Waxers
marksman, Fiore Lucente and Sean Roberge earning assists on the
play.
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Oakville
surprised Markham with a short-handed goal at
9:07 by Luke Moodie, assisted by Jeremy Walsh.
Moodie struck again at 18:41, tying the score
2-2, with assists from Julian Cimadamore and
Nick McParland.
Oakville broke it open in the second period.
At 2:50 Julian Cimadamore scored on the power
play from Dan Hunt and Nick McParland. Steven
Guzzo potted an even-strength goal at 8:52
from Chris Corbeil and Jeff Grenier, followed
by Matt Ribeiro at 10:25 from Taylor Farris
and Braden Birch. At this point Waxers' coach
Rick Cornacchia pulled starting goalie Kyle
Rank and sent in backup Breton MacKinnon.
Oakville closed
out their scoring outburst with another power
play goal, this time by Kellan Lain from Nick
McParland and Julian Cimadamore at 13:22.
Oakville outshot the Waxers in the period
18-6.
Markham’s frustrations spilled over late in
the period, resulting in a game misconduct for
Kevin Hudes and a ten-minute misconduct for
Murray Free.
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The third
period featured more of the bruising
physical play that promises to be one of
the hallmarks of the series.
Markham’s Michael Scheu got the lone goal
of the period, a power play goal at 14:15
from David Kostuch and Cody Hamilton to
pull the Waxers to within three goals. But
it was too little too late.
The Waxers will have a couple of days to
regroup and will host the Blades for Game
2 at Markham Centennial Community Centre
Arena on Monday, April 7, game time 7:30
p.m.
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Waxers win berth in OPJHL
championship series
with 4-1 victory over Wellington Dukes
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(March 29, 2008) The
Markham
Waxers jumped
another hurdle in their exciting 2008 playoff run,
defeating the Wellington Dukes 4-1 tonight before
over 700 delighted fans at
Markham
Centennial Comunity Centre Arena. With the win the
Waxers complete a
four-games-to-one victory in the Ontario Provincial
Junior A Hockey
League semi-final and are the league’s South/East
conference champions.
Markham now moves
on to the league championship final, a best of
seven series against the winner of the North/West
conference playdown between the Oakville Blades and
the Aurora Tigers. Oakville currently leads that
series 3-2.
After Wellington took the first
game of the
series in Markham
the Waxers won
the next four in a row.
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Tonight, captain David Kostuch led his team in
scoring, with two goals and an assist. Mark
Cornacchia had three assists and Cody Hamilton
a goal and an assist.
Markham took
a 1-0 lead at 8:26 of the first period when
Claudio Cowdrey scored on a power play from
Stephen DiMonte and Mark Cornacchia. The
Waxers
outshot Wellington in the opening period 17-13.
In the second period
Markham built up a three-goal lead. Big
defenseman Cody Hamilton scored at 4:45 with
assists from David Kostuch and Corey Tamblyn
and at 10:00 David Kostuch, set up on the power
play by Cody Hamilton and Mark Cornacchia, got
another puck behind Wellington goalie Paul
Karpowich.
Wellington, their backs to the wall, battled
and got back into the
game at 17:40
when Chris Ayotte scored, assisted by Jon
Bockmann and Jeremy Franklin
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In the third
period, Wellington outshot the
Waxers
18-15, trying desperately to tie the
game, but
the Waxers
did a great job of defending the lead. When
the Dukes pulled their goalie for an extra
attacker in the final minute, captain David
Kostuch scored into the empty net to put
the game
out of reach for Wellington.
At the final buzzer, the
Waxers
mobbed their goalie and congratulated each
other on the victory. In the traditional
gesture of good sportsmanship, the two
teams then exchanged handshakes.
It was a busy night for both goalies.
Markham
netminder Kyle Rank played another strong
game,
turning aside 41 shots, while the
Waxers
directed 48 shots on the Dukes' Paul
Karpowich.
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Markham Waxers win on the road in Wellington 4-2,
now lead semi-final 3 games to 1
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(Mar. 28, 2008)
The Markham Waxers, riding a strong third
period, defeated the Wellington Dukes tonight
at Wellington Community Centre Arena by a
score of 4-2 and have now taken a
three-games-to-one lead in this Ontario
Provincial Junior A Hockey League semi-final.
Kevin Hudes led the scoring for Markham with a
hat trick. Murray Free had three assists and
goalie Kyle Rank turned aside 32 of 34 shots.
Markham was first to get on the board. Kevin
Hudes scored on the power play at 4:42 from
Murray Free and Cody Hamilton. But Wellington
answered at 9:44 when Marc Senecal scored
unassisted on a Dukes power play. Although
Markham outshot Wellington 17-10 in the first
twenty minutes, the period ended with the
score tied 1-1.
The Dukes jumped ahead early in the second
period. Zach Morbeck scored at 2:06 with
assists from Jeremy Franklin and Justin
Johnson. Wellington pressed hard, outshooting
the Waxers in the period 16-12 and Markham
owed it largely to goalie Kyle Rank that they
were only down 2-1 at the period’s end.
