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Times Advocate, 1994-12-28, Page 121'(itit' 12 1 tlrtr> fi(1('tlt tit c, I )e(ctriber ?n, 199-1 Plimarsoremiremd...t....1....x...x.eklm.X...I.1014101.maiml.namplawIsigord.1 oriewslasiTiviv IMO MD ONO MO 0000000000 — 0000CD Is-llii�1 YimjmpIdmIamIemI+IansIinImoIamoZemiZomZesj A look back at the motions and emotions 000000000000000 DOOOOG 131815111 = - MINI 4WD •Mil Sidelines By Fred G roves Trying to get everything in one year Lockout, strike, greedy, mon- eygrubbers, stubborn, in- sensitive - there are a lot of words to describe what has been going on in the National Hockey League. Oh how times have changed. When Hockey Hall of Famer Alex Delvecchio retired from the best pro hockey league in the world back in 1974, after a 24 year career with the Detroit Red Wings, hockey strikes were a thing of the far future. Recently, one of the best players ever to lace up the blades was in Exeter and he was not in the least bashful about making a few comments on the current situation. "I think they should sit down and play the game. I don't think they're thinking of the people coming up. They're just thinking of themselves," said the man who scored 456 goals in the big show. The current players are only hurting themselves because while veterans had to fight off a stream of rookies this year for the few jobs open, next year there will be two sets of fresh faces trying to make the parent club. When Delvecchio, a kid from Fort William broke into the league in 1950, he said he re- ceived a signing bonus of $200. The legend goes is that his lin- emate Gordie Howe was given a hockey jacket. Salaries have certainly changed but I doubt the cost of living and that increase are in line with one another. "These guys.make as much as we did in our careers in one year," said Delvecchio. There are many issues on the line for the NHL players and the owners, and most, if not all hockey fans, are pretty certain this could be the first pro- fessional season which won't take place. Delvecchio suggests negotiations could continue while they keep playing. "It seems to me they are trying to get everything in one year. They're making great money. Why don't they just keep ironing it out?" Ringette team returns The Ontario Junior Ringette team, featuring Hensall's Cara Gardner, will be in the area on Wednesday and Thursday. To- day the team will practice in Hensall at both II a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and will play a game at 7 p.m. They are looking for a team to play but if not, fans can look forward to a very fast inter - squad game. Thursday the girls will be on the ice for a 10 a.m. practice, will host a clinic for lo- cal players at 11 a.m. and have their final practice of the Hensall trip at 1:30 p.m. From the sidelines: I spelled Chris McDonald's name wrong last week, sorry...Hope Chad Monteith of the Exeter peewee Legions is recovering quickly from his broken ankle. ImPir J4 1,,1 R1"94 2 - A couple of days into the New Year, the Exeter Mohawks easily beat the visiting Oshweken River Rats 10-4 thanks to three goals by centre Craig Oster: 2 - Jolene Heffernan and Adam Thompson each scored two goals to help Lucan beat Alvinston 6-1 to win the consolation final of the Sil- ver Stick 'C' division. 7 - Hensall horse owner Bob Ha- macher had a great honor bestowed upon him as his horse, Staying To- gether, was named the 1993 Horse of the Year by the U.S. Harness Writers Association and North American Harness Racing Sec- retaries Association. 9 - Stephen Township Atom Son- ic were finalists at the North Aierican Silver Stick champion- ship tournament held in Forest. 19 - The OMHA playoffs were underway and the RSD Midget Generals opened the post -season with a big 6-0 win over Dresden thanks, in part, to the two goal ef- fort of Adam Jean. 22 - It was a wild one. Saturday in Lucan the hosting west division lost 10-5 to the east' in the OHA Junior Development League all-star game. Exeter's Shayne Robinson scored for the west. 25 - Oraganized by Jerry Lam- porte, a group of South Huron alumni Panthers took on the current team and came up with a 5-2 win. The large crowd saw alumni goalie Rob Waring make some big saves. FEBRLI 1 RY'94 5 - Premier Bob Rae and several other politicians including Huron MPP Paul Klopp were in Zurich for an exhibition hockey game against the Zurich Polar Kings. 