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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-09-02, Page 13• Second section 10110 //0 0 r,Oorf Boyle. Shaw. Midget Generals 1 September 2, 1992 Exeter honours hockey heroes By Fred Groves T -A staff EXETER - The past, the present, and the future. Sunday afternoon, the Town of Exeter and the Exeter Minor Hock- ey Association honoured two men and a group of young men who represent dedication to sports in the past, professionalism in the truest form of the present, and a willing- ness to achieve greater heights for EMHA vice-president Jim Beckett, left; and Dave Shaw of the Minnesota North Stars, helped uncover a picture of Shaw which will hang in the foyer of the South Huron Rec- reation Centre. Vitt :witotiold Plan to attend our TILLAGE DEMONSTRA TION Thurs., Sept. 10 9:00 a.m.-3:00p.m. 21/2 miles East of Zurich on 84 Hwy. See the latest in conservation and conventional tillage equipment PLUS See the all new Agco White Tractors C.G. arm Supply Ltd. the future. Over 200 wellwishers crowded into the South Huron Recreation Center Sunday to help honor a group of men in a ceremony simply called Hockey Tributes 92. Derry Boyle, known for his countless hours of time and energy towards not only minor hockey but baseball as well, was presented with the Bill Batten Memorial Award. Exeter's own Dave Shaw, pre- sented a plaque and a jersey in rec- ognition of his years in the Nation- al Hockey League Shaw also assisted in congratulating and for- mally recognizing the RSD Midget Generals for winning an Ontario Minor Hockey Association cham- pionship. Boyle who was joined by several members of his family for the very special ceremony seemed to be overcome by the honor bestowed upon him. "I'm very pleased Derry could make it. He's a tremendous citizen of Exeter," said mayor Bruce Shaw. Boyle becomes the first recipient of the award and his name was placed upon a plaque which will re- main in the lobby of the recreation center. Presenting the award, was Bat- ten's wife Barb who said Exeter was very important to Bill. "Nothing was ever too much trouble or too much time when it concerned minor hockey. That's the kind of person we'd like to see re- ceive the Bill Batten Memorial Award." When Boyle was helped to the podium, he received a very large, appreciative standing ovation from the audience. There will be outer recipients of the award but minor hockey ofti- soialombave- . ant ..yet .. oaefsimed whether or not it will be on an an- nuahhasis. Bruce Shaw had many dealings with Batten and admired the man not only for his efforts as a news- paper reporter with the Times - Advocate but as a contributor to minor hockey. "He kept us in line. He was ex- cellent in his depth of understand- ing problems and yet many times he let us have it. None of us es- caped the wrath of his pen when we made stupid mistakes. When Bill died it was important the community recognize Bill's contribution not so much as a newspaper man but as a supporter and advocate of minor hockey in Exeter," said Shaw. Continued on page 15 NHL makes bold moves remember watch- ing a Canada Cup sidelines game a while back in -Hamilton and Hushing to the glass with hun- dreds of other fans before the by game to get a look at the Fred greats such as the Golden G roves Brett Hull. The USA team was in their pre -game warmup and they were doing so without their hel- mets. It makes for easy identification if you're a fan, that's for sure. But the National Hockey League's decision to make the wearing of helmets optional is ridiculous. There are five players who signed before 1979 that go without them and 1 believe the rule should remain the same. These guys will be retiring very soon anyway so why give a choice to someone to have his skull cracked. Taking helmets away, making any stick work above the waist a minor penalty, it's all certainly going to change the game. Although I am against making helmets optional, I am all in favor of keeping the stick down. There is a lot of banging and hacking with sticks above the waist, especially when a player is skating down the ice with the puck. You've seen it, a guy is heading to the goal and someone is chasing putting the lumber to various body parts. No penalty, it's part of the game they say. And they wonder where young- er players pick up the stick work. And what about fighting? The NHL was contemplating banning fisticuffs entirely, but instead will give a game suspension to the guy who starts it. Fair enough I guess. But when you've got a couple of heavyweights going toe -to - toe it may be a little tough to decide who is the instigator. What may happen, is that the referee may simply kick them both out which is the same as making fighting at all a no -no. It seems as though big sponsors want fighting totally abol- ished from the sport or they put a question mark beside their name when it comes to signing a contract. Speaking of contract, the NHL's chairman Bruce McNall seems happy about reaching an $80 -million five-year deal with ESPN, and why shouldn't he be. Ringette season is not far away and this year the Exeter and District Ringette Association has got a couple of surprises up its sleeve. According to registrar Michele Hodgert, the organization will be hosting a bit of a hockey clinic on September 20. "We are planning to have a player development thing which is for girls to get to know ringette," said Hodgert. While some of the girls will be on the ice at the Hensall Arena a week earlier, this introduces the game to some new- comers. "It shows girls what ringette is all about and to see if they like it before they sign up." Another new program offered by the Exeter association this fall is ladies ringette. Experience is not necessary and this team, for ladies 23 and over, is simply recreational. Exeter will play against teams from Mitchell, Tillsonburg, London and Dorchester. Anyone wishing more information about the ladies' team can call Michele Hodgert at 229-6750 or Doug Miners at 229- 8864. The Ontario Minister of Tourism and Recreation Peter North announced last week a $15.7 million commitment by the provincial government to support amateur sports during the 1992-93 fiscal year.` A total of 78 provincial sport organizations will be receiv- ing over $10 million of that. The biggest shares go to the Ski Council with $948,118 and swimming at $679,323. From the sidelines...A big thanks to those who helped out with the fastball pitching clinic in Crediton on August 22. Thanks to Deb Lord, Sherri Nickles, Carol Windsor, Gayle Beureman, Derek Hippem, Derwyn Hodgins, Theresa Simp- son and Jim Allison. 1 '(4iL0 Tg-ri 5250 MAXXUM • Introducing the all-new Case International 5250 MAXXUM. 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