The
above picture is of a high school hockey team in Smiths Falls Ontario.
What makes this team unusual is that it is the first school hockey
team in the 49 year history of the school, Smiths Falls District
Collegiate Institute. The town of Smiths Falls has a deep
hockey tradition, with several 
players moving on to professional careers or taking advantage of the opportunity
of a hockeyscholarships
in the U.S. The town has two hockey rinks, a thriving minor hockey
system and the school even has had a women's hockey team for a year.
There has been a school hockey league in the area for at least two decades,
but one that did not include SFDCI until 1999.
The driving force behind the team came from |
a few students, including Captain
Dan King andAssistant Captain Scott Cole
who approached teachers & other students to help create interest
in the team. After several 6:00am practices and one
exhibition contest the Hockey Redmen played a 12 game schedule in
the Lanark County Interschool Athletic Association (L.C.I.A.A.).
In their first season, the SFDCI Redmen compiled an excellent 9-1-2 record to lead the league.The team lost in the first league playoff round, but qualified for the regional playoff rounds in March by virtue of their first place standing. The Redmen were 1-1 at the EOSSA round and did not advance to the provincial championships. |
L.C.I.A.A. Regular Season Schedule 1999-2000
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|
Place | Time | |||
| Thursday Dec. 9 1999 | Perth | 10:30am-11:45am | SFDCI 6 | vs | Carleton Place 0 |
| Thursday Dec. 9 1999 | Perth | 1:00pm-2:15pm | SFDCI 5 |
|
Almonte 0 |
| Wednesday Dec. 22, 1999 | Carleton Place | 1:00pm-2:15pm | SFDCI 4 |
|
St. John 4 |
| Wednesday Dec. 22, 1999 | Carleton Place | 3:30pm-4:45pm | Notre Dame 3 |
|
SFDCI 1 |
| Wednesday Jan. 12, 2000 | Brockville | 7:00am-9:15am | SFDCI 3 |
|
St. Mary 0 |
| Wednesday Jan. 12, 2000 | Brockville | 12:00am-1:15pm | SFDCI 1 |
|
Perth 1 |
| Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000 | Almonte | 9:15am-10:30am | SFDCI 6 | vs | Carleton Place 1 |
| Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000 | Almonte | 11:45am-1:00pm | SFDCI 5 | vs | St. John 2 |
| Thursday Feb. 17, 2000 | Perth | 9:15am-10:30am | SFDCI 2 | vs | Notre Dame 1 |
| Thursday Feb. 17, 2000 | Perth | 1:00pm-2:15pm | SFDCI 6 |
|
Almonte 2 |
| Wednesday Feb. 23, 2000 | Carleton Place | 11:45am-1:00pm | SFDCI 5 |
|
Perth 2 |
| Wednesday Feb. 23, 2000 | Carleton Place | 2:15pm-3:30pm | SFDCI 7 |
|
St. Mary 2 |
