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NO CORNER COMPETITION - Brian Mercer tries to carry the. puck out of the corner during a game between
Exeter and Palmerston Friday. Exeter came out on 'op of a 5-2 score then went on to trounce 81's on foreign ice
Sunday. - -
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Mohawks take lead in Central playoffs
Exeter Moh;m ks fans were treated in which the Mohawks trail Moore- the fans were treated to some good
to a full game of "clean" hockey. town Comets two games. t4_one. - hockey.
_ .F.riday-night as the Pahnerston'81s- But-thc head coach wasn't about to
went down to a 5-2 Toss in the first "They played it by the book.'
of a Circ game series for the Central ignore Friday's win. t'Guenther said of the clean, precise
"We'll take the two points from goal -scoring: "That's the way the
Senior B league quarter -final tonight," he grinned. fans like to see it."
playoffs. Guenther hoped the win would The fans didn't get much to look
"1 think the important thing is put the Mohawks into. a better at Sunday in Palmerston when Mo -
that there wasn't a penalty called. in frame of mind for Tuesday's game hawks pummeled their hapless op -
the gae," said Exeter coach Jin against Cornets, which will either ponenls 7-0. Guenther.mmake or -break their Hardy Cup Mohawks took a 4-0 lead in the
That's right, not ernenal( first period and then increased it by
Pe Y• 'chances.
"We didn't play dirty. Palmerston Exeter's Dave Randerson scored two -in the second and one in the
didn't play dirty," said Guenther. Less than three minutes into the sec- third. Only the acrobatic efforts of
"That's the kind of hockey we like and period. Palmerston's goalie Dan O'Connor
to Pb)'." kept Exeter's score from climbing
into double digits.
Sid Kemp recorded the shut -out
for Mohawks. -
First period goals carne off the
sticks of Gates, Walker, Randerson
.,and Randy Bailey who scored during
a power. play.
Dale Gibtxm and Brian Mercer re-
corded secorkl pericxl goals and Rob
Mackie was responsible for Mo-
hawks third period production.
Gibbon, Kris Bedard, Barton and
Kernick. drew two assists each over
the course of the game.
The series -is likely to end Thurs-
day night at the South Huron Rcc
Centre.
Palrncrston countered with one
from Jeff 'Snyder in the third. Nil
the Mohawks' Gates and Randerson
each came back for one more each
to seal the win for Exeter.
Points for assists were picked up
by�Kris.Bedard, Dale Timnlernlans,
Paul Barton, Quincy \Wilkcr, Jcff
Warren, _Brian Mercer, and John
Kernick. .
"1 don't think the Stratford line
clicked tonight," said Guenther of
the Mohaw k's usually productive
combination of Marton, Wilkcr and
Randerson.
Although Guenther wasn't willing
to mark Friday's game dow11 as out-
standinw in any way, he died think -
Mohawks scored early. Bill Glo-
ver and AI Gates both scored in the
first period to put the Mohawks two
goals ahead before -Palmerston's
Robert Dross brought the score to
2-1 at the end of the period.
Palmerston, who found- them-
selves chasing the Mohawks lead
throughout the game, rarely got out
of their own end. Mohawks fired
40 shots at Pahncrston's goalie Dan
O'Connor, but Exeter's Rick Pikul
had it easy with only 22 attempts
on his net.
"We. didn't play that overly .well,"
said Guenther, noting his players'
4ninds were on the Hardy cup series
Three wins propel Irish ,o playoffs
Three wins. in the last four game
'stretch. of the season have pushed
Lucan Irish into the Western Jun-
- for D playoffs .with a punob.
Irish dropped Belmont 4-1 Sun-
day to cap off a week of impressive
wins. Wednesday night they
romped over Thedlord Lun berjacks
14-2 and then added an 7-1 com-
mand performance over 7-hameslord
Friday.
Irish built uta a gradual lead
against Belmont- Sunday, scoring
once in the first and then adding a
single in the second and two goals
in the third.
