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Maver nets winning goal for peewees
EXETER - Tim Maver scored a very big goal last Wednesday
night in Exeter.
With the score tied 4-4 and the clock blinking 1:49 left in regu-
lation time, Maver, while being knocked down, scored what proved
to be the winning goal.
His goal lifted the Exeter Legion to a 6-4 win over visiting Dres-
Exeter's Jason Grenier, who had two goals last Wednesday, flies over a Dresden player during OMHA peewee playoff action.
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den in the round-robin OMHA peewee 'CC' playoff game. It was the
second straight playoff win for Exeter.
The hosts took a 1-0 lead when Barry Parsons shot from the point
and Jason Grenier got his stick on it and redirected it into the net.
Dresden cgme back and scored with 34 seconds left in the first pe-
riod.
But in the second frame, the hosts broke lose in a big way as Jeff
Campbell let go with a booming slap shot and just seven seconds lat-
er Grenier made it 3-1.
Campbell's second of the game, this one on the powerplay made it
4-2 after two periods before Dresden came back and tied it at four
all. The third period was fairly defensive before Maver scored the
winner and then Scott Keys scored into the empty net.
Exeter goalie Ryan Sullivan came up with a huge save with four
minutes left to play when he stopped a twaon-none Dresden op-
portunity.
Wednesday Exeter hosts Lambeth in another round-robin game.
Bantams top Dresden: The Exeter Legionnaires had little trouble
with visiting Dresden last Wednesday in their round-robin OMHA
bantam series, winning 4-1.
Dave Farquhar led the way with a goal and an assist with singles
from Brian Hayman, Greg Geoffrey and Luke Sims. Scott Ra-
' senberg helped set up two goals while Cam Dougall, Tyler Bourne
and David Marshall also drew assists.
The Legionnaires continue round-robin play tonight as they host
Lambeth at 7:40 p.m. and head to Ridgetown on Friday.
Midgets start soon: Meanwhile, the RSD Generals, 14-2-1 in
their regular Shamrock League season, will host Dresden on January
25 in their first OMHA playoff game and head to Dresden three days
later.
Broncos split games: A win and a lose is how the Exeter Broncos
made out in their OMHA atom playoffs on the weekend.
Friday in Ridgetown, they came up with a slim 3-2 win as Mike
Dietrich and Mike Kerslake each had a goal and an assist. Also scor-
ing was Kevin Overholt while Darryl Weiss, Tim Snell, Scott Ralph
and Kevin Dickins -assisted.
Sunday in Exeter, the Broncos weren't as fortunate, falling 10-2 to
Lambeth. Matt Anstett had a goal and an assist with one tally to
Weiss and an assist to Tim Meidinger.
Lij, three of four weekend points
Exeter Hawks forward
over the Stars.
Nathan Bums was
down but certainly not out during Friday night's win
Hawks have 10 games left in schedule
By Fred Groves
T -A staff
EXETER - It was a night of firsts
for the Exeter Hawks on Saturday.
Rookie Chad Gilfillan got his
first goal of the year, veteran Brian
Gardner notched his first and goalie
Brian Knight donned the pads for
the first time.
With the 1994-95 OHA Junior
Development League season wind-
ing down, the Hawks have had to
scramble to find another goalie as
second -year Chris Lyndon recently
quit the team.
Saturday night, the Hawks had
Brian Knight in uniform and while
he didn't play in Saturday's 5-5 tie
against the visiting Seaforth Cente-
naires, coach Dave Revington said
he'll see some time between the
pipes down the stretch.
"He's going to York University.
He's played with Hanover Junior 'C'
and Coburg Junior 'A'," said Rev-
ington of the Hawks new goalie.
"He'll play, I didn't sign him to sit.
(Darren) Kints played well tonight,
he was a little tired."
Kints, an Exeter Minor Hockey
Association product has helped the
Hawks pick up five of a possible
six points in their last three starts
including a 10-1 win over the vis-
iting North Middlesex Stars on Fri-
day.
The weekend win and tie gives
the Hawks a 16-11-3 record with
10 games remaining in their 40 -
game regular season schedule.
Three of those are against the west
division leading Pt. Stanley Lakers.
