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OFF-SEASON UPDATES:

* TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Earlier this spring the Gatineau Express Junior Hockey Club have made a decision to suspend all activities for the 2012-13 season. Their players were drafted among the remaining NCJHL teams. Here is the breakdown:

CUMBERLAND BANDITS:
- David Beloff

EMBRUN PANTHERS:
- Jason Connelly

LA PÊCHE PREDATORS:
- Tedesi Lambert
- Nicolas Dunn

NORTH DUNDAS ROCKETS:
- Pascal Landry
- Darren Grenier
- Félix Fournier

PAPINEAUVILLE VIKINGS:
- Justin Docherty
- Marc-André Gagnon-Bigras
- Mathieu Larose
- Francis Régimbald

ROCKLAND NATIONALS:
- Justin Ménard (G)
- Kevin Dirani

ST-ISIDORE EAGLES:
- Brandon Keller
- Matt Gazzola

VANKLEEK HILL COUGARS:
- Pascal Bastien
- Guillaume Leblanc

* TRADE: The Cumberland Bandits have traded their second round draft to the Papineauville Vikings for future considerations.

~ CONGRATULATIONS to the Embrun Panthers Hockey Club on winning the NCHJL Championship for the 4th consecutive season!

Also, congratulations to Andrew Hampton of Embrun Panthers on winning the Playoff MVP award ~

The regular and playoff season for 2011-2012 is now etched in history....

by Richard Charest

In the quarter finals the Embrun Panthers, Cumberland Bandits, St-Isidore Eagles, and the Rockland Nationals won their respective series eliminating the North Dundas Rockets, Vankleek Hill Cougars, Gatineau Express and the La Pêche Predators respectively.

Games got tighter in the semi finals with the Embrun Panthers winning their series against the Rockland Nationals and the St-isidore Eagles won theirs against the Cumberland Bandits.

As each series moved forward so did the fans in the stands. The final series for the Playoff Championship was no exception as fans from all teams in the league showed up for the final series.

St-Isidore put on a great battle, but the Embrun Panthers with persistence and great goaltending took the Playoff Championship for a fourth consecutive year.

Next season will see some changes in the team rosters as some players have reached the age limit set by Hockey Canada. Some players are moving out of the NCJHL area to pursue their studies and careers, while many others will return. New graduation Minor League players will be joining the NCJHL teams, bringing another dimension to hockey. Players moving into the area will also be looking at joining a NCJHL team.

There is no rest for teams as they are now scheduling their training camps, try outs, etc. for the 2012-2013 season that will be upon us at warp speed.

In order to follow these activities consult the links of teams through the league web site at ww.ncjhl.com

Teams need funding to operate during a season. There are many types of fund raisers that will occur during the summer months. Everyone can help by attending a team’s golf event, BBQ, etc.

Check it out and attend an event or two!

Interested to learn more about NCJHL's by-laws, rules & regulations? Just click on NCJHL Constitution in the above menu.