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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-02-27, Page 15ended,. Junin !Otts -sturt HOMO .10041$0e has its regular #esson and are now playoffs. Ganem rite .4 Ca nadiens" ended the sear of 'top of the. heap, They were too strong for the league in the early season and got a head start and a long jump lastt, Ingame of season Green's defeated the Bro l►y "BM*" Mike Pletch scored twice for the winners, Allan Jackson and Brett Cameron each adding one. Don Brooks picked is up one for the losers. In the first game of the playoffs Greens kept up their winning streak with a close 2=1 game over Brophy's "Bruins". Mike Pletch and Brett Cameron shared the goals for the winners, Terry Rin - ton) picking up the losers' lone goal. Greens, a late bloomer, now have a onegame edge in the best- * of -five series. The winners of this series takes on the "Canadiens" for the championship of the,Atom House League. Platteville wins the playoffs FORDWICH — Plattsville In- termediates defeated Hawick 7-3 e, to win the playoff series four games to one in hockey action. The game was played last week at the Howick arena. In other ice activity at the arena last week, the West Howick PeeWees defeated East Howick in a close 5-4 game. In Tyke play- off action, East Howick shut out Belmore 6-0. ' A Toronto Squirt team visiting the area last week played, the East and West Howick lads and defeated them 9-5. • • e • • • •' ••• • ••• • • • • • • LYCEUM �Ilr�r31E.ok-ir NIL MC W--,1 ",.AM 'JW AP,,., P..,,N1 f.. WINGHAM'S MOST POPULAR MOVIE IS SACK l 1 DAYS ONLY I Wed. 26, Thurs. 27. Fri. 21. Sat. 1 Wed. and Thurs. at 7:00 and 9:00 P.M: tri. and Sot. 3 showings at 7:00.9:00. 11:00 P.M. roust whora • • • • • • • • • • • ••••• •• • • • • • w • • • • • / •1: • •• ' • - ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ••••••••••••••• •' • Sun. 2. 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The Iron - men evened it up on some good puck control by Carl Stanley. With that little give-and-take fake he left the Port Elgin defenceman mesmerized at the blueline and a low shot on the stick side from dose range tied the game at one - all at the -end of the first. At 4:54 of the second the Iron - men jumped into a two goal lead as Doug Leitch flipped the puck to Graham Hamilton at the point and Graham's quick shot was de- flected into the corner of the net - by Gerry Wheeler. -then at 9:26 the Ironmen got one of those gift goals with the Little Bear George Schamott the goat when Graham Hamilton let - one go from the point and the puck caught the handle of George's stick and changed direction right into the corner of the net. 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LYNN HOY ENTERPRISES Hwy. 86 East Wingham 357.3435 Fully Licensed Bike Shop Garage Class "A" and "D" Class "M" Mechanic pair Bob McKinnon and Murray Cobean doing the damage and Murray tine marksman. As the period waa nearing an end, at 17:45 Port. Elgin tied it up on the prettiest goal of the game as Rick Greig pulled ironnnan , goalie Benny Blackwellto one corner of the net and flipped a perfect pass to; linennate Brad Moffat who tipped it in behind Benny. The teams went ,off the ice at the end of th, second all tied up 3 to 3. It was only 2:49 of the third that Port Elgin's power play clicked for the second time in the game and on an, end -to' -end solo effort by Gary Acton Port Elgin Went ahead 4 to 3. The Ironmen tied it up at 4:14 as Doug Leitch scored, Gerry Wheeler drawing the assist. Both teams - had good chances in the balance of the period but it ended 4 to 4 and the teams changed ends for 10 minutes of overtime. Early in that first 10 minutes of overtime the, Bears had a big breakaway chance but Ironmen goalie Benny Blackwell came up with the big save to keep the .hometown boys in the game. For the balance of the first 10 minute overtime coach George Skinn confined his forces to two strong lines and they certainly had the best of the play and the best scor- ing chances. However, Port Elgin. goalie Rick Scudder's lightning glove hand was just everywhere, robbing Ironmen time and time again. His stops had the Ironmen shaking - their heads in disbelief and had the