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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-03-20, Page 32,.„ tka ' ;t1 Winghairis Captain v ichiei4ceiveatex a trophy from Wfurrattardiff Wing ara'wl s None of 'the usual 'things that go on during a hockey game, happened until the last_ two minutes of the YGW C division championship final - between Wingham and Harriston, on _Saturday. For , the first 33 minutes of the 35 minute game, no one scored, assisted or even took a penalty, in the tight- checking match, which eventually saw Wingham win 1-0, to claim the championship. When the game started, both teams were playing a defensive style,, with every • 1. . - 4t• neither team really triitigto ; cut loose), or changethe plodding tempo of thegame. Wingham got the first real scoring chance of the game: With about ffVeminuteliegone in the first 'Period, Jeff McKee stole the puck from Harriston attackers at centre ice, and went in all alone on a breakaway, but was foiled by Harriston netminder Jason •Pilltington. Through the rest of the first frame, and much of the second, the play continued back and forth, mostly between the bluelinea, as arirsto taitr toye • rophy; from Rick Turuir; , t.tiO 41, • neither. team •were able to mount much of apt0a0k. Harriston's fiyaChirtiO•with the possibility of getting on • the scoreboard came early in the third period, when • centreman Jeff Benninger - „blasted a scortcher, from ' outside; the *dine: The shot was too hot for the Whighani netminder's catching hand, as he dropped it and it hit the post before he was able to cover up on the play. „ Wingham applied some pressure in the last five • minutes of play, pelting Pilkington with shots from every angleL,„ and coming close to . scoring' on several' occasions. - • „ With 1:28 to • 'go and a scoreless overtime game looking like a streng. possibIllity, Whighain finally cracked Harriston's armour. Don -Beirinillet, did. what it , looked like no one was going- to do, on a two -on -one break, when he took' a pass, from a Wingham teammate and slid thepuck under Pilkington. With 22 seconds left in the game, Harriston tried to restore the deadlock with their net empty in favor of a. • Wiigham manages win over Seaforth Wingham received the sportsmanship trophy, along with winning 4-3 against SeafOrth in an end-to-end action -packed C division semi-final game. Wingham recived the sportsmanship award for being the least - penalized western Ontario team in this year's YCW tourney. Once the game was underway, it wasn't long before Brian Cook came up - his wing and passed t� Jason McNichol, who positioned himself perfectly, to score Seaforth's first goal. After alternating gordrol of the puck between the two teams for a while, Wingham managed to recover it. Jeff McKee shot, and on the rebound, Michael Elmslie scored to tie the score at 1-1. From the neutral zone, Mckee scored with a wristshot that by-passed the Harriston dominates BY EVELYN RESCHNER A heartstopping match -up between Harriston and Mooretown was kept to a one goal margin for much of the game until the final seconds, when Harriston's David Ross skated quickly down the left wing where he was knocked off balance with the Mooretown goal unprotected. Still fighting *hen he was down, be slapped the puck in front where Greg McNevan fired it into the empty -net to make the final score .3-1 advancing Harriston to the B division championship game. David Ross weaved around - Mooretown defenders but still took a shot while falling, but Mooretown goalie Paul Knight blocked the attack. The ,rebound came out to Harriston's Jeff Benninger who. flicked ° it at the net deflectilig it_off_a_Mooretown defenseman .who was covering the pal for his out of position and the players so Wingham jumped ahead before the end of the • second period. • Seaforth made a comeback to tie the score 3-3 with • McNichol jabbing it in and Brent Van den Akker also scoring, as the Wingham goaltender made a valiant effort to save each time. At 8:41 Jason Bloemberg suddenly broke the tie with a slapshot at the blueline that went between the legs of the gealman. Mike Van Loom made a brilliant save as the pick • went around_ the net and a defender- cleared it' ° before • Wingham had a chance to come Close for another point. • SCORING SUMMARY • . First period Seaforth: At 0:32 Jason McNichol frOin Brian Cook Second Period Wingham: At 3:57 Michael Ehnslie from Jeff McKee ,4.74 • * • •. • . • ^ t • • seOlk etteeker,,.:04.,aettbei• • team weteebtotosee$ egara, thermalSee04141.a • A -4 • _ Neither teanV 011100 penalty in the cohtest'whi A 1, is not SurPriShig31040 11)41i fact, that • Winghamwas earlier aivatdid,. the- "- sportsmanship trophy as the team with the foteSt penalty. minutes: • .• SCORING SUMMARY' Third•Period- Wingham: Don lieinmiller scores winning goal at 13:32 player covering his man, and Wingham:-- At 9408 McKee unassisted..... Third Period • Wingham: At 241 Scott Nell Iran McKee and Rob , MacKay. Seaforth: At 3:03 McNichol from Ray Murray Seaforth: At 423 Brent vanden Akker from Jason Schoordewoerd and Jason People Wingham Ay 8:41 Steve Michie from Dave McKee in 3-1 win over Mooietown puck dribbled in. A. lot of shots were fired In the opposition's zones, but did not reach either goalie, to any great ektent, as thepuck bounced off players shin pads and skates. Benninger gave Bengston the 2-0 lead on a lone effort. - As he broke in fast, he rifled a slapshot from the top of the • circle which went in off the Bengston defense and whipped a low wristshot into Harriaton's netminder Jason Pilkington's short side creating an interesting situation for the third period, for it was the first time in the • tournament that Harriston left the ice after two periods of play with a lead; they have been a comeback team all through the tournament. ' Mooretown's Brad Scott mad itwo nice moves around and Boss withonly 31 seconds left. SCORINOSUMMARif First Period: ' 7 . Harriston: -4:58: Jeff Benninger front David Ross Second Period Harriston: Benninger unassisted at 0:12 Mooretown: At 4:37. Brad Scott from Tony Rogers'', , Third Period • ton: Gregl11cNevan frith Benninger and Ross at '14:29 in-the-third-periok-Gres McNevan scored • for Harriston, from Benninger •