HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-03-09, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1994.
Drayton takes Novices
Although March came in like a
lamb, the Blyth Novice hockey
team met the lion. On March 1, the
Blyth team toured the scenic route
to Drayton, for the first game of
their playoff series.
At home, Drayton was prepared
to play their own style of hockey,
with players constantly cruising
near the neutral zone. Upon
receiving a pass, they immediately
sped into Blyth's end at every
opportunity. This presented a
defensive challenge for Blyth,
especially with the wider ice
surface. Fortunately, Drayton
occasionally got caught on the two
line passes, and the play returned to
their blue line. Despite this,
Drayton opened the scoring two
minutes into the first period.
Blyth responded shortly
afterwards with an end-to-end rush
by Michael Bean, which tied the
game in the dying seconds, Drayton
netted number two, and proceeded
on to pull ahead with the only goal
of the second period.
In the third, Blyth continued to
dominate the play, as they had
throughout most of the game, but
were only able to get past Drayton's
goalie once, on an unassisted goal
by Robbie Archambault.
After 30 minutes, the final score
was 3-2 for Drayton.
Two nights later, on March 3,
Blyth challenged Drayton at home.
Blyth opened the scoring after Cole
Stewart made a nice pass from
behind the net to Kirk Stewart, who
raised a perfect shot up and over
Remember safety tips
It's that time of year again.
Winter begins its transformation
into spring and frozen lakes and
rivers start to melt, creating
problems that could end up in death
for some snowmobilers who don't
stick to Ontario's groomed network
of trails.
There have been 23 snowmobile-
related deaths so far this winter in
the province and the Ontario
Snowmobile Safety Committee is
advising all snowmobilers not to
take unnecessary risks. Forty-two
people died last winter. More than
half of these victims were not sober
and a number of others lost their
lives when their snowmobiles
plunged through the ice on lakes or
rivers. Most victims are males from
ages 18 to 34.
"At this time of year the
messages of the Ride Safe, Ride
Sober campaign must hit home like
never before," Ontario Minister of
Culture, Tourism and Recreation
Anne Swarbrick said today.
"Snowmobiling is a tremendous
winter activity. We can all enjoy it
by playing safe and not taking any
risks. Staying off lakes and rivers is
a key message we must all follow".
Toronto Maple Leafs captain
Wendel Clark, spokesperson for the
"Ride Safe, Ride Sober" campaign
agrees with Minister Swarbrick. "It
doesn't require a lot of effort to
have fun snowmobiling," said Mr.
Clark. "It also doesn't require a
great effort to ride safely. All it
takes is a few seconds to remember
Lost Sheep
advance
Blyth's Lost Sheep are off to
Ottawa.
The ladies' broomball team was
one of two from Blyth to compete
in the Central Western Ontario
Broomball Association tournament
over the past two weekends. The
other local team, The Rebels, was
put out of the competition during
the first weekend.
The Lost Sheep claimed the sil
ver medal to advance to the provin
cial round which is to be held in
two weeks in Ottawa.
the goalie's stick side.
Each team traded goals in the
second period, with Cole Stewart,
unassisted, scoring for Blyth.
The third period belonged to
Drayton, as they overpowered the
home team, and capitalized on
every opportunity with three
unanswered goals, which pulled
them ahead with two games in the
three out of five series.
On March 5, Drayton arrived
once more, however, Blyth, seemed
pumped and met their opponents
with a quick goal, 10 seconds into
the game. From the face-off, Jeff
Carter won the draw, passed to
Archambault who penetrated
Drayton's zone and dropped the
pass back to Carter, who laced one
into the net.
That goal must have inspired the
Drayton team, especially goalie
Nicholas Slot, because he thwarted
every Blyth rush and shot for the
rest of the game, and his teammates
equalled the challenge by netting
four unmatched goals.
This was a good learning
experience for Blyth, as they
played some excellent games and
continued to improve their skills,
although there was the occasional
lapse on individual and team plays.
Drayton swept the series in three
straight games, and will now
continue on to the Central Division
Playoff Finals.
Blyth’s next game will be against
Ripley, on Saturday, March 12, in
the Teeswater tournament.
these tips: Don't drink and ride,
stick to groomed trails, pay
attention, watch for other riders and
don't speed. These tips are simple
but also crucial to your safety."
The province-wide Ride Safe,
Ride Sober campaign is supported
by six provincial government
ministries, the Ontario Federation
of Snowmobile Clubs, the Ontario
Provincial Police, the Addiction
Research Foundation, the
Federation of Ontario Cottagers
Association, The Royal Life Saving
Society Canada (Ontario Branch),
SportSmart Canada and three
manufacturers, Arctic Cat,
Bombardier Inc. and Yamaha
Motor Canada Ltd.
S pSHT
Behind the action
While this shot shows the Brussels Crusader in charge of the play and ahead of the action, it's
actually the Durham Thundercats controlling the series with a three game to one lead in the
best of seven series. The WOAA Senior Semi-final continues this week, with game six to be
played in Brussels at 4 p.m., Sunday if necessary.
Crusaders need win in Game 5
The Brussels Crusaders trail their
WOAA Senior A semi-final series
three games to one after weekend
losses to the Durham Thundercats.
Game five in the best of seven
series is Friday in Durham at 8:30,
game six in Brussels, Sunday at
4:00 with game seven scheduled
for Durham Tuesday night at 8:30.
Sunday in Brussels, Stacey
Becker scored at 2:22 of overtime
to give Durham a 5-4 win and a 3-1
series lead. The Thundercats
opened a 2-0 first period lead
before the Crusaders fought back
with four unanswered goals in the
second. Durham closed to within
one with seven minutes remaining
in the game, then forced overtime
with 26 seconds showing on the
clock.
Brian Campbell enjoyed a two
goal-two assist game with Tim
Fritz and Rick Boon scoring
singles.
Friday night in Durham, the
Thundercats scored six unanswered
second period goals enroute to an
11-3 win.
Dean Wheeler with two, and
Brad Carter scored for Brussels.
The hard fought series is taking its
toll on the Crusaders defence core
as Dean Nicholson, Brian McArter,
and JC Hewitt all missed game
four.
In other semi-final action the
Lakeshore Winterhawks hold a
three game to none lead over the
Tavistock Royals. Game four was
played in Tavistock Monday night
with game five, if necessary,
scheduled for Friday night, also in
Tavistock.
Radford Auto, Farm and
Industrial Parts Ltd.
Blyth & Brussels
Cordially invites you to attend
our
Ninth Anniversary
SALE
FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1994
Brussels 8 a.m. ‘til 6 p.m.
Blyth 7 a.m. ‘til 9 p.m.
To thark you for your support we offer
A ONE DAY CASH &
CARRY SALE
17% off all purchases & orders
All items must be paid for on the day
of sale - NO REFUNDS OR RETURNS
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