The Eastern Townships Hockey Association is a community organization which perodically runs amateur street hockey tournaments. Players and teams are based in the ceded quad-city regions east of Vernham, and surrounding areas. Due to COVID-19, spring and fall tournaments in 2020 were canceled. The association plans to hold tournaments in 2021 for non-human (olds) participants. -- OBERN MAGIC HATS WIN WINTER TOURNAMENT The ETHA winter 2021 tournament came to an end today, with the Obern Magic Hats defeating the Upper Boyner Dragons 5-4 in overtime to win the final series 2-0. The teams traded goals throughout the game with no team gaining more than a 1 goal advantage at any point. By the second overtime period, the Upper Boyner elfs seemed to slow down until the Obern team managed to net the final marker. ETHA officials congratulate all members of the Obern Magic Hats on their victory, and all teams for their sportspersonship and participation. We are pleased to award the Obern team a $500 gift certificate at Save-Mor. finals: G1: Upper Boyner 4 vs Obern 8 G2: Upper Boyner 4 vs Obern 5 (OT) Semi-finals: division 1: G1: Pt Rodiqum 7 vs Upper Boyner 3 G2: Pt Rodiqum 2 vs Upper Boyner 3 (OT) G3: Pt Rodiqum 0 vs Upper Boyner 2 division 2: G1: Obern 7 vs Norville 2 G2: Obern 7 vs Norville 4 ======================================= PTR - Port Rodiqum Hammerheads (dwarf) OMH - Obern Magic Hats (elf) NOD - Norville Daggers (elf) UBD - Upper Boyner Dragons (elf) BRL - Braxon Locomotive (centaur) LBC - Lower Boyner Curvysticks (goblin) FINAL STANDINGS: GP P W L T GF GA =========================== * PTR 10 14 7 3 0 40 27 * OMH 10 13 6 3 1 42 30 * NOD 10 11 5 4 1 49 45 * UBD 10 8 4 6 0 27 36 BRL 10 8 3 5 2 36 37 LBC 10 6 3 7 0 31 49 GAME RESULTS: Jan 15 ====== Upper Boyner 2 vs. Braxon 0 Lower Boyner 0 vs. Port Rodiqum 4 Norville 2 vs. Obern 6 The Locomotive were throwing their weight around but were shut out today in the first game against the speedier Dragons. The surprise goblin entrants from Lower Boyner were surprisingly tenacious opponents to the Hammerheads, but were no match for the dwarf team's crisp passing. The final match between the top-rated elf teams from Norville and Obern was an exciting one to watch and very even through two periods, but the Daggers' defense fell apart in the later going and the Hats won the game decisively. Jan 17 ====== Upper Boyner 1 vs. Norville 4 Lower Boyner 2 vs. Obern 3 Port Rodiqum 4 vs. Braxon 0 Coming off a late-game collapse in their previous match, the Daggers handily beat their elf opponents from Upper Boyner today, with four unanswered goals after allowing an early one against them. The underdog Curvysticks team from Lower Boyner surprised everyone by containing and almost overcoming the heavily favored Magic Hats, who needed a late-game lucky bank shot to get the W over their goblin opponents. The Hammerheads had no problems shutting down the Braxon team today for their second shut-out in a row. The Locomotive were hindered again by numerous penalty calls and sloppy defense. Jan 19 ====== Upper Boyner 2 vs. Port Rodiqum 4 Lower Boyner 9 vs. Norville 4 Obern 2 vs. Braxon 2 The Hammerheads took an early lead in their game against the Dragons, who spent the whole game trying to catch up. This marks the third victory in a row for the dwarf squad in the early going of the tournament. Another surprising result was the match between the top-rated Magic Hats and the struggling Braxon Locomotive, who played to a tie through 3 periods and overtime. Finally, the Curvysticks goblins left everyone stunned, including their elf opponents, by falling behind 4-0 in the first period and then scoring 9 unanswered goals to win. Jan 21 ====== Lower Boyner 6 vs. Braxon 3 Upper Boyner 3 vs. Obern 2 Norville 6 vs. Port Rodiqum 4 The Curvysticks took their second victory a row, winning 6-3 over the winless and less nimble Braxon team. The Dragons bested the Magic Hats 3-2 in a defensive battle between two elf teams, and the Hammerheads' winning streak was finally put to and end by the Daggers 6-4 in the day's last but most entertaining game. Jan 23 ====== Upper Boyner 10 vs. Lower Boyner 0 Norville 2 vs. Braxon 2 Obern 1 vs. Port Rodiqum 5 The goblin Curvysticks' surprising two game winning streak came to a crashing end today against the elfs of Upper Boyner, who defeated them 10-0 in the tournament's most one-sided victory so far. The Daggers and the Locomotive played to a 2-2 tie, and the Hammerheads dominated the Hats 5-1 to further extend their lead in the standings at the halfway mark in the schedule. Jan 25 ====== Upper Boyner 0 vs. Port Rodiqum 3 Lower Boyner 3 vs. Norville 5 Obern 4 vs. Braxon 7 Entering the second round of the tournament, Port Rodiqum struggled to mount any offense against the Dragons through two periods until blowing things open in the third, finally shutting them out 3-0. The elfs from Norville led throughout their 5-3 victory over the goblin speedsters from Lower Boyner, redeeming themselves after their disastrous loss to them in the first half. The Braxons finally notched a W against the surprisingly sluggish Magic Hats. Jan 27 ====== Upper Boyner 2 vs. Norville 9 Lower Boyner 5 vs. Obern 7 Port Rodiqum 6 vs. Braxon 2 The Daggers squashed the other elfs on the Dragons team 9-2 today, and Obern barely edged out the Lower Boyner Curvysticks with two late goals to win 7-5 and move up a place in the standings. And it was the battle of first against last between Port Rodiqum and Braxon, with the dwarfs coming out on top over the Locomotive as expected in a 6-2 result. Jan 29 ====== Upper Boyner 2 vs. Braxon 11 Lower Boyner 2 vs. Port Rodiqum 7 Norville 4 vs. Obern 8 The Locomotive annihilated the Dragons 11-2 today, in a game interrupted by several fights and the ejection of several players from both sides. Port Rodiqum continued their domination of the tournament with a 7-2 victory over the Curvysticks, and the Daggers were no match for the Magic Hats today, losing 8-4 and allowing the Hats to draw even with them in the standings. Jan 31 ====== Upper Boyner 5 vs. Lower Boyner 0 Norville 5 vs. Braxon 7 Obern 6 vs. Port Rodiqum 0 A couple of shutouts today, with Lower Boyner losing 5-0 to the Dragons in their fifth straight loss. The Magic Hats bested Port Rodiqum 6-0, which is only the second loss so far for the Hammerheads. The Locomotive took their second win in a row, beating the Daggers 7-5. Feb 2 ===== Lower Boyner 4 vs. Braxon 2 Upper Boyner 0 vs. Obern 3 Norville 8 vs. Port Rodiqum 3 The round robin wrapped up today with all teams completing their 10 games. Stay tuned for playoffs, beginning Feb 4. A couple of shutouts today, with Lower Boyner losing 5-0 to the Dragons in their fifth straight loss. The Magic Hats bested Port Rodiqum 6-0, which is only the second loss so far for the Hammerheads. The Locomotive took their second win in a row, beating the Daggers 7-5.