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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-12-18, Page 21OATS_ nior roundup Tftllles-AdvocrAe. Deoembiot1,11,1891 37 Exeter Hawks prey on Lancersbut bitten by Mitchell By Ray Lewis EXETER - If there is a word lacking in the Exeter Hawks dic- tionary right now it seams to be consistency, unless you count their uncommon knack for splitting games. But although the squad hasn't strung together many wins in OHA Development (Junior 'D) league play, the bright side is they haven't had many periods of back-to-back losses either. Coming off an 8-7 loss to the Exeter Hawks trainer Wayne Dickens (left) and coach John Kernick check the status of centre Shawn Chipchase after a lengthy shift. Despite a pair of goals from Chipchase, the Hawks dropped a shoot-out to their Mitchell rivals 8-7 in Exet- er Friday night. Woodburn's four points pace Lucan Irish By Fred Groves LUCAN - Trailing 3-1 in the first period, the Lucan Irish outskated the visiting Belmont Pests 7-4 here Sunday afternoon. In a rare matinee Ontario Devel- opment (Junior D') hockey game, the Irish increased their record to 13-2-2. Lucan beat Alvinston 5-4 on Wednesday and tonight will host the Mitchell Hawks. Sunday's game saw Irish rookie Scott Woodburn score the first two Lucan goals and later set up two more. Woodburn played for the Parkhill midgets last season, and in the fall was in the Exeter Hawks camp but when it came to signing on the dot- ted line, the Irish won. "I was trying out in Exeter. Lucan was a bit better and I want to be on an all -Ontario team," said Wood- burn. It should be noted the Hawks have improved and are challenging the Irish for third place in the west division standings. Belmont's Tim Coombs got his first of three when he walked in on Lucan goalie Bob Szabo and it was 2-0 at 4:57 as Joe Vandenwerf scored on Szabo's stick side. Woodburn got one back with a shorthanded tally off the draw but Coombs with his second of three took back the two goal lead. The Irish went into the dressing room down by one thanks to a long shot by Woodburn which Pests goalie Chris Ungar seemed to get a piece of. "He always scores goals when we need them," said Lucan coach Ken Needham of Woodburn. Coombs made it 4-2 just 49 sec- onds into the second period but it was all Lucan from then on. Jon McEachern circled the net and could not be knocked off the puck as he jammed it in. With 29 seconds left in the peri- od, defenceman Ed VanKerkoerle scored on some hard work by wing- er Steve Mathews who got Belmont to cough up the puck in their own end. Busy weekend: Belmont were playing their third game in as many nights and it seemed to catch up to them in the late moments of the game. "Three games in three nights is pretty tough. It's going to happen to us at the end of the year," Said Woodburn. A comparison shows Lucan with i just 17 games played while the Pests have played 21 and Exeter 24. The winning goal came from VanKcrkocrle again who got his second while the Irish were playing with a two-man advantage. "We pretty well buried them right there," said Needham. Paul O'Shea jumped on a Jason Wilson rebound and McEachern scored into the open net to round out the scoring. Commenting on why his team got off to a sluggish start, Neodham said, "it's only our second game in two weeks. It takes a bit to get back into game situations." Lucan was without defencernan Kevin Leitch who got a two -game suspension after fighting alterca- tions against Alvinston and centre Dan Brand is out with a sore wrist. Veteran Brian Schuyler is back for a month and he'll help the Irish up front. "He always has a good effort," said Needham. Sunday's game saw McEachem grab Jon Vandenwerfs stick and give him a couple of punches in- cluding one or two when the Bel- mont player was on his way down to the ice. Lucky charms: The Irish bench is in desperate need of repairs it would be nice to see it fixed before serious injury occurs. Times - Advocate three stars 1. Paul Wood- burn 2. Ed VanK ritoerle 3. Tim Coombs. Mitchell Hawks at home on Friday night, the locals turned right around and knocked off the Lamb- eth