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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-03-31, Page 25casted by Ilderton Howard Elliott Goalmouth action • itche1i edged y shots on goal By Liz Turcotte In a defensive battle of C division hockey. Mitchell and Lambeth were tied 0-0 at the end of regulation time. Lambeth won the game in overtime by getting 10 shots on goal over Mitchell's 1. The teams were evenly matched and played a steady checking game. Mitchell's goalie, Jay McKeown and Lambeth's goalie Mark Baughman, were put to the test a few times as the forward lines rushed through the defense. There weren't many shots on goal though, as most of the plays_. were stopped before they went too far. At other times, they would pass the puck and it would end up on the opponents stick. At times, the action was chippy, especially at center ice, with both teams fighting for possession of the puck. No goals had been scored - by the end of the first period. The second period was similar to the first, with neither side giving up a goal. *Dale-. Fischer, Mitchell's captain did a fine job of getting in and digging for the puck along the boards. There were a few close calls in the Lambeth end before their goalie covered, -up to stop the -play. Neither team was playing theirs ,positions well, especially in the opponents end.. The pace of the game also slowed down. After getting in past the other team's blue line, not many shots reached the goalie. Many of them were blocked, and more were stopped before they had a chance of being started. In the third period, the players were skating faster, trying to score the goal that gave them the win. Lambeth's Danny O'Brien hustled hism and tried to set up some goals. Mitchell became more aggressive in the dying minutes of regulation time and bombarded the Lambeth goal with shots. Unfor- tunately for them, none got by and the game was forced into overtime. The overtime period was the most exciting of the game. Both of the teams were anxious to get as many shots on goal as they could. Lambeth did everything except put the puck in the net, as they pelted Mitchell's goalie with shots. And Lambeth's defense stopped most of the Mitchell's team's attempts at scoring. The right to advance to the finals in the C consolation game was won by Lambeth, - as they outshot Mitchell 10-1. SCORING FIRST PERIOD: No scoring SECOND PERIOD: No scoring THIRD PERIOD: No scoring OVERTIME PERIOD : Lambeth shots on goal --10 Mitchell shots on goal --1 The Uxbridge C Division club, who were previously unbeaten, lost a one sided game to the Ilderton team in semi-final action at YCW last week. Ilderton only beat them 2-0, but the game was controlled by Ilderton all The way. Both Ilderton goals came in the opening period, and both came from Steve O'Neil, the Ilderton center. Uxbridge couldn't get any thing moving in the game, though they seemed to put forth all the effort they could muster. They rarely got past the enemy blue -line, and when they did the IIderton defence usually made short work of them. When Uxbridge managed to get past the defence, their shooting left much to be desired, and. the Ilderton goalie didn't have to work very hard through the game. Uxbridge hadn't played at the tournament since the first day of YCW, so it seems possible that they were rusty, or perhaps they were over- confident because they hadn't had any trouble beating their opposition previous to that game. In any case they played poorly, and Ilderton had no trouble beating them and advancing to the finals in the C Division. • John Sully gives, team crests to Lambeth captain edges Rob Shrier a Captain Craig Morgan scored two Point Ed'ward goals as they- defeated .Lambeth 3-2 in the C division consolation final. - Lambeth dominated the game but standout goaltending by Point Edward's Joe Barnes, who stopped 30 Lambeth shots, was the difference. Lambeth held Point Edward to 19 shots, including only one in the first period, _but. -were- unable ,to - were -unable --_to- defend Morgan's drives. There were few shots in the opening minutes as both teams tried to get untracked. Lambeth held Point Edward to only a shot in the period, hitting the net 12 times themselves, but the single shot was a good one. At 6 :1 4 Mark Whitlock put Point Edward on the scoreboard with a hard slapshot high to the stick side of Mark Baughman in the Lambeth net. Darryl Ireland got the first Lambeth goal shortly after. He put a fast wrist shot low to the stick side of goalie Joe Barnes. At 9:14 he marked another one. He missed on his first try, hitting the post and sending the puck into the corner, but J.J. Brown passed it back to him and he made sure on the second drive, putting it in the same place he put the last one. Early in the second period Lambeth had another close the past on his -shot after receiving a pass from Greg Tetreau. - PointEdward had the chances. - in the opening minutes, but '`put < *seven straight shots wide of the net: At 1:33 the Point tied it up. Rick Burdett passed to Craig Morgan, open in front, and he slipped it in the net. - Morgan got the winner at 5:45 of the period when h,.got a pass from Wh3itiock�on a three,mam"-rush' "and'` put a hard slapshot by Mark Baughman. The third period was a fine period of hockey. Lambeth outshot Point `Edward I5.9, although Point Edward had just as many chances. The problem was the -same as in the first two periods: they couldn't hit the net. Marla. Baughman, won the game for Point Edward in that period. Lambeth had seven -super scoring chances and Baughman robbed them of what should have been at least two goals., SCORING FIRST PERIOD:.. Point Edward: " Whitlock (Burdett, Wilson) 6:14 Lambeth, Ireland 8:00 Lambeth, Ireland (Brown) 9:14 , SECOND PERIOD: Point.. Edward: Morgan. (Burdett, Whitlock) 1:33 Point. - Edward, _ Morgan (Whitlock) 5:45 THIRD PERIOD: no scoring play, when Paul Dwyer hit Snaggin a hot one Standup goalie thwarts penalty shot i'! 4;