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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-01-11, Page 9{ _ Sports page in �����������l���8�� � �~� � � ^ � � ���|N ��v��� ~~~��=��� �~~~~~�~�~~~� ~~.=~ spot SHHL- top _ BYDAVE 8YKE0 The Goderich Mer- chants hammered Grand Bend 9-2 in Goderich Monday to move into sole possession of first place in the South Huron Hockey League Inter- , mediate utep_000diato C standings for _ the first time this year. The game against Grand Bend was called ' after two periods of play . as the visiting team failed to return for the third period. They started the game with nine players plus a goaltender and were forced to,caIl it quits after two periods. The win was the 13, of the season for theMer- chants against only four losses and boosted them into top position wttb'26 points. Zurich and Parkhill are in second and third spot with 25 and . 24 points roupucdve)y, but both teams have three guo3es in, hand on tbeD8erobaoty� ' Zurich sports the best . record in the league as they have -lost bx+�*ue game while winning 12 and tying one. Parkhill's record is almost as io- n,p�p�vp at 2 wins ""� — "----'�- -'— Tb 0ercba next two losses in 14 games. � Mond -ay JanuarY . The Merchants_�p"'" i° on • tue shorthanded 15 ^ ^^~~^' in-- Goderich and District , Grand Bend squad Monday_ moorioQ �ou� Community Centre. , Gamedmoio8:3op o� times inthe opening ' , period and then in- creasing the lopsided count to 9-2 after two periods of play. The game was scoreless through the first 14 minutes of play before the Goderich of- fence unleashed an at- tack that produced four goals in the final six minutes of the period. Cam McDonald scored two goals in the span of 15 seconds and Paul Corriveuu . and Phil Paquette added single goals iuthe final minutes to boost the Merchants into u'fnvc'goa}lead: Paquette added his second goal of the garne early in the second poriod to increase the Goderich margin to five goals before Grand Bend Was able to beat Merchant goaltender Doug Fisher. But the goal was little - consolation as Goderich outscoredQrand Bend 5-2 in the second period' and racked upa9-2victory. McDonald led the Merchants with a three - goal performance while Paquette chipped in wi.th two goals. Corriveau, Dave Graf, Loul{oUkmuu and Tom O'Brien added .' ~ Ringette ���� * � ��������������� ls ~_ girls' ~ ° game���� �����w'w Ring what? Ringette. It's a gide' game on ice, newly organized in Goderich this year through the Recreation Department. The team members wear skates and use hockey sticks without the blade nds to get a rubber ring past the goalie and into the opposing team's pet. There is not much _zm'Cb.ytuy{ iovoivethliko the hard-hittingchecks thrtiWn by hockey players ' so the girls don't need wear aS much protective equipment. Ringette has been organized and p•luved in the cities for several urs now but in' Goderich it is a very new sport. The Goderich teamhas about 15 players, andmore. • are alwaysTuesday and Friday mornings from 7:30 to 8:3Oand _Sunday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The- Goderich team played its first exhibition game on Sunday at the Goderich arena againsta team from Stratford. The Stratford team which has been organized )ooQer, was stronger .than the Goderich team and took the lead early in the game.. ending with a victory. Undaunted, tbe Goderich another exhibition guq* against Seaforth on Sunday, January 21 from 11:30 to J p.m. at the Goderich arena. The ie p•lay som.e bush league teams as well. If you are interested in playing Ringette, contact Jane at the Recreation Office. • ,„„ • * ^rit* ' Mike Wedlock (43) of the GDC juniov Vikingsbasketball tealets go with jump shot from the edge of the key in a tournament game against St. Jeromes oi Kitchener, Saturday. St. Jernmeydefemted Goderich and went no to win the Blue and White tournament championship. (photo by Joanne Buchanan) ^r^^ .��� • Goderich Garb and Gear Gee Gees dropped their second consecutive � game on Friday with an 85-70 loss to Kincardine. The defeat left the. Gee Gees with seven wins and three losses •in the Lakeshore Intermediate Basketball League, Dave Ross, playing his•first game for the lecals,led the scoring with a 21 •point effort.'Wa-rren Watt.had 15 points while JeffBacchler and Al Sygrovescored 14 points apiece. Mike 90\dAnn. and Greg Smith each .added ,a bucket. the Gcc Gees have been suffering from a nnxnpm*o, shortage of late and this was par- ticularly evident Friday. -Leading by as much as nine points early in the second half, . they were unuNx to 'sustain thd' attack and Kincardine took aver thcgamc. The local' round bailers, will be seeking revenge when they again take on Vikings �� U�C�sweep All three GD[% Viking basketball teams were victorious in league games.,played --in W The senior Vikings got an f8 -point performance from Perry Teichert as they romped to a 77.