Huron Expositor, 2001-10-17, Page 1212 -TNS INMION IZXPOSROR, October 17, 2001
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Seaforth has largest number ever
of hockey players all over the world
Sy Scott Hilgendorff
Expositor Editor
The largest contingent of
Seaforth hockey players ever
is playing from junior levels
to around the world now, said
Huron East's recreation and
facilities manager Graham
Nesbitt.
The farthest away remains
Dave McLlwain who has
started his fifth year in
Europe; his second with the
Cologne Sharks as the centre
continues to play in
Germany.
In the NHL, left-winger
Mike Watt has started this
season with the Philadelphia
Flyers after being traded
from the Nashville Predators.
Nesbitt said Watt, however,
is out of action until
December as he recovers
from shoulder surgery after
separating it in an exhibition
game this summer.
Boyd Devereaux, another
left winger, remains in good
health after a head injury
almost ended his career more
than a year ago just before he
joined the Detroit Red
Wings. He heads into his
second season with the team.
Rem Murray continues as a
centre this year with the
Edmonton Oilers and is now
assistant captain when the
team is on the road.
Scott Driscoll has begun
his eighth season as an NHL
linesman, haling just missed
working two exhibition
games that were to be played
in Sweden but cancelled after
the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
on the United States.
Danny Wildfong begins his
third pro season as a centre
for the Bossier Shreveport
Mudbugs from Louisiana in
the Central Hockey League. _
Six of Seaforth's players
are now in university, playing
hockey.
Derek Nesbitt, Graham's
son, is playing National
College Athletic Association
(NCAA) hockey at Ferris
State University where the
left winger begins his first
season on Oct. 20.
Nicole Munro is in her
third year as a right winger at
the University of Maine in
the NCAA's • women's
division.
Kim Devereaux is playing
defence as a freshman at the
University of Toronto in the
Ontario University Athletic
Association (OUAA).
Jessica Finlayson is at the
University of Windsor also
playing in the OUAA.
Kathy Devereaux is
playing forward for the
University of Wisconsin's
Cents win 9-7 game
against Belmont
Despite seeing only two
minutes on the powerplay
compared to 34 minutes
shorthanded, the Centenaires
managed to split weekend
games with a 9-7 win over
Belmont and a 3-2 loss to
Port Stanley.
On Friday, there were
plenty of goals to be seen as
Belmont opened the scoring
just a minute into the game
before Luke Vick scored his
first of the year roofing a pass
from Scott Henderson.
Thirty seconds later, Mike
Murray's slap shot from the
point put the Cents ahead,
then Henderson added
another for a 3-1 lead.
Tyler Doig also got hiS first
of the year sliding home a
rebound but immediately off
the face off a bad bounce sent
the Bombers in the Seaforth
zone and they swatted in the
bouncing puck to close the
period at 4-2 for Seaforth.
Seaforth widened the
margin to 4 on goals by Tim
McClure and Henderson. The
Bombers clawed back a
couple on two powerplay
goals, but Seaforth responded
for a 9-4 lead after 40
minutes.
Seaforth laid back
somewhat in the third but
were able to rely on the lead
and held on for a 9-7 victory.
Matt Dalton had the win in
goal stopping 36 shots.
On Saturday night, the Port
Stanley Lakers returned to
town for the first time since
being ousted by the Cents in
seven games in last year's
playoffs.
Seaforth was up to the task
and quickly went up by two
goals midway through the
first on goals by Barry Young
and Matt Roberts. Port
Stanley took advantage of
some confusion in the
defensive zone and added one
of their own with a minute to
go in the first period.
The Laker powerplay
struck .early in the second to
even the game which went
end to end with opportunities
for both teams. It looked like
an even battle that may have
ended in overtime until a
poor line change at the Cents
blueline let the Lakers sneak
in alone for the winner.
"We were soft through the
neutral zone, didn't get the
puck deep and turned it over
while our defence were trying
to change. There's a lesson,"
said coach Jason Papple.
Rookie Chris Rebello,
injured with a dislocated knee
cap in game one is expected
to return to the lineup in two
weeks.
Jay Baker sat the weekend
out with pneumonia, and may
miss another week. Steve
Henderson missed the
weekend with a sore
shoulder.
The Cents are in Exeter on
Friday night, then in Mt.
Brydges on Sunday for their
first meeting with the
defending OHA champions.
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Right wing Wes Vick left
the St. Mary's Junior B
Lincolns to join the OUAA's
men's division as he attends
the University of Windsor.
Closer to home, Josh
Holland begins a Junior B
career this season as a left
winger for the Listowel
Cyclones while Joe Nesbitt,
Derek's brother, becomes a
defenceman for the Junior C
Wingham Ironmen.
Nick Elligsen, also a
defenceman, begins his
second year with the
Cyclones.
Adam Leonhardt continues
with the Lincolns as a
defenceman in his third
season with the team.
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