Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-03-18, Page 13KEN COUSINS and an Essex defenceman race to recover a loose puck deep In
the Essex, end during Saturday's playoff game between Essex 73s and the Wing -
ham Ironmen. Essex won again to take a 2-0 lead In the series.
(Photo by David Tiffin)
tcsncers end Royal season
Lucknow Lancers defeated
the Wingham Royals 5-2 last
Friday in Lucknpw to win
their best -of -five group
semifinal series three games
to two. The Lancers now
meet Harriston Blum in the
best -of -seven finals.
Brian Blair opened the
scoring for Lucknow at 2:42
of the first .period, but the
Royals hustled back to gain a
2-1 lead by the end of --the
period. Rick Jacklin scored a
powerplay goal- from Neil
Bieman and .Bernie Haines
at 10:29 and Blaine Mc-
Cutcheon scored at 19:29
from Jacklin and Kevin
Hastie.
Grant Clark scored twice
in the second period to give
the Lancers a 3-2 lead, then
Jim Murray and Carl
Stanley added insurance
markers in the third to
secure the victory.
Lucknow goalie John Bak,
who had Wingham sup-
porters 'shaking their heads
An' disbelief throughout the
series, was at his very best
Friday, frustrating the
Royal, shooters,, time after
time, stopping everything he
saw: coming, his .way and
almost everything he didn't
see.
The executive, manage-
ment and players of the
Royals extend their thanks
to their sponsors and the
many loyal fans whose
support was appreciated
THE
WINGHAM ROYALS
Would like to thank their
'\'pportu other
oli fo Towing,
Sponsors:
T ., •Royal Homes Limited
•H. Kerr Construction Limited
*Maitland Restaurant
•Great China House
•Bruce file Inc.
•X -Act Surveys Limited • .
•Huron Landscaping Limited
*Alex R. MacDonald Construction _ \
*Jacklin Sports ,
•ZehrS
•Mr. Carman
greatly throughout the
season.
The executive also ex-
pressed appreciation tQ the
players and trainers for their
dedication throughout the
season and especially for
their excellent attitude and
team spirit over the .past sfic
months. It was truly the kind
championships are built on.
With the experience
gained from a fine playoff
performance, the team is
confident it will be back next
year, , aiming for a loftier
position in the standings and
the berth in the group finals
which so narrowly escaped
its grasp this season.
Bantams drop
WOAA opener.
The Wingham Kinsnierl
Bantams opened a 'best -of-
five WOAA playoff : series
with Mitchell last Tuesday,.
dropping the game 3-2
04 hMlitchell led4i1,at
of the first period, after Paul
Kenyon had given Wingham
an early lead at 1:47, scoring
from Tim Brown.
After a scoreless second ,
period, Rob Willis tied the
game, assisted by Steve
Nicholson, at 4:48 of the
third. However Mitchell won
the hardfought game with a
goal scored only a minute
and a half from the final
buzzer.
ICE CHIPS ' Rob
Schistad played a fine game
in the nets for Wingham and
keptthe game close, foiling
many of Mitchell's scoring
chances.
y ar Midg wh
some difficulty s
puck.
It has an averag'
defence that likes ti
up.filint, two solid'�l n
play .a goad brand of
and a third strong:0,
lane. Earner ,this,sea
team was put out alt _.
semifinals - of it tournament
in Druanmondii le, Qat;
Owen Sound is as efensive
team that loops.' �
breaks. It receives `: sub
stantial goaltending ' from .
Bruce MacDonald, backed
up by Brian Thompson, atrtf . t,
also has two good pairs of
defencemen behind three
strong lines.
The team won the Silver
Stick tournament ani `went
to the International : Silver '
Stec- at Sarnia,wher t--1*7.::
5-2 to a Mississauga team in
the final.
0-0-0
Fort Erie plays in the
combined AA and AAA
l'eagne in the Niagara
district; all the players are•.
16 years old.
