Times-Advocate, 1979-04-18, Page 15Fans consider equal to last two
Hawks year a success, despite loss
The Exeter Hawks were
finally eliminated by St.
George in the OHA semi
final, ending a season that
many of their supporters
felt was just as successful as
their previous two when
they made it through to the
final.
Friday’s 7-3 loss came in a
game that most hadn’t ex
pected to take place and was
in a series that few had ex
pected the Hawks to reach.
Despite the four-goal
margin enjoyed by the Lions
in the sixth game win, the
Hawks were in the contest
until late in the third period
and finally wilted under an
intense attack by the fired-
up winners.
"It wasn’t a case of us
playing baldly, they just
played, a super game,”
Hawks coach Ron Bogart
commented after his team
was eliminated.
The Friday night game
was forced after the Hawks
scored a 6-4 in St. George on
Tuesday. Most Exeter fans
had arrived at that contest
expecting to see their
favorites in their last game,
but the locals came up with
a solid team effort to throw
a scare into the Lions.
That win came on the
heels of what was probably
the turning point in the
series, the 6-5 win in Exeter
by the Lions, who overcame
two-goal deficits on two oc
casions.
When the Hawks skated
off the ice in St. George, Fri
day, it marked the final
appearance of seven
members of the club who
had been instrumental in the
team’s superb showing in
the past three years.
Six of the seven had helped
the Hawks to the OHA
championship in 1977, while
all seven were members of
the team that lost by one
goal in the seventh game in
Lakefield last year when
they came close to
duplicating that feat.
Graduating members of
the squad include Randy
Lovie, Phil Knight, Jamie
Caldwell, Don McKellar,
Fred Mommersteeg, Steve
Jennison and Ken Pinder.
‘‘We’ll certainly miss
them next year,” the coach
commented this- week in
reviewing the season. He
said there would be some big
holes-to fill on the squad,
noting that the graduates
had done a super job and had
been dedicated to the game.
Fans will find a letter
from Bogart elsewhere in
this issue, lauding his team
for their never-say-die at
titude this year.
Asked if he would be
returning for his fourth
year, Bogart replied, "If
the defending champion
Lakefield Chiefs.
The Lions drew first blood
in the contest on a power
play at the 6:13 mark, but
Don McKellar evened the
count seven minutes later
when the Hawks enjoyed a
two-man advantage with
Fred Mommersteeg and
Phil Knight drawing the
assists.
St. George took a 2-1 lead
they (EMHA) want me, I’m
available.” That the EMHA
will want him is a foregone
conclusion.
In Friday night’s 7-3 loss,
the Hawks kept pace with
the Lions through the first
two periods, but fell victim
to an inspired team in the
third as the Lions scored
three times to seal their way
into the OHA final against
at the end of the first when
Matt Misener’s point shot
found the open comer.
They increased the
margin to two goals just
before the midway mark of
the second, but the Hawks
JAMMED UP Randy Lovie peeis through the arms, legs and bodies of several players in his attempt to locate the puck in
liont of his net m Fiiday s game. The Hawks helping to clear out the puck are Ron Bilcke (3) and Preston Dearing ill)
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THE LAST SKATE Members of the Exeter Hawks, after congratulating goalie Randy Lovie on his fine play, take their last
skate Fiiday as they moved on to congratulate the St. George Lions, winners in six games in the OHA semi-finals. Players
shown above include Ken Pindei, Lovie, Preston Dearing, Kerry Bedard, Phil Knight, Ron Bilcke, Terry Caldwell and Brad
Tayloi. Staff photo
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NOT THIS TIME — Hawks netminder Randy Lovie, who played solidly for the team in their
final two games in St. George, made a diving stop on this play. Defencemen Dave Bogart and
Ken Pinder arrive to help out, while the shooter moves off to the side thinking he had the
tally. Staff photo
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