"I can't really concentrate on the
opposing team too much. We're
more concerned about how we are
progressing. It doesn't matter who
you play," said Revington.
Against the Centenaires, Exeter
got a couple of pleasant surprises as
Gilfillan and Gardner scored and
their centreman, Gavin Snell an-
other rookie, picked up two assists.
The game was tied 1-1 at the end
of 20 minutes as Gardner let one go
which seemed to get past a
screened goalie and after the vis-
itors made it 2-1 early in the sec-
ond, Gilfillan completed a cen-
tering pass from defenseman Mark
Bell.
Later in the game, the Hawks
spent some time in the penalty box,
which meant that the combo of Gil-
fillan,Snell and Gardner didn't see
much ice.
"When you get into bad penalties
it eliminates the chance to use your
fourth line and they got our first
two goals," said Revington.
Seven minutes in penalties to Ja-
mie Cornish and a late infraction to
Chris Kennedy cost the Hawks a
couple of goals.
Sean McCann regained his scor-
ing touch and Steve Farquhar got
his third in two games while a
Shayne Robinson powerplay goal
rounded out the Exeter scoring.
Hawks 10, Stars 1
This one was over in the first pe-
riod as the Hawks led the North
Middlesex Stars 4-0 just 8:32 into
the game and were up 6-1 after the
first period.
Robinson led the scoring attack
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Dorothy Milton is a real big hockey fan
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In the past seven years, Dorothy Milton of Lucan has only
missed one of the Lucan Irish's games. It was last year and it
was because she was suffering with a bout of pneumonia.
She is a true hockey fan. With her blanket and coffee and pen
to mark down who scored the goals, Dorothy sits above the ice
surface in the warm room watching her faiourite sport.
"You can't win games in the penalty box. That's the second
time for him tonight," she explained while watching last
Wednesday night's game between the Irish and visiting Pt. Stan-
ley Lakers.
After her husband passed away seven years ago, Dorothy
moved to Lucan to be closer to her daughter Ann Hardy who is
the announcer fot?the Irish. Dorothy also goes to many of Ann's
husband's games.
"I've been interested in hockey all my life. My brother (Robert
Hales) was really good in hockey," said Dorothy of her sibling
who played professional in England for three years.
She and a sister are so keen on the sport they even made a trip
across the pond to see him play.
This soft spoken senior citizen isn't shy when it comes to mak-
ing her feelings known about a certain player or how a game is
progressing. But she says it in a quite voice so only the person
sitting beside her can hear.
There is no screaming or yelling from this devoted fan, but she
studies the game and knows when something isn't quite right.
"I enjoy it. I like to see the young people. I've been coming to
the games for seven years. I missed one last year because I had
the flu."
Last week when the NHL was going through its final stages of
the deal which got them back on the ice, she was following the
negotiations but it is thy'young players, those in the Junior 'D'
league and those in minor hockey which keep her coming to the
rink week after week.
"I like to see how they improve and progress."
Hockey seems to be a tradition with her past as her family al-
ways gathered around on a Saturday night to listen to the Leafs.
"I watch all the Leafs' games on Saturday night. My father nev-
er missed a game, it was a family ritual."
Although she doesn't have a grandson playing for the Irish
and it's doubtful she comes just to hear her daughter's voice,
Dorothy is a devoted fan.
The National Hockey League strike is finally over. Now on to
the not so exciting shortened season. Sorry, I will not be a fan
of NHL hockey this year. Why? One simple reason. I only be-
come really focused on NHL hockey when the playoffs are go-
ing on.
I like the summer months - camping, goi..g.to ball games, rid-
ing the bike but watching Stanley Cup playoffs in the hot
weather season won't be enjoyable. I will probably watch less
or not all all.
Summer is the time families head to the beach, cottage, trail-
er, etc. and not all those places are equipped with television.
Watching playoffs won't be a high priority for many who will
have other things to do...
From the sidelines: -.Goalie John Miners of the Exeter ban-
tam additional entry team is having a great season. Miners re-
cently recorded his 11th shutout in just 17 starts...Busy week-
end upcoming with the Exeter Molting Hawks tournament,
curling at the Exeter Curling Club and the OHA Junior De-
velopment League game in Lucan on Saturday night.