HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-02-21, Page 7Cents `positive' , playoffs start tonight
fhc Seaforth ('enlen,tires
cruised through the final week
of :heir Ontario Hockey As-
sociation Junior ."1)"e. whip' neat
League regular schedule last
week, in preparation for the
first round of the playoffs.
They begin tonight (Wedne-
sday) at 14:15 in 1.ucan, Against
the Irish 6, the Ieanl. tha i put
them out to pa\litre four -
straight in the hot round • last
year. . -
Thc. year before it was
Seaforth. brtl(mrs that' went
flying. after the C'e'nts -sent the
Irish packing in a four -straight
upset in the conference semi-
finals.
Game two in this -winter's
best -of -seven remis Friday
night at 8:30 at '111r Seaforth
sine District ('uuuuuluty
Centres.
Thercis'lu love, Io\t'ht'Iwccn
the two old Moroni Division
rivals, -
Thc second-j►lace 1
finished three )x)int\ ahead oI
third-place: Cel)Is in fhc star -
dings; so :gds home ice ad-
vantage-
-.Davi... i\n'I.•-Woiricd
about utas. Ile Murray.c hex_s the \.'n-
intwnls of fellow n►i>kie head
coach J'in1 Can►pl►e ll in laying
if you're going to -go on in fhc.
-play(iffs you have ,11) yin on
the road sometime: sit It might
as well be the first round.
"Our home record has been
excellent bur-otir road .leci►rd
not s(► good." \lurray- sal) \.
"loconsiitency h:ts haunted us
htit: We picked it tip In our final
games. Wc'ie utuinustic:.. -
The-, ('entcnaires ' had no
games scheduled un• the final
weekend of the J -D1, season.
-They went to Joe Louis Arena
in Delroil, Michigan on aiteam-
trip to watch the University of
Michigan play Michigan State:
and Cents' alumni -Mike Wan;
who scorul the Spartans' only
goal in huge pasting iu 1i ut.of
a stole out house.. -
Seaforth could only *ulster a -
bare minimum of troops for
iIi it final game at \1t. ltrydges
lain Wedilesja•y,-i ii 14-3 loss to
the 'Bulldogs, • hie;h • IIa(1 no
affect on: Scaforth's plies ing..
Despite playing injured out of
necessity because of worries of
a default, .Steve . Mclnalty
picked up a goal and an assist
to clinch the Morelli scoring
title in the ganle. Jason
Henderson also scored as did
Jeff Sauvc, .his first of the
season.
'Me Irish and Seaforth have
gone head-to-head five limes
this season, with Lucan win=
ring four. The Cents . beat
themselves in two -of those_
games with defensive_miscues
in the dying seconds. -`they also
pounded the Irish 9-1 for their
win m Seaforth.
[mean is bigger' but the Ccn-
tcu.ures, who finished- with a
.6(12 winning"pxrcentage, are
-d
-
quicker. Both teams scored the
identical number of goals, but
Seaforth gave up a dozen more
over - the 38-ganlc regular
schedule.
. 110T STOVE LEAGUE
Opposing teams also voted
Mclnalty to the Moreoz.
Division's first all star team
forward line. .Hc finished with
58 points,. from 25 goals- and
33 assists to become the first
C eiiienairc to win a league
scoring title since Brad Carter
diil it in 1989-90. Trevor
.Emus of Lucan finished
second. in the- scoring
race...With proceeds froth the
re(e nt all-star game in Lucan,
the. OHA Junior
"D"evelopment League also
SCORING CHAMP - Veteran Steve Mclnalty ofrthe Seaforth
Centenaires took home the trophy for winning the Morenz
,Division" scoring title this season at the' league banquet at
Tavistock Monday night. He was also selected by opposing
coaches as a first all-star team forward. Mclnalty is the first
Seaforth,Selaforth junior to win an OHA scoring title since Brad Carter
did. it in 1989-90. -
OHA-director warns junior "C" and "D" teams
New player restrictions will hurt small towns
has met and is preparing to
BY GRECOlt.(' \\II'Itl'I.1._ , defend •'its nknrben -and
1 :_alx)snor Staff position; and present a brief on
- , • tete new midget restrictions and
Ontario floc:key. Association the Ont :1 ri a 11 ii c k c y
axecutive direcwr ,•11111 ltd - Federation's. 0I11; "at large
Iington warned. die -Iti Junior 1)01icy.•, anitutln1/4:rt.1 Jan. 22.
