Times Advocate, 1991-01-30, Page 13•
Celebrlty Dinner just
a few days away
EXETER - The big names con-
tinue 10, iso. died to the list for this
Yeses ?alb Annual Exeter Lions
Celebrity Dinner on Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 5.
Saco Riche loon, a four -time
world and Canadian curling cham-
pion, is a member of the Saskatch-
ewan Sports Hall of Fame and has
been a speaker at celebrity dinners
for many years.
All the proceeds from Tuesday's
event, which begins with a recep-
tion at 5:30 p.m. followed by the 7
p.m, dinner, goes to the Easter
Seals Society and the Thames Val-
ley Treatment Centre.
Bruce Hood, who was the first
National Hockey League referee to
reach the 1,000 game plateau, will
no doubt have many stories to tell
of his career.
Excuse me - Brian Ropp, right; of Lucan Classics applies a little pressure to a player from Clinton dur-
ing
uiing the D Final of Sunday's Oldtimers Tournament in Exeter.
8th Annual Oldtimers Tournament
Local teams winktheir dlvlslonsw ni>,iai�
ted both for Clinton. • .s
It was all Lucan in the second pe-
riod as Dave Schuyler and Ron Pa-
ronchuk found the mark. Tom Har-
dy connected with back-to-back
goals for the Classics while Greg
Burns answered for Clinton.
(The Molting Hawks would like
the thank all those who helped out
at this weekends tournament. Once
again it was a big success.)
Beat Hensen: In their only start
this week, the Exeter Molting
Hawks Oldtimers handled Hensall
9-3.
Leading the offence was Emie
Ahrens as he find the hat trick and
set up two more. Ken Bergmann
scored twice with single goals from
Ron Moore, Bob Jones, Randy Gil-
fillan and Bob McDonald.
McDonald had three assists, with
two assists each to Brian Hodgins
and Walt Tiedeman. Veteran Al
Flynn, Gilfillan, Moore and Jones
also assisted.
Tournament
Results
D Division
Final
Lucan Classics 6, Clinton 3
Preliminary action
Lucan Classics 5, Clinton 5
Lucan Flyers 5, London Relics 2
Lucan Classics 8, London Relics 1
Clinton 4, Lucan Flyers 3
Lucan Classics 4, Lucan Flyers 1
Anton 6, London Relics 2
EXETER - Two local teams
made it to the division finals at the
8th Annual Exeter Molting Hawks
Oldtimers Hockey Tournament on
the weekend.
The three-day 12 -team event,
saw the Exeter Rusty Blades beat
Forest 4-1 to win the F Division
while the Lucan Classics doubled
the Clinton Fowl Ups 6-3 in the D
Division final.
London Road Apples beat Sar-
nia 4-2 to win the E Division.
(Teams were put into D,E and F
divisions based on calibre.)
Exeter, which is a fairly new
team, opened Friday night with a
4-3 Toss to Stephen Township but
bounced back Saturday to beat
Forest 4-2 and London Blues 7-2.
In the final, Exeter got on the
board first when Forest's Brian
Boucher coughed up the puck and
Larry Skinncr scored from Dale
Skinner and Ed Kerslake.
Forest tied it in the second peri -
cel as Everit Moors got one past
Bob Oke. Each game consisted of a
25 minute and a 20 minute period
and late in the second it looked as
though the game would go into
overtime.
But Larry Skinner got his second
and the game winner with less than
two minutes to go. Gary Sararas
added one more and with one tick
on the clock, Dale Skinner made it
4-1.
Hardy scores twice: Although
Lucan Classics and Clinton Fowi-
Ups battled to a 5-5 deadlock dur-
ing the preliminary round, it was
Lucan winning the D title with a 6-
3 win Sunday afternoon.
In other action, the Classics beat
London Relics 8-1 and overtook ri-
val Lucan Flyers 4-1.
The Classics and the Fowl -Ups
played even through the first period
as it was 2-2. Scoring for Lucan
were Bruce Pamall and Larry
Campsall while Bill Chipchase net -
London Road Apples 4, Sarnia 2
Preliminary rowed
Zurich 4, Dorchester 0
London Road Apples 8,
Sarniaa Oilers 2
London Road Apples 4, Zurich 1
• Sarnia 5, Dorchester 2
Dorchester 6, London
Road Apples 3
Sarnia 5, Zurich 3
F Division
Final
Exeter Rusty Blades 4, Font 1
Preliminary action
Stephen Township 4, Exeter Rusty
Blades 3
Forest 7, London Blues 5
Stephen Township 5, London Blues
3
Exeter Rusty Blades 4, Forest 2
Forest 5, Stephen Township 4
Exeter Rusty Blades 7, London
Blues 2
0
He officiated over 1,500 games
including international, World
Championships and Canada Cup
before his retirement in 1984. Hood
operated an officials school for 20
years and is the author of a beat
selling book entitled, 'Calling the
Shots.'.
