Times Advocate, 1994-01-19, Page 12Paps 12
Times -Advocate, January 19, 1994
SPORTS__
Trip of a lifetime for local hockey players
STEPHEN TWP. - What do
cookbooks, volleyball tourna-
ments and ticket selling have in
common? They are just a few ex-
amples of fundraisers that helped
some Stephen Township boys
have their trip of a lifetime,
In 1991, a novice -age group of
hockey parents and players were
approached about a possible ex-
change trip overseas to Sweden.
, After a year of fundraising the
destination was changed. It was
suggested by the president of
W.O.A.A. to change the goal to a
Canadian -American exchange be-
cause of the declining number of
participants and the stateof the
economy both in Sweden and our
own country,
On December 28, 1993 that
goal became reality after another
year of organizing and fundrais-
ing with the young boys working
hard.
With the professional and pre-
cise work of Nancy and Mary at
Ellison Tours, the encouragement
and help from Stephen's own mi-
nor hockey executive, the dona-
tion of Canada coats from the Ex-
eter Legion Branch 167, and lot/
of local donations, the local
Atom -age Stephen Township
boys and parents' bus pulled out
in the'early morning bound for
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Ten hours later, the boys began
their exciting schedule. First,
they had the opportunity to check
out the local professional hockey
action to get some tips from the
Pittsburgh Penguins who played
the Philadelphia Flyers at the Ig-
loo.
The next morning, bright and
early saw the boys trying their
own brand of hockey against a lo-
cal Pittsburgh team in their first
of three friendship games.
Hockey was found to be very
different in Pittsburgh. The Ste-
phen players, who have probably
been playing hockey since they
were five or six or at least on
skates since they were four were
playing against players that start-
ed hockey when they were nine.
"Canada is
definitely the
hockey capital
of the world"
The Golden Mile Ice Centre
where the boys played their
games was a privately -owned are-
na and participants tended to be
in the upper class. You would
need to be in the upper class to
play hockey there as registration
was approx. $500 and the total
season costs were approx. $3,000
to $5,000.
Ice time is hard to acquire for
the Monroeville players. Some
Stephen parents felt quite happy
with their own minor hockey sys-
tem as their counterparts have to
practice at 5 a.m.
Hockey was definitely not a
high profile sport in Monroeville,
a suburb of Pittsburgh There
were only five arenas for the area
with a population of over two
million and that includes the Civ-
ic arena.
Mario Lemieux and his brother
had just built a double ice pad
arena which will be the best in the
area and will also help the lack of
• ice locations.
The American hockey competi-
tors during the friendship games
were very impre with the way
the Canadians cou play hockey.
Right from the preliminary cheer,
the shaking of hands and right
down to the passing and play -
making were watched closely and
videotaped by the coaches of the
home teams for later perusal and
discussion.
One of the coaches grew up in
Sault St. Marie which was a hock-
ey environment. The tradition and
interest is very different for him
trying to coach in Pittsburgh.
The Stephen atoms played three
friendship games against Monroe-
ville players starting at their age
level and by the third game were
playing boys three to four years
older than themselves.
During the games, the Stephen
team outscored their new friends
by a score of 45 to 1.
The boys had a great time with
the Pittsburgh players. They pre-
sented their Canadian heritage
with pride and not only had
memories for themselves, but had
alsc left behind some great mem-
ories for the hockey players play-
ing "those Canadians".
The Stephen t consisted of
Jeff Rollings, att Foran, Adam
Cyr , Bra ord, Brad Glavin,
Luke Hayward, Cal deLange,
Shawn Sherwood, Chris Glavin,
J.R. Davies, Danny Mosurinjohn,
Scott Davies with coaches Paul
Glavin and Dick Lord.
After Pittsburgh, the bus trav-
elled to Detroit where they spent
New Year's Eve watching 'the
great one' Wayne Gretzky' and
his Lo; Angeles Kings team take
on the Deiroit Red Wings.
