The professionalism, class, fun & many more to describe this team JUST absolutely spectacular.
@OJHLOfficial
BUCKLAND CUP CHAMPS
@DHC2019
DUDLEY-HEWITT CUP CHAMPS
@HC_NJAC
National Semi-Finalists
THANKS
@HockeyCanada
!
BEST SEASON IN THE 52 YEAR FRANCHISE OF THE OAKVILLE BLADES!
BREAKING:
The
@OJHLOfficial
have announced the our Head Coach
@MikeTarantino11
has been named ‘Coach of the Year’ for the 2018/2019 season! Hard work, dedication, passion & love for the game pays off. We appreciate your commitment to the team as this is well deserved! CONGRATS!
The Blades have arrived safe back in Toronto after a very tough National Tournament.
@HC_NJAC
Thank you all for the support throughout the best season yet in Blades franchise history!
#Blades52
🚨COMMITMENT ALERT!🚨
We are so incredibly proud to announce that our top scorer from this season has committed to NCAA Division I hockey at Michigan Tech (
@mtuhky
) in the
@CCHAHockey
conference!
#mtuhky
Congratulations Wanger! Well deserved!
#GoBladesGo
🚨SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
Join us this Saturday night as we honour one of our legendary captains by retiring his
#15
!
Jack Ricketts holds the record for the most games played as a Blade (266) and he will be at 16 Mile when we raise his number to the rafters!
#GoBladesGo
We want to say THANK YOU to the entire Oakville Blades Faithful that have supported our Oakville Blades team throughout this entire record franchise setting season. We couldn’t do it without you all. We might not have gotten the ultimate prize, but we hope we made you all proud!!
VP
@MikeTarantino11
has accepted a role to become the new GM of the Collingwood Blues.
Mike has played an integral part in our organization since 2014, and we’d like to thank him for everything he’s done for us.
@CwoodBluesJrA
, take good care of him!
#ForeverABlade
#GoBladesGo
Not the ending we wanted but what a showing from the boys tonight...worked extremely hard playing their best in the national tournament & losing by only one goal in the
@HC_NJAC
semi final.
Champions is an understatement to describe this group from Oakville.
WHAT A RIDE! Thanks!
Since 2015 Jack has played 204 games with the
@OakvilleBlades
We are pleased to announce that
@jackricketts19
will be our captain for the 2019-2020 season
Oakville Blades are happy to announce the addition of Assistant Coach, Rob Bentivegna!
Coached Oakville Rangers Midget AAA, 1 Gold, 1 OHF Appearance. 13 years of Skating/Skill development
DOPD at BTNL Performance Training
Current summer dev coach for NHL, AHL, European players
🚨COMMITMENT ALERT🚨
Defenceman Hayden Davis (
@haydendavis21
) has committed to the UofT
@Varsity_Blues
!
Congrats Hayden!
We’ve still got some unfinished business here in Oakville. 👀
#GoBladesGo
The Blades have arrived safely in Cochrane, Ontario...ahead of the
@DHC2019
beginning with game one tomorrow afternoon!!
Just a little look at the arena we will playing our games at this week...the Tim Horton Events Centre!
On behalf of the Blades family we would like to wish the
@HumboldtBroncos
a great first game back in the
@theSJHL
in their home opener since their horrific accident.
You all are so strong our there and making Junior Hockey around the world even more special!!
#HumboldtStrong
Room is ready to go! Tomorrow night the boys will play for the name on the back of the jersey. Supporting the fighters, Admiring the survivors, honouring the taken and NEVER ever giving up hope. 💕
🚨COACHING STAFF ADDITION🚨
We are pleased to announce the addition of Jamie Allison!
Allison played in a total of 372 games with the Flames, Blackhawks, Blue Jackets, and Predators.
Welcome aboard!
#GoBladesGo
Former
@HockeyCanada
National Team Player, Winter Olympic Gold Medalist & former
@NHL
player, playing in the league for 17 years Dany Heatley sends his GOOD LUCK wishes to us the Oakville Blades as we approach the
@HC_NJAC
starting on Saturday in Brooks Alberta.
Thank You Dany!