:•'U"cvelopntenl Iaur !:ams,; The ;federation goaerns all
• inc.Iutling Scaforllla C'rn amateur hockey in Ontario.
tcnaires the) wit! iurw only 1►e ."This will hard -a Imre affect
able to sign one minor_ player.
instead of the usual lour,, alter
the annual league h;u►quel"-in
Tavistock I\•londas`. •
"The direction w ai curl inue(1
on junior C and "1 ).'1.‘
League. hockey.- , Billington
said. •
Up until three seasons ago,
junior teanis loch- as the C'en-
-at the OH,\ hoard nle•rtiure on - -tcnaires• could sign up h► Six
}' Fe!). 7,", of memo issu'1I hy, players aged Ih or )(Ringer; on
Uillingttm Io aH IDI. i:a14i\ top. of the alhli 114 they had
states. restricted ac'de-s 1,0.in theirowll
"There • is no duulit in -.minor systems. • -
•
•
anytine s Mind that such ;1 A new.regulalion frits to h;lyg
policy is more restricti'e on hhdn in ell:it prior to .this
the level .of competition seas-iin hut last fall wasdelayed
• available to a pla)e•r in small
town Ontario courliuliities."
Iht' warning hold conti'nties.
Billington a :t retired
educator Irani London and
• major, junior scout. 111‘;
special-
ty is technical de%eluptnem
10 the start nl ne\l. 11. wi)ul(I
have presented all junior teams
I roan using . any first -)•ear
midgets al all. '
As the \stein has stunt for
the past .I '' .> ear. I'eiore I16
controversial latest "mandatory
within the OI1A and lie is also midget" rule. junior A, It. C'
Chair of -tile " developotent and J Dl. teams could . ;tin a
league. Ile told the. IS J1)1, maxinuun u17`luur plasers, Ih=
club directors \tondos night
that the Western (' 1...agile .has
already held an eliiergenc)
Meeting tilt - the "mandatory
midget" Issue and the J1)1.
might -be wise 10 get oiganiied
and do the sank!. Isle distributed
questionnaires to all teams on
the contrmersy.
The director said elle• 011.\
sears -old lir youm'el. 010)1111'
ting
ixc olift-
ung manor hockey al on
whom restriction. still apply,
although less •severe fur "CC'
minor towns like Se: forth.
Junior :\ and B clubs will
now. still be allowed I,uur, but
junior (' and D'-eselopinent
clubs will be restricted to "one
player of midget eligibility or
bellow", 4)luS.,tliree• affiliates "at
large' '
Details of tli: sc ''al large"
players remain -16 be worked
uul and "wilt he Iirialiilld hy'a
committee with representatives
from various arras Of the OHF,
the press release states.
The governing hoily says the
new arrangement addresses the
major issue of communication -
between minor hockey and
junior programs in Ontario
amateur hockey and will be
continue. to - be relined,
liroviding " the.uplxlrtunity for
players - to play :it - an ap-
liropriate skill level."
Ihe,press release -notes exis-
ting regulations will be refined
ilrcluding 4'
♦ a standard permission form
play CI'S .itiust present to teams
they--.veren't-registeild with the
year before;
,. •.a standard club permission
form to ensure j)I: yers' are
eligible for particular junior
pro.trams: •
• Increased penalties- for
violations, in particular of the
regulation which states "no
team will be required to issue
releases for more than two
players !roto the previous
\e:rsun, of the junior division or
,lower, ,unless said provision is
`superseded by a CHA over-
riding agreement with Major
Junior hockey, in which case
the article in the agreement
would take precedence."
•Area sports SCOREBOARD
()IIA JUNIOR
"D" EVLOI'\1LN r 1 I.ACU1.
