Welcome to the 2018-2019 AOTHA Hockey Season! We are one week away until puck drop.

Teams rosters and game schedule’s are posted on the website and you can check them out by clicking on the logo’s at the top of the home page.

Please welcome the following players to AOTHA:

• Shawn Bartlett – subbed partial 17/18 season with Neon
• Dylan Holt – subbed partial 17/18 season with Orange
• Rick Gramm – returning
• Brad Brzezinski – returning
• Rob Hodnicki – returning
• Aaron Bain – new (AC ACHA Head Coach)
• Ryan Williams –  new (AC Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach)
• Jim Nicknair – new (AC Athletic Trainer)
• Shawn Courtney – new
• Chris Clarke – new
• Brian Jennings – new
• Brent Schedeler – new
• Todd Dahlberg – new

We’d like to thank the following players for their participation in the advancement of AOTHA over the years, but who have retired and/or stepped away from AOTHA for the upcoming season:

• Matt Patton
• Bob Gardner
• Randy Muck
• Kevin Green
• Kevin Osworth
• Max Gavin
• Casey Irelan
• Larry VanAlstine
• Jason Cooper
• Matt Wieland
• Rick Haglund
• Mike Paternoster

Tony Bell, who joined the league as a skater for the 2017/2018 season will play between the pipes this season.

Good luck to all this season!

Hello AOTHA!

Recently, our website was entered into by an unknown third party and had been sending random posts, which you’ve received. We’ve remedied this, for the time, by removing all email links on our site and removing the users who had their emails hyper-linked on the site. We’re also in the process of updating security features to protect against this in the future.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Please take this short survey to gauge interest in players for the upcoming Adrian Summer Hockey League.

ASHL Survey

The Adrian College Men’s and Women’s NCAA Hockey programs are hosting the 11th Annual Reverse Raffle on Saturday, April 21st starting at 6pm. The $100 ticket, which includes dinner, beer/wine, and roughly, a 1 in 300 chance to win $10,000. A maximum of 344 tickets will be sold. There are also many other opportunities to win cash prizes. 2nd prize is $2000, 3rd is $1000. Last year we paid nearly 30 winners a total of $16,500. There will also be other raffles, games, and prizes throughout the evening.

If interested, please call Shawn Skelly at 248.255.7029 or email him at sskelly@adrian.edu.

All proceeds go directly to the men’s and women’s NCAA Hockey programs at Adrian College to help the programs with equipment and travel expenses.

The round of three elevated four teams to the semi-finals that were peaking at the right time, as both semi-final matches came down to the wire with pulled goalies helping to determine the outcome, with that outcome very much in doubt until the end.

Yellow finished the regular season tied three ways for 2nd place, and tie breakers left them in the 4th seed with the toughest road forward of the bunch. They are the only team that went 3-0-0 in the round of three with wins over Purple, Orange, and Neon, securing the top seed in the semi-final match.

Royal finished the regular season in 6th place and facing two teams seeded ahead of them in the round of three, had an uphill battle in front of them. After opening the round with a loss against Green, they were able to secure wins against Black and Teal to reach the 4th and final seed in the semi-finals, against Yellow.

Royal took a lead into the closing moments of their game with Yellow, where Yellow was able to tie the game with the extra skater. In the extra period, Yellow was able to complete the comeback, win 4-3, and advance to defend their championship in the finals.

Red spent much of the regular season in 1st place, only to finish in the same three way tie for 2nd place with Yellow after a late season slide. With tiebreakers, they got the 2nd seed and they opened the round of three with a tough fought 7-7 tie against Teal, before returning to their winning ways against Silver and Black, locking up the 2nd seed in the semi-final match.

Green finished the regular season in 1st place, matching them up with three teams they finished 2-0 against in the regular season, favored to maintain that seed into the semi-finals. After wins against Royal and Neon, Purple came to play and won, knocking Green down to what would end up being the 3rd seed in the semi-final match.

Green had a one goal lead in the closing minute of the game while Red was applying constant pressure with the aid of an extra skater. After a few pressure relieving icing attempts went wide of the net, one found its way and secured Green’s spot in the finals with a 4-2 victory.

This weekend’s games, 3/25, will open with the consolation game between Red and Royal at 5:00 PM. After the consolation game, the finals will feature Yellow and Green, expected to start about 6:00 PM. This game will go as many periods as necessary to crown an AOTHA 2017/2018 champion, and is sure to delight the mass crowds expected. Whether playing in these games or not, there is league ice afterwards available for open hockey, so come early to watch, and stay for the ice.

After the round of three Playoff games, the four semi finalists have been established, with some shuffling of positions and Royal making a strong play to move up from 6th seed to semi final qualifier. Here are the standings as of the end of the round:

The semi final games will begin at 6:00 PM when Yellow takes on Royal, followed by a 7:00 PM semi final game between Red and Green.

