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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-11-13, Page 15is feat The Wingham Royals almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory Friday night, as they built up a big lead and then stopped skating, allowing the Tara Cyclones to come storming back for a nail-biting finish. Looking much sharper than in their previous outing against Teeswater, the Royals jumped all over Tara in the early going, taking ad- vantage of their op- portunities and some sloppy goaltending to lead 4-0 after one period and 8-3 after two. However they then made the mistake of assuming the game was over but forget- ting to tell the Cyclones, who came back to make it a one - goal contest with five and a half minutes remaining and very nearly tie,d it in the dying moments. With Ron Smith away, Mike Pletch got his first start in the Royals' net and he turned in a steady per- formance. Although he made a Couple of errors which resulted in Tara goals, he offset those with several sparkling saves, including one on a two -on -one break and another on a breakaway in the second period. Sandy Fitzgerald led the Wingham attack with a hat trick, while Dave Stephenson and Ken Higgins each scored a pair. Dave Golley and Dave Wheeler had the other goals. Tara got a sterling per- formance from its captain, Gary Grieves, who had three goals and two assists, as well as from Neil Fawcett with a goal and four assists. Both teams developed an intimate acquaintance with the penalty benches as the referees for this game ap- peared to be working on a quota system, allowing no possible infraction to escape their attention. The Royals led by 49 minutes to 30 in this statistic, and Tara expressed its appreciation by scoring five power -play goals, three of them in the final period. Wingham opened quickly with Fitzgerald taking ad- vantage of an early op- portunity to score on the power play, getting the puck from Mark Foxton and making a nice play to cut in front of the net and beat Ken McBraidie. Seven and a half minutes later Stephenson made it 2-0, redirecting a low shot from Bernie Haines with the teams playing three a side — something they got used to doing as the evening wore on. Higgins got his first goal on a nice two-way play a couple of minutes later. Moving up from his defen- sive position he managed to keep the puck in the Tara zone, passing to Ken Cousins and then skating into the slot for the return pass before firing a low backhander to the open side. Seconds later the Royals had a 4-0 lead as Higgins was sent in by Dave Burns and fired a harmless -looking shot which the goaltender managed to deflect into the upper corner of his own net. That was enough for Mc- Braidie, who took himself out of the game and was to ra replaced by Kent Catto. _ The Royals played well defensively and Pletch was sharp in goal, enabling them to survive unscathed through an extended two-man disadvantage in the latter stages of the period. The Cyclones, who were more than a little disorganized on some of their attacks, finally broke through early in the second period, Grieves scoring from a sharp angle during a five- minute penalty to Haines. The Royal defenceman was assessed the major penalty when his high stick, which appeared to be unin- tentional, caught and cut Don Sutherland, who was taken to hospital to stitch a gash just above the eye. Wingham bounced back with three gals, by Galley, Stephenson and Fitzgerald, to stretch the lead to 7-1. Stephenson's goal especially was a thing of beauty as he and Cousins played tic-tac- toe with the puck in the Tara zone before a long pass from Cousins found Stephenson right on the doorstep for an easy marker. Tara managed to score twice more, the second time on . another power play, before Wheeler's goal made it 8-3 for Wingham. The winger, who has played well for the Royals, got the puck from Golley and managed to jam it just inside the post. What looked like an easy victory started to get tough in the third period as the Royals sat back and allowed the Cyclones to build momentum. Grieves made it UPENDED—Dave Wheeler sprawls as he is dumped behind the net by a Tara defender during the early stages of the Royals' game Friday night. Royals dominated the first two periods, but had to hang on for a 9-8 victory. Duplicate bridge club Nov 1 S 10 • SLIN_- N07NO T 7.00 :30 .7Y •.: The regular duplicate Obi • bridge session was held -last Thursday evening at the fire hall.. 