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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-03-09, Page 13The Wingham Advance -Times, March 9, 1983—Page 13 4" 4441 a.•rei 1-4:4..4441a,4 .4r.4"1i144uwrtiyi.44iJ4444:s04,44 44444444" '-if4, je-a.. M ",01, '. Nicholson leads Midgets in taking Mitchell series Steve Nicholson's goal in the second period of over- time gave Wingham a 7t6 victory over Mitchell last `Thursday night in the fifth and deciding game of the WOAA Midget quarter- finals. Mitchell drew first blood at 1:13 of the first period. Then Wingham had a burst and scored three goals in a row: Brett Cameron at 11:53, from Nicholson; Paul Robinson, on a picture play, from Cameron and Nicholson; and, Cameron's second at 13:55, from Nicholson and Doug Wood. At 2:05 of the second frame, Mitchell drew within one goal, but Mark Foxton got that one back at 13:11 from Tim Brown. Mitchell scored again 35 seconds later. But Nicholson took just a minute to regain Wingham's two -goal lead from Rob Willis. Mitchell came out flying in the third period, scoring two in a row to tie the game at five -all and send it into overtime. In the first overtime period, Cameron's third goal gave Wingham an early lead at 2:01 from Wood. But Mitchell scored with just 1:22 left in the period to tie the game again, sending it into sudden -death overtime. It was then that Nicholson became the hero, drilling a slapshot past the Mitchell goaltender at 4:30 of sudden - death overtime, assisted by Willis and Cameron. The final score, after double overtime, read Wingham, seven, and Mitchell, six. ICE CHIPS—This was probably the most exciting game of the season with scoring opportunities galore at both ends of the rink. Mitch Braun came up with •flair • 1 • • • • • • • • 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • IS • • • • pI TH MEW= THEAT ME.6 many great saves to preserve the win. The contest.was hard-hitting, but clean, with only seven minor penalties assessed in over 60 minutes of play. Wingham now meets Clinton in the WOAA semi-finals. Goderich rink wins mixed spiel The Keil Insurance Trophy for the 9 o'clock draw at last Saturday's mixed bonspiel at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club went to the Jamieson Ribey rink of Goderich with three wins and a plus of 11. Other team members were Faye Ribey, Joan Hibbert and Donald McKenzie. The ,Mike Sheppherd rink of Wingham was second, the Tom Cunningham rink of Auburn was third, while the Len Archambault team, also of Auburn, was fourth. The consolation prize went to the Murray Adams rink of Londesboro. In the 11 a.m. draw, Murray Shiell of Wingham won the Mason and Jean Robinson Trophy with three wins. His team members were Patty Shiell and Roy and Mary Robinson. The Roy Pennington rink of Teeswater was second, the Murray McKague rink from Wingham, third, and the Keith Elston rink of Wingham, fourth. Grant Vincent of Belgrave and his team won the consolation prize. Mrs. Murray Adams of Londesboro won the lucky door prize, donated by the Riverboat Restaurant of Wingham. Other lucky prizes were claimed by Mrs. Murray McKague and Keith Elston, .both of Wingham. •••••••••••••••• THE SWORE OODfRICM TRs:rast t 3RD WEEK • SEE WHY SO • • MANY PEOPLE • HAVE ENJOYED THIS • SHOW. FRI.-SAT. 7 & 0:15 • NEW HOURS SUN.-THURS. 7:30 • 1I%ACADEMYAWARD ••• IUNOMINA •• 1�ICC011/-1MIMMT INCLUDING: BEST PICTURE BEST DIRECTOR Sydney Pollack BEST ACTOR Dustin Hoffman DUSTIN siorrmAny Toots:* RE -OPENING FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH MUSTANG DRIVE-IN GODERICH •••' +PREMIER THEATRES s•••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • u!a.44.4u.i.a..a.a.a..:. IGP P 67, 444 ?4.4,►�.'44444. BLUES CARRIED THE PLAY in the first period, but tenacious checking by the Royals held them to just one goal, allowing Wingham to come back in the second Series tied at two period and go on to win 3-2 in overtime Friday night. It seemed that wherever there was a Blue, a Royal was never more than one step away. Lehman fires winner in otime to pace Royals to 3-2 victory By Bill Johnston It was playoff hockey at its best as the Wingham Royals, showing a lot of spunk, upset the Harriston Blues 3-2 in an exciting, overtime game at the Wingham arena Friday night. Steve Lehman got the winner at the midpoint of the overtime period to tie the best -of -seven series at two gmaes each. The Blues certainly carried the play in the first, getting the lone goal of the period at 3:42 as Wayne Williams broke in alone to score on the first shot of the game. From that point on, the Blues seemed to carry the play but the Royals