What proved the trip to be a
success was when a Pittsburgh
mother cautioned Stephen's par-
ents, "If you find an extra person
on your bus, that will be my
daughter. Her goal in life is to
play hockey in Canada - Canada
is definitely the hockey capital'of
the world. We are definitely com-
ing to Canada"
Or as another father put it... "we
had a great time, you were great
sports; but come back in July and
gel show you how to play base-
ball".
Adam Cyr (middle) and Chris Glavin (right) accept exchange gifts from a Monroeville player af-
ter
fter playing a friendship game against their team.
Mirror hockey scoreboard
Exeter Minor Hockey
Tyke Little Hawks
January 15
llderton Hawks 3 at Exeter Hawks 4
Goals: Corey Bilcke (4)
Assists: Hayter, Seip, Thompson, Elder
Tyke Little Blues
January I�
Little Blues 6 vs. llderton Mighty Ducks 1
Goals: Jordan Darling (3), Ian Osgoode,
Scott Loosely, Ben -Willis Leake
Assists: Justin Stacey, Jared Anstett, Zach
Dougall
A solid effort was received from all playas
and steady goaltending from Chad Taylor.
Lucan Minor Hockey
UM Tyke
January 8
Lucan 6 at llderton 3
Goals: Michael Noyes (6)
Assists: Jeff Latta (2)
IJM Tyke Liehtninrt
January 13
Lightning 2 at Strathroy Major Tyke 5
Goals: Michael Noyes, Michael Jacques
UM Tyke Thunder
January 16
Thunder 1 at Strathroy Major Tyke 7
Goal: Michael Noyes
Shamrock Atom AE OMHA
January 15
Lucan 4 at Parkhill 3
Goals: Mike Pletch (2). Tyler Heywood,
Daniel Harrigan
Assists: Rick Sullivan, Matt Rushton. Wes
Revington, Heywood, Mike Pletch, Dan
Pletch
January 16
Lucan 1 at Watford 0
Goal: Dan Pletch
Shutout: Craig VanKasteren
Shamrock Atom
January 7
Lucan 1 at Parkhill 1
Goal: Jolene Heffernan
Assists: Man Thompson, Tyler Silver
January 8
Luccn 1 at St. Marys 2
Goal: Stephen Wraith
Assists: Johnathan Smith, David Park
Atom Dundalk Tournament
Game 1
Lucan 6 vs. Chinguacousy 0
Goals: Ben Duskocy (2), Heffernan, Park,
Thompson., Adam Thomson
Assists: Ryan O'Shea, Silver, Thompson,
Trevor Smith, lohnnllwt Smith. Wraith
Shutout: Joe Dobbie
Game 2
Lucas 4 vs. Oro Station 2
Gosh: Thompson (3), Darrell Parson
Amish: Thomson (2), Duskocy, Thompson
'A' championship game
Lucan 2 vs. Shelburne 1
Goals: Smith, Thompson
Assists: Wraith, Duskocy, Thomson
MVP: Mattpeon
Fin goaltending by Dobbie.
Shamrock Peewee
January 8
Lucan 4 at Parkhill 4
Goals: Shawn Smith. Eric Yeo, Andrew
Stansell
Assists: Rob Silver (2). Mike Herbert (2).