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The Waxers came
on in the third period. Kevin Hudes got his
second goal of the night at 3:57 from Murray
Free and Chris Tanev and the score was even
2-2. Sharpshooter Claudio Cowdrey put Markham
in the lead at 5:26, with assists from Fiore
Lucente and Matthew Meszaros.
The Waxers protected the lead and then iced it
at 19:47 when Kevin Hudes completed the hat
trick with an empty net goal. Murray Free and
Paul McMullen drew the assists. The Waxers
outshot Wellington on the night, 40-34.
With a 3-1 lead in games, the Waxers have a
chance to win the series in Game 5 which will
be played on Saturday, March 29 at Markham
Centennial Community Centre Arena, 8600
McCowan Road. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
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David Kostuch leads Markham Waxers to 7-4 win
over Wellington and 2-1 lead in OPJHL semi-final.
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(March 25, 2008) Markham Waxers
captain David Kostuch scored four goals to pace his team to a
7-4 victory tonight against the visiting Wellington Dukes.
Markham now holds a 2-1 lead in games in the best of seven
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League semi-final series.
Markham’s big guns stepped up tonight. Kostuch added two assists
to his four goals. Mark Cornacchia had a goal and four assists
and Michael Scheu chipped in with three assists. Goalie Kyle
Rank continued his stellar work in the net, turning aside 34
shots directed his way by the Dukes who outshot Markham 38-36.
Markham jumped
out to an early lead. Mark Cornacchia scored at 3:14 from
Michael Scheu and David Kostuch. The same line clicked again at
6:44 when David Kostuch took his turn as the marksman, set up by
Mark Cornacchia and Michael Scheu.
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But Wellington
got themselves back into the game late in the
period when Zach Morbeck scored an unassisted
goal at 15:59 and at the break the Waxers were
up 2-1.
Markham struck early in the second period.
Taylor Murphy put one in at 3:23, with assists
from Mark Cornacchia and Bryan Black. At 4:22
David Kostuch scored his second of the game
from his line mates Michael Scheu and Mark
Cornacchia.
Wellington responded soon after. At 6:52 Chris
Smith scored on the power play from Justin
Johnson and John Bockmann. But the rally was
short-lived. At 9:12 Markham’s Corey Tamblyn,
with an assist from David Kostuch, put Markham
up 5-2 and at 18:13 David Kostuch completed
his hat trick with an unassisted goal. Markham
outshot Wellington in the period 21-8.
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In the third
period Wellington tried again to get a rally
going. Kyle Hawkins-Schulz scored at 3:01 from
Chris Smith and Brandon Bureau but Waxers
captain David Kostuch made it a four-goal
night, combining with Mark Cornacchia at 6:31
and Markham was now up 7-3.
Wellington continued to press hard and outshot
the Waxers 18-6 in the third period. A goal by
the Dukes’ Marc Senecal at 11:16, assisted by
Max Bobrow and Jared Anderson, brought the
visitors within three goals but they couldn’t
get any more pucks by Waxers goalie Kyle Rank.
Game 4 in the series will be played in
Wellington on Friday, March 28. Game 5 returns
to Markham Centennial Community Centre Arena
(8600 McCowan Road) on Saturday, March 29 at
7:30 p.m.
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Markham Waxers defeat Wellington Dukes 5-2
to even semi-final
series
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(March 23, 2008) The Markham
Waxers made the trip to Wellington enjoyable for themselves and
their fans today by registering a convincing 5-2 victory over
the Dukes and evening their Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey
League semi-final at one game apiece.
Murray Free led the offence with two goals and Corey Tamblyn
continued his strong playoff run with a goal and two assists.
Waxers goalie Kyle Rank played another strong game, stopping 35
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Wellington took
a 1-0 lead at 12:20 of the first period. Their
own Chris Smith had been sent to the penalty
box for interference but was soon followed by
Waxers Claudio Cowdrey for slashing and, a few
seconds later, Cody Hamilton for roughing. The
Dukes took advantage of the four-on-three
power play, Tony Rizzi scoring, with an assist
from Chris Brown.
Markham responded in the second period. At
5:08, Murray Free evened the score on a goal
from Corey Tamblyn and Kevin Hudes and at
15:26 Corey Tamblyn did the scoring himself,
Kevin Hudes once again earning an assist, as
did Chris Tanev. The second period ended with
the Waxers ahead 2-1.
Markham came out strong in the third period
and built on their lead. Murray Free scored at
4:51, assisted by Corey Tamblyn. Michael Scheu
put Markham up 4-1, scoring on the power play
at 6:06 from Mark Cornacchia and Cody
Hamilton.
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Wellington’s
Marty O’Grady kept it close when he scored on
the power play at 8:07 from Mark Senecal and
Corey Bureau. Waxers fans started to squirm a
bit when Markham was called for too many men
on the ice at 15:52 but captain David Kostuch
put a halt to any thoughts of a Wellington
comeback by scoring a short-handed goal at
16:21, set up by fellow penalty killer Michael
Scheu.
This is a series between two excellent, and
evenly-matched, teams and promises to provide
lots more exciting hockey. Game 3 will be
played on Tuesday, March 25 at Markham
Centennial Community Centre Arena, game time
7:30 p.m. Game 4 will be back in Wellington on
Friday, March 28 and then returns to Markham
on Saturday, March 29, game time once again
7:30 p.m.
