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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-11-18, Page 13junior 'D' hockey Hawks' goalies take a beating By Fred Groves T -A staff PARKHILL- When you're down, it takes a lot of effort to get back up. Saturday night 'tt, Parkhill, the Exeter Hawks came to -fife in the second period and went on to beat the host Northmiddlesex Stars, 9-6. Exeter lost 6-3 to Alvinston on Friday and were down 3-1 after 20 minutes against Parkhill before they came to life. The Hawks scored five unanswered goals in the second period and went ran to win their eighth of the season. "They bounced back, we have a hard time getting out of the gate," said Exeter assistant coach Dan Mudge about the Hawks' poor start. The Hawks seemed ready for Saturday's game, especially after their second loss to the Flyers, but it was the Stars who dominated ear- Iy "We were all pumped up in the dressing room but it was all talk." said forward Dan Ryan. it was a tough weekend for Exet- er goalies as rookie Kirk Durand was hurt on Friday and the next night, Clint McCann injured his shoulder on a collision and Darren Kints, called up from the midgets, had to come on to go the rest of the way. "Hc (Durand) was coming out to clear the puck and a guy ran him. The refs aren't calling the rough stuft on the goalies and someone is "The refs aren't calling the rough stuff on the goalies and someone is really going to get hurt." Exeter goalies' Clint McCann, left; and Kirk Durand were both shaken up on the weekend. really going to get hurt... said Mudge. About eight minutes into Satur- day's game, Stars' Aaron Brooks hit McCann from behind and left the goalie sprawled on the ice for several minutes. Although Kints allowed four goals, he came up with big saves in the third period when the Hawks spent a lot of time in the penalty box. "It showed a lot of character for him to come in. He's got a dyna- mite glove," said Mudge. With a comfortable lead, the Hawks found themselves being sent to the penalty box too many North Middlesex's Josh Symons made the save on Exeter's Sean McCann (23) and Andrew Barton (21) during Saturday's garhe. times and the Stars managed to cash in with a pair of powerplay goals. "The lines get all messed up. You don't get a feel for the game. The guys get cold and they get jumpy. It happens every game;" .said Mudge. 7n-the--second-period, Ryan and Ray Cousineau dominated and more than once they managed to go down on a two -on -one and beat Stars' goalie Josh Symons. The speedy dun tied the score 3-3 in the second when Ryan went in and Cousineau stepped in front of a Stars' defenseman, giving Ryan time to go to the net. That goal came just 41 seconds after John O'Hara scored on a goal which saw Paul Manders cause a lot of commotion in front of the Parkhill net. Ryan led the offense with two goals and an assist while John O'Hara and Cousineau each had two each with singles from Mand- ers, Dave Dalrymple and Sean McCann. "In the second period they (Stars') were getting desperate. They took a few chances and they gor burnt," said Ryan who notched his second and third goals of the season. Scoring for the Stars' were former Lucan Irish Paul Woodburn with two, ex -Irish Greg Muir, ex -Hawk Steve Vandenberk and Steve Bax. Fivers 6. Hawks 3 Exeter continued to have their probiems with the Flyers as they trailed 2-0 at the end of the first pe- riod and 3-2 after 40 minutes. Dairymple.and Manders each had a goal and an assist with the other tally fromTodd McCann. "The way we played, we didn't ..deserve to win. Everytime we 'wand, we grit .a'pe fty,"- and -- Ryan. This penalty filled game saw the Hawks slapped with 62 minutes in penalties as well game misconducts to Shaync Robinson and Todd McCann. jrish 4. Pests 2 Lucan skated to their 1 l th win of the season as they doubled visiting Belmont 4-2 on Wednesday. Irish goalie Brent Lewis contin- ues to shine as he has an average of just two goals per game. There was no scoring in the first period before Jason Reidhead con- nected in the second followed by goals by Kevin Leitch and Jim Stanton. Paul O'Shea got one in the third period. Lucan will host Exeter tonight (Wednesday) at 8:15 p.m. { NHL celebrates an anniversary 111 oekey in the land Of sun, sand and surf. Go figure. While a lot of young hock- ey players nowadays are dreaming of making it to the I b� National Hockey League, we Fred shouldn't be laughing because groves their chances are not as re- mote as they used to be. In 1967, just 25 years ago, the greatest hockey league in the world jumped.from six to 12 teams. Here's some trivia for you (those over 25 years old aren't al- lowed to answer), name what we like to call the original six. That's easy, Toronto, Detroit, Boston, Montreal, New York and Chicago. Next question, you youngsters should be able to get this ! one. I Name the six teams which came onto the scene and doubled J. the size of the league. Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Oakland...that's as far as 1 got before 1 went looking for my 1 resource book..the other two, St. Louis and ....Los Angeles. / Oh, how quickly we forget. i Through the years, the league has gotten bigger and bigger. Like a giant spiderweb, it needs the whole web, or in this case i league, to get stronger. But when guys like Turk Broda, Gump Worsley and Jean Beliveau were playing in the NHL, I doubt very much if they could even imagine teams in Washington, Buffalo or how about Tampa Bay. Wait a second here, Tampa Bay, isn't that in'Florida? Where they lie in the sun, sip Orange Juice and count their money? That's the place. Hockey was supposed to be played in the cold. Where you get up at 5 a.m. truck to the arena, comc home and morn has made you homemade soup so you could unthaw by the fire. Hockey is supposed to be played when the car vyon't stars and there is an inch of frost on the Buick. Hockey isn't supposed to be played when the natives think they are in a cold spell when the temperature dips below 80. in the last 25 years, the NHL has added 18 very successful hockey teams. Well, most of them have been successful any- way. There have been a few duds and the league has gone through parts of its history it doesn't want to think about. Like the merger between the NHL and the WHA. That's how we got Hartford, Quebec, Edmonton, and Winnipeg. And there were those years when it seemed every couple of seasons, bang two More teams. Who can ever forget the teams they had in Kansas City, the Scouts I think they were called, the Colorado Rockies the At- lanta Flames, the Cleveland Barons, oh memories. This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the biggest expan- - sion in the NHL. is there more yet to come? San Jose burst on to the scene last year, made a bundle of dough on merchandise and failed to produce a decent hockey team on the ice. As much as the fans in Ottawa are excited about finally hav- team inthat city, tbey_can't..Jjutt.the.puuck in the net. But tL-axle ,are exceptions to the rule, expansion tefts don't do well. How about the Lightning? Coach Terry Crisp and GM Phil Esposito are old hockey hands. How can the Lightning not do we"'' Get up in the morning, go to the beach, ty in the ., work on your tan and go to the rink. You have to like those home games. What about the road adventures though. Like San Jose and Los Angeles, more fun in the sun. sidelines From the sidelines...Ever wonder how important coaches are to a sport? In the pros they don't get half the salary the players do but they are certainly the key to, winning. As much as I refuse to jump on the Toronto Maple Leafs' bandwagon, look what Pat Bums has done with the Leafs. I bet if Harold Ballard was still around, he'd come up with a way to get rid of Bums.., Shop and Save on these Sunday Specials �[RR/Canadian TTire, E�ceter 46Main St., 235-0180 Final Week ufflers 3 ,4,a Installed, life- time warranty, parts and labour A 1