Kent Hardv. Yeo
IJM Peewee
January 17 - Peewee tournament in Norwich
Game I
Lucan 4 vs. Norwich 1 I
Goals: Mike Eagleson (2). Jeremy O'Shea,
Ted Chatterson
Assists: Shawn Smith, Derek Fifield
Gargle 2
Lucan 5 vs. Norwich 11 2
Goals: Adam Ryan, O'Shea (2). Brad Ank-
ers, Philip Revington
Assists: O'Shea, Revington, Dax Biondi,
Cole Rleming, Jamie VanKasterer
'A' Championship
Lucan 3 vs. Waterford 0
Goals: Jay Funston, Ankers, O'Shea
Aulsts: Revington (2), Biondi. Adam Ryan,
VanKasteren
Shutout: Marc Williams
UM Bantam
January 13
Watford 4 at Lucan 2
Goals: Jamie Cathcart, Jamie Riddell
Assists: Trevor Lce nders, Dave Hickson,
Ryan Thomas, Ryan Dukeah re
Shamrock Bantam
January 12
Lucan 4 at Si. Marys 2
Goat: Chad Greenlee, Marty McLaughlin,
Kurt Hardy, Adam Duskocy
Assists: Ryan Carroll, Ryan Thomas, Chad
Morrison. Josh Appleman
Andex Novice Steelers AE
January 13
Steelers 2 at Zurich 0
Goals: Cain Murray. Andrew Sedlak
Assists: Geoffrey Duckworth (2). Tony Ens,
Sedlak
Goaltender: Cory Lawton
January 14
Steelers I at llderton 3
Goal: Michael MacLean
Assists: Melissa DeYoung, Tim Snell
Goaltender: Lawton
January 1?- Tara Tournament
Game 1
Steelers 9 vs. Lions Head 0
Goals: Shane Gregoire (3), Sedlak (2). Snell
(2). Duckworth, MacLean
Assists: Snell (2). Costa Kollias (2),
DeYoung (2), Ens, Nevin Hodgins, tsrendan
Buchanan, MacLean
Goaltender: Lawton
Game 2
Steelers 3 vs. Aurora 2
Goals: MacLean (3)
Assists: Snell (2), Buchanan, Hodgins,
DeYoung
Goaltender: Lawton
Game 3 -'A' Final
Steelers 5 vs. Tara 1
Goals: Gregoire (3), MacLean. Duckworth
Assists: Ens, Buchanan, Gregoire. Duck-
worth, Sedlak, Hodgins
Goaltender: Lawton
Steelers were tournament champions with a
total team effort, great goaltendingpy Law-
ton and excellent passing and positional
play. Congratulations to all the Stetlers.
Next game: January 21 at Parkhill. 6:00
p.m.
Novice Waxers
January 16
Lambeth 2 vs. Exeter 0
Atom Broncos
January 16 - OMHA playdowns - Round
Robin
Game 1
Dresden 3 at Broncos 1
Goal: Jared Bourne
Aaht: Tyler Taylor
Goaltender, Ryan Sullivan
The game was scoreless until the third peri-
od when Exeter scored to go ahead. Howev-
er, Dresden scored two goals in a minute
and 10 seconds to take the lead. The last
goal was an empty net.
Next playdown game: January 21 in Ridge -
town
Seaforth Optimist Tournament
Game 1
Broncos 3 vs. St. Thomas 2
Goals: Bourne, Overholt, Martin
Assists: Martin, Taylor, Parsons, Bourne,
Bilinsky, Groot
This was the St. Thomas 'A' Atom team. The
Broncos had a number of opportunities in
the first period but couldn't beat a hot St.
Thomas goalie. The Broncos never tet up.
Brandon Martin scored a beautiful goal from,
the faceoff dot in the circle to the right of the
goaltender. His wrist shot caught the bottom
left hand corner.
Game 2
Broncos 3 vs. Simcoe 1 in overtime
Goals: Seip (2), Bourne
Assists: Bourne, Groot (2)
This was also an 'A; Atom team. It was a
very tight checking game. Ryan Sullivan
played exceptional throughout the game. In ,
overtime Jared Bourne made a beautiful end
to end rush and stuffed the puck into the bot-
tom comer of the net to put the Broncos in
front with the eventual winner. Mike Seip
put the icing on the cake with an empty na-
ter.
Game 3 - 'A' finals
Broncos 2 vs. Seaforth 3
Goals: Rasenberg, Bourne
Assists: Mauer. Groot
The Broncos played a very strong game but
ran into a very hot Seaforth nein ander. After
a 1-1 first period, Jared Bourne made an-
other one of his patented end to end rushes
and put the puck in high under the cross bar
to give the Broncos a 2-1 lead. However.
Seaforth scored to tie it a little more than
two minutes later. It looked like overtime
was on the horizon for the Broncos again but
Seaforth put in the winner on a goal mouth
scramble with 1:02 remaining in regulation.
