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Times -Advocate, March 12, 1966 ''
Playoffs are new .season, short for some teams
When playoffs roll around in sports, they are sometimes refer-
red to as the beginning of a new season.
Playoffs are the chance of all qualifying teams to forget the er-
rors and sins of the just concluded regular schedule and an oppor-
tunity to redeem themselves.
There are not many situations in life where an individual has
a chance for a bigger award, but, certainly hockey is one of these.
On the other side of the ledger, teams winning league champion-
ships are certainly not sure of winning the playoffs.
This year's edition of the Lucan Irish is a prime example of what
can happen in playoffs.
After leading their division for most of the year, the Irish were
eliminated by the Mt. Brydges Bulldogs. The turning point for the
Lucan Club came in the sixth game when they blew an early third
period 7-2 lead and lost in overtime.
For the teams knocked out of playoffs early or not qualifying
at all, maybe there should also be a second season, possibly in con-
solation playoffs.
In contrast to most of our United States neighbours who can
switch quickly to basketball or baseball, our hockeyists have to
wait about two months for spring and summer sports.
Larger Ice Surfaces?
NHL linesman Will Norris raises an interesting subject in a re-
cent issue of the OHA Hockey News.
Norris suggests larger ice surfaces would speed up today's game
and the majority of fights would beiellminated•
He says hockey has changed considerably in the last 12 years.
Players are bigger and faster skaters and lighter and more pro-
tective equipment helps in this regard.
With bigger and faster players playing on the same size of ice
Sports Spotlight
by Ross Haugh
surface, naturally bodies bump and collide with each other and
sticks come up resulting in numerous fights.
Interesting Predictions
We recently acquired a copy of Bill Mazeroski's Baseball '86
magazine which includes his selections for the upcoming major
league baseball season,
We like the former Pittsburgh Pirate's picks based on his talent
quotient system. The selections are based on grading at each posi-
tion including front office and field management.
New Hamburg . will be here
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In the American league east, Mazeroski has the Blue Jays at 41,
the Tiger; at 39, the Yankees with 37.5 and Roston Red SOx at 35.A.
In the west it's Kansas City at 39.5, Minnesota 33 and California '
and Oakland tied at 32.5.
The New York Mets are tops in the National east with 41 follow-
ed by the Cards at 40, Chicago Cubs 36.5 and the Expos and rthils
all even at 33.5.
In the NL west it's Cincinatti with 40, the Dodgers 39.5, San Dego
36 and Houston and Atlanta at 33.
While we like the Jays to repeat in the AL east it should be men-
tioned, a pennant winner in this division has not been able to come
back since the 1980-81 Yankees did the trick. This proves there are
no dynasties. Only targets to ainilkt.
Break Activities
South Huron Rec Centre director Lynne Farquhar has lined up
a number of events for area school students enjoying Spring Break
this week.
Today, Wednesday a bus will travel to Vanastra for a swimm-
ing session from 2 to 3 p.m.
A Walt Disney movie entitled Festival of Folk Heroes will be
showd at the Rec Centre Thursday at 10 a.m. and Friday the
youngsters will be bussed to London for visits to a Burger Xing
and the London Regional Children's Museum.
For additional information call the Rec Centre at 235-2833.
at home tonight �in first game�of finals
Mohawks
who have been but of the lineup with
injuries should slee action in the up-
coming series.
The long playoff wait for the Exeter
Mohawks is over and they will meet
the New Hamburg Towers in the final
round for the Ontario Hockey Due to a second place regular contest back in New Hamburg at
Association Intermediate "C" Central schedule finish, the Mohawks will get . the same time Friday evening.
Division championship. home ice advantage for the best -of- The third game is in Exeter Sunday
The New•Hamburg club downed the seven series. night with faceoff time set for 7:3
league champion Elora Rocks 9-7 Fri- The first game goes tonight, p.m. It's back to New Hamburg for because of suspension. .•
day night to take the best of seven Wednesday at the South Huron Rec the fourth tilt on Wednesday, March Goalie Rick Pikul, defenceman
series in six games. Centre at 8:30 p.m. with the second 19. Dave Kinsman and forward Jim Benn
Additional games if necessary will
be in Exeter Friday, March 21 at 8:30
p.m., New Hamburg on Sunday
March 23 at 1:30 p.m. and the seventh
and final game if necessary in Exeter
Monday, March 24 at 8:30 p.mt
This is New Hamburg's third
straight year in the league finals
without winning so they will be
hungrx for a championship.
Both teams are relatively free of in-
juries. For the ' Mohawks Barry
Baynham is in Florida and Bryan
Baker will miss the first four games
Lodges curl
TOP HAWK PERFORMERS — Trophies for individual efforts were presented at Wednesday's annual
awards banquet of the Exeter Junior Hawks. From the left are manager Cam Stewardson, best
defenceman and most valuable Jeff Pfaff, top scorer and team leadership Steve Goold, most
gentlemenlike George Pratt and executive member Murdena Glover. T -A photo.
Bogart will be back
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High hopes for '86 junior Hawks
Ron Bogart who joined the Exeter
junior Hawks as practice coach in
mid-November said at Wednesday's
annual banquet that he would be back
for the 1986-87 season.
Bogart added, "Let's look forward
to next year. I hope to be involved in
some capacity. Let's work to at least
become more respectable and get our
pride as a good hockey team back."
He went on to say, "We were bet-
ter this year than our record shows
and what delighted me was that the
players never gave up. We were com-
plimented by the referees several
times that we never gave ilp. We
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showed real character in the last four
or five games proving we can play
well, but, had trouble doing it for
three full periods."
Nine trophies were presented dur-
ing the awards portion of the banquet
by Bogart, coach Jim Pfaff, manager
Cam Stewardson and other members
of the executive.
Two of the players received a pair
of trophies each. Jeff Pfaff was nam-
ed the team's best defenceman arid
the most valuable overall member of
the team.
Steve Gould was singled out as
the top scorer and also recieved the
team leadership trophy.
The rookie award went to goalie
Jeff Laporte, Steve McIntyre was the
most improved player and Scott
Bogart was the best defensive
forward.
The Bogart family trophy for the
player displaying sportsmanship,
dependability, dedication and
perseverance was won by Dave Skea.
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Saturday at the Exeter Curling
Club the Exeter Oddfellows drew 64
entries from Brucefield, Seaforth,
Clinton, Brussels, Hensall, Glan-
worth, Brigden, Melbourne, Dutton
and Exeter clubs to compete for the
John Broadfoot curling trophy.
Gerald McBride skipped a rink
comprising Wilbur Kernick, Reg
Hodgert and Murray Davison and
outscored by one point the Don Brodie
rink from Brucefield to win the
trophy.
WINS BOGART FAMILY AWARD - At Wednesday's awards banquet
of the Exeter Junior Hawks, Ron Bogart presents his family trophy
to Dave Skea as the player best displaying sportsmanship, depen-
dabililty, dedication and perserverance. T -A photo.
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