The Citizen, 1986-03-26, Page 25THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1986. PAGE 25.
Blyth Novices lose in championship game
BY RUSTY BLADES
The novice season came to an
end on Saturday, March 22 at the
Blyth Lions novice tournament, 23
weeks and overfive months since it
all began last October.
The team opened the tourna-
ment on Saturday morning against
Clinton with a thrilling 6 - 5 win in a
shootout. Clinton secured an early
2 -0 lead before the Blyth team had
wiped the sleep from their eyes.
But before the first period had
ended, Blyth cut the Clinton lead in
half on an unassisted Mike Brom-
ley goal.
In the second period, Clinton
scored once again to restore their
two -goal lead with a powerplay
goal. Blyth seemed to develop
momentum as the game progress-
ed and a three-way passing play
resulted in Blyth cutting the
Clinton lead to 3 - 2 before the
second period had ended. Henry
Bos, "The Scoring Machine", was
positioned perfectly in front of the
net to redirect the pass into the net.
Pinpoint passing from cousins
Jamie Bromley and Mike Bromley
made this goal possible.
Blyth tied the game 3 - 3 early in
the third period as Henry Bos
passed the puck to Mike Bromley,
who easily slid the puck into the
goal. This set the tempo for a very
exciting finish with both teams
unable to finish off excellent
scoring chances. The game finish-
ed in a 3 - 3 tie and a shoot out was
required to declare a winner.
Three shooters were selected
from each team with the team
scoring the most goals on these
penalty shots being declared the
winner. The Clinton shooters
scored two goals and goalie Josh
Yanchus got a fortunate break
on the other shooter. At the other
end of the ice, Brian McNichol,
Peter Craig and Mike Bromley,
with his third goal of the game, all
scored exciting goals on waist high
wrist shots for Blyth. Blyth won the
shootout 3 - 2, and the game 6 - 5, to
earn the right to advance in the
Blyth Atoms dropped a close game in the consolation round of the Tier 2 tournament at Zurich on Sunday to
wind up the season that had shown great progress. Members of the team are: [front row, left to right]
Conrad Bos, Michael McNichol, Rob Finch, Jason Elliott, Kevin Souch, Shawn Rutledge, Craig Roulston,
[back row] Billie Jim Scott, Ian Andrews, Jamie Dalton, Brian Gross, Danny Van Bakel, Brian
Vansteelandt and Tyler Craig. Coaches are Ken Scott and Tony Van Bakel.
Salute to
Rusty
Blades
The Blyth Novice team would just like to say
A few words of praise in our own special way.
We remember the old days, before Rusty dared
When boys were just novice and nobody cared.
You changed all that, Rusty, right from the start.
You reported with flair and with style and with heart.
The best times,
The worst times,
You covered each game
You gave each young player a measure of fame.
You wrote of their plays, their lines and their roles
You told of their efforts, their hopes and their goals.
Each player felt strong and felt proud, thanks to you.
You noticed the small stuff and wrote it in too.
Each newsday we rushed to the section on sports.
We devoured every word in your weekly reports.
The face-offs, the play-offs, the thrills and the chills,
That heart -stopping action, those worrying spills.
Who could remember each moment of glory
Or make a defeat only part of the story?
Rusty, you did it, you "old newshound", you,
And as you kept writing your audience grew.
Though fans can be rowdy, and parents will fret
The literate public will never forget.
So Rusty we thank you - from our hearts we exclaim
But Rusty please tell us,
What is your real name?
- THE ATEAM
"A" category.
Game two featured Blyth play-
ing a Monkton team that seemed to
be playing with a chip on their
shoulders. A very unsportsman-
like eight minor penalties were
called against this team which
resulted in Blyth scoring three
power play goals on their way to
"escaping" with a 5 - 0 victory. It
was a frustrating game to watch
with all the penalties and whistles
slowing down the smooth skating
Blyth team.
Blyth opened the scoring in the
first period with Monkton playing
two men short. Hard work near the
Monkton goal by Jonathan Collins
staked Blyth to the early lead.
Assisting onthegoalwere Mike
Bromley and Ryan Chamney.
Blyth padded their lead as Mike
Bromley scored with Jamie Brom-
ley and Henry Bos picking up
assists.
Just before the first period
ended, Blythincreasedthe score to
3 -0 on another power play goal.
Defenceman Peter Craig picked up
a loose puck, skated into the
Monkton zone and put a nice wrist
shot by the helpless Monkton
goaltender.
The only goal of the second
period was scored in the final
minute on yet another powerplay.
Monkton was once again playing
two men short when Mike Bromley
scored his second goal of the game.
Benje Hakkers and Jamie Bromley
tallied well deserved assists on the
play.
Play settled down in the third
period with only one penalty being
assessed, and thatto Blyth. The
only goal of the period was iscored
during this penalty as Mike
Bromley scored a short handed
goal, and his third goal of the
game, to give Blyth a 5 - 0 victory.
Henry Bos earned the assist on
this short handed score.
This sent Blyth intothe cham-
pionship game against Clifford and
the team was hoping for a great
effort to end the season on a high
note. This game, like the first game
against Clinton, was being taped
so the players could enjoy it
forever.
The wear and tear of a long
season was evident in the players'
play as they just seemed to go
through the motions after falling
behind early. They played a very
sloppy and uninspired game as
Clifford scored three goals in the
first and third periods to skate
away with a 6 - 0 victory and the
"A" championship trophy. Crests
were given to all players and Mike
Bromley received a very deserving
trophy as Blyth's "Most Colourful
Player". Thanks to Ben Hakkers
who provided refreshments for the
whole novice team after the game.
Clinton won the "B" champion-
ship in a thrilling shootout victory
over Brussels. Thanks must go out
to the Blyth Lions Club for
sponsoring such an entertaining
event. This was an excellent,
well -organized tournament which
featured some great games all day
long.
Good luck to the players who will
be moving on to Atom next year.
For the remaining players who will
be staying in novice, I can hardly
wait for next season to start as
expectations are high for another
successful season.
Well the season is over and
this column will soon be put on hold
until October when, maybe, it will
be revived for another season. It
has been an enjoyable, educational
experience that, perhaps, has
brought some overdue attention to
the excellent minor hockey being
played at the arena throughout the
winter. Don't cancel your subscrip-
tion yet as at least one more article
is in the planning stages.
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