The Broncos pulled their goaltender imme-
diately after the face off at center ice and ap-
plied pressure but were unable to ger the ty-
ing goal. Thanks to Jack Mauer in leading
the Broncos home from Seaforth in a con-
voy of I 1 Exeter Bronco vehicles. The
weather was blizzard -like which took every-
one a little more than an hour to get home to
Novice WOAA Turbos -
January 15
Brussels 3 vs. Turbos 6
Gose: A.J. Ferguson. Ryan Ducharme (2),
Rob Erb, Man Martin (2)
Assists: Danny Moir (2),William
Oud, Dueharme, Gordon bailer, his
Thompson
fir- rerfiluirtisr
Peewee Storm
January 12
Storm 6 vs. Mitchell 1 4
(baht Jarrett Jeffrey (4), Brad Brown (2)
Allstate: Jarrett Jeffrey, Brown (3), Jopp-
bus, Jennifer Jeffrey, Jason Plaltheiner, Malt
Amazon:Gersitenriert Darryl Smale
Teas retard: 14-1-0
Exeter Legion had Its hockey appreciation night last.Wednesdey and as part of the ceremony,
Legion first vice-president Bill Wilds. and Dorothy Pfaff, preskf'nt of the Ladies Auxiliary. drop
the puck between Exeter Bantam Legionnaires captain Jeff MacLean, left; and the Forest cap-
tain. -
Exeter - it was a day to remember!
Atom HI Mustangs
January 15
Mustangs 3 vs. Strathroy 4
Goals: Aaron Heywood, Mike Dietrich (2)
Assists: Dietrich, Joshua Fields. Aaron Hey-
wood (2)
Good game guys, keep it up. Excellent goal-
tending.
Peewee Legionaires
January 12
Legionaires 6 vs. Forest 6
Goals: Jason Grenier (2), Jeff Campbell,
Greg Geoffrey. Cam Dougall (2)
Assist': Campbell, Geoffrey (3). Dougall,
Chad Monteith (2), Tyler Bourne, Brian Par-
sons
Lasers
January 15 - 6 game round robin OMHA
playoff
Lasers 5 vs. Parkhill 3
Goals: Mike Wilhelm. Greg Young, Robbie
McIntosh, Jim Seaton
Assists: Young, McIntosh. Ryan Ralph. Ke-
vin Hogan
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Goaltender: Jeff Gooch
Slow start but a great finish.
January 16 - Exhibition game
Lasers 4 vs. St. Marys 3
Goals: Hogan. Wilhelm. Ralph
Assists: Wilhelm, Tim Mauer, McIntosh,
Bob Hamilton
Goalteodert Gooch
Bantam Legionaires
January 12
Forest I at Exeter 4
Goals: Jeff MacLean. Ryan Beckett, Dave
Farquhar, Wes Regier
Assists: Gavin Poole, Jeff Sararas (2). Ryan
Soldan, MacLean (2). Regier
Goaltender: Jason Lindenfield
League record: 11-7-2
Next action: OMHA round-robin playoffs
January 19. Lambeth al Exeter. 7:40
RSD Midget Generals
January 10
Exeter 3 at llderton 1
Goals: Chris McDonald (2). Gavin Snell
Assists: Snell (2). Mark Bell. Bill Hodge
3 Stars: McDonald, Snell. DeBruyn
Stephen Minor Hockey
Tyke Mini Kings
January 8
Mini Kings 24 vs. Belgrave 0
Goals: Mathew Marlene (9), Kurtis Masse
(6). Tim Sheridan (3). Craig Sommerville
(2), Andy Springall, Ryan Masse (2). Ed-
ward Hearn (first goal)
Assists: Marlene (3), Kurtis Masse (4).