-18 victory over the Madill Mustangs Da v n MacKenzie chipped in with 17 paints uqd Bill Barwick had |4, An the junior cost n� •Jbm_Cos u�k/'cma��ed his' torrid scoring pace with 22 points to lead the Vikings i ' win. The mu�ts made the day a sweep dumping their Mustang opponents 80-30. ` ° Goderich Mayor Harry Worsell dropped ring at an exhibition Ringette game held at the Goderich arena on Sunday between Stratford and Goderich. At left is Stratford captain Cheryl Boon ~mdmtright is Goderich captain Sandy Rowe. K6the middle with Mayor Worse!! iS Rodney, the Stratford mascot. GOderich lost toi the Stratford team. ^ } Gees � Kincardine on Friday, Januaty 19. arne time is 8:00 p.m. in the GDCI gym. ` THE �IQDE��CH8IGNAL-8TAR.THURSDAY, JANUARY D.l8?9—PAGER ���� ����.� �,�y �� ���. �� �/�[�� � �-_�m��U wixisB.luer " ^ -� � n !��U| White tourney ��L BY TD The annual Blue and White junior basketball tournament was held at GDCl Saturday, vg,idu a total' of eight teams competing. Kitchener, St. Jerome's defeated London Bmodog in the final game to take the championship. St. Jerome's qualified for the finals by taking Sarnia Central, 84'41. in first round action and edging the host Goderich Vikings, o 65-59 i /g e omi' ^ final play. 8ondug • reached the championship game by defeating Stratford Northwe,stern and getting by Strathroy, 58-35. Sarnia Central won the oonuo\atio-ofiu ! by easily defeat„ g Stratford Northwestern, 54-26. The host Vikings on their opening round game in a 65-26 romp over Woodstock Huron Park. Jim Costello topped the Viking scorers with 14 points. Phil Aubin and Steve Gallon hit for 10 points • each. Mike Wedlock, Ted Doherty and Dennis Aubin each had eight . points for the winners,. The game between the Vikings and Kitchener was probably the best of the -tournament. The Vikings played well, outscoring St. Jerome's in three of the four quu,terx, but a third quarter lapse, in which they eco outscored 28'3. spelled their downfall, The Vikings went into the fourth quarter down by 17 pnintn, but cut the margin to a six point deficit. ^ Jim Costello, who was one of the outstanding players in the touc� numeht. scored 24 points for the Vikings. Mike Wedlock, who played his usual tenacious style of basketball, got • eight points for Godecicb:I"bi| Aubin added six, and Ted Doherty arid&nd Masse got four points each. ..Viking coach. LynnMeyers was both pleasedand surprised by ' histeam's performance intheir two games. The Kitchener team they lost to has a record of 20-2 and has won three tour- naments uurnunnemto so far this loss. The lo�was the first for the VikinThey have nine victories ~»m their credit. Monday, the Vikings defeated WI ng ha al,. 110-30 in Huron -Perth Con- ference play. Tuduy. (Thursday)-• the Vikings play at home against St. Marys Dennis Aubin (15) and Jim 'Costello (44) battle for a rebound with two St. Jeroineo players in action at the Blue and White Tournament at GDCI, 'Saturday. SL Jeromes defeated Goderich in a tough game and went on to ~ win thechampionship. (photo by Joarine Buchanan) Swedes irnpressed w Goderich midget hockey �� BY DAYE8YKE9 ' Playing hockey on a Canadian tour was a thrilling experience for the touring Vasteres - swedeo-bp�b.' admittedly took a back seat. to seeing National Hockey League game and meeting Sweden's . professional hockey p\uyer. Bade 8u| in The Vasteros midget/ tangled with the Goderich Green and Parent Midgets here before •u capacity crowd and were defeated 9-4 against a team whom both baches and players quick|y agreed was the best t �y have` played on their Ontario tour. ' 'fired up Goderich midgets played strong two-way hockey against' their Swedish coun- t e rpa rts ovo'tcrpxrto Friday, throwing chaos into the almost methodical style of play ofthe Swedes with persistent forechecking omjhodychacking. The Swedes play a typical Europian style of hockey. They are. more inclined to finesse the puck around in the op- ponents end until it is worked to a man ,in the Slot. But this style of play is necessitated by their profound lack of shooting ability. Coaches and players readily admitted that their shooting is far below the level of Canadi and also they are used to a-. looser style ' of play rather than the close checking games they have encountered here. Vasteros eunne to Canada on an exchange with the M|d|xnd ,n|dset ^ . _ hockey .leam' Midland team worked during the visited Sweden two years summer to raise money ago and the Vasteros and also held auctions' team was to cornpletethe and dances. He said they exchange trip last year