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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1993-09-15, Page 194 JasonWilson, left; of the London Nationals, tried.o'1old back a St. Marys player during last Wednesday's Junior 13' exhibition game in Lucan. Junior Developrnent League producing gootilent sonve By Fred Groves T -A staff LUCAN - Give the two local Junior 'D' hockey clubs credit, they're producing some pretty good talent. Last Wednesday night in Lucan, seven players who at one time have played for either the Exetet Hawks or the Lucan.irish,'.took part:ia a Western Junior Hockey League preiseason garne. • In front of a good sized crowd, the London Nationals whoareaffili- ated with the Irish, ttdged•the St. Mary's Lincoln&who areaffiliated with the Hawks, 5-4. Renamed 'the Ontario Hockey Association Junior Development League a year ago, both the Hawks and the Irish are making sure the atamedives up to certain high standards. For the Nationals, defenseman Chris Chater, goalie Eoin McInerney :.and forwards Jason Reidhead and Jason Wilson were all wearing the :green of the Irish last year. Paul O'Shea who has been with the Irish the past two years has signed with the Lincolns and goalie Kirk Durand was with the Hawks last year.. Jason Heywood who has a couple of years with the .Lincs _to his eve. ex- . Credit, isa-fbtm .Exeter Hawk. "attitflitieW yea nd I've Wit year," said St. Marys co -coach Gerryte` iiialtfil pecting big things out of him and tote a team leader." Heywood who played centne.on Wednesday and who has even gone as far as playing a few shifts on defense in the pre -season, scored one goal and was a big part of another as he tied up Wilson behind the Londonitet. Durand-, a Zurich native, who will probably spend the year splitting time between the Hawks and the Lincolns, looked sharp against the Nationals and made a huge.save as soon as he got between -the pipes. "He's only 16, he's going to be &good goalie. He came in cold to- night,"=said •Seguin. Another shot: Wilson has -signed -with the Nationals and the speedy forward is looking towards playing with the team after a disappointing half a season with theStrathroy Blades last year. "This (London) is a good organization to play for and their competi- tive," said Wilson who returned to the Irish last Christmas. Although he played mostly left wing for the Irish, the llderton Mi- nor Hockey Association product said he could be playing some centre where he was on Wednesday. "It's not 100 percent sure at centre. They're flipping me back and forth." Wilson said he's glad the Nationals have signed the four former Irish and having McInerney, Chater and.Reidhead around will help to ease the pressure. "It makes you feel more comfortable and not out of place." Mark•Phillips, who played midget in llderton last year looked good for the Lincolns and he could make,that club. Wednesday's game was scrappy and linesmen Jim Lewis and Steve Gould were kept busy breaking,up the.altercations. Shane Johnson was the big offensive weapon on the night as he had four of the Nationals' five goals. Junior_ D hockey Time. -Advocate, September 15,1993 Page 19 s Iooktoo, win 74 By -Fred Groves T -A staff SEAFORTH - Just 48 hours after opening their training camp, the Exeter Hawks came up with their first exhibition win of the 1993-94 OHA Junior Development League season. Friday night, the Hawks skated to a disciplined 7-3 victory over the host Seaforth Centenaires. Exeter will try and make it two in a row when they host the Cents in a re- match in Hensall on Saturday night. As expected this time of the year, the 'Hawks have several big deci- sions .to make on who to keep and who to cut. Goaltending is perhaps the position with the most talent. Friday, Chris Lynden looked sharp and so did big Brandon Ropp although the latter did let in a couple of long shots. Ropp who has lost weight was with the Hawks late last season while Lynden was with Goderich midgets. "We've got some.tough decisions all 'over," said Exeter assistant coach Dan Mudge who ran the bench on Friday while coach/GM observed from the stands. Veteran Clint McCann is an over - ager and as of Friday,had not been to training.tamp.:Kirk Durand who was a