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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-05-06, Page 16Page lo Tint's -Advocate, May 6, 1998 This Week in Sports... • Panthers senior boys soccer back in top form - page 17 • .Liican Lanes honors its youteg bowlers - page 18 Call Sports Reporter Craig Bradford with your sports tips (519) 235-1331 • Fax (519) 235-0766 Hawks should be in good shape for '98/99 season Despite the departure of coach/G.M. Dave Revington, the Jr. D Hawks look good for '98/99 with a solid nucleus of players returning By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter EXETER - There's a whole lot- ta shaking going on with the Exeter Jr'. D Hawke, hockey club roster • come next season.• • Six overage ,players have played their last games with the Hawks in- cluding' last year's ovcragers. right .dcfencetnan Greg .Cotidwin and centre Scan McCann. Two .of six • other -overage- players can fill .Goodwip's and. McCann's spots 'next season • Those players arc centre/right wing Jason Dunlap. goalie Andy Glavin. captain/dcfcncernan Bili Hodge. ccntrc Chris • McDo- nald. ,cietcnce man Do.n Taylor and right wing -Ryan Chamnc� Forwards, .left Campbell and Dave Revington left Finkhciner arch expected to he ,picked up.hr OHL. teams in -the June. 6 draft at the Barrie Motson Centre. Finkbeiner is rated in the seventh round and Campbell is ex- pected to'go in round 21. Both are expected to. he with Jr. B teams next season. Dcfenceman Kian MacDougall and forward Jason Grenier arc also --expected to make the jump to a higher level. Players • due hack (subject to camp and their wishes) are: goal- tenders Matt Fawcett and midget Ryan Sullivan. left wings Erik Ahayof and Geoff Mayer, right wings Christian Stuckless and juve- nile Ryap Frcitcr, • forwards Dave Farquhar. Jeff Glavin and Jeff Glo- ver "and detcncemen Mike Bower- man. Tim Cara- ' ham. Ben McCann. Brian Richardson and Cam Dougall. The outgoing Rcvington had this advice for whoever takes over the Hawks coaching. and G.M. posts: "The recruiting_ has he coni; fairl .soon. It's first and foremost on the agenda'" One area the Hawks, must strengthen next season is their offensive punch. "The offence could've been better -hut I still think you need to huild around Barry Baynham your goalie, de- fence and down the centre," Rev ington said. "As long as you're sol- id there you always have a chance." And the coaching staff should work on perhaps the number one problem players have on any Jr. D club... "I've really enjoyed ml' last four years here as much as anything I've done in hockey." "Jr. D players have a hard time playing without the puck." Rcving- ton said. Rcvington said he will take man happy mem- ories with him on his new path. Rcvington wouldn't go on the record on what's next for him. hut he.will he leaving the area for ca- reer opportunity in the 11.S. "I've really enjoyed my last four year here as much as anything i've done in hockey-." he said. He also congratulated assistant coaches Barry Baynham and Dean Schram for thcir contributions to the team's success. - "Barry and Dean were in- strumental in our playoff run," he said. Of course. the highlight for all asked• both veteran players (sec sidebar, and the coaches. was the all -Ontario cham- pionship the Hawks won in '95/96 ovci Wellesley. - Rcvington said there were a' few highlights from this season he'll'take with him. The top moment was the seven win over Port Stanlc� i semi' final series, • •"it was the 'hest played _game we played all year from one end of the bench to the other:" he said. "That, was the hest team effort in the past couple of years But every playoff series this ea - son provided a highlight. Reving- ton said Chamnc's game winning goal vs. Mitchell in game three: Scan McCann's shorthanded over- time game winner in game two ver- sus Seaforth: Ahayof's goal with 26 seconds left during game four in the finals versus Wellesley to tic the game at 2-2 with Scan McCann pulling another shorthanded goal out of his hat for the overtime win- ner to stave oft cl�minatton. "Every series someone stepped up . to hail us out," he said. - Bavnham is also ieani'ng. towards not "This year was gratiying going as far as we did... they always came back and nei game n the The players have their say... Times -Advocate sports editor Craig Bradfordpolled Exeter Jr. D Hawks outgoing players on their time with the team. Here's what they said: Bill Hodge • "It's been a loj . o,f fun," . said th'e, Grand Bend resident.' Hodge, tild team captain, is busy finishing the Fanshawe College.. air • conditioning/ refrigeration two-year diploma course. H'e said he "hopes to continue .p.laying hockey sorrie- where next season. His highlight—while with the Hawks Winning the '95/96 all - Ontario • championship, ' of course. • Ryan Chamney • "We had a pretty nice run in %the playoffs but we• fell one game short." he said of this sea- son. The Auburn native. had . nothing but praise for the Hawks organiza- tion and Exeter. • "11 was pretty good going to Exeter. It was a good group of guys.' Chamney said he won't be babk with the Hawks next sea- son. He plans to put all his ef- forts behind his third year at Larhbton .College where he is studying sports administration. "It woulp be nice to focus on that." he said ' Dan Taylor The Hensall native left the door open on whether he'd be back with the Hawks in '98/99 if offeredhone of the two overage spots. - • "It depends on the poach," he said. Again, Taylor's top memory in his three years with the Hawks -r• Was ' winning the all - Ontario title. This year's high- light was' the Hawks' game sev- en win' over Port Stanley. "As a team that was our best game all year," he said. .Taylor is currently working at Hensalt's ,Pine Ridge Bar- - Taylor didn't rule out some- day playing for the proposed Henaall Sr. A team but he'd like to "give it a few more years" first. Sean McCann The six 'year Hawks wet and Exeter native agreed with his peers that the provincial cham- pionship was the sweetest mo- ment for. him, adding "the friendships I've made" as an- other top memory. He said he's "played with and against a lot of good hockey pldyers" during ' his time with the Hawks. McCann is entering his sec-,, and year in business studies at 'Fan'shawe College next fall. He expects to find work in the ac- counting field. As • for 11is hockey future,' McCann said he .may.play with the Hensall Sr.. A team if the league approves fhe applica- tion "but I may take a year, off of competitive hockey and play rec league ' Jason Dunlap . The Londoner said his one "It's been the most fun I've ever hard in hockey." year with the Hawks was a "great experience. "It was the best .year of junior hock- ey in my five years," Dunlap said. "I thoroughly en- joyed myself." What was the best part? 