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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-03-31, Page 17Mitchell 348.8433 ] Hensall 2624527 Granton 225-2360 • Times-Advocate, March 31, 1977 Page 17 Exeter wins battle of the Hawks in sixth game "I didn't mention it to anyone, but I knew we would do it in six games," commented coach Ron Bogart during the post game celebrations in the Exeter Hawks dressing room Tuesday. That earned him a round of guffaws from his players as they sat wiping the sweat from their bodies after a hard-fought 6-5 overtime win over their namesakes from Mitchell that sent them into the OHA junior "D" semi-final against Wellington. The win ended a series in which predictions of victories were safely made only after the games and certainly only after the final buzzer had sounded. Both teams displayed the ability to keep coming back from deficits, although in the final game it was a case of Exeter appearing to have just that extra determination needed to win championships. They bombarded Mitchell's Bob Ward with 62 shots in the 70- minute hockey game. It was the cleanest game of the series as both squads Stuck strictly to hockey and ended up with only 10 minutes in penalties in total as neither dared to allow the other an extra attacker, The winning goal came at the 1:05 mark of the overtime session when captain Phil Knight just managed to stop the puck a fraction of an inch from going out of the Mitchell end and he fired a blazing slap shot towards the net and into a maze of players. Fred Mommersteeg managed to get his stick on the shot and deflect it into the corner. Mitchell started the game scoring in the first period, despite being out-shot by an 18-7 margin. Exeter knotted the count at the 34 second mark of the second when Noel Skinner flipped the puck to Kim McKinnon and he, and Don McKeller raced in on one defender. McKinnon pulled the defender to his side and then fed a pass to McKinnon who skated in alone to beat Ward. Mitchell opened a 2-1 margin four minutes later, but again Exeter came right back and in 19 seconds had the equalizer when John VanGerwen picked up his own rebound to flip it into the cage. Jim Ferguson started the play at the blueline with a pass into the corner for Ken Pinder and he fed it into the slot to VanGerwen. Exeter's most glaring error of the night allowed Mitchell to move ahead 3-2 near the mid-way mark. While setting up a power play in their own end, the Hawks allowed Mitchell to pick up the puck and captain Bob Skinner found Randy Raycraft beside the net and he whipped the puck past Randy Lovie. Lovie was obviously miffed at the play and considered taking himself out of the game, but was talked out of that by his coach and team mates. That may have been the pyschological lift the Hawks needed as they scored twice in the last three minutes to take their first lead in the game. Ken Pinder notched the first on a brilliant move at the net after taking a pass from Fred Mom- mersteeg, Pinder shifted to in- dicate he was going around behind the net, but at the last , instant moved the puck back in front and slipped it into the corner. Then Brian Taylor, Rick Ingram and Gerald Weido came up with another top effort at the 19:14 mark for the go-ahead tally. Ingram beat two Mitchell players for the puck in the corner and slipped it to Weido behind the net. Weido came around the corner and found Taylor alone in front and the latter made no mistake on a quick wrist shot into the open corner to make it 4-3. Exeter had 21 shots in the middle period to eight by the home side. Mitchell knotted the count at the 4:04 mark of the final period on a disputed goal. The puck was pushed into the cage just as the whistle blew, but the referees ruled that it had entered in time to be allowed. The hosts just failed to take the lead a few minutes later when Mike Avery was in alone and Lovie robbed him with a brilliant stick save while he was down on the ice. Exeter opened a 5-4 lead at the 13:34 mark when Ken Pinder dng the puck out of the Mitchell corner and fed it back to Jim The Exeter Hawks will now meet Wellington in the OHA junior "D" semi-final series following their win over the Mitchell Hawks. That series has been ten- tatively set to open in Zurich this Friday night at 8:00 p.m. with the return game in Wellington at 3:00 p.m., Sunday. However, Hawks management were still attempting to have that changed as they have in- dicated they would prefer to play two games in either town in the first weekend and return to the other for Ferguson at the point. The lat- ter's backhander was blocked, but John VanGerwen picked up the rebound and fired it home. They appeared to be heading for the win, but Mitchell chalked up the equalizer when Dennis "Igor" Fischer blasted a shot into Lovie that knocked the netminder off balance and into the net with the puck at 17:27. two more games the following weekend. They explain that the cost of transportation makes it very expensive to go back and forth for only one game at a time, plus the amount of