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 Falcons 2012-13 award winners
The St Catharines Rankin Construction Falcons held their annual awards banquet inside Johnny Rocco's on Saturday, May 11th. The list of award winners follows: Ashton Morris Award - Rookie of the Year: John D’Ilario Hall Judd Award - Most Improved Player: Jimmy Sheehan Gary Nelson Memorial Award - Sportsmanship and Dedication: Koddi Quick President's Trophy - Leading Scorer: Ben Walsh J.S. Elliot Trophy - Best Defenceman: Julian Luciani Jack Gatecliff Trophy - Leading Goal Scorer, Regular Season: Luke Karaim General Manager's Trophy - Best Defensive Forward: Spencer DeWolfe Tim Goldwin Trophy - School Academics and Lady Byng Attributes: Luke Karaim Rex Stimers Trophy - Most Valuable player: Julian Luciani Trillium Award - MVP in the Playoffs: Yanni Rallis Molson Three Stars Awards: 1) Luke Karaim; 2) Ben Walsh; 3) Jesse Miller Craig Award - Most Dedicated Falcons Team Member: Ed Chiborak Jack Lennard Memorial Award - Volunteer of the Year: Brent Archer Bennett to attend Brock in September
Falcons forward #55 Mitch Bennett has confirmed that he will attend Brock University this September. Bennett, of Fenelon Falls, notched 18 goals and 25 assists in 32 regular season games in 2012-13 for St Catharines. Of those 18 goals, 6 came on the power-play. The 6'-4" power forward will join, among other former Falcons, Johnson Andrews on the Badgers. CONGRATULATIONS MITCH! Luciani commits to U of Windsor
Falcons 2012-13 leading defenseman #44 Julian Luciani has committed to attend the University of Windsor this September. Luciani, recruited by several CIS schools, outscored all Falcons defenseman during the regular season with 22 goals in 47 games played, totalling 68 points. 'Looch' grabbed 4 goals (12 points) in the Golden Horseshoe Conference playoffs this year, and led all Falcons in scoring during the Sutherland Cup Round Robin series with 3 goals and 3 assists. The GOJHL All Star was also voted the top defenceman of the Golden Horseshoe Conference. Luciani joins former Falcons Kenny Bradford and Curtis Longland on the Windsor Lancers hockey club. CONGRATULATIONS JULIAN! Grand Prize Winner Announced
Clayton Donatelli - Niagara-on-the-Lake Clayton wins his choice of a free furnace or air conditioner! CONGRATULATIONS CLAYTON! THANK YOU to Bonneville Heating & Air Conditioning for being a proud sponsor of the Falcons! WIN A TRIP TO CUBA!
Get your tickets at any Falcons home game! Draw date is July 26, 2013! Full contest details and rules can be found under the CUBA page. http://stcatharinesfalcons.pointstreaksites.com/view/stcatharinesfalcons/win-a-trip-to-cuba-contest  ROWAN'S NIGHT GOLDEN HORSESHOE CHAMPIONS
By Bill Potrecz, The Standard
FALCONS WIN BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS, ADVANCE TO SUTHERLAND CUP ROUND ROBIN Winning never gets old as far as Spencer DeWolfe is concerned. The veteran forward, who already has an Ontario Junior B and Junior C championship to his credit, further padded his resume with another Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, Golden Horseshoe Conference championship Friday night. DeWolfe scored a goal and turned in his usual solid performance as the St. Catharines Falcons held off the Welland Junior Canadians 3-2 before 2,169 fans at Jack Gatecliff Arena in Game 7 of one of the most memorable finals in recent memory. The championship is the 17th in team history and second in a row for the Falcons, who now advance to the Sutherland Cup round-robin championships. St. Catharines is slated to host either London or Cambridge Friday. Details will be worked out later this week. DeWolfe was on the ice as the Junior Canadians put forth a furious rally to attempt to tie the game and send it into overtime. When the final buzzer went off at 9:21 p.m., the Falcons mobbed goaltender Jonathan D’Ilario before composing themselves long enough to shake hands with their more than worthy opponents. Then it was party time. “I’m going for a three-peat,” DeWolfe said amidst the chaos on the ice afterwards. “It’s fun. Being here for four