Toronto, Ontario native and former
@NHL
goaltender with seven teams and 14 year career
@KevinWeekes
, who is now an studio analyst on the
@NHLNetwork
On the Fly and NHL Tonight...just gave a Good Luck speech to us the Oakville Blades for the
@DHC2019
Final Saturday night!!
BREAKING NEWS:
The Oakville Blades play the Hearst
@lumberjacks2017
in the
@DHC2019
FINAL, Saturday night at 7:30pm!!
If you can make it out to Cochrane and watch your Blades....if not LISTEN LIVE TO
#FireAndIce
on , with a pregame show starting at 7:20!
After a much needed break, we are back to announce our leadership group for the 2020-2021 season!
For the second consecutive season, Cam Hatziioannou and Jacob King will be alternates, while Alton McDermott will be wearing the ‘C’ this season!
Congrats boys!
#GoBladesGo
We would like to congratulate our captain Peyton Reeves on committing to the
@UMassAmherst
Hockey Team for the 2019/2020 hockey season.
@UMassHockey
are currently second in the
@NCAAIceHockey
Division 1!
The minutemen are getting a true leader...We wish you all the Best Captain!
Our last home game of 2022 is going to be a special one. We will be retiring the legendary captain's number 15, officially.
Jack Ricketts and his family will be here as well as many of his teammates from his record 266 games as a Blade.
#GoBladesGo
#legend
🚨COMMITMENT🚨
Former Oakville Blade Josh Nixon has committed to the
@uafairbanks
@AlaskaNanooks
for the 2020 season.
We want to congratulate Josh, who’s rights were moved to the
@chargersojhl
on June 1st.
Josh was integral to the Blades in winning the BUCKLAND CUP and DHC!
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s official!
Per the official statement from the
@OJHLOfficial
, the 2020-2021 regular season will begin in January of next year.
We cannot tell you how happy we are to be one step closer to getting back out there!
More details to follow.
#GoBladesGo
The Blades would like to announce the hiring of Oakville native and former Blade player Ross Sloan as an assistant coach for the 2019-2020 season. Ross went on to play 4 seasons with the SUNY-Plattsburgh NCAA III
@plattsathletics
The Blades would like to announce the signing of defenceman
@declanride84
The Oakville native is committed to
@MiamiOH_Hockey
playing last season with the Toronto Young Nats in the
@GTHLHockey
🚨COMMITMENT ALERT🚨
Goaltender Will Barber (
@will1rangers
) has committed to the
@SMUMensHockey
in
@uSPORTSca
!
Best of luck Barbs, we’ll miss you!
The Barber shop at Sixteen Mile will now always be closed here. ✂️🙅
#GoBladesGo
It’s CHAMPIONSHIP GAME DAY BLADES FANS!!
Your Oakville Blades are in the
@DHC2019
FINAL as they will be taking on the Hearst
@lumberjacks2017
once again, but this time it will be to decide on who will be earning a berth to the
@HC_NJAC
.
LISTEN LIVE on: !!
TRADE ALERT:
After acquiring Whittet we then flipped him in another trade that was with
@VoodoosNOJHL
in
@NOJHL
by doing so we have acquired Forward
@HarrisonIsraels
He was excellent year with Powassan, recorded (69 pts, 38 G, 31 A)
We are very excited to be able to acquire him!
Drumroll please.....We raised $31,837 for
@WellspringCAN
We cannot begin to express our gratitude to all our donors, fans, families & volunteers. We could not do this without you! THANK YOU for your ongoing support!
#pinkintherink
@OJHLOfficial
@townofoakville
Happy birthday to our head coach, Jamie Storr!
He fittingly won 5 gold medals representing Canada! U-17 (91), U-18 (92), two world juniors (94) and (95), and world championship(94). All before playing his first NHL game!
Have a good one, Coach!
#WJC
#WorldJuniors
#TeamCanada
An overnight salute to the
@HumboldtBroncos
Bus tragedy is catching attention all over the country & world.
The Oakville Blades honour the victims with leaving a hockey stick outside our change room door at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. You should do the same!
