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By Fred ()roves
T -A staff
Decisions,
HENSALI.
:stony.
hater Cents &gob
The coaching staff of the -Exeter
Hawks have got a tot of them as
deet- they prepare for the 1993-94 OHA
Junior Development League which
Minor hockey''
MA will have two
in Shamrdk a ue
Via:
By Fred (,roves
T -A .staff
,wE\TTER •" l he Exeter Minor Hockey Association has started .ata,
s. mind>when the Lambtou-Middlesex and Shamrock League be '
F . ; will be a noticeable change.
'ear, there will be two teams entered in the Shamrock. League
r + brill ba called Ter ll and otherthan nudget, Exeter plans
Serueredin:all divisions.
J1f t. this:way. More centres put warns in than we
ts;of the TialliA who is thisass
k League.
Ching the Tier. U:Yi1i l
''>lgeoteam . Kintsodt
;.
tieRtmot;is allot dyers>who are,st:cut from the
nd
to b ble to piny t others closer to their own skill level.
..**War
, chase:were: 2'.. h1on-Middleset League teas; with 1
of sow gaittg;io tht rock League 'I o'r'11. Theremwits
early noncem fere-w iild not be enough cams leftto form a
ice L league.'
Fverybody'3 segistraittoti is up. Our rates went up and we've got
more kids."
It there had been no Tier II, there would have been nearly 40 to the
L -M league.
Kints said Exeter expects to have as many. as 30 more player' in its
organization. Manyy of those will be corning front Hensalt which has><
opted not to have any: rep teams.
If a player from Hensel', tries out for anExeter rep team and docsn
make it, he or she will go back to Hemel.
;Como the spring when teams go into Ontario Minor Hockey Asscx i;
ation playoffs. Exeter's. first:tears remains at'.CC'.classifcation:while
the sccond.entry leant Will be 'DD'.
_The Exeter: Midget:l3ears<will once again he in the Western Ontaria;
Athletic Association leagueand corne.playoffs will also be 'DVS
Other concerns: As .far : as the controversial::split between tate
(1MIHA.and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association ,K,ites.s,1ti4
.this will.bave littlq,bating on what happe•ns i•rl 4>4etLer.
`2'eants_won't-be able to play e.xiubitiori garuett taiitst: in team
in London which .have pulled out. of> the..OMHA. Also, forget a
d trips to,13uffato,and Michigan.
ilasurance says we ssiaZo but they (United States
':were notipAwittt the CAIUA)."
itfigOsplained that if theme k League had opted
t' MHA;budclink up>witia the'' iario Hockey Fetleration,:the
Shamrock:League<:woutd have to have at least half orals nuen►
sociatiofS;participate in the naive of they would not have anyone'
play against.
"lite newly fowled 0111: u zooms is looking to have larger
..pities join ,thern.
guards: "There seems to be some confusion on:whetltet
yaslaNQ certified neek guards are mandatory. for the OMHA.
xfttid: that at a recent Shamrock 3..eague meeting this w
cussed and it is mandatory but ,thase;playing garnes in Exeter -will
be asclosely watched because they want a phasing in process.
However, tuonrs:and .dads .should purchase the uew guards
if a players::does; not .have: one :on, it .will mean a : penalty: a
player..ean`t goon the icewithout one.
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t :lnee inSsw a 10T#Y- l d.tove it,
for them, begins October 2.
• Saturday night 'in Hensel', the
Hawks skated to their •second
straight pre -season victory, an easy
8-1 decision over the Seaforth
Centenaires.
It was the second time the two
teams faced off and Exeter will
look for different exhibition com-
petition as they host the Wellesley
Applejacks Friday in Hensall at 8
p.m. Last night the Hawks were in
Wellesley.
One decision they won't have to
make is what will be their' number
one' ine. That decision was made
Saturday as veterans Shayne Rob-
inson and brothers Todd and Sean
McCann combined on six of the
Hawks eight goals.
Robinson led the Hawks.in scor-
ing last year with 30_goals`and 43
assists and was cecond;m'the west
division scoring race.11e.and the
McCanns'. accounted for'79.of the
Hawks 248 goals.
It was the first game for Sean
. McCann and Robinson and coach
. George Pratt seemed pleased.
"Let's just hope he (Robinson)
stays healthy, he's been a big sus.-
-prise. He's keen but they all are."
The Hawks .have got five for-
wards and 'five defensenten.zretum-
ing so that leaves about nine spots
open. .Some have :airrady . been
signed but Pratt and assistant coach
Dan Mudge stili have some deci-
sions to make.
