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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-11-25, Page 17Mohawks ►tn i'Senlor, 'A' game onager has termer tantrum, isceives gross By Fred Groves T -A staff EXETER - Bill Bourne was real mad Sunday night. The manager of the Strathroy Sharks, threw a water bottle on the ice, smashed a stick in front of ref- eree Dave Whaley after the game and in the hallway of the South Hu- ron Recreation Centre, knocked over a" garbage can spilling trash all over the floor. Bourne was reacting to what he thought should be a. penalty against Exeter Mohawks' defenseman Ron Elliott who speared Shawn Resume after the Sharks' forward buried his stick into Elliou's stomach. Exeter won the Senior 'A' hockey game 7-4 and with Saturday's big loss to Petrolia are now 7-2. While Bourne caught the atten- tion of all after the game, it -was Mohawks' speedy centre Tim Shields who put on a show during the regular 6u minutes. Playing in his first game of the year, Shields scored two goals -and set up two more. He has been off because of an in- juredAknee which, with therapy -is working itself back into fine form which the Mohawks are very glad l to see. "I felt slow, I felt really slow. I haven't played in so long and I felt rusty," said Shields. He's supposed to be wearing a brace and has been cautioned -by his doctor to take it easy. Exeter coach -general manager Dave Revington signed Shields moments before Sunday's game and with the lack of bodies the Mo- hawks have had, Shields will be well utilized. "We've been waiting for Tim. He's had some knee problems and he's been taking therapy.. He's stays in good shape. We're looking for- ward to having him back full- time," said Revington. from retiree Shields logged some time with high -scoring Rob Kingshou cad -the two make for one of the fastest duos in the league. "He's a good player. He gets out in the open and you can feed him," said Shields. It was Kingshott who scored the game's first goal when he took a pass from behind the net from Joe Scherer who had one goal and two _assists on the night. Also scoring for the winners were defenseman Corie McKee and veteran Greg Snyder who -tired two tallies and set up two more. Answering for the visiting Sharks were Steve Moffatt with two, Dean Schram and Scou Rachuk. The score was tied 1-1 after the fust pe- riod and it was 3-2 for the hosts af- ter 40 minutes. McKee, the rookie on the blue - line has been a pleasant surprise for the defending provincial champion Mohawks. "He jumps into the play very well • and he can lug (carry) the puck. Pie's a pleasant surprise," said-Rev- ington. 'Victorians' 12, Mohawks 1 Saturday, in their worst game of • the season thus far, Exeter trailed 4-1 at'the end of the first period and Petrolia just kept filling the net on Mohawks' goalies Jeff Hill and then Trevor Hunter. "We had the fewest players we've ever had, .we only had ten skaters," said Revington. "We were half _an hour late and we didn't come pre- ,. Dale Gibbon scored the lone Ex- eter goal as he teamed with McKee and Kingshott. MohnwAs' a nmeatr:...Revington announced following Sunday night's game that veteran goalie Rick'Pikul has signed and is prac-\ tieing with the team...Fomher Lu - can Irish forward Darren Neil is playing for the Sharks....T-A three stars: 1. Tim Shields 2. Corie McKee 3. Greg Snyder... Basketball Juniors denied crown EXETER - It just wasn't meant to be. Afteran undefeated regular sea- son and a .dominating semi-final g'•4s. South Amon -Diapid Abel School junior:S is itashsthall bears 'failed in their bid to capture the Huron Conference C banhpion- ship on Friday. In from of more than 200 cheer- ing fans. the Panthers last 35-28 to the visiting Goderich Vikings. The differences in this game were -easy to spot. Goderich had a well disciplined zone defence which refused to break down, the Panthers statggled from both the line and the floor when it canoe to shooting and the home team also had one too many long passes. ChsistineMelimishit-a long-abot to give the Panthers a 12-9 lead at trtattlinat the faceoff circle in Sunday night's Senior 'A' hockey game were Exeter's Tim the cod .of .the first quarter but you g could see only in the game their -Shields, left and-StrathroySharks-ShawirReaume. Shields,-irrhis-first-game-of-the-season &fawn play under Breit own bus_ scoredtwo goals and had two assists. Continued on page 27 Checking4rornnd, a real Utigta call 11pokey 'iso` lit the midst of line of its sidelines best ever contro- versies. Checking -from -behind. ' My own personal •lbellu g is b that the penalty they inflict Fred upon the player doing this (; roves should be common in all lev- els of hockey. The Ontario Hockey Association has not been as hard- wood on their players as the Ontario Minor Hockey ASsoeia- don and perhaps they should be. I was at a recent hockey game in Parkhill ht which Clint McCann, who is from that community but plays for the Exet- er Junior D. Hawks, was checked -from -behind, injuring his shoulder and forcing him out of the game. The player who hit McCann was given a two -minute minor for the actual collision and 10 more minutes because of the severity which caused the injury. If that was a minor hockey game, the player would have been given a five-minute major in which someone would have to sit in the penalty box for him because he would be ejected. The OHA and the OMHA are in constant turmoil now what with the possibility of the OMHA taking over the OHA. As much as I shudder at the thought, this is one area where the OMHA could have some influence on the OHA to tighten up on their enforcement. - "I think, they think we're more responsible," said Lucan Irish assistant coach Jamie Pearce. Junior 'D' hockey may be of a higher calibre then say mid- get but a lot of the players are the same age (16-17) and I question on whether or not they are more responsible. Checking -from -behind is quickly becoming a high risk of injury and that's why the referees are keeping a close watch on it. But there is a lot of discrepancy surrounding officials when they make this call. And it is a tough one to make. Some players, when they know they are going m be hit in the comer, try and tum their bodies and purposely draw the opposition into taking the checking -from -behind penalty. That doesn't happen too often but referees should be aware that it is happening. The OMHA currently have a rule which states if the player hits -from -behind in the third period, he does not play the next game. It's a good rule and should be enforced in the OHA as well. But the local Shamrock Hockey League and the Lambton- Middlesex Hockey League have stepped this up by adding an- other game suspension. It may make the player think twice about checking -from - behind but a lot of times, as already mentioned some of the calls are questionable and referees are simply trying to cover their butts. Not that I blame them. Mel Unruh of British Columbia was recently awarded near- ly S4 million from the Supreme Court as a -result of a hit - from -behind in 1990 which left him paralized. The judge said the player who hit Unruh dealt out a reckless alatbougittless check but he said it was not vicious. I moaatfly'received a letter fa:malie Soldat}..a.mhrwflieeh- ey coachin Exeter and long-time Cutler Senior 'A' Mo- hawks. He pointed out that referees in the Lambton-Middlesex League are warned to call hits -from -behind as major penal- ties. Soldan added that referees are also threatened that inju- ries occurring during the game they are officiating could re- sult in civil suits against them. Therefore, the inexperienced referees are going to call more penalties and call questionable incidences because of the threat. In minor hockey, any coach whose team receives more than 36 minutes in penalties, must sit out the "next game. It may be the fault of some coaches their players are penalty -prone, but -when officials start handing out penalties at a high frequency, they should be lifting.the limit on coaches. Itmay sound like I am griping at officials but it's some of .the judgemenc .they make. Andlike anythingelse in this world there are good referees and there are bad ones. This Friday only November 27 Take a Tax Holiday on our entire selection of mortMandiee and auto service! 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