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Continuing his tradition
By Hugh
Nichol
Don Cherrey
has literally
become a legend
in his own time.
Colourful, con
troversial, and
blessed with a
call-them-as-he-sees-them attitude
Cherry has experienced success in
almost every aspect of life.
A sixteen-year playing career
highlighted by a one-game NHL
playoff appearance with Boston in
1955, six years in the NHL coaching
fraternity including a Coach of the
Year award in 1976, a number one
best selling biography Grapes, A
Vintage View of Hockey, a never-
ending series of Rock 'em Sock 'em
hockey videos and finally world
wide recognition on Hockey Night
in Canada’s Coaches Comer.
There is however one thing
Cherrey himself admits that if he
had it to do all over again he
wouldn’t. His one failure?
Obviously the complete ineptness
displayed by his latest playtoy the
Mississauga IceDogs.
Cherrey is co-owner of the Dogs,
a second-year team in the Ontario
Hockey League whose level of
mediocrity is nothing short of
embarrassing. Last season
Mississauga iced a team based on
Cherrey’s philosophy of rough and
tumble and absolutely no
Europeans. The result was a four-
win season and the worst record in
Canadian Major Junior Hockey.
This season the IceDogs re
evaluated their personnel and
basically started over. Geoff Ward,
a name familiar to Midwestern
Ontario hockey centres for his
involvement in hockey schools and
coachmg clinics has been hired to
turn things around. And while his
signing brings stability to the
franchise the results remain the
same.
I have experienced the growing
pains of an expansion team both as a
player and in management. The first
instance occurred in 1973 when I
signed with the Milverton Selects, a
founding member of the OHA
Group 5 Jr. D loop alongside entries
from Wingham, Walkerton, Port
Elgin and Arthur. Although the
Atom Reps down 2 games
The Brussels Atom Reps are
playing the second round of
playdowns against Drayton. The
series could prove to be quite short
and not in their favour unless they
pulled off a win on Tuesday night.
Game one was a week ago
Tuesday in Brussels. Adam
McClure scored in the first period
with assists going to Matt White
and Andrew McDonald.
Zurich tops Novices 4-3
The Brussels Novices started the
first round of playoffs, taking on
Zurich at home, Feb. 5.
Down 1-0 late into the second,
Evan Ducharme’s goal attained a
short-lived tie as Zurich scored
two-minutes later. Tyler Deitner
assisted Ducharme.
Zurich went up by two at 14:32
of the third before Wade Stephen
talent level was glorified Juvenile
the league survived and basically
evolved into the present day
Western Jr. C Division.
Ross McCall and Chris Exel were
teammates of mine and while our
season could not be considered
successful I played well enough to
be signed by Arthur under the
goaltender assistance program for
the playoffs. The Eagles surprised
everyone by not only reaching the
league final but by extending the
Wingham Ironmen and league
scoring champion Gerry Wheeler to
seven games. That series laid the
initial foundation for what became
one of our areas greatest rivalries.
The following winter I signed
with the first year Seaforth
Centennaires of the Western Jr. D.
League where, unlike the previous
season that was expansion in every
sense, I was now playing in what
many considered the strongest
Junior grouping in the province.
Much of the team’s success was due
to the play of fellow Brussels Minor
Hockey product Rick McDonald
who supplied the Centennaires with
the presence of a modem day Chris
Pronger. His leadership and take
charge attitude helped lead the
Cents to a fourth out of nine place
finish and a trip to the league semi
finals.
After my playing days ended I
became indirectly involved in the
establishing of the Junior and
Intermediate teams in Brussels. The
reason for volunteering was
straightforward. To provide a place
for local players to continue their
careers without being forced to
leave home. And while the
innocence of the thought has been
pushed aside by the almighty dollar,
the idea remains pure.
In both situations involving the
Bulls and Crusaders local hockey
supporters grew tired of supplying
area teams with Brussels minor
hockey products and the teams
simply became an extension of our
centre’s hockey program.
And unlike Cherrey who has
second thoughts I have continued
my tradition of becoming involved
by signing this past season as an
assistant with the Wingham
Spitfires, a first-year club in the
WOAA Senior hockey league.