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Over 1400 fans on hand for OPJHL semi-final start,
but Waxers fall to Wellington Dukes 5-3
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(March 21, 2008) The OPJHL South
Division champions, the Markham Waxers, went down to a 5-3
defeat tonight at the hands of the visiting East Division
champs, the Wellington Dukes, in the opening game of the
league’s semi-final series played at Markham
Centennial Community Centre Arena.
Despite the loss by the Waxers, it was an exciting kick off to
what should be a very competitive series. A season high 1,466
fans turned out. This included enthusiastic Waxers fans and also
many Dukes supporters who had traveled from the Wellington area
to support their team.
Wellington finished in first place
in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League’s East Division
and went on to be divisional champs. This division also includes
teams from Kingston, Port Hope, Peterborough, Bowmanville,
Lindsay, Quinte and Cobourg.
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Wellington
jumped into an early two-goal lead. Tony Rizzi
scored at 4:16 from Chris Brown and Chris
Ayotte and Kyle Crawford took advantage of a
Markham penalty to score two minutes later
from Chris Brown.
The Waxers’ Kevin Hudes settled things down at
16:41 when he combined with Cody Hamilton and
Mark Cornacchia for a power play goal that got
Markham back into the game.
Wellington again came out strong in the second
period and restored their two-goal lead
on a marker at 4:21 by Marty O’Grady, assisted
by Chris Brown.
Markham
responded soon after. Captain David Kostuch
scored on the power play from Kevin Hudes at
5:35 and at 9:30 Fiore Lucente brought the
Waxers even at 3-3, assists going to Hamilton
and Murray Free.
Wellington, however, went back up 4-3, at
11:50, when Marty O’Grady scored from Chris
Ayotte.
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In the third
period, Markham poured it on, seeking the
equalizer, and outshot the Dukes 19-7. The
Waxers enjoyed three consecutive power plays
in the second half of the period but were
unable to capitalize. The Dukes finally iced
it at 19:48 on an unassisted empty net goal by
Jared Anderson.
Waxer goalie Kyle Rank, instrumental in
getting the Waxers to this stage of the
playoffs, stopped 33 of 37 shots fired his
way. Markham had 43 shots on Dukes goalie Paul
Karpowich.
The series now travels to Wellington for an
afternoon game on Sunday, March 23. Game time
is 2:30 p.m. The next home game is Game 3, to
be played Tuesday, March 25 at Markham
Centennial Community Centre Arena, game time
7:30 p.m.
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Markham Waxers defeat St. Mikes 2-1, win series
and move on to OPJHL semi-final
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(March 17, 2008) The Markham
Waxers have won the OPJHL South Division final against the St.
Mikes Buzzers, four games to two. The Waxers sealed the series
win tonight, holding on for an exciting 2-1 victory in Game Six
at Markham Centennial Community Centre Arena.
With the victory, the Waxers move on to the Ontario Provincial
Junior A Hockey League’s semi-final. This series will see them
pitted against the Wellington Dukes who won the OPJHL Eastern
Division.
The victory will help to erase the sting of last year’s
heartbreaking game seven overtime loss to these same St. Mikes
Buzzers in the 2007 South Division final.
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Tonight’s game
was a tight, close checking affair right from
the start. There was no scoring in the first
period. In the second period, Cody Hamilton
put Markham into a 1-0 lead at 16:27 on a goal
assisted by Murray Free and Corey Tamblyn.
St. Mikes shocked Markham’s home crowd by
tying the score only 41 seconds into the third
period, a goal scored unassisted by Richard
Ryan.
At 6:57, however, the Waxers’ Chris Tanev put
Markham back up 2-1, with assists from David
Kostuch and Matthew Meszaros.
St. Mikes pressed for the equalizer, knowing
there was no tomorrow. They had their chances
but Markham’s penalty killing came up big,
killing off three consecutive minor penalties,
including a brief two-man disadvantage.
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Congratulations
to the players, the coaching staff led by
Rick Cornacchia and the management of the
Markham Waxers on their South Division
championship. Markham is proud of you.
Good luck in the League semi-finals!
Game One of the OPJHL semi-final between
the Markham Waxers and Wellington Dukes will
be played at Markham Centennial Community
Centre Arena on Friday, March 21 starting at
7:30 p.m.
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Waxers prevail in 3-2 cliffhanger against St. Mikes,
need one more victory for series win
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(March 16, 2008) The Markham
Waxers skated into St. Mikes Arena this afternoon and outlasted
the Buzzers for a 3-2 win that earned them a three-games-to-two
lead in the best of seven OPJHL South Division final.
Markham’s captain David Kostuch scored in his second straight
game after being held off the score sheet in the first three
matches. And, once again, Waxers goalie Kyle Rank played solidly
in net, stopping of 46 of 48 shots.
St. Mikes took the lead in the first period when Louke Oakley
scored at 9:36 from Bryan Potacco and Brandan Burlon.
Considering they had been outshot by St. Mikes 21-10, the Waxers
were happy to get through the period down by only a goal.
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In the second
period, Markham’s power play came through. St.