9 - It was without a doubt the most dramatic Junior 'D' game of the season. Trailing by seven goals, the Exeter Hawks trailed 8-1 but managed to come back and pull to within a goal of the Lucan Irish. The Irish managed to hang on and win, 10-8. 14 - A good time was had by all those wZ/ho attended as the Harlem Diplomats a towing basketball team from Toronto brought their wizardry to the high school. 18 - Huron Park residept Al Leg - off was spending many hours in a modest !top in Vanastra making goalie masks for National Hockey League stars. He was helping fit some of the helmets with cameras which were being used in the Win- ter Olympics. 23 - The Exeter bantam Lincolns beat Ilderton in OMHA playoff ac- tion and were headed to the semi- finals. Meanwhile Greg Young fired a hat trick as the peewee La- sers beat Ilderton 5-3, also ad- vancing to the semi-finals. :111RCH '94 4 - EMHA hockey product Jason Heywood and Lucan's Paul O'Shea both with the Si. Marys Jr. B Lin- colns were big winners as the West- ern Junior 'B' League handed out its awards. Heywood was the all-star rightwinger and O'Shea was se- lected as the east division player showing the most ability combined with sportsmanship. 6 - Several Lucan residents were off to the Ontario senior boys bas- ketball championships in Thunder Bay to play for the Medway Cow- boys. Among those were Shawn Fairweather, Jason Dayman, Chris Revington, Daryl Bo,,hart, Dyland England, Randy Reymer and David Jenken: 12 - Captian Jeff Glavin scored two goals and set up two more as the Stephen Township bantams beat Wallace 6-3 to win the WOAA title. Meanwhile, Brad Brown scored four goals to lift the Zurich peewees to a 5-2 win over Wallace, winning the Storm the WOAA title. 19 - The RSD midget Generals season came to an abrupt hault as they were eliminated by Seaforth. Still in OMHA playoff action, the Zurich Storm swept Thedford in the semi-finals and were headed to the championship series. 22 • Visiting Norwich showed very poor sportsmanship as they were beaten by Stephen Township bantams. Altercations, mostly ver- bal. spilled into the Huron Park are- na's parking lot. . 27 • Hopes of heading to the OMHA atom 'E' finals were dashed ZuNch Storm celebrated their OMHA peewee championship in April. It was Zurich's first title in 24 years. for Stephen Township as Thedford beat the visiting Sonics 7-6 in over- time. Shawn Sherwood had two goals for 'he Sonics in their final game of the season. APRIL '94 2 - For the first time in 24 years, Zurich won an OMHA title. Led by their captain Brad Brown, they skated with the peewee 'E' trophy in front of their fans in Ops (near Peterborough). 2 - Exeter Lincolns had some sad faces in the paper of April 6 but they still brought pride to this town as they were finalists in the addi- tional entry bantam OMHA cham- pionship. 10 - Zurich's Allan Jeffrey was sharpening his skates and packing his gear as he prepared to head to the Ontario under -17 hockey camp at Base Borden. 11 - The community of Otanbee will always remember Stephen Township because the Stephen ban- tams won. the OMHA bantam 'E' ti- tle in Otanbee. 16 - The Exeter Mohawks gave out their awards for the 1993-94 senior hockey season. No doubt many of them knew at that time that there would be no more senior hockey. The MVP for that year was Joe Scherer. 20 - Without a championship to either one of their names, Lucan captain Andy Ross, and his coun- terpart Dave Dalrymple of the Ex- eter Hawks saw goodbye to great Junior 'D' Hockey careers. 21 - Handing out their hardware for the 1993-94 season, the Lucan Irish named Greg DePrest as their MVP while retiring Andy Ross and Ed Vankerkoerle were also big winners. ,11 11"94 1 - Exeter native Dave Shaw scored the winning goal as he and the Boston Bruins nipped the New Jersey Devils in Game One of the Eastern Conference NHL playoff semi-finals. 2 - Both Ken Needham of the Lu - can Irish and Dave Revington of the Exeter Mohawks said they were resigning as head coaches of their respective teams after five seasons. 