The two teams .battled through
Mohawks now trail by two
Exeter Mohawks dropped- game
three of their rock -um -sock -um ser-
ies 5-2 against-Mooretown Comets
__ last .Tuesday night in a physical
match which pushed them into the
back scat of the best -of -five event. '
Mohawks -coach Jim Guenther, in
an attempt to explain the surprising -
turn -around fora team which barely
knew the meaning of defeat over die .
course of the season, pointed to a
lack of desire.
"I think it's a combination of a
lack of drive when the chips are
down and maybe from the overall
aspect of the, gall, maybe we ha-
ven't been taking diem as seriously
as we should have," Guenther said.
Still, he maintains, Mooretown is
beating Exctcr "fair and square".
After nabbing the series lead with
a 7-4 win over Comets in game
Exeter Hawks trip
A recent trip to Ohio University
may have been the formula Exctcr
Hawks needed to get back on track
for thc final leg of the Western Jun-
ior D.scason.
Ron Bogart, president of'the club,
said that the trip was good for
Hawks.
"We all had a good time," Bogart
commented. "Hopefully this trip
will be the thing that brings the
team together for the playoffs."
The Junior D squad enjoyed a
weekend of hockey, touring and a
dash of the university town night-
life during the trip, arranged by head
coach Dave Bogart who formerly
played for Ohio University.
Hawks left Exeter Thursday.(Feb-
ruary 4) at 8:30 p.m. and didn't ar-
Clarke Singer
Sco.. Lovic
Terry Casey
George Pratt
Jim Lewis
Jcff Pfaff
Ted Hodgins
Bryan Quinn
Brent Naim
Scott Bogart
Jcff Anscros
Geoff Slater
Mark Morrissey
Jcff Rcid
Scan Whiteford
F. Wulterkins
Steve Gould .
GP G A
1 3
I 0 2
I I 1
1
1
I I t)
1
1
1
1 1 1
Ohio
Series Stats
(for game one only)
P PP HitsGives PIM
3 5 0 2
2 3 0 2
7 1
2 2 2
2
3.
2
2
3
I 1 0
5
4
43
25
5
W L Total % +1-
13 6 +I)
4 2 •4/6 66 +1
18 1 18/19 94 -2
13 4 13/17 76 +0
+0
-1
-1
-1
-1
2 2 2/4 50 - I
.-1
+t,
one, Mohawks laid hack in gains
two and didn't prepare for same
three. Finding themselves suddenly,
down by -two goals 'Tuesday night,
Mohawks soon became intimidated
by the close -checking, hard skating
efforts of the husky Comets..
Trailing 3-1 at the end of the first,
they entered the third behind 5-1.
- Mooretown has. virtually shut
down • the prolific Stratbord line
the majority of the f irst period
without scoring, but- with just 53.
seconds left to play Dean Doerr
found the 'nark after picking up a
Sports
pass from Glen Marshall and Paul
Barnes: -
Tim Hayter scored from Jamie
Greig and Joe Febrny at the midway
'nark of the second to give Lucan a
2-0 Icad. That sante combination
clicked again in the third to produce
1layter's second goal and Irish's third
goal of the game. -
Paul DcPlankc recorded Lucan's
fourth goal late in the third. Assists
went to Graham 1lutton and Dania
'Neil.
\Vith 5:18 left to play in the
-game, Belmont's Richard Clark
scored his team's only goal during a.
power play.
Irish. 14 - Medford 2
Eight goals in the -third period
Wednesday night etched Thedford's
Plcasc turn to 2A
•
in Hardy Cup action
made up of Dave Randerson, Quin-
cy \Vilkcr and Paul Barton -- a tact
that may force Guenther to re- .
evaluate Exeter's on -ice combina-
tions in the remainder of the -series.
"We're going to play more with
the guys. that are going," Guenther
said. "The guys that are playing
well are going to get a lot of ice-
time." -
The Exctcr coach has bound it dif-
to Ohio may unify
rive in Ohio until 5 a.m. They held
a short skate at noon Friday and
then launched into their busy sched-
ule. - -
Flawks met OU Bobcats for
games on Friday and Saturday, and
though they lost •both matches, the
experience was a valuable one.
