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t 8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, December 21,1994 Halminen Homes Go Undefeated at Fort Erie Tournament The Bowmanvillc Goodyear Eagles Eagles arc echoing the rental car television television commercial from a few years back that used the slogan: "We're number two, but trying harder." Number two is exactly where the local club sits in the provincial Jr. C rankings. . As in previous years, I have taken die time to contact each of the six leagues throughout Ontario in an effort effort to compile a top ten ranking list for the 55 Jr. C teams in the province. province. Though there are a number of changes in the rankings, the team The major bantam Toros, sponsored sponsored by Halminen Homes, won the Fort Erie tournament played on December December 9-11. They came away first overall in the 12-team tournament, and Trevor Wright and David Yellow- lees won the best goals against average average award. In the first game, the Toros skated away with a 3-1 win over Wheatley. Chris Steele opened the scoring, assisted assisted by Darryl Wright and Ryan Winning. Wheatley tied the game, but Ryan Winning scored the game winner, winner, assisted by Niki DcFrcitas and Clayton Kohn. Ben Tonks scored the final goal, unassisted. Niki DcFrcitas, with a great two- way effort, was named MVP for this game. In the second game against Fort Eric, the Toros scored four unanswered unanswered goals for a 5-1 win. Chris Steele led the way with two goals and one assist, and was selected the game MVP. Other goal-scorers were Clayton Clayton Kohn and Ryan Jackman. Assists went to Steve Tabb and Ryan Jack- man with two each, and singles to Ryan Winning and Darryl Wright. To all our Patients, Family and Friends - It's a real pleasure at this time to say "Thank You". We wish you health, happiness and success for 1995. Dr. Kathlynn Hoch and all the BOWMANVILLE FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE & j^ 1 CLARINGTON REHABILITATION HEALTH CARE TEAM, Of The Season There's no belter time than Christmas to step back and reflect upon the splendor of all God's many creations. Ilappy Holidays and heartfelt thanks, from the Management and Staff of Stephen's Sporting Goods 80 King St. W. 697-2546 Bowmanvillc © t (Best Wishes fora Udernj Christmas | and a 'J-fappy 9{ew fear'à from Paul Reesor Hydro-Electric Commissioner occupying the top spot in Ontario remains remains unchanged from a year ago. The defending provincial champions, champions, Belle River of the Great Lakes League, are again the team to beat. Their record of 23-1-1 for a winning percentage of .960, make them the number one ranked team in the province. province. Belle River arc followed closely closely by Bowmanvillc, whose winning percentage of .955 landed them in b\ Brail Kelly The major bantam Toros, sponsored by Halminen Homes, won the 'A' Championship of the 12-team Fort Erie Tournament that was held December 9-11. The Toros edged Etobicoke in the final game by a 3-2 score. Team members are, not in order of above photo, Chris Baumhauer, Niki DeFreitas, Ryan Jackman, Clayton Kohn, Mike Leipsig, Brad McAlister, Chris Paquette, Ian Robinson, Chris Steele, Steve Tabb, Ben Tonks, Ryan Winning, Darryl Wright, Trevor Wright, David Yellowlees. Coaches are Sam Likopulos, Ken Taylor, Mike Bclbcck, Jeff Wright and Mike DeFreitas. -Submitted Photo Brad McAlister played a great de- fensivc/offensive game and was on the ice for all of the Toro goals. The Toros easily won their third game 7-0 over St. Catharines. Chris Baumhauer played a solid game and his effort earned him the MVP for the game with two goals and one assist. Other scorers were Clayton Kohn, Niki DeFreitas, and Ryan Jackman with one each, and two goals and two assists went to Chris Steele, Other assists assists to Steve Tabb, Niki DeFreitas, Darryl Wright, Ryan Jackman, and Ryan Winning. Chris Paquette played a good defensive game. In the fourth game against Essex, the Toros scored early, but two quick goals by Essex erased the lead. The boys responded and blasted the net with five straight goals for a 7-2 win. Ian Robinson and Mike Leipsig teamed up on defence to blank the Essex Essex offensive game. The penalty filled game was called with