Squirt, 2009-2010 (Athens Youth Hockey Association | Athens Ohio | Bird Arena)

The Athens Bobcat Squirt Squad concluded the 2009-2010 BTHL season this past weekend by participating in the BTHL tournament in Cincinnati.  Participating in the Bronze A division, the ‘Cats started the tournament as the 5th seed.  However, by the end of the weekend, the ‘Cats proved that they were a team that no one wanted to see on their side of the bracket.

After last weekend’s series of hard fought contests highlighted by Evan Adams’ game winning goal in the closing moments of the first game in Newark, the Athens Bobcats Squirt squad looked to even the score with BTHL foe , Dayton BlueHawks in a pair of Sunday morning games.  The Hawks battled the elements to make the trek to Bird Arena and showed that they had no intentions of going back empty handed.  Both games were physical, intense games in which both teams battled until the end.  However, when the final buzzer sounded, the ‘Cats were on the short end of the stick in both games.

The weekend of January 23rd and 24th proved to be a busy one as the Athens Bobcat squirt squad traveled to Newark to take on the Green team on Saturday and stayed in their own barn to face the Owensboro Puck Hogs in some BTHL play on Sunday morning.  While the ‘Cats have been showing signs of improvement, they were unable to scratch out a victory in these hard fought contests.

The Athens Bobcats squirt squad made the long trek to Owensboro, KY this past Sunday to take on the Puck Hogs in BTHL play.  Owensboro’s beautiful, brand new Edge Ice Arena was the venue for the pair of Sunday morning match-ups that saw the ‘Cats and the Hogs battling from the opening puck drop to the final buzzer.  While the Athens team showed marked signs of improvement, they were unable to get over the hump on this day.

The Athens Bobcat squirt squad hosted the Easton Ducks in a pair of early morning, non-league games on Sunday. Both games were hotly contested and were very entertaining to watch. However, when the day was done, Athens was able to shoot down the Ducks in just one of the two contests.