News (Saugeen Shores Winterhawks)

By Jordan Mackinnon: The Saugeen Shores Winterhawks announced the hiring of Ben Antler as the team’s new Head Coach on Tuesday. The Port Elgin native has spent the past two seasons as an Assistant Coach and will now assume the head coaching duties. “We’ve been impressed with Ben’s progression over the past two ...

By Jordan Mackinnon: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the teams of the WOAA Sr. "AA" Hockey League have agreed to cancel the 2020/21 season. The following statement was issued by the league: "The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has created a unique situation that is still evolving; the W.O.A.A continues to work with ...

By Jordan Mackinnon: As part of our efforts to keep you informed, the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks have the following summer 2020 update to pass along. The COVID-19 pandemic is the number one priority of all teams in the WOAA Sr. Hockey League. Representatives from each team recently held a virtual meeting as part of ...

By Jordan Mackinnon: The Saugeen Shores Winterhawks have issued the following statement: Earlier this week, the executive of the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks accepted the resignation of Head Coach Matt Turcotte. "We would like to thank Turk for his dedication and passion over the past two seasons," said President Gord ...

By Jordan Mackinnon: The Saugeen Shores Winterhawks have cancelled this summer's annual awards banquet. The decision was made as a result of the restrictions on public gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "It became increasingly apparent we could not safely host the banquet this summer, whether the restrictions ...

By Jordan Mackinnon: The Saugeen Shores Winterhawks scored early, but not often enough to avoid elimination at the hands of the Tillsonburg Thunder. The Winterhawks dropped a 4-2 decision in Game 6 of their WOAA Sr. "AA" quarterfinal series, losing the series by the same margin. It started off promising for Saugeen ...

By Jordan Mackinnon: Jeff Flagler was perfect as the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks lived to fight another day. Flagler made 32 saves for the shutout as the Winterhawks took a 4-0 victory in Game 5 of their WOAA Sr. "AA" quarterfinal series, staving off elimination. The two teams were coming off a penalty-free affair in ...

By Jordan Mackinnon: Overtime once again delivered a heartbreaker for the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks. Corbin Bean scored 4:48 into overtime to give the Tillsonburg Thunder a 3-2 win in Game 4 of the WOAA Sr. "AA" quarterfinal series. For the fourth consecutive game in this series, the Winterhawks gave up the opening ...

By Jordan Mackinnon: Lauchlin Elder had five points and Miles MacLean had four points as the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks struck back in their series with the Tillsonburg Thunder. The Winterhawks scored on the power play twice to pace themselves to a 6-4 win in Game 3 of their WOAA Sr. "AA" quarterfinal series. It was ...

By Jordan Mackinnon: After a less than ideal start to the playoffs, the Winterhawks look to rebound during a must-win weekend. The Winterhawks dropped the opening two games of their WOAA Sr. "AA" quarterfinal series with the Tillsonburg Thunder, a 5-4 overtime heart-breaker at The Plex in Game 1, followed by a 6-2 ...