The Tigers opened the season with a trip to Columbus for the St. Charles Thanksgiving Tournament. As a result of late registration, the only available spot in the tournament was in a JV division. Since Heights didn't have any pre-season scrimmages this year, the team treated this tournament as a tune-up for the rest of the season. The opening game against the Northeast Storm (a club team with players from numerous Columbus high schools) went 5-1 to the Tigers. Erik Shoger and Jason Kelce led the way as each picked up one goal and one assist. Nick Schmidt stopped 10 of 11 shots for the win in net. Chris Matthews, Dan Crowell and freshman Paris Murray scored the other three goals.