HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-02-16, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16,1994.
Head over heels
K Blyth PeeWee is on the losing end of the Stephen Twp. stick during a game in Blyth this
past Saturday. The two were facing off for the sixth time in this final of the first round of
WOAA playoffs. Blyth was upset in the first two games, tied the third, then won three straight
to move to the next best of five round against Zurich which began earlier this week. The final
score in the Stephen Twp. matchup was 6-2 for Blyth.
PeeWees take Stephen in 6th game
Atoms dump Brussels
By I. M. Exhausted
The first team that Blyth ever
faced that made the player look
small was Huron Park.
In what was to be a best of five
playoff series round, Stephen Twp.
took the first two games, both by
narrow margins. Then, Blyth
proved "Looks are deceiving...we
are small but mighty".
The third game resulted in a tie,
while Blyth went on to capture
game four.
Last Friday night, game five,
which could have been the last
game, was in Stephen Twp. Blyth
came back to win the fifth and
usually, deciding game, by a
narrow 6-5 margin, tying the series.
The sixth game was held back on
Blyth ice.
Saturday, Feb. 12 at 11:30 a.m.,
the deciding game was underway,
Midgets prepare for game 2
By Rusty Blades
Fresh off their WOAA
championship, the Blyth Midgets
entered OMHA Playdowns last
weekend, opening at home against
Tavistock on Sunday afternoon. If
the first game is any indication this
series will be a long, hard hitting
affair as the teams played to a 4-4
overtime tie.
Blyth opened the game scoring
with three and a half minutes left in
the first frame. Some strong
forechecking by Christopher
Howson and Teemu Cowan forced
a Tavistock turnover with Danny
Gibbing's burying the puck from
the edge of the goal crease.
With only one second showing
on the game clock Henry Boss
upped the lead to 2-0 as he finished
off a neutral zone rush with a low
bullett from just outside the
Tavistock blueline.
Tavistock battled back and tied
the game 2-2 just two and a half
minutes into the second stanza.
Tavistock took their first lead of the
game with just under four minutes
left in the period and Blyth headed
into the third down 3-2. The
outlook got bleaker as Tavistock
went up 4-2, four minutes into the
third.
The Blyth boys dug a little
deeper and got that goal back just a
minute and a half later. Mike
Heffron won a draw deep in the
opposition zone and fed Peter Craig
for an excited crowd.
As Stephen Twp had shown
throughout the season, they are an
aggressive team, but Blyth never
backed off and stood their ground.
The first part of the game saw
numerous attempts at both ends.
Then, at 12:03, Stephen Twp.
opened the scoreboard.
Blyth was reminded, "When the
going gets tough...the tough get
going." This paid off, as Jeff
Cowan's hard shots went flying
past the goalie, scoring two goals in
1:12 minutes. This got both the
team and Blyth fans all wound up.
The teams exchanged ends to get
the second period underway. Once
again the goalies were kept on their
toes by the many attempts that were
made.
At the 10:04 mark, Mike
Courtney put the puck where it
at the point, who drilled one
through a sea of legs, including the
goaltender’s.
This was the spark the Midgets
needed and their persistent efforts
finally paid off with just under
three minutes remaining in the
third. McNichol was positioned in
the slot and he deftly tipped in
Jonathan Collins's point-drive to
give Blyth the tie they were
looking for.
Blyth had numerous chances to
take the lead but regulation time
expired with the two teams
deadlocked at 4-4. This sent the
teams into a 10 minute overtime
stanza. There were plenty of
scoring chances throughout but the
team defence and goaltenders
preserved this 4-4 score.
Each team received a point for
the tie to which turns the playoff
series into a six point series. The
first team to record six points wins
the series.
Game two is in Tavistock on Feb.
15 with game three also in
Tavistock on Saturday, Feb. 19 at
6:15 p.m. Because of this tie, a
fourth game will be necessary and
it will be played in Blyth on Friday,
Feb. 25 at 9 p.m. Game five is
scheduled for Tavistock on Feb. 26
al 7:15 while an extra sixth game, if
needed, will be played on Sunday,
Feb. 27 at 3 p.m. in Blyth.
Let's try to fill the local ice
palace with fans!
counts, assisted by Mike Haggitt to
increase their lead. Mike Ansley,
Jamie Black, Kyle Anderson,
Darryl Postma and Chris Carter
played strong defence. Then near
the end of the second period,
Stephen Twp. finally got a
breakaway and it was one on one
between the player and the goalie.
This could have closed the gap, but
Scott Bromley made an excellent
save which had the team and crowd
cheering.
Period three opened like the first
two - both teams making attempts
to score. Then, at 11:46 Stephen
Twp. got on the scoreboard again. -
Obviously Blyth realized Stephen
Twp. was getting "Too Close For
Comfort", so decided a now was
the time to do something about it.
