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Times Advocate, 1989-02-01, Page 13This Space Available Serving South Huron, North Middlesex Middlesex & Lambton Since 1873 Wednesday, February 1, 1989 EXETER ASS ' MIRROR & AUTO GLASS MAIN STREET SOUTH EXETER, ONTARIO . (519)235-0565. 1-800-265-2934 Second Section Dave Shaw of the NY Rangers knows life- on road can be hectic TORONTO - Many, kids growing up in this area have dreamt of maybe one day playing in the Na- tional Hockey League. Life as a player in the National Hockey League can be a glamourous one, - which is the one most youngsters see, but. it can also be a hectic one especially on the road. Dave. Shaw;: of the New York Rangers, Exeter's gift to the Na- tional Hockey League, knows all too well what life is like on the road in the N.H.L. The Rangers just_ completed the longest road trip in five years in Toronto Saturday night. The trip was 13 days long and it took them to six different citie§. The trip was also one of the most successful in recent years by the Rangers, who have the best road record in the National Hockey League so far this year. They won four games, tied one, Saturday night against Toronto and lost one game. The trip began January 16 and took them to Chicago, St. Louis, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Toronto. They flew home on Sun- day and.played the New York Is- landers at home Monday night. Shaw said he doesn't think games on the road are much different than games at home except- for the at- mosphere. Shaw also said there is not as much pressure to win on the the road. "My approach to a game on the road is not much different than it at home, just the things around you are different. At home you are used to things and it is not quite the same on the road. "Thefans around the league are different. We received quite a good response: whereever we have gone in Canada this year because they want to see Guy (Lafleur) play but it is not quite the same as at home. We can be a little more loose on the road than at homc and that is why I think we are doing so well this year." Shaw explained after practice Sat- urday afternoon at Maple Leaf Gar- dens he doesn't do anything differ- ent to get himself ready for a game on the road than at home. "We have to come mentally pre- pared to play whether we are at home or on the road, just when .we are on the road I think we try harder to get ready because there are not as many distractions around us. "Our home fans really get us pumped up when we are doing well but they are alsonotafraid to let us know wfien we are doing bad. Mad- ison Square Gardens fans have to be experienced to be believed. "The game days arc always hectic. - To get ourselves physically pre- pared we usually have a skate in the rink the morning of a game for about 30-45 minutes. After the skate we go back to our hotel and have a team meal and after that we go to our rooms and just rest. Some watch television or read but most of the guys just sleep and think about the game that night." There is not much" else to do in a hotel room but Shaw said quite a few players play cards and during off days they occasionally get a chance to do some sightseeing. He said he had some time off after playing in Calgary on Thursday and flying into Toronto on Friday so he ther and brother, who came down to the game on Friday. The regular season consists of 80 games, 40 of which are played at the friendly confines of- Madison Square Gardens and 40 of which are played at the 20 other rinks around the league. Shaw said he enjoys playing in some of the older arenas in the league, like Toronto and Chicago Stadium and Montreal Forum, be-, cause of the atmosphere and the fans are very knowledgeable and know when to cheer and don't have to be -told by a scoreboard as in • some newer rihks: He also said he has enjoyed play- ing in all .Canadian stadiums this season because they have all been filled to capacity with people want- ing to see Lafleur in a New York uniform: He is looking forwgd to playing in Montreal on Saturday when Lafleur makes.his playing re- turn at the Forum. All are among his favorites in the league.- Shaw said he doesn't like playing in Los Angeles because the fans there don't know much about hock- ey. Shaw admitted it may bc differ- ent this year with Wayne Gretzky playing in Tinseltown but he didn't know for sure because he missed - the Rangers first trip out there earli- er this year because he was 'serving a suspension. Being away from home for so along can also be hard on his home life. He said the first thing he does when he gets back home, after kiss- ing his wife Trish, is get out of his good clothes because when he trav- els on the roadwith the team he -must be well dressed. He said he also would take his dog for a long walk after getting home. He admitted his wife doesn't mind him being away for so. long because she understands it is part of the life as a wife of an NHL player. Shaw said Trish went on a four-day ski vacation with friends during the cur- rent road .trip to help her kill the time. He said she is also taking cor- respondence courses from the Uni- versity of Western Ontario so that keeps her busy much of the time and although she would like to gc on some of the shorter trips, she never has. " The Rangers are having one of their best seasons in recent memory and Shaw is a big reason why. Al- though he doesn't have as many points as :le did last year, he said his role with the -team has changed and he is helping out in different ways. Please turn to page 15 