Times Advocate, 1991-12-04, Page 17Scherer scores six goals
Mohawks manhandleValpole 134
By Fred Groves.
EXETER - There was a lot of
noise made at the South Huron
Recreation Centre Sunday night as
the Exeter Mohawks dumped the
visiting Walpole Hawks 13-4.
Exeter ran their Southern
Counties Senior 'A' record to 9-3
and have now won six in a row.
Last night they hosted the Petrolia
Victorians.
From early in the first period, the
arena was full of noise Sunday as
Walpole's Al Mara screamed and
yelled with not only the officials
but his own team and was ejected.
Mohawks Andre Prevost delivered
one of the biggest hits of the year
and teammate Kris Bedard let one
go from the blueline that hit the
goal post and probably could have
heard downtown... •.
Mohawks' forward Dale Gibbon was tied up during Sunday's
game but he still managed to score one.
But the most noise came from
Exeter sharpshooter Joe Scherer
who scored six goals !gur of those
in the third period' to raise his
league -leading total to 18.
The veteran winger said he is not
concentrating entirely on winning
the league scoring tide.
"After this many years it would
be nice but it's secondary," said
Scherer now in his fourth year with
the Mohawks.
Exeter led 4-0 after the first peri-
od and 7-4 after 40 minutes before
exploding in the final frame.
Walpole had a short bench and
goalie Joel Bennett saw a lot of
rubber.
"1 was getting them away quick.
He was fighting the puck," said
Scherer.
He got his fourth powerplay and
first shorthanded goal of the sea-
son. Scherer's fourth on the night
saw him skate into the slot and
snap one under the crossbar.
"When you've got a good screen
going it's nice to let them go. Nine
times out of ten I'd go around [the
screen]," he said.
Balanced attack: While the Mo-
hawks have got the most offensive-
ly productive line in the league
with Scherer, fellow veteran Greg
Snyder and Craig Oster, Sunday
other players were putting the puck
in the net
Wayne Urbshott netted a pair
with singles ' from Gord, Brooks,
Dave Wilson, Jeff Shipley, Dale
Gibbon and Greg Payne. Wilson
The Exeter Mohawks were presented with the Ontario Hockey Association Senior 'B' champi-
onship banner prior to the start of Sunday night's games. The banner represents a bronze fin-
ish in 1990-91 senior hockey competition. Here, Mohawk captain Jeff Shipley, left; Is congrat-
ulated by OHA Director Bill Stubbs while Mohawks' president Gabby Mol holds Op the banner.
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and Payne both had a couple of as-
sists each. Oster raised his point to-
tal to 30 with four assists.
"If we play someone that neutral-
izes that line we're in trouble," said
Exeter coach Dave Revington who
was pleased to see some of the oth-
ers scoring.
Shipley came racing down the
left side and blasted it past Bennett
and later in the opening period was
hurt when he slid into the boards.
He has already missed several
games this season due to injury.
Plane's goal showed he can score
as he let go with a very hard shot in
the second period.
Richard Hawkins who played
well offensively and defensively
hadapair of assists.
Walpole trailed 4-0 but fought
back in the second period on a pair
of goals by Paul Rossi and singles
from Ed Jacobs and Trevor Lang-
staff.
"Our concentration wasn't there
from the start," said Revington.
Short bench: Walpole arrived
late for the game and came with
just one goalie and 13 skaters.
Mara was given a roughing pen-
alty in the first period, and referee
Steve Baker added a 10 minute
misconduct. When Mara got his
hands on one of the officials, he
was given a match penalty.
Tempers heated on the Walpo ,44.
bench but coach Ric Dauw seemed"'"'
to get things under control and after
the game apologized to the Mo-
-hawks and -their fans for a poor
showing by his players.
