Updated 2010/07/26

Please Note: We are still missing stats from the OT2 11-3 victory on July 9.

 Updated 2010/07/26

The 2010 season is set to start the week of May 17, 2010 which is a week earlier than previous years. For more details see below. Click here to register.

Competitive Soccer:
MC2 Steve Kouretas (Wednesdays)

Competitive Fees:
Regular registration $300

Men's & Women's Recreational Soccer:
MR2 George Reklitis (Mondays)
MR4 Dan Sartzetakis (Tuesdays)
MR5 Bill Christofilakis (Mondays)
MR6 Chris Theodossiou (Wednesdays)
OT2 Peter Karagiannis (Fridays)
OT6 Demetri Papadatos (Fridays)
WR3 Matti Edwards (Wednesdays)

Recreational Fees:

MR2, MR5, & MR6
Early registration $185 (before April 28th)
Regular registration $210

MR4, WR3, OT2, & OT6  (Playing at Ben Franklin or Terry Fox)
Early registration $195 (before April 28th)
Regular registration $220


*** Please Note***
Select "Yes" when prompted "Have you already made your payment".  Enter "ohaa2009" for the prepay code.

Players are encouraged to pay by cash, cheque or INTERAC Email Money Transfer. PayPal is no longer an option. If paying by INTERAC Email, the email address is ohaa_treasurer@yahoo.com. Also, make sure to use "ohaa2009" as the password. If paying by cheque please make the cheque payable to OHAA.  

2009 Hellenic OT6

Top Row: George Alibalis, Chris Anastasiadis, Demetri Iliopoulos, Angelo Damianakos, George Orfanos, Tom Liagridonis, Paul Vitale, Nick Delis, Peter Zoutis, Rob Edwards, & Demetri Papadatos

Bottom Row: John "Fever" Langis, Louie Tzovas, Pantazi Zaphiropoulos, Ian Williamson, John Moutsatsos, Kyri Sartzetakis, Kleo Hapitas, George Georgiopoulos, & John Keuper

Missing but equally important to our success: George Georgaras, Greg Haidopoulos, & Taki Papoulias

Last year's best performing O.H.A.A. soccer team was back in 2009 for its second consecutive Delis Cup Championship and 1st international soccer tournament. While O.H.A.A. fields several excellent adult soccer teams, Hellenic OT6 had the disctinct honour of aquiring the best final record within their respective OCSL division in 2009.
 
After a strong 2008 season, Hellenic OT7 was promoted up a level to OT6. While a few team members expressed concern about the team's ability to compete at this higher level, a vote was held which overwhelmingly supported the move. This summer, the team responded well to the challenge, finishing in 3rd place overall with a very respectable 11-3-1 record, a +20 goal differential and 7 shutouts.
 
Hellenic OT6 started off with 2 pre-season outdoor games in early May with an OT7 and an OT5 team, to get their weary bodies back into outdoor soccer mode. This resulted in a great start to the season, with three consecutive shutout wins. But then came a 0-3-1 stretch when most of their midfielders were missing due to injuries and vacations to Greece. When the midfield was back about a month later, Hellenic OT6 finished the season with 8 consecutive victories.
 
With an ambition to put Ottawa Hellenic Soccer on the map beyond its OCSL confines, team manager Demetri Papadatos decided to bite the bullet and register a team for the 4th annual Hellenic Soccer Tournament in Chicago, IL, USA. OT6 players were notified in June, giving them over 2 months notice. This allowed him to recruit about half of the team (12 players). At least 10 other old-timer players from other teams were approached but, given the cost (about $1000/player), recruitment of outsiders proved nearly impossible. After completing the roster with another two of his friends from Montreal, 14 players flew west to Chicago to proudly represent our region. This was quite an accomplishment, given that the tournament was being held 1300 km away, a distance matched only by a New York team in our division.
 