Mikes’ Thomas Bark was called for hooking and
7:05 and team mate Adam Miceli followed him to
the penalty box only eighteen seconds later
for the same infraction, thus assuring the
Waxers of a lengthy two-man advantage. Markham
didn’t take long to capitalize, Cody Hamilton
scoring at 7:39 from David Kostuch. That
released Thomas Bark from the penalty box but
Markham still retained a man-advantage and
this time David Kostuch was the marksman,
scoring at 8:51 from Giancarlo Iuorio and Mark
Cornacchia. Markham now led 2-1.
Later in the middle period, at 15:44, St.
Mikes took advantage of a power play of their
own to even the score when Erik Axell scored,
assisted by Louke Oakley and Brandon Burlon.
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The stage
was set for a dramatic third period.
Markham’s Murray Free scored what would
prove to be the winner at 2:59, assisted
by Michael Scheu and Corey Tamblyn. After
that the Waxers would do a good job of
defending the lead and stifling St. Mikes.
Markham actually outshot the Buzzers in
the third period 11-9.
The series returns to Markham Centennial
Community Centre Arena for Game 6 on
Monday, March 17, with game time 7:30 p.m.
The Waxers have a chance to seal the
series win at home. If necessary, Game 7
will be played on Tuesday, March 18 at St.
Mikes Arena.
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Waxers overpower St. Mikes 5-2,
series now knotted at two games apiece
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Kyle Rank
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(March 14, 2008) The Markham
Waxers, down two games to one to the St. Mikes Buzzers, came up
with a huge effort tonight in pivotal game four. After falling
behind 2-0 in the first period at Markham Centennial Arena, the
Waxers rallied with five unanswered goals to come away with a
5-2 victory and tie their best of seven OPJHL South Division
final at two games each.
St. Mikes peppered goalie Kyle Rank with 50 shots but the Waxers
netminder came up big for his team, allowing only two to get by
him.
The first period got off to a
rocky start for the Waxers when they gave up a short-handed goal
at 5:59 to St. Mikes penalty killer Brandon Burton. Cassidy
Preston and Louke Oakley drew assists on the play. Things got
worse when St. Mikes added to their lead at 16:27. Louke Oakley
continued a strong period with a goal, this time Cassisdy
Preston drawing the assist. The Waxers, however, got themselves
back into the game before the end of the period, Murray Free
scoring on the power play from Sean Roberge and Corey Tamblyn at
18:55. The period ended with the Buzzers up 2-1
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In the second period, Markham’s power play
came through again. Captain David Kostuch drew
the Waxers even, scoring his first goal of the
series, assisted by Cody Hamilton, at 5:47.
Markham pulled ahead 3-2 at 16:26 when
Giancarlo Iuorio capitalized on another
man-advantage, with helpers from Kevin Hudes
and Cody Hamilton.
At 5:13 of the third period, Corey Tamblyn
gave the Waxers some breathing room, potting
an insurance goal from Michael Scheu and
Murray Free. Then, with Markham’s Claudio
Cowdrey off for tripping, Waxers’ fleet-footed
penalty killer Mark Cornacchia scored
short-handed at 14:12 from Matthew Meszaros to
put the game out of reach.
Game Five will be played on Sunday, March 16
at St. Mikes Arena at 2:00 p.m. The series
returns on Monday, March 17 for Game Six at
Markham Centennial Community Centre Arena,
with game time 7:30 p.m. Game Seven, if
necessary, will be back at St. Mikes Arena on
Tuesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m.
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Waxers tripped again by St. Mikes 4-1,
now trail in series
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Corey Tamblyn
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(March 11, 2008) For the second
time in two days, the Markham Waxers went down to a 4-1 defeat
tonight at the hands of the St. Mikes Buzzers in a match played
at St. Mikes Arena. The Buzzers now take a 2-1 lead in games in
the best of seven OPJHL South Division final.
St. Mikes jumped out to a 3-0 first period lead and never looked
back. They got goals from Bryan Potacco, Eric Rubino and Richard
Ryan.
In the second period, Markham rallied, outshouting St. Mikes
11-10. Corey Tamblyn got the Waxers back in the game with a goal
at 9:17, assisted by Fiore Lucente but that’s as big a dent as
they could make on the Buzzers’ lead before heading to the
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In the third period, St. Mikes defended their
lead and then extended it with a goal by
Cassidy Preston at 13:22.
Part of St. Mikes success has been in keeping
Markham’s big guns in check. Waxers captain
David Kostuch and sharpshooter Michael Scheu
have yet to score in the series.
The Waxers will be trying to even the series
when the two teams meet again on Friday, March
14 at Markham Centennial Community Centre
Arena (8600 McCowan Rd) at 7:30 p.m.
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Waxers fall to St. Mikes 4-1,
series tied at one game each
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Corey Tamblyn
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(March 10, 2008) Markham poured 41
shots on St. Mikes goalie Sean Perkins but only Corey Tamblyn
could get one by him and the Waxers had to yield tonight 3-1 to
the Buzzers at Markham Centennial Arena. The St. Mikes victory
evens the best of seven divisional final at one game apiece.
The loss breaks off an eight-game playoff winning streak for
Markham who had swept both the Dixie Beehives and the Vaughan
Vipers in their first and second playoff rounds.