8 - While there is no longer foot- ball at the high school, Terry O'Rourke kept the game of rugby alive which was introduced by ex- change teacher Gerry Ward. 8 - Several area seniors, in- cluding snooker player Ray Hodg- son advanced to the regional senior games which were going to be held in Stathroy. 10 -It took 13 years to do it but South Huron's Randy Johnston shattered the senior boys Huron - Perth javelin record with an amaz- ing toss of 60.94 metres. He broke Dave Shaw's record. 15 - Hensall's Chris Keyser hauled in a 17.3 salmon during the opening weekend of the Grand Bend Salmon and Trout Derby. 16 - Both the South Huron junior and senior boys soccer teams head- ed into the Huron -Perth playoffs in first place. The juniors were un- defeated during the regular season. 17 • The girls teams from South Huron were doing well and the jun- iors beat Goderich to win the Hu- ron conference title and advance to the H -P finals. 27 • With a toss of 61.64, a per- sonal best, Randy Johnson of SHDHS won the OFSAA regional senior boys javelin tide and was ready to take the gold at OFSAA. JUNE NE '94 4 - Randy Johnson became the first SHDHS student to win a gold medal at OFSAA as he won the senior javelin with a personal best distance of 62.74 metres. 5 - Former Panthers Becci Far- quhar and Kendra Arthur presented field hockey coach Jim Workman with a framed art work for all his efforts over the past 20 years. 6 - Hawks president Tom McCann announced that Dave Rev- ington was the new head coach and he was being joined by assistant coach Barry Baynham and assistant manager John Pryde. 14 - Zurich's Dan Masse was all smiles as he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds. The hard throwing pitcher was enjoying a baseball scholarship from Northeastern Col- lege in Oaklahoma. 15 • Among those at the 13th An- nual David Scatchered Invitational golf tournament in Grand Bend was London mayor Tom Gosnell. The eventraised 580,000. 26 - Exeter Imperials hosted their own fastball toumament on the weekend and managed to win a pair of games. Owen Sound won the an- nual event, beating Si. Marys. ICILY '94 6 - The Exeter Mohawks of the Southwestern Ontario Senior 'A' Hockey League were putting years of history on the line as they were pleading with the public to help keep senior hockey in town alive. It would later decide to take a year off. 9 - Although the waters of Lake Huron didn't co-operate that much, the Lake Huron Poker Run and Kilo Race drew hundreds of spec- tators to the shores of Grand Bend. 10 - The airport in Grand Bend was turned into a race track as rac- ers from across Southwestern On- tario came out to see what their cars could do. 15 - Toni DeJong, a member of the SHDHS Panthers field hockey team was a member of the Ontario under -16 team which won the gold medal at the Eastern Regional Championships. 20 - It was announced in this edi- tion of the Times -Advocate that Exeter native hockey star Paul Poo- ley was being inducted into the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame. 23 - At a girls under -11 soccer tournament held in St. Thomas, the Exeter Lasers finished second as they won three games and lost twice. 24 - It was a very disappointing day for the Exeter Thunder under - 18 soccer team as they were blasted -7-0 by visiting Scarborough in Una co Cup play held in Exeter. 1(1(;1Is '91 • 7 - Grand Bend capped off an un- defeated season to win the girls 'A' title of the Usborne Peewee Girls Softball League as they beat Exeter 25-17. Taking the boys titk was Exeter as they defended their crown. 9 - Outscoring Dorchester 47-7. the Centralia Selects were headed into the semi-finals of the Ontario Rural Softball Association bantam 'A' division. 12 • Over 30 people gathered at the Grand Cove Estates clubhouse to wish Jean Shepard, Bert Steen- huis and Jan Nisbet good luck at the Ontario Senior Oames. 16 • Mike Craig, Jon McIntyre, and NHL linesman Scott Ii'riscoll were just a few of the special guests at the Grand Bend OPP's benefit hockey game which helped raise over 52,000 for local groups. 20 - The Quad Counties Soccer League championships were played in Exeter and local teams did very well. Exeter I beat St. Columban in the 'A'. Grand Bend II beat Exeter II to win the squirt 'A'. In a very ex- citing game, Exeter I beat Exeter II for the mosquito girls 'B' title. 