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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1956-02-16, Page 11Thomas H. Colquhoun Defence J. W. "Pete" Counter Defence THIS LINE HAS 71 GOALS STRONG ATTACKING UNIT 741,111.$PAY •uAn lOt IIAE NETNINDING DUTIES tolls Rapid Improvement Marks Them. Contender For Group Title lay. if Sked low (n Full Swing Entered in the WOAA `11eme- ,4arew" series the Clinton dub • 43 using strictly local players with the accent on youth. The average age of the team is just 'over 22 years, Nucleus of the club are seven ,players from last year's Juvenile -Wain. Bob Garen, TOM Cohen, houn, Ken Lee, Jack Carter, 'Johnny Hartley, 'Ron Hugill. and Bill Garman,. have all Made the jump to tlie intermediate ranks -and have adjusted to the faster company' with astonishing rapid- •ity. Other yoUngaters on the 'team are Don, Denomme and Bob .1VIcDonald, neither of, whom have played hockey for several sea- =sons. Denomme, who, played cannot' hockey in Clinton several :years ago has shown such, prom- qse that he has earned the right To a regular turn in the nets along with Bill German. Along with the younger mem- rbers of the team several of Clin- awes "old" Colts have returned to the fold. "Pete" Counter and 1:ion Strong are back in harness after a year of inactivity 'caused lby the disbanding of the inter- mediate team last season, Bill Hanly, Gerry Holines,' Mait Ed- gar and Danny Colquhoun, no :strangers to Clinton fans, played 'last year with Zurich Flyers af- ' ter many seasons with the Colts 'end are now back in their ac- customed spots. The three other players who -round out the squad played all their minor hockey in town, 'Murray Colquhoun was with the intermediate team two years ago 'but was out of hockey last sea- son while serving with the RCAF. Rick Elliott played his minor hockey in Clinton before commuting to Seaforth where he has been a regular with the "Seaforth Junior "B" entry. Harry MoEwan, newly-appointed coach, is hack after a year with Exeter -Mohawks in the WOAA Inter- mediate "A" series. The term "new" is carried on into the executive. Almost all members are in their first term of office. Russell Holmes, presi- dent; Don C. Colquhoun, vice- president; R. D. "Dick" Prern- -lin, secretary are all first year 'men. Treasurer George Lavis is `holding his office for the second --year, Bob Draper, a Colt stalwart -for many seasons, has the im- portant job of manager. He is .'capably assisted by Bert Glidden, assistant manager. Bert has 'probably done more for hockey in Clinton in the past ten years -than any other man. It was Bert who organized the first team -for Clinton after the war and 'his continued leadership kept the 'team- going after all other had decided to drop out. There is always trouble in -securing cars to take players to out of town games; this task falls on the shoulders of Reg. 'Ball as transportation manager. 'The executive committee, an im- portant part of all teams is made 'up of A. L. Colquhoun, Jack 'Suntan, Royce Macaulay, Ken *McRae, Jack Anstett and Caryl 'Draper. This is the type of team that most Clinton fans have been ask- ing for and on their record they deserve- the support that only 'Clinton fans can give. The series --with Zurich is• a two-game, total "goals affair and Saturday night you can help keep Clinton on ' the hockey map by attending 'the second game of the series. And also the remainder of , the 'games this season, Get out and support your "homebrew" team. Colts Have Scored. 182 Goals Thislrear Final Standing) Final Statistics on the individ- ual scoring records of the Clinton Colts show Harry 1VICEwan and Murray Colquhoun— incidentally both on the staff of Clinton News-Record—well out in front of the rest of their teammates. IVIcEwan, led the team with, 62 points and his 33 goals was high for the club, Murray collected 55 scoring points made up of 25 goals and 30 assists. Johnny Hartley made -his first season with the intermediates very pro- ductive, finishing in third place with 38, closely followed by Mait Edgar, 35, and Don Strong 34. The three Colquhoun brother's featured the penalty parade. Danny was thumbed for the most time, 28 minutes, while Tom had 25 and Murray 24 minutes in the cooler. Collectively the team scored a grand total of 182 goals and spent 199 minutes in the penalty box. 62 2 55 24 38. 