Times Advocate, 1995-01-25, Page 22Page 20
Times -Advocate, January 25, 1995
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THE INTREPID
SNOWMOBILER
By Craig Nicholson
Last week I discussed touring preparations, but most often,
snowmobiling happens closer to home. Although you should
always pack emergency, survival and repair kits, it's unlikely
that you'll want to daytrip with full touring gear.
Still, the unexpected can occur anytime. Even simple dis-
comforts become a real nuisance over several hours far from
home. So I carry a personal kit everywhere. This way, if I get
separated from my sled - if it goes through the ice, catches fire,
breaks down or if I have to walk out - I'm prepared. I fill nu-
merous pockets, but I also have a black web belt with small
pouches and a handlebar bag/personal carryall. Here's what I
bring.
Survival/Emergency: I always have two high energy food
bars. They're available at most camping or sports stores. I carry
a pocket compass and a spare glove liners for repair work. At-
tached to my jacket zipper is a Fox 40 Whistle which also dou-
bles as a zipper tab. My pant zipper sports a small penlight for
night map reading or repairs and a ring with spare keys for
sled, car, home and sled locks.
My belt stores personal survival kit basics: Swiss Army knife,
waterproof matches and fire starter, pouches of beef Bovril, alu-
minized blanket, bandages with sterile pads and a length of
strong twine. Last season I started wearing a set of IcEscape
rescue ice picks around my neck.
Personal Comfort: Used frequently are items for my personal
comfort. Your choices may vary according to your habits and
health, but far from home and stores, there's nothing more ag-
gravating than lack of some simple remedy usually taken for
granted.
For example, I always bring a spare set of prescription glass-
es. Since bright, reflected sunlight can strain eyes, mine are UV
treated sunglasses. But both pair are essential because vision
needs change with light conditions. To combat fogging, I pack
tissues and a sample size container of no -fog spray.
A day in the dry wind or burning sun can be hard on facial
skin, so I carry a sample size tube of Vaseline and an anti -
chapping stick for my lips. There's nothing worse than suf-
fering a headache or muscle pain all day, so a pocket pack of
pain pills comes in handy. So does a roll of anti -acid tablets for
that big lunch that won't settle.
I have a absorbent hand towel attached to my bib strap. It
hangs down my chest inside my jacket and has been a life-saver
for seat and visor drying or for wiping dirty/greasey hands be-
fore putting good mitts back on.
Temperature and condition fluctuations mean dressing flex-
ibly. By either warming or venting my face and neck, I help
maintain a comfortable riding balance. So my carryallholds
balaclava and neck warmer that pulls up over the face like a
bandit mask if I require extra protection or if my visor gets
damaged or lost. There's also a socket wrench for quick plug
changing and an instant hand warmer pack. The bag unsnaps
easily from the handle bars and comes inside with me at pit -
stops.
Personal Info and ID: I have a separate wallet for winter. It al-
ways stays in my snowmobile suit. It has sled insurance and
registration papers, medical info, emergency phone numbers,
personal ID and my permit pink slip. Also, my OFSC Mas-
terCard which I use for snowmobiling to keep track of ex-
penses.
There's also money - for miscellaneous items and $300 for .
emergencies. Unless I'm on extended tour, I leave my regular
wallet with all its valuable contents and credit cards at home
where it won't get lost. This way, I only have to remember to
transfer my driver's licence back and forth. Beats forgetting my
whole wallet at home or cottage.
With a little forethought, you can put your own personal
pack together before the season and never have to worry about
it again - just make a habit of wearing yotit belt and taking
your carryall on every ride. Until next time, happy trails and re-
member: Sled Smart - Ride Safe, Ride Sober. For information on
local snowmobiling, Snowaramas and clubs, contact the On-
tario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) at 705/739-7669.
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Eskers too much for lrish again
Lucan has now dropped three of their last four games
By Fred Groves
T -A staff
LUCAN - Same score, same
team, same frustration - only a dif-
ferent date.