"tan happy so far with things.
We're looldng stronger than antici-
pated," said Pratt.
The strength on this year's team
will be at centre with veterans Sean
McCann, Ray Cousineau along
with rookie . eve Farquhar of Ex-
eter and Clinton's Nathan Bums.
Saturday saw the Hawks jump
Into a 2-0 first period lead which
they extended to 5-0 at the end of
40 minutes.
Goalie Kirk .Durand, the last
puckstopper released from the Si
Marys Junior''B' Lincolns did not
.fallow a goal in .the 30 minutes he
'played. Look to him to be the num-
ber one goalie.
"He played well, he's improved a
'lot over the summer. He's challeng-
ing the shooters," said Pratt.
Chris Lyndon played the second
30 minutes and was very strong.
The only puck that .got past "him
came when Seaforth's Jason Hayter
scored withejust 1:40 left in the
game.
It will be a?tough battle between
Lyndon and Brandon Ropp for the
other spot between the pipes.
Robinson led the Hawks offense
Continued on page 14
:Exeter Hawks' left winger Shayne Robinson (12) scored one
of his three goals in Saturday night's game on this play as he
helped the Hawks :to tn:itasy 8-1.win over Seaforth.
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How about a
Sports Hall of Fame
In the past couple
of months, I've been
privy to some histor-
ical information
about ladies fastball.
First Mike Soldan contacted
me about a uniform he found
in a trunk at the family famt,
then 1 was invited to a reun-
ion of the Dashwood Stars.
I must commend both Soldan and Stars' manager Sheldon
Wein for making the effort to look into the past.
Wein was very excited to tell me about the Stars who
played in the 1940's and 1950's and how they had a very high
winning percentage. First called the Stars, then Chicks and
then Tigerettes, they won the provincial title in 1950.
On a small table at the reunion, was a history of the Stars in-
cluding a uniforum, crests and several pictures which former
players easily spotted themselves in.
While I was taking to Wein and some of the ladies I came
up with a bit of an idea which I would like to pass on to oth-
ers.
It's kind of a borrowed idea so let's just say I've adapted it
to fit the situation.
A Sports Hall of Fame would be a terrific idea. Where to
put it, who would take care of it once erected and getting
items for it would be a big job.
I'm not suggesting going out and construct a lavish building
:o house the Hall of Fame but rather an area set aside in an
;xisting building which could facilitate it.
The South Huron Recreation Centre; the'Youth CCntre or
wen a school would be good spots to have it.
A Sports Hall of Fame in this area would feature artifacts
tom the past sporting accomplishments of Southem Huron
county but there could also be regular inductees into the Hall.
We in Exeter have a very good facilitytithe rec centre
vhich has a lobby filled with plaques, pictures and trophies
rom the various sports.
What I am suggesting is bring these all together in a com-
norrpiace and also for, whoever organizes it, to.go out and
ookforanniforms,-pictures and other past spordngmomen-
Notbtilmrearemany otherpeople, other than Soldan
.atd'Wei .svho have boxes up in their attics filled with stuff
vhichthey.wouldconsider I ading.to the Hall of Fame.
A.couple of years .agothe.LucanIrish hosted a reunion
jockey game which pitted two championship teams against
.ach other. Ithought it was a great idea and I enjoyed looking
.t old albums.
Although I rnew very few of the people in those photos it
vas stilInioaio look back on a hockey team and see how far
thas progressed.
''The Exeter Hawks, Mohawksand the South Huron Panthers
lllhave very `rich histories which date back many years.
Those with old photos and uniforms I bet would want to see
them preserved .and displayed.
There used to be a big celebrity sports dinner in.Batster but
' it3ms ain¢c ne y the wayside. Costs and maybe a lack of
interest have made this en event of the past.
But the South -Huron Sports Hall of Fame would be a great
way to bring this dinner back.
Instead of charging a lot of money to come and hear profes-
.sianal sports personalities talk of themselves, there could be a
_Hall.of Fame dinner in which the inductees would be hon-
oured.
This idea would be met with mixed emotions because I un-
derstand the various groups want to keep their own history in
their perspective buildings but this would be a great way to
share the past with everyone.
From the sidelines:...ln last week's paper Andrew Sedlak's
name was omitted from a soccer photo. He was the Most
Sportsmanlike Player for the Squirt IV team. We apologize
for the error.
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