12 35 14 34 4 31 12 30 16 25 6 20 16 17 28 13 0 9 7 8 4 7 25 6 23 6 4 3 2 2 0 Murray E. Colquhoun. Left Wing Murray is back with the Colts after being out of hockey last year when he was with the RCAF. Always dangerous, he finished the season with 55 points including 25 goals. Mur- ray is 21 years Old. WOAA MO EIGHT FINAL STANDINO (Elnal Standing) WLT tg • Mitchell 4 25 3 0 50 23 5 0 46 Ilderton 18 10 0 36 Clinton 15 12 0 30 Zurich 12 10 0 24 Watford .., .4 9 17 0 20 St. Marys 6 10 2 14 Blackwell 4 20 2 10 Play-Off Guiles This Weelc Wednesday-- 445ml et St, Marys Thursday—Ilderton at Watford Clinton at Zurich Friday—St. Marys at Lucan. Mitchell at Blackwell' Saturday—Blackwell at Mitchell Watford at Ilderton • Zurich at Clinton, Richard. W. "Rick" Elliott Starting out this season with Seaforth Hurons in the OH_A, Junior "B" series, Rick decided to return to Clinton and play for his home town. He has ad- ded a great deal of strength to the Colts defensively and has also come up with some import- ant goals •on the offensive'. Rick played minor hockey in Clinton before his three years with, Sea- forth, • Age 20 years. Harry 'Cooney' McEwan Centre - Back from a season with Exe- ter IVIohawks, "Cooney" is the, leading scorer of the club. He has taken- over the coaching duties and will be guiding the team in their first game against Zurich tonight. "Cooney" was a member of Clinton's original juvenile team in 1940-41, For one season he played• with the Stratford Indians. Harry is 32. William "Bill" German At 18 years of age, Bill is a veteran Colt. fie played his first season with the intermediates two years_ ago, returning to Juvenile ranks last season when the Colts disbanded. He played on all 2.1inton minor hockey teams. "Big-T" as he is more famil- iarly called is the biggest man on the Colt lineup, He has play- ed mainly on defence but has taken a turn on the forward line when needed. Played on last year's juvenile team, and is 19 years old., Maitland E. "Malt" Edgar Right Wing Playing back on -right wing, after a season on defence, Mait has become one of the Clinton top point getters. He is one of the best checking forwards and is used quite frequently in a penalty killing roll. Mail is 26. Don A. Denomme Perhaps the most improved man On the squad Don, after bee ing Out of hockey for several years is now taking a regular turn in. the nets. He is an im- portant factor in the Colts future plans, He formerly played on Lions-sponsored minor hockey. teams, and is only 19 years wci, A veteran of many campaigns, "Pete" has been lured from a one-year retirement. He has played just nine games but has strengthened the team consider- ably. A versatile player he can be used on defence as well as centre and right wing. Pete was a member of Clinton's good juv- enile teams in 1940 and 1941. He is 32 years young. John F.- Hartley Left Wing Johnny has been shifted to left wing since coming up to the Colts from the Juveniles. The move seems to have worked well as he is third high scorer with 38 points, He has played minor hockey in all age groups here. He is 19 years old, Play-off Plans for the Big 8 Hockey Leave were approved at a. meeting of the grouping held in 14ucan, on Sunday, under the chairmanship of Hugh Hawkins. Te league completed its schedule last Saturday night and started last night on an elimination series for the McMillan Trophy, to decide the Cyclone League Champion. All eight clubs take pert in this ser- es, Following the completion of the MoMillan Trophy series, the clubs will then enter play-offs in their various W G A .41e classifications, T.eams in the league are classified as follows: Intermediate A, St. Marys; intermediate B., Mitchell, Lucan and, Zurich; homebrew Clinton and Watford; intermediate C., Blackwell; intermediate n- derpon. Harold John Carter Defence Jack was a member of last