2009
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BLAST Off Into The Future With A New Common Team Name
Burlington, May 8, 2009 - Ringette Association of Burlington announced the Name The Team voting results during its Annual General Meeting last night. With the total votes of 138 (63 first place votes), BLAST won over the other choices - Attack, Bandits, Bengals, and Sharks. The rebranding program will be in full swing in the upcoming season, according to Karen Walter, RAB's President. |
A Golden Finale To An Amazing Season For The Burlington Panthers
Mississauga, April 3-5, 2009 - Fresh from winning the Southern Region Banner game against Mississauga just a week before, the Panthers were at it again at the Regional Tournament. The Burlington team faced the host team, the Mississauga Mustangs, in their first game of the tournament. With the recent history behind these two teams, revenge was expected from the Mustangs, and the Panthers were ready to meet the challenge. With discipline and hard work by all players, the Panthers defeated the Mustangs 5-2.
In the next game, Burlington played against Newmarket, and won in a 4-0 shutout - the second of the season for Carly and her teammates. The two wins advanced the Panthers to the gold medal game on Sunday against, yes, Mississauga Mustangs.
The ice was set for a very exciting game between these two arch rivals in their final match of the season, and they didn't disappoint. The Burlington Panthers played solidly at both ends of the rink, and successfully managed to keep the Mustangs off the scoresheet until late into the second period. The Panthers won the game with a 5-1 final score and were awarded the gold medal.
Congratulations to all Panthers players and the Coaches for an amazing season of ringette, and thank you for a year full of fun, nail-biting excitement, and great friendships.
Click here to watch the various video clips and photos courtesy of the greatest group of ringette parents in the world.
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Burlington Panthers - Southern Region Tween B Champions
Burlington, March 29, 2009 - The Burlington Panthers defeated Mississauga Mustangs in a high-intensity match which was settled in a shoot-out. The Mustangs got on the scoreboard first, but the Burlington players persevered, kicked it up a notch, and forced an overtime with a 5-5 score at the end of the second period. When overtime didn't settle it, a shoot-out was ordered. Focused and determined, the Panthers won the shoot-out and were awarded the Championship banner. Congratulations Panthers and Coaches for a job very well done!
Click here to watch the videos (5 parts) and re-live the excitement.
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Burlington Panthers at the Hamilton Tournament
Hamilton, March 13-14, 2009 - The Panthers played Ayr in the first game of the tournament and won handily with an 8-3 score for Burlington. In the next game, Burlington faced Caledonia and fought hard to a 4-4 tie. In the final game of the round-robin, Burlington Panthers played against the team from Elora-Fergus. Despite the hard work by the Panthers players, Elora-Fergus won and advanced to the medal game. |
Panthers Triumphed Over Caledonia
Burlington, March 11, 2009 - The Burlington Panthers won a decisive victory over the Caledonia team on Wednesday night. Caledonia scored the first point of the game, but within seconds the Panthers matched it, and never looked back. The final score was 10-3 for Burlington. Special congratulations to Jessica on her first ringette goal, and to Rhiannon on her first of the season. Way to go Panthers. |
Ringette Goes Prime Time on Rick Mercer Report
The Rick Mercer Report was on location in Ottawa to tape a segment on the Cambridge Turbos of the National RIngette League recently. The episode will be aired on March 3, 2009 on CBC at 8:00 PM. The show will be available at www.youtube.com/mercerreport after it airs on TV. Check out www.ringette.ca for more details.
Slideshow of the photos taken during the filming of the episode can be viewed here.
Click here to watch the video. |
Panthers chalked up another win
Burlington, February 22, 2009 - The Burlington Panthers registered a 6-3 win against the Mississauga Mustangs on Sunday. The Panthers played with great intensity, got on the scoreboard first, and kept the lead throughout the match. Great work, Panthers! Congratulations Sarah W on an amazing 4-goal game. Go Panthers Go!
Click here fo view the photos from the game »» |
Another silver for the Burlington Panthers
Kitchener, February 13-15, 2009 - Congratulations, Burlington Panthers, on an impressive performance at the Kitchener Tournament - the third medal of the season. And, what a thrilling ending it was!
The Panthers' medal hunt began with an 8-1 win over the Whitby team. In the second game of the tournament, the Panthers were met with a real challenge in the game against a dominant Exeter team who took the win. The Panthers bounced back and beat Waterloo 7-4 in the last round-robin competition, and advanced to the final against Exeter.
Despite being out-sized physically, the Panthers came to play with grit, determination, and smart plays. The Burlington players came together as a team, played hard and forced a sudden-death overtime in the most thrilling, heart-stopping, nail-biting fashion. The Panthers gave it their all, and took home the silver with the final score of 6-5 for Exeter.
"Every single one played so hard and we could not have asked for anything more from the team," said Coach Erin in her post-game address to the team. "You played as a team, you lost as a team and you won as a team. In our eyes, we won gold this weekend!"
The latest silver medal makes it a perfect 3-for-3 for the Burlington Panthers - three tournaments, three medals. Congratulations Panthers players and coaches! Click here to view slideshow of photos from the Kitchener Tournament.
