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Exeter Hawks' forward Todd McCann falls while trying to get won the Junior 'D' opener, 8-4 Friday night.
a shot away against Mitchell's Jason Brooks. Host Mitchell
Irish hang on, edge Stars 4-3
.By FtiredVrares
'ISA staff
PARKHILL - The new kid on the
block doesn't look like a stranger.
Saturday night in front of a large
crowd, the North Middlesex Stars
took on the Lucan Irish in both
teams 1992-92 OHA Development
League season opener.
The Stars, in their first year of
junior hockey, lost a very close 4-3
decision to the west division pow-
erhouse.
Just like they did against the Ex-
eter Hawks in last weekend's pre-
season game, the Stars came out
quick and against the Irish held a 2-
0 lead.
"We kind of surprised ourselves
but we knew they wouldn't be
ready for us.. Everyone is taking us
for granted," said Stars' captain
Paul Woodburn who was one of
Lucan's best rookies a year ago.
Jamie Tweedle scored the first
Stars' goal when he stepped over
the blueline and tet go with a rising
slapshot which beat Lucan's Eoin
McInerney.
It was 2-0 when ex -Exeter Hawk
Steve Vandenberk came into the
middle of the net and connected
with another long shot which
seemed to catch McInerney off
guard.
"I'm not upset, he just misplayed
them," said Lucan coach Ken
Needham of the two goals.
But from then on the rookie net -
minder was flawless until there was
just 11 seconds to go in the
and Aaron Brooks scored after ibe
Stars' had yanked goalie Andy Gla-
vin in favour of the extra attacker.
Fallen bodies were just part of the opening night's game in Parkhill on
ing Lucan Irish managed to squeak out a 4-3 win.
Just like when they played the
Hawks. the Stars watched as the
opposition battled back. With 1:54
left in the opening frame, Lucan's
Ed VanKerkoerle scored on a shot
from the blueline to pull his team
within one.
Then early in the second, the
Irish charged out of the dressing
room and it was 3-2 for the visitors
before the Stars could blink their
eyes.
"It seems after the first period we
let up. At the start of the second pe-
riod they always score two goals in
the first five minutes when we have
the lead," said Woodburn.
It took only a couple of minutes
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Eoin McInerney
Ed Vankerkoerle
Jeff Stanton
Keith Robson
Kevin Leitch
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Greg Dealist
Dereck t'ii+ilertlec
Jim Stanton
Steve Snider
Jason Glasser
Paul O'Shea
Scan Kaczmaexk
Steve Moore
Travis Love
Scott Riddell
Ryan Iteliveau
Jason 1 eidhend
Brent Lewis
Chris Chatter
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Goal
Defence
Defence
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Defence
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Centre
Centre
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Winger
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Winger
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Defence
Last year's keen
London AAA bantatn
Lucan Irish
Ildenon Midgets
Lucan Irish
Lucan Irish
Luwn Irish
Lucan bantams
Lucan Irish
Lucan midgets
Ildcrton midgets
Lucan Irish
London high school
Lucas lrishintidgets
London high school
London high school
London high school
Lucan Irish
London Forest City
Lond AAA mitlgets
Georgian College
Lucan Irish
for the Irish to get beck into the
game as Derek Greenlee battled
around the net and tied the score
just 57 seconds into the period and
then at 2:20 rookie Jim Stanton got
one on a nice pass from Scott Rid-
dell.
"I thought he'd score the garbage
goals," said Needham of Stanton.
"He's not a finesse player but he
did a good job on that one."
It was the nicest goal of the night
as Riddell raced to the puck along
the boards, and got a backhander
into the middle of the rink to Stan-
ton.
What proved to be the winning
goal came with just 7:22 left in the
second when second -year forward
Steve Snider did a good job just to
keep the puck on -side and then
blasted one past Glavin's stick side.
After the game, Needham said
there were some flaws but his team
seems to be pretty web together.
"I don't think we played to our
capability, we were flat I don't
think we're lacking anything, we're
just going to be patient and sec
what happens."
With the absence of Lucan vete-
ran dcfenceman Kevin Leitch, and
after the ejection of Ed VanKer-
koerle in the second period, the
Irish blueliners managed to hold to-
gether and rookies Travis Love and
Ryan Beliveau played well.
ishagagaiia:...Glayln, a Ste-
phen Township Minor Hockey
productlooked good in net and so
did Stars' rookie centre Nathan
McCann,..The Irish travel to Mitch
ell en F.ridar•for an 8:30 p.m. gamic
with the -Hawks.
Friday in which the visit -
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Middlesex Stars
92-93 schedule
OctHMOS
3 - vs. Lucan, 8:15 p.m_
Oct. 10 - vs. Lambeth, 8:15 p.rn.
Oct. 17 - vs. Seaforth, 8:15 p.m.
(Xt. 24 - vs, Alvinston. 8:15 p.m.
