STAR UPDATES

Nationals Take Game One

The London Nationals took advantage of the powerplay and scored in the first period to put the Stars in an early hole.  Shawn Furlong scored twice and seemed to be a thorn in the Stars side. The Stars had plenty of chances on the powerplay but couldn't find the open net as London beat the Stars 4-1 in the opener.

The game started with both clubs banging in the corners and battling for the puck. An early scrum saw Stars Captain Brad Martin tagged with a Spearing Match Penalty that will keep him out for a few games. That seemed to give the Nationals a jump as they forced the Stars in their own end. The penalty box looked as though it was booked by a Travel Agent as every minute it looked like a Seat Sale.

The Timken Center will be rockin Saturday Night as the Nationals must now travel to St. Thomas with a game time of 7:30pm.

SEMI-FINAL Schedule Announced

The Semi-Final schedule has been announced and will start in London on Wed. Mar 17 @ 7:30pm and back in St. Thomas on Sat. Mar 20 @ 7:30pm. (See schedule on right)

Saturday in St. Thomas also has the Annual Presstran Oldtimer Tourney on all weekend and the multi-purpose room will also have a Silent Auction for the Stars on that same day. There will be some great items to bid on until after the Stars Hockey Game on Pad A.

Thank you to that tourney and other ice user groups for moving some of there dates to accommodate our series with London.

STARS WIN SERIES

The Rocket Killer Dave Morden scored late in the third period to dispose of the second place Rockets. This was the most winningest Strathroy team ever.

A great penalty shot save by Richmond in the first was huge in the Stars win and from there "The Magician" took over.  The persistency of the Stars kept the Strathroy team reeling all series.

Great Job to the Players, the Coaching Staff, Trainers, Managers and Scouting Staff!!

Now its onto the semifinals vs the London Nationals.

Stars take Weekend Wins

Two wins on the weekend have put the Stars into the series lead 3-1 over the Rockets.

In Strathroy, Blake Thomas' 3 goals helped the Stars beat the hometown Rockets 6-4. Jared Richmond made some beauty saves including a great glove save to thwart the Rockets.

In St. Thomas, it was a great game by both goaltenders as the score remained 0-0 until halfway thru the third when Brad Martin scored a shorthander, top shelf...right beside the peanut butter.  Dave Morden scored a powerplay goal minutes later shovelling the coal into the open fireplace. That made it 2-0. Morden has scored in every game this series.

Rockets Tie Series Up

The Strathroy Rockets tied the series at one game each with a 4-3 victory at the Timken Arena. A goal by Walter Easter in the last 4 minutes of the third period stopped a comeback by the Stars.

Down 3-0 in the third period, Dave Morden scored 2 goals within 8 seconds to make it 3-2, then Jake Worrad scored on a nifty pass by Chris Rocca to tie it up at 3-3. But a small letdown by the Stars allowed Easter all alone in front of the Stars goal and he took full advantage of it. The Stars pressured at the last but couldn't score.

Next game of the series is in Strathroy on Saturday, Mar 6 @7:30pm.

Stars Strike First

A solid team effort by the Stars helped win Game 1 of their series with the Strathroy Rockets. Six different Stars players scored in the 6-3 win in Strathroy. Dylan Thomas, Scott Stafford, Jeff Tervit, Dan Grant, Chris Rocca and Drew Collinson tallied goals for the Stars and Jared Richmond had a steady night in goal.  Collinson also added a couple of assists. Right from the start the Stars were on top of their game and seemed focused throughout as they had plenty of scoring chances and thwarted a number of Rocket chances.

Game 2 of the series continues in St. Thomas on Tuesday, March 2 @ 7:30pm.

20 Year Olds Honoured

The four 20 year old veterans of the 2009/10 edition of the Stars were honoured before the last regular season game with the London Nationals.

Jared Richmond, Dan Grant, Dave Morden, and Jeff Tervit were given a thankful salute to their years in Junior B Hockey. Good Luck to all four in their future endeavours.

Check out more photos of this night in our Photo Section - Honouring Veterans.

Stafford Fan Favourite

Scott Stafford was picked as the 2010 Fan Favourite by the Stars Fans.

Stafford joined the Stars in December in a trade with Thorold. The hometown player had his dream come true to play with the Stars.

Stafford spent a few great years with Sarnia and helped them to a league title last year.

PLAYOFFS

Round #2 - SEMI-FINALS

London Nationals vs. St.Thomas Stars

London Leads Series 1-0

GAME 1: London 4 St. Thomas 1

GAME 2: Sat. Mar. 20 @ 7:30pm in St. Thomas

GAME 3: Sun. Mar. 21 @ 7:30pm in London

GAME 4: Tues. Mar. 23 @ 7:30pm in St. Thomas

If Necessary:

GAME 5: Wed. Mar. 24 @ 7:30pm in London

GAME 6: Fri. Mar. 26 @ 7:30pm in St. Thomas

GAME 7: Sat. Mar. 27 @ 7:30pm in London

Congratulations Joe!

The St. Thomas Stars would like to congratulate Joe Thornton for winning an Olympic Gold Medal as part of Team Canada!

We are proud that Joe was a former Star's player and left a great deal of memories with his fans.

Onerun For Cancer

Theresa Carriere will be running 100 km in one day for Breast Cancer. She is the aunt of Stars forward Chris Rocca. She dropped the puck at our last regular season game. Anyone wishing to support this cause can do so by going to her website www.onerun.ca and making a donation.