managed to acquire a few but. the Midland arena'` sponsors but.that most of burned arid the trip was the money was raised by povtponeduntil this year. —C6etearb. The Swedes Swodeo urrivodin 'When manager. For Canada December 26 and sberg'was asked about were to have played his impressions of thetrip seven• exhibition games there wmon'ta trace of before leaving .January 9. Prior to the Goderich game they played four games, winning two and losing two. They won their first two games defeating Midland 5-3 and Parry Sound 5-4 before losing to Barrie 5-3 and any negative feelings. "Our time here has been great and super and everyone has enjoyed themsehes,,. he said. ^U met many `k|n9ed\ people in Cunnda.bavo^ all oach, Bo Wahlberg Huntsv,ille and a return Canada and dffered Matchl with their hosts, praik. for the talents of Midland. the Goderich team. Forsberg, cominented—ference in die play here after Fridays game a's•Canadian players Pray against Goderich tha,t it harderand body check all was undoubtedly the best i:?,vie.re the rink," he said. .team they had played in n play here has been Canada. Forsberg said he much closer than we're was not trying to offer used to and we don't play "---''.-_._on . Although the tour is of benefit for the Swedish team in terms of learning a different style afp\uy in Canada the coach em- phasized that h`'phuoizedthmt the benefits of the tour go beyond hockey. "It is not just the games that are in3portant to the team but rather it is like going to a tour- nament oupnument and the players must le'rn to take care of themselves and prepare .for the games,'! he said.' • "They must not only learn how to be a good hockey player but also to |ivel beside the games "with travelling and 'laying with families. I w excuses for his team's .peryormonoo in Goderich but explained his team was tired from the travelling. "It is very difficult for the boys to play here in tho• smaller rinks and against hard hitting teams," he said. "They are very tired from travelling and today were on the bus for five hours." Nonethe|eou. the team made good account of thrnelyes in the game. The Swedish boys also hud to work .hard during the summer months to raise the majority of the n26.00O required for the trip. Fnrsbwr8 said the 22 ,°ornbprs mt 'hP 8*ekry ' ^ ~,� � ~ '-'�`''•-'_ am sure many players will grow up because of • tUistrip` Coach Wahlberg was also a fair hockey player himself in Sweden d played alongside Bade S-alm,n -Hn-n���n��o� ~toined his friendship with Salmihg :and while in. Canada the team travelled to a game between the Leafs and Washington and after Wahlberg took the team to Sa\nning'a ho/he for a visit. According to the coach it washe biggest thrill of the trip for the team ~ ^ ° National Hockey League game �h their favorite star-in-action, but were entertained in his home [oU | the "It was a big thrill for the boys to see the game. Ira meet with Borje his home," he said. "Borje talked to all the players and each one had his picture taken with him as a souvenir." The National Hockey Leaguebig^ Sweden and the papers there follow the play and naturally write a good deal about the Swedish .p�yecoi the leguo and their progress. According to Wahlberg there are approximately 15 Swedes in the NHL and every Swedish boy now dreams of playing in the big leagues in North America. One of the standouts on the Swedish team was lvarmoon, a defenceman. lvm,noun, who showed a bit of Sa\ming�|n the moves he 1dinphuye� here Friduy, joined the tour late ^~ ^ ° because he was a' member of the Swedish national midget team that was plaYing European championship. They woil that title, too. Ivarsson, who had only V,steros on this tour sard that Goderich Was a tough team who "Played harder" and also used "more body checks" Ivarsson naturaily was thrilled at seeing an NHL game and meeting his idol Su|ming, but modestly admitted 'that he didn't think he played at all like the Leaf duyennennad. " awedimh oemun'oaid he was en- joying the trip because he o'joYingtbotrinhooauoebe -*un meeting some ^ni0 people" and was getting great deof "pool and ping pong." He hopes to return to Canada.some day, hopefully as a prOfessional. -hockey~ player.The apparent ease in Goderich handled the Vasteros club sur- prised 'coach Doug whoCruiokobank. �o filledin behind the bench for vacationing Midgeteouch.BU|Frito|ey. ^l thought they would really come out skating at the statt of the gam" said. "But they started slow and Goderich was always on , topofdbom.~ Cruickshank admitted the Swedes were tired from the travelling but that their skating was not im- pressive. They lacked ooy semblance of a good hard shot but he '-tl praise them for t8elir passing especially on the backhand side. • •, .