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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-02-20, Page 13OHA made the wrong decision In suspending Hawkins Atrip down to the town of Dunnville is always an interesting one for the Exeter Mohawks. l made the journey with them a few weeks back and let me tell you, - it was an experi- ence. I watched the game from start to finish and was not overly shocked at the rowdy behavior from spectators and players from both teams. Afterall that's hockey and a liule action m the stands is what supposedly makes for good rivalries. You can't blame the Mohawks though if they get the odd case of the Dunnville flu and think twice about making the trip. Afterall, the Mudcats dominate the Southern Ontario Senior 'A' hockey league in one category, penalty minutes. When you go down to the land of the Mudcats you're already forced to play catch-up because the elements are against you. But the trip back on January 26 was a fine example of adding insult to injury. During the game, Exeter's leading scorer Joe Scherer turned around and hacked a Dunnville player. The act was provoked but still Scherer could have used a little less force. Over the weekend it was released he has been given a five game suspension. He didn't play Saturday or Sunday and will miss the first few games of the playoffs. I can justify the Ontario Hockey Association giving Scherer a five -game suspension. But what I can not figure out is why team- mate Richard Hawkins was ejected for three games. Hawkins wasp't even playing in the game. He was a spectator watching from the stands. After the incident with Scherer, Hawkins tried to get at the Dunnville bench. This may not be the smartest thing in the world to do but there is no way Hawkins should be given a three game suspension. He was a spectator and had nothing to do with the game itself. If local po- lice want to get involved, that's fine but the OHA should not be giv- ing suspensions for something that happens off of the ice. "The OHA deems he's still a carded player. They have the power to legislate it," said Exeter coach Dave Revington. It may be proper for the National Hockey League to suspend players for drug abuse and other off -ice incidents, but when the OHA gets involved in what goes on in the stands, they're over step- ping their boundaries. / There will be a hockey school at the Huron Park Arena this sum- mer but it will be a little different than what local players are used to. Last week, Carole Robinson of Powerstride Hockey Techniques, announced she would be setting up a two-week camp at the arena. Earlier this winter, the Huron Hockey School announced it would not be returning. Robinson believes hockey is 80 percent skill and 20 percent strength and incorporates that philosophy into the way she instructs. Beginning August 5 and running for two weeks, the day camp (no residential), will offer two and three hour sessions for different age and skill levels from tyke to bantam. During the first three weekends in August, a special training camp will be held for players preparing to try out for junior camps. Na- tional Hockey League players are expected to attend and assist in instructing. In a two hour session, Powerstride offers an hour of power skat- ing and an hour of stickhandling. "We break the game down and teach them skills. They can't scrimmage until they know the skills," said Robinson "We're looking at the talent coming up and their skills are not de- veloped." This winter, Robinson has conducted clinics for the St. Marys Junior 'B' Lincolns and the the Exeter Junior 'D' Hawks. Power - stride will have schools at the University of Western Ontario in May and June and at the Gravenhurst Arena at the end of August, Anyone wishing more information about Powerstride eraretlfitact Robinson at 686-0893. Hope to see Lawrence Cole back on the ice real soon. He plays for the Exeter Atom Broncos and on Saturday against Forest, slipped on the ice and hurt his tailbone. Cole was taken to the Strathroy Hospital and the team hopes hell be back in a week. Molting Hawks win EXETER - Ken Bergmann notched the hat trick to lead the Exeter Molting Hawks to a 7-3 win over the Doughboys last week in Oldtimers hockey action. Ernie Ahrens netted a pair with singles to Ron Moore and Bob McDonald. Bob Parsons and 1 McDonald led the assist depart- ment with three each while Moore and Scott Burton had a pair of set- ups. et- a Phil Turner also had an assist for the Molting Hawks who hosted Zurich Monday night and travel to Lambeth on Thursday. 