The Junior D team dropped a 6-3
decision Friday night in a closely
fought game. Saturday they were
blown out 10-2 after playing a weak
second period in which Ohio scored
seven goals.
Hawks president Ron Bogart not-
ed that the game was close with the
exception of the middle frame.
Bobcats have eight Canadians in
their line-up, among them Peter
Black, a former team mate of Bo-
ficult to burrow through Moore-
town's defensive curtain, regardless
of the combination of players.
"Whatever line is against them
(Moorctown), they go- into a defen-
sive style Of play and strictly
check," he explained.
Goals by Mooretown's Steve
Mullen, Jay Brodie and Mike
A1cGu;ur stacked. up against Wilk -
:Cs lonely marker in the first, de -
team for
gars.
Ohid it3obcats, who are beg and
fast with exceptional passing. skills,
took a two goal lead early in the
first period. Black scored the game
opener while John Willse put
Ohio's second point on the board.
A pair of extcilcnt scoring chanc-
es were thwarted by Ohio goalie
Rob Bremner, a native of Orange -
FLYING SHOT -- Bryan Ouinn, Geoff Slater and Jim Lewis do their best to defend against an incoming Ohio
player. In goal for Exeter is Dave Rook. Photo by Ron Bogart
Hawks within point of
The Exeter l lawks arc within one
point of clinching the league
championship in the Ontario
AFTER WORK -- Ohio.. head. coach Tiff Cook and Bobcats goalie Gord McCance have a chat after game one Fri-
day with Exeter Hawks coach Dave Bogart, an alufnni member of Ohio University. Photo by Ron Bogart
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Hockey Association Junior
northern division.
,,With home and home wins in
the past week over the Mitchell
Hawks, the Exctcr club needs only
a tic or a win in their two rcmain-
ing regularly scheduled games.
They defeated Mitchell 6-1 in
Exeter on Tuesday, February 9 and
followed with a close 3-2 victory
in the Perth county town Friday
night.
TO wind up the regular season,
the Hawks will be at the South
Huron Rcc Centre Friday night
against Mt. Brydges and Saturday
they travel to Wellesley.
(roach Dave Bogart says his
team "is playing well again" after
thc'return cif Steve Gould from a
suspension and Jason Leslie from a
shoulder injury.
In Mitchell Friday night, Steve
Gould Droved' his ' worth to the
team by scoring what proved to be
the winning goal for Exctcr on a
power play midway through .thc sec-
ond period. Clark Singer and George
Pratt assisted. •
' Thc. two Hawk teams traded first
period goals with captain Dean
Hyatt registeringfor Mitchell and
Singer replying for Fitetcr on passes
from Jin Lewis and Jcff Pfaff.
Early in the second period, Lewis
put the. local Hawks in front and
then Gould scored the winner. Late
clinching title
in thc same session Tim Harrow hit
for Mitchell to complete the game
scoring.
Dave Rook in the Exctcr net
turned away 44,of thc 46 shots sent
his way by Mitchell.•
Referee Murray Patterson called a
total of 24 minor penalties with Ex-
ctcr taking 15.
In Exctcr Tuesday night, the shots
on goal pattern was reversed as the
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spite the fact that the two teams
were tied 1-1 until 18:57. Al Gates
and Randerson drew the assists .
Dave McCormick ang! Mullen
added to the Mooreiown nest egg in
-the second while Exctcr guns were
quiet.
Barton_ scored. near the midway
mark of thc third from Gates and
Ron Elliott, but that was as clos•:
as the locals got to a final rally.
playoffs
villa, Ontario.
Hawks rallied early in the second.
George Pratt .scored at 4:58 after
connecting with Scott Lovic and
°ti/o uN%
Clarke Singer and then Jcff Ansems
tial the game one minute Tater
when Singer fed him the puck in
front of the net.
Goals by Bobcats' Mike Collins
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