There was no scoring in the first period. Markham had the
advantage in shots 15-11 but couldn’t solve Sean Perkins. |
St. Mikes took
the lead in the second period when Richard
Ryan scored at 18:35 assisted by Fred Cassiani
and Eric Rubino.
The Buzzers extended their lead at 1:14 of the
third period when Fred Cassiani scored,
assists going to Adam Miceli and Eric Rubino.
The Waxers soon replied, Corey Tamblyn finally
beating Perkins at 4:28 but St. Mikes restored
the two-goal lead at 7:09 when Cassidy Preston
scored on the power play, assisted by Louke
Oakley and Justin Troiani. Markham had two
power play opportunities after that but
couldn’t take advantage and at 19:53 the
Buzzers iced it with an empty-net goal by Fred
Cassiani.
The teams get right back at it March 11 at St.
Mikes Arena, game time 8:00 p.m. The series
returns to Markham Centennial Community Centre
Arena on Friday, March 14. The puck drops at
7:30 p.m.
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Waxers hold off late charge by St. Mikes,
take 1-0 series lead
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Taylor Murphy
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(Mar. 7, 2008) The Markham Waxers
opened their OPJHL Divisional Final at St. Mikes Arena tonight
and came away with a hard fought 4-3 victory over the Buzzers.
Markham took a three-goal lead into the third period and were
able to hold off a desperate late charge by St. Mikes.
Outshot by the Buzzers 35 to 33, the Waxers needed a strong
second period, good penalty killing, and solid goaltending from
Kyle Rank to pull out the victory.
The two teams traded goals in the first period. Markham was
first to get on the board, Taylor Murphy scoring at 11:35 from
Bryan Black and Matthew Meszaros. St. Michael’s Thomas Bark
responded with a power play goal at 15:42, with an assist from
Nick D’Agostino. The period ended with the score tied 1-1.
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In the second
period, Giancarlo Iuorio got the Waxers back
in the lead with a goal at 5:24 assisted by
Murray Free and at 14:14 the same two teamed
up again, Murray Free scoring with an assist
from Giancarlo Iuorio, and Markham increased
their margin to 3-1. The Waxers weren’t
through. Claudio Cowdrey potted an unassisted
goal at 16:13 and the St. Mikes coach pulled
starting goalie Corey Gershon in favour of
Sean Perkins. Markham took a three-goal lead
into the dressing room, grateful to their
penalty killing who came up big in this
period, killing off four consecutive minor
penalties.
Markham had to go back to penalty killing mode
in the third period, with two early
short-handed situations, but kept the Buzzers
at bay. At full strength the Waxers defended
their lead and were successful in holding off
the Buzzers until the 14:48 mark.
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Giancarlo Iuorio |
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Kyle Rank
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That’s when
white knuckle time began. Brian Potacco
scored unassisted for St. Mikes to make
the score 4-2. With less than a minute
remaining the Buzzers pulled their goalie
for an extra attacker and Justin Troiani
scored at 19:31 to pull St. Mikes within a
goal. The Waxers, however, were able to
kill of the last seconds and preserve the
win.
Game 2 of the best of seven series will be
played at Markham Centennial Community
Centre Arena (8600 McCowan Road) on
Monday, March 10, starting at 7:30 p.m.
Game 3 returns to St. Mikes Arena on
Tuesday, March 11 at 8 p.m. and Game 4 is
back in Markham on Friday, March 14 at
7:30 p.m.
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Kostuch hat trick paces Waxers
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3-1 win, series sweep
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David Kostuch
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(Feb. 29, 2008) The Markham Waxers
scored three goals tonight, all by captain David Kostuch,
enough to defeat the Vaughan Vipers 3-1 at Markham Centennial Arena
and seal a four game sweep of their second round OPJHL playoff
series.
Tonight's game was a nailbiter from the start. There was no scoring
in the first period, with both teams failing to score on their power
play opportunities.
In the second
period, David Kostuch put Markham in the lead
with a goal at 13:01 assisted by Michael Scheu
and Mark Cornacchia. |
Kostuch gave Markham what appeared to be a
comfortable 2-0 margin with a goal in the
third period at the 16:11 mark, assisted by
Mark Cornacchia. Vaughan's Jamie MacQueen,
however, scored only 22 seconds later to keep
his team in the game. The Waxers were able to
hold off the Vipers the rest of the way and
Kostuch completed his hat trick with an
unassisted insurance goal at 19:25.
Markham goalie Kyle Rank continued his steady
playoff performances, turning aside 32 of 33
shots he faced.
The Waxers now
move on to the divisional final against their old rivals the St.
Michael's Buzzers. The series kicks off on Friday, March 7 at
St. Michael's Arena. Game 2 is on Monday, March 10 at Markham
Centennial Community Centre Arena at 7:30 p.m.
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Markham Waxers outlast Vaughan Vipers 6-3,
are now poised for series sweep
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Corey Tamblyn
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(Feb. 27, 2008) The Markham Waxers
continued their mastery of the Vaughan Vipers, doubling up the
Vipers 6-3 tonight at the Al Palladini Community Centre in Vaughan,
and taking a three-games-to-none stranglehold on their best of seven
second round playoff series.
