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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-10-23, Page 13Irish chgrrlpionship teams reunited Reunion game recalls memories By Fred Groves LUCAN - The Hartwick boys had beards and Jeff Shipley was a skinny 15 year-old. The year was 1982 and the Lucan Irish were the Ontario Hockey As- sociation Junior 'D' champions. Friday night they joined with an- other champion team from Lucan, the 1986-87 Irish club, to remem- ber the past and play a little hock- ey. In front of an appreciative crowd, the youngsters from 86-87 man- aged to beat their older counter- parts by a very slim 5-4 margin. A goal by Paul Barnes with less than three minutes to play in the game was the difference. Jim Hearn was a member of both championship teams and as the trainer of the 1981-82 club, said winning that year was not easy. "Lucan had never won anything and they had to work for every- thing," said Hearn. That year saw the Irish finish in third place but they came together in the playoffs an defeated the fa- voured Langton Thunderbirds in five games. Paul Wraith who played in Friday night's game was the captain of the 1981-82 team and he recalls it not being that easy. "We had a couple of strong games but we ended only a couple of games over .500. The credit has to go to (coach) Dave Revington, he made everyone play to their po- tential," said Wraith. "He had the total respect of the teani," he added of Revington who now coaches the Exeter Senior 'A' Mohawks. The biggest difference in the Lu - can Irish that Wraith noticed was where the players actually come from. He said when he was with the Irish, they were all local. "In Lucan, the players aren't local anymore._ In _.fie past they were _from this area' Friday night, Keith and Kevin Hartwick were still a factor on the blueline but a big surprise was goalie Dan Sceli. He backstopped the Irish to the 1981-82 title but hasn't played much in the last few years. In the reunion game he turned away a few shots and left a couple of the younger players wondering. Scoring for the 86-87 team which hada lot of talent on it and beat Ta- vistock for the title were, Brad Muir who had a goal and a pair of assists, Jeff Hirtzel, Barnes, Ron Goodhand and Mark Bannon. Hitzel plays for Strathroy Senior 'A' team, Barnes and Bannon are both with the Mohawks and Good - Continued on page 15 Watching the action from behind the bench Is Jim Hearn. He was the manager of the 1986- 87 Lucan Irish OHA championship team and the trainer in 1981-82. The official dropping of the puck for Friday's reunion game in Lucan was done by Irish presi- dent Clare Stanley. Trying to win the draw were the captain of the 1986-87 team Bob Thirlwill, left; and 1981-82 captain Paul Wraith. 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Hockey is a sport rich in tradition. It is part of Canadian history and we, not only as fans of the game but as citizens of this country, make a big deal out of it. When the father of the best player in the world is hospitalized, it makes headlines in the daily papers. The Times -Advocate recently received a letter from a parent of an Exeter Minor Hockey player. Sharron Colter has voiced her dis- pleasure after viewing a recent bantam game. Colter should be praised for her opinion. We have published her letter to the editor in the sports section this week. I hope every hockey parent reads it. However, looking at the situation from a hockey player's view point, you do have to once in a while turn the other eye when it comes to a fight. If a player is cross-checked in the neck, hit without cause very hard into the boards or cut for a dozen stitches, is it nec- essary to start a fight? That is up to those on the ice, the players of the game have to de- cide what is a brutal' attack and what is just part of the game. But going out and looking for a fight is uncalled for. If provoked, remember what your mother always said, "turn the other cheek." But when you are subject to slashes which draw blood or worse, break boom when do you have to take a stand? Hockey violence has been analyzed for decades. Not just fighting but the checking from behind, the high sticking and the buttending. Experts on the sport, along with medical personnel have done study upon study. Unfortunately, hockey violence has nothing to do with sports. It's a social attitude. Go to a hockey game and watch when a fight erupts. Like a volca- no it pours out and the entire arena is infected. Right then and there is where hockey violence becomes popular. Not once have I seen a hockey fight where the players and fans don't go absolutely wild. Cheering, screaming and banging their sticks against the board in approval. On Wednesday in Exeter, two peewee players exchanged punches and these 13 year-olds were no doubt scolded after the game but their teammates were applauding. Can you blame them? The highest paid and highest calibre level of hockey in the world, the National Hockey League is a haven for goons which have little talent of the sport but are simply street brawlers on skates. Troy Crowder, John Kordic and Marty McSorley, if you are lis- tening..:this means you. A l3 -year -olid boy watches these guys on TV, sees the approval they reeeirkirtahrgyPne. settAbefisumultof mow they are get- ting and they ifiiiitiC these pros. y� There are dozens of players at the kivels who dream of making the NHL. They work on their stickhandling and their pass- ing and their shooting for hours but they know that they may not make the final cut because there is always the chance that gime goon who is a good puncher but doesn't know which end of the stick to use, will beat him out. As long as professional hockey insists on having a boxer on skates per team, violence in hockey will continue. How do we stop hockey violence? Well as a friend of mine says, "you can't retrain society." I agree. About the only way we can stop hockey violence is passing some sort of rule or regulation in all arenas which says the cheering of and encouraging of hockey fighting is prohibited., I don't print pictures of hockey fights, I'm not a promoter of the wrong side of hockey. sidelines by G roves Kongskilde/overum plows The winning corn' tion.... designed for your tarn' ..,nditions Kongskllde and Overum ars among the market Isadore In plow technology In the world. 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