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Times-Advocate, 1979-02-28, Page 10Page 10 Times-Advocate, February 28.1979 Nerve wracking for fans Meet Walkerton here Saturday at 4 p.m. Sports Spotlight By Ross Haugh Time out We have heard little comment on the new rule in the National hockey league this year which allows a team to call a 30 second time-out in the last minute of play in the third period. It apparently is used quite often, mostly by the team which is on the defensive at the time. If a club is ahead by one goal or possibly the score is tied and they are playing a man short, a brief respite to organize their forces should be very welcome. On the other hand, the stoppage in play would be detrimental to a club which is putting on the pressure especially in trying to get a tying goal. We would think over a long season the cir­ cumstances would even out and little advantage would be visible to any team. The same situation exists in the Ontario Hockey Association Major Junior series where overtime was used for the first time this year during the regular schedule. Coach Bill Long of the London Knights is one of the most vocal objectors to the overtime, but, in re­ cent weeks his team won a couple of games in extra time. Lots of hockey schools The February issue of the Hockey News includes a directory of the summer hockey schools which are available this summer in Canada and the United States. Five other pages are devoted to information on hockey schools and attempt to pose the many questions parents should answer before deciding on which school or camp would be best for their youngster. One of the most important queries should be, “Is the personnel at the camp, both amateur and professional, a qualified and enthusiastic group of peo­ ple. Are the facilities adequate and operating properly and are snacks and meals supervised by certified nutritionist. Probably the most important question parents should ask is, “Is my son going to have fun at this school?” Would you believe that a lot of parents don’t send their kids off to a week or two at a summer hockey school to have fun. In the eyes of some, hockey schools are supposed to transform their boy into a super star and. if this doesn’t happen and in most cases it doesn’t they are at least disappointed and sometimes even furious. We are sure that most camp directors will say, “Don’t send your child here if you expect an improve­ ment of several hundred percent in a short time. It puts too much pressure on everybody, the school and the boy.” The object of most schools is to make sure the boys have fun while learning the basic skills and techniques that will make him enthusiastic about the game. It’s enthusiasm that will in time make the youngster want to learn more about the game and thus become a better player. For those boys going a long distance to a hockey school, it can become a very try­ ing experience. If a hockey school can provide a complete week of hockey basics, safety and fun then it has been successful in creating a good beginning for a youngster’s first experience away from home. One very important factor about hockey schools is the learning experience gained from living at school. For many students this is their first time away from home and the school offers them an excellent oppor­ tunity to meet other boys of their same age. As well, the boys come from many different backgrounds which results in a good atmosphere in which the boys learn to live and play together. The Hockey News story suggested college facilities proved to be ideal for hockey camps. Included in their list of six such facilities in Canada was the Huron Hockey School at Huron Park. The Huron Hockey School uses most of the facilities available to students at Centralia College of Agricultural Technology and these involve a lot of other sports in addition to hockey. The local school headed by Brian Gilmour, will again use the South Huron Rec Centre in Exeter for part of their ice time in addition to the Huron Park area. The school runs for six full weeks from July 15 to August 31 and guarantees a boy 18 hours of on-ice in­ struction per week. Busy time for skaters The weekend was busy for a lot of young boys and girls in this part of Huron County. Hockey playoffs are reaching their peak and it’s time for the various figure skating clubs to hold their annual carnivals. The close to 200 members of the Exeter figure skating club presented their carnival “Saturday Night Fever” in two Saturday shows at the South Huron Rec Centre and the Zurich-Grand Bend figure skating club carnival went at the Zurich arena, Sunday