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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-02-19, Page 20P—GODERICHSIGNAL-STAR, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19,1986 .1* Deckhands win division title Miller'sgoal gives Goderich onetime win BY DAVE SYKES The annual. Goderich Old Deckhands Tournament may have been sponsored by Labatt's this year but • it was definitely Miller time Sunday for the host Deckhands club. The Deckhand's Ron Miller scored two goals, including the winner in sudden- ' death overtime and set up another to lead Goderich to a 3-2 win over Forest in the Bedford Division championship here Sun- day. The victory, a come -from -behind effort, avenged a 4-1 loss to Forest earlier Sunday and set the stage for the final. Goderich took the lead in the champion- ship game late in the first period as Miller made a fine' play to keep the puck in the Forest zone before feeding linemate Paul Corriveau for the game's first goal. Forest got that one back in the first minute of the second period as Ted Mc- Cahill finally beat Rick Palla in the Goderich goal after Palle had made several saves. McCahill scored his second` of the game late in the second period to boost Forest into a 2-1 lead. The Old Deckhands tied the game three minutes into.the final period as Corriveau won the draw in the Forest zone and Miller, redirected Rick Sowerby's shot from the point off .the post on Wayne Wellington's stick side for the tying goal. Goderich enjoyed several good scoring opportunities late in the game but failed to capitalize on its chances. • Miller finally ended the game with just three and half minutes left in the first sudden -death overtime period as he corall- ed a loose puck at the Forest blueline and skated in on the left side. His initial shot was blocked by Wellington but Miller prevailed and his backhander squirted through the goaltender into the net. Miller was chosen the game's MVP for his• ef- forts. Goderich netminder Rick Palla, a defencernan by trade in the Recreation Hockey League, played well for the 01 Deckhands allowing just seven goals in four games, one into an empty net. Goderich reached the division final by defeating Gifford and Clinton in the round robin series and losing to Forest. In its opening game, Goderich defeated Gifford '2-0 in a game that was dominated offensively by the Old Deckhands. The game was scoreless until the final minute of the second period when Sowerby took matters into his own hands, rushed the length of the ice and tucked in his own rebound on Mike Loucks who played a solid game in net for Gifford. Midway through the third period, Buck Million picked up a Terry Miller pass, streaked in on the left side and beat Loucks Goderich Old Deckhand members Jim Fairish, Paul Corriveau and Ron Miller watch as a pass out scoots by the slot in tourna- ment action against Gifford Friday. Goderich won the game and defeated Forest 3-2 in overtime to win the Bedford Division , with a hard shot to the glove side to propel Goderich into a two -goal lead. While Palle faced few shots in the shutout he had to be sharp on several occasions. Goderich handily won its second game defeating Clinton 4-1. Corriveau led the team offensively scoring two goals. Harold championship Sunday. Earlier in the day, Forest defeated Goderich 4-1. In the other photos, Corriveau dumps the puck off to an open than in the centre ice area and Miller battles for a loose puck in the slot. (photos by Susan Hundertmark Leddy and Cliff, `acbonald set up Corr, riveau for the first goal of the game and Scott Macaulay converted a pass from Million and Terry Miller to boost Goderich into a 2-0 lead. Carmen Fielder scored the third Qtoderich goal in the second period,. and Corriveau, with his second, added an in- surance goal in the final period. Forest took advantage of a chippy Goderich squad Sunday horning and won 4-1. Forest led 1-0 after one period and scored three goals in the final period to Turn topage7• BY TD The Goderich Sailors bowed out in the ininimum three games in their best -of -five quarter final OHA Junior `C' playoff series with the Port Elgin Bears, but not before giving their home fans one of the most ex- citing hockey games seen here in years. The Sailors had lost the first game 8-3 in Port Elgin, but they came back with a<`!! vengeance here Tuesday, playing with considerable spirit and skill before losing 7-6 in double overtime. On the night's play, the Sailors deserved a better fate. The Sailors scored the game's first two goals !! only to see the Bears score five straight to lead 5-2 by the midway point of the second period. Instead of folding, the Sailors went !' to the attack, outscoring the Bears 3 - 1 in j. the remainder of the second period and 1- 0 in the third to force the game into over- time. The team played a 10 minute period of overtime in which neither scored and then went into a sudden -death period which went 14 minutes until the Bears got the break that won them the game. In that overtime session, the teams played on even terms until a Port Elgin • penalty gave the Sailors a power -play op- portunity after 12 minutes of play. The Sailors exerted tremendous pressure on the Bears, but goalie Mike Rourke, with the aid of a couple of goalposts, held the Sailors off the scoresheet. When Rob Judd's penalty expired, he came out of the box just in time to take a lead pass from Terry King. With a Sailor defenceman Todd Jeffrey draped all over him, Judd still managed to slide the puck past Randy Gaynor into the net to give the Bears their instant victory. The Sailors started strong,with a pair of power play goals early in the first period. Chris Sideris finished off passes from Shawn