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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-12-02, Page 20PAGE 20 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1971 Zuric lyers dump Huron Park. Two -goal efforts by Bob Johns- ton, Dick Bedard and Glen Overholt supplied the punch Zurich Flyers needed on Tuesday night to down Huron Park 8-5 in South Huron Hockey League action at the local ice palace. For two periods the teams battled i on even terms and then in the third Zurich carne up with four big goals while holding the visitors to one. Frank Funston shot Huron Park into an early lead in the first period when he beat Glenn Gascho at the 5.50 mark. Four minutes later, however, Bob Johnston rifled in his first goal to know the count at 1-1. By the middle of the second period the Flyers had banged in three big goals to give them a commanding 4-1 lead, only to have the H.P. crew come right back with three more to tie the score at 4-4 by the end of the stanza. Kevin McKinnon scored first in the second period when he slapped in a pass from Paul Corriveau, and then Bob Merner beat the visiting goalie with Bob Johnston drawing the assist. Johnston then scored his second goal of the game on a passing play with Merner and Overholt. Terry Millman, Larry Brintnell and Bob Pinter scored in that order for the visitors. At the .40 mark in the third period the visitors went into a temporary lead when Millman scored his second goal of the game, but then the Flyers started off the fireworks on a Midgeti do (by Doug Turkheim) The highly rated Zurich Midgets opened their season on Monday night in Zurich and came up with a convincing 8-2 victory over Grand Bend. The game was only one min- ute old when Gerald Weido and Pat Bedard combined forces to put Zurich in front 1-0. A goal midway through the period by Pat Bedard gave Zurich a 2-0 lead at the end of the first. Grand Bend narrowed the margin by one goal when 1 tarry Smits scored an unassisted goal early in the second period. Rick Grenier gave Zurich a 3-1 n G nd Bend lead before the middle stanza ended. Grenier scored his second goal early in the third period to put Zurich in front 4-1 before Grand Bend came back with their last goal, scored by Rod Willett. Zurich then rallied for four more goals to give them their 8-2 victory. 13111 Webster, Dan Schilbe, John Motnmersteeg and Gerald Weido scored the four goals to give Zurich their victory. There were a total of fifteen penalties called with Grand Bend being handed nine while Zurich drew six. P! ewees itis (by Doug Turkheim) Last Wednesday night saw the opening game of the Pee Wee schedule when Grand Bend edged Zurich 4-3 in a closely fought battle. The only scoring play of the first period came at the 10.05 mark when Jeff O'Brien scored on a play from Glen ark, to give them a 1-0 lead. Grand Bend bounced right back in the middle stanza with Ted Stanlake scoring to tie the game at 1-1. Before the period ended Danny Laporte shot Zurich Ahead 2-1 on an unassisted play. Early in the third period to Grand Bend Rick Bedard gave Zurich a 3-1 lead scoring on a play from Jim Oesch and Danny Laporte. Zurich then fell apart and Grand Bend came up with three unanswered goals to give them a 4-3 vict- ory. Paul Baulk scored the first Grand Bend goal which made it 3-2. Ted Stanlake then cane up with the goal that tied the game. With less than a minute left in the game Jimmy Veneer and Ted Stan - lake combined their efforts to win the game for Grand Bend. Each team received one minor penalty throughout the game, ZURICH MINOR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Zurich Community Centre 8:30 P.M, Satg, December 18 MUSIC BY THE BLUETONES Food Tickets: $ 3.00 Refreshments Admission by advance ticket only Tickets now available from any member of the Zurich Minor Athletic Association pass from Merner, then Dick Bedard rifled in his two big goals, with Bob Farquhar draw- ing an assist on the first one and Paul Corriveau on the sec- ond. Overholt scored his sec- ond goal of the night at the 19,52 mark when he capitalized on a passing play from Merner and Jim Ramer. Only six minor penalties were handed out in the game, with each team picking up three of them, In further South Huron Hockey League action during the next week, the Flyers travel to Huron Park on Thursday night where they tangle with the Centralia College of Agriculture team. On Friday night the Dashwood Bears play host to the Huron Park squad in the Zurich Arena, and next Mon- day night. the Zurich six travel to Huron Park for a return engagement. On Wednesday night, December 8, the Zurich Flyers invade llensall home ice to try and knock off the league - leaders. 0 BANTAM SCHEDULE Dec. 3 Seaforth vs Zurich Dec. 11 Zurich vs Goderich Dec. 12 Hensall vs Zurich Dec. '1G Zurich vs Ilensall Dec. 17 Goderich vs Zurich Dec. 20 Zurich. vs N-iitchell Dec. 29 Zurich vs Seaforth Dec. 30 Zurich vs liensall Jan. 7 Grand Bend vs Zurich Jan 13 Zurich vs Clinton Jan. 14 Grand Bend vs Zurich Jan. 20 Zurich at Iiensall Jan. 21 Grand Bend vs Zurich Jan. 24 Zurich vs Grand Bend Jan. 28 I-lensall vs Zurich Zurich Bantams tie Mitchell lose to Gra :d Bend crew (by Doug Turkheim) Minor hockey is off to anoth- er long season with all the Zurich teams seeing plenty of action. In a league opener last Fri- day night the Zurich Bantams played to a thrilling 3-3 tie with a very strong team from Mitchell. The game got off to a slow start with neither team finding range for a goal in the first period. Things opened up in the middle stanza when Derek O'Brien finally came through with a goal for Zurich shortly before the period ended. That was the only scoring of the second period, leaving Zurich with a slight 1-0 edge going into the final period. Three quick goals by Mit- chell early in the third period put them out in front, 3-1. Goals for Mitchell were ac- counted for by Murray Elliott with a pair and Doug Deitz adding the single marker. Zurich was able to come back with two unanswered goals by Derek O'Brien and Barry 1 -less to tie the game at 3-3. There were only eight minor penalties called in the game with five going to Mitchell while Zurich drew only three. GRAND BEND 4 - ZURICH 3 In the second game of the season on Monday night, Zuric] fell in the hands of Grand Bend when they were edged out by a close 4-3 margin. In the only scoring in the first period Grand Bend took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Mike Desjardine while Phil Panet and Scott Green drew the assists, The second period was only 50 seconds old when Zurich bounced back with a goal by Fred Mommersteeg on a scoring play from Wayne Clarke and Danny Turkheim. Before the period ended Zur- ich came back with the go- ahead goal off the stick of Greg Love. Barry Hess drew the assist on Zurich's second goal. Grand Bend carne back strong in the final period with two goals by Cameron Haist before the five minute mark to push them in front 3-2. Near the midway mark of the period Zurich found range for the tying goal, which carne off the stick of Wayne Clarke. However, before the period ended Cameron I-iaist came upwith his third goal of the game to give Grand Bend a 4-3 victory. 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