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A couple of minutes later it was downto two, this time on a short-handed goal, as an ill-advised clearing pass by Pletch ended up on the stick of Randy Posthumus and he showed his gratitude by depositing the puck in the Wingham net. Fitzgerald restored some breathing room for the Royals when his booming blast from the blueline found its way through Catto. But despite a couple of good chances the Royals could not score again and the Cyclones continued to whittle away at the lead. With 7:57 left on the clock, Brad Wickle's high shot deflected in off the crossbar and just over two minutes later Grieves brought the margin down to one goal on another power play as the Royals started to falter under the pressure. Pletch had no chance with two Tara players right on his doorstep. Their victory on the line, the Royals pulled up their socks and managed to preserve the two points, despite some nerve- wracking moments as the Cyclones went all-out for the tie. The embattled team and its equally -embattled fans.— who were almost out- numbered by Tara sup- porters in their own building — heaved a collective sigh of relief when the buzzer finally sounded to end the game. The victory evens the Royals', record -at 1-1 for the season, but also leaves them with an unenviable goals - against average of 8.00-, which must be of some concern to Coach Larry Lane. The team will have to be• firing on all cylinders when: it plays the strong Woodford Intermediates in an away game this Friday. The game is at 8:30, with the bus leaving from the Wingham arena at 5:30 p.m. The next game will be Sunday afternoon at Teeswater in a match which was rescheduled from Dec. 29. Starting time for this one, in which the Royals will try to avenge their 8-3 opening- day loss to the Falcons, is. 1:30. Next home game for the Royals will be next Friday, Nov. 22, when they take 'on Kincardine. The Wingham Advance -Times, Nov. 13, 1985—Page 15 W,. A CLOSE CALL—Goaltender Kent Catto sprawled across the goalmouth and apparently just kept the puck from crossing the line, although several Royals argued it was in. Wingham came out flying Friday night and took leads of 4-0 and 8-3 in the first two periods, but then had to hang on for a 9-8 win as the Tara Cyclones came storming back in the third period. Ironman bow to Barons Wingham Optimist in penalty -filled contest Atoms bow to Durham By Peter Bauer The Wingham Ironmen dropped an 11-5 decision to the Hanover Barons Sunday in a game that saw 200 minutes in penalties assessed. The Barons picked up 115 minutes, while the Ironmen collected 85 minutes. The line of Jason Goodall, Dave Montgomery and Jamie Robinson picked up 10 of a possible 13 points, with Montgomery •and Robinson scoring a pair of goals each. The Barons Skated to a 2-0 first -period lead with goals by Rob Beitz and Mark Byers. It was a good period of hockey, with only 12 minutes of penalty time accumulated between the two clubs. Hanover pulled away in the second period,. exploding for six goals while the Ironmen countered with three power -play markers of .their own. Bill Haines narrowed the margin to' 2-1 with 17 seconds gone, but the Barons rebounded with three goals to rebuild a com- fortable 5-1 lead, Chris Ahrens, Mike Lemenchick and Rob Wallace inflicting the damage. Robinson's first goal was a gem. The puck was knocked over the Ironmen blueline, where o'pli-using players battled for control. Goodall won the battle, directing. the Strong pprformance_ paces the Rockers Fraser•. Strong scored six Spain for a rest after the goals in two games over the Hanover Tournament and weekend to • lead the didn't get a chance to write Wingham Rockers Old- up the scores. In the opening timers to a pair of wins: • game Wingham played to Strong scored three goals 3-3 draw with Windsor. Next Friday night in a 6-4 victory a strong Waterloo team, over Hensall. Ross Davies, which eventually won. the George Skinn and Bill Tolton tournament, defeated the picked uping1es__---..._._.____-_ Rockers_a_Orear-ln.al— He followed that with game the. Rockers shut out 'another hat trick on Owen Sound 3-0. Saturday night at the Lock- Coach Doug Neil has been ridge Memorial Arena as the juggling his line corn - Rockers downed the binations in the past few Listowel Classics 6-3. Davies games and it seems to be had a pair of goals with working. Paul McKee would Skinn adding one. like to play a different —The Rucker — regutar p Eition,'Ti f card firid—Ns reporter was called away to goalie skates. Industrial hockey league action report On Monday night Staintons squared off with the un- beaten Crawford Dodgers. Although shorthanded, Crawfords managed to'stave off defeat, scoring three goals . in the third period to preserve a 6-6 tie. Staintons started with 'a• flourish, scoring five times in the first period to take