• Tina! Standings
(VEST Ct 1N1.1 RI N(1,
Mtiren/ 1)• nr�rrn "
11' 1: 1 1 --.\ I' I
I \vier (1) 1 1 1,1..) 1 1 1.1
uean 21 12 170 111
'' .rturlh 21) 17(:)1 _I7,1 11. 1h
N. Mulls 11 t'rt:) 111 I:S V
shit hrl l
1-1 1•101; 11'1 Ire, .:-1
1 boors. 1)0•1.101,
I': Stank _2r. 1 1 IN114 :1
MI 14n1;, 21 1.'121; 1.10 112 I`1
hmstrtl 21 '11 1 151 121 •Ib
I-anrls•th 13' 21(222 • 117. in
• Belmont '12 260111 112 fere: 2-
( (overtime hisses ,comb bonne r
(:ANlla TI IIs Il'EI 1.
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Fridat 1 Wait .tt til .\l(111111, S 111
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M1NOIt IIO( KI 1 •\55O( .
%%:o, \ .
Novice 1
r WOAA round r,dkn pl.►potl with
Mitchell, lyur);Iranr, l Lnlun and
tilepfien Ti,w'naul' )
Hockey
t 1 sh,l'unu, 1
Seaforth t, vs Teeter
.51A1011111 , (0.\I ti CAA, tit
('Reith -1. \Lilt Carnot 2 -
SHU-tOU1 \I.rrk 1lilta•e.
HIGHLIGHT .�c,arelt.s afh'r first
period. C4.th• ...ores, three In both
.e'cond and Third
• Novice 11 •
Seaforth 9 at CI IN FON 2
SEAFOR111 GOA! 5:. I).wtd
'\IlClors 3. Joel \'I.•n,l. 2. Darren
!leaver, Tanner rams r1k (trent
Coleman, ('netts Rsa1.
Alum 1
(Se.xorth trail. Lt••t,,t rete
1V0,\A/(ins, IA I•Lre u 2 u)
l Irl' 17 >
Seaforth-0 at \lI I (I ! I I I $
( IPI' 1; )
Mitchell 2 at SI.At 011 IH I
SEAFORTII (:OAI ',les en
Ilender.on •
GOALIE Kyle lrreheit
Future g4IIk.:
Tues: at hhth hell
Thur.: at `+e,U,uth, i. ink. 11)
•••
Atom 11
( Nlrtchejl wins best -of -five
4Vt)AA/OMI IA playoff 3 0 )
.• ( F -i' Is 1
Mitchell 5 at SEAFORTH 1
SLI FOR 111 GOAL: Kyle
1k.'r'au\
Peewee 1
(S;aforth trails second -round
11't 1 \:\ - OM 1 IA playoff .1-0.)
( Feb. 10 ).
• \litchell 7 at SEAFORTH 1
SF AIORTH GOAL: Dean Wood.
Future games:
. Tot,. at Mitchell
\knr at Mitchell, 7:45 p.m.
• Peewee 11 .
(,Feb. 17 1
Seaforth 6 at BRUSSELS 6
SEAFORTH GOALS: Greg do
Vries 2, Curtis Wilson 2, Rick 1 tar-
l'urn. Kris Meidinger.
IIICIILIGIIr Seaforth scores a
couple of quick goals m the final
knit minutes to tie the game, then
More
S('ORFII()AK1)
on PAGE I I
awarded 18 educational bur-
saries at Monday night's well -
attended banquet in Tavistock.
Blueliner Wayne Schoonder-
woerd of the Ccmenai(es won
one of those, for S200.
*''
CENTENAIRES
�1t OMLOPIIUNt HOCKEY CUM
PLAYOFFS
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6 (Best -of -Seven) A
fi Tonight at Lucan, 8:15 p.m. •
A•
Fn: at SEAFORTH, 8:30 p.m. •
A Feb•. 28 at Lucan, 8:15 p.m.III
A Mar. 1 at SEAFORTH, 8:30 fr m. A
A• ********** •
� (If Necessary) 0
111 Mar. 3 at Lucan, TBA
A Mar. 8
A Mar. 9
.at SEAFORTH, 8:30 p.m. tf
at Lucan, TBA •
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