Friday September 19th
The Shield moved to 4 wins and 0 losses on friday night against the expansion team Ville-Marie Dragons with a very convincing 13-3 victory.

"I asked the boys to play a more disciplined game and overcome the penalty problems that we've experienced in the first three games." commented Coach Irons. "The boys responded with a very disciplined game against an extremely chippy Ville-Marie. In a number of incidents Ville-Marie players tried to get our players to engage in fights or retaliation type penalties; but the boys would not be fooled."

The Shield now travel to Thornhill to participate in the GMHL College Showcase Cup where they will play a league game against the Espanola Kings in front of what is expeted to be numerous NCAA scouts.

Saturday September 20th
At the inaugural Showcase weekend in Thornhill the Shield played a league game against the Espanola Kings. The Shield came out on top by a score of 9 to 1 as it might be suggested that Espanola could be in a rebuilding year.

This game was never really in doubt as the Shield scored early and often. This puts the Shield's win streak at 5 games, closing in on the franchise record 7 game win streak from last season.

When asked about the game coach Irons stated "GM Gord Carey and myself recruited our players based on speed and skill. With theimplementation of the NCAA rules this year there is no room for fighters or players whose games rely on hooking or holding their opponents.". Irons also stated "I believe our team's speed and skill will challenge the top teams in the GMHL.".

Next week the Shield take on last year's Russell Cup championship team the Bradford Rattlers. This should prove to be the toughest test to date this year as Bradford is another team with a reputation for highly skilled and fast hockey. So mark next Friday on your calendar and be at the Gravenhurst Centennial Center when the puck drops at 7:30pm. This will be an exciting match up to be sure!