Oshawa Bruins
A combination of Durham Bulls, Hanet Hawks and Team Pickering, the Bruins have tried to keep their team together for the past 5 years, but due to injuries and other commitments the team has never been totally together until now. The team is built around the strong goaltending of Andrew `Chevy` Platt and Matt Thopmson who always keep this team in games. They have recently named Jordan Freeland as the team new captain which will turn the page on the next chapter for the black and yellow.

York Eagles
The Eagles are returning to the Premier after one year off and with veteran Head Coach Gerry Panza holding the reins, the Eagles are looking to better their last performance falling one point short of the playoffs. The team will once again be lead up front by the `kiddie core`of Matthew Sisca, Anthony Nigro, and Mike Gaggi and the trio of brothers, Mauro, Claudio and Sandro Mignosa. Daniel Sisca will be the anchor for the defence and the goaltending which is always the most important facet on any team may be this team achilles heel.

Brampton Midnight Express
Is this the year that father time catches up to the Express? or have they just retooled and the championship must still go through them? This team still features many players from the championships of the late nineties, but have had added some of the games top players the last few years in Matthew Tremblett, Frankie Giustini and Matthew Martello. If all else fails this team still relies on David Di Gironimo in the net and two of better offensively skilled defensemen in Freddy Pereira and Marc Parravano.

Leominister Flyers
Those of us who have been fortunate enough to spend time attending Junior Worlds will recognize some of these names from the 2006 World Junior Champions, Matt Levesque, Doug Nickel, Bobby Housser, Steve Kendall, Cody Warila and Billy Sullivan. Keep a eye on Josh Merchant who captivated the spectators at the 2010 World Juniors in Villach with his speed. This collection of men from the Leominister will bring speed, speed and more speed and will give us a glimpse into this year Team USA attending the World Championships in June. This young team recognizes the challenge ahead, but the opposition should never question their heart and determination.

Mississauga Hawks
The Hawks are lead by the strong net minding of Ralph Pellicori and the veteran leadership of Steve Cordosa, David Spadea and versatile Rajwonder Sandhu. They are one of the deepest teams in the province and can play team defense. The test for this team isn’t will they compete, but rather can they get their full team out to the games, if they do they road may go through the Hawks.
 

Niagara Iron Men
This collection of men from the Dynamo, Stars and Guns will stymie and frustrate their opposition and if they can have the same success on special teams this team will again be a force. This group will not surprise like they did last year with the return of Matt Harvey. Mike Hedden and we hope to see Chris Risi make the trip down the QEW to continue to show us all the skill that is in the St. Catherines Ball Hockey League.
 

Vaughan Jets
The Jets are back and are one of the provinces longest standing organizations. The Jets have always been amongst the top defensive teams in the province and will continue to rely heavily on the goaltending tandem of Gary Doma and John Di Nardo. The defence will be anchored by Rob Ciccolini, Frank Ferlisi, and Mike Verelli. The team upfront will be lead by Vito Tommasicchio, Ryan Young, Adriano Fiacconi and Fred DeFina who will need to score in order to keep this team in games, but ultimately the health of this team may determine how far the Jets travel towards the orange ball prize as with age comes injuries.

North York Leafs
Since stepping on the ball hockey scene they have been a perennial favourite to take the cup at every level of play and coming off the heels of the Winter Tier I League Championship they have showed that they have arrived. This team exemplifies their fiery leader, General Manager John Ventullo and is lead by forward Shawn Hannon and Jesse Boucher and the goaltending of Alex Liakopoulos. The defence is anchored by Spencer Irving and Joey Parks.
 

Metro Orangemen
This team will rely on rolling their lines and the best collection of young defencemen in the province. They are lead up front by Ricardo Pires, Nelson Pacheco and Anthony Boudreau, but as noted the strength is the ‘D’ cornerstone with Chris Cerqueira and Chris Creador. The Orangemen will require strong goaltending of Turab Bokhari and Dave Montoni to compete with the top teams and leadership from veterans Terry Roache and Paul Lima.
 

Toronto Polar Bears
Fresh off their impressive win of the 2010 Fall Tier II League Championship, this group of players will be in every game with their five on five version of the left wing lock. They have one of the finest power plays in the province and will attempt to capitalize on their opportunities. This group relies heavily on Chris Monaghan, Jeff Wilson and Nelson Soares for offence and their Mr. Everything Al Moore.
 

St. Michael`s
This will be bringing together players from the St. Mike’s and the Danforth Demons and taking the best from each club. The St. Mike’s powerplay, the Demons penalty killing, along with the character of the staff, they are heading into the right direction. The challenge will be for the management and coaching to put all these ingredients together very quickly and build on the winter semi finalist result as this team will provide strong competition for all opposition.
 

Thornhill Steelers
This team will look to bring back the championship by adding some scorers. They play tough defence lead by the goaltending and return of Paul Zarnett. The team looks to veterans Greg Chan, Matt Dowdle and Wes and Brandon Barbowski. The defence is anchored by the Rob Barbowski and Chris Manos. There biggest challenge may be just to get the players out to games, if they can the Steelers will make some noise in the league.
 

Toronto Thunder
Since stepping on the Provincial scene they have been a perennial favourite to take the cup. This team exemplifies the ‘old school’ in Player/Coach Tony Faria and is led by veterans, Glen Bradbury, Rick Da Ponte, Andy and Danny Pacheco. The team will again rely heavily on Mr. Offense, Massimo Principe, Mr. Everything, Paul Duarte and Mr. Versatile, Robert Cardoso to continue to take their game to the next level to claim the ultimate prize.
 

Beeton Xtreme
We have not forgotten the Xtreme and they will be making a return to the Premier level of play in this tournament. The opposition should take note as this collection will be well coached and prepared. This team will roll four lines and six defencemen and will themselves on the opposition with relentless forechecking and hard-nosed defence. This group will be lead by the Junior Team Canada alumni, Robert Crumbie, Rob Rutledge and Brayden Dockerty.
 

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