eight minutes remaining. There were twelve, 10 minute and game misconduct misconduct penalties, and a total of 86 minutes in total to both teams. Goal scorers were Darryl Wright, Steve Tabb, Chris Steele, and Ian Robinson. Assists to Chris Paquette, Niki DeFreitas, Chris Steele, Ryan Winning, Ryan Jackman, Mike Leipsig, Leipsig, Ben Tonks and Steve Tabb. The final game against Etobicoke started off at a good pace, with action at both ends and Bowmanvillc getting the better scoring opportunities. Great goaltending by Etobicoke kept the game close. Etobicoke took advantage of their opportunities and jumped into a 2-0 lead. The game slowed considerably . as both teams showed fatigue in this ' three-day tournament. Both coaches were desperately looking for. fresh legs and short shifts from the players. It was the Toros that responded with two goals by Darryl Wright and one by Chris Steele for a 3-2 win. Chris set up both of Darryl's goals and was voted most valuable player for his team. Ryan Jackman also assisted on the goals. Ryan, after receiving a kiss from "Miss Fort Erie," accepted the championship championship banner for the team to round out the closing ceremonies. Next tournament is in Bowmanvillc. Bowmanvillc. Coach Sam is looking for a win to qualify for the Silver Stick in Port Huron at the end of January. McGregor's IDA Split Two Games On Saturday, December 10, McGregor IDA peewces suited up for a BRHL game against Rolph Novico. After the first period, Novico led 1-0. In the second period, Eric Arsenault Arsenault and Justin Newman broke in alone and Justin Newman scored in the top right comer to tie the game. Mike Shrives played another solid game between the pipes, but faced far too many shots. Final score: Novico 4, McGregor's 1. On Saturday, December 17, McGregor's played an exhibition game with Hooper's. In the first period, Justin Newman continued his scoring spree on a pass from James Griffin to put the IDA team up 1-0. In the second period, Scott West- lake feathered a pass on to Neil Degree Degree in front of the net and Neil fired in a marker to put IDA in front again. James Griffen poked in a rebound from Glen Ferguson and David Ben- ham to make it 3-1. Then, B.J. McKay made a perfect pass to David Bonham and David made it 4-1. In the third period, Eric Arsenault scored, with assists going to Brandon Buckley and Glen Ferguson. Final score: McGregor's 5, Hooper's 3. Central Ontario Jr. C League Georgian-Mid Ontario Jr. C League (Teams get one point for overtime loss) Team w L T Pts. Ptc. learn w L T Pis. Pet. Penctang 17 3 0 34 .850 Bowmanvillc 21 1 0 42 .955 Bradford 16 5 0 32 .762 Pott Petty 11 8 3 25 .568 Midland 15 7 0 30 .682 Georgina 12 11 0 25 .543 Schombcrg 13 8 0 26 .619 Uxbridge 12 11 0 25 .543 Stayncr 13 8 0 26 .619 Lakcficld 9 12 1 22 .500 Alliston 10 11 1 21 .477 Little Britain 5 17 0 12 .273 Fergus 10 11 0 20 .476 Bobcaygcon 4 14 2 11 .275 Gravcnhurst 5 17 2 12 .250 Erin 5 15 1 11 .262 Western Jr. C League Grand Valley 3 21 0 6 .125 Team W L T Pts. Pet. Mount Forest 13 2 3 29 .806 Great Lakes Jr. C League Hanover 11 5 2 24 .667 (Teams get one point for overtime loss) Winghatn 9 6 3 21 .583 Kent Division Brussels 8 5 5 21 .583 Team VV L T Pts. Pet. Walkcrlon 7 8 7 21 .477 Blenheim 15 8 1 31 .646 Wiaiton 5 13 2 12 .300 Dresden 9 11 4 22 .458 Kincardine 2 16 0 4 .111 Wallaccburg 1 21 2 5 .104 Lambton Division Niagara District Jr. C League Clearwater 16 7 2 34 .680 Eastern Division Alvinston 12 12 2 26 .500 Team W L T Pts. Ptc. Moorctown 10 11 3 26 .542 Chippawa 20 1 0 40 .952 Walpole Island 8 13 2 18 .391 Dundas 13 / 3 29 .MU Essex Division Rockton 10 5 6 26 .619 BcUc River 23 1 1 48 .960 Glanbrook 8 8 5 21 .500 Kingsville 13 6 3 30 .682 Flamborough 7 8 6 20 .476 Amhcrstburg 7 13 2 19 .432 Dunn ville 5 15 3 13 .283 Essex 6 16 1 13 .283 Grimsby 1 20 1 3 .068 Western Division Eastern Jr. C League Woodstock 14 2 2 30 .833 (Teams get one point for shootout loss) Paris 12 5 3 27 .675 Team W L SL Pts. Pet. Norwich 12 7 2 26 .619 Emestown 19 2 3 41 .854 Port Dover 11 6 2 24 .632 Napanee 14 5 3 31 .705 New Hamburg 8 11 1 17 .425 Pictori 11 10 1 23 .523 Simcoc 4 14 1 9 .237 Campbcllford 9 10 2 20 .476 Caledonia 1 17 1 3 .079 North Frontenac 10 13 0 20 .435 Trenton 6 17 1 13 .271 Provincial