afternoon. We took in both shows and both were enjoyable, hopefully enough to counteract cold feet obtained from standing on the ice surfaces for about four hours in getting pictures of most of the youngsters. A lot of credit should go to the executives of the skating clubs, the boys and girls and the great number of volunteer parents who help make these shows all possible. Two carnivals are coming up at the Lucan arena in about a month. On March 30, an old fashioned skating carnival will be held and on April Fool’s Day the figure skating carnival will be staged, Bantams advance after thriller with Ohsweken While the majority of fans at the rec centre were cheering for the Exeter bantams in their show-down with Ohsweken, Sunday, many possibly would have been happy to see the locals lose if they thought the next series was going to be as nerve-wracking. However, the locals withstood the intense pressure that had been generated throughout the entire five-game series and went on to nip the Six Nations squad by a 2-1 count in the deciding match. All five games went right down to the final whistle, with three of them being decided by a single goal. In the other two, the winning team scored into an open net in the dying seconds to post two-goal margins. The locals outscored Six Nations 8-7 in the five games. Exeter will now meet Walkerton in the OMHA quarter-final series. It will open in Walkerton on Friday and the second game will be back in Exeter at 4:00 on Saturday. The third game will be played on Sunday in the homerinkof the coin toss winner. A In the battle with Ohsweken, the locals took a two-game margin on the first weekend with 2-1 and 3-1 victories. Ohsweken ex­ tended the series with a 3-1 win in the third game and then shut-out Exeter 1-0 on Saturday to set the stage for the finale. In Saturday’s game in Ohsweken, the teams battled on even terms until Exeter picked up a double-minor penalty with just over four minutes to go in the game. They suqessfully killed off the first two minutes, but Ohsweken jumped on an errant clearing pass to get a one-on-one against goalie Peter Dearing to score the only goal of the game with 1:28 left. The Exeter fans were upset with the officiating, arguing strenuously with the Indian official who called the four- minute penalty at such a crucial time. They also NOT THIS TIME — Scott Pincombe, left, and John Kernick (14) were in the right spot, but the Ohsweken goalie didn’t give either of them a rebound in Saturday's playoff action, However, Pincombe and Kernick scored goals in the deciding game in Exeter a day later to send the local squad into the OMHA quarter-final against Walkerton. Staff photo Jets end disastrous year, executive to decide future The Lucan-Ilderton Jets closed out a very disastrous season over the week end in the Ontario Hockey Association Continental Senior league. The Jets dropped an 11-4 decision to the Preston Jesters in Preston Friday night and lost by a score of 9- 6 to the same team in Ilderton Sunday afternoon. Preston also failed to make the playoffs. This marks the second con­ secutive year that the L-I club has failed to make the playdowns and again miss out on lucrative gate receipts. The Jets could manage only 12 victories as opposed to 30 defeats. They scored 163 goals while allowing the opposition to score 275 times. After the game, Jets president Harry Loyens commented, “We’ll have to sit down and come to some decision as to our future.” Coach Pete Loveless was of the same mind saying, “They will have to take a hard look at the situation. I said at the beginning of the season I wouldn’t be in last place. But, that’s exactly where I ended up.” He told the T-A Monday afternoon, “The calibre of Senior “A” hockey has improved greatly in the last two years. The quantity of players is here, but, the quality I am not so sure about. To be competitive we need at least three new, young players.” Loveless added, “The executive has a major decision to make. If they have a club next year and want me as coach I would like to come back.” In Sunday’s game, the Jesters pulled ahead to win with five goals in the third period after the Jets stayed close at 4-3 after the first 40 minutes of play. Ian McTavish notched the first period L-I goal with only six seconds left on a three- way effort with Bill White and Barry Baynham.