hometown Ironmen Bins amazed at ,his unbelievable saves. ' After 10 minutes of overtime, with the -score still tied, the players took a well-earned breather and it was sudden death overtime. Everyone knew that this was. going to be one of those games when one team came up with a big win and the other team was- going -to lose a tough one, as is always the case in sudden death overtime. Well, for three, minutes - the Ironmen had the best of the play and scoring chances. Then it happened. What appeared to be a routine faceoff in the Ironmen end saw the puck scoot behind the net, with an Ironman and Port Elgin's Rick Johnson fighting for theOMR: `'1'hd `!'dt Elgin:4:110d pulled the puck out from the feet of the Ironman as if it was on a string on the toe of his stick. Somehow or other he tucked it in the corner to give the Bears a big 5 to 4 win and a 2 to 1 lead in the best -of -seven series. WHISTLE STOPS ... Playoff hockey at its best. That's what it was in this one. It had all the -excitement of last Tyear's classic series with Arthur ... The hero of the Bears in this one was .goalie Rick Scudder. It's been a long time since such an outstanding display of goal -tending has been put on in the local arena. And the Little Ironman Benny Blackwell made some mighty big saves in the net for the home teani a ..� Port Elgin's strong power Vey with two goals .oveitsldowe►d 1 rather weak power 'play by the Ironmen which just couldn't best that quick hand of Rick Scudder . . For the Iroilnen Grahalti Hamilton on the defence played an outstanding ganiie. He carried the puck well and seemed to have that ability to be in the right spot to break up good scoring chances by Port Elgin. And he dished Out some good' hits at the blueline aa Port Elgin's -Bob McKinnon knew, only too well. He was doubled up like a pretzel at the blueline after. being stopped in his tracks by one of Graham's checks. ' Yes, Graham Hamilton and Murray - McKague certainly were the bright spots of__.the blueline bri� gade and they lugged a lot of ice time in this one. Hard-working ' Murray Black now knows what it's like to have a ton of bricks fall -on you as Murray, with a low check, took the feet from under 'George Schamott but unfortunately for Murray, George came tumbling down on top of him ... These sudden death, marathon games are hard on everyone. More than one fan was heard to say the next day, "Boy, I was exhausted after that long game." As the game stretched out some nervously were running out of cigarettes and even noticed that a regular Ironmen supporter who sits at4he far end just to the left of the clock, found that his quart of chocolate milk and bountiful bag ` of sandwiches' had run out...Yes this was a long, tiring game on everyone, fans, coaches and.' players. It was a tough die to lose for the Ironmen and a big win for the Bears. Next home game Friday at 9 p.m. Better get there early as after this game that arena will be packed. Ironmen to given With a good ., following of sup- ,.. porters. -on hand -the Ironmen by virtue of a one-sided 7 to 1 win in Port Elgin on Sunday, evened the best -of -seven series at 2 -all. On the heels- of a heartbreak- ing, sudden death overtime loss the Ironmen were readying for this one. Coach George Skinn had the adrenalin, or something, going at full force from the drop of the first puck. They shoved the action into. the Bears' end and at the 27 second mark Doug Leitch picked off a pass, and using the Bears defenceman as a screen, flipped a quick back -hand shot into the lower corner of the net. Two minutes later the Ironmen sent their power play into action and it took 33 seconds to find the mark as Murray Black dented GRUMPY SHE AIN'T—Cathy Craig practising for her role as one of the seven dwarfs in a number for the Howick figure skating carnival, looks' like anything but a little old man with a long beard. But imagination can do wonders—as those taking in th°e carnival on Saturday, March 1 will see. (Staff Photo) shellac Bears. Slayoff series tale twine at 2:57: Then at 10:29, '13114.4 •--Plgtty tlueawa�y, Pang-. play, lineihates "Doug Leitch and . John Henderson worked the puck to Gerry Wheeler at the crease edge and Gerry skimmed one along the ice into the