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Huron Expositor, 2014-08-20, Page 3Puck drops on new Seaforth team this fall Whitney South Huron Expositor Senior hockey is making it's way back to Seaforth this fall. The Huron East Cente- naires are relocating from Goderich and are set to make their Huron East debut on Oct. 4. "The team was in Goder- ich 20 years give or take, and essentially the market there died off," said general man- ager Tim McNaughton, who will be sticking with the team after the move. "We had very little fan support and very lit- tle support from the com- munity as far as fundraising, so at that point in time we decided we would have to fold or find a more sustaina- ble area." McNaughton explained being from Seaforth, the move just made sense. "The decision was it was a good place to be able to fun- draise and be able to draw players to be close to the major centres, so it seemed like a good fit at the time." The first step was to find out if the league would allow the move, and the team could find an executive and start the fundraising process. "We've gotten that far, the league said yes, so we're just waiting for the season to start now," said McNaughton, adding train- ing camp with start at the Seaforth arena on Sept. 12. And so the Centenaires were born, again. In the past, the name had been dedicated to a Junior D team in Ontario Hockey Association (OHA), who played in Seaforth from 1975 through 2002. The team won the OHA Cup, the OHA's Jun- ior D championship, in 1985-86. Centenaires alumni include NHLers Dave McL1- wain, Boyd Devereaux and Mike Watt. "The response so far has been very positive, as we expected," said board member Bill Tremeer. "There's a lot of work involved to get a team off the ground, but we're con- fident Seaforth is the place we'll be able to find a lot of support. But, we made it the Huron East Centenaires for a reason, we want to increase our draw and include Brussels and Kip - pen, places like that." Tremeer is just one third of the team's leadership group, which also includes Graham Nesbitt and Pete Martene as active board members. Brett Lee, who will take charge of marketing and promotions, is looking to provide an entertainment package for all ages and hopes to work closely with the minor sports groups to promote post -minor hockey. "Seaforth was one of those places that was deemed a hockey town for years and years that basically ran out of hockey, which has hap- pened all over the place, not every town can run a team," said McNaughton, adding the town's hockey history was a big jumping off point as to whether they could sus- tain a team or not. "We knew for a fact the town wanted hockey and people would support hockey." McNaughton will pull double duty, sharing coach- ing duties with Scott Hen- derson a local Seaforth hockey star who formerly played Junior B in Sarnia, as well as for the rival Clinton Radars, with whom he still holds several records. The Centenaires season opener starts at 7:30 p.m. against the Milverton 4 Wheel Drives at the Seaforth arena on Oct. 4. There will be a ceremonial puck drop, as well as a few in -game special events and a bar will be set up in the upstairs hall. Anyone interested in sponsoring the team can call Bill Tremeer at 519-440- 2805, or email btremeer@ hotmail.com. iTCsTigKHEALTH FOUNDATION LAST.cA ASSESS YOUR RISK. 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