Special Note: All three Burlington teams competed at the 2009 Kitchener Golden Ring Tournament did not go home empty handed - silver for Burlington Open B team and silver for the Petite B team. Way to go Burlington!
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Convincing victory for Panthers in Newmarket
Newmarket, February 8, 2009 - The Burlington Panthers scored a convincing 6-2 win against the home team in Newmarket. Faced with the challenge of a much shortened bench in the first game after a 10-day rest, the Panthers players pulled off an amazing feat and won big. The players' determination to win and the creative game plan by the coachs are key in the victory. Congratulations Alex on an impressive 5-goal performance. |
RAB invites suggestions for common team name
Burlington, February 1, 2009 - RAB invites Panthers families to submit suggestions for a common team name. Details »» |
NEW FEATURE: Panthers Videos are here
Burlington, February 1, 2009 - Thanks to Bill Watson for video editing and conversion, and the brilliant camera work by John Batchelor, we can now watch and enjoy the Jan 25 Burlington vs Markham game on video. The full game has been edited into four parts. Enjoy! Note: this link will take you to YouTube site. Click here to view the videos.
Don't forget to check out our new Panthers Videos link for other videos.
Special thanks to Jean Zangao, long overdue appreciation, for providing the team with hundreds of great photos for our enjoyment. |
Panthers on fire at Iceland Arena
Mississauga, Jan 24, 2009 - The Burlington Panthers put on an exciting performance against Mississauga at the Iceland Arena on Saturday night. From the opening buzzer right through to the end, the Burlington players played with great intensity, but with purpose and discipline in a very physical game. The teamwork paid off in a 5-2 victory for Burlington. Way to go, Panthers!
Burlington, Jan 25, 2009 - The Panthers hosted the Markham Bears on Sunday. Despite the good effort shown by the Burlington team, the visitors took the win. Click here to view to view photos from the Burlington vs Markham game. |
Silver medal for Burlington Panthers
Burlington, Jan 16-18, 2009 - The Burlington Panthers won silver at the 15th Annual Bur Bear Ringette Tournament on the weekend. The quest for medals began with a game against Cambridge team on Saturday morning. Despite the hard work shown by the Panthers, Cambridge took the win.
The Burlington Panthers faced the St. Thomas team in the next round-robin game and won the match by a score of 5-4. The win took the team to the Semi Final game which was a rematch against St. Thomas.
In the Semi Final game - the third game of the day for the Panthers, the Burlington players showed up and performed amazingly. The Panthers beat the St. Thomas team in a 5-0 shutout. The first shutout of the season for Carly and the Panthers - congratulations!
The victory advanced the Burlington team to the final game against Cambridge on Sunday. The Burlington Panthers arrived fully energized, worked hard and kept pace with the tough Cambridge team. But, at the end, the Panthers took second place and were awarded the silver medals.
Congratulations Burlington Panthers for the second silver medals of the season! Next medal stop - Kitchener Tournament.
Click here to view slideshow of photos from the Bur Bear Tournament. |
Special congratulations to Coach Erin H and Erin G for an impressive double medal performance at Bur Bear - for coaching the Panthers to silver and for playing and winning a silver medal with the Burlington Open B team. |
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Back-to-back wins for Panthers
Paris, Jan 10, 2009 - The home team took a three-goal lead early in the Saturday game in Paris. Despite the three-goal deficit against a tough team, the Panthers persevered and performed the greatest comeback of the season. The Burlington players stuck to their game plan and scored four unanswered goals to win the game 4-3.
Burlington, Jan 11, 2009 - Less than 24 hours later, the Burlington Panthers were back on the ice to host the game against the Newmarket team on Sunday. Fresh from a very dramatic win of the night before, the Panthers beat the visitors 3 - 2, and scored a second victory of the weekend. Way to go, Panthers! Click here to view photos. |
Burlington Panthers' Christmas Celebration
Burlington, Dec 21, 2008 - Burlington Panthers' Christmas celebration began with a Panthers vs Parents game at Nelson Arena, which ended with the Panthers in the lead. The celebration continued with a Pot Luck Christmas Lunch, gift exchange, and the presentation of the Burlington Panthers new team jackets. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. Click here to see more photos.
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Burlington Panthers victorious in Ayr
Ayr, Dec 7, 2008 - Huge team effort by all players gave Panthers a big 7-1 win against the home team. Way to go, Panthers. Photos from today's game are on Photo Gallery. Please also revisit the St. Catharines tournament slideshow - new photos were added today.
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Burlington takes silver at St. Catharines Tournament
St. Catharines, Nov 30, 2008 - With a loss and a tie in the earlier games, the Burlington Panthers battled back and won against the Newmarket team 4-2 in their third game and advanced to the medal match with the slimmest margin of point differential advantage. In the final game against the Ajax-Pickering team, the Panthers fought hard and brought home the silver. Congratulations, Panthers!
Check out the Photo Gallery for more photos from the tournament including NEW PHOTOS (added Dec 7).
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