The remaining six teams will play their final game of the season against other eliminated teams. Teal and Orange split their regular season matchups and will face each other at 5:00 PM. Purple will face Neon looking for their first win in this matchup, at 8:00 PM. Silver and Black split their regular season matches as well, and will close out the night at 9:00 PM.

The semi final winners on 3/18 will face each other in the championship game on 3/25, following the consolation game. The consolation game will be at 5:00 PM on 3/25.

Formats for the semi final and final game vary from the regular season and round of three, as ties are not allowed. In the semi final games, if tied at the end of 3 periods, there will be one sudden death overtime period, followed by a 3 player shootout round, followed by individual shootout rounds with different shooters, until a winner emerges. The finals, if tied at the end of 3 periods, there will be sudden death overtime periods until a winner emerges.

Congratulations to Keith Ellis on being voted in by the league to serve as Captain beginning with the 2018/2019 AOTHA season. Thank you all for participating in the vote.

Goalies and goal scorers alike returned to earth as the 58 goal outing of week 1 turned into a paltry 26 goals in week 2. This week’s games eliminated 3 teams from semi-final contention in Orange, Neon, and Purple, while locking 2 teams in the semi-finals in Green and Yellow. Teal or Royal are in, and Red, Silver or Black will take the remaining spot. Games and scenarios follow the standings, with semi-final matchups too many to list. If your team is, or gets eliminated on 3/11 from semi-final contention, stay tuned for one last scheduled matchup on 3/18 between eliminated teams. Here are the standings after this weeks games:

We get a late start on the final weekend of the round of three, with the first game between Orange and Silver kicking off at 6:00 PM. Orange has been eliminated from semi-final contention, unable to catch the top four teams in the standings. Silver can finish in 4th with a win and a Red loss. A Silver tie or loss, or a Red tie or win, eliminates Silver.

The second game of the night begins with a puck drop at 7:00 PM between Green and Purple. Green is playing for seeding, as a win locks them into 1st place, where a tie or a loss could drop them as low as 4th place. Purple has been eliminated from semi-final contention.

The 8:00 PM game is the only play in game of the night. The winner between Teal and Royal will advance, with a tie advancing Teal. With a win or a tie, Teal could finish in any of the top 4 places and in the semi-finals, where a Royal win will have them in 3rd or 4th place and in the semi-finals.

At 9:00 PM, Yellow and Neon will skate in another game with seeding on the line. Yellow is in the semi-finals regardless of this game, but could end up anywhere from 1st to 4th. Neon has been eliminated from semi-final contention.

The round closes with the 10:00 PM game between Red and Black. Red advances to the semi-finals with a win or a tie. Black will be rooting for Orange in the opening game, as they need this victory and a Silver loss or tie against Orange to advance to the semi-finals.

Hello AOTHA,

Please take time and click on the link below to vote for ONE of the individuals to become Captain beginning next season. This individual will complete the final year of the four-year term of Captain Brett White who will lead AOTHA next season as President. This link will be available and open until 11:59pm, Friday, March 9, 2018.

Unfortunately, our last post with the link for the Captain vote was missing an individual who had also expressed interest in becoming a Captain. Please click on the link below to be taken to the vote. Any and all votes already submitted through the previous link will be disregarded, so if you already took the time to vote, I apologize, but you must vote again.

AOTHA CAPTAIN VOTE

The first week of the Playoffs is in the books and it was an exciting night for fans of scoring, with 58 goals netted in the 5 games! Results didn’t mirror seed either, as the semi-final participants are far from secured. Here are the standings after last week:

March 4th’s games open at 5:00 PM with an Orange versus Yellow matchup of the 3rd and 4th seed. A Yellow victory would leave them in a very favorable position heading into their final game of the round against Neon. An Orange victory would have them right back in the mix for the semis when they close out the round against Silver.

At 6:00 PM, Red will take on Silver in a matchup of the 2nd and 8th seeds. Red finds itself in the unfamiliar position of chasing at the moment, sitting in 5th place and first team out of the semis, but with Silver and their final opponent, Black, sitting in front of them, they have a clear path in. With Silver’s 8th seed they are unable to rest on many tiebreakers, and a victory will go a long ways towards securing their playoff turnaround when they close out the round against Orange.

At 7:00 PM, Green will take on Neon in a matchup of the 1st and 7th seeds. A Green victory would leave them at the top of the standings with Purple standing in their way of locking up that top spot in the semis. Neon, in 9th place and few tiebreakers, needs a win to stay in the hunt, with their round of three closing with Yellow.

At 8:00 PM, Royal will face Black in the 6th versus 9th seed game. Royal needs a victory here to get back in the mix before their final matchup of the round against Teal. Going from 9th seed to top 4 is daunting, and a Black win will put them on the doorstep of completing that turnaround the following week when they close out against Red.

At 9:00 PM, Teal will face Purple in the 5th versus 10th seed game. Teal’s tie in the first game kept them hovering just outside of the top 4. A Teal win will have them right in the mix when they close out the round against Royal. Purple will need a win and some help to stay in the mix when they close out the round against Green.