2012 Season round-up

OK – the 2012 season is done, with a lot fewer rescheduled games than last year, which was very wet and then very hot. 2012 was also hot, but we had water breaks half-way through halves 🙂

The Waterdown Bulldogs, Ancaster Arsenal, and Hamilton Thunder ended their league-leading seasons in dramatic fashion. Already ahead by a few points going into the last week and a half, the Dogs pulled off two victories (Wentworth FC and Panthers). Ancaster beat Dundas and Panthers – and elected to call their last game vs. Hawks a 0-0 draw as neither team was going to field a team. Thunder lost to Cambridge and tied York … they will now play Cambridge in the first round and will be looking for some payback!

In just as dramatic fashion, Rockton beat Brant County FC 2-1 in the last game of the season to secure a playoff spot. Send me an email with how that game played out and I’ll add it here!

Changing topics: fines this year are WAY lower than past years:

2007 – $1,275 83 Yellows 1 Red
2008 – $1,305 73 Yellows 8 Reds
2009 – $1,155 71 Yellows 3 Reds
2010 – $1,320 76 Yellows 6 Reds
2011 – $1,080 70 Yellows 1 Red
2012 – $795 47 Yellows 3 Reds

Also worth noting that there were NO late game reports and NO late game forfeits this entire season – I’m thrilled! A huge compliment to the entire league.

Top goalscorers:
Jordan KERKHOF Waterdown Bulldogs 26
Tim FRANKIW Waterdown Bulldogs 16
Bryan DEWEERD York 15
Andrew KAMSTRA Dundas Assault 12
Eric MIEDEMA Ancaster Arsenal 11
John DEMIK Waterdown Bulldogs 11
Jay VANDERKRUK Rockton Blazers 10
Nick DANTUMA Hamilton Thunder 10

Top shutouts:
Dan AASMAN Dundas Assault 8
James POORT Burlington Hawks 6
Geoff HOFSINK Hamilton Thunder 5
Erik SEPPER Wentworth FC 4
Zach SCHIEDEL Cambridge Cobras 4
Matt WIESKE Hamilton Thunder 4
Duane BROUWER Ancaster Arsenal 3