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Bulls hold on
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PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1998.
All-star
Shawn Springall, then of the Brussels Bulls, lets go a shot during Wednesday's Western
Junior C Hockey League All-Star game against the Stratford Cullitons. The game was
played at the Lucknow District Sports Complex. Folowing the game, Springall was traded to
the Wingham Ironmen, in exchange for Brett Davidson. (Wingham Advance-Time photo)
Cullitons down All-stars
Y•Iir Stars on Ice
Brussels at Hanover
Friday, January 16 - 8:30 p.m.
Brussels at Wingham
Saturday, January 17 - 8:30 p.m.
BRUSSELS BULLS JR "C"
Ifs' KINCARDINE BULL DOGS
Sunday, Jan. 18- 2 p.m.
Brussels, Morris & Grey Arena
JASON HEIPEL
Age: 20 Number:. 16
Sponsor: John McKercher
Construction Ltd.
From: Clinton
Played Last Year: Brussels Bulls
Favourite Hockey Team: Toronto
Maple Leafs
Favourite Hockey Player: Wayne
GretskyANendel Clark
Future Destination: Walk on player
for Leafs
Mission Statement: Win
Workplace: Courtney's Wholesale
The winners of the Bulls raffle are Mery Schumacher of Fergus who
won the Toronto Maple Leaf tickets and Craig Coghlin of RR #2
Atwood won a pair of CCM skates worth $250. from Danny's Source
for Sports in St. Marys. Congratulations to both our winners and
thanks to everyone who supported the Bulls by
purchasing a ticket.
By Jim Brown
Advance-Times Staff
The Stratford Cullitons may have
been playing with the Western
Junior 'C' All-stars for two periods
last Wednesday evening, but in the
third they showed why they have
been a Junior 'B' power house for
the past few years.
A four-goal performance by
Jaren Eydt carried the Cullitons to
an 8-4 decision over the All-stars.
This was the 10th meeting between
the All-stars and the Cullitons.
Three members of the Wingham
Ironmen and three members of the
Brussels Bulls suited up for the
Ironmen'playing for the All-stars
were forwards Brett Sangster and
Brent Williams and defenceman
Brad Anderson.
Representing the Bulls were
forwards Shawn Springall and
Curtis Nichol and defenceman
Brett Fischer.
Former Wingham Ironmen Tim
Schultz was playing for the
Cullitons.
The All-stars were out to impress
some of the scouts in the audience,
and were also trying to prove that
The Blyth Bantam hockey club,
competed in the Chesley
tournament this past weekend.
Blyth was knocked out of the
tournament in a semi-final loss to
Mount Brydges.
Blyth downed Fergus 4-2 and
Lucan 6-2 to win their division,
then met Chesley in the quarter-
final and trailed them 3-2 in the
third. Blyth then scored four goals
• in the last seven minutes to win 6-
3.
The team then moved on to a
semi-final game against Mount
Brydges, who scored three first
period goals and went on to win 4-
1.
The loss was also costly as Blyth
lost two players to injury at the
start of the third period.
Travis Campbell and Dean
Wilson shared the goaltending
duties for Blyth.
Blyth point getters were Adam
last year's 20-2 shellacking was
something they were trying to
forget.
Both teams came out
forechecking and backchecking —
just playing tough defensive
hockey so as not to give up the first
goal.
The All-stars were the first to get
on the board as Kincardine Bulldog
Chris King scored. Sangster and
Curtis Pinder of Mount Forest
earned assists.
Anderson was handed a hooking
penalty at 10:08 and just two
seconds after getting out of the
bench, the Cullitons tied the game
on a goal by Brad Wilkins. Just
under two minutes later, the
Cullitons took the lead as Jaren
Eydt tallied.
The Cullitons took a two-goal
lead at 1:24 of the second period as
Eydt netted his second of the game.
With 3:38 left in the second
period, the All-stars got back to
within one as King tallied his
second of the game with help from
Hanover's Steve Barfoot and
Williams.
Walkerton's Troy McDermid tied
the game at three at 4:59 of the
third period with Pinder and
Anderson, one goal, three assists;
Joel Arthur, two goals, four assists;
Shawn Bromley, four goals, two
assists; Dave Ansley, two goals,
five assists; Nathan Shannon, two
goals, one assist; Bryce Toll, two
assists; Derek Cook, three goals,
one assist; Mike Bernard, one
assist; Matt Anderson, one goal,
two assists; Tyler Stewart, one
goal, five assists; Darrell
McDougall, one assist; Craig
Marks, one goal, two assists and
Though off to a quick start in the
game, Brussels Bantam Reps were
unable to hold the momentum
through the Jan. 10 contest against
Elma-Logan.
