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The Citizen, 2004-12-16, Page 8Pier P r CL/N/C TIVIEP p Moving in Blyth Figure Skating & Power Skating Registration Tuesday, December 21 6:00-7:30 at Blyth arena For information call Karen Hubbard 523-9676 Hockey Fundraiser Ticket Winners!!! CONGRATULATIONS 12th - Debbie Trollope, $50.; 11th - Claudette Armstrong, $50.; 10th - Jacqulyn DeLauria, $50.; 9th - Billy Aitchison, 5100.; 8th - Nora Stephenson, $100.; 7th - Krista Baxter, $100.; 6th - Bob Hruska, $100.; 5th - Bob Hruska, $100.; 4th - Sara Dwyer, $250.; 3rd - Cheryl Baxter, $250.; 2nd - Jannea O'Rourke, $250.; 1st - Brock McLean, $1,000. Thank you to everyone who supported Brussels Minor Hockey this season by selling and buying tickets. For those of you who won during this draw and for those of you who didn't MERRY CHRISTMAS AND ALL THE BEST IN THE NEW YEAR. Brussels Minor Hockey Gay Lea Fundraiser Brussels Minor Hockey Executive would like to take this opportunity to thank all the parents who donated food or their time to feed everyone at the Gay Lea Annual Meeting held in Brussels on December 6. Your generosity was very much appreciated. A special thanks to Alicia Deitner for spending so much time to organize this event including making sure everyone got their food items to the arena, everyone knew their work times and also that her and Paul Sebastian put the meat on and took it off at precisely the right time. Everything ran like clockwork and we all had a lot of fun. Minor Hockey is not only fun for the kids but can be for the parents too. A last note of thanks to the ladies who came into the kitchen and quietly hovered over us, available at any time to answer questions, you know who you are Bessie, Doris, Rita & Dianne. Dashing Through ,The Snow With Advance TM Snowmobile Pr oducts Save SW/litre until Christmas .01 Clinton • Teeswater Goderich • Kincardine EDWARD FUELS PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2004. Sports Mixed results for Midgets A Brussels Atom fights to keep the puck as a Wingham opponent moves in. The two teams faced off in the opening game of the Silver Stick tournament last week (Jim Brown photo) By Jim Brown Special to The Citizen ' The 19th annual Wingham Atom Regional Silver Stick was held last week, with games played in Wingham and Blyth. The Brussels Atoms dropped their first two games. before getting on the winning side with a 4-3 decision over Lucknow. The Blyth Atoms opened the tourney with a 2-2 draw with . Wallace then lost their net two games. Both teams failed to qualify for the playoff round. Brussels faced off against Wingham in the very first game of the week-long tourney, and despite being tied at two after the first period of play. Brussels lost the game 8-4. Shea McLean scored two goals for Brussels, with single markers earned by Jeremy Ross and Ryan Sholdice. Lane Sebastian and Adam Cousins had one assist each. Daniel Kemp had four goals and two assists for Wingham, with Josh Stewart netting a pair. Single goals were contributed by Tanner Kirkby .and Garrett Davidson. McLean tallied the only Brussels goal in their second game as they fell 2-I to Grand Valley. Sebastian collected the assist. Scoring for Grand Valley were Ryan Coote and Jordan Shaw. Grand Valley reached the B-2 championship final, only to lose 4-2 to Arthur. McLean scored two goals in Brussels' final game as they edged Lucknow 4-3. Cousins and Sholdice scored one goal apiece, with Jacob McGavin and Evan Smith collecting onelielper each. Chad Simpson, Mitch Kuick and Malcolm Cameron replied for Lucknow. Nathan Watson earned the win in the Brussels net. Cody Richmond and Drew Wood scored one goal apiece as Blyth played Wallace to a 2-2 draw in their first game, Steven Ellis and Kevin Pennington picked up one assist each. Ryan Goetz and Ian Sweeney scored for Wallace. Blyth fell 8-0 to Drayton in their second game of the tourney, played Saturday morning in Blyth. Brent Pedersen and Kyle Ellis had two goals apiece for Drayton, with It was mixed results for the Brussels Midget squad in tournament action this past weekend in Monkton. The team came up against a strong opponent from Port Stanley in game one and came away with a disappointing 8-0 start. Game two proved . better as Brussels defeated BCH by a score of 3-1. The game was tight through a scoreless first period, then again into the second with each team netting a goal apiece. Steven Ropp blazed in unassisted for Brussels' first point of the game. The third period belonged to Brussels as they shut down their opponents and bulged the twine twice. Ropp with an assist from Adam McClure. got his second of the game. Tate Stephenson got the