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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1991-01-02, Page 10' Page 10 Times -Advocate, January 2, 1991 SPORTS Hauled down - Exeter Hawks' defenceman Jamie Tomes, right; had to come from behind.to bring down Lucan Irish Jon McEachern who was going in on a breakaway in front of Exeter goalie Clint McCann. The Hawks -Won Friday's otre time Junior 'D' game 43. Hawks win in overtime Clark bursts out of scoring slump Exeter downs Lucan 4-3 LUCAN - It took a month to do it, but Doug Clark has broken out of his scoring slump. Friday night he scored the over- time goal that lifted the Exeter Hawks to a 4-3 win over the host Lucan Irish. It was the third meeting of the ri- val Junior 'D' teams and second win for the Hawks who are in a battle for second place with the Port Stanley Lakers in the west di- vision. Just 51 seconds into Friday's overtime period, Clark caught Lu - can goalie Bob Szabo out of his net and notched his 19th goal of the season. It was his first since November 30. "I just pulled it from behind the net and put it in," he said of the game winner. The big right winger has been known to start the season off with a bang bcfore and then struggle to score. Things haven't been going right, I haven't been gcuing the breaks," said Clark. Exeter coach George Pratt, Jr. said he and coach John Kernick have been trying desperately to brcak Clark out of his slump. "We've been after him, mapping out his play from the start of the year," said Pratt. The game was forced into over- time•when Exeter's Derek Shackle- ton was left unguarded in the slot and fired a quick shot into the cor- ner past Szabo. "We're not picking those guys up," said Lucan coach Ken Need- ham. Score first: Lucan got on the scoreboard first when Jack Legg deflected the puck past Exeter goal- ie Clint McCann. Scott Schiedel had two good chances for the Hawks in the open- ing period but couldn't click. Exeter tied it up on the power- play when Cousineau let go with a wrist shot. It was 2-1 for the visi- tors when Jim Dickins was left alone at the side of the net. Todd Hayter tied it for the Irish as the -teams headed into the second break even and just 25 seconds into the third frame brother Tim sur- prised the Hawks and made it 3-2. "I just walked in front and put it in the net. I thought he (McCann) had it when he slid across but I got it under him," said Tim Hayter. He was ejected from his second straight game when he squared off with Exeter's big rookie defence - man John Bell who also hit the showehrs early. y "We °were ready," said Pratt of Hayter's quick goal. "Clint just made a bad mistake." At 14:26 Shackleton tied it up, setting the stage for Clark's winner. The game was a physical one from the opening faceoff and refer- ee Paul Petrie also ejected Lucan's Jamie Pearce and Scott Schiedel for fighting although they simply grabbed each other in a bear hug at centre ice. "That's the key to beating them," said Pratt of the aggressive game. "That's how we beat them before." Needham didn't agree and thought the game should have had more hitting. "I thought it would be more phys- ical than it was. It was pretty calm." ,eucky charms: Lucan's Jon McEachern played a strong game and had several breakaways. On one he had to be hauled down from behind to prevent a goal...Assistant captain Rick Weishar returned to the Irish lineup after being out sev- eral weeks with an inju- ry ..Lambeth came to town on Wednesday and the Irish square off against the Lakers of Pon Stanley next week. Hauled down - Exeter's Dave Dalrymple wasn't letting Jason Wilson get past him. Finkbeiner leads Kings to second tournament title LUCKNOW - With 1:27 left in • the overtime period, Jeff Finkbein- er stole the puck inside the Luck, now blueline and went in to score the winning goal as the Stephen Township Kings won the Lions Club Novice Tournament here on Thursday. The two teams had played to a 2-2 regulation battle before Fink- beiner scored his eighth goal in Save -.Lucan goalie Bob Szabo st. aped Paul Manders on thls attempt. ' • three games. 