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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-12-30, Page 9:Irish top Flyers 8-2 Masser nets a pair in 21st win By Fred Groves T -A staff LUCAN - Whenever Jason Glasser scores, its a bonus. Wednesday night, the Lucan Irish rookie winger scored .twice to help the hosts to a big 8-2 win over the much improved Alvinston Fly- ers. With the win, the Irish have a se- cure hold on first place in the OHA Junior Development League's west division with a 21.2-1 record. To- night they go.up against the Exeter Hawks in Lucan at 8:15 p.m. Glasser is not one of those players on the Irish roster who is expected to score a lot of goals. He's whet is known in hockey cir- cles as a mucker, a grinder, the guy who tries to make things happen. But on a team filled with grinders and hard workers, Glasser now has seven goals and 19 points. "1 don't consider myself a scorer. 1 just go out and work as hard as I can," said Glasser. He has been teamed with Jason Reidhead most of the season and Glasser's hard work has helped Re- idhead score 13 goals so far. "He (Glasser) has lots of chances but he just doesn't have good tuck," said Lucan coach Ken Needham. Alvinston, one of only two teams to beat the Irish this season, played Esso Penalty fres sweepstakes returns MORONTO - Once again, the eacouragement of skills, safety ahti_<spurtarntuiship will he em- phasized as former Team Cana- da and National I -hickey League star Paul Henderson announced that the Naso > Penalty Free Sweepstakes will be returning for it's ,sixth year. 'Ilse program will run from January 1 through February 7, 1993. "Over the previous five years, alniost 17,000 te,arns have dem- onstrated that they can play pen- alty' free hockey," remarked Henderson, who was on hand for the media conference to launch the 1993 Baso Penalty Free Sweepstakes. "On top of that, 64. percent of those teams either won or tied their penalty free game. To one, this;e getun is a .winner for everyone aid I'm proud to a part of it!" Developed by the rnoxnhers:of the Hockey Development Centre for Ontario to eucourtrge skills, safety and sportsmanship, the • program is sponsored by Imperi- al Oil Limited and supported by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and •Recreation. Lust year's con- test yielded a record number of 4,5(X) entries. with over 65,0(X) players of all ages in Ontario participating. During the contest pericxl, any amateur hockey team in Ontario that , plays a penalty tree ; game can enter die ..awcg tkcs by submitting an entry ,form and a copy of the game :sheet sigatecl by a qualified official. The en- tire Learn will be entered intothe contest and each player will re- ceive an Achievement Certifi cute acknowledging their teant's'> penalty free play. In addition,' several Learns will have the op- portunity to win a number of prizes, including: Bauer Preci sion In -Line Skates, I -Tech Hel- mets and Nee :Masks, Wavle Gretzky's NHL All Stan Hockey Gantt, Pro Level Aluminum Hockey Sucks, Viceroy Pructice Ice hoards, Penny Hockey games, and tickets to the 1993 CIAU Nationals. "We are .again pleased to be part of the Penalty Free Sweep- stakes," said Peter Wilson of lin- pexial Oil. "The program rein- forces all the positive aspects of leickcy and proinotes the con- cept of clean, safe and fun hock- ey to people of all ages." "Our Ministry is very enthu- siastic about the; Sweepstakes because, it helps boys and girls across the province learn 10 play a great game of hockey without wasting One minute in the penal- ty box", added Dan Waters, speaking on behalf of the Onta- rio Ministry of Tourists and Re;teation. Entry forms are available from local Esso retailers, local hockey:, association representatives,::srsy Ontario arena, MIR Field Offie . ;r ea,; froco.. m,ernber spites, by contacting the kltxkcy tie' opa tent (,entre for Ontario. Linn., ash .fon mol Jason Glasser buzzed around the Alvinston net Wednesday night. Seconds later he was congratulated by linemates Jason Reidhead and Paul O'Shea after Glasser scored his first of two. well the first 25 minutes of the game and were up 2-0 early in the second frame before the Irish came to life. . Glasser clicked with the first goal for the home team when he fol- lowed up a nice play by Paul O'Shea and Reidhead. In the third period, Glasser was on the finish- ing end of some hard work by Re- idhead. Second of the eight: "The man (Reidhead) went in with the puck and I trailed him. The puck ended up in ,int of the net," said Glasser who st poked it an to make the score , -2 at the time. Also oring for the winners were Greg i -' • t who picked up his fourth hat trick of the season, Steve Moore had a big night with two goals and three assists while Ed VanKerkoerle also connected. The Flyers, currently in a battle with Lambeth and Exeter for third place, played a dump -and -run style of hockey iu the first period but they couldn't keep up the pace. "1 think they got tired. 1 don't think they can stay with us for three periods. We let them come to us (first period) and we didn't reach like we should have," said Need- ham. Glasser said he felt the team was a bit sluggish earlier in the night. "We didn't come to play, our warmup was slow. The second peri- od we got in the mood to play." The Irish paid a big price to tie the game 2-2 as O'Shea was ham- mered in front of the net on the first Lucan goal and with eight minutes left in the second perlbd, DePrest was hit hard after he scored on Kyle Blyle. VanKerkoerle scored what proved to be the winner with three minutes left in the middle frame as he stepped in from the point and let go: with a low shot for his 15th goal of tie year. In the third period, Lucan's Kevin Leitch and Jim Cloud were ejected for fighting. It was Cloud who ran Lucan goalie Brent Lewis earlier this year. With Leitch out. Matt Munro who had just returned from a mid- get game and dressed quickly, was put into action. _ Brian Schuyler. who attend. s__ col- lege in Lindsay, saw some action and he will no doubt be a big help later in the season. It was a good thing Schuyler and Munro were in the lineup as the Irish have several key injuries. Out are forwards Jason McLeod (shoulder), Steve Snider (ankle), Scott Riddell (collar bone), and .dc- fenseman Keith Robson (shoulder). 