Nov.7 • vs. Mt.11rytiges, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 14 - vs. Exeter, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 28 - vs. Lambeth. 8:15 p.m..:
Dec. 1 • vs. pclntont, 8:30 p m,-
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Dec.5 - vs. Mitchell, 8:15 p.m.
Dee. 12 • vs. Alvinston, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 19 - vs. Lucan, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 22 - vs. Mt. Brydges, 8:30 p.m.
Dec.29 - vs. Bebnont, 8:39.p.m.
Jan, 2 - vs. Seaforth. 8:15 p.m.
J. 23 - vs. Exeter. 8:15 p.m.
Jan. 30 - vs. Lucan, 8:15 p.m.
Feb.2 - vs. Seaforth, 8:30 p.ni.
Feb. 16 - vs. Belmont. 8:30 p.m.
Fch. 20 - vs. Alvinston, 8:15 p.m.
Oct, 9 - vi. Exeter. 8:30 p.m.
(ki. 28 - vs. Lucan, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 30 - vs. Mitchell. 8:30 p.m.
Oct. 31 • vs. Belmont, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 13 - vs. Mitchell, 830 p.m.
Nov. 20 - vs. Alvinston, 8:30 p.m.
Nov.22 • vt. Exeter, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 27 -.vs. Seaforth. 8:30 p.m.
Dec.. 6 - vs. Lambeth, 7:15 p.nt.
Dec. 14 - vs. Mt. Iliyciges, 8:30
Ikc. 18 - vs. Exeter. 8:30 p.m.
Dec.26 - vs. Nit. brylges. 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 3 - vs. Lambeth, 7:15 p.m.
Jen. 8 • vs. Seaforth. 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 15 - vs. Mitchell. 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 16 • vs. Mt. Brydges, 8:30 p.ni.
Jan. 17 - vs. Lambeth, 7:13 p.m.
Fab. 5 • vs. Alvinston. 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 10 • vs. Lucan. 8:15 p.m.
A to 7:30 p.m.
By Fred Groves
T -A staff
MITCHELL - The Exeter Hawks
may have lost their opening game
of the 1992-93 OHA Development
League Friday night, but there was
a lot of positive points which came
from the 8-4 defeat at the hand of
the host Mitchell Hawks.
Despite having just five defense -
men, three of them rookies, the Ex-
eter blueliners improved considera-
bly from the pre -season contests.
And although Ray Cousineau
said he's not in shape yet, the
speedy Exeter rightwinger scored
three of the visitors goals and set
up the fourth.
In the third period, Cousineau
scored on the powerplay and after
he put a backhander past Mitchell
veteran netminder Jason Brooks,
he was knocked heavily to the ice.
"We have a lot of young players
and these guys (Mitchell) intimi-
dated us in the exhibition game.
They outskated us and they out hit
us," said Cousineau with an ice
pack nearby.
While Mitchell dumped Exeter
11-1 in an exhibition game, it was
only 2-1 for the home team after
the first period of Friday's game
and 4-2 after 40 minutes.
"I'm pleased with the first game.
They hail more chances and they
capitalized," said Exeter coach
George Pratt.
Paul Barton gave Exeter a quick
1-0 lead just 1:38 into the game
when he teamed with Todd
McCann and Cousineau and scored
from right in front of the net.
The rest of the Exeter goals were
scored by Cousineau and it seemed
every tune he connected, pulling
the visitors to within a goal, Mitch-
ell would regroup and get one back
less than a minute later.
"We got to offensive minded and
what happened is we got caught
up. We jumped the gun a Gale on
playing defensive. Once we got
within one there was lot of hockey
left," said Pratt.
Jason McBride, Mark Lynn and
Kevin Tate all played in their first
regular season Junior 'D' game and
were joined on the blueline by vet -
trans Jamie Cornish and Nathan
Blight.
Killing a lot of penalties, espe-
cially late in the second period put
a lot of pressure on the defencemen
but they seemed to handle the situ-
ations fairly well.
"Once we get (Larry) Lewis back
and have six ddfensemen, they'll be
a little more set," said Prau.
Cousineau began his hat trick in
the second period when he put one
up high and in the third period got
his' 'second again went high this
time on Brooks' glove save.
On a powerplay late in the third,
Paul Manders dug the puck out
from along the boards, put it into
the corner to Dan Ryan who some-
how managed to find Cousineau in
front of the net and let•go with a
backhander.
"Dan and I used to do that in mid-
get. We've been doing it for four
years," said Cousineau of the goal.
Although it was the first game of
the season for both teams, there
was a lot of heavy hits like when
Mitchell's Luke Smith caught Bar-
ton with his head down. Later in
the game the two got in a fight and
were both ejected.
Hawks hannenings:...Exeter
goalie Clint McCann made 32
saves...Rob Hoffman looks to be
the Hawks designated tough guy as
he went after big Josh Lambourn
late. in the game...Exeter's home
opener is this Friday when they
play host to the North Middlesex
Stars and are in Mi Brydges on
Saturday... '
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