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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-02-07, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013.Sports Ironmen lead Mount Forest 2-1 in playoff action After scoring a 5-1 decision over the Mount Forest Patriots at the Mount Forest and District Community Centre on Saturday evening, the Wingham Ironmen hold a two games to one lead in the best four of seven quarter-final series. The Ironmen and the Patriots split the first two games of the series played at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex on Jan. 30 and last Friday. Playing at home on Jan. 30, the Ironmen needed overtime to score a 3-2 decision over the Patriots. Rookie Derek Elliott scored the winning goal at 4:43 of the overtime period. Following a scoreless first period, Aaron Armstrong gave the Ironmen a 1-0 lead in the second period, with assists going to Joey Terwoord and Elliott. Nathan Woodard tied the score in the third period and Justin Jacklin restored the one-goal advantage with an unassisted marker. Ben Davis netted the equalizer for the Patriots. The Ironmen outshot the Patriots 39-23 and were 1-4 on the power play. Despite a slow start to the game, assistant coach Justin Murray said the players stuck to the game plan. “We didn’t score as many goals as we wanted to, obviously, but we worked hard and came out with the ‘W’,” he said. “That’s the main thing.” Murray is expecting a tough series from the Patriots. “We beat them six times during the regular season, but that doesn’t tell the tale come February,” he said. “It’s whole new basket of headaches right now.” The Ironmen had a two-man advantage in the first period, but were unable to capitalize on the manpower situation. “We didn’t have our mind, maybe, totally in sync right then when we needed them the most,” he said. The assistant coach said that netminder Keegan Woodman stood on his head and that he was there when the team needed him the most. That’s why there are six guys on the ice, he noted. Elliott said it was a pretty good game all in all. “They trapped us a lot, it was kind of hard to get into their end and take shots in the first period,” he said. “We only had four or five shots, but we started to play good solid defensive hockey too and put the puck in the net somehow.” Elliott had no real play when he skated down the wing and scored the winning goal. “I saw the defenceman backing in, so like right, I’ll just tee it off and hopefully it will beat the goalie and go in and it hit the post and good things happen in overtime,” he said. Prior to the start of the game, Captain Armstrong was presented with three league trophies by league Western Junior C Hockey League convenor Steve Coulter of Brussels. The three trophies were top scorer, most valuable player and most sportsminded player. Armstrong said he felt pretty blessed in winning the awards. “I don’t think I deserve them, but I’ve played with some amazing players this year that have really been amazing, “ he said. “I think Drew Davidson definitely deserved a couple of those awards for the season he had over in Walkerton.” “I’m just trying to take it in, but really give the credit off to my linemates and my teammates and I’m very blessed,” he said. The Ironmen captain said it was a good game with a playoff-type atmosphere. “Both teams played really good and I felt one odd-man rush the other way could end it.” he said. Despite scoring 11 seconds into the game, on Friday evening, the Ironmen were unable to maintain the pressure and fell 4-3 to the Patriots. The Patriots held a 2-1 advantage after the opening 20 minutes and were up 4-2 going to the third period. Wingham tallied one goal in the final period and applied pressure in the final minutes, but were unable to net the equalizer. Armstrong had two goals and an assist despite being closely guarded by Dean Nixon. Elliott had a goal and an assist. Drew Gross and Darren Kerr received one assist each. Trevor Hughson scored two goals for the Patriots. The Ironmen outshot Mount Forest 37-31 and were 1-5 on the power play. Coach Russ Sutton said the Ironmen weren’t moving for the puck in the game. “We didn’t have that desire or the jump until