------------ ---------- INTERMEDIATE PLAYOFF HOCKEY HENSALL VS , PARKHILL Fri., Mar. 2nd 8 p.m. In the middle frame Brian Murphy counted on passes from Greg Roberts and Randy Kraul and Ed Parkinson hit the mark with assists going to Gary Herr and Brian Murphy. Bill White, Ian McTavish and Ed Parkinson notched the last period scores for the Jets. Assists went to Gary Herr, Ed Parkinson, Bill White, Barry Baynham, Greg Roberts and Brian Murphy. Mike Yosurack was the top scorer for Preston with a three goal effort. Frank Truesdale and Murray Markle each scored twice and single goals were added by Dave Schnurr and Jim Springall, Referee Ken Werboweski meted out only five minor penalties with the Jets getting two sentences. Preston outshot the home club 50-41. The Jesters took a 4-1 lead in the first period of Friday’s game and were never seriously threatened thereafter. Bruce Reddick, scored for the Jets at 59 seconds of the first period on a pass from Ed Parkinson. They were held off the scoresheet until midway through the second period when Greg Roberts hit on an unassisted 'effort. Six minutes later Ed Parkinson converted a pass from Chuck Robbins. The final L-L marker came with only eight seconds left in the game when Steve Proctor scored on a power' play with assists going to Ian McTavish son. Leading tack with four goals was Mike Yosurack. John Laclair and Doug Schonfeld were next with two suc­ cessful shots each and single scores were notched by Chris Chapple, Dan Hway and Ken Stewart. and Ed Parkin- the Preston at- HENSALL COMMUNITY CENTRE V J SPECIALS s4995 CARS TO CHOOSE FROM TOO LARRY MOTORS EXETER 235-1640 LONDON 227-4191 This Week's EXTRA For Real Economical Work And Transportation 1976 FORD COURIER PICKUP — speed transmission, rear step bumper, deluxe topper, like new condition Licence Cl208 ’2995 1978 FORD COURIER PICKUP speed overdrive transmission, lone 8- foot box, rear step bumper, AM radio, other extras. Licence C2131 GOOD SELECTION OF USED SNIDER LIMITED Huron County's Largest Ford Deafer contended that an Exeter shot had sent the puck across the goal line in the third period, but the same official waved that one off. In Sunday’s game, both teams played the type of hockey expected as they faced elimination, Exeter enjoyed a margin of play throughout, but the Six Nations squad scored first as they jumped on a bad clearing pass in the first minute of the second period, John Kernick finally evened the count at the 8:02 mark of the middle frame, when he won a face-off outside the blueline, took one stride and blasted a slap shot into the corner. The winner came near the half-way mark of the final period when Bill Glover’s drive from the point was deflected into the corner by Scott Pincombe from the face-off circle, Exeter then missed a couple of good chances to pot the insurance marker and their failure to do so set the stage for a hectic final- minute rally by the Indian lads. They just missed on a ganging attack with about 30 seconds left and then en­ joyed a two-man advantage when Bill Glover picked up a penalty and they pulled their goalie for the extra attacker. However, Dave Shaw managed to control the puck and sent it into the opposing end to kill off most of the final seconds and Ohsweken couldn’t work it back for a final shot. The game ended on an unsavory note when several players from both sides engaged in a shoving match, but referees Irv Ford and Jeff O’Brien managed to get things under control and get the teams off the ice. I WE RENT I Icross country! | SKIS | | HOLLIES | ICYCLE A SPORTS! I GRAND BEND | Atoms lose The Exeter atoms dropped a 4-1 verdict to Oakridge in their only outing of the week, The exhibition contest was played in the new Medway arena. Sean Whiteford scored Exeter’s lone tally on a play with Brett Batten. Novice win pair Exeter’s novice kids were busy over the weekend, winning two of three outings. The makeup of the teams was a mixture of all-star and houseleague players. On Friday night, one of the teams posted a 3-1 win over Hensail. Scott Bell gave the home team an early lead in the first minute of the game, but Exeter rebounded with three. Graham Arthur scored the first on a play with Fred Gregus and the team came up with two in the final period to get the win. David Josephson potted the first on a play with Jason McFalls and Arthur, while Jeff Chipchase notched the other one after taking a pass from Alan Blommaert. On Sunday, one team travelled to Huron Park to earn a 4-0 win, while the other squad played against Zurich at the rec centre and dropped a 2-1 verdict. Rob McKnight paced the attack in Huron Park with two goals, while the singles came off the sticks of Rob McLelland and Jon O’Connor. Jeff Chipchase scored Exeter’s lone goal against Zurich, with Dwayne Overholt and Dave Stevens replying for the visitors. 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