Markham’s smooth
skating Corey Tamblyn was tonight’s hero, scoring a hat trick and
assisting on another goal. Kevin Hudes had four assists for the
Waxers.
The game started
out quietly on the scoring front. Tamblyn put the Waxers ahead at
4:13 of the first period, Kevin Hudes drawing an assist on the play,
and the period ended with the Waxers holding a 1-0 lead.
The second period
was a roller coaster ride. Corey Tamblyn extended the Waxers lead
to 2-0 with a goal at 7:13 assisted by Murray Free and Kevin Hudes.
But less than two minutes later the Vipers shocked the Waxers, with
Paul Rodrigues and Mark Schiraldi scoring within nine seconds of
each other. Just like that, the game was tied.
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Things got even
wilder in the third period, and all of it in
the last seven minutes! Markham’s Claudio
Cowdrey gave the Waxers a 3-2 lead at 13:24
with a goal assisted by Cody Hamilton. Brad
Fleishman of the Vipers put his team in a
hole, taking a two-minute checking from behind
penalty, but team mate Brendan Sanders seemed
to have bailed him out with an unassisted
short-handed goal that tied the score 3-3.
Corey Tamblyn then scored his third goal of
the night on the continuing power play at
14:45, with assists from Kevin Hudes and
Murray Free, to put Markham back up 4-3. With
the Vipers’ Paul Rodrigues in the penalty box
for crosschecking, the Waxers’ Sean Roberge
capitalized, netting an insurance goal at
16:55 from Corey Tamblyn and Kevin Hudes.
Another minor penalty assessed to the Vipers
for hooking at 17:12 removed any chance of a
comback and Giancarlo Iuorio, with an assist
from Cody Hamilton, put the final nail in
Vaughan’s coffin with a goal at 19:16, making
the final score 6-3 and capping a wild night
at the Al Palladini Community Centre.
Kyle Rank once
again started in goal for Markham and held off
the Vipers, stopping 34 of 37 shots.
The Waxers have
a chance to complete the sweep in front of
their home crowd when the series returns to
the Markham Centennial Community Centre Arena
for Game 4 on Friday, February 29 at 7:30 p.m.
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Waxers defeat Vaughan 5-2,
take two-game lead in series
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Kevin Hudes
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(Feb. 25, 2008)
The Markham Waxers
took on the Vaughan Vipers at Markham Centennial
Arena this evening in Game 2 of their
second round playoff
series and came away with a hard earned 5-2
victory and a two-game lead.
Waxer captain David Kostuch had another big game
with two goals. Markham’s Kevin Hudes also scored
a pair. Kyle Rank turned in another steady
performance, turning away 32 of 34 shots.
Markham set the tone early, David Kostuch scoring
at 5:05 of the first period, with assists from
Paul McMullen and Fiore Lucente. Vaughan got the
equalizer at 9:39, a power play goal by Paul
Rodrigues but the Waxers responded less than two
minutes later with a power play goal of their own
scored by Kevin Hudes. Cody Hamilton and Corey
Tamblyn drew assists. At 12:22, Mark Cornacchia,
sent out to help kill off a Markham penalty,
netted an unassisted short-handed goal that put
Markham up 3-1.
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Vaughan narrowed the gap in the second period
when Jamie MacQueen scored an unassisted goal
at 10:48.
That is as close as the Vipers could get. In
the third period Kevin Hudes got an insurance
goal at 13:29, with an assist from Murray
Free, and David Kostuch put the game out of
reach at 17:35 with a power play goal assisted
by Mark Cornacchia and Paul McMullen.
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Waxers de-fang Vipers 8-2,
take series lead
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David Kostuch
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(Feb. 23, 2008) The
Markham Waxers skated into the Vipers’ nest at Al Palladini Community Centre in Vaughan tonight and
it was the hometowners who got snake bit, falling
to the Waxers 8-2. Markham takes a 1-0 lead in
games in their best-of-seven series.
David Kostuch had a huge night for Markham,
scoring three goals and assisting on another.
Michael Scheu contributed two goals and added
three assists.
The Waxers jumped out to an early lead, at only
1:26 of the first period, when Michael Scheu
scored a short-handed goal with the assist of
fellow penalty killing forward David Kostuch. At
9:36 the same two teamed up again at even
strength, this time Kostuch potting the goal, the
assist going to Scheu. The Waxers then took
advantage of a five-minute major for crosschecking
assessed to Vaughan’s Brad Fleishman, Giancarlo
Iuorio scoring on the power play at 11:25. With
Vaughan still a man short due to the major
penalty, the Vipers’ Martin Lee was called for
hooking at 14:15 and the Waxers soon capitalized
on the five on three with a goal by Claudio
Cowdrey assisted by Michael Scheu and Giancarlo
Iuorio at 14:55. The period ended with the Waxers
having staked themselves to a 4-0 lead.
