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ToPL Playoffs – Spring 2022!…

Thanks to all our members for coming out to make the ToPL Spring Playoffs a fantastic evening of competitive pinball, and a great finish to our season!

Big thanks to Jerry Power and Player One for hosting our Playoffs and providing such a fantastic venue and collections of new machines! Your support is very appreciated!

Congratulations to our Season Champion AND Playoffs Champion, Chris Bardon! Very impressive, Chris!

Chris Bardon: Season Champion and Playoffs Champion!

Congratulations to Brian Sauvé on winning both the Handicapped Season Champion and the Most Improved Player! Brian’s improvement and competitive play this season was remarkable!

Brian Sauvé: Handicapped Season Champion and Most Improved Player!

Here are the Playoff standings going in to the elimination finals:

A Division
B Division

Congratulations to our A Division finalists!

1st – Chris Bardon
2nd – Mike Luciani
3rd – Dave Glen
4th – Josh Zilberberg

Josh Zilberberg, Dave Glen, Chris Bardon, David Newman, Jerry Power, Mike Luciani

Congratulations to our B Division finalists!

1st – Terry Melnyk
2nd – Noel Hooper
3rd – Joe Bauman
4th – Mark Palangio

Mark Palangio, Myles Cameron, Terry Melnyk, Joe Bauman, Noel Hooper, David Newman, Jerry Power, Dave Glen

Congratulations to Dave Glen for winning the Spooky/American Pinball/Comet Prize pack!

Dave Glen wins the Spooky/American Pinball/Comet Prize Pack!

Congratulations to Josh Zilberberg for winning the American Pinball t-shirt and poster prize pack!

Josh Zilberberg wins the American Pinball t-shirt and poster prize pack!

Congratulations to Brian Sauvé for winning the Pinsound $150 Gift Certificate! Brian was very generous and donated his prize back for another draw as he had already won twice this season! Very commendable, Brian!

The Pinsound $150 Gift Certificate was redrawn and was won by ToPL League Treasurer, Mike Luciani! A pin is really going to sound great next time we play at Mike’s!

Thank you to all our members for making the Toronto Pinball League  a terrific league to play fun, friendly competitive pinball!  On behalf of Myles, Luch, and myself, thank you all for being a part of ToPL!

The new ToPL Season commences on August 15th!  Stay tuned for details!

David Newman

Dave Glen, Ian Glasner, Chris Bardon, Karl Braun
Andrew Palangio, Joe Bauman, Terry Melnyk
Noel Hooper
Kim Darowski, Donna Wai, Brian Sauvé, Jim Wilks
David Newman, Dave Glen, Josh Zilberberg, Karl Braun
Andrew Palangio, Noel Hooper
Josh Zilberberg, Jerry Power, Brian Sauvé, Mark Palangio, Donna Wai, Chris Bardon, Gary Toste, Noel Hooper
Josh Zilberberg, Brian Sauvé, Myles Cameron, Noel Hooper, Mike Luciani, Chris Bardon
Dave Glen, Andrew Palangio, Mark Palangio, Donna Wai, Karl Braun, Gary Toste, Kim Darowski

Spring 2022 – Week 13…

Hey folks! Another season of ToPL Pinball is in the history books!

Big thanks to Doug and Shane at Maple Pinball for hosting our final week of the regular season!

Congratulations to our ToPL Season Champion: Chris Bardon! Chris had an amazing season of consistently high level play! Well done, Chris!

Brian Sauvé gave him a very respectable challenge and finished only 2 points behind him.

The scores and standings are up on the PAPA site.

There’s no pinball tonight due to the Civic Holiday, but The Playoffs are next Monday at the Player One Showroom! It’s going to be a fun evening with awards and prizes, so you want to be there!

Great to see Steve Machado drop by!
Mark and Chris
Jason and Dave

Spring 2022 – Week 11…

Thanks to Mike hosting this week!

The scores and standings are upon the PAPA site. Chris Bardon is still in the lead with Brian Sauvé closing the gap!

We’re out in Ajax next week at Kim’s unique and amazing collection! Come join us at The Portly Piper for dinner at 6:00 pm (1/2 price wings!)

Myles is hosting the ToPL Summer BBQ & Tournament at his house on Sunday, and that will be a really fun day!

Have a great weekend!

Spring 2022 – Week 10…

Thanks to Scott and the folks at The Pint for hosting ToPL this week! We had a smaller group turnout this week, but it was a fun night! Really great to see Charles Blaquière come visit and catch up with us!

The scores and standings are up on the PAPA site. Chris Bardon is pulling out a lead, but Brian Sauvé is not far behind! It’s getting exciting!

We’re playing at Mike’s in Newmarket on Monday. Have a great weekend and enjoy the beautiful summer weather!

Spring 2022 – Week 9…

Big thanks to Scott at Bluffs Pinball for hosting us this week! I forgot to take a few photos this week, but it was a really fun night!

The scores and standings are up on the PAPA site. Chris Bardon is still in the lead, with Brian and Donna nipping at his heels!

Myles is running a Tournament and BBQ for members at his house on Sunday, July 17th! This will be a really fun day and a great social atmosphere! Details will be sent to members, so please RSVP! Thanks Myles!

We’re at The Pint on Monday! Come early for dinner as The Pint offers ToPL discounts on food and beverages. Have great Canada Day long weekend!

Happy Canada Day!

Spring 2022 – Week 8…

Thanks to Kim for hosting us this week! Always a pleasure to get out to Kim’s impressive collection!

The scores and standings are up on the PAPA site. Chris Bardon is having an excellent season and has pulled into the lead!

The winners from the ToPL 25th Anniversary giveaways were drawn last night!

The Flip n’ Out Pinball T-shirt and hat prize pack winner is Mike Luciani!
The Comet Pinball T-shirt & Sunglasses, and Houdini poster prize pack winner is Donna Wai!
The CPR backglass prize winner is Brian Sauvé!

Big thanks to all our awesome sponsors for their generous donations of prizes to recognize ToPL’s 25th Anniversary!

Flip n’ Out Pinball
Comet Pinball
Classic Playfield Reproductions (CPR)

We’re playing at Bluffs Pinball on Monday! Looking forward to seeing you all there! Have a great week!

Spring 2022 – Week 6…

Thanks to Mike for hosting us this week! I think we all enjoyed Mike’s Guns n’ Roses, but none more than Myles! That is how you play a music pin!


The scores and standings are up in the PAPA site.

Congratulations to Donna Wai for scoring a a perfect 28 points!

We’re playing in Georgetown on Monday at Nick’s awesome collection!

Have a great week!

Spring 2022 – Week 4…

Thanks to Scott and The Pint for hosting us this week! Scott really looked after us with food and drink specials, and with putting all the machines on free-play for us!

The scores and standings are up on the PAPA site. The standings will look a little strange this week due to the system taking account of the 3 drop-weeks of our season.

The winners from our 25th Anniversary giveaways were drawn last night:

The Spooky/Mezel Mods prize pack winner is Simon Brown!
The American Pinball T-shirt and poster winner is Noel Hooper!
The Stern Pinball Avengers’ translite winner is Brian Sauvé!

Big thanks to all our awesome sponsors for their generous donations of prizes to recognize ToPL’s 25th Anniversary!

Stern Pinball

We’re off next Monday for the Victoria Day Long Weekend, but we’re back on May 30th at Maple Pinball! Looking forward to seeing you all there! Have a great long weekend!