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The Huron Expositor, 1984-02-15, Page 9ti k)ongs Centenaires face Lucan in p BY GARY GRAY The Seaforth Jr. 0" Centenaires hatle made the playoffs this season for the first time since the 1979-80 seasdn. By finishing in the fourth and final position they will face the `second place Lucan Irish in a best four out of'seven series, beginning Feb. 15 in Lucan at 8:15. The second and third games'of the series will be played in Seaforth with the second game being Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. and the third game Feb. 20 at 8:30. The Irish get the fourth and fifth games, the Centenaires the sixth and Lucan the seventh should the series go the full seven games. In the six games they faced each other during the regular schedule the Centenaires. won four and lost two. They won by scores of 4-3, 10-5 'and 7-6 for a three game sweep on home ice. In Lucan they won 8-4 and lost the other two by identical 7-5 scores. If the .Centenaires are going to win this series they have to win in Lucan, a feat which they can accomplish with a full team effort of hustle and desire. Most league observers- will install Lucan as the favorites but the Centenaires could win in six games. The Centenaires were officially in the • playoffs as of the middle of last week when the Irish defeated the Thedford Browns thus eliminating the latter from post -season play. The Centenaires finished out their regular season with a convincing 7-5 victory over the third place Tavistock Braves. The loss for the Braves means that they will face the first place Exeter Hawks in the other playoff matchup. In the game against Tavistock the Centenaires outscored the Braves 3-2 in each of the first and third periods to recordthe win. The game was an even matchup throughout its entirety with both teams getting 37 shots on goal. Team captain Dave Erb paced the Centenaire offence with three goals and an assist. His third goal was scored into an empty net mas. the Braves had pulled their goaltender in an attempt to tie the score. Other goalgetters for Seaforth were Jeff Pauli with a pair and John Hicknell and Dave Murray with one apiece. Leading scorer, Dave McLlwain had three assists to give him 78. points for the season in 33 games. Centenaire Scents: Friday night's victory over Tavistock was only their second win since Christmas. In the 12 games since Christmas they won two, lost six and tied four. The last time they won on the road was in Lucan back on Nov. 23. In two past play-off performances against Lucan the Centenaires have gone in as underdogs and came out winners. They also will be going into the series healthy as all injuries have recovered, Seaforth outscored Lucan during the regular season 39-32. The Centenaires' big PURE GRANULATED WHITE problem is keeping the opposition down in goals. They finished fourth in the 10 team group in goals scored with 197 while the Irisl> were sixth . with 176. In the goals against. department, the Irish had the fourth best average' giving up 170 goals while the Centenaires finished eighth allowing the opposition to score 225 goals. ITO,R,,.FEB.RUARY•15, 1984 o A9, layo Hibbert has rally A poker rally was held Feb. 5 for the South Hibbert Athletic Association. There were, 468 hands played and $655 given out as prize money. First prize of $50 was Won by Jim Perry of Exeter, second prize of $40 was won by Roger Reilly of Dublin, third prize of $30 was won by Gerry McCarter, R.R.1, Hensall and fourth prize of $25 was won by Marie Brunslow of Exeter. FROZEN SAVARIN POT PIES F 0 R 00 8 0z. •BEEF •CHICKEN •TURKEY FREE PARKING:AT SM!feds We have added approximately 15 NEW PARKING SPACES behind our store. YORK FRUIT FESTIVAL FANCY WHOLE RK TOMATOES 28 oz. 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Their first home game will be thiaa Friday. Checking and pushing Is one way to get tangled up with the goalie as one Seaforth player shows in the above photo.' (Wassink photo) Good skating beats hockey violence BY SUSAN HUNDERTMARK As one of the roughest Philadelphia Flyers in the mid -70's, Dave Schultz, with 2,706 minutes in penalties, was known as the Hammer. By breaking jaws, assaulting and knocking players out, he earned wealth fame, notoriety and a guilty conscience. More than five years later, in his book, The Hammer - Confessions of a Hockey Enforcer, Schultz makes a strong stand against hockey violence. Included in the many reasons his role of enfureer began to sour for him, Schultz's children Chad and Brett topped the list. "I wondered how Chad would react if he saw me at a game getting into a fight. i wondered whether he would be horrified at the sight of two guys