Sheridan, Sommerville (3), Springall (3),
Runes Sterling (2), Masse (6), Hearn
Shutout: David Desjardine
January 11
Mini Kings 9 vs. St. Marys 3
Goals: Marten (2). Ryan Masse, Kurtis
Masse (6)
Assists: Ryan Masse (2). Hearn (2)
January 15
Mini Kings 1 vs. Bayfield 9
Goal: Kurtis Masse
Assist: Kent Nicholson
Goaltender Andy Springall
Tyke Mighty Ducks
January 15
Mighty Ducks 16 at Brussels 2
Goals: Jason Thompson (6). Jeff VanBergen
(5). Greg Thompson (3), Justin Knee. Ryan
Heywood
Aalats: G. Thompson (8), VanBergen (3),
Travis O'Neil (2). Knee (2). Heywood,
Shawn Wilson
Goaltender: Curtis Pfaff
Novice Kings
January 13
Kings 5 vs. Zurich 1
Goals: Scott Davies (2), Jesse Schroeder
(2), Roman Wilson
Assists: Jason Stuckkas (2), Wilson (2),
Brad Schenk. Colin Sander, Kris Plnkbeiner,
Davies
Goaltender: Dan Michielsen
January 14
Kings 13 vs. Brussels 3
Goals: Davies (5), Schroeder (2), Sauder
(2) Wilson. kue son, Kenny Shawn Thomp-
Asslsts: Schroeder (3). 'Thompson (2), Da-
vies (2), Sauder (2). Finkbeiner (2), Stuck -
leu, Wilton, Schenk. Tilky
Gositender: Michlelsen
Next posy -January 21
Atom Sonics
January 13
Stephen 1 vs. St. Marys 1
Gen Shawn Sherwood
Assists: Denny Mosurinjohn,Brayden lord
Goaltender: lavin
Slater For 12, Against 20
January 13
Stephen 3 vs. Godedch 2
Goals: Maarrigjohrt (2), Hatay Pfaff
Assists: Sherwood, Bryan Studien, Jeremy
VanBergen
Shote: For 14, Against 12
Atom Black Knights
January 14
Black Knights 7 vs. Mitchell 6
Goals: Brent Tatara (4), Jon Schenk (2).
Ben Parsons
Assists: Cal Delange (2). Luke Hayward (2),
Parsons, Adam Glavin, Tatara, Jeff Rollings,
Adam Cyr
Goaltender: Gary Sauder
January 16
Black Knights 6 vs. Lucan 0
Goah: Tatars (2), A. Glavin. Cyr. Parsons,
Matt Foran
Assists: Jon Glavin (2), Foran. Schenk. Cyr.
A. Glavin (2)
Shutout: Sauder
Bantam
January 10
Stephen 2 vs. Milverton 1
Goals: 'rim Morgan. Jeff Glavin
Assists: Jason Hartman (2)
Goaltender: Jason Glavin
January 15
Stephen 6 vs. rich 14
Gosh: Matt Glavin (2), Jeff Glavin (2),
John Rutter, Darryl Parsons
Assists: JeftGlavin, Rutten, Ian Becker,
Morgan, Jeff Glover, Jeremy Slater
Goaltender: Jason Glavin
Team record: (league) 10-3-2
Next game: January 22 vs. Clinton
•
January 16 - Howick Twp. Tournament
(Conic)
Stephen wins the 'B' tide
Game 1
Ayr 5 vs. Stephen 4 in overtime
Gosh: Greg Hendrick. Morgan, Jeff Glavin
Assists: Morgan. Ben McCann (3). Kurt
Mills
Game 2 •
Stephen 6 vas Monkton 3
Goals: Jeff Glavin (2), Man Glavin, Mor-
gan, Slater, Derek Swietzer
Assists: Matt Glavin, Becker (2), Parsons.
Hendrick. Glover
Game 3
Stephen 3 vs. Brussels 0
Morgan (2). Rutten
Assists: Rotten, Jeff Glavin (2), Swietzer
Goaltender: Jason Glavin - also stopped a
penalty shot in the final game againstBrus-
sels.
Senior Girls
Janudy 11
Stephen I vs. Ripley 4
Goal: Jayne Rowe
Aaslsti Tina Glavin
Goateender: Amanda Glavin
January
Blyth 12
C`a•IstJody McGee
Assists: Jan Smile, Rowe