The team played in an > 40 years of age division, with strong teams from New York, Chicago, Toronto and Gary (Indiana). With only 3 subs on the bench (as opposed to 8-12 for all their opponents), they played four 60 minute games in 24 hours and managed a 1-2-1 record. Ironically enough, with their energy reserves and hopes to make the playoffs dwindling over time due to fatigue, this team saved their best performance for last. After rallying back to tie Toronto with 5 minutes left in game 2 of the tournament, the team mounted an even greater comeback in their last round robin game, eliminating the team from Gary, Indiana with a 3-2 victory, after being down 2-0 in the first 10 minutes of play.
 
With nothing left in the tank on Sunday, and even less on the bench due to injuries, Ottawa Hellenic lost its bronze medal (rematch) game to Toronto. Hellenic OT6's # 1 motto in OCSL soccer, ensuring plenty of subs for any given game, turned out to be its Achilles' heal in Chicago. One of the team's best performances came in game # 1 on Friday night, when they were least fatigued, losing 2-0 to the Championship team from New York, a team that had been playing together for 25 years, had a full time coach and an ex-Cypriot National Soccer Team player running the show in center midfield.
 
Having said this, the players who made it down to Chicago had an absolutely unforgettable weekend at a remarkably well organized tournament.  After a team lunch on Friday afternoon, team dinners were held in Greek Town on Friday night, the host hotel on Saturday night and at the end-of-tournament Gala on Sunday night. Several players hit the windy city's downtown area for boat tours of Chicago's world renowned architecture during some down time on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Click here to view pictures from this trip. Thank you Pantazi, Demetri, Nick and Kyri for your contributions to this album !
 
One of the positive spinoffs from the new contacts made during this tournament is a potential Hellenic Old-Timers' Tournament in Ottawa for the summer of 2010 involving teams from Toronto, Montreal and a team from Greece. For further details, please contact Demetri at dpapadatos@hotmail.com.
 
While many players had strong seasons again this year, several honourable mentions deserve to be noted. First off, kudos to the players that could not make it out to Chicago but stayed behind to play a game that Friday night. They refused to default to a team that denied our request to reschedule this game. With the help of several spares, they won 4-0, a testament to the quality and determination of the players that stayed behind and a ray of light for our ability to improve our roster for next year's Chicago tournament. Speaking of which, a sincere thank you to all 14 players who committed time away from their friends and families and a significant amount of money (including Chris and Louis Roufos from Montreal) to make our presence in the Chicago Tournament a reality and a huge success. Bravo "pethia" !!!
 
Congratulations to our two strikers, Kleo and Pantazi, for winning the 2009 Hellenic Scoring Race with 11 goals each (matched only by one other player who reportedly scored 7 goals in one game). Lastly, hats off to Angelo Damianakos for coming into camp in excellent condition, after an injury plagued season last year and, with a renewed sense of purpose. He truly exemplified the character of this team, accepting to play any position asked of him when we were short, with a smile on his face. The pinnacle of his season was reached in Chicago, where he led his team into battle on and off the field. His play and leadership were particularly evident when our playoff fate was on the line and he managed to score one and help setup both other goals in a 3-2 come from behind win. He sacrificed body (suffering hard tackles and injuries after several kamikaze-style attempts at defending) and soul (letting his teammates know when their on-the-field sportsmanship was intermittently lacking) in order to ensure that the Chicago trip remained a positive experience for all involved.
 
CONGRATULATIONS Hellenic OT6 ! Thank you for doing your small part in putting Hellenes back on the forefront of soccer in Ottawa and North America. Best of luck next season !!!

2009 Ottawa Hellenic Football Club at the 4th Annual Hellenic Soccer Tournament in Chicago

Top row: George Orfanos, George Georgiopoulos, Paul "Dipsy" Vitale, Demetri Papadatos, Chris Roufos, Louis Roufos, Nick Delis, & Chris Anastasiadis

Middle Row: Angelo "Do" Damianakos,Kyri Sartzetakis, John Keuper, John Moutsatsos, Louie Tzovas, & Pantazi Zaphiropoulos

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