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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1991-11-13, Page 14Papp 14 Times -Advocate, November 13, 1991 po&Th—__ New position easy for Pfaff as Mohawks edge Dorchester By Fred Groves EXETER - Strength up the middle. If you want to win hockey games that's what you have to have. With the help of solid goaltending by Rick Pikul and strength at centre, the Exeter Mohawks edged Dorches- ter Dolphins 3-2 in overtime at the South Huron Recre- ation Centre in Southern Counties Senior 'A' hockey action Sunday night. After dropping their first two games, the Mohawks are now 5-3. Rookie Scott Pfaff moved over from wing to centre out of necessity because of lack of bodies at that spot and he came up with his best game thus far of the sea- son. Pfaff, who played Junior 'C in New Hamburg the past six years, set up Gord Brooks for a shorthanded goal and won 8 -of -12 faceoffs in the third period. With Jeff Shipley and Tim Shields out with injuries, Mohawks' coach Dave Revington has had to juggle his lineup and with that realignment, Pfaff has found him- self at centre. "There was a spot open one game and Rev asked me to play. I'll do anything I can to help the team," said Pfaff. A towering newcomer, he and veteran Greg Snyder saw a lot of ice time against .the Dolphins. Snyder is off to a great start and Revington was taking advantage of his eagerness. In the second period with the score tied 1-1. Pfaff went in to replace Richard Hawkins on the faceoff while the Mohawks were shorthanded. Pfaff won the draw and with Brooks went up the ice and scored Exeter's second shorthanded goal of the season. Pfaff dug the puck out of the corner and got it over to Brooks who snapped it high into the corner past Kevin Cole. "I've been doing okay on the draws. I played a lot in midget but not in junior." said Pfaff. He has noticed a big difference between junior and senior. "It's a lot smarter hockey. It's so heads up. If we don't have a play at the blueline we don't dump k in." Confidence: Revington Is pleased with Pfaff, his size makes him a natural for winning the faceoffs and it's boosting his confidence. "He's playing with more confidence. He's playing the way we expected, he's using his size," said Reving- ton. Sunday, faceoff wizard Shipley played a couple of shifts and re-injured his kg which meant Pfaff had a lot of pressure placed on him. "He dominated the draws which is something we've been missing." Joe Scherer, the league leading scorer, gave the Mo- hawks a 1-0 lead but the Dolphins tied it up on Scott Cole's goal. Brooks' was the only second period tally and with less than four minutes left in the game, Cole tied it up with his second, forcing the game into over- time. Kevin Cole was taken out of the game after he pulled a muscle and just 58 seconds into the overtime, Scherer scored the winner on Cris Molloy. 'I didn't know what to expect," said Pfaff summing up the game. "They beat us 6-3 and we beat them 7-0." In the shutout win, Pikul was between the pipes and he rose to the occasion again on Sunday. "I expect tighter defensive games with everyone and well have to adjust our game," said Revington. On Wednesday, Exeter travelled to Chatham for a 9- 6 win. Scherer netted a hat trick, Craig Oster scored twice, Snyder had a goal and five assists, while Wayne Urbshott, Brooks and Dave Wilson also scored. The Mohawks hit the road for a few weeks as they travel to Dorchester on Friday, are in Strathroy on Sat- urday and won't be back in their own building until December 1 whey they host Walpole. Mohawk moments: Chet Couture and Shields are expected back by the end of the month. Biggest hit of the game on Sunday was delivered by Mohakws de- fenceman Barry Baynham who caught Scott Smibert with his head town. Tures Advocate three stars: 1. Pfaff 2. Pikul 3. Kevin Cole. Hawks split weekend games with tough Lambeth Lancers EXETER - The fifth win of the season was a dramatic one for the Exeter Hawks Friday night as they edged visiting Lambeth Lancers 7- 6 in OHA Development hockey ac- tion. Sunday, however, it was the Lancers winning at home, in a close 4-3 decision. Friday, Exeter built a very com- manding 7-0 lead but couldn't stay out of the box and watched as the Lancers chipped away and just stopped short of sending the game into overtime. With a 5-0 first period lead, coach John Kernick yanked starting goalie Clint McCann in favour of Josh Symons who joined the club just last weekend. More goals made it 7-0 midway through the second but the walls soon came tumbling down around Symons. "They've got a good offensive team and we let tip a bit," said vete- ran defenceman Larry Lewis. With 1:18 left in the game, the Lancers, who lost just their third game, pulled goalie Darryl Bond for the extra attacker. The puck trickled through the goal mouth but didn't go in. "I think we all kind of relaxed," said Lewis. Beating the Lancers was a big confidence builder for the Hawks who have been struggling, ' but Lambeth surpassed Exeter's limit for opposition goals. — "It was nice to win, but there is no way they should haves that many- goat§. We're trying to keep our goals against average down to three," said Lewis. Exeter got on the board just 1:47 into the contest when Dave Dal- rymple tipped in an Al Blommaert shot from the