Last Wednesday night the Lucan
Irish were beaten 6-3 by the vis-
iting Pon Stanley Lakers. A week
earlier it was the same score against
the same team.
The loss, paired with a 4-3 over-
time defeat to Lambeth on Sunday,
has the Irish with a 12-18-1 record
in the OHA Junior Development
League's west division.
Lucan came out flying for the re-
match with the Lakers and dom-
inated the first five minutes of the
game and controlling most of the
opening period, outshot the Lakers
17-12.
"They capitalize on our mistakes
and that's what beat us," said for-
ward Jeremy Jemec who had a
shorthanded goal very early in the
second period. "I don't think they
are a better club than we are."
In the five meetings of the two
teams this year, the Lakers have
won all five games, three of those
by similar 6-3 scores. Pt. Stanley
outscored the Irish 31-18 over
those five games.
"1 don't know, maybe we have
something in the back of our minds
we can't beat them," said Lucan
coach Scott Bogart.
In the first period, the Irish
buzzed. all around Lakers goalie
Lance Chartrand and just couldn't
score. With Jemec in the penalty
box, the visitors got on the board
on a powerplay goal by Craig Jal-
bert.
But the Irish made it 1-1 just 21
seconds into the middle frame
when Jemec made up for his time
sitting in the box with a short-
handed marker.
"Derek Greenlee went to ice the
puck and it went off a defender. It
came to me in the middle of the
ice," described Jemec of being in
the right place at just the right time.
The Lakers surprised everyone in
the building when they took a time
out and coach Marty Carroll had
his entire team go behind the bench
and into the hall for the 30 -second
break.
It was almost 2-1 for the Irish but
Chartrand made a big save on Tre-
vor Emms. At the other end of the
rink, Lucan goalie Steve Watson
was down and the puck was flipped
up over top of him and it was 3-1
on a wraparound.
The Irish cut the lead to a goal
when Greg DePrest redirected—a
shot up high and it was 3-2 after 40
minutes. Just as the Irish dominated
in the first period, the final 20 min-
utes belonged to the Lakers as they
scored three more. Steve Matthews
answered for Lucan.
"It's a little hard when you work
that hard and don't have anything to
show for it," said Bogart of the
game.
Lancers 4, Irish 3
Playoff hockey intensity was in
Lambeth on Sunday night but un-
fortunately for the Irish they wer-
en't the winners in this one which
was decided in overtime.
The score was 2-1 for the visitors
after the first period as Dave Lind -
All three Lucan assistant captains Derek Greenlee, left, Mike Robb and Wil Giles concentrate
more on Pt. Stanley's top scorer Craig Jalbert than the puck during last Wednesday's game.
Geiger leads west to win
The Zurich Minor product scored twice
By Fred Groves
T -A staff
LAJCAN - It wasn't much of a
game but for the fans who were
supporting the players from the
west, they certainly had .lots to
cheer about.
Saturday night in front of a large
crowd, the west beat the east in the
Annual OHA Junior Development
Hockey League All-Star game. The
tables were certainly turned from
-1994 when the East side skated to a
10-5 win.
Players with local connections
did very well as Seaforth Cente-
naires Steve Geiger had two goals
and a pair of assists to lead the win-
ners. For his efforts he was named
the games number one star.
Lucan Irish forward Greg De-
Prest was the number two star as he
had a goal and three assists and
Shayne Robinson from Exeter, the
game's number three star had two
goals and a pair of assists.
Also representing the Hawks was
Chris Kennedy who had a very
strong game with a goal and three
assists.
For Geiger it was kigd of a sur-
prise that he was even seiected by
the Centenaries .to go to the game
heave usually each team sends
one forward and one defenseman.
However, in the past that has
meant that some defensemen would
have to move up and play a for-
ward spot This year, a few of the
teams, Seaforth being one of them
were told they could send s for-
wards - Geiger and Steve Mc
Saturday the two played on
same line but were later split u.
and Geiger was moved over to right
y
wing from his familiar position of
centre.