In net the team has two
excellent goalies in Sam
Asseline and Paul Purpura:,
Asseline already has : been..
scouted by the Central
Scouting . Agency. Top
defenceman is. aRichard.
Jurkosky, who has played a
little Junior B this year and.
attended the Hamilton
Junior A camp last. year.
Forwards Steve Stone; Todd
Kendrick and Richard
Montironi all know how to
put the puck in the net.
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HY:>P
Fraser �yllan�ders from
Michigan are no strangers to
the Wingham' Midget
Tournament. This is a well-
balanced team with good,.
skaters;,,,<; ctteckers,f .44.
shooters. Defencemen are
all shapes 'and sizes. 'Goal
tenders John Backman and
Don Gundz both are rated its
good.
The teamnis led by Captain
Dave Botzford, with
assistants Kevin King; Mike
Pratt and Dave 'Marsh. • It
currently stands, fourth- in e
13 -team league ,lt Drum-
mondville, it lost 3-0.10 the
host team. .:
Hsl t;, tathr to l
e, 1p a�,l'clffs.
ti
o small but
'wingers are
and
.; the corners.
parade is
r -old Pat
70 goals in
Sa
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tearn
Bra
ro
any
Autobahn Motors bodily
dub has a big, aggressive'
defence led by 642", '•118s -
pound: MattB.ianzy.providing
lots of protection for goalies
Mike Underwood and Jeff
White; rated one of .the best.
avellers—a
from the
nd Hockey
suburbs of
ve an older
after his
in net. Six-
i»ch Chris
defence in
•ttle brother
shares net -
with Dan
'Skating team
es. Some of
were in
ear with the
idgets. Jeff
nephew of
oalie Terry
he team; he's
centres.
dyed in the
Fork Amateur
hie, finishing
eight -team
pe goalies the
,Fred Bush,
and Paul
rated above
eam as far as
, but a large
'comes to puck
I be its first
am and the
!She about its
'Ade it to the
n.' tournament
r the Christ -
°Rh West—no .
d3 available on
' 4team, which
division.
.111vISlON
r• at a touring
in an
te. around the
;Teak. When it
O this team can beat
two pretty good
AI McM llaii " It has an
avera¢a
elf ' defensive
corps' I ' ' Bri�an'Catto who
" t < 'oli't larger. than
Cain Dave
Piettt l 6ediseiiist have all
the tatent"in the•'lvorld, but
does have the loyalty of his
teamimates. •
0 0 4'•
Hanover has Colorful net-
minders, Brown and White.
Brown and' Scott White
are goodstandup goalies;
very quick, with good gloves
and sticks.
The team is a little weak
oncdefence simply from a
shortage of players, ' but
those'• on the ice :are good
checkers and like to hit The
forwards are strong down
the middle but a little weak
on the wings, especially the
left wing. Fverymember of
the team gives a real,effort
each time he steps on the ice.
0-0-0 '
Goderich is in a building
year, having lost a lot of
players to Junior teams in
the area. As a result it has
mostly first-year players. It
finished fourth in its league
standings.
In net Jeff Dennomie is
rated superb. The team is
somewhat shaky on defence,
with only one really good
rearguard. Darryl Graham
and Tom Smith are the
strong points up front. This is
not a powerhouse team, but
it can win. It hasn't done too
badly in tournaments this
year and appears to be
starting to gel.
0--0-0
Walkerton could be the
team to watch. It finished
firstin league play, won the
WOAA division and moved
into the OMHA playoffs. It
won the Silver Stick at
Wasaga Beach but lost to
Dresden in the finals at
Sarnia 7-6 when it allowed
three goals in the dying
minutes of the game.
0-0-0
Wingham—The host team
centres around one line, that
of Kevin Coultes, Bill Brophy
and Darryl Chalmers. The
defensive sorps suffered a
setback when one defence -
man suffered a separated
shoulder and another moved
away. That puts a lot of
pressure on the three
goalies, Kelly O'Hagan,
Mike Pletch and Ken
Deichert.
0 0 0
Other teams scheduled to
compete in the B division are
Unionville, Merriton and
Listowel.