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No game against second-seeded Vaughan is going
to be a cakewalk and the Vipers came out
firing on all cylinders in the second period,
Michael Lombardi scoring a short-handed goal
at the 19 second mark and Paul Rodrigues
pulling Vaughan within two with another goal
at 2:01. But the Waxers pulled it together and
responded with two goals of their own late in
the period. David Kostuch scored his second
goal of the game, assisted by, who else,
Michael Scheu, at 15:01. Scheu potted his own
second goal of the game at 19:01 with an
assist from Giancarlo Iuorio. The period ended
with the Waxers ahead 6-2.
In the third period, Markham did a great job
of protecting the lead, shutting down any
chance of a Vaughan comeback. They added to
their lead when David Kostuch completed his
hat trick, netting a power play goal at 9:42,
assisted by Corey Tamblyn and Cody Hamilton.
The final dagger, making the score 8-2, came
from Corey Tamblyn at 14:12, the assist on the
goal going to Kevin Hudes.
Waxer goalie Kyle Rank played a solid game,
stopping 38 of 40 shots and giving his team a
chance to win.
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Waxers polish off Dixie Beehives with 6-2 victory
and sweep series, advance to second round
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Cody Hamilton
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(Feb. 18.08) The
Markham Waxers dealt a decisive defeat to the
visiting Dixie Beehives tonight at Markham
Centennial Arena, notching a 6-2 victory to sweep
their best-of-five series and advance to round two
of the OPJHL South Division playoffs. Cody
Hamilton scored twice and assisted on another to
lead the Markham attack.
Goalie Kyle Rank was steady in the net for the
Waxers, turning aside 31 of 33 shots.
The Waxers jumped into the lead at the two minute
mark of the first period on a goal by Fiore
Lucente, assisted by Jordan Mustard and Corey
Tamblyn. Dixie’s Michael Colavecchia tied the
score at 6:59 but Taylor Murphy put Markham back
on top at 8:57, with assists from Matthew Meszaros
and Paul McMullen, a lead that the Waxers never
gave up.
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In the second period, Corey Tamblyn made it a
two-goal spread, scoring at 3:27 from David
Kostuch and at 9:18 Cody Hamilton extended the
Waxers
lead to 4-1, scoring a short-handed goal.
Dixie looked to have put themselves back in
the game early in the third period when Brent
Ruppert scored a power play goal at the 56
second mark. The Waxers, however, were having
none of it. Cody Hamilton scored his second
goal of the game on the power play at 3:04,
with helpers from David Kostuch and Michael
Scheu, and then Kostuch made Dixie pay for
taking a roughing penalty by scoring another
power play goal at 6:29, with assists from
Cody Hamilton and Corey Tamblyn.
The Waxers now move on to the second round of
the playoffs against the Vaughan Vipers. The
series begins on Saturday, February 23 at 8
p.m. at Al Palladini Community Centre, 9201
Islington Ave. Game 2 will be on Monday,
February 25 at the Markham Centennial
Community Centre Arena at 7:30 p.m. Game
3 returns to the Al Palladini Community Centre
on Wednesday, February 27, starting at 7:15
p.m. Game 4 is back at
Markham Centennial Community Centre Arena on
Friday, February 29 at 7:30 p.m.
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See below for the Markham Waxers 2007 - 2008 schedule,
game scores and summaries. Click
here for the OPJHL standings
at the end of the regular season at Pointstreak.com. |
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Junior hockey came to
Markham in the 1930s and now over 70 years later the Waxers continue
the tradition. In 1961, the club found a new major corporate sponsor,
International Wax Incorporated, and hence the new name.
Over 100 Waxer-Jet
Graduates have gone to the NHL and the WHA, and over 200 Waxer
Graduates have gone to the OHL.
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Markham Waxers Game Schedule
* blue shaded area denotes home game at Centennial Arena
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Date and Time |
Opponent |
Score & Summary |
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Friday, September 7, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. |
North York Rangers |
W 4-1 |
| Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 5:30
p.m. |
Ajax
Attack |
W 6-2 |
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Friday, September 14, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. |
Pickering Panthers |
W 4-3 |
| Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 6:30
p.m. |
Pickering Panthers |
W 4-1 |
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Friday, September 21, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. |
Durham Fury |
W 4-3 (OT) |
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 at
3:00 p.m. |
Burlington
Cougars |
W 6-5 |
| Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 3:00
p.m. |
North
York Rangers |
W 7-3 |
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Friday, September 28, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
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Vaughan Vipers |
W 6-5 (OT) |
| Saturday, September 29, 2007 at
7:30 p.m. |
Dixie
BeeHives |
W 8-3 |
| Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 7:30
p.m. |
Durham Fury |
W 7-5 |
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Friday, October 5, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. |
Dixie BeeHives |
W 6-4 |
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Friday, October 12, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. |
Durham Fury |
W 9-5 |
| Sunday, October 14, 2007 at 2:00
p.m. |
St.
Michael's Buzzers |
L 5-7 |
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Friday, October 19, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. |
Toronto Junior A
Canadiens |
W 4-2 |
| Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 7:30
p.m. |
Toronto
Junior A Canadiens |
L 3-5 |
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Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. |
St. Michael's
Buzzers |
W 6-5 (OT) |
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Friday, October 26, 2907 at 7:30 p.m. |
Vaughan Vipers |
L 4-5 (OT) |
| Monday, October 29, 2007 at 7:30
p.m. |
Vaughan
Vipers |
W 5-4 (OT) |
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Friday, November 2, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. |
Ajax Attack |
W (4-1) |
| Sunday, November 4, 2007 at 2:00
p.m. |
Ajax
Attack |
L (1-4) |
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Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. |
St. Michael's
Buzzers |
L 2-4 |
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Friday, November 9, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. |
Toronto Junior
A Canadiens |
W 3-2 |
| Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 2:00
p.m. |
St.