net. At 16:09 Carl Stanley let one go from deep in the corner to give the Ironmen a four -goal lead and with that goal Port Elgin's goalie, Rick Scudder, the hero of Friday night's game, pulled himself from the fray. The- second period saw the Bears outplay the Ironmen and only- superb work by Ironmen goalie Benny Blackwell kept them from closing the gap. The teams each picked up a goal in the second, Gerry Wheeler scor- ing for the Ironmen at 4:20 and Ironmen lose despite C. Stanley's hat trick The Ironmen found out last Tuesday night that those Port Elgin Bears weren't about to hibernate yet. In fact the. Bears registered a decisive 7-5 win over the Ironmen to even the best -of - seven series at one game apiece. The first period appeared' to be a duel between Ironman Carl Stanley and Port Elgin's Bob McKinnon. Carl shot the Ironmen into the lead on a fine solo effort at 6:17. Bob McKinnon got Port richt back on the game at 10:12 with Arnie Mittendorf drawing the assist. Carl Stanley, with strong skating, good puck control and a booming shot put the Iron - men ahead 2-1 — truly an out- standing solo effort at 12:33. But Port Elgin's Bob McKinnon was lot about to be up -staged by an Ironman before his hometown crowd and five seconds later he capitalized on some lackadaisical puck'""handling by the Ironmen defence at centre, picked off a poor pass and scooted in do goalie Paul Heffer, to even the count un- assisted. As the clock ticked off the final seconds it appeared as hough the period would end in a Iwo -all tie, btdt such was not to be. 'kith seven seconds left in the period, the man advantage, and the face off in the Ironmen end, Port Elgin's coach, Al Blair, sent out Gary Acton to take the face- ,ff and moved dangerous Bob McKinnon to the wing right in front of the net. Thil3 move saw the Ir'►nmen double cover Bob McKinnon, just what Port Agin wanted, for it left free their ac- urate trigger man, Murray Cobean. In the short span of five seconds Port's Gary Acton won the draw and Murray Cobean culled the trigger on a blister. With only two seconds left in the period* Port Elgin had a big goal to give them a 3-2 lead at the end (If the first. For the first seven minutes of the second period the Ironmen carried the play but had trouble getting any serious goal threats as every Port Elgin player was skating and checking. Then in Tess than two minutes, goals by Rick Greig, Bob McKinnon and Pete Parker gave Port Elgin a 6-2 lead. At 9:45 some hard work by Carl Stanley and a fine pass to Barry MacDonald at the goal mouth made it 6 to 3. At 15:45 Bob Johnston, about 10 feet from the net, threaded a blast into an im- possibly small opening between the goalie's pad and the post to bring the score to 6 to 4 for Port Elgin at the end of the second. The Ironmen certainly were on the offensive in the third and at 6:30 while Port Elgin's Murray Cobean was in the penalty box, Carl Stanley, with his third goal of the game, put the Ironmen within a goal of Port Elgin. Now there was hope for the Ironmen -- and they were right back in the game ... that is right in the game until 12:28. Then bingo! The Iron - men defence pair dillied and dallied with the puck in their own end rather than carrying it or moving it out, and Port Etgin's opportunist, Murray Cobean, pounced on a slow, foolish pass like a eat on a mouse. A quick flip of the puck to Bob McKinnon and on went the goal light; Port Elgin had the insurance marker and a 7-5 lead. That goal was like a sharp pin applied to an inflated balloon. In seconds, it deflated all Ironmen's efforts. As always on the heels of a loss, it was a long trip home for the Ironmen and a very happy pack of .Port Elgin Bears who with this victory had tied the series at one apiece. WHISTLE STOPS ...A win just wasn't in the stars for the Iron - men in this one. In the first period Gerry Wheeler -was lost to the Ironmen for the biggest part of the period, the cause — the blade came off his skate. A special "Thank You" to former Wing hamite Dave Carr who came to the rescue of the Ironmen with a pair of skates to get Gerry Wheeler "back on wheels" for the second period. Thanks a million Dave . . . The big star in this game was Port Elgin's Bob McKinnon. He