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• times -Advocate,. April 1b, 1997
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Two All -Ontario championship teams .top
1996-97 season for Exeter Minor Hockey
The Exeter Minor Hockey Association honored its players and volunteers at awards banquet
By Chris Skalkos
T -A Reporter
ii,XI3 TER - "Thr Exeter Minor
Hockci Association -took a -tinge-.
out recently to recognize the
plax cps who has c made an- out-
standing contribution to (heir (cams
u.el Iht 144h-97 season.:
Held one• week apart. this tyke.
atom and nosi:c team. -attended a
small.,:erel:)ons on April 2 while
the •• peewee. • bantam. midget ,Ind
itivenik. team. %tear Honored at •a
- banquet Iasi Tuest.ts.
Medals were mit .awarded tt• Ihe
-
pre -tyke, and -tykes .its these ,pro -
'rams sur •niainh designed 'to de-
/- ha.l; .kill:. how eXel coadh
t'.•a^ret'-' Iht•. , t.Ullt-'.ters ' 'are
responding, lc, 111l:earls, -exposure
and. a..,otding lo tyke coach.Droc
I': rtndgc Iht• :was rape, halls, es
Iden/ : in.(n;• the kids sxhv wt�ri lust
• at lull speed. said Partridge.
EMHA, president; Roger Dougah
pointed out the Novice Waxer. had
• a successful run in the Maxon. and
. won the "A- side championship at
_the Flmyale tournament.
This was the first vc:u EMHA
liatE a senior tyke team and Jack
Mater. executive/chairper.oh for
the l.anlhton .cague.-
said the program was beneficial for
the sewn-tear-okl vouhgsters by
bclpitig' them make the julep to the
next !excl.
• -."It's really worked well and 1
4hink these kilt are going to have a
bjt- advantage when they move on
Io pta� novice."•saidMauer. - '
Mite /Mike. Cooper novice." -said", -
Award wa. presented to the Novice
.I{antlers, : osis hed by Fred JordJan.
•1 h' special aisard. In itlemory of
t'o.,prl ss hi• used to 'enjoy coaching"
novice hoc lies below he passed
learning how to s1.:11i r'' •a:Ix:,1. ,gixen.to• the "trust sport. -
"R, the -ent4 oI Ihe' sr:u there . manlike nosice"team.
ssasn•l .)inckid who,:nuldn l slate' "Ern the st`..4tnd eii in a',.11.1.. the -
Il,an t nc itIhc .414.;1 Lilt) ot. the Ice • .banquet tors the older learn, was
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Grand Bend and
partners bid for
Canada Games
if the London Alliance wins the right
to host •the 2001 Canada Summer
Games', Grand Bend will provide ve-
nues .for beach volleyball and sailing
GR AND REI) .Grand•• Rend I one of the '(Our partners on the
Londoti Alitan.ic commune: scekiii, to bring the 2001 Canada Sum- ,
mer Games to the area,
1 melon is .. ompeiin.• x5 tIt the Ottawa-S'arlcton and Niagara re-
gion. to hos. the national event which it expected to geheratc,mil-
lons •tif dollars in revenue and .attract media attention from across
the ..i)1111111',. i . • r •
' 1lit I.t.uttori AIIIai.. '1Ki1 t;.tnle. C'oninuttce members include
,the nrrs..t from London. Woodstock. St. Thomas •and Grand Bend
The,/ relea•kd details of the bud documcni,ilesigned to win them the•
galaes cattle: this month and hops to impre.s the site selection team
when it anises t(. stet,. the pruposal•t.lcltiie. '1%1a
11
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11 Inc alh.ln, c wnt• lest, 1)1 Ric. Ib coots will take piadc in Cirabd
Bend' witt the stlkut; r`Iostdtng tht_'enue• Io f•.athng•anti beach
stilleyhatI`• -
We apprtiachtti then. and .said He have a f+erlcet location for;sail•
ing, -said (grand Rend'si.usol C"am -hex. adding the Committee sug
g /stet'. holding illi heath solle%hali,IhItli a.'.selI it Inch would clivi
n.ile ih i. ci h• !lupin! sand to•c,re•tiie a enue in the cos.
