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The Citizen, 1991-02-27, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1991. Blyth PeeWees lose to Wallace’s Norman again Norman conquest Blyth Pee Wees swarm around their long-time nemesis Todd Norman as he makes a rush on the Blyth goalie during the final game of the series between Wallace and Blyth Thursday night in Blyth. Norman scored 15 of the 20 goals Wallace scored and assisted on three more as they took the best of five series In four games. Eleven of his goals were unassisted. BY RUSTY BLADES The Blyth Pee Wees were elimi­ nated from further OMHA playoff action last week as they lost two of three games to Wallace. Down one game in the series Blyth rebounded to tie the series at home on Monday, February 18 with a last minute 4-3 victory. Wallace took an early 2-0 lead but Blyth tied the game at two with two late first period goals. With just over three minutes left in period one, Ryan Chamney and Mike Salverda assisted on Brian McNichol’s goal off of a nice wrist shot. Thirty seconds later Brian McNichol was cruising through the Wallace zone when he unleashed a screened backhand shot from near the blueline that found the net. Brian McNichol completed his hat-trick five minutes into the second frame to temporarily give Blyth the lead. Benjie Hakkers and Ryan Chamney assisted on the goal. Just over one minute later, however, Wallace’s Todd Norman scored his third unassisted goal of the game to tie the game 3-3. The game remained tied until the final minute when Blyth notched the game winner. Peter Craig passed to Brian McNichol and Brian and Ryan Chamney broke for the Wallace net. Brian drew the defence and goalie to him before passing to Ryan who easily redirec­ Huron Park ties Blyth Tykes with last-minute goal The Blyth Tykes hosted Huron Park on Feb. 23 at the Blyth and District Community Centre. The first goal was scored 30 seconds into the game by Matt Anderson, assisted by Derek Cook, to put Blyth on the scoreboard. Less than a minute later Derek Cook scored Blyth’s second goal assisted by Jeff Carter and Michael Bernard. Huron Park quickly answered Blyth’s challenge by scoring four goals in the next six minutes of play. ted the puck into the open net with 29 seconds left in the game. Blyth hung on for the win to tie the series. Game three was played in Kurtz- ville on Wednesday, February 20 and Wallace shut out the visitors again 5-0. Blyth had their chances Matt Anderson scored another three goals for Blyth, one assisted by Jeff Carter and the other two unassisted, to put Blyth in the lead. The last minute of play Huron Park scored to tie the game 5-5. It was a well played game by two evenly-matched teams and every­ one present enjoyed the action. Next game to be played will be in Belgrave, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. The Blyth Tykes are also entered in the Lucknow Tyke Tournament on March 2. Their first game schedul­ ed for the day is at 12 noon. early but Wallace scored three late third period goals to secure the win and a 2-1 series lead. Blyth faced elimination as they hosted game four on Thursday, February 21. Blyth gave an honest effort but were eliminated with a last minute Wallace goal in a 7-6 loss. Blyth jumped to an early 3-0 first period lead as Christopher Howson scored from Peter Craig; Brad Anderson scored on a screened shot from Jason Rutledge and Henry Bos and then Ryan Chamney found the mark with assists to Benjie Hakkers and Jon Collins. Wallace’s Todd Norman tied the game with two late first period goals and an early second period marker. Brian McNchol then gave Blyth the lead again as he deked the goalie to the ice with the assist to Peter Craig. Wallace tied the game 34 seconds later with none other than Todd Norman having the honours. Brian McNichol once again gave Blyth the lead with assists to Jason Rutledge and Peter Craig as the second period ended 5-4 in Blyth’s favour. After Todd Norman tied the game early in the third, Blyth took their final lead- of the game and series with just under nine minutes left in the game. Peter Craig’s host was tipped by Ryan Chamney to Benjie Hakkers who poked in the RIDE & TRIM PACKAGE DEAL FOR YOUR LAWN CARE NEEDS $1799.00 loose puck at the edge of the crease. In an all too familiar scenario, Wallace’s Todd Norman tied the game with five and a half minutes left in the game and then jumped on a loose puck to score the winner with only 21 seconds left in the game. This 7-6 win gave Wallace the series, 3 games to 1. Credit should go to the Blyth Pee Wee’s who played as a team although they were unable to stop Wallace’s resident star Todd Norman. Wal­ lace scored 20 goals in the four game series with Norman scoring 15 goals and assisting on three others. One telling statistic proving that Wallace is a one man team is that 11 of Norman’s 15 goals were unassisted efforts. The two games in Blyth were very entertaining and the many Blyth fans were treated to some exciting hockey by both teams. Blyth now enters their group playoffs which should get under­ way next week. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Minne­ sota North Stars general manager Bobby Clarke: “Championships are the ultimate for any athlete but you don’t really need champion­ ships to be fulfilled. The satisfac­ tion of knowing that you’re doing the best you can on the ice is the most important thing. Then you can look at yourself in the mirror and be content.” If Your Energy Costs are Sky High, Propane Clean and efficient, it’s the best way to heat your home. The most preferred way to cook. And the low cost way to heat water. Safe, economical propane. It’s the best way to land energy savings. Call us for more infor­ mation today! 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