Re: This Week In Hockey East
Anyone have any info on teams like McGill, Windsor, Ontario Hockey Academy, Etobicoke, Bluewater, Montreal or Ottawa. These are listed on schedules for Hockeyeast and ECAC teams as exhibitions. Are they College age teams, how do they compare with each other, etc.
I'll give a quick run down on these teams as best as I can....
McGill...Powerhouse College team in the CIS, Plays in the Q. Could be considered a solid D1 team. Squad with mix of youth and very experienced.
Windsor...Mid Pack College team in the CIS. Play in the OUA. Players vary in age from 18 (rookies) to 23 (fifth year vets). Great goalie (from Sudbury).
Ontario Hockey Academy aka OHA...Ontario Int AA team. Similar program to NAHA. Players vary from 15 to 18 years old. Would be a second tier (places 5-10) PWHL team. Won the recent B division at Stoney Showcase. They have several bonafide D1 recruits on their team, including two that have TC-U18 experience.
Etobicoke...Int AA team from the PWHL. Word on the street is an up and coming PWHL team, similar in caliber to OHA. They have one player with TC U18 experience.
Bluewater...Int AA team from the PWHL. Traditionally one of the top 5 teams in the PW, and expected to be the same this year. Several players with TC U18 experience. Many of their former players ply their trade in D1 today.
Montreal.....Not sure which team you are talking about. If it is the CIS team, they are in the same caliber than a Windsor, play in the Q that is dominated by McGill. They have two very standout forward players.
Ottawa...Again are you talking about the PW team or the CIS team ?. CIS team is similar to Montreal CIS team, plays in the Q. The Ottawa PW team is traditionally strong, but not as deep this year as in the past few. Like Bluewater, many of their former players ply their trade in D1 today.
, but PC actually had two wins over McGill this weekend (Friday and Saturday) 