point. A re-difected shot on a powerplay by Derek Shackleton made it 2-0. The barrage continued when Lewis let go with a clearing shot from the blueline which got under Doug Rollins' stick. Andrew Barton Made it 4-0 when he parked in front of the net and the nicest tally of the night gave Exeter a big• lead after 20 minutes. Shackleton with his second raced in on a line change and scored on a wraparound. Rollins was replaced by Bond at the start of the second period. Dalrymple got one early in the second and Shackleton made it 7-0 as he walked in on Bond. But it was 7-2 after 40 minutes as Lamb- eth's Jim Moore and Scott Mac- Donald gave the Lancers some life. Four goals, one each by Dennis Hamden, Scott Forster, Jason Knapp and another by Moore pulled the visitors to within one. Lancers 4, Hawks 3 Lambeth got on the board first when Warren Smith connected on a powerplay but Doug Clark tied it up and it was 1-1 after 20 minutes. Lucan Irish still undefeated after ten games By Fred Groves LUCAN - It may only be No- vember, but you have to consider the Lucan Irish contenders for the OHA Development League (Junior 'D) title. They always have been, but this year was supposed to be a rebuild - Taking :S{ a well deserved drink of water during a break against Mitchell was Lucan Irish goalie Bob Szabo. OiiA 1Vest bivision Team Mitchel! tatea ernhcth Pt. Stanley Seafcxth Exeter lvinston »clniont Mt. Brydges Future Raines: treclnasday - Exeter at lateen, 8 1S p.m. turday Alvinstrrn at Lucan (in Ylcicrton), 8:30 p.m.; meterat P { Stnnlcy, 8:30 p.m. Jlensn!1 Men's flock), League W 1v 8 0 6 53 52 3 Times -Advocate Scoreboard Team Blasters Pepsi fights .M.II. ;Generals n,pbel Is r► tn1op Leading stortr t (.Darryl McCann, Generals .tactile McClinchey, E.M.B. Todd McCann, Generals Mike Cyr,13iastete Brian 3'aylor, Pepsi ?. Yam Dickins, Knigtttl Detten �:..�., Mark IA ix batt Scott neii; ing season. A smattering of vete- rans combined with a troop of promising but inexperienced rook- ies. But look again. Wednesday night the Irish beat the first place Mitchell Hawks 5-3 to remain undefeated with an 8-0-2 record. Lucan is idle until tonight when they host the Exeter Hawks at 8:15 p.m. Against Mitchell, the Irish took a 2-0 lead when Jon McEachern fired one from high in the slot at 6:46; andjust four seconds intq a Hawks penalty, Kevin Leitch, blasted one from the point. "Before the game we talked about going out and working hard. Our goal was to get two quick ones and take them out of the game," said Irish captain Andy Ross. "We were talking about taking it to them. We wanted to go at them hard," said Irish coach Ken Need- ham. But Mitchell, who lost just their second game of the year, came back and it was 2-1 at the end of the first frame when a screened Lu - can goalie Bob Szabo couldn't see a shot by Colby Kipper. "They are a hard working club," said Ross of the much improved Hawks. Early in the second paled. the Irish took a two -goat brad when McEacherige bis night as he pounced on a Greg Muir rebound. The goal of the game made it 4-1 as Irish defenceman Ed VanKer- koerle stole the puck deep in the Hawks' end got it to Ross who fed Muir. A simple shot between the legs and the Irish were way in front. Top line: The line of McEachem at centre, flanked by Ross and Muir has turned into the best line in the league. "We played a little together in the playoffs last year. We've put a group of guys together and it's fal- len in place," said Ross. In the third period, Don Boyd slipped one ice level into the corner past Szabo, but three -and -a -half minutes later, VanKerkoerle scored just in time as the Hawks were pouring on the pressure. Lack of discipline on the part of defencemen Brad Bowers and Scott Amos saw the Hawks have a two- man advantage for 1:13 and Jeff Smith scored from the point. Bowers tried to rough up one Hawk and while he was in the box, Amos got a liule overly aggressive and joined Bowers. Being in contention for the divi- sion lead is important to the "Everyone says its the start year and it doesn't mean anything, but we don't think like that. It's not too early," said Ross. Needham has his team shooting for die top. "I try and play on them that it's important to be there. If you're on top you have something to strive for." . Being at the top, or near the top of the mountain means someone --has to push you off. Right now it looks as though it will take a lot to knock the Irish off the mountain. Lucky charms:...Two familiar faces were in the crowd on . Wednesday. Former Irish defence- , man Todd Hayter watched the and Jetitmy Jemec, flQw *1 h Strati** J Blades aFeo attended. Jemec says he was getting a lot of ice time before suffering a broken right hand. The score was knotted 3-3 after two periods as Shackleton and An- drew Barton scored for Exeter while Smith with his second and Phil Sanders answered for Lamb- eth. The winning goal came at 5:24 as Lancers captain Steve Plaskett gave his team their eighth win of the Les- son. Exeter travels to Lucan tonight for an 8:15 game and Saturday they travel to Port Stanley to take on the Lakers. Exeter Hawks World Series Draw Winners Congratulations to Don Haines 1st game Min. 5-2 Jason Heywood 5th game Alt. 14-5 Howard Neeb 7th game Min. 1-0 Check your tickets. 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