Drayton took over in the second
period to score five goals and end
the game 5 - 1.
Game two was much of the same.
Drayton scored three goals in the
first period. McClure once again
scored the only goal of the game
assisted by White at the face off.
Drayton scored two in the second
and once more in the third for a
final score of 6 - 1.
son got the puck to Cody Subject to
take the tally to 3-2.
Brussels evened the score at 8:31
when Ducharme made a solo effort.
Brussels could not hold on,
allowing the winning goal with
only a minute remaining.
The squad met Belmore in league
play on Sunday, taking home a 1-1
tie off a Stephenson netter at the
1:09 mark of the third.
One up, one down
It was fun and a game on Saturday morning as the Blyth and Brussels Beginner hockey
teams faced-off in Brussels. (Ashiey Gropp photo)
PeeWees Gir
The Wingham PeeWee Girls cap
tured the consolation title at the
Clifford tournament last weekend.
The team met Walkerton in their
first contest, Feb. 5, but were out
shot.
Bobby Jo Schiell faced a lot of
rubber between the posts for Wing
ham.
C.oach Steve Cook said the girls
came out with a really good effort,
but were defeated by a skilled
Walkerton team.
The second game was more posi
tive as Wingham captured a 9-1
victory over Clifford.
Schiell had a strong game in net
and Allison Quennell was picked as
the game MVP.
Hitting the twine for Wingham
were Ashley Ritchie (two),
Michelle Cook (two), Nicole Stew-
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Brooks
taps in
hattrick
In week 12 of Blyth Industrial
Hockey League action the Sting
downed the Chiefs 11-2 in a rare
Friday game.
Brent Brooks led the scoring for
the winners with a hattrick, while
Jim Oster and Scott Stevenson each
scored two. Singles went to Todd
MacDonald, Steve Siertsema, Doug
Craig and Jason Cox.
Ryan Crawford bulged the twine
twice for the Chiefs.
On Sunday Auburn and the Bull
dogs faced off with Auburn coming
out on top.
Ryan Chamney led the scoring
parade with four, while Steve Plun
kett and Brent Andrews scored two
each.
Mike Bromley and Chris Taylor
counted for four of the Bulldogs
points while Greg Blok tallied one
in this 8-5 outing.
In the match-up between the
Stars and the Chiefs, Scott Bromley
led the way for the Stars with a hat-
trick. Singles went to Chuck
Gulutzen and Steve Bromley.
Scoring for the Chiefs were Jeff
Oesch, Dennis Vere and Brad
Jewitt.
The final was 5-3 for the Stars.
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art, Quennell, Brittany Campbell
and Rachel Elliott (two).
Assists went to Danielle Good,
Stewart (four), Campbell, Quen
nell, Elliott, Victoria Whitfield and
Cook (two).
Advancing to the consolation
final, Wingham went up against
Milverton.
Coach Cook applauded the
team’s great game and was espe
cially pleased with their excellent
discipline and restraint while play
ing under adverse conditions.
Wingham took a 5-2 win with
two goals from Campbell and three
from Cook, including a short-hand
ed effort.
Assists were earned by Whitfield,
A. Ritchie, Laura Ritchie and
Good.
NOTICE OF
ANNUAL MEETING
The 124th Annual Meeting of the Members
will be held in the
OFFICE BUILDING
of
McKILLOP
MUTUAL
INSURANCE
COMPANY
91 Main Street South, Seaforth, Ontario
on
Wednesday, February 23,2000
at 1:30 p.m.
• To receive and dispose of the 1999 financial
statements and Auditor's Report,
• To appoint Auditors,
• To consider and enact proposed v
amendments to bylaws No. 7,12, and 13,
• To transact any other business that may
properly come before the meeting,
• To elect three Directors,
• The retiring Directors are Lavern Godkin,
Alex Townsend, and Donald McKercher. All
are eligible for re-electjon.
• Any person wishing to seek election or re
election as a Director must file his intention
to stand for election in writing with the
Secretary of the Company at least seven (7)
days in advance of the Annual Meeting or
Special Meeting called for the purpose of
electing Directors
(By-law No. 21 (d))
Ross Struthers, BA., AIIC.
Secretary-Treasurer-Manager
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