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Wednesday, Septemberl2, 2007
Getting ready —The Exeter and District Ringette Association held a Promo Day Sunday afternoon at
South Huron Rec Centre to prepare for the upcoming season. Equipment manager Michele Hodgert said
there will be about 100 ringette players registered this year, consistent with last year's numbers.This
year will mark the first year the association will have a `Belle A' provincial -level team.There will also be a
full junior team, Hodgert said. Power skating starts this week with full practices the first week of
October. Above left are Chris and Page Taylor, while at right are Paiton, left, and Jayden Vanneste. (pho-
tos/Scott Nixon)
7-2 win for rookie Hawks over Sailors
By Pat Bolen
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
GODERICH — The Exeter
Hawk rookies put on a strong
show Friday night in Goderich
against the rookies of the Junior
C Sailor team as the Hawks
came away with a 7-2 win. The
teams lock up again tonight
(Wednesday) in Zurich at 8:30
p.m.
Exeter coach Deryk Howard
said after the game tonight and
before the Hawks go to
Wingham this weekend the team
will be making cuts.
"We'll have probably 21 to 22
players, 23 players tops that
we'll take to Wingham."
Howard said for tonight's
game the Hawks will have some
of their veterans as well as
newer players "We'll see how
everybody looks together and
then go from there."
Another addition to the team
as trainer and assistant coach
said Howard, is Steve Bedard
from Hensall.
"That's been nice,"said
Howard.
"He knows some of the play-
ers up that way and he's
coached minor hockey around
there."
Exeter general manager
Dennis Pfaff said while the team
invited 45 players from South
Huron to the camp, it has only
received replies from two,
although Pfaff said local players
are still more than welcome.
Pfaff added the Hawks, who he
said went to London for their
first practices because there
was no local ice available, have
had good interest from other
organizations including the
Huron Perth Lakers, Zurich
Minor Hockey and the
Bayfield/Clinton/Hensall Minor
Hockey Association.
The Hawks resume tryouts
Sept. 18 at 9 p.m. before their
first game Sept. 21 when they
host Thamesford.
Jets make changes
for fourth season
By Pat Bolen
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
LUCAN — The Lucan
Ilderton Jets opened
their 2007/2008 tryouts
Sept. 4 with 29 skaters
and general manager
Rob Andrews said the
team will have a new
look this year with sev-
eral veterans not
returning and a new
coaching staff.
The Jets received
tragic news recently
with the death of play-
er Roy Davies in a car
accident Aug. 25.
Davies was a three
year member of the
team and his life was
celebrated Sept. 3 by
1,000 people at the
Lucan Arena.
"There are big
changes this year,"
said Andrews with sev-
eral players who have
been with the team
from the start not
returning including
Shaun Fairweather,
Darrel and Tim
Parsons, Steve
Matthews and Mark
Phillips.
Behind the bench as
head coach for the Jets
this year is Rick Pickel
who will be assisted by
John Mead and Paul
McTaggert.
"I'm excited about the
new look we're going
to have," said Andrews.
While goalie Marc
Williams has retired,
Andrews said Dave
Riddel will return and
the Jets have added KJ
Robinson from Ailsa
Craig.
"It's hard to say how
we'll do. We have a lot
of new faces and it will
take a while probably
for all the guys to get
to know each other,"
said Andrews.
Two new teams have
been added to the
WOAA senior league
this year with the
Saugeen Shores
Winterhawks and
Shallow Lake Crushers
playing in the northern
division.
Lucan-Ilderton is in
the 'D' division of the
southern conference
with Thedford, Exeter,
Clinton and Tavistock
and plays each of the
teams four times as
well as a home and
home with Lucknow,
Goderich, Milverton,
Monkton and Wingham
for a total of 26 games.
The playoffs will run
the same this year with
the top four teams
heading directly to the
'AA' and the rest of the
conference playing for
the 'A' title.
"It will be tough,"
said Andrews. "Every
game means some-
thing... it should work
out really well for us
and Exeter playing two
games against each
other in our home
barns, it's going to be
good."
The popularity of the
senior league is shown,
said Andrews, by the
continued expansion.
"The league is just
getting better and bet-
ter..The quality of play-
ers coming to our
league is increasing
every year."
"That's what the
WOAA is about. It's
about homebrew hock-
ey"
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Ages:4 to 18 ( with 4 age divisions)
Season: Sept. 5, 2007 - Apr. 2008 capproxsowks)
Registration: Sept.12, 2007 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
at the Town & Country Bowling Lanes in Zurich.
Registration Fee: $40 + weekly lineage (3 games) for
$7.50 + weekly shoe rental of 50 cents.
For more info, please call Mike at 238-8090 or
Barb or Larry at 236-4923.
Certified coaches on hand
Exeter Mohawk
Sr. A Hockey Club
TRYOUT INVITATION
Location Date Time
Exeter Fri., Sept. 14 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Exeter Thurs., Sept. 20 9:30 p.m. -11 p.m.
Exeter Mon., Sept 24 9 p.m. -10:30 p.m.
Huron Park Thurs., Sept. 27 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
SEASON OPENER IN EXETER
ON OCT. 6 VS. LUCAN AT 8:30 PM
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