Zurich Citizens News, 1977-03-23, Page 14Page 14
Citizens News, March 23, 1977
Hawks take lead in series against Mitchell
After "giving" Mitchell the
second game, Exeter Hawks
rebounded for a 4-2 win in Zurich,
Sunday, to take a 2-1 lead in their
best -of -seven loop final.
Fourth game in the set swings
back to Mitchell this Friday with
the fifth slated for Zurich at 8:00
p.m., Sunday.
"We just blew it," coach Ron
Bogart commented after Mitchell
had squared the series with a 7-6
overtime win on their own ice,
Saturday.
Exeter held a two -goal margin
„with less than two minutes
remaining in the contest, but
couldn't hold off the pressure
attack of their Mitchell
namesakes. The tying goal came
with only 25 seconds remaining
and with the Mitchell goalie on
the bench in favour of an extra
attacker.
Just seconds before, Exeter
had a two-man break on a lone
Mitchell defender with the net
open and blew the chance to put
the game out of reach when the
play was offside at the blueline.
Mitchell scored half way
through the overtime session
Mitchell led 2-1 after the first
period and the score was even at
3-3 heading into the final period.
With Steve Jennison in the
penalty box, Exeter scored at the
5:52 mark on a short handed
effort, but Mitchell came right
back on the power play to knot
Atoms win semi-final
against Grand Bend
The Zurich Atoms won the
semi-final consolation round last
Wednesday by defeating Grand
Bend 4 to 3. They will now move
on to the championship round
against the winner of the
Milverton, Blyth semi-final
round.
The first two periods of the
final game in the semi-finals
were very close with both teams
fighting to get on the scoreboard.
However, Dean Armstrong was
the only one to manage to get the
puck in the net scoring once in the
first and once in the second to
give Zurich a 2-0 lead going into
the third. Jeff Laporte assisted on
both goals.
Five goals were scored in the
third period as Grand Bend then
outscored Zurich three goals to
two. However, they were not able
to catch the flying Atoms and at
the end of the third period they
trailed Zurich by one goal.
Dean Armstrong . scored
Zurich's two goals in the third
period assisted by Cam Steckle
and Derek McKinnon to give
Dean four points for the game
after another outstanding per-
formance,.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER — Paul Bedard receives the Most
Valuable Player award from Steve Shanahan following a Novice
hockey tournament in Bayfield. The Zurich team won the A trophy over
Bayfield, Grand Bend and Goderich. News -Record photo
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the count, Exeter then scored two
quick ones near the 13:00 minute
mark to give them what ap-
peared to be an insurmountable
lead.
Mitchell scored a short handed
goal at 18:11 to narrow the count
and set the stage for their tying
tally.
The contest was a cleanly
played affair with Mitchell
picking up 10 of the 18 penalties
called.
Ken Pinder paced, the Exeter
scoring attack with a pair of
tallies, while singles came off the
sticks of Fred Mommersteeg,
Matt Muller, John VanGerwen
and Brian Taylor. Pinder and
VanGerwen also had two assists,
while helping out on one goal
each were Steve Jennison,
Mommersteeg, Don McKeller
and Gerald Weido.
Come back
Fears that the Exeter crew
may have been "down for Sun-
day's contest after blowing the
second game,were quickly put to
rest as they held a good margin of
play.
The visitors scored first but
Fred Mommersteeg got that one
back when Bob Ward failed to
hang onto his hard short and it
fell into the net.
Exeter took a 2-1 lead in the
second when Brian Taylor was
left alone to poke a loose puck
into the net on a power play at
9:58 with Gerald Weido and Phil
Knight picking up the assist.
However, Mitchell knotted the
count four minutes later on their
own power play.
The deadlock continued until
the 13.05 mark of the final period
when Don McKeller blocked a
shot at his own blueline and raced
down the ice all alone. He was
hauled down in front of the
Mitchell net, but still managed to
steer the puck into the corner for
the winnng tally,
Gerald Weido scored the in-
surance marker with two
minutes remaining as he and line
Grants for
elevators
ALPHA learned this month
that a. 100 percent grant -for
elevators, installed in arenas for
the use of the handicapped, has
been confirmed by Queen's Park.
Money is available from the
province for innovations that
exceed the Ontario Building
Code. However, builders, ar-
chitects and even those in charge
of the Ministry of Culture and
Recreation office at Hanover
were unaware of its existence.
When the Brussel arena board
inquired at Queen's. Park, they
were told theirs was only the
second application in the
province.
To qualify for such a grant, the
building must be accessible to
wheelchairs at the ground level.
Washroom facilities for the
handicapped and doors 'wide
enough for the passage of a
wheelchair must be provided on
both levels. In addition, a heated
viewing area must be available.
The ALPHA members would
also like to bring to the public's
attention the convenience of a
chair placed in strategic areas in
stores for handicapped or elderly
shoppers. Even a handy folding
chair would be welcomed.
The next meeting will be held in
the Holmesville school on March
22 at 8 p.m, Come out and help us
Celebrate the first anniversary of
ALPHA in Huron -a most
gratifying year.
For information, call Mary
Howell in Goderich, 524-8642; Pat
and Ralph Watson in Brussels,
887.6236; or Elaine Townshend in
Clinton, 482-3073.
mates Rick Ingram and Brian
Taylor hemmed Mitchell into
their own end.
Exeter continued to hold
Mitchell off and didn't allow the
visitors a shot on net in the final
four minutes of the game.
Two gone
The game was marred by two
fights in the third period and
resulted in match penalties for
Steve Jennison and Dennis
Fischer.
The two players will be forced
to sit out until the OHA 'hand
down a ruling on the length of
their suspensions. Fischer was
tagged for hair pulling and'
Jennison was suspended for
biting.
Later in the period John
Culligan drew a five minute
penalty for fighting and a game
misconduct, while his victim,
Don McKeller also drew a game
misconduc t.
Mitchell had 17 of the 32
penalties called by . Murray
Butcher and Ray Richards.
Flyers defeated by
Thedford in tjght game
In the second game of the
quarter finals, the Zurich Flyers
were defeated by Thedford 6 to 5
in a very close game.
Thedford opened the scoring in
the first period with two goals
which Zurich was unable to
answer. In the second period the
Flyers came to life scoring three
goals while Thedford managed to
score only twice: The third period
the Flyers slowed down, scoring
twice to match Thedfords two
goals leaving them one goal down
at the end of the game.
Flyers goals were scored by
Wayne Clark, Rick Schilbe, Steve
Haberer, Randy McKinnon and
Glen Overholt. Assists went to
Ken Smale, Steve Bedour, Ron
Rader, Pete Postell and Wayne
Clarke.
Wayne Clark of the Flyers and
Jim Laird of Thedford were
named most valuable players in
the game.
Mother: "Why don't you go out
and play with that new ball you
found?"
Ichabod: "I'm scared I might
run into the kid I found it from."
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