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The Citizen, 1992-01-08, Page 15THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8,1992. PAGE 15. Bulls1 rookie, Todd Norman, All- star MVP Saturday night the Western Junior C Allstars took on the Strat­ ford Cullitons of the Midwestern Junior B league before a crowd of close to 1,000 at the Walkerton arena. While the Allstars looked good for the first 40 minutes, in the end the Cullitons won 10-4. Stratford started quick firing five goals past Allstar goalie Trevor Fortune of the Brussels Bulls in the first period. But the stars of the Junior “C” league scored in the final minute of the opening frame Blyth Bantams lose 3 in Silver Stick tournee BY RUSTY BLADES The Blyth Bantams participated in the Kincardine Silver Stick Tournament over the holidays. With their two top scorers missing in action the team had a tough time getting the offence in gear as they lost all three games in their round­ robin grouping. Blyth opened against Tiverton on December 27 and Tiverton built a 4-0 lead before adding an empty netter on their way to a 5-2 win. Blyth scored two goals late in the second period to get back into the game but couldn't get any closer. Ryan Chamney scored a power play goal as he swatted the puck out of the air with assists to Tim Cowan arid Pee Wee call-up Chris Stewart. One minute later, Chris­ topher Howson deposited the rebound of Jerrod Button's shot to cut the lead to 4-2 but that was as close as they could come. Blyth lost game two to Norman- by on December 28 by a 3-1 score, losing the game in the final minute. After Normanby scored for a 1-0 second period lead, Blyth tied the game with five minutes left in the game. Michael de Jong set up Henry Bos at the blueline. Bos's shot went wide but Tim Lyons picked up the rebound off the end boards and snapped a low shot past the goalie. The game looked like it was headed for a tie but Normanby had other plans as they notched the winner with 42 seconds remaining, then added an empty net goal with seven seconds left in the game. Blyth completed the tourney on December 29, this time losing 5-3 to Zurich. Zurich built a 3-0 lead before Blyth scored the only two second period goals to cut the lead to 3-2. Michael de Jong skated up the boards after a pass from Ryan Chamney and beat the goalie with a slap shot from just inside the blue- line. Peter Craig then scored a short-handed goal with one second remaining as he finished off a brilliant end to end rush. The teams traded early third period goals as Chris Stewart whipped a shot from the slot tor Blyth's goal after a set up from Tim Lyons. Zurich added a late goal to eliminate Blyth from further tour­ nament play with a 5-3 win. One bright spot for Blyth was the Tournament shoot-out competition. Goaltender Chris Lee made it to the semi-finals while Peter Craig won the “C” Division shoot-out compe­ tition in convincing fashion. Pee Wee call-ups Chris Stewart, Fred Datema and Michael Salverda also when Todd Norman of Brussels stole the puck and slid it to a wide open Greg McNevan and the Bulls winger made no mistake putting it upstairs over Cullitons goalie Mike Edwards. In the second period the Allstars carried the play and actually outscored Stratford 3-1. Hanover's Jeremy Franks snapped home the Allstars second goal on the power­ play on a pass from Norman. Then Norman scored the nicest goal of the night deking out several Culli- played well throughout the tourney for the Bantams. Blyth also hosted two exhibition games over the Christmas break, losing 4-2 to Howick on December 23 and beating Clinton II on December 30, 7-2. Against Howick Michael Brom­ ley scored both Blyth goals, with his first assisted by Jonathan Collins and Ryan Chamney, to give Blyth a 2-1 second period lead. Howick stormed out in the third period and tied the game with a power play goal, scored the winner with one and a half minutes left in the game, then added a short-hand­ ed empty-netter in the dying sec­ onds for a come from behind 4-2 victory. Blyth rebounded on December 30 as they used a passing game to defeat Clinton II, 7-2. Tim Lyons and Michael Bromley led the way with two goals each, with Bromley also adding two assists. Peter Craig, Benjie Hakkers and Jerrod Button rounded out the scoring with Craig adding three assists and Hakkers adding two assists. Single assists went to Jerrod Button, Ryan Chamney, Jonathan Collins and Wilfred Datema. This concludes the holiday schedule with playoffs only three weeks away. 