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j, - - - WHITBY FREE PRESS, Manri Cup, SEl4fEMBER 6,1989, PAGE Ai Mann e sertes starts tonight Brooklin Redmen coach Peter Vipond says his team will play only one way in the Mann Cup final. "We'll run," says Vipond. "That's our style." But New Westminster may be expecting a different Redmen style. "They think Redmen are a big, rough team," says Steve Ewen, sports reporter for NOW News- papers, about New Westmins- ters view of the Ontario major champions. Redmen can play it tough, just as Peterborough did to muffle Redmen for much of the Ontario final series. But Redmen speed and fast break-outs were in full display in the seventh game. Only Peterborough goalie Craig Milligan prevented more goals as Redmen had several clear-cut breakaways. New Westminster can also play hard and tough. They have a big team with a mix of veterans and younger players, and one of their top snipers is Ben Hieltjes,, imposing at -six feet, five inches tafl. "He's a great player," says Ewen. Dave Durante of New West is known as the "Gordie Howe" of western lacrosse. He's played for more than 15 years. Another veteran is Geordie Dean, the league's leading scorer, whom Redmen have con- fronted previously in Mann Cup finals. New West has also brought up John Wilson from the junior ranks for the Mann Cup final. Wilson needed 13 points in his final regular season game to win the scoring title - he got 13 points. For their part, Redmen have Ontario junior A scoring champion Greg VanSickle. Like Wayne Colley and Ted Sawicki for Redmen, New West employs an effective goaltending tandem of Shawn Quinlan and Rod Bannister. Quinlan is expec- ted to get most of the playing time. Redmen and New Westminster last met in the Mann Cup final Iwo years ago, Redmeii~prerâVl-~ ing in a close, hard-fought series. The two teams were expected to again meet last year but Coquitlam, led by Jim Veltman, puled off the upset of the wes- tern lacrosse season and went to the Mann Cup, losing to Redmen in six games. There were no such upsets this season. New Westminster lost only three games during . the regular season and rolled through the playoffs, winning the western final in four straight. They're well rested, while Red- men struggled against Peter- borough. "They're a good team," says Ewen about New Westminster. "They're all really good. They don't have just one star. They're just a weIl-rounded club." But Redmen coach Peter Vipond says the series with Peterborough gave his club a mental toughness - they needed a win in Peterborough to avoid elimination and they won. And they played with determination SEE PAGE A4 Cup 1~ BR 93