Story and photos by Wayne Proctor Putting on his game face - Dave Shaw, of the Rangers, ,tries to get himself mentally . prepared for the game Saturday night -. against the Maple Leafs. Several bus loads of fans- came down to Toronto to watch the local hero in action: • - " Hawks fall short to Irish LUCAN - In their only start last week, a short-staffed Exeter -Hawks' . team fell short to the Lucan Irish 9-4 at the Lucan- Arena last 111116 Wednesday night, in 'Western Jun- ior D Hockey League action. It was the Hawks' first loss of. the year, 1989. " The Hawks had only 10 skaters for the game, many players were either studying for exams or sick. Missing from the Hawks' lineup were; Bryan Quinn, Frank Wul- tcrkens, David Dalrymple, Derek Shackleton, Brcnt Nairn and Geoff Slater. To make matters worse, starting I lawks' goalie Todd Campbell was forced to leave the game at 15:29 of the first period after taking a slap shot off the mask. Campbell had to bc helped from the ice with .a laceration to his forehead and a bump on the head. Bill Pauli played the rest of the game be- tween the pipes. "We just didn't have enough man 'power to be competitive' with these guys," said Hawks' •coach Jack Nairn. "The guys that played gave it all they had but these guys, (Lucan) arc a talented hockey team, with a lot of depth," he added. Lucan took a 2-0 lead after the The Shaw clan - Dave Shaw, left poses with father Bruce and brother Bruce Jr. outside Maple Leaf Gardens after a rooming practice Saturday. The Rangers and Leafs played . to a 1-1 draw Saturday night. Rowe 'replaces Brooks behind bench EXETER - After losing: two - games -to -one in the opening round of the Hardy Cup to the Durham Tasty Nu Bread always fresh, finest quality, baked on the premises, fresh daily Raisin, Sesame and Nut (Health) Cookies dor. $1.69 Hot Cross Buns pkg. 8 $1.79 Soft Kaiser Buns pkg. 8 $1.29 Delicious Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins 6/$1.79 Apple Fritter Donuts 6/1.99 t<14.ki41,, Cheese Old Cheddarib.$4.79 Maple Leaf Process Slices Ib. $3.29 Fresh Hot Coffee Wide variety of delicious donuts asty, Bakery &Cheese House Traditional quality" since 1929 Exeter 235-0332 Huskies, Exeter Mohawks general manager Bob Rowe has replaced Gord Brooks behind the bench. Brooks, who was hired in August last year to coach the club, had a 15•a-2 record'so-!dr this year in the Central Senior B Hockey League •ble lead over the second -place Har- riston Blues. But Rowe said after the Hardy Cup he saw the team was not head- ing in the right direction and felt a change had to be made. "Cord was asked by the manage- ment to step down as coach and 1 would take over for the rest of the, season and he agreed. He was given the option of playing the rest of the games if he wanted to " said Rowc. "The executive thought the team wasn't playing the brand of hockey it was capable of and we needed to do something to shake them up and this was the best idea," said Rowe. When the team was short players this year Brooks, a former National Hockey League player, suited up Please turn to page 15 • b o• osealea0 w tor _1 Pre -game skate Dave Shaw goes for a skate before Saturday night's game against Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens, with team- mate Guy Lafleur close behind. Shaw was recently made assist- ant captain after Don Maloney was traded to Pittsburgh. first period on goals by Jeff Hirt- zcll, from Darren Neil and Brian Schuyler and Scott Denomy from Glenn Marshall and Todd Hayter. The Hawks bounced back at the five-minute mark of the second, when Dan Nairn connected for a short-handed, power -play goal. Doug, Clark drew the Hawks even when he scored at 10:40 of the second; from Jean Paul Cousi- neau and Larry Lewis. Thc Hawks went up 3-2 at 12:43 when Joel Campbell scored from Lewis and JeffAnscros. . The lead was short-lived however because just eight seconds later Jeff Hirtzell tied the game for theatish, from Schuyler -and the Irish took the lead for good at 17:24 .of the second whcn Tim Hayter tallied an unassisted goal. . The Irish put the game away with five goals in the final period, Please turn to page 15 Mohawks thump Tavistock EXETER - The Exeter'Mohawks thumped the Tavistock Royals .11- 4 -at the South Huron Rec Centre --Sunday night. Despite the win, general manager/coach Bob Rowe said he still was. not impressed with the way the team performed. "We played a flat hockey club out there. Tavistock iso going through a bad time right now and it looks like they are going to finish in last place. "It was nice to see the boys score a few goals but the defence is still lacking. This club has all the of- fence it could ever need, we have to work more on our defensiv as- _ The Mohawks also had trouble keeping the puck out of their net Monday night when they played •--the-R-oyals to a-6=6-draw-irr1vis- 'The Mohawks'have one game left in the season and Rowe told ,..,.. �...:c„n.t'a.,'c oamc that they have to work keeping u+.: puck out of their net if they want to have any success in the playoffs. Rowe• took over the coaching reigns for good last week after tell- ing Cord Brooks, who coached the team to a 16-4-.2 record, the only way he could stay with the team was to play. Thc move came on the heels of the Mohawks being eliminated two games to one in the opening round of the Hardy Cup by the Durham Huskies. The Mohawks lost the first and third games of series and by 8-4 and 7-3 scores respectively and looked flat in both losses. Rowe said the move was made to shake things up on the team and