Brussels got on the board at
11:12 of the first period, thanks to
the effort of Marc Fischer.
After Elma-Logan tied the tally
Sangster assisting.
Just 58 seconds later the
Cullitons regained the lead, this
time for good, as Eydt scored his
third of the game.
Goals by Jim Bradley and Greg
Van Bakel, 25 seconds apart, gave
the Cullitons a 6-3 lead. Edyt's
fourth goal of the game at 13:13
gave Stratford a four goal
advantage..
McDermid's second goal of the
game with 1:05 remaining, put the
All-stars three back. Nichol and
Brian DeBeyer of Mount Forest
assisted.
Matt Craig scored with 21
seconds left to give Stratford the 8-
4 win.
Schultz was handed three minor
penalties in the game.
King was the most valuable
player of the game for the All-Stars
and Eydt was the Cullitons' MVP
of the game.
Following the game, the Ironmen
and the Bulls Completed a one-for-
one trade. The Ironmen get 16-
year-old Kitchener native Shawn
Springall from the Bulls in
exchange for the first-year Ironmen
blueliner Brett Davidson from the
Palmerston area.
Graham Worsell, one assist.
Blyth swept the shoot-out
competition, with Dean Wilson as
top goaltender and Dave Ansley as
top shooter.
Player of the game honours went
to Shawn Bromley, Tyler Stewart,
Matt Anderson and Derek Cook.
Defenseman Stewart was selected
to the tournament all-star team.
In the championship game Lucan
defeated Mount Brydges 3-1.
three minutes later, Matt McLellan
recaptured the lead for the home-
towners.
Joel Kellington and Rob Kerr
assisted.
However, the Brussels offense
stopped and the defense was unable
to hold off the attackers. Elma-
Logan won 5-2.
The Bulls were at home for three
very important games this
weekend.
With only five points separating
Wiarton and Brussels for sixth
place in the standings and only
three points separating Brussels'and
Mount Forest for fifth place the
Bulls were looking to possibly
move up in the standings.
The Wingham Ironmen were in
Brussels for two this past weekend
last Friday and Saturday nights. On
Friday night the Bulls hoped to
surprise Wingham and take two
points. Chad Lichti scored at 5:07
of the first and Wingham never
looked back. With 1:12 left in the
first Jason Becker scored and the
Ironmen were able to take a 2-0
into the first intermission.
Wingham scored the only goal in
the second period when former
Bull Brian McNichol made the
score 3 - 0 in favour of Wingham.
There was no scoring in the third
and the game ended that way.
Wingham was back Saturday
night for a make-up game. It
looked like the Ironmen were on
their way when Brent Sangster
scored 18 seconds into the game,
but the Bulls tied the game when
Curtis Nichol scored on the power
play assisted by Grant Jarvis.
Wingham once again took the
advantage when Sangster scored at
._ 3:59 to give the Ironmen the lead
into the second. The Bulls fought
back and tied the game when Josh
Cressman scored, assisted by
Steven Henderson. Wingham
scored twice more to make the
score 4-2 after the second period.
Brussels couldn't find any more
offense and Wingham scored two
more goals both on the power play
to make the final score 6 - 2 in
favour of the Ironmen.
The final game of the weekend
was against Mount Forest whom
the Bulls are sitting three points
behind in the standings. It didn't
take the Patriots long to let the
Bulls know that they weren't going
to be any closer at the end of this
day. The score was 5-0 before
Cressman scored, assisted by Dan
Sinclair and the goalie Dan Balog.
The Patriots scored four more times
to make the final 9 - 1.
The Bulls play three times again
next weekend starting in Hanover
Friday ,night for an 8:30 p.m. start,
then travelling to Wingham for an
8:30 p.m. start against the Ironmen.
They are at home on Sunday
afternoon at 2 p.m. against the
Kincardine Bulldogs.
This is a big weekend for the
Bulls who are hoping to put a little
room between themselves and
Wiarton. As of this past weekend
the. Bulls are still four points ahead
of Wiarton, due to Wiarton losing
to Walkerton last Sunday
afternoon.
BULLS' NOTES: Forward
Shawn Springall was traded to the
Wingham Ironmen for defenseman
Brett Davidson from Palmerston.
Dan Williams has also returned to
the Bulls from the Jr. B Owen
Sound Greys and the Bulls have
also acquired Chris Minard from
St. Marys who has been playing
with the Jr. B Listowel Cyclones.
Shawn is wished the best and the
club welcomes Dan back and Chris
to the Bulls experience.
Blyth Bantams get to semi-final
Brussels Bantams lose 5-2