1 t UMNAtt 1,11 KAI t 9x,296 G 1 yr, C *I STANDARD TRUST 235-1060 He's d w - Lambeth Lancers Lancrstwice rie netminder Brent end Lewis Ju was d hockey action. as Exeter Hawks' Mark Reil came very close to scoring. The H s ted e in Up record to 25-8-22 Hawks handle Lambeth Lancers • By Ray Lewis EXETER - After Friday night's game against Mitchell was snowed out, the Exeter Hawks seemed quite determined to turn Satur- day's 6-5 Junior 'D'. hockey win against Lambeth into a make-work project. After spotting the visitors a 3-0 lead, they .dominated the middle frame scoring five times before allowing Lambeth to climb back into it. Andrew Barton's goal at 16:26 of the third period gave Exeter, the win but it was the work of Dean Fratarcangeli that kept them in the game. Sunday the Hawks came out stronger when they visited Lamb- eth, scoring four unanswered gWs In the third period to win 6-3 and increase their record to 25-8.2. The kawks maintain a four point lead over third place Port Stanley and are nine points back of the di- vision leading Lucan Irish with just five games remaining in the regular season. Saturday's tussle saw . referee Larry Cooke hand out 80 minutes in penalties. Infractions cost' the Hawks dearly in the opening frame. With Exeter two men short, Lambeth was able to capitalize with a pair of powerplay goals. "We really didn't play too well," said forward Haden Tinney. "We gotta smarten up." Just before the. end of the fust period, it began to look worse for the Hawks as goaltender Fratar- Cangeli took a puck off of the an- kle. Derrick Martin came in, but Fratarcangeli would return in the third to work some magic. Tom Walker scored on Martin a>sd made it 3-0 for he visitors at 6:45 of the second and it began to look like a long night for the Hawks. Exeter finally got thins rolling less than a minute later with a goal from Tinney after some tough work by Scott Schiedel. Five minutes later Mark Reid fed David Dalrymple at the point. His blast was stopped but Cory Colhoun pounced on the rebound to move the Hawks to within one. With goaltender Martin keepingg c La{Icers honest at the other .:.the., Hawks tied ttto gonia of ` 1:43 of thasecond when .lean Paui Cau- sllineau cnie-timed a pass from Doug Glade. The Hawks took their first lead of the game two minutes later when David Dalrymple teed up another shot that this time found net on its own. The game had remained chippy since the drop of the first puck and things really began to heat up after Exeter grabbed the lead. After Lambeth goalie Brent Lewis blew his stack there were plenty of fist - o -cuffs and the Hawks managed to convert a powerplay opportunity of their own. Clark dug the puck out of the cor- ner and walked right into the slot where he pulled the trigger, beating the Lambeth netminder between the pads. Lambeth started to press again in the third and Gord Ross made it a one goal game, five minutes in, when his shot from the point trick- led through Martin's pads. Having recovered from his inju- ry, Fratarcangeli returned to the net to face a barrage of shots as the Lancers seemed determined to tie the game. Scott MacDonald finally beat Fratarcangeli at 8:53 when he scooped in a rebound, but after that the goaltender stoned the opposi- tion. After turning away three breaka- ways the best action of the night came when Fratarcangeli turned away five consecutive shots from the slot; two of the • . int blank. The mops . • to get the message and with Clark and 'ousi- neau storming the net, AndreN. Bar- ton picked up the loose puck and lifted it into the cage for the winner with under four minutes remaining. "It was a little too close," said goalie Martin, who was playing in the absence. of Clint McCann. "Deaner (Fratarcangeli) made some great saves; he was awesome." Rematch In Lambeth on Sunday, it was a little quieter with Exeter coming to life late in the game. The Hawks again had to overcome penalties but managed to score twice while shorthanded to give them the win. Lambeth stuck on a powerplay seven minutes in after Jamie Tomes was sent off for hooking. Tom Walker beat Fratarcangeli to make it 1-0. Exeter evened things up when Tinney made a nice move and fed Alan Blommaert who scored at 5:26. With the Hawks shorthanded, Derek Shackleton performed some heroics when he stole the puck and fed Cory Colhoun who gave Exeter a two goal lead with only nine sec- onds remaining in the period. The second period was all Lamb- eth as they scored twice to take the lead. Tom Walker scored his sec- ond on Fratarcangeli when he snapped home a pass from Glen Marrshall, and Warren Smith scored units*widh a minute left. ../Exeter tied it early In the third when Cblhoun and Shackleton set. T)avid Dalrymple. ce Hawks then took advantage of a powerplay of their own and Colhoun notched his second of the game from Dalrymple and Shackle- ton. Colhoun was sent off for elbow- ing a few minutes later but Lamb- eth couldn't convert the opportuni- ty. Instead, Jason Heywood made a couple of nice moves and scored shorthanded on Lambeth's Jay Dav- idson. Scott Schiedel added some insu- rance, scoring with just under five minutes left to help give Exeter the win. Shackleton and Shayne Rob- inson drew the assists. TAKE THE WHITE PLANTER CHALLENGE! We challenge you to compare the new White 6000 Series Planters with the others. 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