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The Citizen, 1990-03-14, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1990. Barons lead league final series over Brussels Bulls The puck stops here Brussels Bulls’ goaltender Jeff Roy thwartsan attempt by Hanover to add to its lead in Junior “C” action Friday night in Brussels. Hanover kept up the pressure and defeated Brussels 6-4 to tie the series, then took theseries lead Sunday. Hanover was in a position to claim the league championship Tuesday night in Brussels. The Hanover Barons took a 3-2 game lead in the Western Junior C Championship Series with a 6-5 overtime win Sunday afternoon in Hanover. Game six was to be played last night in Brussels with the seventh and deciding game if necessary in Hanover Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. Last Thursday night in Hanover the Bulls, behind the outstanding goaltending of Jeff Roy took a 2-1 series lead with a 4-2 verdict over the Barons despite being outshot 45-29. Jeff Douglas tipped home a Bevin Flett point shot for the Sports Crusaders lose first game against Tavistock in series The Brussels Crusaders were back in action last Saturday night when they played host to the Tavistock Royals in the first game of the division final. It was the first game in the best of a five game series. Tavistock opened the scoring four and a half minutes into the game with a powerplay goal when Kevin Albrecht and Brad Zehr set up Charlie Lupton for the goal. It was just over a minute later when Zehr and Albrecht set up Lupton again for another powerplay mark­ er. Brussels cut the lead to one when Ken Cousins and Tim Fritz combined to set up Kevin Deitner for a powerplay goal of their own. The first period ended 2-1 for Tavistock. The Royals added to their lead two minutes into the second period when Paul Albrecht scored from Mike Booth and Kevin Reiger. Hanover Barons may move to Jr. B While Brussels Bulls battle Han­ over Barons for the Western Junior “C” crown this week, it may be the last time the two teams face each other in league play. Hanover Barons officially re­ quested admission to the Midwes­ tern Junior “B” division in a game’s opening goal, then with three minutes remaining Corey McKee’s individual effort gave the Bulls a 2-0 first period lead. The game remained 2-0 until 30 seconds into third period play when Hanover scored on the powerplay. Three minutes later a Barons forward intercepted a cross-ice pass and deked Roy for a 2-2 score. The Bulls’ coaches called a time-out and minutes later Steve Fritz slid home the winner. With Roy making the key saves Brussels held the Barons off until Ron Strome scored an insurance goal with seven seconds remaining. The Tavistock powerplay clicked again when Lupton got his third of the game with Mark Albrecht and Kevin Yantzi drawing assists on the play. Just over a minute later the Royals added another power­ play marker when Paul Albrecht and Yantzi combined to set up Reiger for the goal. Tavistock finished the scoring off for the period when Brad Stere scored from Kevin Albrecht and Bill Matetich, this was also a powerplay goal and made the score 6-1 after two periods of play. There was no scoring in the third period thus making the final score 6-1 Tavistock and giving them a 1-0 lead in the series. Game two was Monday night in Tavistock with game three being back in Brussels Saturday, March 17 at 8:30 p.m. The fourth game of the series will be Monday, March 19 at 8:30 p.m. if necessary. piesentanon to the Ontario Hockey Association Feb. 22. OHA Presi­ dent Brent Ladds suggested the Barons would be capable of making the jump, headed as they are by Steve Morris, an excellent organi­ zer who was the driving force behind the Durham Huskies in the old Continental Senior B League., ► LIMITED TIME OFFER ► BORDERS INCLUDED ► FABRICS NOT INCLUDED ck Bedliners * Plat ur Other Glass win was the third in five games in Hanover for the Bulls, the only team to win or tie on Baron ice this year. The following night in Brussels a fired up Barons club skated to a 6-4 win to tie the series at two wins apiece. Hanover struck early taking a 3-0 lead to the dressing room after 20 minutes. « The Bulls fought back with a Jeff Douglas goal 66 seconds into the second period, followed by a J. C. Hewitt shot midway through the - ' shields & Repair APPLE AutoGlass 190 Mitchell Rd. S LISTOWEL 291-1300 game to close the gap to 3-2. A questionable referee’s call saw the Bulls playing two men down when the Barons added their fourth goal for a 4-2 lead after two periods. Jeff Douglas again brought the Bulls to within one at the 7:25 mark but Hanover regained their two- goal lead 72 seconds later, then added an insurance goal with 2:30 remaining. Andrew Weber set up Steve Vandendool for the final goal of the game at the 19:46 mark to end the game 6-4 in Hanover’s favour. After 30 regular season and 15 playoff games, the Bulls’ season had come down to a two-out-of- three series with the Hanover Barons. Unfortunately for Brus­ sels, Hanover gained the advant­ age with their 6-5 win Sunday in Hanover. The Barons opened quickly scor­ ing two early period goals before the Bulls’ Jeff Douglas connected on the powerplay to end the first period scoring at 2-1. Hanover upped their lead to 3-1 two minutes into second period action, but the Bulls dug deep and on a shorthanded goal by Marty Rutledge, another powerplay goal by Douglas and an even strength marker by Steve Vandendool held a 4-3 lead until the 19:01 mark when Hanover tied the score heading into third period play. With eight minutes remaining Hanover regained the lead but with the Bulls’ goaltender on the bench, Rutledge’s second of the game on a wrap-a-round move tied the score with 38 seconds remaining to send the game into a 10-minute over­ time. During a wild scramble around the Bulls net Hanover scored the winner at the 6:46 mark and despite numerous last minute chances the Bulls fell one shot short of the equalizer. . Hanover outshot the Bulls 43-32 in the contest which saw Jeff Roy take over for Murray Foxton at the start of third period play due to sickness. 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