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The Citizen, 1995-01-04, Page 10ports Blyth Midgets outscore opponents 12-1 in 2 games SCORING (AS OF DEC. 31/94) PLAYER GP G A PTS McNevan 23 16 21 37 Bender 22 16 21 37 Mulder 21 12 11 23 Beyer 22 5 17 22 Zabel 16 10 10 20 Wright 19 6 11 17 Kaye 19 6 10 16 Alexander 19 6 10 16 B. Alviano 20 7 8 15 Ryter 19 5 8 13 Kipier 17 1 11 12 Smith 22 5 6 11 D. Alviano 23 3 5 8 Ball 14 4 3 7 Brooks 18 1 5 6 Mackay 21 1 5 6 Brown 18 3 2 5 Fritz 19 2 2 4 Beuerman 16 1 3 4 McNichol 15 0 1 1 McCallum 12 0 1 1 JR. C. STANDINGS TEAM GP W L T GF GA PTS Mt. Forest 23 17 3 3 155 59 36 Hanover 22 14 6 2 113 88 30 Brussels 23 12 6 5 1 1 1 94 29 Wingham 23 10 9 4 120 105 24 Walkerton 24 8 8 8 107 120 24 Wiarton 24 6 16 2 100 153 14 Kincardine 23 2 21 0 61 150 4 (Not including Kincardine - Wiarton result from Dec. 30 E The news from thel °wiled by Margaret McMahon Phone 887-9260 Isabel Craig wins draw There were 18 tables of -euchre sponsored by the Ethel Hall Board. Winners were: 50/50, Isabel Craig; sub-winners, John Subject, Adrian Verstoep, Jean Ireland, Vio- let Smith; high lady, Freda D'Arcey; high man, John Subject and Elmer Best; low lady, Isabel Craig and Dolores Culbert; low man, Elgin Adams, most lone hands, Isabelle Bremner, Ruby Armstrong, Marguerite Beirnes, Jim Smith; tally card draw winners, Leon Schneider, Violet Smith, Shirley Verstoep, Verna Crawford, Harold Metcalfe, Eva Harrison, Marjorie McCourt, Stan Hewitt, Ross Taylor, Rita Vollmer, Scott McLean, Gertie Lambkin, Percy Fischer, Carolyn Cunningham. Your Message Comes Across In the Classifieds BRUSSELS BULLS JR. C HOCKEY Name: Murray Kaye #18 Name: Greg McNevan #19 Age: 20 Age: 21 Position: Centre Home Town: Harriston Home Town: Palmerston Position: Left Wing School: Niagara College, Welland School: Sir Sandford Fleming, Peterborough Next Home Game Sunday, January 8 2:00 p.m. vs Hanover Barons Game Sponsors: 1st Period - Bob & Debbie Thomas 2nd Period - McGavin Farm Equipment 3rd Period - Brussels Auto Sales PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1995. Brussels Bulls end 1994 on fire By Rusty Blades The Blyth Midgets enjoyed an extended holiday break recently with only two games scheduled over the past two weeks. They made the most of their oppor- tunities however as they chalked up two more league wins, shutting out Elma-Logan 6-0 at home on Dec. 19 and then outclassing Clinton with a 6-1 road win on Dec. 29. Blyth had control throughout the contest against Elma-Logan, scoring powerplay goals to open and close the game scoring in the whitewash. Sandwiched between these powerplay goals were four straight goals by Blyth sniper Ryan Chamney. John Armstrong and Greg Toll assisted on the opening goal six seconds into a powerplay as Chad Haggitt pounced on a rebound. Chamney gave Blyth a 3- 0 first period lead with two late goals. Peter Craig assisting on the first while Jason Rutledge and Brad Anderson helped on the second goal. Chamney put the game away with two more goals nine seconds apart in the sixth minute of the second period, with the teams playing four skaters a side. Anderson and Toll provided the helpers on the first and Rutledge earned the assist on the goal which gave Blyth their 5-0 second period lead. Benjie Hakkers and Haggitt assisted on Blyth's final goal with two minutes remaining in the game. The Elma-Logan defencemen watched in awe as Mike Salverda batted a loose puck out of the air and swept it past a disillusioned opposition crease keeper. Michael deJong went the distance in the Blyth net as he earned his second straight shutout in this 6-0 victory. The steady goaltending continued in Clinton on Dec.29 as deJong and Chris Bromley split the duties, only allowing a single goal in Blyth's 6- 1 win. The offensive spark was provided by defenceman Peter Craig as he assisted on the three early goals before notching a power play goal to close out the scoring with five minutes left in the game. Anderson and Tim Cowan set up the opening goal 62 seconds into the game as Jonathan Collins pinched in from his blueline position and slipped the puck through a maze of legs. Blyth left little doubt who was the better team in the second period, outscoring Clinton 3-1 for a 4-1 lead after two frames. Rutledge, with assists to Peter Craig and Chamney, upped the lead to 2-0 three minutes into the second. Clinton cut the lead to 2-1 two minutes later but two goals by Blyth one minute apart late in the period regained the momentum for Blyth. Strong forechecking provided the impetus for these two tallies with Peter Craig, Armstrong, Hakkers and Toll providing the muscle on the goals by Haggitt and Brian Marks. Chamney and Peter Craig assisted on Blyth's fifth goal two minutes into the third stanza as Rutledge used Chamney as a decoy on a two-on-one break and whistled the disk over the Clinton netrninder. Haggitt and Cowan notched their second points of the game as Peter Craig closed out the game scoring with five minutes remaining. With Blyth enjoying a man-advantage situation, Craig went deep into the Clinton zone and tucked the puck in on a nifty wraparound. This 6-1 win gives Blyth a league record of nine wins, no losses and one tie, but with the toughest part of their schedule coming up in the first two weeks of 1995. The boys are going to have to pick up their game a notch or two as they play five games in the first eleven days of the new year. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Edmonton Oiler forward Kirk Maltby, who is moving furniture part-time for $9 an hour. "Now I understand what my family and friends have to deal with every day." The Brussels Bulls were on fire in the last month of 1994 and have moved into third place in the Western Junior C standings. The Bulls capped off a busy month with three games in four days beating Kincardine and Wingham but losing to the first place Mt. Forest Patriots. Tuesday night, before a large crowd at the Brussels arena, the Bulls jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and never looked back on their way to a 5-2 victory. Nate Bender paced the offence with two goals and an assist. Zack Smith added a powerplay marker while Brian Zabel and Kevin Ball also chipped in with singles. The Bulls were playing some strong two way hockey in this game allowing the expansion Bulldogs just five shots in the first period. The big test came Thursday night, again on home ice, when the Wingham Ironmen came to town. The two clubs had tied in their last two meetings and this contest was another close and exciting affair. When the final buzzer rang the Bulls had won the game 2 - 1. The Brussels Crusaders head into the All-Star break with a 7-win, 7- loss, 2-tie record for seventh place in WOAA Senior Hockey League action. Wednesday night the Crusaders lost in Elora by a 5-3 score. Brian Campbell opened the scoring while powerplay goals by Brad Carter and Ron Strome 21 seconds apart gave Brussels a 3-0 lead. Elora replied with two, late in the second, then scored three un- answered in the third for the win. Friday night the Crusaders lost in Durham to the first place Thundercats by a 5-2 score. Steve Fritz opened the scoring in the first while Brad Carter brought the Crusaders to within one with seven minutes remaining in the game. However, Durham scored 14 seconds later then added another with 36 seconds showing on the clock. The Crusaders' next game is at home Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. against the Wiarton Redmen. As well Tim Fritz, Dave and Greg Murray will represent the Crusaders in the annual Senior A All-Star Game to be played Satur- day night in Drayton at 7 p.m. Don't forget the Reunion Game The Bulls opened the scoring in the first period when Pete Mulder connected on a pass from Josh Alexander. The Ironmen tied it in the second on a goal by Kyle Wheeler. Both Bulls' goalie Ryan Fisk and Wingham's Adam Skillen made some key saves in the second period to keep the score tied. Alexander was the hero firing on a spinarama from the slot that Skillen was screened on. The victory boosted the Bulls record to 12-5-5 and extended the club's unbeaten streak to eight games. But the bubble was burst 24 hours later when the club ran into the Mt. Forest Patriots. The defending league champions looked strong beating Brussels 5 - 1 in Mt. Forest. Kevin Ball got the Bulls only goal. Bulls Coach Scott Pettigrew was pleased with his team's performance, "We were hoping to begin the new year in second and we would have if Mt. Forest did not lose Tuesday to Hanover." between the present Crusaders and the 1988 Champion Crusaders Friday night at 9 p.m. at the B. M. & G. Arena. Local skaters returning from the '88 squad include Ken Higgins, Ken Cousins, Mike Smith, Dave Stephenson, Rob and Stew Cardiff and Kevin Deitner. Atoms lose The Belgrave Atoms were nar- rowly edged by Hensall in an away game on Dec. 24. A three goal third period by the host team helped them to a 4-3 vic- tory. Scoring for Belgrave were Chad Cook and Justin Campbell, with two. Assists wents to Campbell, Cook (two) and Jim Wray. As it stands now the Barons arc one point ahead of the Bulls while Wingham and Walkerton have fallen five off the pace. Mr. Pettigrew added, "There is going to be some great hockey played in January because every game is crucial down the stretch as everyone jockeys for a playoff position." The Bulls travel to Walkerton Friday night to play the Blackhawks who have not played in almost three weeks. Then Sunday the Bulls host Hanover in the two clubs final meeting of the regular season. The Bulls lead the season series three games to one. Squeezed in between will be the annual All Star game Saturday night in Kincardine. Nate Bender, Tim Beyer and Ryan Fisk will represent the Bulls in the annual matchup with the Junior B Stratford Cullitons. Defenceman Brandon Alviano has left the Bulls to try his hand at division two U.S. University Hockey in Athens, Ohio. He could be available for part of the playoffs depending on how far the Bulls go. Crusaders take 5-3 loss Coming event. Inform The Citizen / 74"ci r , _ REUNION HOCKEY GAME '94 - '95 '87 - '88 Fri., Jan. 6 at 9:00 p.m. Brussels Crusaders vs. Grand Champion Crusaders "Blueline Club" Sunday, January 8 at 7:30 p.m. Brussels Crusaders vs. Wiarton Redmen Game Sponsor - JR's Take Out & Gas Bar Ltd.