#HumboldtStrong
Thank you to all three of these absolute legends that were spectacular on the
@TeamCanada1972
Canada vs Russia Soviet Union Summit Series Team, when they were victorious as well
This good luck message means a lot as we will work hard for the
@HC_NJAC
& look to make YOU all proud
1972 Team Canada teammates Ron Ellis, Rod Seiling & Paul Henderson who also won a Championship in their Jr A days are cheering for the
@OakvilleBlades
of the
@OJHLOfficial
at the National Jr A Championships in Brooks, Alberta!
#GoBladesGo
If you are not watching this game right now, you should be! 2OT on now on TSN2!
Watch as Ryan O'Hara (
@rohara9
) makes a smart play that leads to the the tying goal!
#GoBladesGo
#CANEast
Hey look who it is...it’s former
@NHL
netminder
@KevinWeekes
from the
@NHLNetwork
again wishing us the Oakville Blades the best of luck in our upcoming quest to capture the National Title in Brooks, Alberta
Thank you Kevin for all the support as we look for our 3rd Cup this year!
The Oakville Blades are pleased to announce that Assistant Captain Garrett Pyke has committed to University of Alaska Fairbanks
@NanooksHockey
for the 2019/2020 season.
@NanooksHockey
play in the
@WCHA_MHockey
in
@NCAAIceHockey
!
You will be missed, but we wish you all the best!!
In the lead up to our home opener on September 10th, we would like to announce some of our staffing changes.
Welcome Scott McCrory as head coach!
We look forward to his strong leadership behind the bench with our young group!
#GoBladesGo
Our first signing for the 2020-2021 season.👀
We are pleased to announce the signing of defenceman and
@BGFalconHockey
commit Jack Blake!
Blake joins from the Shattuck St. Mary's U18 where he spent two seasons with the prep school.
Welcome to Oakville, Jack!
#GoBladesGo
On behalf of the the entire Oakville Blades Junior A Hockey Organization, we are sending our thoughts and prayers to the Humboldt Broncos, their family, friends and to the city of Humboldt. The hockey world is a tight knit group as we send
#PrayersForHumboldt
@HumboldtBroncos
🙏
Although we cannot have an in person ceremony this year, we still want to thank our Veterans and recognize the sacrifices made in the name of our freedom.
#CanadaRemembers
#RemembranceDay
With the Shutout in the
@DHC2019
Final, Blades rookie Goaltender
@will1rangers
Will Barber earned the
#GameChanger
honours...meanwhile Blades Defencemen Nicholas Aromatario scored the insurance marker on the empty net that came in a shorthanded fashion as well earning
#TrueGrit
!!
Ladies and gentlemen we are pleased to announce or Leadership Group for the 2018 - 2019 season. Congratulations to:
"A" # 9 GARRETT PYKE
"A" # 17 CALLUM JONES
"A" # 15 JACK RICKETTS
"C" # 28 PEYTON REEVES
Co-captain G - Gavin McCarthy committed to Oswego! Congrats Gav!
"I’m very excited to further my hockey and academics with Oswego. I’d like to thank my billets, coaches, family and everyone else who has supported me up to this point." -
@gavinnmccarthy
#OBladesHky
#GoBladesGo
🚨 COMMITMENT ALERT 🚨
We are pleased to announce that Blades OA goaltender Cole DeFazio (
@cole_defazio
) has committed to
@NeumannMIH
for the 22-23 season!
Congrats Faz, we can’t wait to see you kill it at the next level!
#GoBladesGo
|
#AlwaysABlade
🚨 COMMITMENT ALERT 🚨
We are pleased to announce that Blades goaltender Adam Harris (
@_AdamHarris
) has committed to SUNY Geneseo for 2021-2022.
@GeneseoHockey
you guys are getting one hell of a goaltender. Congrats Adam, well deserved!
#GoBladesGo
🚨COMMITMENTS🚨
The Oakville Blades are thrilled to announce that two more graduating players Callum Jones has accepted an offer from
@norwichnews
(
@NCAAIceHockey
) in Vermont.
AND
Kyle Lewis has accepted an offer from
@NipissingU
(
@USPORTSca
) in North Bay!
Best of luck guys!!