Sunday August 31st Exhibition Game

2:30pm the Blues will host Peterborough at the Eddie Bush arena in Collingwood.

Season tickets will be avaiable for sale at the game.

SEASON TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE

Season tickets are now available for the upcoming 2009 season.

Individual passes are $125 and family passes (2 adults, 2 children) are available for $250 and new "couples" pass is available for $200. Prices include taxes and handling charges.

Season passes are a great value for Blues fans. This years passes are 40% off individual game prices, and based on a league wide survey are 20% less on average of most clubs pass costs !

Payments by chq can be made out to the " Collingwood Blues" and mailed to

Collingwood Blues Hockey Club c/o Darrell Mussell 7485 Nottawa SR E, RR2 Collingwood, ON L9Y 3Z1

They will also be available at the gate starting Sunday Aug 31st for the Peterborough exhibition game at 2:30pm.

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BLUES WIN THREE AT COTTAGE CUP

The Collingwood Blues finished in a three way tie for first overall in the round robin of the 2008 Cottage Cup.

The top two teams advanced directly to the final. The Blues were the odd team out in the goals for and against tie breaker. Lindsay and Burlington competed for the Cup.

Thanks to Craig Shaw of the Huntsville Otters for the brief re caps of each game.

The Blues are in action Friday in Peterborough and host the Stars Sunday August 31st at 2:30.

6:00pm Friday Burlington 6 Collingwood 2

Burlington controlled the majority of the game coming away with a 6-2 victory. Scoring 2 goals for Burlington was former Huntsville Otter Derek Szasz.

Collingwood were able to muster two goals, but were outskated by a stronger Burlington team.

9:00AM Saturday Collingwood 4 Port Hope 1

A determined Blues team took the ice today to impress after their defeat Friday and were able to come away with a win. Port Hope was unable to capitalize on 6 powerplay opportunities.

Andrew Boyle had 3 points for Collingwood and Steve Taylor and Troy Craig each had two point efforts.

Dave Harris scored the lone goal for Port Hope.

5:00PM Collingwood 4 Lindsay 3

Lindsay was looking to keep a perfect record intact in this one but was unable to as Collingwood was looking for their second win of the day.

Andrew Ciampichini scored two in the first, but was tossed for fighting in the second so he could not complete the hat trick.

Jordan Duckworth chipped in two assists for the Blues.

Lindsay was lead by Brad Langford with 2 goals and Nic Lamer with 2 Assists.

10:00AM Sunday

Collingwood 4 Seguin 1

In the morning game Sunday the Bruins and Blues gave a preview of the season with the Blues coming away the victor.

Scoring for the Blues was led by Brett Zeggil with two. Other scorers were Dan Latour and Mike Belanger for Collingwood.

Seguin's lone goal was scored by Michael Lamontagne.

THERE IS STILL TIME TO BECOME A BILLET FAMILY

Families interested in billeting a Blues player are invited to an information session Tuesday August 19th at 7pm at the Eddie Bush Arena in Collingwood.

The Collingwood Blues invite families to join in with our current billet families in supporting the players from out of town living in our community. More Billet information to be updated Today !!

Our billet program gives these young men the opportunity to play, go to school, work and be productive in the Collingwood community.

Our billet program enables us to be competitive on the ice and is an important and valuable part of our Junior A hockey program

For details on our Billet Package & Compensation Package Please contact Director of Hockey Operations Darrell Mussell at 705-441-2187. Or contact Billet Co-ordinator Deb Morrison at 445-8476

BLUES EDGED IN OVERTIME

The Collingwood Blues were edged 5-4 in overtime Sunday as they took on the Brampton Capitals.

The Capitals had taken a 4-2 lead early in the second period. The score remained 4-2 Caps until the Blues rallied in the final half of the third period.

In overtime the Capitals took advantage of a failed clearing attempt to score on the power play. The puck took a bad bounce off the referee to set up the winning goal

COLLINGWOOD NATIVE SIGNS WITH BLUES (Enterprise-Bulletin August 6th)

As a minor hockey player in Collingwood, Dustin Scott went to the Eddie Bush Memorial Arena on Friday nights to watch as the Collingwood Blues regularly challenged for the division lead. As a youngster he was part of the loud crowd that made playing in Collingwood exciting and intimidating all at the same time for opposition players.

As a young kid watching the Blues clinch their division titles, and the playoff battles with the Couchiching Terriers, he knew he wanted to be a part of it. He was a Collingwood kid who was going to play for the Blues.

This season Dustin Scott is getting his chance. The Collingwood Blues have signed the 18-year-old forward who played last season with the Owen Sound Greys in the Mid-Western Junior "B" Hockey League.

Blues Coach Chad Moreau sees a lot of upside in adding Scott to the lineup.

"He really wants to be here, he is very enthusiastic about being a Collingwood Blue, and that's very important," said Moreau.

Moreau was on those teams that Scott used to watch, and says that kind of pride in putting on the team jersey can help a lot.

"Along with wanting to be here, he brings something we lacked last year," said the coach. "Dustin finds a way to get pucks in the net. We need a forward who will work that hard, and turn it into results."

The Blues had the lowest goals-for total in the division last season. The team's leading scoring had only 29 points (a couple of players had more but scored some with other teams. The leading point getter was a defense-man.)

Moreau and the staff feel that with Scott and the addition of Ryan Purvis and Kurtus Thomson, the offence will improve.

"We also of course will have some veterans back, who, with a year's experience behind them, will refine their scoring touch," says Moreau.

Scott knows that things aren't the same in Collingwood as when he was a kid, and division titles and playoff victories haven't been as plentiful since the turn of the century.

"I want to be a part of bringing back that excitement to the arena," says the 18-year-old. "I know what this town is like; they support and appreciate teams that work hard, but let's be honest, it is still a lot more fun for everyone when you win."

Scott impressed the staff early in the spring tryouts. He had been to the Blues camps before, and given some advice on what to work on.

"Mostly I needed some experience," he said. "It is a big jump to this level of hockey. Last year in Owen Sound was great for me."

Scott had 22 goals and seven assists in 34 games (more points than any Blues forward over all of last season.)

"This year, I am going to get to play at home; I am really looking forward to contributing to the club," he said. "Really, I just can't wait for the season to start."

Scott won't have to wait long as the Blues finally have the draft schedule for the upcoming season. The team will open on the road Sept. 6 in Orangeville. The home opener is against Seguin on Sept. 12.

Training camp opened for the Blues over the weekend with four two-hour sessions over Saturday and Sunday. The hopefuls were put through their paces with a series of two-hour scrimmages.

"We are familiar with the skill sets of the people in camp," said Moreau. "We wanted to get a good look at them in game situations. We also wanted to see how their conditioning was.

"A two-hour scrimmage showed us a lot."

The Blues will continue to skate through the week with Tuesday and Thursday sessions. The team will host an exhibition game on Sunday at 2:30 p. m. The Brampton Capitals will be in town.

The team has a very busy preseason; they are trying to book a home game for the 17th of August as well, and have a home-and-home confirmed with Peterborough Stars at the end of the month. In between all of that the team goes to Huntsville the weekend of August 23rd to defend the title won at last year's Cottage Cup pre-season event.

"Last year we had decided that there weren't enough pre-season games," said Moreau. "This time around we have a few more games, which means some can be used to see if players fit in, and some can be used to get ready for the season."