The Citizen, 1992-03-11, Page 13Blyth Atoms win WOAA
Start OMHA playoffs
After capturing the WOAA
Championship, Thursday night,
against Clifford, the Blyth Atoms
faced their first competitors for the
OMHA Championship.
The first game was held in Cayu
ga, Sunday, March 8. This game
proved to be nothing short of excit
ing.
Cayuga demonstrated their abili
ties in the first minute of the game,
when they made four attempts to
open the score, but to no avail.
Blyth took the lead by scoring the
first two goals of the game. At
12:44, Jeff Cowan opened the
game, assisted by Darryl Bromley.
Then, at the 4:01 mark, Bromley
was assisted by Michael Haggitt.
With their great technique in pass
ing, they had the goalie totally con
fused, even though he had stopped
numerous attempts beforehand.
Cayuga came too close for com
fort, when the puck went into
Blyth's net... fortunately, the whis
tle had been blown because the ref
eree had lost sight of the puck.
With only 35 seconds remaining in
the first period, Cayuga got on the
board, to close the gap 2-1 in
Blyth's favour.
Cayuga outshot Blyth 17-6 in the
first period.
The second period saw Cayuga
make a great comeback, thanks to
number 12, Jason Baird. He scored
four consecutive goals, to put them
ahead 5-2.
Again, while under pressure,
Blyth never gave up hope. At 2:17,
Michael Haggitt earned an unas
sisted goal on a breakaway - this
time it was No. 12 for Blyth who
did the scoring.
The second period resulted in a
5-3 game, with Cayuga outshooting
Blyth by a mere 13-12 margin.
Both teams returned to the dress
ing rooms, for a rest and coaching.
Cayuga extended their lead at
11:35 of the third period, to put
them ahead 6-3. Obviously, Blyth
had decided enough is enough.
They scored the next three goals to
bring it to a 6-6 tie.
The first goal was made at the
7:29 mark by Darryl Bromley,
assisted by Michael Haggitt, when
Blyth was shorthanded. The next
goal happened at 5:58, done by
Michael Courtney, with the aid of
Haggitt and Corey Shannon. The
score was now 6-5 in Cayuga's
favour. The tying goal was made
with only 48 seconds remaining in
the game, just as a Cayuga player
had stepped back onto the ice after
serving a two minute penalty for
tripping.
Cayuga's key player, Jason Baird,
was winding up to take a shot,
when goalie, Scott Bromley poke-
checked the puck out to Mike Hag
gitt, who then fled up the ice to
score the lying goal. Bromley
earned an assist, his second of the
year. (Cayuga's goalie had also
earned an assist on he fourth goal).
The game was now forced into
ten minutes overtime. Both teams
were able to take a five-minute
breather. The goalies remained in
the net they were already in.
Blyth took the lead at the 7:51
mark. Jeff Cowan was assisted by
Darryl Bromley, to give Blyth a 7-6
lead. Then, only 9 seconds later,
Blyth extended their lead, thanks to
Jeff Cowan and Michael Haggitt, at
the 7:02 mark.
For the next five minutes, the
puck was taken from end to end,
with numerous attempts displayed
by both teams.
In the last minute of the period,
more stress was pul onto Blyth
when Cayuga pulled their goal
tender, allowing them to have
another forward. With only 16 sec
onds remaining, they scored, clos
ing the lead to 8-7 for Blyth. The
last few seconds seemed forever,
but, fortunately, the whistle blew
and Blyth had captured the opening
game by an 8-7 margin.
Cayuga outshot Blyth in the
game by a 53-54 margin. The next
game is scheduled in Blyth Arena
on Saturday, March 14, at 4:30
p.m. Please come out to support the
Blyth Atoms, who are involved in
the All Ontario Championship.
Under the strong support of their
coaches, Gary Courtney and Steve
Howson, assistant coach, the team
is having an excellent season. The
team consists of: Michael Haggitt
(C), Jeff Cowan (A), Michael Ans
ley (A), Darryl Bromley, Amanda
Anderson, Michael Courtney, Chris
Carter, Jamie Black, Trevor Wil
son, Corey Shannon and Scott
Bromley.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 ,1992. PAGE 13.
Moving in
Players from the Blyth Novice team struggle with their Howick opponents in the playoff game
in Blyth last Thursday night. The Howick goalie is keeping a close eye on what's happening
around his net.
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