11 is the Kings second tournament title as they won in Mt. Brydges on December 1. In the final in Lucknow; Shawn Sherwood put the Kings on the board first with an end-to-end rush. But L9cknow came back and went up by a goal as they scored twice in 50 seconds. With 1:06 left in . regulation time, Shawn Stuckless scored for the Kings to put the game into overtime. Finkbeiner led Stephen Township with five goals and three assists in the 12-2 semi-final win over•How- ick. In that game, Stuckless came up `big with three goals and three assists while Barry Edwards netted four goals. Jamie Clarke, Danny Mosurin- John and Steve Hopkins each had three assists with two each from Bryan Stuckless an Adam McCann. Goalie Robbie Connor played strong throughout the tournament allowing just five goals: In their opener, the Kings beat Wallace 9-1.. Stuckless fired* hat trick while Finkbeiner and Sher- wood each had two goals and an as- sist. Also scoring %fere Mosurin- john and Hopkins. Edwards had three assists. • Stuckless scored the lone goal in a recent league game as the Kings tied Milverton 1-1. VICTORIAN OR EURR OF SES Perth -Huron Branch CANADA 262-3320 271-7991 NURSING IN THE HOME ( M awks forced to canc tournament ou could see it in their faces and you could here it in their voices. Two days before ' Santa scooted down the chimney, the Exeter Mo- hawks were busy giving them- selves a Christmas present. They beat the Chatham Ma- roons on their own turf, ending a long road stand which lasted four games. Faithful followers cheered, as they always do. a One of the best Senior 'A' hockey teams are raved up and enjoy- ing another fine hockey season. But Mohawks president Gabby Mol had to deliver some disturb- ing news to. me the other day when he popped into the office here fora chat. There will be no Senior 'A' hockey tournament January 18-20, i don't know about everyone else, but I was looking forward to it. Although the Mohawks attendance needs a shot in the arm right now for its regular season games, there is no doubt in my mind this tournament would have had lots of fans. . Mol said the local executive was trying to get eight teams, same as last year. But they could only get four clubs to participate; Exet- er,Lakeshore (Port Elgin), Durham and Ingersoll. "We got a lot of excuses, some just said no," said Mol. One reason given was that it was too costly. That's the same rea- son the Exeter Hawks had to cancel their Junior 'D' tournament. Dollars and cents, just aren't available. Mol said that even one team complained about the prize money at the senior event. He reported top prize would have been $1,000, second, $600; and third, $500. "`Several executive members did a lot of work to get this off the ground, and now it's a no go. "It's the only senior tournament around, we're very disappointed. John Pryde worked very hard, he tried andtried," said Mol. This Sunday the Mohawks will be hosting one of the few teams which have beaten them this year, the Aylmer Hornets. Mol has in- dicated this it Family Night, which means the whole gang can get in for $5. There will be prizes, and as always, exciting hockey. Although the tournament has been cancelled, the Mohawks are looking to face a high calibre team in an exhibition game. Mol sug- gested perhaps a university squad. sidelines'. t by Fred Groves 4 Keon, Hood at annual Lions Celebrity Dinner EXETER - Former Toronto Ma- ple Leafs captain Dave Keon will be one of several guests at the Ex- eter Lions 18th Annual Celebrity Dinner on Tuesday, Febuary 5. Keon, played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League, mostly with the Leafs, before ending his career with the Hartford. Whalers in 1982. Other sports celebrities include downhill skier Lisa Savijarri and former NHL referee Bruce Hood. The Master of 'Ceremonies for the annual event, which will be held at o South Huron Recreation Centre, is Ross Brewitt. He has journeyed through advertising, sales promotion, public relations and marketing and has worked for teams in the NHL and the CFL. Royce Elliott is the guest speaker for the night. He has speaking about sports for many years. Exet- er's own Josh Watson, Ontario's 1990 Timmy, and wheelchair ath- lete is also one of the guests. Proceeds for this year's Celebrity Dinner go to the Easter Seal Socie- ty and Thames Valley Treatment Centre. Tickets are available at the Bank of Nova Scotia, Standard Trust and from all Lion members. J The reception is at 5:30 p.m. fol- lowed by dinner at 7 p.m. 1(()MP4R1 THE RAIE'l 11% 1 yr. G 1 C Tc! 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