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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1993-12-29, Page 9't'ddd+MeCann, made it 2-0. Mitchell's Rob Jarmuth pulled the hosts to within one with 6:05 left in the first. In the fairly even second, Seat McCann, Todd McCann and Jon Schiedel scored for the winners while Kory Dieu and Rob Boville answered for Mitchell. Boville's goal gave Mitchell a lit- tle boost as it came with just 33 tines left on the clock. But the home team couldn't connect in the third and Nathan Bums added an insurance mariner for Exeter. The game was a very physical one as referee Dave Marsh handed out well over 100 minutes in penal- ties. Exeter will be without the ser- vices of rookie forward Shane Mac- Donald for several games as he received a spearing penalty. With two straight wins behind them, 'the Hawks hosted the tough Mt. Brydges Bulldogs last night and tonight travel to Lucan to face the Irish (see attached preview.) Win big. 6-3 Hawks hand IUtcheii second Toss By 1'red Graves T -A stat MITCHELL - So far the Eiteter Hawks have played 23 OHA Junior Development League games in the 1993-94 season. Of those, there is little doubt last Wednesday's game in Mitchell was the biggest victory. Against the defending provincial champions, the visiting Hawks skated to a huge 6-3 win, picking updheir 13th win of the season. If 13 is supposed to be bad luck, it certainly wasn't for Exeter who led 2-1 after the fust period and had a commanding 5-3 cushion af- ter 40 minutes. "It was by far our best game we've played thus far," said Exeter coach George Pratt. "Everyone worked as hard as they could and we were physical." An aggressive style of game is something the Hawks.- have been lacking lately and that has been what both Prau and assistant Dan Preview Mudge have been looking for. "1 told the guys before the game we weren't physical enough," said Pratt. Handing Mitchell only their sec- ond loss of the season, was a bit of a surprise but how Exeter accom- plished it was also a little alarming. Veteran goalie Kirk Durand was absent as hts suffered an injury in the Dec. 18 game against Belmont and rookie Chris Lyndon was away visiting family in Alberta. That meant Pratt had to call up Darren Kints from the'RSD midget Generals and Xints had to go it alone as .there was no backup on the bench. "Kints was the number one star of the game," said Pratt. The mid- get has been in a couple of games and in the 41 minutes he played prior to Wednesday's game had not allowed a goal. Besides no regular goalie, Exet- er's leading scorer Shayne Robin - Todd McCann ...goal, three assists son only played art of the game. After he scored , veils in the opening period he was used little in the second and not at all in the third period. Prattaid he was not feeling well. Quick lead: McMinn ,tacsead just 4:06 into theme need 23sec- onds latter, 'sgtlin teaming with Exeter, Lucan meet for thiel time LUCAN - Offensively, they're about as close as two teams can be. How- ever defense is the big difference. Heading into tonight's OHA Junior Development League west division game in Lucan at 8:15 p.m. the Lucan Irish have scored an average of 5.7 goals per game while the Exeter Hawks have netted 5.6 goals per game. The Irish duo of goalies Stuart Ashton and Steve Watson have given up a combined 3.1 goals per game over the last ten while in Exeter, Chris OHA Junior Development League .Western Standings Won Lon Ties , F A P ...21 -. ,,,, x>. s 1., ...1.19.. _ .. 61 43 16 r6 2 134 76 35 17 • st1''-1"'"ff° ""se47 111 35 13 8 2 136 95 28 13 8 2 99 92 28 12 8 3 97 80 27 6 ;19 ;0 80 150 12 4 22 2 88 161 10 3 21 0 77 165 6 Teem Mitchell Lucian Mt. Brydges Exeter Lambeth Seaforth Alvinston N. Middlesex Belmont Only three regular defensemen Lyndon, Kirk jgpid i Xintsgarcat 4.14 The last time the Hanks anile edrish met, back on Nov. I7 it was cer- tainly a goal -scorers game as Shayne Robinson score four times to lift the visiting Hawks to a big 9-7 win. In the only other meeting of the division rivals, the Irish won 5-3 in Ex- eter. This.isthe third meeting of these two.teams with .two more to go. Tonight the Hawks will be without Shane MacDonald who will be out a few games following a spearing penalty he got against Mitchell. The Irish are weak on the bluelitae,ps both rookies Dave Mancari and Colin Kowalchukareent with injuriesamd big Aaron Moran is questiona- ble. The Hawks are riding a very big high as -they heat the defending provin- cial champions, Mitchell Hawks 6-3 last Wednesday.tujght in,Mitchu ll. LUCAN IRISH: Lost 10 gainer; 6-4 • I vWtL 16.6-2 6h nky Rob Davis;is riding eneigh gem searing streak in which he has 13 goals and 7 assists. EXETER HAWKS: LQtt 10 games: 5-3-2 Qvsrnff: 13-8-2 $treakr: Shayne Robinson is having his best season as a Hawk and has had at least one point in every game he's :played this year .