24 - Reported in the August 24 is- sue - Zurich's Sean Gillespie had landed a baseball scholarship to Macomb College. 28 - Travelling to Sebringville, Crediton beat Exeter Greys 11-8 to win the South Penh Ladies Fastball League championship. SEPTEMBER '94 1 - Zurich's Richard Schilbe shot a 71 to win the annual Bayview In- vitational golf tournament He won the event four years earlier. 4 - It was somewhat of a dis- appointing trip to the OBA Senior 'D' championship tournament for the Exeter Express as they one just one game. 10 - The LaBatters won the 'A' division of the South Huron Ladies Slo-Litch League defeating the Downtown Dollies. Taking the 'B' was the Big 0 Sockettes. 14 - Reported in the September 14 issue, Exeter Minor Hockey As- sociation Jeff MacLean had made the Strathroy Rockets while Lu - can's Corey Smith was doing well at the Si. Marys Lincolns camp. 15 - Dan Heywood ripped an eighth inning triple to help the Ex- eter Imperials win the 'B' title of the South Perth Men's Fastball League. After the game, coach Fred Cook said the team would be folding and a junior team would be started. 17 - Karey Youmans and Chirssy Mclnnes led the SHDHS Panthers to the consolation title of the senior girls basketball tournament. They beat Madill 42-26. 23 - Rookies Jeff Glavin and Craig Corriveau had nine and six points respectively over four games as the Exeter Hawks went un- defeated in four -pre -season games. OCTOBER '94 4 - Boxer Joe Kaak from Shipka climbed into the ring for his first professional fight as he took on Willy Smith in a bout in Detroit. The debut for Kaak was a draw. 7 - The Exeter Hawks-Lucan Irish rivalry continued and the Irish, visiting the South Huron Rec Centre looked rather undisciplined, losing 7-2 in Exeter's home opener. 10 - Exeter and Area Figure Skat- ing Club were offering something new, a CanSkate 'A' program for .youngsters who, along with their parents, didn't want to pay the high price for private lessons. 14 - While the Irish were saying goodbye to DePrest, the Hawks were pleased to see that their top sniper, Shaync Robinson had de- cided to come back to Exeter in- stead of playing Junior 'B'. 21 - Add, add, add that's what the Exeter Hawks were doing with their lineup and Joel Campbell put on Number 17 and had four assists in a big win over Lambeth. Camp- bell has been injured and won't be returning to the team. 26 - The October 26 edition was reported that SHDHS runners Da- vid Robilliard and Kevin Beierling were both headed to the WOSSA cross-country meet following good finishes at Huron -Perth. iVTO %'EI IBER '94 .5 - They could do it in their own backyard and they could do it in Kingston. SHDHS Panthers won their third straight OFSAA girls field hockey championship as they beat Earl of March 3-1. 10 - The repeat was not to happen for the . SHDHS senior boys vol- leyball team as they did not reach the semi-finals of the Huron -Perth tournament 13 - In what may be one of the greatest come -from -behind games in Exeter hockey history, Scott Keys scored twice to help the Le- gion Peewees win the 'B' tide of the Bill Batten Memorial Tournament 20 Exeter and Area Ringette Association teams did very, very well at their own hosted annual tournament as the belies defended their title, winning in overtime while the juniors beat London 7-5 to win that division. I)EC E,IIBER '94 C3 - It was a party with a lot of C 3 floating around the room the Lucan Irish of the OHA Jun- ior Development League looked back on 25 years of hockey history. 7 - Reported in the T -A on De- cember 7, NHL referee Don Van- Massenhoven was stretching out his legs and trying to stay in shape as he officiated a high school hock- ey game in Exeter. 11 - Returning from the Delhi In- ternational Competition, Exeter fig- ure skaters Michelle Hakvoort, Sa- rah Overholt, Kristylee Varlee and Jenalyn Baker brought home med- als. 14 - This issue's sidelines column had some very exciting news - jav- elin thrower Randy Johnson had re- ceived a track and field scholarship from South East Missouri State. 17 - Although the turnout was a little disappointing to the organiz- ers, the Exeter Hawks played an ex- hibition game with the Detroit Red - Wings Alumni including great Alex Delvecchio. Ono Mein time - In November the SHDHS girls' field hockey tears won Its third straight OFSAA crown.