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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-01-08, Page 8Pop• e Times -Advocate, January 6, 1906 Junior 'D all star game goes in The annual OHA Junior 'D' western division all star game will be played Saturday night in Lucan.. The contest will bring the north against the south. For the first time the Exeter Hawks and Lucan Irish are in the southern division. The Lucan Irish are in charge of organizing the game each year. Over the years fellows like Clare Stanley, Bob Taylor and Jim Freeman and now Jim Heard continue to put on a first class show and the Lucan community centre is the permanent site for the popular event. The Exeter Hawks will be represented by Steve Gould, George Pratt and Jeff Pfaff while the Lucan Irish performers will be Bob Thirlwall, Wayne Urbshott, Jesse Crawford and goalie Darcy Shaw. A Real Battle The best competition for playoff spots in the National Hockey League is taking place in the Atoms Division. In this grouping only three points separate the five teams. The Quebec Nordiques are currently in first place with 44 points and the last place Hartford Whalers have 41 points. We along with another 100 area hockey fans on the Ellison Travel jauntwere at ttie Joe Louis Arena in Detroit Saturday night to see the Quebec Nordiques swamp the Red Wings. turned in a fine effoct. We had A chance to talk to a couple of the Nordiques players and they are pleased with Dave's performance. A big thrW for local fans came in the second period when Dave scored his third goal of the season on a hard shot from the post. Dave Shaw is back in the Quebec lineup following an Injury and Sports Spotlight by Ross Haugh . At the end of the period the scoring was changed and credit for the goal was given to Mike Eagles who apparently deflected the shot. Eagles and Shaw were team mates with the Kitchener Rangers and now room together when the Nordiques are on the road. The game was marred by numerous fights, but was certainly Lucan, Saturday an exciting time for the many local youngsters seeing their first NHL game and for others a first visit to the Joe Louis arena. , Sunday night Dave scored his third goal of the season as the Nor- diques held on to edge the New York Rangers 5-4. This coming weekend will also accommodate the third annual mixed sno-pitch tournament at the South Huron Rec Centre. The tourney is sponsored jointly by the Rec Centre and the Ex- eter Greys ladies fastball team provides lots of exercise and ex- citement for the men and ladies who participate. The weather may not be the best for spectators, but, if you are hardy and don't mind getting a little chilled, watching a game or two of a variety of softball in the snowy conditions could be fun., At the same time, the Exeter Mohawks will be participating in an intermediate 'B' and 'C' tournament sponsored by the Palmerston 81's. The first game for the Mohawks will be Friday night at 9:30 p.m. with the Harriston Blues providing the opposition. The Exeter club is currently one point back of the league leading Elora Rocks while Harriston is in fifth place. An Optimist Definition of an optimist - Someone who thinks we have heard the last of Howard Cosell. • FOUR NORDIOUES — Following Saturday nig is game in Detroit, oca star ' ave ow of the Quebec Nordiques is ribbed by team-mates about the goal he scored which was later credited to Mike Eagles. From the left are Shaw, Jean -Francois Sauve, Jimmy Mann and Paul Gillis. T -A photo. In Detroit Locals watch .Shaw in action Shaw in NHL action were Ptot disappointed. Shaw in his second year with the The close to 100 Exeter and area fans who travelled to Joe Louis Arena in Detroit Saturday night to see Dave i Please Ask for the Salesman of your choice 41. r Dodge �CIIRYSI.FR CAL WEIN ROB . 