never stopped skating; he was a continual thorn in the side of every Ironman and with his quick change of skating speed and that little extra effort in speed capitalized on poor puck control by the Ironmen defence. Yes, With four goals he was the big star in this one .. . For the Ironmen there was an all-out effort by only two players. Carl Stanley worked hard all night, skating and carrying the puck well and his hard work was rewarded with the hat trick, his first of the season. Murray McKague played a whale of a game on defence. He was hitting and carrying the puck well. He was the only bright spot in a defence that seemed to lack in desire, and a weak defence by the Ironmen spelled defeat in this game. Port Elgin certainly deserved the win. They skated, they hit — Yes, they hit as Murray McKague well knows for Port Elgin's Rick Johnson caught Murray in full flight and put him into a 380 degree spin. hard-working Murray Cobean getting the Bears on the score sheet at 7:00. The period ended with Ironmen Graham Hamilton leaving the game with an injury and the Ironmen with a 5 to 1 lead. With the ice anything but fast the teams appeared to tire in the third. Early penalties forced the Ironmen to play short-handed but with brother Graham out of action Greg Hamilton led the Ironmen, playing his heart out in those first three minutes and for his all-out efforts topped it with a goal at 2:29. Taking exception to a mean hit after the goal, he ended up in the penalty box along with Port Elgin's Ron Sayle. Frustration and tiring legs led to a series of penalties. But between the penalties Phil Paquette managed to dent the twine with the final goal tf the game to give the Ironmen a 7 to 1 lead. At 15:29, the spark that had sent Port's Ron Sayle and Iron- man Greg Hamilton to the penal- ty box earlier exploded into fisti- cuffs in the penalty box area, then moved into the centre ring where Greg won.the decision as Ron Sayles thick lip clearly showed. As the game drew to a close at one point in the final three minutes there were no less than four Ironmen in the penalty box and only one Bear. Yes the Ironmen had scored a rather decisive 7 to 1 win over the Bears to even the best -of -seven series at two each. WHISTLE STOPS . . . "When you're hot you're hot; and when you're not, you're not", and this was the case with Port Elgin's goalie who picked off just every- thing Friday night but in the Sunday game just didn't have it and pulled himself from action in the first period. . . That quick goal in only 27 seconds hurt the Bears and gave the Ironmen a big lift ... Without a doubt, the one man who kept the Ironmen in the game in that second period was goalie Benny Blackwell, with some great saves, plus a little help from the goal posts . Missing from the Bears' line-up was that steady blueline per- former, George Schamott and°his importance to their team clearly showed in this one . . . Despite some tender loving care and back massage ,by Nurses Skinn and Tervit, the gals just weren't able to get injured Graham Harri lion back into action for the third period ... By the way, rumor has it that one of the players was so nervous that his parents weren't able to decipher the shakey note he left for them re bus,departure time. All Ironmen came up with a - good effort in this win. Phil Paquette and Doug Leitch both The % M Adit181100. 27,11 .; BC JUNIOR ,BANTAMS Three lassies, Sheri Walden, Kim Zimmer and Julaine Adams, each came up with, a 117 single to make them high in the Junior Bantam clivi ioh. Joanne limy had a 216 high double. For the boys, it was Tim Stain - ton's 186 high single and a 349 double rolled by Stephen Gaunt that took honors. Games over 125 were bowled by Kevin .Smith 125; Robert Willis 132; Stephen gaunt 157, ' 182; Terry Hoy 127; Michael Pletch 138, 154; Greg Laidlaw 131; Tom Foulon 142. In first place are the Peanuts with 66 points. They are followed by the Chips with 60; Cheezies 56; Popcorns 52; Toffies 44; Pop- sicles 38. The Bowler of the Month awards were -pr ented to Danny Mansell and Sh ' Walden for bowling the m t pins bowled Belgrave tops in two games Lost Monday saw the Belgrave team in the "Maple Syrup Village" of Belmore, for the third game of the