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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-04-04, Page 13Sports Spotlight 1 By ROSS HAUGH War is over While there may still be a few battles to be settled the major war is over. Weare talking about the union agreed upon last week between the National Hockey League and the World Hockey association. We disagree with those who argue that the four new clubs will add to the deterioration of calibre of NHL hockey. Winnipeg, Edmonton, Quebec, and New England will likely end up with the best players from the dis­ banding Cincinatti and Birmingham clubs. The merger will bring hockey’s most famous father and son combinations to the NHL. Gordie Howe who celebrated his 52nd birthday recently will start his 31st season this fall. Even at the age of 52, we would imagine most pre­ sent NHL clubs would be happy to put the famous No. 9 into their lineup. Despite their possible hopes, Gordie Howe will like­ ly continue with the New England Whalers. Because of his longevity in professional ranks, Howe is exempt from the latest expansion draft. One of the Howe boys, Mark is expectd to be one of the two skaters the Whalers will be allowed to protect. The other member of the famous hockey family, Mar­ ty is the NHL property of the Detroit Red Wings. The Boston Bruins hold the NHL rights to Mark Howe, but, they will not likely get a chance to claim him. Probably the best bet in the protection department will be that the Edmonton Oilers will hang on tightly to rookie sensation Wayne Gretzky. The Montreal Canadiens who always lead the way in NHL drafts with the most number of first round picks have the same distinction in the protection of WHA performers. The Montreal club has the NHL rights to no less than 21 players now competing with WHA teams. The most valuable of their protections are likely Marc Tardiff and J.C. Tremblay and the former will likely be on the protected list of the Quebec Nordiques. Bobby Hull is on the negotiation list of his former NHL team the Chicago Black Hawks and he could end up back in the Windy City as the Winnipeg Jets are not expected to protect the veteran. The argument from some is that the latest expan­ sion or merger or marriage or whatever it is called will continue to water down the calibre of hockey. That doesn’t completely hold water as there will ac­ tually be two less teams in the big leagues with the scrapping of franchises in Cincinatti and Birmingham. Several important changes have been brought about by the merger including realignment of some of the divisions. The Quebec Nordiques join the Adams division with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Minnesota North Stars, and Buffalo Sabres. New England becomes part of the Norris division with Montreal, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles and Detroit. The Washington Capitals will switch from the Norris to the Patrick division and be joined by the Islanders, Rangers, Flyers and Flames. The newest members of the Smythe division are the Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets. They will be competing with the existing Chicago, Vancouver, St. Louis and Colorado clubs. For the 1979-80 NHL season byes into the playoffs will be eliminated for the top team in each division and the first rounds will be increased to best-of-five series. The extension of the first round playoffs to a longer series is a real improvement. Under the present system, one of the weaker clubs could quite easily come up with two straight strong games and be in the next round. The chances of the better teams surviving a longer series are much better. Play in Eastern Ontario this weekend Times-Advocate, April 4, 1979 Fbge 13 Bantams facing uphill battle again in final i The Exeter Legion ban- Itams split a pair of games with Ernestown in the |0MHA “B” final at the rec ■ centre this weekend, winning ■3-2 on Saturday and then dropping a 5-3 overtime loss the following afternoon. The locals, who have a penchant for doing things the hard way, now face an uphill struggle in the best-of-seven final. They lost the flip and must win twice in the Kingston suberb to bring home the silverware. The next two games in the series will be played in Ernestown this weekend. Exeter dominated play in both weekend games, but some erratic shooting and costly mistakes kept them from sweeping the set. Two goals in the third period sparked the squad to Saturday’s win as they ended up out-shooting the visitors by a 13-4 margin in the final stanza. Ernestown hit the sheet first with a goal midway through the initial stanza and they held that margin until early in the second when Bill Glover got the equalizer on a play with John Ker nick. The visitors scored three minutes later to take a 2-1 margin into the final stanza when Mike Clark potted the equalizer when he picked up a rebound off the boards and beat Gord Downie on a quick blast. Kernick and Dave Shaw drew the assists. Dave Underwood then potted the winner at the 4:39 mark of the third when he finished off a play with Kernick and Shaw, while they enjoyed a man ad­ vantage. Peter Dearing ended up with 17 saves' in the Exeter net, while Downie had 25 at the other end. Blow lead The locals blew two leads in Sunday’s contest and allowed the visitors a pair of two-on-one situations in the overtime that they com­ pleted successfully for the winning margin. Following their first game example, the visitors opened the scoring when they potted their second shot at the 7:26 mark. Peter Dearing made the initial stop, but was off balance and the rebound at his crease was quickly shoved into the net. Exeter got rolling in the second and scored two power play markers to take their first lead in the game. Mike Murray netted the first on a play with Dave Shaw, while Mike Clark added the other with the assists going to John Plan many activities Members of the Exeter saddle club are in for a busy summer. The first event for the club will be a white elephant sale on Good Friday, April 13 at the Rec Centre Annex at Huron Park. Here’s a good opportunity to clean out your shed, barn or attic and find somebody that wants it more than you do and help the finances of the saddle club. The club under the guidance of president Bob Par­ sons will be staging four twilight shows this summer at their grounds, just south of