year's Juvenile team and this season is one of the mainstays of the Clinton defence. Improv- ing with each game he has be- come one of the key men in the Colt's title hopes. Age 19 years. Donald W. Strong Centre Having one of his best seasons this year, Don has come up with 19 goals and finished fifth in the team scoring race. A very clean player he has had only four min- utes in penalties this year. Play- ed all his hockey for Clinton, Don is 28 years old. The McMillan Trophy play-off groupings and dates are; Series • Mitchell vs, Blackwell, ary 17 at Howl), Arena.. ary 19 at Mitchell, Series Lucan. vs. St. Marys — Fehru,, ary 15 at St, Marys. February 17 at Luean. Series V Ilderton vs. Watford' — Febru- ary 16. at Watford. February 1$ at Lucan.. Series Clinton vs. Zurich — Vebruary 16 at Zurich. February 18 • at Clinton. All these series are two-game total goals affairs. The second round schedule will be drawn later. - , PHOTOS ON THIS PAGE BY MACLAREN'S STUDIO Kenneth W. "Danny" Colquhoun Defence Always on the receiving end. of dressing room pranks, "Danny" is the big moral booster of the club. He has the dubious honour of being the "bad man" of the team with 28 minutes in the "cooler". He has played on all Clinton minor and intermediate teams except last year with Zur- ich. Danny is 32 years old. Robert J. "Bob" Garon Right Wing Another product of Clinton's minor teams, Bob has continued to turn in excellent efforts for the CbIls. He shoots left and has been playing right wing, He has scored 15 goals in league play. Bob As 19 years old. Clinton's "new" Colts start- their playoffs in Zurich tonight, with the return game in Clinton Saturday night. The Colt team, which was formed mainly to lwep the young players • playing hockey, has develoPed to the extent that they have to be considered a, contender for group honours. 0 '0 c7 t7 H. McEwan : 17 33 29 M. Colquhoun 24 25 30 J. Hartley . 25 13 25' M. Edgar — 23 13 22 D. Strong 21 19 15 Ken Lee ... 27 18 13 Bob Garon 22 15 15 Bill Hanly 21 13 12 Rick Elliott 19 9 11 K. Colquhoun 19 5 12 Bill Counter . 9 7 6 G, Holmes 13 3 6 Bob McDonald 15 3 5 T. Colquhoun 23 4 3 Jack Carter 27 0 6 Ron }fuel' 12 0 6 Jack Wilson .. , 5 .0 3 Hugh Colquhoun, 6 2 0 pehru, lrehrn, MAKE ROCKY ''ROAD ,FOR INCOMING ATTACKERS .430VO'' Fred E. Ellicitt coach Pilot of the tean all throtigh -the regular schedule, Fred has decided to relinquish his position, Ike has done a great deal in de- Veltnaing the young players both ':last year when he Itanitied the Juveniles, and this season, Fred played' reneh hockey 111 younger days, including. _many :years as 'a profegional, Ronald A. Hugill Left Wing At 17 years old, non Is the youngest 'member of the team, and has been improving rapidly and will be an important cog in the Colt machine next year. He has Hayed all his hockey in Clinton and was a member of last Year's Atvenile dub. Xenteth Lee Centre Ken is one of the fastest men In the Colt lineup. He has seer-a ed 18 goals and plays an import- ant roll when the team is short- handed. Ken played the last two seasons With the Juveniles. Ile is 10 years old. Filly G. Hanly Right Wing "Watson" is one of the more experienced men in the Colt lineup. He shoots right and be- sides possessing a vicious shot is one of the hardest checkers on the team. He tuts played all his hockey for Clinton, ekcept 'last season with Zttrieb. 27 years old, Robert oDonald Left Wing /3Ob, a Parkhill native, is a new Man on the team. He always giVsi his best and has come up with some important goals. Bell works on the Mural Hydro out of Clinton, and is 20 years old. Frank Dixon Trainer Prank has been active with the club for the past three sea- sons. His ekpert hands have eas- ed the stiffness in muscles and have allowed players to remain on the active list, He, too, has to apply firSt aid when players are injured, Hugh Ladd EqUipment Hugh Ladd has the important task of keeping all the equip,, meat in good order. Skate aliarp,, ening, stibk taping and even a little lira old fall on his should'* ers. Always dependable Hugh would be a hard Man to 'replato4 „ J if