the last period,” he said. “We started the third, but we didn’t have that desire.” The Ironmen got off to the quick start but seemed to run out of gas, according to the coach. “We lost that emotion for the game, the colour and desire,” he said. “I think we were panicking a little bit, a little nervous in the second [period], we were second guessing a little bit, but you saw what desperation in the end there that’s when we dug in.” Assistant captain defenceman Brett Brophy said the Ironmen were outworked by the Patriots in the game. “We got to wake up in our own end and fight for the puck,” he said, “We have to come out better prepared. All lines need to be going, and I think we’re going to come out Winter Sports Pages Blyth B u l l d o g s A t o m — B a c k r o w , f r o m l e f t : L o r e t t a T h o m p s o n , T r e v o r R a y n a r d , Aaron P o p p , T y l e r B l a c k , J o h n L e C o m t e , J e f f P l a e t z e r , M a t t h e w P o p p , F o u r t h r o w : Coache s K i r k S t e w a r t , C h a d H a g g i t t , C o l e S t e w a r t , K a r e n P e n n i n g t o n , D o r e e n Thomps o n , L i n d a P l a e t z e r , D o u g W a l k e r , L a r r y P l a e t z e r . T h i r d r o w : C o d y D u c h a r m e , Dana Te e d , J a m i e P l a e t z e r , K e l s e y S m i t h , M a t t h e w C l a r k e , E m m a B r o h m . S e c o n d row: Ry a n P a q u i n , A l i c i a M i d d e g a a l , C a r l y W h i t f i e l d , C o d y R i c h m o n d , K i r b y C o o k , Cody K e d d y , C a l e b B r o w n . F r o n t r o w : A d a m C r o n i n , K e v i n P e n n i n g t o n , J o n a t h o n Atkinso n , K a y l a B l a c k . A b s e n t : S t e v e n E l l i s . The Citizen Coaches and parents ~ we need your team’s picture and players’ names • Hockey • Broomball 1. Please submit team photo A.S.A.P. 2. Please include players’ and coaches’ names for under the photo. Please help us get ALL the Winter Sports teams published. 413 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 By Jim Brown The Citizen The Wingham Golf and Curling Club started the month of February playing host to the Zone 14 mixed curling bonspiel. The team of Blair Willert from Exeter captured the A championship with Mike Aprile’s foursome representing Listowel taking home the B side of the draw. Shawn Cottrill from Belgrave was part of the Listowel winning entry. Both Exeter and Listowel moved on to the regional playdowns to be held in Dundas. In regular curling action Mother Nature was the big “winner” as many of the leagues were forced to be cancelled. The Monday daytime winning teams were Stewart Leedham, Bruce Robertson, Al Webster, Clayt Ruppel, Mac Inglis and Glenn McMichael. Monday night men’s skips going home with victories were Leedham and Bill McDonald. The Wednesday night mixed league saw the Robert Grein, Scott Bridge, Wayne Horton and Julie Hallahan teams come out on top. Friday mixed winning skips were Barry Simpson, Bill McDonald and Murray Fear. The F.E. Madill Secondary School girls curling team of skip Kelsie Eadie with Kara Eadie, Ashley Forster and Stacey Hallahan was a great representative of the club at the Gore championships in Welland this past weekend. Special thanks to Preston Eadie who took on the coaching duties for the girls. This weekend Feb. 9 and 10, the club is holding the annual Sweetheart bonspiel while the ladies bonspiel is on Saturday, Feb. 16. Both of these spiels are still looking for curlers. The Blyth Brussels Novice Rep Team would like to thank the following organizations and businesses for supporting our team in our journey to the International Silver Stick Tournament. Brussels Optimists Brussels Lions OPP Association No. 6 Branch DuPont Pioneer Belgrave Kinsmen Grain Stoves Inc. M.G.M. Townsend Tire Thank You Skips and Stones – By Bruce Skinn Continued on page 9 Ironmen down Patriots 5-1 While the 5-1 win the Wingham Ironmen chalked up against Mount Forest may seem pretty damning for the fifth seeded Patriots, the Ironmen are far from done with the series. With two wins between them and the next leg of the playoffs, the team has to “wake up in [their] own end and fight” according to Assistant captain Brett Brophy. (Jim Brown photo)