HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-10-11, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2000.Sports
Local boys suit up with Wingham Ironmen
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
By the time they were five, Derek
Cook and Matt Anderson had
become accustomed to having their
skates laced and taking to the ice at
the Blyth and District Community
Centre.
This year, both 17-year-olds have
advanced to Junior C hockey, play
ing for the Wingham Ironmen.
The two have a fairly similar hock
ey history, starting as tots, working
their way through the system then
earning All-Ontario championships
for the 1997-98 and 1999-2000 sea
sons as Bantams and Midgets. In
1998-99, their Blyth team made it to
the finals.
The young men have also been
playing hockey for Central Huron
Secondary School in Clinton for
three years.
When asked about their hopes of
having an opportunity to play at the
Junior C level, Anderson said he sus
pected Wingham might call as his
brother had played for the Ironmen
last year.
Anderson and Cook each received
letters of invitation in early August
for the try-outs. Work began by mid
month.
Both were interested in carrying
their hockey careers beyond Blyth.
Anderson says he is glad he has
somewhere to play “that would be
pretty good.”
“I just wanted somewhere to play,”
says Cook.
The young team has already
played four regular season games.
Cook says he' has definitely
noticed a difference in play this year.
“There is a lot more hitting.”
“It is a lot faster and the players are
more evenly skilled,” adds
Anderson.
As for personal goals for this sea
son. Cook just laughs at Anderson
saying he needs to keep that goal-a-
game going.
Anderson had scored in each of the
first three games for the Ironmen.
While neither young man foresees
a long-term career in hockey, both
hope to continue playing for the
Ironmen for several years to come.
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After playing minor hockey in Blyth for more than a dozen years,. Derek Cook, left, and Matt
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played only one game this weekend.
On Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in
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The team was down 2-0 and came
back to tie it in the third, but with
less than two minutes left Burlington
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Scoring for Grey Bruce were
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Ferguson and Jay Tremble from
Conor Gill and Luke Bester.
In net for Grey Bruce was Colton
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