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Times Advocate, 1994-10-12, Page 14• Page 14 Times -Advocate, October 12, 1994 This Week in Sports... • Panthers on top - page 15 • It's Turkey Bowl time - page 17 Sidelines By Fred Groves Kaak makes right decision to turn pro In this corner... That was the scenario last Tuesday night at the Palace in Auburn Hills as Shipka's Joe Kaak went into his first professional boxing match. Against Willy 'Dynamite Smith', Kaak, who now lives and trains in Detroit, did not win, but neither did he lose. He gained a draw in the four -round bout, a tie which Kaak has to be pleased with. Smith is also relatively new to the pro circuit although he has got one or two fights un- der his belt. Kaak's family made the trip to Auburn Hills and they were pleased with how Joe did. It's the start of what hopes to be a four or five year-long career in the squared ring. "It was his first pro- fessional fight and I'm sure he had butterflies," said his mother Diane Kaak, Amateur fights, of which Kaak has won 65 of 75 are three rounds but on Tuesday, he and Smith went toe -to -toe for four rounds. If anything, the additional time is ben- eficial for Kaak who has a lot of stamina. "Everybody said if it would have gone another round, Joe would have won." While the length of the fights are different than in amateur, so are the fact that in amateur they wear pro- tective headgear but none in pro. Tuesday, Kaak went in against Smith unprotected for the first time in his box- ing career and it was some- what of a concern to his mother. "This is the one thing I didn't like about pro," said Diane. "But now they are all equal," she said of the fight- ers who usually have about the same experience when they go at it. Prior to meeting Kaak at his parents home in Shipka, I had never met him. I've probably talked to him on the phone a half a dozen times over the past four years and in that time, I could sense he was getting frustrat- ed. He was upset with the way Canadian boxing officials were treating him. The case in point that broke the cam- el's back was when he was disqualified from a fight be- cause he didn't fly to Sas- katchewan to weigh in and present a doctor's note say- ing he was unfit to box. An athlete can only take so much of the crap that those who sit behind a desk and dictate the rules dish out. For Kaak they pushed himAb the point where he will nev- er represent Canada again and that's too bad. 4 Hawks hammer undisciplined Irish 7-2 By Fred Groves T -A staff EXETER - It wasn't pretty, it was ugly, real ugly, buck ugly. Friday night the Lucan Irish came to town to renew the Irish -Exeter Hawks rivalry in the OHA Junior Development League. After two -and -a -half hours, 60 minutes of it for actual playing, the Hawks won their home opener quite easily 7-2. It was the first of five meetings between the two teams, the next will be November 16 in Lucan. The win, combined with a 7-4 Toss to Mt. Brydges on Saturday, has the Hawks sitting at 2-1 in the west division. They will try to im- prove on that on Friday when they host the North Middlsex Stars. Referee Brian Donaher was the busiest person on the ice in Friday's game as he slapped down a ton of penalties. Donaher not only handed out 56 minutes in minor infractions but there were seven five-minute fighting penalties and half a dozen 10 -minute misconducts. The referee also sent Exeter's Na- than Burns, Chris Kennedy, Mark Livermore and Chris Corriveau along with Lucan's Derek Greenlee, Travis Stinchcombe, Deveon Prten- vaca, J. D. Adamthwaite and Mike Robb to the showers early. "It was a scrappy game," said Ex- eter coach Dave Revington who was upsct with the lack of dis- cipline on the part of the Irish. "It didn't develop any flow to it. The second period was the best for us." Exeter led 2-0 after the first pe- riod and increased the margin to 6- 1 after 40 minutes. Lucan started Rob Hotson between the pipes but sent him to the bench after the fifth Hawks goal. With guys like Jeff Glavin, Mark Glavin and Joel Campbell sitting out Friday due to numbers, you have to know that the Hawks have a lot of depth at all positions. "That motivation has to be there," said Revington of guys who have made this year's club but now have to prove themselves to make the game sheet. "When there is 25 guys and they want to start, if they're not prepared to put up a good per- formance, they'll be pressured." Quick goal: Exeter veteran for- ward Ray Cousineau started the scoring when he exploded from the blueline, went in and put a back- hander past Hotson. While Bums netted a hat u -ick in Exeter's opener against Port Stan- ley, Friday's game in Exeter saw a balanced scoring attack as Jason McBride, Gavin Snell, Burns, Liv- ermore, Kennedy' and Mark Lynn connected. Snell, one of nearly a dozen rook- ies on this year's team, got his first junior goal after scoring many for the Exeter midgets. "It was nice to get it out of the way," said Snell who kept the puck from his first goal. "1 feel more into it now." Sporting a new rookie haircut, Snell said he and the others have to play their best every game if they want to continue to be in the lineup. "You have to earn a spot on this club, it's been proven already." The Irish, who spent most of the night shorthanded, sometimes for multiple minutes, watched as roo- kie Brad Henderson quick triggered a shot over Darren Kints' shoulder. Continued on page 15 HAWKS HAPPENINGS Mark Livermore ,.. already has tour goals At a glance: The Hawks are 2-1 in the west division and have scored 17 goals while allowing 13. Goalies Chris Lyndon and Darren Kints have a 4.34 GAA and that will have to be lowered a