Michael's Buzzers |
L 3-6 |
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Friday, November 16, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. |
North York Rangers |
W 4-3 |
| Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 7:30
p.m. |
Dixie
BeeHives |
L 4-2 |
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 7:30
p.m. |
Durham Fury |
W 7-1 |
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Friday, November 23, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. |
Vaughan Vipers |
L 4-3 (OTL) |
| Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 3:00
p.m. |
North
York Rangers |
W 5-2 |
| Friday, November 30, 2007 at 7:30
p.m. |
Pickering Panthers |
W 8-6 |
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Friday, December 7, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
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Pickering Panthers |
W 7-3 |
| Saturday, December 8, 2007 at 7:45
p.m. |
Vaughan
Vipers |
L 2-1 |
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at
7:30 p.m. |
Dixie
BeeHives |
W 11-2 |
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Friday, December 14, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. |
Ajax Attack |
W 6-4 |
| Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 7:30
p.m. |
Toronto
Junior A Canadiens |
cancelled |
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Friday, December 21, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. |
Dixie BeeHives |
W 8-2 |
| Sunday, December 23, 2007 at 3:00
p.m. |
Ajax
Attack |
W 7-2 |
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Friday, January 4, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
Ajax Attack |
W 7-3 |
| Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 7:30
p.m. |
Toronto
Junior A Canadiens |
L 4-3 |
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Friday, January 11, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
Dixie BeeHives |
L 6-4 |
| Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 2:00
p.m. |
St.
Michael's Buzzers |
L 10-4 |
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 7:30
p.m. |
Durham Fury |
W 6-2 |
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Friday, January 18, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
St. Michael's
Buzzers |
W 5-3 |
| Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 3:00
p.m. |
North
York Rangers |
W 5-3 |
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Friday, January 25, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
Durham Fury |
W 8-5 |
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Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
Pickering Panthers |
W 10-2 |
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 8
p.m. |
Toronto Junior
A Canadiens |
W 6-3 |
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Friday, February, 1, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
Toronto Junior
A Canadiens |
postponed |
| Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 7:45
p.m. |
Vaughan
Vipers |
L 4-3 |
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Friday, February 8, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
North York Rangers |
W 4-2 |
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at
7:30 p.m. |
Pickering Panthers |
W 7-1 |
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2007 - 2008 First Round Playoff Schedule |
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Friday, February
15, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
Dixie BeeHives |
W 5-4 (OT) |
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Saturday, February 16, 2008 at
7:00 p.m. |
Dixie BeeHives |
W 11-3 |
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Monday, February
18, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. |
Dixie BeeHives |
W 6-2 |
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Second Round Playoff Schedule |
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Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 8
p.m. |
Vaughan Vipers |
W 8-2 |
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Monday, February,
25, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
Vaughan Vipers |
W 5-2 |
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at
7:15 p.m. |
Vaughan Vipers |
W 6-3 |
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Friday, February,
29, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
Vaughan Vipers |
W 3-1 |
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Third Round Playoff Schedule |
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Friday, March 7, 2008 at 7:35
p.m. |
St. Michael's Buzzers |
W 4-3 |
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Monday, March 10,
2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
St. Michael's
Buzzers |
L 4-1 |
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 8:00
p.m. |
St. Michael's Buzzers |
L 4-1 |
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Friday, March 14,
2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
St. Michael's
Buzzers |
W 5-2 |
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Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 2:00
p.m. |
St. Michael's Buzzers |
W 3-2 |
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Monday, March 17,
2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
St. Michael's
Buzzers |
W 2-1 |
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OPJHL Semi-final Schedule |
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Friday, March 21, 2008 at 7:35
p.m. |
Wellington Dukes |
L 5-3 |
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Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 2:30
p.m. |
Wellington Dukes |
W 5-2 |
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Tuesday, March
25, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
Wellington Dukes |
W 7-4 |
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Friday, March 28, 2008 at 7:30
p.m. |
Wellington Dukes |
W 4-2 |
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Saturday, March
29, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
Wellington Dukes |
W 4-1 |
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OPJHL Championship Schedule |
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Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 7:30
p.m. |
Oakville Blades |
L 6-3 |
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Monday, April 7,
2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
Oakville Blades |
W 4-2 |
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 8:00
p.m. |
Oakville Blades |
L 6-4 |
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Friday,
April 11, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. |
Oakville Blades |
L 4-1 |
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Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 6:00
p.m. |
Oakville Blades |
L 6-3 |
* blue shaded area denotes home
game at Markham Centennial Community Centre Arena
+ if necessary |
The Centennial Community Centre Arena seats 2,294 spectators and
is located at 8600 McCowan Road.
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For more information about the Markham
Waxers, visit
www.markhamwaxers.ca, email
theteam@markhamwaxers.ca or call 905-294-6411.
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