(he's missed one). In the past ten games, he's scored 15 goals and added 15 assists. But for the :193s. Paul O'Shea 'is a very big pan of the "_St, Marys Lincolns and<is among the top three in *coring fire that Western Junior '13' League term. For his efforts, the 19 -year-old who played his minor hockey in Lucan, has been awarded with a selection to the east division all- star reset and will be in the an- nual event on January 8 in S. 7'hornas. Chat Wednesday he yvta`in Lu - can 10 cheer on his old teani the was ...going to Irish, and took time out to chat O'Shoa of the team as`. about a hockey career which he Junior B' hockey requi hopes will have a long and `:fair amount of<travellingwhile' most of the o not that far away, - the trips down to Wiri• ` Leamington. "1 don't mind it at all, the team atntosptterc is great." Joining O'Shea from the Lin coins ser the all-star team are goalie Mike tvlinard, defense - man Dave Evans and leftwinger Dan Wild long. Wildfong and Exeter Minor Hockey Association product la son Heywood are in a' battle for the scoring race with .isin `: coins. Hcywocd rceY::. two goals, including handed and added two the -wings t Theft a 'ting. Its ut a s'f ed_ nesse." Once again ,the having a great year.and x holiday break sported a a.'' record rd for $7. points which whopping 22 pousta,, second. place , +i vision, the l eindon '"There was some e but they were sleep bri ht future.. ''I always thought I could (play' Junior '13'). I'm getting a chalice and tout's all I ask for," said O'Shea. "It's a fresh start and it's to my advantage to show the coaches what I can do," O'Shea has not played the past ?few ;games because he is nursing h knee injury but he will be back in the lineup when the Lincolns host the Windsor ;Bulldogs on New Years Day' at 2 p.m.. The ' Lincolns Playcr.of-the Month for November, he has '16 goals and 21 assists for 37 s ,lxlu+t_s. Over the summer, O'Shea did a Jot of work preparing for the an 8-3 win over the Strathtp � hockey season and his efforts 4 Blades. the ice combined with `"` In that'win,; Ray Cous n M marks at Medway High School SeacCann and' Jon:Sritiedel could rand him a college educa- tion. "I was really focused on mak- ing Junior "B' and getting a scholarship, that's my main gw'<.. ;4 1r watching a period of last Wednesday . night's Junior 'D` ;,;game between the host Irrshaand ;:the Alvinston Flyers O'er commented on the, difference be- tween the two levels of the game. "It's (Junior '13') quick down 1.4 *�t all of the Lincolns affiliate the: Exeter Junior 'D' alexia were _'. called up and 9 , `eeseseese "The line flair* ` 3ieteer Til really well," St. Marys' manager`< Richard Bradford told _the Jo<i ur mal Aum, a,goal a ' n ':fed chane eC Also on the east division t tar a to ct defensetnan Chris ater WhO sash the it tp bluclino for t�~ OhaW C--ba•110010.' After a 14 day Christmas holdiay break, the Exeter M1wks of the Southwestern Senior 'A' Hockey League return to action on Sunday when.s they host the Oshweken RiverHawks. Exeter heads into the game (at the South Huron Recreation Centre at 7:30 p.m.), currently in third place, just one point back of Bothwell. In the other two meetings between these two teams, the Mohawks have won moth. Injuries plague Irish blueline, but manage 5-2 win By Fred Groves T -A staff LUCAN - The new year could mean a very big challepge for the Lucan Irish. While they head into 1994 in second place in the OHA 'Junior Develop- ment League's west division. their is a lot of uncertainty about this club. Last Wednesday in a 5-2 win over the visiting Alvinston Flyers, the Irish were plagued with injuries on the blueline and as a result, only dressed Mime regular defensemen. "'We could be short for a while," said Irish coach Ken Needham. "(Dave) Mancari was operated on tonight and he'll be a couple of weeks. (Colin) Kowalchuk may need surgery on his thumb." Mancari was on the receiving end of a couple of very hard punches to the nose in a recent game with the North Middlesex Stars. Also missing on Wednesday was big rookie Aaron Moran who was out with a pulled groin. Corey Smith was called up once again and once again the youngster looked very sturdy as he was one of just four blueliners dressed for the game. Needham is also concerned about the lack of effort and the not overly pleasing attitude coming from the green -and -white. Also still on the injured list are Scott Riddell and high -scoring winger Steve Moore, both are indefinite to when they will be able to return. "That's a lot of punch out of the lineup but we've got guys that can do the job," said Needham. Among those picking up the slack are winger Travis Stinchcombe who scored two goals on Wednesday and was very instrumental in setting up a third. "Travis Stinchcombe has played very well the last three games," said Needham. Lucan trailed 1-0 after the fust period as Alvinston's Marc Tyler scored just five seconds into a Flyers' powerplay. In the opening 20 minutes several of the Irish players tried to stick han- dle their way into good scoring position instead of passing the puck. "We had a very poor turnout for practice on Monday and some guys hadn't skated in the past four or five days." The hosts came out strong in the second period as Steve Matthews bar- reled down the left side and slipped it over to Mike Robb who one timed it past Matt DanBrook. But before you could blink, Alvinston's Mauy Thompson made it 2-1. However that would be the last puck that would get by Lucan's Steve Wat- son. With nine seconds left on a powerplay, Stinchcombe got his first of the night when he let one go from the point. Matthews did a good job causing commotion in front of the net. Centre Mike Reid scored what proved to be the winner when he crossed in front of Danbrook and got the goalie to go down. Reid, who took a short pass from Stinchcombe put it up high. With a slim one -goal lead, Watson made a huge sliding pad save tin Lin- coln Dolbear which stopped the game from being tied. Dwayne Price went in alone to make it 4-2 and with the net empty, Stinchcombe gave the Irish their 16th win of the season. "That's a lot of punch out of our lineup, but we've got guys that can do the job." igrowir1 /.mean. Corey Smith brings down an 'Winston Flyer in front of goalie Steve Watson, left; ffllpw blueliner Ed VanKerhoerle trips up an 0 ng last Wednesday's Junior '0'