bit. Zbp scorers: After three games, second -year Mark Livermore and Nathan Burns each have four goals. Future games: Friday the Hawks host the North Middlesex Stars at 8:30 p.m. and head back to Mt. Brydges the following day for a game with the Bulldogs. Exeter Hawks' forward Steve Farquhar was stopped on this attempt by Irish goalie Rob Hot- son. otson. Were there strange forces at work at the arena? Hockey past was a big part of Friday's Junior 'D' hockey game in Exeter ; • EXETER - You could sense something watching from above. Friday night at the South Huron Recreation Cen- tre in Exeter, it was like there were mysterious forc- es at work. Exeter Hawks coach Dave Revington took his place behind the home team's bench; when he skip- pered the Senior 'A' Mohawks, they were always on the visitors bench. Revington admitted he didn't feel strange being on another bench and said, "it never entered into it." Irish coaches Scott Bogart and Jcff Dalrymple had to go to the visitors bench at the rec centre after spending several years on the home bench with the Exeter RSD midget Generals. "It's weird, when you see him he looks out of place. He doesn't look like he's at home" said Hawks' forward Gavin Snell who Bogart and Dal- rymple coached for two years. In all, there were 10 Exeter players in the lineup Friday who have been coached by Bogart and Dal- rymple. Added to that bench shuffle were several- former Hawks and Irish players, many of whom were home for the Thanksgiving holiday to watch the game from the stands. Among those watching were former Irish goalie Dan Jenken who came to watch his younger brother Dave play defense for Lucan. There was Jim Stan- ton who is attending school in Hamilton and former forward Jeremy Jemec now at school in Sault Ste. Marie. From the past Hawks there were Todd McCann, an ovcrager last year, high scorer Doug Clark, the other ovcrager from last year, Dave Dalrymple and of course Jeff Dalrymple and Bogart. New rule: Last year OHA Junior Development League teams were only allowed to dress 19 players according to the CAHA. However, league convenor Wayne Smith said at a meeting which set out guide- lines for the 1994-95 season, teams may now dress 20, two goalies and 18 skaters. DePrest, Irish part ways after six years By Fred Groves T -A staff LUCAN - Gone is the club's lead- ing scorer over the past two years and also gone is an undisciplined team attitude. After dropping their first three games of the OHA Junior Develop- ment League season, the Lucan Irish got into the groove and man- aged a 5-5 overtime tie with the host Belmont Bombers. Sunday afternoon, Irish manager Pat Ryan announced that overage centre Greg DePrest has left the team. After Friday's defeat in Exet- er, DePrest and the coaching staff exchanged a few hostile words. "Unfortunately Greg's absence from the team will be a big loss. He's left for personal and health reasons," said Ryan. "We had a closed door session and we said we wanted a better and improved effort," he added of the Irish who are off to one of their Stars' goalie Matt Danbrook makes a save on George Ste- phens during last Wednesday's game In Lucan. worst starts in several years at 0-3- I. A year ago, DePrest had 91 points and during the 1992-83 cam- paign the all-star had 105 points. Despite being ill, in the three games 'he played this year he had two goals and four assists. DePrest was in his sixth year with the team and now the only players remaining on the team with more than one year service to the club are forwards Steve Matthews, Scou Riddell and Derek Greenlee and dcfenseman Keith Robson. Ryan said the Irish are hoping that some of the second -year players like Rob Davis and Travis Stinchcombe will pick up the of- fensive void left by DePrest. Saturday in Belmont the Irish played a much better game than they did the night before against the Hawks. "It was an excellent game. You wouldn't know it was the same team," said Ryan. Scoring for the Irish were Stinch- combe with two plus an assist, Steve Hudson had a pair and Tre- vor Emms got the other. Rookie goalie Jason Glavin managed to get the Irish their fust point of the 1994-95 season. "He (Stinchcombe) had a fab- ulous game. He was a one man wrecking crew," said Ryan. If Ryan and coaches Scott Bogan and Jeff Dalrymple expect Stinch- combe to score they're also going to have to convince him to stay out of the penalty box. A year ago the winger led the team in penalties with 104 minutes in the box while netting a dozen goals in his rookie campaign. "He did take a couple of penalties (against Belmont). He's more value on the ice than in the penalty box," said Ryan. Stars 6, Irish 4 Last Wednesday night in Lucan the Irish got off to a bad start and couldn't recover as they lost 6-4 to the visiting North Middlesex Stars. Scoring for the Irish were Dave Jenken, Mike Robb, Davis and Dar- ryl Boshart. Jamie Vowles lcd the Stars with two goals and an assist while Jay Williams netted a pair. Stars goalie Matt Danbrook who tried to make the Irish lineup this year got the win. Lucan will be without the ser- vices of rookie forward Jason Hodgson for a while as he received a match penalty for allegedly biting a player. LUCKY CHARMS Big Loss: Overage Greg DePrest has left the team and being an overager, he can't play for any other junior team. Tbp scorers: Despite slipping to 0-3-1 in their first four games, the Irish have a few major contributors including Rob Davis with four points while Travis Stinchcombe and Steve Matthews each have three. Future games: Wednesday the Irish look for their first win as Jason Glavin they take on Lambeth and head .,. awns a tie In net to Pt. Stanley on Saturday.