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At the end of the period, a check of the replay revealed the puck was deflected into the net by Mike Eagles and the goal was changed toan assist for Shaw, At the conclusion of the gatitril;'' many of the Exeter contingent found their way to an area near the Quebec dressing room and were able tb get a few autographs. Those signing programs, pennants and just ordinary pieces of paper in addition to Shaw were J.F. Sauve, Jimmy Mann and Mike Eagles. Eagles and Shaw were team-mates in their junior days with the Kitchener Rangers. About 20 of the Exeter fans were teenagers. For some it was their first look at an NHL game in person and for others a first visit to the Joetouis Arena. The Nordiques had little trouble in defeating the Red Wings by a score of. 7-2. The game was marred by numerous fights and ended in a near brawl in the Quebec end of the rink. With six seconds to go, three separate fights broke out. Just when referee Ron Fournier and the linesmen had peace restored, the two goal tenders decided to take lip the challenge. Detroit goalie Mark Laforest who had replaced Greg Stefan midway through the third period found his way to the other end of the rink and started swinging away at Nordiques net - minder Clint Malarchuk. Following the visit with Exeter fans, Dave Shaw and the other Nor- diques boarded a bus which was park- ed inside the arena. The team spent the night in a Windsor hotel, before heading out to New York Sunday mor- ning to play the Rangers the same night. After scoring the first five goals of the game the Nordiques were forced to hold on to edge the Rangers 5-4. in this game Dave Shaw recorded his third goal of the year and added one assist. Turtles sweep five pointer The Turtles were the only team to sweep five points as play in the Ex- eter Legion mixed dart league resum- ed Friday night. This week's scores were: Turtles 5 Snyde and Clyde 0 Lost Flights 4 Smurfs 1 itchy Niters 4 011ie's Best 1 Swat 4 Southender 1 Canscotts 4 Shiphunters 1 4 W's 3 Odd Ones 2 A Team 3 Scotties Outlaws 3 Trailers 2. Friday's schedule is as follows: 8 p.m. A Team vs Smurfs 011ie's Best vs 4 W's Odd Ones vs Shiphunte Canscott vs Outlaws ti:30 p.m. Turtles vs Scotties Swat vs Itchy Niters Trailers vs Southenders Lost Flights vs Snyde and Clyde Almost anything you do will be in- significant, but it is very important that you do it. Mohawks get impressive win The Exeter Mohawks scored an im- pressive 7-2 victory over the New Hamburg Towers Sunday afternoon in New Hamburg in OHA In- termediate "C" league play. With the win the Mohawks come to within one point of the league leading Elora Rocks. They are now idle as far as league play is concerned until January 14 when they travel ' to Arthur. This weekend the Mohawks will be participating in a tournament spon- sored by th&Palmerston 81's. Also competing will be "C" clubs from Elora, Palmerston, Hillsburg, Tavistock, and New Hamburg, Wat- ford, Port Stanley and Lambeth from the Cyclone league and "B" teams from Durham, Shelbourne and Dunnville. The first game for the Mohawks is Friday night at 9 p.m. against Har- riston. Anyone wishing to accompany the team by bus which leaves Friday at 6:45 p.m. should contact Dec Campbell at 235-1799 or Bob Rowe at 235-0810. Goalie Rick Pikul set the tempo for the Mohawks win Sunday in New Hamburg with key saves in the first period. Backed by the strong goal tending of Pikul, the Mohawks jumped into a 3-0 first period lead. Pete Tuckey started the scoring at 11:12 on a three- way passsing effort with Mike Clark and captain Randy Kraul and 19 seconds later Dale Gibbon converted a pass from Kraul. Late in the opening session, Cam Doig fired a successful shot on passes from Kraul and Brian Mercer. The only goal of the second 20 minutes of play came from the stick Bell atoms break even The Exeter Bell atoms won their se- cond game of the season 3-2 over Huron Park after being trounced 13-1 by Brussels. Mark Crichton scored two goals against Huron Park with Tim Hoffman adding a single. Mark Glavin counted both scores for the losers. Against Brussels the lone Exeter goal was fired by Brent Southcott on a pass from Brent Miron with less than two minutes to go in the third period. of Randy Kraul of the Mohawks and' the only assist was credited to goalie Rick Pikul. At 5:03 of the third period, Kraul was back with his second goal of the game and fourth point as he finished off a passing combination with Bill Glover and Barry Baynham. Seven minutes later, Brian Mercer scored with passing help from Ron Elliott and Jim Guenther and with two minutes to go Jim Benn com- pleted the Exeter scoring on a pass from Dave Kinsman. 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