Larder and Daryl Madge for the first one and then Daisy Gallow combined with linemates John Thompson and Pete Willems for the other. The Bears then took command, scoring five straight goals to lead 5-2 before John Thompson scored on a shorthanded situa- tion, stealing the puck from the last Bear back. Port Elgin scored a minute later, but Rick Shakes scored for the Sailors, taking the puck off the back boards.and beating Rourke. Brad Armstrong and Kevin Telford assisted. Another powerplay goal by John Graham, who knocked the puck in- to the net while on his knees pulled the Sailors within one goal of the lead before the end of the second period. Shawn, Larder and Ray Vanstone were credited with aseists. The Sailors got the only goal of the third period on a hard wrist shat from long range by Todd Jeffrey. Dave Callow made . a good play to get the puck to Jeffrey. The large crowd on hand was obviously appreciative of the strong effort put in by yt''itttopage q Television on Ice is theme of Carnival SPORTS SHORTS Television on Ice will be the theme celebrated on the ice surface of the Goderich Arena when the Goderich Figure Skating Club presents its annual skating extravaganza Saturday. The annual show, which will feature ,some of the outstanding shows and car- toons of television's black and white era, will showcase the skating talent of the members of the Goderich Figure Skating Club. Two shows will offered Saturday, a 2 p.m. matinee and the evening perfor- mance is set for 7 p.m. There is no admis- sion charge but donations will be accepted at the door. The show will begin with a precision number by novice and junior skaters rang- ing in age from 5-11 years. Pre-school skaters will delight with a version of the Felix the Cat cartoon while beginners will present Bugs Bunny and Yogi Bear and BooBoo. Pre-school skaters range in age from 2'/z to 5. The elementary section will present two performance, the first being Dennis the Menace with soloist Sonja McCallum play- ing the irascible Dennis. Jillian O'Neil will play Mickey Mouse in the other elemen- tary number. The Flintstones will be on ice with Tam- my Marshall as Dino and the novices will present their rendition of Batman with Emma Hollingworth as Robin in a solo performance. The novices will also stage an old-fashioned beauty contest and the winner, Paula Glew, will also perform. Senior skaters will nrvsenta popular battery commercial with a solo by Melissa Hruden and Back to the Future will pro- vide the theme for a slinky blue's number by senior skaters. Seniors Susan Cook will play Miss Piggy and Jenifer Huyck will be Punky Brewster. The final number will deal with colour television with music provided by Dire Straight's Money for Nothing. The show promise's to beentertaining and good family entertainment. • i Atoms defeat Peewee Bs 6-0 The Goderich Machinist Atoms scored two goals in the first period and went on to defeat the Goderich Peewee Bs 6-0 in ex- hibition play last Thursday. Jason Jeffrey led the Atoms with two goals including the game's first goal and eventual winner: - Jason .Cook, Chris Dickson, Jared Whalen and Chad Papple also scored for the Atoms in the game. Jason Duckworth and Chuck MacLen- nan tended goal for the Machinist Atoms. rather turbulent year for the Goderich Junior C Sailors It was a but they salvaged a lot of pride with a fide team effort here Tuesday before losing to Port Elgin in double overtime. Goaltender° Randy Gaynor tries to clear a' Bear from the crease. the second period. The team finished fifth 01 with help from steam -mate during the sit -team league and gave Port Elgin a handful in the best -of -five series. Port Elgin won game three Friday 8.3. (photos by Dave Sykes) Atoms lose to Mooretown 5-2 in OMHA The Goderich Machinist Atoms were eliminated from Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) playoff action after losing 5-2 to Mooretdwn in Mooretown Saturday. The series was a tough one between the evenly matched teams with Mooretown winning the first game in Goderich 2-1 last weekend before wrapping the best -of -three preliminary series Saturday at home. Mooretown scored the only goal of the first period .with three minutes left and then expanded its lead to two goals scoring just 15 seconds into the second period. Goderich got than one back three minutes later as Bill Ingham scored from Andrew McLarty and Mark Phillips to close the gap to 2-1. Just three minutes later Craig Bulsza scored his second goal of the game and propelled Mooretown into a 3-1 lead after two periods of play. The teams played through 10 minutes of scoreless hockey in the final period before Goderich got back in the game with a goal with just five minutes remaining to make the score 3-2. Ingham, with his second of the game, scored from Chris Dickson. Mooretown, however, scored two goals in the span of a minute to dampen Goderich's hopes of tying the game. Each team was assessed three minor penalties in the game. No4vice$ drop. 2-1 decision to Lucan Lucan scored two goals in the first period and it was all they needed as they went on defeat the Garb and Gear Novices 24 in Shamrock League play in Goderich Saturday. A11 three of the goals in the game were scored ina flurry that lasted about two minutes midway through the first period. Lucan opened the scoring with seven minutes gone in the period with Jamie Lightfoot scoring. " Goderich wasted little time in tying the game as Jason Meriam scored on an unassisted effort 20 seconds later. The tie didn't last long, however, as Lucan scored what proved to be the winning goal a minute later. The Garb and Gear Novices enjoyed two manpower advantages in the final period but were unable to score the tying goal.