Hawk last year was recently :released from the St. Marys Junior' B' Lincolns. Add Exeter Minor Hockey Association product Dar- ren Kints into the picture and that's a lot of netminders to choose from. Although Friday's game was -pre- season, the Hawks clearly dominat- ed as they built a 3-1 first period lead and it was 6-1 after 40 -min- utes. "There's a lot of young kidsand it . means a:lot for them to play," said Mudge. "The fust two practices have been unbelievable there's been a lot of enthusiasm." Veterans Mark Lynn, Jason -;McBride, Ray Cousinesu and Na- sthan Blight all looked good. Other Hawks returning are Shayne Robin- son, Sean McCann, Dave Dalrym- ple, Jamie Cornish and Kurt Ropp. Todd McCann and Dalrymple are Overagets i tlmalet ru's'Discipline:,Lynn shott'otrlidf .discipline :as .the RIefinsernati. was : te_target of a lot of physical abuse by the Geiutenaires. He backed away from an altercation which saw Seaforth's Ken Colquhawr ejected from thegame. "That's one thing we stressed," said Mudge. "They do it our way or they don't do it." From his vantage point, Pratt was Future (came: Exhibition -- Exeter vs. Seaforth, in fiensall 830 p.m. pleased at how good of shape the Hawk hopefuls have come to camp. "Conditioning is going to be one of the top priorities," said Pratt. Scoring for the Hawks were Na- than Burns, Steve Farquhar, Jeff Volland, Jeff Klages, McBride, Todd McCann and Andrew -Scott. Answering for the hosts were Kal- en Carroll, Don Rivers and Chad Ramer. Ramer, a Zurich Minor Hockey Association product started the sea- son 'in Seaforth a year ago then went on to play in Parkhill for the North Middlesex -Stars. r His goal, a blast from the left side which ripped the twine behind Ropp was set up by Steve Geiger .also of Zurich. Geiger has been working out with the Junior 'C' Brussells Bulls, the Centenaires and the Hawks. Hawks happenings:...Referee Jeff Smith whistled 34 minutes in penalties to Seaforth and just 12 to Exeter. Of the many new rules this year, at the end of each period both teams go to their respective bench- es before being told they can leave the ice... Dying to put the puck past Seaforth goalie Dave Narhgang was Exeter Hawks' veteran for- ward Todd McCann. Irish are in search of goalies LUCAN - At the start of last year's training camp, the Lucan Irish considered it to be a re- building year. The OHA Junior Development League team still managed to fin- ish fust in the west division's regu- lar season standings with a 33-5-2 record. This year will be even more of a rebuilding year because as of early this week, the'Irish has just six reg- ulars returning. Last week the Irish opened their training camp and had 65 hopefuls hit the ice. Back are the league's leading scorer Greg DePrest, captain Andy Ross, forwards Derek Greenlee and Scott Riddell along with defense - man Keith Robson and Ed Vaulker- koerle. Blueliner Craig Brown who arrived on the team late last season is also back. "We just have to to with what we've got," said Lucan coach Ken Needham. One of the big reasons the Irish did so well last year was their goal- tending. Puckstoppers Brent Lewis with a 2.34 goals against average and Eoin McInerney at 3.46 really got the job done. But McInerney is now with the L6ndon Junior 'B' Nationals and Lewis is an overager. The Irish arc allowed two overagers and have opted for Ross and VanKerkoerle. "We don't have a goaltender.and of this moment that's our biggest concern. We've had seven or eight come out but nobody's stood out," said Needham. Lucan was hoping on speedy Ja- soh Glasser to return but he's in Eu- rope and Steve Moore who fin- ished third in division scoring is doubtful. Look for DePrest to once again provide the bulk of the offensive punch.as he has the past couple of years. The veteran centre had 41 goals and 64 assists in 39 games a year ago. Finding someone. to play along side of him could be real tough. "We may have to juggle some guys around to see who works well together," said Needham. Ross and VanKerkoerle will be counted on to be the team leaders and VanKerkoerle who was third in team scoring last year with 42 points will be the premier bluelin- er. 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