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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1985-12-04, Page 21J.L.McCUTCHEON MOTORS LTD. Your friendly Chev. Olds Dealer Brussels -- 887-6856 THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL NEW 1985 Chevrolet 3/4 Ton Pickup with V6-4-Speed Manual Transmission Power Steering-Power Brakes 750 x 16 Tires-Lug Rear Step Bumper-Mirrors HD Springs & Shocks-Cloth Seats For that hard-to-buy gift for *Family Portraits *Frames for that special picture, needlepoint, etc. Walden Photography WESTFIELD & - 523-9212 BLYTH GIVE $2 This Christmas A gift subscription to E'1.0( 4 L.4 f) AZCeici remindssomeone of your thoughtfulness every week for the next year. And it's so economical. Until Dec. 31, only $12 ($35 to U.S. or overseas) You'll get a handsome gift card to announce your gift. BONUS Buy before Dec. 24 and receive a freecopyof the hilarious tales of McGillicuddy's Diary The story of small town cop [This premium available at our Blyth or Brussels office. Pleaseadd Si postage& handling if you want the book sent by mail.] ACT NOW Pleasesend measubscription to TheCitizen. Enclosed find my $12. Name Address Send to: TheCitizen or TheCitizen P.O. Box 152 P.O. Box 429 BRUSSELS, Ont. BLYTH, Ont. NOG 1H0 NOM 1H0 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1985. PAGE 21. Blyth Novices have busy week BY RUSTY BLADES Wednesday, November 27 saw the host Blyth novice team lose another heartbreaker as the visit- ing Milverton team turned on the jets in the third period and skated away with a 7 - 4 victory. Brian "Big B" McNichol opened the scoring for Blyth in the first minute of the game as he easily redirected a picture perfect pass from cousin James into the net. Less than a minute later Milverton tied the score and the first period ended 1 - 1. Blyth took control of the game in the second period as they outscor- ed Milverton 3 - 1. Not to be outscored by cousin Brian, James McNichol gave Blyth the lead as Shawn Hakkers laid a fine pass on his stick at the corner of the net and the red light shone. The light didn't get a chance to cool down as only 24 seconds elapsed before Jonathan Collins took a rebound of a Jerrod Button shot and deposited it behind the Milverton goalie. Five minutes later, Jerrod Button hit the twine as, for the second game in a row, Peter Craig made an outstanding centering pass to the front of the net to Jerrod who easily put Blyth up 4 -1. Milverton scored the final goal of the period to put the score at 4 - 2 for Blyth after two periods. Coach Chamney and his players must have started believing their press clippings and figured they were unbeatable. Blyth came out flat in the third period and Milverton scored five unanswered goals and totally dominated Blyth to steal the victory. Two periods of hockey do not make a complete game as the team quickly found out but experience is a great teacher and I'm sure the next game will be different. TOURNAMENT TIME The team travelled to the Seaforth Novice Tournament last Friday and in their first game came up with a great effort to defeat Mitchell 6 - 2. Blyth lit up the scoreboard first as smooth-skating Ryan Chamney notched his first goal of the year with well-deserved assists from James McNichol and Peter Craig. Peter Craig then assisted on Mike Bromley's first goal of the game to put Blyth up 2 - 0. Mitchell scored before the first period ended and then tied the game in the second period. This seemed to wake the team up and in the next 64 seconds Mike Bromley scored two goals for his hat trick, with one assist going to Henry Bos. Blyth ended the second period with a 4 - 2 lead. Blyth scored two more goals in the third period and skated away with a 6 - 2 victory. Mike Bromley scored his fourth goal of the game with assists belonging to Benje Hakkers and Peter Craig. Finally, in the last minute of the game, defenceman Peter Craig scored an unassisted goal with dekes and fakes remini- scent of No. 4 of years gone by. Everyone on the team skated and forechecked well and, with a little luck and a better scoring touch around the net, every member of the team could have lit the red light up. Thanks to Coach Bromley for solving the problem of thirsty players after the game. Saturday afternoon saw Blyth matched up again - Milverton again - remember them? After a scoreless first period, Milverton took the lead and the second period ended with the score, Milverton 1, Blyth 0. This set the stage for a wild, see-saw battle in the third period which will be remembered for a long, long time. Seven goals were scored with six goals coming in four and a half minutes. Blyth tied the game as Jerrod Button scored with linemates Henry Bos and Mike Bromley assisting. Milverton took the lead again but from the ensuring faceoff at centre ice Mike Bromley took the puck and skated straight down the ice to quickly tie the game once again. One minute later, Peter Craig gave Blyth its only lead of the game with James McNichol gett- ing the assist. The team couldn't hold the lead and the one man Milverton team scored two quick goals to take a 4 - 3 lead with four minutes to go in the game. With chants of "Go Blyth Go" emanating from the excited crowd and goalie Josh Yanchus on the bench for an extra attacker, Blyth put up a determined effort to tie the game and force overtime but Milverton scored an empty net goal as the final buzzer sounded. Final score: Milverton 5, Blyth 3. Although the outcome remained the same as Wednesday, it was a more determined and gusty effort by the Blyth squad which caused this game to be totally entertaining from start to finish. Proud coaches, fans and parents could be seen everywhere after the game as the kids played their hearts out. This enjoyable tournament ended for Blyth with hats, hot dogs and cupcakes for all concerned. Thanks for the great game kids!!! Next game is in Blyth on Wednesday, December 4 at 7 o'clock against Seaforth. Industrial League teams score big On Sunday, December 1 in the industrial hockey league, Radfords squeezed past Watsons by a score of 8 - 7. Rick Scrimgeour and Steve Nixon led Radfords with two goals each. Also scoring for Radfords were Doug McClinchey, Darryl Youngblut, Darryl Chalmers, and Randy Boyer each with one. Scoring for Watsons were Steve Bromley with three, Darington Continued on page 3