Sarnia next month. Mitchell blanked Goderich 3-0 to win the consolation. The Brussels Crusaders played in Goderich this past Friday night to a 3-3 tie. Scoring for Brussels were Andrew Tait with two and Tyler Campbell. On Saturday a short bench travelled to Palmerston for the team's first meeting with the 81s since rejoining the league. Unfortunately they came out on the wrong end of a 9-1 loss. Brad Beuermann .had the lone Brussels goal. The team hosts Tavistock this Friday at 8 p.m. and travels to Ripley on Saturday night to play the Wolves. On Wednesday, Dec. 22 the Crusaders will be hosting Winghatn and it will be minor hockey night featuring an intermission grime between the Wingham Atoms and team's third goal with only 36 seconds left on the clock. Game three was against the hosting team Elma Logan, Sualay. The home squad got on the board first, but Brussels scored two in quick succession with less than a minute remaining in the period to take a one-goal lead. Scoring were Greg Bowers and Matt White. Assists went to McClure, Cory Chapman. Shayne Cochrane and Ropp. Chase Chapman added to Brussels' lead in the second, assisted by Chris Jutzi and Stephenson, only to see it cancelled three minutes later. In the third Brussels continued to add to their tally with goals from McClure and White. Bowers and Andrew McDonald assisted on McClure's goal., Elma-Logan 'managed one more with just over a minute and a half remaining. Then Brussels finished off the scoring with a shot into the net, four seconds before the final buzzer. White set up Jordan Campbell for this goal. the Brussels Atoms. Game time is 730 p.m. This victory put Brussels in the final, against the tough Port Stanley team. Kyle Gibson made some fine saves in net. Brussels took 14 minor penalties to Port Stanley's seven. The first goal and the last goal were both scored on Port Stanley powerplays. Coaches said the team tried hard, but their opponent was perhaps the best team they'd faced all year. The end result was a 6-0 whitewash of Brussels. single markers added by Aaron Kuenen, Clayton Seale, Cody Ferguson and Shyloh Kirk. Carly Whitfield scored the lone Blyth goal in their final game, played Saturday afternoon in Blyth, as the Blyth Atoms fell 4-1 to Zurich. Richmond and Wood earned the assists. Braden Erb scored two for Zurich, with singles netted by Sam 'Groot and Jordan Brand. In the B-2 playoffs, Arthur got past Drayton 4-1 and Grand Valley defeated Wingham 8-2. Arthur defeated Grand Valley 4-2 in the championship and advances to the International 'C' championship in Forest next month, Drayton downed Wingham 3-1 in the B-2 consolation final. In the B-1 playoffs, Tavistock defeated Goderich 6- I and Kincardine edged Mitchell 3-2. Kincardine scored a 4-0 decision over Tavistock to win the B-1 championship and a' berth in the International championship in Local Atoms in Silver Stick Crusaders tie, lose Thank You Brussels Minor Hockey would like to thank the following businesses that sponsored gift items or put money toward ice time for our Annual Hockey Fun Day. Not everyone was a winner but a lot of people went home with prizes, thanks to: B- H Mechanical, J.R.'s, McCall Livestock, Frank Workman, Cranbrook Farms, TSC Listowel, D&J Construction, Doug Machan, Sholdice Insurance, Holly's Hair and Tanning Salon, Brussels Foodland, TenPas Decor, Turning Heads and Making Waves, It's A Shear Thing, Bonnie Sallows, MDL Doors, Riverside Golf and Country Club, Smith Packaging, Cardiff BBC) Catering, McGavin's Farm Equipment, Brussels Transport, McNeil's Auto Body, Dauphin Feed Supply, G&M Auto Parts, K&A Deitner Farms, Shimanski Funeral Home, Oldfield True Value, Brussels Variety, Radar Auto Parts, Kraemer Concrete, Chocolates & Fudge, Corleys Sports, Hays Home Hardware, Murray Lowe, Jocus Toys, Brussels Agri Services, John McKercher Construction, Lions Club, Big Suds, Pennington Heating, CIBC, Jacquie Gowing Accounting, Baag Airtight, Dwyer Industries, Tite Racing Promotions Inc. There was also a draw on Fun Day for all the hockey players who had helped to flag at Motocross during the summer. Chris and Judy Lee/Tite Racing Promotions Inc. donated a Panasonic Stereo System. All the names were entered in this draw and the lucky winner was Andrew Watson. Our other draw was for a framed piece of artwork containing all of Wayne Gretzky's hockey cards. That draw was won by Murt Pestell from Monkton. The arena was abuzz on Fun Day because it was also the day of our ticket fundraiser draw. The Grand Winner of $1,000. was Brock McLean, for a list of the other 11 winners see the hockey bulletin board at the BMG arena. Thank you again to all who made our 2004 Fun Day so much FUN.