The 2024/35 season came to an early exit from the playoffs. We were beaten by a team who had the same exact record, with only 5 goals to separate the 2 teams. It’s a shame the 3rd place team overall (OWGK) are gone in the first round.
We are losing nine 20-year-olds who will be sadly missed:
• Matt Stringer (1 yr)
• Bailey Pipe (2 Yr)
• Connor Buffam (joined at the trade deadline)
• Ryland Landon (2yr)
• James Cole (2yr)
• Porter Robertson (3 yr)
• Rhett Cleverdon (3 Yr)
• Marco Peloso (3Yr)
• Captain Connor Dickey (3yr)
• Assistant Coach Barry Cape (2 Yr)
(Barry has accepted the Head coaching position with the OV Titans U18 AAA. Barry did a great job the last 2 years and will be missed)
I want to thank Katie Craig for doing a fantastic job as trainer. The boys gave her player of the game in appreciation for the job did she did!
I want to thank Matt Soubliere and Jack Parker for the great work as our other Assistant coaches and Rowan McCarthey as our video coach and color man on our broadcasts. And of course, Mason Detre who was our play-by-play broadcaster. Thanks to Kevin Ferguson who ran the clock as well as running the penalty box. Always professional.
Thanks to Spencer Ache-Jones and Bob Ward for doing a great job scouting.
I want to thank all our hard-working volunteers who did a fantastic job, I never had to worry about the game night activities:
• Lindsay Soubliere
• Allysin Beaulieu
• Laura and Leo Cater
I want to thank Agrani Tiwari for following our team and writing all the great articles on our players. It was so professional!
I also want to give a huge thank-you to Larry Hogan who washed the sweaters and many other things for us, too many to mention.
Hope to see you all soon and again a big thank you to all of you. We could not run the team without you!
See you next season when we have 14 players returning.
Go Knights Go!!!
Steve Sundin
Ottawa West Golden Knights
