HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-11-11, Page 13Winning weekend
for Brussels Atoms
Brussels Atoms skated their way
to two victories in first season play
this past weekend.
On Friday evening Brussels nar
rowly edged out a visiting Zurich
team for a 3-2 finish.
Trevor Wilson slapped in the first
goal with 2:19 left in the first peri
od. Matthew McLellan provided
some insurance early in the second
period, but just two minutes later
Zurich came back to narrow the
Brussels' lead by one.
A stirred up Zurich team kept the
heat on scoring a second goal just a
minute later to tie the game. Then
with only 42 seconds left Joel
Kellington and Carla Hunt set up
the play for Matthew McLellan
who drove the third goal past the
Zurich goaltender.
That finished the scoring as nei
ther team managed to edge the
puck into the opposition's net dur
ing the third period.
On Saturday night, Brussels trav
elled to Blyth for a game against
Belgrave.
Belgrave's Tyler Fenton popped
in the first goal of the game in the
first period, off a pass from Craig
Marks but Brussels quickly
responded when Matthew McLel
lan scored on a pass from Chad Fis
cher and Tyler Bragg. Stephen
Oldfield widened the margin with
4:57 left on the clock in the first
after a set up by Joel Kellington
and Shawn Engel. Then with just
1:30 seconds left Oldfield scored a
second goal off a pass from Joshua
Gropp and Ryan Smith.
Belgrave got the first goal of the
second period, when Justin Camp
bell set up Marks, only to have it
erased by Nathan Conley off a pass
from Robbie Mitchell and Darrell
Dalton. Then with just three sec
onds remaining Campbell, unassist
ed, gave Belgrave its third goal.
Trevor Wilson snuck in the only
goal of the third period giving
Brussels a 5-3 victory. Assists went
to Carla Hunt and Joel Kellington.
The Atoms next game is Nov. 20
against Goderich II in Brussels at
7:30.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 ,1992. PAGE 13.
On the watch
Zurich edges out Belgrave
Atoms in opening game
It was a mad scramble for the puck as players from Brussels and Zurich Atom teams face off
in fast paced hockey action last Friday in Brussels. Home goalie Stephen Oldfield stopped
more than a few shots and with good offensive back up from his teammates they chalked up
a 3-2 win over the visiting team.
Despite lots of back and forth
play, Belgrave Atoms fast-paced
opening season game against
Zurich on Nov. 1 ended with a 3-2
victory for the Zurich home team.
Zurich came out on top in the
first period of play. Then with 7:01
remaining in the second period they
widened their margin by another
point. Belgrave narrowed the lead
with just over a minute left after
Justin Campbell and Tyler Fenton
set up Tim Robinson for the first
Belgrave goal.
Belgrave got the first goal of the
third period when Craig Marks slid
one past the home goalie unassist
ed, tieing the game. Belgrave
pulled goalie Curtis Knight for the
last six seconds of the game, a
move that proved to be their undo
ing as the Zurich team nudged in
the winning goal.
Brussels Midgets victorious
in a close WOAA Rep game
In a close WOAA Rep game in
Listowel on Nov. 3 the Brussels
Midgets came home victorious,
edging out the home team by 5-4.
Halfway through the first period
Mark Robinson assisted by Brian
VanSteelandt put Brussels on the
scoreboard. Then just 20 second
later Chris Stevenson set up Wayne
Alexander giving Brussels a two
goal edge. Listowel, came back
with just nine seconds left to close
the gap.
Brussels put on the heat in the
second period again after a shot
from Randy Beuermann set up
Mark Robinson for his second goal
fo the game. Listowel answered
back two minutes later, then tied
the game with 8:49 left on the
clock.
The home team put the pressure
on early in the third taking the lead
for the first lime, but Ryan Finch
shot back with the tieing goal with
just under seven minutes remaining
on the clock. Brent Whitmore got
the assist. Then on a play by Tim
Machan and Greg Fritz, Whitmore
came back to score the gamewin
ning goal.
On Nov. 7 Brussels travelled to
Exeter where they shut out the
home team 5-0. Holding off the
opposition was goalie Jason Kief
fer.
Brussels overpowered the Exeter
group early with three goals in the
first period. Brent Whitmore and
Ryan Finch set up Pete Gusso for
the first, while Brett Clarkson and
Whitmore set up the play for Brian
VanSteelandt. Clarkson got the
assist for the third goal scored by
Whitmore with one second left in
the period.
An unassisted goal by Mark
Robinson with 39 seconds remain
ing was the only tally of the second
period.
Robinson got the only goal
scored in the final period assisted
by Gusso.
Walton man fined $500
A Walton man has been fined
$500 for dangerous driving and
given a conditional discharge to
one charge of assault.
The fine was ordered by Provin
cial Court Judge Garry Hunter in
the Goderich Ontario Court of Jus
tice Nov. 2.
The defendant is Alfons Fischer,
48, a German immigrant. He was
charged in August with assault,
dangerous operation of a vehicle
and watching and besetting after an
incident at Sparky's Place in
Seaforth.
Court heard Mr. Fischer began
paying attention to an 18-year-old
waitress and the restaurant owner
asked Mr Fischer to leave the girl
alone.
Mr. Fisher allegedly assaulted the
owner and left the restaurant.
Police were called and told to
watch for his car. Clinton police
found him and followed his car
which reached high speeds when
Mr. Fischer didn't pull over.
Besides the $500 fine, Mr. Fisch
er was put on probation for one
year. He was also ordered to stay
out of Sparky's restaurant for two
years and have no contact with the
waitress or the owner.
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