Huron Park on Stephen township Concession road 2-3. The shows for the 68 club members will get un­ derway at 6 p.m. on May 19, June 16, July 21 and August 18. The biggest event at the saddle club grounds will be the Ontario Quarter Horse Show set for Saturday, June 9. One of the youngest and most successful of the sad­ dle club members is ready for the busiest year of her career. Joanne Malone will be starting on the Ontario Quarter Horse Show, circuit on April 13 in Ottawa. Joanne who is 15 years of age will be participating in 34 shows this -summer' With her favorite horse. Miss Sundial.Dashwood ball Organizers of the Dashwood slo pitch ball leagues are preparing for another season. Men and women at least 18 years of age are asked to sign up as soon as possible to assure themselves a spot on one of these exciting teams. Registration may be made at Memer’s Meat Market, Nutt’s General Store and Schatz’ Store with a deadline of April 27. Got the blues? __| Want to get away from . (ZJ | it all? Take a walk! ........................0 Walk a block.Today. Doublers increase dart league margin — Exeter Centennial Soccer Club The first place lead of the Doublers in the Exeter Legion mixed dart league has increased to two points. They have 87 points to their credit and the Sassenachs are in the runnerup spot with 85 points. The DR’s are close behind in third place with 84 points and the Itchy Niters and Flying High are deadlocked with 83 points apiece. The Winkers hold down fifth place with 80 points, the Family Affair has 72 and the Scottiesand Outof Space are even at 71. Next come the Sabres with 66, Outlaws 64, CB’ers and Nicky Tams 58, Shiphunters 57, Canscotts 52 and Chances 47. This week’s scores were: DR’s 4 — Shiphunters 1 Doublers 3 — Flying High 2 Sabres 3 —- CB’ers 2 Bunny Bundle is big winner A group of Hengall curlers including a Kippen farmer , invaded the Exeter curling club Sunday morning intent on winning a grudge match. Doug Mann and his Hensail invaders were turned back by a foursome from Canadian Canners. The big winner was CF- PL’s Bunny Bundle. They will be receiving a generous donation of $170 as the result of Sunday’s curling con­ frontation. Doug Mann’s cohorts were Don Dixon, Marshall Dearing and Gerry Moffatt. The Canadian Canners foursome was made up of Jack Urquhart, Allan Oakes, Bob Coates and Albert Van Dy ken. Kernick and Dave Under­ wood. Ernestown picked up the equalizer with just over a minute left. Exeter jumped to the attack early in the third and captain Tom Coates scored from the point on his second drive after only 42 seconds of play. Clark and Underwood earned the assists. The visitors then came storming back and notched the equalizer at the 5:21 mark and neither team could score in the balance of the session to force the extra 10 minutes. Ernestown popped the winner midway through that MOVE HIM OUT Bantam winger Mike Clark stands his ground while battling for a puck ,,PC" the Ernestown goal on Saturday. Staff photo Whatever Tour Sport. SHOP HERE FOR A COMPLETE LINE OF IT'S IN THE NET - Exeter bantams John Kernick (14) and Scott Brintnell raise their sticks in the traditional victory sign after this goal was scored against Ernestown in the OMHA final seiies, Sunday. However, the locals lost that game in overtime to split the weekend set with the Kingston suburb. Staff photo TWO DOWN, ONE TO GO John Kernick and an Ernestown player are already down, while another defender appears to be headed in the same direction after a collision in the weekend OMHA final at the rec ce'ntre. Staff photo TROPHIES Order Now For Darts, Curling Hockey, Bowling, Etc. JERRY MacLEAN & SON AUTOMOTIVE LTD. Our Store Is Big Enough To Serve Your Needs Bui Small Enough To Be Friendly Exeter 235-0000 Nicky Tams 3 — Scotties 2 Outlaws 3 — Sassenachs 2 Chances 3 — Winkers 2 Canscotts 3 — Family Affair 2 Itchy Niters 2 — Out of Space 2 Friday’s schedule is as follows: 8p.m. Sabres vs Chances Doublers vs Outlaws Scotties vs Shiphunters Nicky Tams vs DR’s 9:30p.m. Winkers vs CB’ers Canscotts vs Out of Space Flying High vs Sassenachs Itchy Niters vs Family Affair See The Complete Line Of Honda Motorcycles From the Z5OR Mini to the exciting GL1000 Goldwing all on display in our showroom. SOUTH BEND SPORTS 4 miles S.O. Grand Bend on No. 21 OPEN WEEK ENDS Noon - 6 P.M. Repairs to All Makes of Motorcycles PHONE 243-2550 session when they enjoyed their first two-on-one and Kevin Hartwick took the pass to get a breakaway on Peter Dearing and he made a perfect deke to push the puck into the open net. They duplicated that play three minutes later to pull the game out of reach. Exeter enjoyed a wide margin of play in the contest, out-shooting the visitors by a 43-26 margin. However, many of those shots were from well out and were taken when passes could have proven more successful. Coach Jack Fuller said after the game his team Minor Soccer Registration for Boys and Girls 6-16 years to be held at the South Huron Recreation Centre Sat., April 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon Registration fee $10.00 Coaches Wanted ______________________________ would have to pass better if they hoped to bring home the Ontario title. On three occasions in the third period they had a two- on-one situation and each time the puck carrier shot and was stopped. Oust Tilbury On Wednesday night at the rec centre, the Exeter crew scored four unanswered goals in the last half of the game to post a 7-3 win over Tilbury in the sixth game of their best-of-five semi-final. The extra game was necessary due to a tie in Tilbury in the third game of the set. Exeter potted a pair in the first period and appeared to be on their way to the win, but the visitors evened the count and did the same thing again in the second after Exeter had moved into a lead. However, Mike Clark scored the winner at the 11:57 mark of the middle frame and the locals won going away with three more in the third as they finally solved the antics of Tilbury netminder Allan Barnier. Mike Murray, Mike Clark and Bill Glover ended up with two goals in the contest to pace the win, while the single came off the stick of Scott Pincombe Dave Shaw helped out on two of the markers and assisting on one were Murray, Scott Brintnell, Tom Coates, Dave Under­ wood, and Trevor Boyle. 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