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1999 Midget Griffins

Team - Inducted 2023

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1997 Bantams

Ryan Blair, Lee Simpson, Trevor Heath, Jason VanLooy, Rob VanBastelaar, Billy O’Neil, AJ Shepley, Jeremiah Myers, Josh Gauthier, Craig Williams, Chris Fox, Jeff Gurd, DJ O’Neil, Andrew Parsons, Rick Fields.

Coaches: Kim O’Neil, Adam Seys, Sheldon Parsons, Collette O’Neil, Ken O’Neil

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1999 Midgets

Rick Fields, Chris Fox, A J Shepley, Ryan Blair, Mike Starr, Brennan Pearson, Jeremiah Myers, Rob VanBastelaar, Jeff Gurd, Dave Logan, DJ O’Neil, Jason VanLooy, Jack Fox, Billy O’Neil, Andrew Parsons, Jon

Bechard, Stephen Dauw, Jason McFadden, Kyle Smith, Lee Simpson.

Coaches: Kim O’Neil, Collette O’Neil, Charlie Pollock, Lloyd Fox

The 1999 Wallaceburg Midget Griffins headed to Nepean - Ottawa for the weekend of August 7-8 to compete in the Ontario Midget C Championships. They would face off against Midland in the opener and were given a stern test before prevailing in a hard-fought game, 8 - 7 in overtime . Game two was an 11-1 thrashing of Owen Sound. In the semi-final round, they were trailing East Gwillimbury 3 - 2 in the 3rd period before storming back to win 8 - 3. In the final vs Gloucester, the Griffins again were down in the 3rd period this time 5 -3. Ryan “ Bun “ Blair shut the door down the stretch as Wallaceburg came back to win the Midget C Ontario Championship with a 6 - 5 victory.

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Head Coach Kim O'Neil and his assistants Charlie Pollack, Lloyd Fox, and Collette O'Neil were successful in taking the team all the way in 1997 and 1999!

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