standing in the middle of a hockey arena slugging it out on skates," he says. And, because he realizes that his famous fists are bound to effect young hockey players, he calls for re return to a game of artistry and sportsnialiShip from the violent goon tactics professional hockey had become accustomed to. Along with their heroes in the NHL, Schultz says that coaches and parents have a great influence on the way children play hockey. He says, "it is .our responsibility as adults to give the proper guidance and to set the right examples for young people. With sport as big a part of our society as it is, there is perhaps an even greater responsibility on professional athletes to provide the sort of example that our youngsters need. i realize now that some of my actions were not the kind to be followed. " And in Seaforth, coaches, parents and officials seem to be taking Dave Schultz's advice. "Between coaches and parents, you can really shape a hockey player," says recreation director Bryan Peter. That influence keeps sportsmanship uppermost in most players' minds, he says. The rule which banned body contact in minor hockey below the bantam age discourages violence and makes better hockeylayers, says Seaforth's referee -in - chief, Joyce McClure. Because all players younger than 14 cannot check, they learn to skate and to pass and become more skillful players. "I think we've got a lot more sportsmanship back in hockey," says Mrs. McClure. "The kids have their stars and the ones they look up to, but they know they can't fight like players in the NHL. Besides, they don't want to risk sitting out a game ,for . fighting," she says. As a referee and player on the Seaforth midget team, Scott Driscoll sees some fighting and rough stuff but he also sees coaches, parents and officials discouraging it. "The NHL has a big effect on kids. Around Pee Wee age, players start getting cocky in front of the net mien with the no body contact rule. They get pushing and sometimes start fighting. But the NHL has calmed down and kids are mostly copying Gretzky's moves and the European style of skate, pass and hustle instead of rough, ness," he says. Players who are too rough also do more harm than good to their team, says Scott. A team that has players spending a lot of time in the penalty box plays short-handed a lot of the time and often ends up losing. Chris Cardno, another midget player and referee says he sees some of the younger players getting rough at games but he blames it on the coaches. "At a tournament I refereed at, some kids from the city were taking the game awfully serious and sometimes, a fight broke out. But, their coach was pretty bad, yelling at the refs and throwing sticks on the ice. You don't see much of that around here," he says. Senior ringette team wins On Wednesday Feb. 8. the Seaforth and District senior ringette team travelled to Stratford, returning with a 5-2 win. In spite of many penalties Seaforth played an excellent defensive game allowing only two goals. All the girls played exceptionally well. Lisa O'Dwyer led the scoring with two goals. Deb Core. Jennifer Watt and Jan Vandenberk rounded out the scoring. Sandra Wilson had three assists. Seaforth managed a come from behind tie on Friday in their home arena. Penalties plagued the team but good netminding and defense in the final period along with pressure o`n'offense--keptthe game. Jim Vandenberk had a goal and two assists, Deb Core had two goals while Denise Morey had one and one. Lisa O'Dwyer had one goal. Sandra Wilson and Kendra Papple had two and one assists respectively. Pam Campbell also had an assist. ' On Sunday Feb. 12 the senior ringette team came out on the losing end as Stratford beat them 5-2. Scaforth did not have enough steam to overcome the Stratford team. Scoring for Seaforth was Tammy Taylor and Jae Vandenberk. Team wins first Seaforth District High School's girls' volleyball team won its first tournament ever recently in Walkerton. "We have a shorter team than any we played and we're only winning about 50 per cent of the season's games but the girls played super well at the tournament," says coach Doug Proctor. Players Faye Carnochan, Lucille Delaney, Sandra Hulley, Denise Morey. Rosie Van Dyk, Brenda Wesenburg and Estella Wilson beat teams from Orillia, Walkerton, Listowel and Stratford. in the semi-finals, Seaforth beat Rock -way High School in three games and beat Stratford Northwestern in two games with scores of 15-5 and 15-8 in the finals. AT THE S AFORTH & DISTRICT • COMMUNITY CENTRES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 9:00 P.M. CENTENAIRES VS LUCAN MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 8:30 P.M. CENTENAIRES VS LUCAN