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Brussels opened the scoring four minutes into he game when Dean Nicholson and Tim Fritz drew assists on a Kevin McArter goal. Two and a half minutes later the Crusaders took a two-goal lead when Fritz set up Brian Campbell for the score. The Drives kept coming at the Brussels boys and cut the lead to one when Ron Bowman scored unassisted. Milverton tied the game up three minutes later when Roger Carter and Jason Coulter drew assists on a Kevin Talsma goal and the first period ended tied at two goals each. The only goal of the second came six and a half minutes into the period when Campbell and Fritz set up McArter for his second goal of the game, giving Brussels a 3-2 lead after two periods of play. The Crusaders took a two-goal lead just over three minutes into the third when Ron Pryce scored unas­ sisted after winning a face off in the Milverton zone. The Drives cut the lead by one with just over seven minutes left on the clock when Bowman and Coulter set up Dan Gerber for the goal. Brussels added an empty net goal by J. C. Hewitt with one second left on the lock for a 5-3 Crusader's victory. Sunday night, Dec. 29 saw the Crusaders on the ice at home again as they played host to the Durham Thundercats. The Thundercats opened the scoring early when they scored continued on page 23 DAUPHIN FEED&SUPPLY LTD. DUNGANNON 529-7951 1 -800-665-5675 named the players of the game for their respective teams. Meanwhile the Bulls dropped to second place in the Western Junior C standings as Hanover picked up three wins. The Barons lead by five points with each team having seven games left in the regular season. Brussels will be back in action this weekend with two home games. Saturday night the Bulls host Orangeville in a game rescheduled from December. Game time is 8:30. On Sunday the Mt. Forest Patriots visit Brussels for a 2:00 game. The Bulls have yet to beat the Patriots this season in two tries. On the last weekend in December the Bulls had moved back into top spot in the Western Junior C League. Two wins over the week­ end, including a very impressive 4- 1 decision over Hanover, gave the Bulls a one point edge. On Friday night, Dec. 27, in Wingham the Bulls jumped out to an early lead and never looked back winning 7-4. Goals by Greg McNevan, a shorthanded break­ away goal by Corey McKee and Dan Burton's marker gave the Bulls a 3-0 first period lead. Jason Baier made it a four goal bulge with another shorthanded marker in the second, then McNevan fired home his second of the game to make it 5-0. Ted Sills and McKee's second of the game rounded out the scor­ ing. Dec. 29 in Brussels was the battle for top spot and the Bulls were ready. Solid forechecking and good goaltending from Jeff Roy helped the Bulls to a 4-1 win and top spot Bill Speilmacher opened the scor­ ing with the Barons only goal of the afternoon on the power play. But the Bulls came right back scor­ ing two goals in the last two min­ utes of the first. Jason Baier and Jamie Hislop finding the back of the net. There was no scoring in the sec­ ond. Sam Kulafofski provided the INFORMATION EVENING about: R.R.S.P. and RETIREMENT OPTIONS PRESENTED BY: Paul Hanna Co-operative Trust Co. Canada AT: Clinton Community Credit Union Clinton Branch - 48 Ontario St. DATE: Monday, January 13, 1992 starting at 7:30 p.m. Come and learn about the new RRSP legislation and how it applies to you. And get the facts you need to make the right decisions about your future. - REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED - Clinton Community CREDIT UNION Clinton 482-3467 Exeter 235-0640 insurance marker midway through the third period blasting a slapshot by Baron's goalie Jordan Willis and then Corey McKee iced the game on the powerplay. Coach Scott Pettigrew said, “It was an important win for us because it gives our confidence a boost as we prepare for the play­ offs. We played with more intensity then we have shown all year.” “I'm not too concerned about first place. What is more important is we use the last seven games to get ready for the playoffs. We had a few problems early in December but we have those worked out and Sunday's effort proved that,” said Coach Pettigrew. In case you missed scores from the week before Christmas, the Bulls beat Goderich 7-4 and Wing­ ham 3-2. FROM THE BULLS PEN: High scoring winger Jeff McKee will be out of the line-up for up to six weeks. He injured a shoulder in practice ... the Bulls have resched­ uled a game with Orangeville for Saturday, January 11 at 8:30 in Brussels. The game was cancelled December 15. Huron County Pork Producers Association ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION Thursday, January 23 11 am Clinton Legion Hall 95 Kirk St. Clinton Meal Tickets s8.00 Available from local directors.