Hitmen / Spitfire

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=50 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="18b50321egerdp.jpg"> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="040f2f02egerdp.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="18c71940.gif" border=0 width="113" height="148" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Season Recaps"><U>Season Recaps</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id107.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hitmen photos"><U>Hitmen Photos</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tournament Results"><U>Tournament Results</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roster"><U>Roster</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Federated Player Stats Awards"><U>Federated Player Stats & Awards</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="ce7a9650.gif" border=0 width="169" height="101" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=430 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="043f0f03.jpg"> <div> Welcome to the Montreal Hitmen web site.</div> <bR> <div> 2011 was an interesting year.  Several new faces joined the squad and have made an impression for the future.</div> <bR> <div> Burlington was the first stop and a pool with the Piarnhas and Trojans was a hell of a way to kick off the first Saturday of the year.  2 challenging games later and the team was facing the Hustling Owls to remain in "A".  A tough decision by the team pulled out the win but cost them their QB for Sunday play where they ended up facing the #1 seed Ottawa Capitals in the driving rain.  While they played hard the results did not reflect the effort.</div> <bR> <div> With rain playing hell with the fields, the Chateauguay tour stop was cancelled so Rosemont was the next event.  Victories over the Moose and Bigg Dogg had the team lined up against the Wolfpack in the qualifier.  Some critical errors on offence had the team on the short end of a 14-13 score.  Victories over the Broncos and Got Skills resulted in the "A" title.</div> <bR> <div> The team travelled, very short-handed, down the 401 to Kingston.  3 Saturday losses had the team dropping down into the BB quarter-final.  There they would regroup and defeat the Mississauga Gridiron.  Unfortunately they would fall short against the Ottawa 360s in the semi-final match.</div> <bR> <div> Boucherville was next and a beautiful weekend as usual.  Once again the team played the Moose and Bigg Dogg in pool play and two victories had them lined up against Got Skills in the qualifier.  This was the most memorable match of the year as Got Skills got into a brawl <I><B>DURING</B></I> the game with the Magic on the sidelines!  After the dust settled, and the police left, the Hitmen won the game moving them to a semi-final game against the Maroons.  This game was definitely not as memorable as the previous one!</div> <bR> <div> Off to Ottawa and some incredible weather and football.  The weekend opened up against the Stampeders, who are an up & coming team.  A solid victory led to a good game against the top ranked Ottawa Capitals.  The team would finish 2nd in the pool which led to a AA/A qualifier against the Trojans.  A good game but the team began Sunday in the A quarter finals.  Sunday saw three incredibly close games, all of which were decided by 1 point.  The team began by defeating the Blue Bayou 23-22.  They had to recover from a very poor start and singles from the legs of Benny Goodfriend and Carmine Pollice proved vital.  An opportunity to avenge the loss in Kingston against the Ottawa 360s was maximized as the team won their semi-final match in OT by a 20-19 score.  At this point in time the heat and short bench was showing it's effects as the team started strong and had to hold on.  This would also be the storyline in the finals against the #3 Seminoles.  A very strong start was almost wasted as the team ran out of gas, and players, in the 4th quarter.  2 big knockdowns on the final PATs from the Seminoles turned out to be the difference as the Hitmen won their first "A" title 26-25.</div> <bR> <div> The Dorval was cancelled and Chateauguay was given another opportunity.  Lo and Behold the team once again faced off against the Moose & Bigg Dogg on Saturday.  Two victories had them facing off against Got Skills in the Qualifier.  A victory in this game sent them off to face the Maroons in the semi-final where they would falter in the 4th quarter. If this reads like a "copy/paste" from Boucherville...try playing the event!</div> <bR> <div> The last stop for 2011 was the Provincial Champioships as the team has opted to forgo the trip to Calgary for the Nationals.  The team opened up against the Renegades in convincing fashion and then suffered a huge second half letdown against the Moose to finish second in their pool.  A Sunday morning match up against the new look Phantome was only decided in the final minute but saw the team advance to the semi-finals against the Magic.  A less than determined effort from the team saw them finish with a 26-14 loss.  Definitely a game that was not indicative of the team's abilities.</div> <bR> <div> 2012 awaits</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <IMG SRC="19090d60.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="214" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>