Game On Magazine - April 2017 Game on Preview Edition | Page 44

LUNDAR FALCONS
Keith Monias, Cross Lake Islanders
CROSS LAKE ISLANDERS
Cross Lake, a good young
team last year (18-15-0-1) will
be a much more experienced
team this year. And because
GM Vaughn Blacksmith only
loses a limited number of
21-year-olds, he believes the
Islanders will be a Top 5 team
this season.
Among the stars eligible to
return are 19-year-old Keith
Monias, the team’s leading
scorer last year. He led the club
with 26 goals and 57 points
in 26 games last year and if he
returns, the Islanders won’t
have any trouble scoring.
Other star players from last
year (all of whom were rookies
in 2016-17) who are age-eligi-
ble to return include 25-goal
scorer Tyler Monias, 26-goal
scorer Treymian Trout and
28-point man Vince Scott.
As well, both goaltenders,
Kris Wood Ross (9-8-0-1) and
Tory Monias (9-7-0-0) will be
21 this season and both can
return.
If the Islanders get their vet-
erans back, this will be a tough
team to beat.
NORWAY HOUSE NORTHSTARS
It was a tough year in 2016-
17 for the Northstars. They
had five rookies among their
very best players and used
more than a dozen affiliate
players last year. This year, the
Northstars need their young
charges to take a big step
forward after going 2-32-0-0
last year.
Among the rookies who
are still age-eligible to return
this year are Durrel Rots who
had 25 points in 32 games in
his first season in the KJHL;
Clinton Apetagon, a defense-
man who was the team’s sixth
leading scorer; and Vergus
Chartier, who had seven points
in 10 games and was eighth in
scoring for Norway House.
As well, No. 2 scorer Harley
Muminawatum, who had 15
goals in 30 games as a 20-year-
old; Conley Spence, 19, who
was the third leading scorer;
and 18-year-old Hunter York
who had 19 points in 17 games
last year.
Young goalie Joel Monias
from Wasagamack, Man., was
only 17-years-old last year
and it’s hoped he’ll return for
2017-18.
Ever since Cross Lake en-
tered the league, Norway House
has been a rebuilding team.
Last year, with a load of rookies
and A.P.s, the Northstars might
be ready to step up.
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It was a difficult year for the
Falcons in 2016-17 as Lundar
went 9-24-0-1 and finished
fourth in the tough South
Division.
However, the Falcons have
a number of its top players
eligible to return in 2017-18
and general manager Neil
Thage believes his club “will be
competitive.”
“We were pretty young
last year,” Thage said. “We’re
expecting at least 12 returnees
and depending on how guys
do with their Jr. A tryouts, we
might see even more return.”
Leading scorer Landen
Gray, who had 29 goals and 55
points in 27 games last season,
will be a 21-year-old this
season; No. 2 scorer Dennon
Sichewski, 18, had 16 goals
and 30 points in 28 games last
season; and No. 4 scorer, Craig
Wiess, who had 21 points in 27
games is also eligible to return.
If young goaltender Bra