timein- volved in travelling. The OHA has been asked to assist them in changing the present schedule, but no word had been received from Toronto at press time, When the schedule is ap- proved, it will be provided for the London Free Press so area hockey fans can be ad- vised, The regular play ended with Exeter leading in shots by a 54-29 margin. Exeter continued to dominate play in the extra 10 minutes, out- shooting Mitchell by an 8-5 margin and Randy Lovie played his steadiest hockey of the game in the extra session to preserve the one-goal margin, Both coaches visited the op- posing dressing rooms after the game. Bob Zimmer even came bearing a gift for Exeter "to prove I'm not all bad". Ron Bogart told the Mitchell players he didn't expect the Hawks would meet any tougher team than they in the balance of the playoff trail, Cliff hanger Sunday night's battle in Zurich was a real cliff hanger and Mitchell enjoyed a two-man advantage in the final two minutes as they stormed to the attack and justfailedtoovercome the 3-2 Exeter margin. In the final minute, coach Bob Zimmer lifted goalie Bob Ward in favor of yet another attacker, giving them six skaters to Exeter's three. However, Randy Lovie managed to stop all the shots thrown his way in that hectic final minute to preserve the Exeter win and give them the series lead again, Mitchell opened the scoring at the 14:54 mark of the first period when Ron Elliott found the mark on a shot to the top corner from his blueline position, However, the Mitchell fans didn't have long to cheer as Don McKeller knotted the count in less than a minute when his low shot went through a maze of legs into the bottom corner of the Mitchell net. Matt Muller gave Exeter a 2-1 margin early in the second on a play with McKeller and then he scored his second of the game at the 17:30 mark on a play with Jim Ferguson and Don McKeller. Mitchell scored at the 13:49 mark of the final period to narrow the gap to one goal and set the stage for the dramatic finish, Rally thwarted In Friday night's contest at Mitchell, the Exeter crew just failed in their efforts to send the game into overtime and ended up on the short end of a 6-5 verdict. Coach Ron Bogart lifted goalie Laurie Skinner in favor of an extra attacker in the final minute, and with the team already having a man advantage due to penalties, they peppered several hard shots at the Mitchell net but were just wide on a couple and Dave Holmes managed to snare the other. The local Hawks had been behind throughout most of the contest and were trailing 6-3 With only four minutes remaining, Ken Pinder narrowed the count to two goals when he converted a pass from John Van Gerwen and Phil Knight the pulled them to within one goal when he took a pass from Noel Skinner in his own end and raced the length of the ice to push the puck behind Holmes as he was tripped going in on the net. That goal came at the 18:38 mark and Exeter continued to press for the next minute and a half but couldn't come up with the equalizer, Fred Mommersteeg, Matt Muller and Noel Skinner fired Exeter's other three goals with assists on those going to Dave Kinsman, Ken Pinder, Phil Knight, Kim McKinnon, Rick Ingram and Brian Taylor. Mitchell had broken a 3-3 tie in the third period when they scored on a power play near the mid-way mark and then added two more in the next three minutes, the eventual winner coming when captain Bob Skinner broke through on a breakaway to beat Laurie Skinner, It was Skinner's first contest since league play and he played a steady game between the pipes in place of Randy Lovie who was nursing a sore foot. VISfteatatdOMENNEVEGNONAVEranigis;;Ma.OZWA..16.1 Play this weekend WINNING GOAL - Mitchell captain Bob Skinner moves in on a breakaway to score the winning goal in Friday's contest in Mitchell. He swooped around Laurie Skinner to tuck the puck in the net. Chasing him are Jim Ferguson and Gerald Weido, while Phil Knight moves back into the play after taking a Mitchell player out along the boards in front of the Exeter net. T-A photo HUGS ALL AROUND - The Exeter Hawks line of Fred Mommersteeg, John VanGerwen, Ken Pinder, Phil Knight and Jim Ferguson show their emotions after scoring the winning goal in overtime, Tuesdciy, to eliminate Mitchell. The Mitchellplayers fail to share their enthusiasm as goalie Bob Ward digs the puck out of the net. T-A photo GOOD SPORTS THIS TIME - Mitchell and Exeter Hawks line up for the customary hand shakes after Tuesday's final series game in Mitchell. Coach Bob Zimmer is shown at the end of the Mitchell line. In the opening tilt, Mitchell refused to shake hands with the Exeter crew. Despite a hard-hitting series, Tuesday's game was well played with only five penalties and no signs of animosity. T-A photo SHAKES HANDS THIS TIME - Mitchell coach Bob Zimmer was one of the first people into the Exeter dressing room after the local Hawks ousted his on Tuesday. He even brought the Hawks some refreshments and congratulated coach Ron Bogart and the team. 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