checked at close quarters and Hugh Nichol back in the nets was in top form as he guarded the cordage cage in superb fashion, robbing the Blues at every turn of the stick and swish of the puck. At the period's end, the Royals emerged on the low end of a 1-0 score. In the second, the Royals got things rolling. At 4:01, on a pretty one, Rick Jacklin threw a pass from the corner and Steve Lehman, getting hit in the crease from more than one angle, managed to stick the puck into the net to raise the Royal fans in unison at the flicker of the red light. At 6:38 while Blues' Doug Berfelz watched from the hot seat in the sin bin, the Royal powerplay shifted. into high gear with puck control ex- traordinaire and Dave Bartliff's blast from the point saw Rick Jacklin pounce on the rebound and net it to send the Royals ahead by one. At 14:57, just after the ..0*---INITCEilf TJIEATIE. .40. - .Phone 3571630 for 24 hour movie LAST TWO DAYS WED. AND • THURS. MARCH 9TH AND 10TH RICHARD PRYOR 79 owl ACK F GLEASON THE O Information PLAYING FRI. TO THURS. MARCH 11.17 SHOWTIMES FRI. AND SAT. AT 7 AND 9:15 PM SUN. TO THURS. AT 8 PM ONLY 9 STARTS FRI. MARCH 18TH �ouPeeci NOMINATED FOR 5 ACADEMY AWARDS C�3 including BEST PICTURE BEST ACTOR — PAUL NEWMAN Frank Galvin has one last chance to do something right. Royals had killed off a penalty, a momentary let-up and bingo, the Blues tied it up as Burt Newman fired one home. At period's end it was anyone's game as the score read Blues 2, Royals 2. The third period was hockey at its best: good scoring chances at both ends with more than one ringing goalpost. Roving Reeves in the Blues' net came up with a big one on a breakaway chance by Royals' Dave Stephenson, while enough could not be said of the heroics of Nichol in the Royal net. In cool, crisp fashion he stopped Blues' ,big gunner Wayne Williams as he broke in alone. Time and again at one post, Nichol's r darting hand snared a shot low to the other side, leaving the Blues shaking their heads in disbelief. It was good, exciting play- off hockey with only one penalty and, at the end of regulation time, it was still all tied up at two and the stage was set for the ex- citement which only over- time hockey can dish out. Early in the overtime period the Royals picked up a penalty, but the skaters did a terrific job of keeping the potent Blues' powerplay in check. At 5:20 it happened: a lead pass from Knox to Jay MacLaurin sent Lehman over the blueline and, using the lone defenceman as a screen, he picked the corner just inches from the post with a perfect shot. The denting of the twine had every fan on his feet and the roars of enthusiasm rang from the' rafters as the Royals ,jumped into a "3-2 lead. Excitement mounted to a new high as, with just under three minutes left in the overtime period, the Royals picked up a penalty. With both teams showing signs of fatigue, the Royals reached for new strength and did a fabulous job of keeping the Blues at bay. With less than a minute to go and the face- off in the Royal end, a hush came over the arena, but the Royals came up big, winning the faceoff and controlling the puck, giving the Blues nary a chance of getting the equalizer. To the tired Royal bodies, the sweetest music heard in a long time was the buzzer ending overtime and signifying a big 3-2 win for the Royals to tie the series at two. WHISTLE STOPS—What excitement! What a game! For sheer entertainment and tension, nothing beats overtime hockey. It was a big win for the Royals: It has often been said that a goaltender can win a game for you, especially in the playoffs, and certainly Hugh Nichol in the Royal net was a big factor in the win with his spectacular heroics in this one. Every skater for the Royals dug a little deeper and the reward was a big win. The hero of the night was No. 27 for the Royals, Steve Lehman. He not only got their scoring started, but got the winner in overtime. A special word of praise for one of the Royal veterans, Tom Irwin, who came up with a terrific third period as he appeared to go on the warpath, heading off more than one Harriston attack at the blueline with a bruising check. That crushing check on Fred Blues grind to 7E3 win rnswmpliFFIFF9EMEEttiel over Royals in game th y Bill Johnston The Harriston Blues took a 2-1 lead in their OHA Int. C playoff series with the Wingham Royals with a 7-3 win at the Harriston arena' last Wednesday night. However play was much closer than the score would indicate. The tone of the game was set early when at the 50 - second mark Blues' Fred Hardy attacked Royals' Dave Stephenson in the centre ice zone. When the combatants