1992 - A great year This is it, the final his column of 1992. As 1 looked through the Sports -1n -Review I couldn't help but be more than a little proud of our local athletes. 1 doubt very much there is a L_ town the size of Exeter any- where in Ontario that can boast like we can. Champions, champions everywhere. From the hockey Mohawks and the RSD Generals to the Exeter Royals and their fastball championship. But winning does not come easy. Just to look back for a moment, the Mohawks had to make some tough decisions last spring come playoff time. With over 30 players signed to a Senior A card, there were as many as ten players watching from the stands when the locals elimi- nated Pt. Edward. A few months later, Senior A hockey is on the brink of ex- tinction. I guess like the dinosaur, something gets old, and people forget about it. But as I have used this column before to say so, this brand of hockey is exciting and I continue to enjoy it. 1 do have the advantage however of mingling with these players and getting to know them on an individual basis, learning about their var- ied hockey backgrounds is quite interesting. That's probably the key to a successful senior club, a variety of past experiences. I remember sitting one night last spring with Exeter midget coaches Scott Bogan and Jeff Dalrymple discussing their se- ries with Clinton. Smack right in the middle of the best -of - five with the team just down the highway, this midget classic was just that, a classic. These two gentlemen really know their hockey and they teach their team to win. Hard work is the name of the game for this crew and don't be surprised if Bogart and company do it again in 93'. Winning the Ontario Rural Softball Association bantam championship was a memory that Fred Cook will always have. He nurtured this team over a couple of years and watched as they aimed into winners. With his son Steve Cook and Dennis Gower on the mound along with a team full of hitters who can play good defense, this club had just about everything going for it. If you look at the roster of that team, you will see many of them are overall athletes who do well at more than one sport. The year 1992 will be remembered as the year long-time South Huron District High School Athletic director Ron Bo- gan retired. Known to hundreds as 'coach', Bogart's back- ground may have been in football but he was very diverse in his sports knowledge. Looking back on 1992. is nearly as exciting as looking ahead to 1993. Although the Mohawks are not as strong right now, always look for them to be champions as they pump up for the playoffs. Still on hockey, this could be the year the Lucan Irish win the Junior '13' title. #-..It.has to be very ftustrdting,for.1hat aluty:to.,go .up against Thamesford year -after -year and come up on the short end. I predict this will be the sprang the Irish take home the trophy. They want it real bad and the ghosts of hockey past are be- ginning to haunt them. What about the summer sports? Fans shy away from the premier teams like the baseball Ex- press, fastball Imperials and soccer Centennials. .The latter of that trio have been playing in an indoor league this winter, sharpening their skills and hoping for a fresh start irr the Sal irlg. Young players is what this club needs. Fresh legs will help and so will a better attitude Several umcs during the summer 1 am asked what can we do to get more spectators out to the summer sports. I don't - have the answer folks... sidelines by Fred Groves 4 HAPPY NEW YEAR. Stephen Township tournament Ninjas beaten in consolation final HURON PARK - The Stephen Township Arena is a busy place this week as dozens of teams from across the province converge for the annual Stephen Township Mi- nor Hockey Association tourna- ments. On Monday. the host Novice Ninjas matte it to the consolation f1gal of their division only io be beaten 4-0 by Tavistock. Tuesay the atom division went head-to-head followed by the pee- wees on Wednesday and the busy week concludes with the tyke tour- nament on Thursday. In the novice division early Mon- day, the Ninjas lost their first game 5-2 to Parkhill as Jesse Schroeder and Roman Wilson scored for the Ninjas. That was followed by a 7-1 win over Hensall in which Wilson netted a hat trick and Schroeder added a pair. Also scoring were Shown Thompson and Scott Davies while Josh Fields answered for Hensel!. Hensel! opened the eight -team event with a slim 5-4 loss to Lucan. Korey Hodgins had three for the winners with one each from Mi- chael Bancroft and Michael Mitch- ell. Lucas Bruxer led Hensall with a pair while Ryan Duchanne and Cassandra O'Brien also connected. Parkhill .gained a battle in the championship final following a thrilling double overtime win over Lucan. Bancroft and Hodgins each had two for Lucan with the other from Don Taylor. Zurich won their opener, a 3-0 win over St. Marys Sabres on goals by Brent Morrison with two, and one burn Lance Bedard. Nathan Regier had the lone goal in a 7-1 loss to the St. Marys Canadiens. W1M(Is„ IIIIe .Wil inn watched the action, right; -Hensel! captain Cassandra O'Brien went for a spill near Stephen's Gary Saud- er_glyrim their. novice game Monday morning. 1