"We came down here with half a
hockey team and they weren't ready
toplay," said Dauw. •
lie said Sennett is slightly handl- _
capped and is the el b's thin is -
"gives you 100 percent He
comes to all the practices. He's a
little heartbroken but he shouldn't
be. The guys in front of him didn't
play well."
Mohawks moments:...Rumors
have it former Dunnville Mudcat
badboy Gerry McSorley, who has
been banned from the OHA, is
playing in the Colonial Hockey
League...Brooks delivered a hard
hit which sent him to the showers
early...There was a minor mixup at
the start of the game, although Mo-
hawks' goalie Jeff Hill was indicat-
ed on the game sheet to start, Paul
Woolford went the distance.Times-
Advocate three stars: 1. Payne 2.
Scherer 3. Richard Hawkins.
Geiger and Ramer
learn about Jr. 'D'
From the outside
looking in, moving
from minor hockey
• to Junior 'D' may not
be that big of a step.
After all, they've degraded
the league by labelling it 'de-
velopmental' and in the past it
has been nothing more than a
place for goons to beat up on
other goons.
But it's quickly becoming a place for young thinkers. To de
termine whether or not they want to try and make hockey
their career.
While the logical step for a 16 -year-old if he wants to make
it to the pros would be to play a year of Junior 'B' and wait for
the phone to ring from an OHL team, it doesn't work that way
if you come from a small community.
Getting noticed in a small centre like Zurich is nearly im-
possible so a player has to make it happen and for Ben Geiger
and Jamie Ramer, Junior 'D' is the first step.
The two left wingers play for the Seaforth Centenaires and
both hope this will be a stepping stone as they both have their
sights set on playing Junior 'B' hockey.
Geiger is a tall kid who tends to find his way into the penal-
ty box a little too much. Whether he is too eager or just overly
aggressive, it has cost him a suspension in which he had to sit
against the Lucan Irish Friday night.
On Sunday however he scored a pair of goals in limited ice
time to up his total to nine.
"I'm not producing as much. I guess I'm a little nervous,"
said the 17 -year-old.
When he was with the Zurich midgets last year and played
for the South Huron Panthers high school team he was a lead-
er, but Geiger is learning junior hockey is different.
"It's a lot of clutch and grab."
"I can no longer lead the team. I have to play with the
team."
He said the Centenaires have added a few players to the ros-
ter and it could jeopardize his spot.
"My ice time is a little slack but I do expect it."
Playing for both teams last winter, he and Ramer got a lot
of ice time. Now its one practice during the week and a
couple of games.
"It's a lot easier. Jamie and I probably played five times a
week last year," said Geiger.
What it does do though is put a cramp on his social life. For
a 17 -year-old that at times can be uncomfortable. That, com-
bined with -limited playing time, could see him back in Zurich
with the midgets.
Small but quick: Ramer is almost the complete oppositeof
Geiger. He's smaller and soft spoken.
The Junior 'D' league is known to have a few big bruisers
which means Ramer has to keep his head up. He doesn't let
that bother him too much and says he tries not to be too timid.
"It's a different style of play. I have to do a lot of skating."
As noted by Geiger, it's a clutch -and -grab typle of hockey.
• "You just have to cope with it and get away from it," said
His eyes are set on Junior 'B' and said, "I think I can [make
it], I just have to beer down."
sidelines
by
Fred
Groves
An observation:
What's wrong with minor hockey officials who are doing
bantam and midget games?
Coaches are telling their players not to retaliate but on sev-
eral occasions this year I have seen a player attacked from be-
hind. The opposition is hammering away but ., only gets two
minutes. If a coach tells his player to fight back he is promot-
ing violence. If he tells the kid to stand there and take getting
punched in the head its okay if the bad guy is given more than
a minor but most of the time he's not.
We as hockey spectators are soon going to see more fights
if officials don't start giving more than two minutes for the
goons jumping in and starting things...Just a note about the
Exeter Mohawks, they wilt be holding their annual food drive
on December 15 so don't forget to bring canned goods to the
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