I,cs'.;ud brash ti1111C!. t1:111 Is , last-trowln..pun and the -number
• pc. tatut- 11 ..dill lt1.ix will hint: .1 signiticanl econullllt impactori .11 busies. 1 he national tele\ Erna ctn.:rage these two events.
oti( It_'tr,. Ir0111 1s\ 1elesl.1o1. Sport. NOVA lrk1 will alai/ put
,;.rnd Bend on Ute 11Wil .
:'11 would •hr .i :good iopporlunit) to sht/w;asc our• cum111units
across the count x .• said Ives .•
A large nwnhei of local volunteers would be needed n: run the
testi evenis al} (.rand fiend. and aflhi►ugh the selection committee •
won rannuurlcc its dct islon until June. Iscy said there is much com-
munity Interest and a solunteer II.t i• .Pleads circulation the village
"Our bill meet's all It the lequtrcrucnt. -..1 think we have a good
shot at iwinning 111.' said Ices.
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well attended- and this .year's
awards banquet boasted two •All
Ontario Championship teams.
• The Exeter A.E. Midget I.itins
and the Juvenile Chiefs gapped
their ,Neason by capturing a pro
s'incia! title . with'lhe Chiefs win
ning their last playoff game only
two days ixforc the banquet. :Ad-
dressing the' large number of hock-
ey 'players.. coaches cxct•utivcs.
htckes Monis and family members..
Dougall said this hait been one•of
the most successful years for the -
1:MH•A listing the success of five
teams in the quarter -finals• witlj -
four -advancing to the semi-finals. •
Although- they were climinalcd •
Iron)• OMHA playoff contention.
the 'I{titter RSD• Midget Generals_
and the Rantanl 1 egionnaircs• en
posed a .u.ccsstul season. winning
then Regional Silver Suck Tourna-
nlenf. Both teams. ;dia. Won.' the
:".A'• .1511 . hampionshtp in .the Exei-.
er Bill Batten Memorial "Ttalrna-•.
rilcnt m Novemhcr. The Exeter f.c-
gitin Auxiliary Peewees also ended
•
a suece»ittl season by w inning the
Shmmr,ck 1 I- • I eaguc •'R chain
plon.hl(• . - -
Howevei - Dougall saidthe- as
so moon was ••aced with -char
lenges
stone .players have •len .to pial\
-A..\ • league • hockey - with' the
new Iv formed Hugon I'erlh I akers
.and -raising hind to .?inset 011no-
"hockcy in Exeter 1.. an orioing.'
challenge. • - -
According Dougall-• .thc as-
sociation. .pent S I 1 S.10t) this yea1
with S70.(KRI going tow:nd• renting
it e time • ' '
show. h. •tt important fund .
raking •Is.' he sail- crelhtlne the
work =01 .111.1ns volunteers H'ht,
.Ilrlpeti with 1unth:using events. He .
also •thiinkcd the volunteers, 'tit,
helped with 'die now'. hlurnanient.
. Exeter hu.l,•P ihl. ,tai • -
- "Without sou w, .. an ; maki'this
nen; said'l)t,ug.tll
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• s'•oes to in outstanding "hockey
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slx•iation. - • •-
• Carl Nickels wa>• reCtb i1ized for
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•plated -at home over the se:uin.-hit
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Prank and Francis Dints -
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-I•:censor. Sieve and Brett Batten were
present w personally pie the
couple the award which - is not
handed 'out every year.
During the . closing - comments.
John Rasenbcrg Exeter's Shamrock
League repro entative. emphasized
the importance of keeping. minor
hockey programs in small centres.
He.used Dave Shaw. a product of
Exeter's minor hockey system who
-currently plays in -the NHL. as an
example pointing out the .road 16 •
succus dtx:sn't always lead to big
city centres. •
"11' you're good enough . the
scouts will come it you." said Ra-
senbcrg. "Please continue to sup-
port small town hockey."
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