'The amount of pride every single guy had." The highlight of the season for Dunlap was the entire playoffs, but Sean McCann's overtime shorthanded heroics in game two versus Seaforth stands out Dunlap has played Jr. B with St. Marys and Jr. D with Park- hill before his year with the .Hawks. He . said he'd .like to come back as one of Eketer's two overage players. Dunlap is a "tin whacker' or sheetmetal worker with a Lon- don firm. Greg Goodwin Goodwin, from London but born in St. Thomas, has played the last two seasons with the Hawks after con- centrating on his golf career while on a scholarship at Southern Il- linois for the two years prior. Be- fore that he played with the Strathroy Jr. B Blades after being drafted by . the OHL Windsor Spitfires. "It's been the most fun I've ever had in hockey," Goodwin said about his time with Exeter. "It's a great town with great fans." He had high praise for coach/ G.M. Dave Revington.' "He's by far the best coach I've ever had," he said. This year's playoff run was one of Goodwin's highlights along with playing with former captain Jason McBride in '96/, 97, someone Goodwin called a "great leader.' Goodwin plans on becoming a pro gplfer next year and hopes to play on the Canadian tour. He also hopes to play hockey with the Sr. A Hensall team. Andy Glavin , Glavin is "really interested" in filling :one of overage positions with the Hawks next season. Ile played . his sixth year of junior hockey with Exeter last season, with other junior stints with the North Middlesex Jr. D Stars, the Listowel Jr, B team and Port Colbome Jr; B Sailors of the Golden Horseshoe league. Glavin • said his single' year with the Hawks was special. , "It's a blessing to play junior hockey in 'your hometown, es- pecially .With your brother," he said. That brother is -Jeff who is due back with the ,Hawks next season. , , "We dedicated this season to our mother," he- continued. Glavin's mom, Judy, died in June '97. All team members wore her initials on ,their jer- seys in her memory this sea- son. Glavin hopes to become a chartered accountant atter graduating from Brock Uni- versity. He had high praise for the Hawks executive. "When you have the best or- ganization in the league with guys like Tom McCann and Bill Farquhar, don't think the Hawks have to worry about re- building. The Exeter Hawks - reload, not . re- build." Glavin said "it was a great honor playing with • Sean McCann. "Because of him. Exeter minor hockey players know you don't have to be six feet tall and 180 lbs to play junior hockey in your hometown. Playing with guys like • that and my brother is priceless." ,Note: Chris McDonald was unavailable for comment due to the fact he is on vacation in B.C.; a photo of Ryan Cham- ney was unavailable before the T -A went to press. 'It's a blessing to play junior hockey in your hometown, especially with your brother." Bill Hodge Dan Taylor Sean McCann Jason Dunlap or quit." returning' with the Hawks,ncxt season. "I'm, not 160 per' cent sure," he said. "I'm going to think about it: Maybe it's time for. some new. blood." Baynham, - said he and Rcvington were always on the same page. "We seemed to mesh pretty well." he said. • Baynham .complimented the cx- ecutive a well run operation during his four years with the Hawks. He also gave kudos to the players "This year was gratifying going as far as we did." he said. "They a1= ways,came_hack and never quit" Schram said he' is undecided on whether he'll he hack. "1 haven't -really talked (in depth) with Tom (McCann. the Hawks president)," he said "i'll have to talk it over with my wrfe."- Schram and his 'wile. Karen. are expecting their tint child in Oc- tober. "1t might be -a good time to take a break." he said. Schram coached the North Mid- dlesex. (Park- hill) Jr. D Stars .for four years before this _year's stint with the Hawks. He played for the Exeter Sr. A Mohawks while Rcvington was coach and also a Hawks alumnus. Dean Schram Notice of General Meeting Exeter & Area Junior "D" Hawks to be held on Wednesday, May 27 at the South Huron Rec Centre in Exeter at 7:30 p.m. Persons interested in joining the Executive of the 'Exeter Hawks should,contact any member of the Hawks Executive or players The Executive of the Exeter Jr. "D Hawks would like to congratulate the Hawks and thank their many supporters for another great r "r hockey season! The players overcame adversity, exhaustion and injuries to come within one game of winning the All Ontario Championship. The team played twenty-seven out of a possible twenty-eight games, most of which were not decided until, late in the contest, and provided some of the most entertaining and ex -citing hockey Exeter has ever seen. Thrilling victories over Mitchell, Seaforth and Port Stanley led to a spectacular comeback from three games down against Wellesley, only to lose game seven to the talented and hard working Applejacks. We salute our players for a valiant effort. Throughout the playoffs; the Hawks had the best fan support' in the league and in many road games, our fans out numbered the hometown fans. We appreciate your loyalty and are confident that you got good value for your money. We are also grateful to our many sponsors and look forward to the 1998-99 season and more exciting `�ckey in Hawkeytown. 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