Guelph Wins Again !

The goals started early and just kept coming. The Storm quickly jumped ahead 3 to 0 and had Brampton on their heels for the majority of the game. Strong team defense and solid goaltending turned aside any attempts by Brampton to get back into the game. Final score, 6-1 Guelph.

Photos are now on line -photos.

Nice write up on the team's tournament win on the OMHA web site under the "lastest news" items. Link to the page is -link. Click on "full story" below the icon.

The post on "hydration" is still available -hydration and contains valuable information for you to review throughout the season.

Upcoming Action -

.... Road game Niagara Falls Thursday Nov 1st,at 8:10.Stamford Arena in Niagara Falls -map

Ken

Hydration

Water and Hydration
Your body is made up of 65-75 % water
Water has many important functions in your body including:
· Helps carry oxygen and nutrients to working muscles and remove
..wastes
· Sweat production that helps body temperature regulation
· Important in maintaining normal blood pressure and heart rate
· Helps with organ cushioning and joint lubrication

Dehydration: The Invisible Opponent
Dehydration (for our purposes) is a state that occurs when an athlete loses more fluids than he/she takes in. Under normal conditions, our bodies can tolerate minor degrees of dehydration, rehydrating later, when water is more available. The trouble is that even these minor degrees of water deficits can have significant effects on athletic performance.

Signs of dehydration
· Increased body temperature
· Rapid heart beat (loss of 2 lbs of fluid increases heart rate by 8
...beats/minute)
· Decreased concentration
· Cramping, nausea, headaches
· Impaired performance - a1 to 2% dehydration can cause up to a10 % reduction in
...performance! (some recent studies dispute these figures)

The Thirst reflex is a delayed reaction to dehydration, often not occurring until we are significantly dehydrated. This means that by the time you are thirsty, you are probably already dehydrated!

Therefore, you must “Think to Drink!”

Before Games: Drink 2 cups (a 500 ml bottle) of fluid, preferably water, 1 to 2 hours before game time. Your kidney will help eliminate any excessive above what your body needs.

During Games: Try to drink frequently during the game, small sips between shifts rather than gulping when you feel thirsty. Drinks need to be dilute: water is still probably the best to drink while playing hockey. If using a sports drink, use no more than 6-8% carbohydrate (Gatorade: 6%, Eload: 6%, Powerade: 8%).

After the Game: Drink to replenish body water stores and help with the preparation necessary for future practice/competition. Choose whatever works for you. There is evidence that athletes will drink more readily if they like the taste of the drink. There is also evidence that consuming carbohydrates, with water, helps speed up water absorption as well as helping to restore depleted body supplies of carbohydrate.

Fuel and Refuelling
Studies suggest that athletes who hydrate with sports drinks outperform athletes who hydrate with just water in a number of key performance measures, including the ability to exercise longer before succumbing to fatigue, the ability to maintain a faster sprint speed in the second half of a competition, and the ability to exhibit higher explosive power both overall and later in exercise.

Just a thought… A recent study looked at the effectiveness of various sports drinks and conclude that chocolate milk, immediately after exercise, is just as good


Much of this information has been obtained from Gatorade’s “Hydration” web site http://www.gatorade.com/hydration/ and from an excellent book by Heidi Smith (Sports Nutritionist) “Nutrition for the Long Run”. Available from the Health and Performance Centre or online www.heidismithnutrition.com.

Guelph Wins, Guelph Wins !!!!

. Way To Go !!!

After falling behind 3 to 1, the team battled back to edge out the Welland Tigers, 4 to 3, earlier this evening. The game was characterized by strong team defensive play and timely scoring.

Well done!

Game photos:

Welland Oct 8th (just a few, too foggy at ice level)- photos

Oakville to follow shortly.

.....Ken (league results to date -Guelph)


Upcoming Action -

........... Road game Oakville Oct 22th, 7:35, River Oaks B -map

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From the Manager...

To follow shortly

Thanksgiving Tournament - Whitby

Way To Go Champs !!!!

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Our first tournament championship!

After falling behind 2 to 0, the team battled back to edge out the Nepean Raiders in the championship game earlier today. Strong team defense and timely scoring lead Guelph to a closely fought 3 to 2 victory.

Guelph had a record of 2-1-1 in the round robin games, avenging their only loss by eliminating host Whitby in the semi-finals by a 4 to 0 score.

Congratulations to all! Well done!

Thanks to friends and family for all their support.

Game photos:

Kitchener Oct 6th - photos

Nepean Oct 6th - photos

Whitby Oct 7th - photos

Central Oct 7th - photos

Semi-finals Whitby Oct 8th - photos

Championship Game - Nepean Oct 8th - photos

Oakville to follow shortly.

.....Ken (league results to date -Guelph)


Upcoming Action -

...........Home game Welland Oct 18th, 7:00, Victoria

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From the Manager...
We have been given official notice that the PeeWee Division for the Powerplay tournament will be cancelled.

Team jersey washing directions:
-the crimson dye will bleed into the white areas, making the white pink, unless you following the following directions to set the dye!

FYI - the crimson jersey may bleed into the white fabric - scotchguard the crest if u want to keep it nice - then when u do wash the jersey - separate load - cold water and 1 cup of white vinegar to set the crimson dye - should be fine to wash with other items later on - the vinegar will prevent the colours from bleeding into each other

..........6 to 1 !!!!!

(Actually 7 to 1, Katylin's goal should have counted!)
Congratulations team on your first victory!

Recent game photos:

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Niagara Falls photos -photos

Brampton photos -photos

Hamilton photos -photos

Upcoming Action -

...........Practice Wednesday Oct 3rd, 5:30-6:20, West End Rec 1
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.....Whitby Thanksgiving Tournament Schedule-schedule
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Ken (results to date -Guelph)

From the Manager...
We have been given official notice that the PeeWee Division for the Powerplay tournament will be cancelled.

Booking information for the Holiday Inn Oshawa
Please book ASAP. The hotel is approx 5 min (on the 401) to the Whitby arena. Group code is GJR. The parents can either call the hotel directly at 905 576 5101 or 1800 HOLIDAY to make their reservations, and access the group rate by quoting the group code.
They have until Friday September 28th to make their reservations.

Team jersey washing directions:
-the crimson dye will bleed into the white areas, making the white pink, unless you following the following directions to set the dye!

FYI - the crimson jersey may bleed into the white fabric - scotchguard the crest if u want to keep it nice - then when u do wash the jersey - separate load - cold water and 1 cup of white vinegar to set the crimson dye - should be fine to wash with other items later on - the vinegar will prevent the colours from bleeding into each other