Excellent passing by Mike Ansley
and Jeff Cowan allowed Darryl
Bromley to increase the lead to 4-2
at the 8:46 mark. It could still be
anyone's game.
Even though Stephen Twp. tried
and tried, Bromley stopped and
stopped. This is when Stephen
Twp. began showing how
frustrated they were getting, but
Blyth never backed off. Only a
minute and a half later, Courtney
assisted by Haggitt and Ansley
gave them a 5-2 lead. Haggitt
displayed that, although his ankle
was bothering him, from injuries
earlier in the season, it wouldn't
keep him from playing.
Only three minutes were left in
the game and Courtney got a hat-
trick with his third goal of the
game. This put the icing on the
cake for the team's 6-2 lead.
As the whistle blew at the 1:43
mark,-Stephen Twp. received a
penalty, when Bromley was
slashed, after play had been called.
Finally, with only 10 seconds
remaining, the proud Blyth
spectators called out the count
down. They then gave a standing
ovation to the team that now moves
on to the next series.
Blyth had been given six minutes
in penalties, while Stephen Twp.
had earned ten minutes in time to
be served.
Under the coaching of Gary
Courtney and trainer, Dale
Whitfield, the Blyth Pee Wees
played a "FAN-tastic" game.
Keep it up!
Ice time is Monday night at
7 p.m. Come out and show your
support.
Belgrave Atoms skated to a 7-2
victory over a visiting Brussels
team on Feb. 8.
Goalies Travis Campbell for Bel
grave and Matt Elliott for Brussels
helped keep the first period score
less, but less than one minute into
the second Belgrave jumped onto
the score board off an unassisted
effort by Tyler Fenton. Four min
utes later Fenton set up the play for
Kevin Hopf, who earned the second
Belgrave goal, then added some
further insurance just minutes later.
Tim Harrison finally put Brussels
on the board with a minute left in
the second.
Belgrave kicked it off in the
third, just thirty seconds into the
period, when Justin Black set up
Justin Campbell who nudged it by
Elliott for the fourth home goal.
Tim Robinson notched another for
the home team before Brussels
Jason Armstrong, with help from
Stephen Todd and Tyler Bragg,
tagged on a second goal for the vis
itors.
Blyth Tykes
After the first period, the Blyth
Tykes were down 4-1 against
Hensall, however the home team
never gave up in their game on
Saturday, Feb. 12.
After retiring to their dressing
room while the ice surface was
flooded, the Blyth team returned
inspired, and ready to play hockey.
Perhaps it was the short rest and
faster ice surface, combined with
coach Peter's words of encourage
ment but whatever the reason a
metamorphosis took place and
Blyth transformed into an offensive
dimension.
The only goal for Blyth in the
first period was scored by Michelle
Cook after she re-directed a pass
from the comer.
In the second period, Blyth's
onslaught of nine unanswered goals
was initiated by Luke Anderson,
who carried the puck from the
neutral zone and followed up his
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^THE HURON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION^
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The hosts wouldn't let up scoring
two more before the period ended,
the first by Matt Snow, assisted by
Hopf, who then turned around to
score the last goal of the game.
On Feb. 12 Belgrave travelled to
Harriston where with team work
and great passing they glided to a
9-2 victory.
Hopf led off the scoring only to
have Harriston return the favour on
a power play.
In the second Belgrave put a
good deal of distance between
themselves and the home team with
three unanswered goals. Scoring
honours went to Campbell, Fenton
and Robinson. Snow, Campbell,
Robinson and Hopf were credited
with assists.
Belgrave tagged on five more to
Harriston's one in the third. Light
ing the light for Belgrave were
Robinson, two, Campbell, two, and
Fenton. Black, two, Snow, and
Fenton got the assists.
Aaron Bakker played in goal for
the Belgrave team.
nip Hensall
shot by putting his own rebound
into the net.
The next point belonged to Ryan
McClinchey after he finished his
rush with a nice, low wrist shot into
the far side - a process which he
repeated twice more to be rewarded
with the hat trick.
Christopher Bernard scored after
a shot by Cody Anderson hit his
stick and entered the comer past
Hensall's goalie.
The Anderson brothers - Cody
and Luke continued to show good
skating and stick handling abilities
as they both persevered to get
another goal each.
The goal scoring was completed
by Justin Peters, who notched up
two more on the scoreboard, after
some fine, intricate skating and
puck handling brought him close
enough in Hensall's zone to blast
his powerful shots past the goalie.
Blyth's netminder, Tyler
Kemighan, was able to relax a bit
in the second half, after being
constantly challenged by Hensall
for the first 24 minutes. Tyler made
key saves and played solidly in net
to assist his team in achieving a
victory.
Graeme Craig
Chair ,
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