were separated, the referee levied on the aggressor, Hardy, no less than 19 minutes in penalties and an early shower, while the Royals picked up a mere two minutes. Harriston's penalty killers did a superb job of keeping the Royals off the score - sheet, although Wingham did have several good chances on the powerplay. The Blues opened the scoring at 10:01 on Ken Williams' goal, and went ahead by two as Bob Reid created havoc in the crease area and put the puck over the line at 16:39 to give the Blues a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period. Hitting the ice on the powerplay, it took the Blues only 50 seconds to get their third goal of the game as Wayne Williams banged one in from close range. The Royals got things going with a pretty one at 3:24 as Ian Montgomery threaded a perfect pass through a tangle of legs in front of the net to teammate Gord Kinahan, who netted it. This goal seemed to get the Royals going and at 5:52 a startled Ian Montgomery, nonchalantly striding into the slot area, was fed a per- fect pass by one of the Blues Locking in the corner had his a t� eyes rolling like a pair of lemons in a slot machine. COMING SOON! Dummy isorrattakay PAUL NE' M. N / CH. R1.(rnt RAMRING ,JACK WARDEN / LAMES MASON UEVERDICT / MIL() O'SFIEA - _ �I k lot;;ow ROYALS' CAPTAIN Rick Jacklln celebrates the goal that gave Wingham a 2-1 lead In the second period Friday night. Just minutes earlier, Jacklln had set up Steve Lehman for the tying goal. from behind the net and made no mistake, driving it home for an unassisted marker, much to the chagrin of the Blues' goaltender. Nearing period's end on the powerplay, Harriston got a big break. The red light didn't go on and no one at that end of the arena saw the puck go into the net. In fact, the puck was in the glove of Royal goalie Ron Smith, yet the referee signaled a goal for the Blues. Everyone was puzzled at period's end, but the Blues went into the dressing room ahead 4-2 on a questionable goal. In the third period, the Blues went ahead 6-2 on goals by Bill Berfelz and Bob Reid. Rick Jacklin of the Royals fired one home at 16:53 with Steve Lehman and Mike Montgomery assisting. When Harriston's hard- working Paul Berfelz fired home a shorthanded goal at 18:03 it was game over for the Royals. WHISTLE STOPS—The play was certainly closer than the score indicated. Royals' failure to jump into the lead with the man ad- vantage for the biggest part of the first ' period proved their downfall. Without a doubt Fred Hardy's exit to the showers in a mere 50 seconds must be some record. (Wonder if the water had time to get warm.) Blues' ability to kill off that long stretch while shorthanded seemed to give them added strength and confidence in the latter stages of the first, as they out -bumped and out -hustled the Royals to jump ahead by two. The Royals played ex- tremely well in the second as they carried the play. During the game the Royals took several hard check from the opposition, but the biggest blow of the game was that goal awarded to the`Blues by the referee as the clock in- ched toward the end of the second period. No one, not even the loyal Blue fans in the Royal end, could believe' the referee when he awarded the goal to Harriston. Once again for the Blues, Captain Bob Reid led the charge like a loaded torpedo into the Royal crease and had a big night with two goals and two assists. Bill Berfelz did a superb job applying pressure in the Royal end with his never- ending skating and he fired two goals and picked up an assist, while brother Paul got a big shorthanded goal and led the playmakers with three assists. Ralph Reeves in the Harriston net played robber on more than one occasion, especially on Steve Lehman, and Ron Smith, despite absorbing the loss, was very sharp in the Wingham net as he was continually hounded in the crease by the big Blue goliaths. Things almost got out of hand near game's end as the Blues started to lay on the body, taking a run at Royal after Royal, and no fewer than three Blues were resting on the penalty pines at game's end. For the Royals, the line of Murray Black, Doug Stevenson -and Randy Alton played their positions well, skated hard and came up with a good solid game and more than one. scoring chance. The refereeing in this one, viewed from either team, - left a little to be desired, but the Blues were full value for the win. TV SPECIALS • HIS RECENT PREACHING VISIT TO EASTERN EUROPE • WHY BE LONELY? • NARROWING THE GENERATION GAP • THE GATHERING STORM' TIME Wed., March 9th 9:00 Thurs., March 10th 7:00 Fri., March 11th 7:00 Wed., March 16th 9:00 CHANNEL 8 8 8 8