years it’s like a family. You wonder if it’s your last junior game or not but this team is one of the most fun I’ve ever been with. “Winning is the only thing for this organization.” St. Catharines coach/general manager Frank Girhiny, who guided the Falcons to their first Sutherland Cup last season, couldn’t agree more. “There’s nothing like winning,” Girhiny said after stopping for a congratulatory hug from his parents. “For a team like us, we’ve been in first place since Day 1. “We’ve been trying to push the kids to stay there and that’s the challenge as coaches. All in all, they were focused to win and tonight, no matter what happened, they were winning.” Veteran defenceman Jimmy Sheehan, who had an outstanding series and scored two goals Friday including the game winner, was all smiles after shaking hands with Welland. “That’s why it’s seven games,” Sheehan said. “They came out and played their best and took it to us, but at the end of the day, we got the win.” Things started on an ominous note for St. Catharines when Riley Brooks floated a shot past D’Ilario that the St. Catharines goaltender flubbed just 3:15 into the game. The Falcons responded with a pair of goals by DeWolfe and Sheehan to go up 2-1 after one. Welland asserted themselves much more in the second and were rewarded when IceDogs draft pick Matt Gillard tied the game eight minutes into the middle frame. Sheehan then put the Falcons up on a fluke goal late in the period when his wrist shot from the point banked off McDougall’s leg after rebounding off the end boards. Welland pushed hard for the tying goal in the third and both teams appeared exhausted at times, drained from an extended seven-game series. Several Falcons tipped their caps to the Junior Canadians. “It was a perfect Game 7,” Girhiny said. “It was awesome. “Welland was so much better than I thought they were, to be honest. They stuck to their game plan and what a way for a Golden Horseshoe final to end.” D’Ilario more than made up for his earlier flub, making two key saves in the dying seconds, including one as time ran out. Falcons facts: Jordan Bailey (leg), Jake Bowman and Riley Dunda did not dress for the Falcons.... Aaron Beally (foot), Adam Barron and Spencer Giles were scratched for the Junior Canadians.... Brock men’s hockey coach Murray Nystrom was in attendance.... Greg Jambrosich was nailed for a 10-minute misconduct for a warmup violation.... The 50/50 draw went for $2,375.... The Game 7 was the first Golden Horseshoe final to go the distance since the Thorold Blackhawks topped the Falcons in 2008. bill.potrecz@sunmedia.ca Falcons biggest/shortest fan visits team
3 year old Jackson tours the Falcons dressing room with #44 Julian Luciani and the entire team after Friday's 5-1 win over Welland. Photo courtesy of J Coholan. Falcons BIG winners at GHC awards
Below is a list of the recent winners at the Golden Horseshoe Conf Awards:
Stormer Santana and John D'ilario---Goaltending Award, Lowest GA Barbara Jean Lick--Volunteer of The Year  Falcons Fans Booster Bash - RESULTS
1) $500 - #556 Dave Cameron 2) $500 - #626 Paul Coates 3) $500 - #162 Will "the Barber" Therriault 4) $500 - #197 Marnie Hannahson 5) $500 - #274 Carole Ann Tobert Attendance Prize Winner: $200 - Bob MacNeil Early Bird Prize Winners: $125 on Jan. 25th - Anny Felicetti, Niagara Falls, Ontario $100 on Feb. 8th - Ron Quinn, Jordan, Ontario FALCONS VISIT LOCAL METRO TOONIE DRAW WINNERS
Below is a list of the winners from the December 21st, 2012, 1) #460 Geoff Holman, St Catharines - 4.8 cu ft Refrigerator 2) #867 George Darte, St Catharines - GPS 3) #1274 Jackie Grant, Welland - 8 Bottle Wine Cooler 4) #121 Pat Buckland, Niagara Falls - 20 Falcons Regular Season Tickets 5) #843 Mike Robertson, St Catharines - Digital Camera 6) #953 Brittany Goldwin, Thorold - Microwave Oven 7) #1272 James Jervis, St Catharines - 10 Falcons Regular Season Tickets
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to all for supporting your Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!  RING PRESENTATION   |
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