C DIVISION
Shelburne has only three
rearguards, so the team is a
little shy behind theblueline.
One defenceman broke his
collarbone and is expected to
be out for the rest of the
season. This puts more work
on goalie Len Daigle, rated
as pretty good.
Up front the line of. Larry
Braiden, Eddie Hofstedeand
Kirk Weschedel has
provided most of the team's;
fi-rpower. The team was
runner-up in ,the .recent
Honeywood tournament.
.0-0-0.
Dura e r turmt►g -CCk+`
division"champions use just
one netminder, Robbie
Nixon, rated as good.. The
defence is pretty big, with
some players pushing .six
feet. Goal scoring is led by
Steven Reay and •.Kevin
Hopkins.
The team has played
together before as Bantams
two years ago in the OMHA
playoffs,. so the players have
come up through the ranks
together. They have a good
chance to repeat as C win-
ners.
0-0-0
Tavistock—Heading•- .into
postseasof play, it is putting
its undefeated record on the
line. This is a well-balanced
team vi t thr eslltal Illste
headed I y1l3i ll e9t1u'e; Stove
Rock' alb 1a �
small :teatl3 t es tri fait,
In net are a plaar1.. l r
Schmidt aid ►S, wartzea-
truber,
Southampton %v i bac bard
to beat tri goal, with Ili-yegr-.
old Randy >l?etriili between
the pipes, 5'11" 156-
poundet' oil tyed 'about six
weeks • with the Junior B
team in Petroha before he.
got homesick • and now he
only plays on .three teams.
This is not a bigteam, with.
only a dozen skaters when
everyone is healthy — which
has not happened much this
year.
0-0-0
Stayner, was in the tour-
nament last year, but didn't
fare too well. It is hoping to
turn that around this year.
Theteam carries three
goalies, Mike Dineen, John
Hackett and Dan
McFarland. The three get
lots of help from a corps of
defensive defencemen and
three well-balanced lines up
front.
000
Wasaga might not be at the
tournament. At the time of
writing it was• doing pretty
well in the playoffs and
might not be available. If
thex.do show, lootc_for a veil,..
Clean game of. hockey. 'tlie '
tied for first place in their
league and had the fewest
penalties; 100 minutes less
than anyone else. They skate
fast, check. hard and really
enjoy the game.
0 0 0
Parkhill is just an average
team with no superstars and
three good goalies, Darcy
Shaw, Dale Hayter and
David McGee. There is one
big boy on defence; the rest
of. the defencemen and
forwards are average -sized.
However it's a hardworking
unit that works all the time:
It's the team's first visit to
the tournament, but don't
count it. out.
000
Seaforth could be the
sleeping giant of the C
division.
D DIVISION
Brussels—This team has
only 10 players and two
go es, s4 rt l ken ll b►
The team do i have 006
lines and tw8 good goalies,.
Neil Mitchell and Kevin
Wellington, who share the
duties equally.
The defence is led by Peter
Bennett while the top scorer
is centre Kevin Dietner. The
team • suffered a setback in
January when Doug
McArter broke his back
during a game. The only
thing lacking on this team is
manpower.
0---0— 0
Zurich is a .team that
should have done" better
during the regular season. It
did win a tournament in
Ripley, beating Brussels,
Mildmay and Ripley. The
Wingham Midget Hockey Tournament :1981
Thursday,
March 19
No. 1 - 8:00 p.m.
Listowel
Wingham
Team 1 vs..2
Friday,
March 20
No. 2 - 5:00 p.m.
Teeswater
„D„
Brussels
Team 1 vs. 2
No. 3 - 6:45 p.m.
Drayton
„D„
Howiek
Team 3 va. 4
Saturday,
March 21
No.4-9:OOa.m.
Waterloo
Milford, Mich.
Team 1 vs. 2
No.5 - 10:45 a.m.
Chatham
Fraser
Team 3 vs. 4
No: 6 - 12:45 p.m.
Stratford
Michigan Troy.