Lancers in Lambeth Saturday to gain a share of third place. Exeter currently sits tied with Lambeth in the west division with a 13-10-1 record, although the Lancers have a game in hand. "1'm happy with their play," said coach John Kenrick. "They've maintained a pretty decent work ethic and I think by the second week of January we should be sit- ting pretty good." Exeter 4, Lambeth 3 Doug Clark's goal with 1:52 re- maining in the second period proved the difference Sunday night in Lambeth, as the Hawks pulled out a 4-3 victory. In a very even match each team traded a pair of first period goals. Exeter got off to a quick start as defenseman John Bell dented the twine just over a minute in. After Lambeth tied the game, left winger Dan Ryan notched a goal when he scooped up a rebound left over from a Jamie Cornish blast from the point. A powerplay goal by the Lancers again tied things up, but in the sec- ond period the Hawks forged ahead. Left winger Dave- Dalrymple took a pass from defenseman Steve Vandenberk and buried it, but the Lancers got that one back just 56 seconds lifter. Clark then beat Lambeth goal - tender Darryl Bond for the winner, and Exeter netminder Josh Symons did the rest with a great supporting cast of defensemen. Steve Vandenberk and Larry Lewis both had strong games for the locals. Mitchell 8, Exeter 7 Despite a hat trick by Andrew Barton and a pair of goals from Shawn Chipchase, Exeter found themselves on the wrong end of a shootout Friday night at home against their Mitchell counterparts. Exeter managed to outshoot the first -place Mitchell Hawks 45-40, but ended up losing a close one 8-7. "We played well enough to win," said Kernick. "But a couple of bad breaks did us in." West Division Mitchell .uctie 13 12 13 11 9 7 5 4 T P 1 32 2 2H 3 2'I 1 27 1 25 1 1 `) 1 16 2 14 0 9 The locals took took a 2-1 lead on goals by Chipchase and Barton, and increased their lead when Der- ek Shackleton scored the goal of the evening. After gathering up a loose puck at centre, Shackleton made a couple of nice moves, beat two defenders and carried into the Mitchell zone. The Hawk centre circled the net and moved back towards the neu- tral zone, but then danced along the blueline and snapped a wrist shot beating Mitchell goaltender Jason Brooks to the sack side. Unfortunately. Exeter then suf- fered a blow which would be felt into the third when rookie centre Ray Cousineau collided with an op- ponent at the Mitchell blueline. Cousineau suffered a severe char- ley -horse and is listed as day-to- day. Mitchell battled back to tie in the second and after a see -saw period, the teams entered the dressing room knotted at six. The locals then surrendered two goals in the third, and although Scott Schiedel got one back with two minutes left, Exeter couldn't complete the comeback as they missed several scoring opportuni- ties. There was even more bad news as, in addition to Cousineau, Exeter has lost speedy centre Mark Reid CIIRISTMAS JOY TO ALL With special thanks for your patronage and good will, we wish you a very happy holiday. WALPER'S Service Centre Ltd. 99 Thamos •Rd W., 235-0225 far an indefinite period due to a back injury. Hawks happenings: Winger Ja- son Heywood has signed a card with the Hawks. Heywood has spent the first half of this season with St. Marys Junior 'B' Lincolns. Ray Cousineau spent last Monday in a Lincolns uniform and looked very impressive against the Alymer Aces. Winger Dan Ryan has made his much -awaited return to the Ex- eter lineup. Ryan has been out since October 12 when he suffered a broken bone in his leg in a game against Belmont. 11L;6111/411;' ?! ��'• j j ;IF • j�( �' � JAW L 011 S L Straight Line c Collision To all my customers, I'd like to thank you for your support, and for allowing these first few months of operating to be such a suc- cess. We have taken pride in our work and will continue to do so. It is very gratifying to see the smile on your face when the job is finished. To all I'd like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Have a safe and happy holiday. 4 miles South of Exeter on #4 Hwy. 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