Jr. C Rankings (Top ten based on winning percentage) Team League w L T Pts. Ptc. Belle River Great Lakes 23 1 1 48 .960 Bowmanvillc Central 21 1 0 42 .955 Chippawa Niagara Dist 20 1 0 40 .952 Emestown Eastern 19 2 3 41 .854 Pcnetang Georgian-Mid Ont. 17 3 0 34 .850 Woodstock Niagara Dist 14 2 2 30 .833 Mount Forest Western 13 2 3 29 .806 Bradford Georgian-Mid Ont. 16 5 0 32 .762 Napanee Eastern 14 5 3 31 .705 Midland Georgian-Mid Ont. 15 7 0 30 .682 Kingsville Great Lakes , 13 6 3 30 .682 second spot. t Winning percentages were tabtT latcd by taking the number of points a team has accumulated, and dividing dividing that by the number of available points to be won. The standings and winning percentages percentages of each individual league were tabulated last Thursday. Rounding out the top five arc Chippawa (Niagara District), Emcs- town (Eastern), and Penctang (Georgian-Mid (Georgian-Mid Ontario). Completing numbers six through ten in the rankings arc Woodstock (Niagara District), Mount Forest (Western), Bradford (Georgian-Mid Ontario), Napanee (Eastern), Mid™ land (Georgian-Mid Ontario) and /, Kingsville (Great Lakes) tied for/:' tenth. Of note to local fans, there may be a changing of the guard in the Eastern League, where Napanee find ,., themselves in second place in the-,: standings behind Emestown. < r . Two years ago, Napanee climi- nated Bowmanvillc in the Ontario quarter-finals, and went on to win'/ the provincial title. Last year, Na-;/ pancc again won their league, but.; • were knocked out in the quarter-^, finals by Bowmanvillc. Emestown is looking to unlock! 1 ' the grip that Napanee has had on the/', Eastern League championship the!/; previous two years. Our trusting source for information information to the east, Jim Sarazin of the-L Napanee Beaver newspaper, predicts' 0 that the league final will include Emestown and Napanee. , d j Napanee arc led by ovcragcryj Chad Parslow, who is putting uprm some incredible offensive numbers'»", this year. In 22 games, Parslow has' 0 scored 38 goals and added 34 assists!/- for 72 points. // In comparison, the top scorer for Bowmanvillc after the same number-,0 of games is Curtis Hodgins, whoseol 14 goals and 28 assists, are 30 points 1 ' 1 » fewer than Parslow's total. ' ' iQ The Kinsmen BRHL atom hockey team had not savored the sweet taste of victory during regular season play. All that was about to change when they travelled to Douro for the Douro Atom House League Tournament. Coach Mike McAllister changed his lineup to beef up the defence, and not only did they win a game, but they won all three games to capture the 'A' Championship. In the first game against Ennis- more, Daniel Richtler scored at the 4:55 mark to give Kinsmen the lead at 1-0. It was the first time this year that Kinsmen had ever held a lead. By the end of the first period, they had gained a 3-1 lead. In the second period, period, each team scored two goals, and Ennismore added a goal midway through the third period to close the game to 5-4. In the dying minutes, Scott Maxwell Maxwell made a game-saving stick save on a Ennismore breakaway to preserve preserve the win. Kinsmen goals were scored by Daniel Richtler with his first hat-trick of the year, and singles were by Justin Naklicki and John O'Connell. In the second game, against Keswick, Keswick, the defence took over. Goalie Jercd Williams had promised he would get a shutout and he combined with Scott Maxwell to get one as the Kinsmen won 2-0. Chris Cooper scored his first goal of the year to open the scoring in the first period, and Ryan Mclllroy scored an insurance goal in the second to seal the victory and advance to the final. It didn't take much to pump up the team for the 'A' Championship game, s When the puck was dropped, Jus- jj tin White stole the puck at center ice Ij and skated in to score the first goal at jj the 36 second mark of the first period. £ The defence of Keith Muise, Otto- t rino Akeson, Chris McAllister, John I O'Connell, and Matthew Miller |j played a strong game as again Kins-! J men shutout the opposition to win the \ championship 5-0. The goals were scored by Justin Naklicki with a pair, and singles went to Justin White, Darren Lang and Chris Cooper. 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