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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-01-17, Page 8Luc ku to Sentinel, Wednesday, January 1l', i*$ Triple 'A' hockey corrin itattxnr'. GIGANTIC':' IAN RY i rag icey .. MNoiat Wlnprt.r Stock "Altsratlons E flop DOWNTOWN HANOVER 364.1 060 (Long Distance) 1-800.275-5250 L I .i J `.t ..., p At a meeting held recent- ly ecently in Seaforth, regional hockey enthusiasts decided that !iron and Perth cow - ties will join forces to form a'ple 'A' zoned The zone would reach front Lueknow to Emrbro and from Ooderich, to Tavistock .- encompassing 41 communities. Zone co.orrdivator Charlie Akey said ..the league was, needed because exceptionally .talented play- ers needed somewhere to go to take.a step up from the average player, ,der; be He . 'rr said � a:: player ca dominant at : the Double '+rte' level u still not g le but get noticed by Junior scouts, In Triple 'A', however, Akey said_ games. as : early as Peewee are regularly scout- ed by the Juniors because Triple 'A' gives a truer sense of a player's potential. "For kids who have . aspi- rations," said Akey, "this is, the way to go." 7 Contacted later, Akey. said a zone executive has been formed and they are now waiting for the Ontario Minor Hockey Association to approve their application and to declare the zone active. Once approved, Akey said they will thenhave to decide who the teams want to play against. Preferably, Akey said, they will be, ;grouped with teams that play out of ,ondon and Kitchener- Waterloo. 1teding on interest, the executive group hopes to four a Midget team, as well as major and ;traitor teams at the Bantam,' to Peewee a and Atri levels The teams .would be called the Huron -Perth Lakers and would wear the blue, black and white. colours of the Tampa Bay Lightning and their crest would be a ship's wheel with the.. name 'Lakers' across it. Akey said the Triple 'A' teams can expect to play 60 to 70 games a season. Welcome to The Bruce County Journal! This informative newsmagazine is published everyweeks and is ,delivered ' .E to every hone in Bruce - Cauntrcrr� acuble each south. If your current advertising, isn't quite doing the job or you need to expand your client base, the Journal is for you/ Give one o WALIalltrON 4111.11 PORT ELGrlN 3894733 KING INE 396.4380 LCe OW 52/1.2822 Evaluation camps held in mid-March the end of April in C or Lucknow. Ooderich Minor Hockey president Teri Patterson said she attended the meeting because she . thinks the Triple 'A° program will ben- efit Ooderich minor hockey and she ted to be a part of it.. "it ,.give talented players a chance to play in a better : league," said Patterson, a toque with better quality players and a. higher calibre of competi- tion. .. .. /, .. She said comparing the Goderich- minor hockey to Triple 'A' is Tike : comparing a Chevy Nova to a Cadillac. And accordingly, :aswith any Cadillac, playing in Triple 'A' will cog eonsider. ably more money: Huron County Akey said registration for Triple 'A' will be set at $+. Ile admits it is a lot of money, but he added it is not much more than the extended costs of minor hockey. He said once parents pay over $300 for loci) minor hockey registration, pay mandatory busing costs and purchase uniforms,it is nearly $ anyway. Shawn Peett 15, of (ioderricb, playsfor the ''rip `le 'A'" .Grey -Bruce y Highlanders.` out of Flesherton, and he says the cost of Triple °A1 is money 1 well spent. Peet says the only draw. back to playing Triple 'A' hockey is the bravely "It takes a lot of commit- ment," he said, "But it is. definitely a tremendous opportunity to play better hockey and to get better exposure,' Peet said there is usually rescuts: frnt niorr'.Ae and '11SCt o:at everyoJu.game he° plays„e Regarding concern that the new Triple 'A' teams could kill minor hockey in. smiler ,communities," Akey said such concerns just. don't make any sense, `'it's not logical," he said. "With, 18 players on each team, it )means one to two naverageg players owill be taken from each ssystemR" Peet agreed. He . said it will actually help minor hockey ck y at the local level because it will. "level" the comp' etition and give weak- er players a'ehance to excel. For more information,. Akey can be contacted in Seaforth at. 527-0051 Pilot will move to Grand Bend *from page 6 Last Years air show was gram in the future to aero - Lawson, depending on. demand. Dequier was introduced to the area:at last summer's Grand Bend International. Air Show; now, he plans to' move here with his young family Of five (his wife, Claudette,and son Roman, daughter Talia, ;:and son Caleb). Ike , retired' faun the Snowbirds last November and joined a now aerobatic }. team,' the Northern, Lights r. (made of ex Snowbirds) .which also pertained at the local air show last year. "We ,needed a place to live and we wanted to live in southern Ontario," saiii Dequier. "Because it's.close to a lot of shows,",` Ber t ay Club Karen Irvin January 180 1985 11 Years.Old Nicole Vara Dyke January 18, 1.991` 5 Years Old: Breanne McDonagh January 20, 1 6 Years bid Brittany Cranston January 20, 1990 6 Years Old Brandon McPherson • January. 21, 1989 7'. Years told Andrew 'Phifllp • Jarttlary 21, .1991 Years Otd. LIsn Brands January 21,..1989 Years (yid :DoreW ogtenberg Jartuary:21,193. J'YearoOrt Asishda Vandfi veude January 22,.1985 11 Fears Old'`. Shelia Eileen. Kulk January 23, 1990 6 Years Old the first time,° air show com- batic and formation. flight tr'ammg. The course will be what he calls "condensed train- ing" for individuals who are seriously pursuing licences to become a commercial airline. pilot or operate his: own company. The ,course could last anywhere from two days to three or four weeks. "So (the' course ° offers). just about any, form or phase of flight that ,you, want to see. We'll teach as (students) come in," said Dequier. "It's for someone', Who'sserious about being a pilot. Here's a place, you come here, you stay here, •turn to nage 9 mittee chair Tom Lawson was introduced to Dequier and the new aerobatic team and saw an opportunity. He maintained contact which e entually resulted in Dequier's hiring. 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