a 5- lead—The line.of Thompson, Purves. Coultes and Stapleton did Scoring for the Mustangs most of the scoring for were Bill LeVan, Doug Staintons. Dennis Thompson Duncan, Warren Moore and led the scoring with three team doctor Pete Long. goals while Kevin Coultes DRESSING ROOM TALK _hadtwo-and-Mar-tin-one:- —After three -weeks -ofFlay The third -period come- it looks like Crawfords are back by Crawfords was led the team to beat this year in by Jack McPherson with two the WIHL. Harry Wilson has goals and Gord Hill with one. been very.steady in the nets for Crawfords • to help the team remain undefeated to date. Overall, all four teams look fairly even. On Tuesday night the previously winless News- boys finally .broke into the win column with a 6-4 victory over Bridge Motors'. Bill Brophy led the way for the Advance -Times with a hat trick, including the winner in the third period. Singles went to Lachance, Inwood and team captain Doug Other goal -scorers were the two • Tervit brothers with a goal each and Terry Pautler with a single. puck toward centre ice where Robinson picked up the loose puck and then cranked a hard shot past Jamie Zettler. The Barons once again responded by scoring three in a row, with Richard Graham scoring apair and Steve Schenk the single. Montgomery scored his first of two with just 10 seconds remaining on the clock, making the- score 8-3 after two periods. After Mike Jank Made it 9 , 3 early in the third, the Ironmen fired' two quick goals behind Zettler in a 24 - second span, with Robinson' and Montgomery getting the credit. Wingham then had chances to make •things - interesting, with the Barons taking a number of penalties. Unfortunately they became victims rather than hunters as the Barons scored . one goal while playing one man short and a second while two men short, both goals coming off the stick of Dave Hopkins. The Ironmen squared off with the Barons in the last three minutes, resulting in a total of six players being ejected from the game. , The Ironmen travel to _ Hanover this Friday night. It will be interesting to see whether the bad blood carries over into that con- test-. The Ironmen host the Port- Elgin Bears next Sunday; Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m: Hockey commentary The Wingharn Optimist Atoms played at Durham Sunday afternoon. An aggressive, hard -skating Durham team made it very difficult for the local Atoms to get on track. However excellent goaltending by Matthew Elmslie and Andrew Gibson kept the game close. Although Wingham had several good scoring chances, the Durham goaltender shut them out. Durham scored two goals in each of the second and third .periods to win the game 4-0. The Optimist Atoms play Kincardine on Saturday at 3:30.p.m. `. Ironman show promise, but more work required By Peter Bauer Granted there were The Wingham Ironmen decided :differences in the hosted the Hanover Barons play of the two clubs, but Sunday night and ' as good when a -club must come from hosts they allowed the behind it opens the door for visitors to leave with an 11-5 mistakes. The Ironmen can victory. That's what a good- skate' with the Barons, but host should do. That's tyring to catch up in the etiquette, right? Well, that's scoring department found as far as the hospitality •the Ironmen forwards went. There were clear - trapped in ,the offensive signs, even in the first zone, resulting in three -on - period, that no love has ever . two or two -on -one breaks. A been lost between these two Jack of finish in the offensive clubs- hrbugh the years, zone resulted in frustration even though the names on when the Ironmen were the roster continue .to threatening on good goal - change. scoring opportunities. This was my first game back in the arena after a brief absence and' although the Ironmen dropped what appeared to be a very one- sided decision it was not for lack of effort. As a matter of fact, the Ironmen held their own in a lot of areas. With a roster that shows many newcomers to the club, they show amazing promise.- The Barons, who also have many' new recruits, are favored to repeat as group champions, but, the-y—d-,d—n-ot— Oak -- tremendously overpowering. • • In their own zone, positional hockey .: oc- casionally gave ;way Ito players chasing the puck with reckless abandon. The Wingham netminder showed promise, but allowed a few soft goals. None of the above is meant as criticism, but pointing out mistakes paves the way for correction. Time is the key. With all the teams making the playoffs, the Ironmen can work on these are-al–and-- by -playoff time be an op- ponent worth . taking' seriously. 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