"We were together for the first
half but we got split up later," said
Geiger, a Zurich Minor Hockey As-
sociation product now in his second
year with the Cents.
'1 didn't mind it," he said of be-
ing moved over to the right wing.
"I kind of liked it. I've been playing
centre the past 15 games."
After 32 regular season games
with the Cents, Geiger was second
in team scoring with 15 goals and
21 assists.
A year ago Pt. Stanley dominated
the east division in the regular sea-
son standings and made it all the
way to the finals where they were
beaten by Mitchell of the west.
This year, the Thamesford Tro-
jans who headed into the all-star
break with just one loss are clearly
the favorites to win the east divi-
sion. The west, with mote teams
battling for the top spot, seems
more competitive. ,
Saturday the west were ahead just
2-1 after the first period but ex-
ploded in the second frame and
were up 8-2 after 40 minutes,
The line of Robinson, DePrest
and Craig Jalbert of Pt. Stanley was
really clicking and it looked as
though the trio had played together
before.
"It wasn't as fast as I thought it
would be," said Geiger. 1 don't
know if the guys were just having
fun or what."
While he and Robinson scored
two each for the winners, so did
Rob Boville of Mitchell .with sin-
gles from Itennedy, Deftest, Jamie
Allison of Lambeth, Craig Watson
West 14, East 5
of Lambeth, Mt. Brydges' Shawn
Thorpe, Jamie Vowles of North
Middlesex, Mclnally of Seafonh
and Craig Jalbert of Pt. Stanley.
Answering for the east were
Ryan Conners of St. George with
two, Burford's Kyle Leman, Dave
Boldt of Langton and Lee Seabrook
of Wellesley.
There were few penalties in the
game and only one injury and it
was to Allison who seemed to hurt
his shoulder quite severely. He
could be a big loss to the Lancers
as he is one of their top defense -
men.
This year's game was the second
time it was held in Lucan and it
will be there again in 1996. All
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berg got his first of the year as he
teamed with Keith Robson and then
later, Scott Riddell scored from Je-
mec and George Stephens.
Lucan couldn't click in the sec-
ond but Steve Hudson scored from
Greg DePrest and Wil Giles in the
third. Knvyet Carson made 32
saves in net.
"We had several good scoring op-
portunities in the third but couldn't
finish," said Irish manager Pat
Ryan.
Defenseman Bryan Steifel had a
strong game back on the blueline.
Lucan travelled to Exeter last night
and Wednesday play host to Mt.
Brydges.
Lucky charms:—After 31
games, DePrest leads the team in
scoring with 18 goals and 30 assists
for 48 points while Matthews has
30 points...
Late goals
sink Hawks
in Seaforth
SEAFORTH - Three goals in the
last 1:46 of play meant defeat for
the Exeter Hawks Sunday night as
they fell 7-5 to the host Seafonh
Centenaires.
It was a split in last week's games
however as the Hawks edged
Mitchell 4-3 on Wednesday. The
win and loss gives Exeter a 17-12-3
OHA Junior Development League
record which they took against the
visiting Lucan Irish last night.
In Seaforth, Greg Mathison
scored with 1:46 left to play which
tied the game at 5-5 and then 35
seconds later Steve Mclnally netted
what proved to be the winner. Ja-
son Henderson's third of the night
was into the empty net.
The Hawks played a very dis-
ciplined game as they did not re-
ceive a single penalty and took ad-
vantage of one of only two Seaforth
penalties. Ray Cousineaunetted., a
pair, including one with the man
advantage with singles from
Shayne Robinson, Chad Gilfillan
and Steve Farquhar.
Wednesday newcomer netminder
Brian Knight picked up the win as
he turned away 28 shots in the 4-3
win. Robinson, Chris Kennedy, Na-
than Burns and Sean McCann
scored for the winners.
While the Hawks took on Lucan
last night, they travel to Pt. Stanley
on Saturday.
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