Team 5 vs. 6
No. 7 - 2:30 p.m.
Ottawa
Detroit N.W.
Team 7vs. 8
Sunday,
March 22
Thursday,'
March 26
No. 16- 10:45 a.m.
Mildmay
Zurich
Team 5 vs. 6
No. 11 - 1:00p.m.
WINNER
No. 6 and No. 7
No. 12 - 2:45 p.m.
LOSER
No. 1 and No. 2
No. 8 - 4:30 p.m.
LOSER
No. 4 and No. 5
No. 13 - 4:45 p.m.
CONSOLATION
WINNER
No. 8 and No. 10
No. 9 - 6:15 p.m.
WINNER
No. 4 and No. 5
No. 14 - 6:45 p.m.
WINNER
Na. 1 and No. 2
No. 10 - 8:15 p.m.
OSER
„j/ No.. and
No. 7
No. 15 - 8:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
WINNER
No. 9 and No. 11
No. 17. 12;45 p.m.
Ripley
Markdale
No. 18 - 2:30 p.m.
Meaford
a,prr
Merriton
Team 3 vs. 4
Friday,
March 27
Saturday,
March 28
No. 22 - 9:00 a.m..
Seaforth
C„
E l mvole
Team 1 vs. 2
No. 23 - 10:45 a.m.
Southarripton
"C"
Wasaga Beach
Team 3 vs. 4
No. 24. 12:45 p.m,
Stayner
Tavi stock
Team 5 vs. 6
No. 25 -,2.30 p.m.
Forest
Shelburne
Team 7 ys 8
No. 19-4:30p.m.
LOSER
No. 16 and No. 17
No. 26.4:30 p.m.
„C„
LOSER
No. 22 andNo. 23
No. 20 - 6:15 p.m.
WINNER
No. 16 and No. 17
No. 21 - 8:15p. m.
,O5„
LOSER
No. 3 and No. 18
No. 27-6:15p,m
„C„
WINNER
No. 22 and No. 23
mcannen
No. 28.8:15 p.nq,
LOSER
No. 24 and NO. 25
No. 29 - 9:00 a.m.
Goderich
Kincardine
Team 5 vs. 6
Sunday,
March 29
No. 30 - 10:45 a.m.
Unionville
Hanover
Team 7,vs. 8
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talent its fans Mate u„pp ta
enthusiasm It's basically s
stall team with 13 first -y
players and no Oil over 1-5
p.aunds. Goaltending as
shared 'between; Pave :trivia
and Jamie'Stewart. Upfront
the top goalgeetter"s are Troy
Pocatuylco and Danny Hill.
0-0-0
Mildmay,, Iast year's
division winner; may repeat
this year. It has not dote well
,r during the regular season,
but in tournaments cones
into its own. At the Ripley
event it was. the consolation
winner and a Southampton
the runner-up. As goalie
Lenny Moore goes, so goes
the team; if he is playing
well, look out. There are two
well-balanced forward lines
and few extra players.
0--0-0
Ripley -This is the first
time in the Wingham 'tour-
nament for this team. It is
well-balanced, with three
equal lines and no super-
stars, two sets of defence -
men, one big, one small. It Lis
a very fast squad with a real
Hunch dr. -diggers and-very
offensive. In net is a polished
No. 31 - 12:45 p.m.
WINNER
No. 3 and No. 18
No. 36 - 1:00 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 14 and No. 20
No. 32 - 2:30 p.m.
WINNER
No. 24 and No. 25
No. 33 - 4:30 p.m.
LOSER
No. 29 and No. 30
No. 37 - 2:45 p.m.
"C"
CONSOLATION
No. 28 and No. 26
No. 38 - 4:45 p.m.
CONSOLATION
No. 21 and No. 33
No. 34-6:15p.m.
WINNER
No. 29 and No. 30
No. 35- 8:15 p.m.
CONSOLATION
No. 12 and No. 19
No. 39 - 6:45 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 31 andfNo. 34
No. 40 - 8:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 27 and No. 32
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