One of the many players Hood.
blew the whistle against over the
years, ex -Maple Leaf. Dave Keon
will be one of the guests as well.
Keon, a former Taranto captain,
was a member of the Leafs when
they won their last Stanley Cup in
1967.
Royce Elliott is the keynote
speaker and Ross Brewin is the
master of ceremonies for the eve-
ning. Exeter's own Josh Watson,
Ontario's Timmy will also be one of
the head table guests.
Can you pick
the six best players
The best of the best
were selected recently
at the 42nd annual Na-
tional Hockey League
all-star game.
A panel of five general manag-
ers were asked to select a dream
team. Name the six best players
who ever laced up the blades.
I'm a hockey fan and these
choices I have to agree with ex-
cept for two. In net the great
Jacques Plante, I'd have to go with Terry Sawchuck.
On defence there is no question that the immortal Bobby Orr of
the Boston Bruins and Doug Harvey, who spearheaded all those
Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup teams are the best on the blueline.
At the wings are Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull. I agree, how can
you not say these guys are the best. Howe played in the most all-star
games, was a professional hockey player when he was 50. Hull
could do it all, he had a shot probably second to none and he was a
blur when he skated.
At centre, the experts picked Wayne Gretzky: This is the other
one I have to Suestion. The guy is good and he is probilbly the best
hockey p'layer in the world right now, but he doesn't play the same
style as Jean Beliveau.
Sorry but in my opinion, to play this game, especially at centre,
you have to be a physical player. Howe, Hull, Harvey and Orr could
push and shove with the best of them.
Did you notice how these players all come from basically the
same time period, except for Gretzky. What about Mitchell's Howie
Morenz and the Conacher boys?
The sport is changing, players are bigger and stronger. Ten years
from now a panel of general managers just might come up with a
list like this:
Goal - Patrick Roy, Defence - Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey, Centre-
Gretzky (always will be on the dream team), Forwards - Guy La-
fleur, Brett Hull.
What about the best line every put together.
When I was a youngster I hada favourite line. One of the greatest
trios ev combined to play for the Boston Bruins. Ken Hodge-Phil
Aosi &ht�tian, Hodge, Cashman would go into the
corners :i ; �.`tthheei� trumps, while big guy would be king of the
slot and wait for the passes.
Here are a couple of other good ones, New York Islanders Clarke
Gilles, Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier. In Montreal the Canadiens
had a pretty deadly combination in Steve Shutt, Jacques Lemaire
and Guy Lafleur.
You've got to like Gordie Howe, Alex Delvechio and Terrible
Ted Lindsay.
What about the six all nasty guys.
In net it's realy close between Ron Hextall and Billy Smith. I'll
take Smith. On defence - Eddie Shore, Keith Magnuson. Forwards -
Dave Williams, Dave Schultz, Terry O'Reilly. Honourable mention
to the most annoying - Ken Linesman.
sidelines
by
Fred
Groves
Someone was standing by my desk here the other day and posed
an interesting question. Name five active Canadian Football League
players. It was tough but remembering five in the National Football
League is a lot easier.
Why is that?
Perhaps because it's pretty obvious the NFL has a higher calibre
of players. Also, the United States media, and at times Canadian,
tend to put a lot more emphasis on the American players.
Get Your Tickets Now
for Exeter Lions 18th Annual
Celebrity
Dinner
Tuesday, Feb. 5
at this South Huron Rec Centre Reception 5:30 p.m., Dinner 7:00 p.m
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Future stars - Exeter Figure Skating Club pro Debbie NeuJokaltls had a tentative audience of futum
skating stars on Thursday at the South Huron Recreation, Centre.
Many celebrities Including: • Dave Kean • Rruoe
Hood • Sam Richardson (Curling) • Royce Elliott (Key-
note Speaker) • Ross frewilt (MC) • Josh Watson
(Ontario's Timmy)
RESERVED TABLES AVAILABLE FOR
PURCHASERS OF GROUPS OF10
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