best in seven seines and a score of 5-2 for Belgrave. Bryan Black with a pair of goals led the way for Belgrave, with singles going to Bryan Coultes, Don Edgar and Neil Bieman. The two teams met again Thursday for a Belgrave win of 6- 4 that eliminated Belmore from further action in the 1975 season. Bruce Corrigan picked up a couple for Belgrave, with Bob Pegg, Bryan Coultes, Don Edgar. and Niel Edgar netting one each. This was probably the best game of the whole series, with Belmore fighting for their playoff lives but coming up short. On Saturday Belgrave ven- tured to Elmira for the first game in the best of seven WOAA inter- mediate D final, but lost 5-2 to the Floradale team. Grant Coultes and Tom Black tallied for Bel - grave. Belgrave returns tr. lmira, Feb. 28. The Belgrave team is seeking support and will hold - a dance in the. Wingham Legion Hall on Saturday, March 15. Tickets can be purchased from any team member. • OMISSION --r - In last week's report on the "Circus on Ice" held February 15 at the Wingham Arena, we omit- tedthe fact that Joan Huetheer of Brussels performed a solo number. Bridge results Tied for, first, Yvonne Mc- Pherson and Leonard George; Norma Parker and Farish Mof- fat; second, Hazel Weir and Kay Forgie; third, May Porter and Arthur Wilson. seemed to put out extra effort 'in skating and checking,, and when the team seemed to sag in the third it was that Blonde Bomber Greig Hamilton who lit the spark that carried them to victory .. . Certainly a good following for the Ironmen in Port Elgin with several there from Teeswater, Wingham, Ripley, Brussels and Lucknow. Noticed Mark Chisholm's. pa, Grant, there in white shirt and tie. Did you get time for lunch between church and game time, Grant? What a series this is turning out to be. Next game at Wingham this Friday,nt 9, with game six at Port Elgin 2 p.m, Sunday and the seventh game (if necessary) will be• announced later. Get in the habit. Follow the Ironmen down the playoff trail. , wlin over their averagesfor the month of January. a1i lacunas! BANTAMS The Sabres were really on the ball last week; they moved uP three points and are now tied with the -first -place Brave* at 64. T Flyers are third with 50 and the Blues 52. The Seals have 42 and the Islanders '37. Kerry Thompson had the.high single of 216 and high double of 354. -For the boys it was Greg Storey's 217 single ,and '414 double. Other boys did well an games over 150: Reuben Jaclyn 152, 164; Greg Storey 1t7, Blair Mansell 154; Daryl .Holmes 1S4, 154; Brad Gerrie 162,. . JUNIORS Christine Foston and Jay Maac- Laurin the team who led the juniors in bowling last weekend.. Christine chalked up the 283 high single and 442 high double; Jay's: were a 227 single and a 414 double. The Whops are still 'having little trouble holding down Tint place; they're now at 76 points, The Copouts added five points and moved into second place with 62, forcing the Rats into third with their 58. The Strikers have 45; Untouchables -42 and Brutes. 33. Games over 175 were bowled by Sheila Burke 201; Linda. Taylor 102; Brenda Foxton 200, 177; Rhonda Lee 190, 205; Jamie Smith 189; Tom Chappell 179, 189; Stephen Burke 215; Ken Marks 175; Jay MacLaurin 187; Robert Wharton 211; Paul Cerson 206; Sheldon Jones 211. Peggy Tervit, Lori Kopas and Christine Foxton each bowled 100 pins over her average.' Peeg�gv's 269, Lori's 238 and Christine's 283 - earned the girls badges. The Master Bowlers' Associa- tion is conducting the llth "annual Master Junior tournament spon sored by Coca-Cola. The junior bowlers competed in the qualifying round on February 1 and 8. The high double of the two weeks was counted as his or her final score. The high boy, Jamie Smith, with a 492 double, will bowl with Shirley. Storey, the teaching master in. Wingham, on March .2 in Listowel. The high girt, Esther Nethery, with a double of 406, will also bowl with Mrs. Storey. Jamie will bowl three games with Shirley, then Esther will do the same. If one of the teams should a.• M qr�Y � s,rsq-,oyr.r ♦y aGrtt win; fey �uvould advance to the Ontario finals at Fleetway "40" in London on March 22. Good luck to all three bowlers! "Brilliant an . 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