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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, JANUARY 10,2001 PAGE 7 2:1 WHITBY • OSHAWA GRIP SAT.r. Dundis/ihiekson WHITBY 723-8507 Sports CANADIAN STATESMAN JAN. 10. 2001 DIVIIL !/\ \ We will sell your used Treadmills WHITBY COURTICE/OSHAWA 728-8881 579-8880 Cash, future considerations included in deals Eagles trade veteran players SETH GRAY Traded to Lindsay KEN CHESHER Traded to Lindsay RICK MARNON . Traded to Markham BRAD FOOTE Traded to Cobourg BY BRAD KELLY Spoi ls Editor The trade winds blew through the nest of the Bowmanville Eagles over the weekend, resulting in four of the team's top players being dealt away. Captain Seth Gray, along with forwards forwards Ken Chesher, Brad Foote and goaltender Rick Marnon were sent to other teams in the Provincial Junior League. All four 20-year-olds were in their final year of junior eligibility. The domino effect of transactions began when Gray requested to be traded traded during Bowmanville's recent 11- game winless skid. When the other players learned of Gray's desire, they followed with requests of their own, says Director of Hockey Operations and majority owner Mike Laing. "When the best player wants to leave the hockey club, the other 20- year-olds start to question how far the team will go in the playoffs if the best player is gone," says Laing of the mindset of the veteran players. Gray and Chesher were sent to Lindsay in exchange for Ryan Chamberlain, Chamberlain, future considerations and cash. Gray was the team's leading scorer with 24-25-49 totals in 35 games, while Chesher was third with 9-22-31 in 29 games. Chamberlain, 18, had two goals and four assists in 18 games with Lindsay. He was in Bowmanville's lineup for Sunday's 7-3 win over Bancroft. The Eagles re-acquired forward Mike Leonard along with cash and future future considerations from Cobourg for Foote. Leonard was dealt earlier this season to Cobourg for defenceman Chad Elliott, who has been one of Bowmanville's top defencemen. Leonard, who is attending Queen's University in Kingston, is expected to play in only a handful of games for the Eagles down the stretch and into the playoffs. Marnon was sent to the Markham Waxers for cash. ■ 1 On paperJ the* deals look terribly one- : > sided against the Eagles. But Laing was quick to defend the trades. "If people only knew how much money was involved and the future considerations they would know we got the better of the deals," he says, adding that the cash involved was significant. significant. "We got the deals that will make the future of the hockey club pretty good." Coach Curtis Hodgins was also pleased with the deals noting, "It looks like we gave up a lot for nothing but I don't look at it that way." Hodgins is hoping that the team will become a "tougher team to play against" with the addition of a couple of more players this week. The trade deadline is today (Wednesday) and the Eagles are still in the market to add a couple of players, including another goaltender. . "We've got 20 guys who want to play here now," says Hodgins. "We talked a lot about becoming a team and playing as a team and not individuals. individuals. "I like the looks of this team. I am a lot more comfortable comfortable as a coach with it, and as a coaching staff we are a lot more comfortable." While the exodus of the four players is complete, Laing was still disappointed that things turned out the way they did. He was hoping hoping to keep the four players and make a couple of deals to strengthen the team in time for playoffs that begin in February. "These are kids we counted on. Personally I'm disappointed in all of them despite the fact I like them." The Eagles also added forward Pat O'Halloran from the Pickering Panthers in a cash deal. In 23 games with Pickering, O'Halloran, 18, had 5-18-23 totals and 54 penalty minutes. Away from the ice, Ed O'Sullivan is no longer the general manager of the team, a move that was denied denied a month ago but now verified. The split was a "mutual parting," says Laing. Bowmanville's losing streak finally over Kyle Crouch scores twice, adds two assists in 7-3 win BY BRAD KELLY Spoi ls Editor There wasn't a celebratory celebratory bottle of champagne uncorked, uncorked, nor was Bowmanville Bowmanville Eagles coach Curtis Hodgins puffing on a special cigar to mark the occasion. But either of the two would have been understandable. understandable. The Eagles finally snapped a dreadful 11-game winless streak dating back to mid-November, earning a 7-3 win over tire Bancroft Hawks Sunday night at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex. Complex. "If I had (a cigar), I'd smoke it," joked Hodgins of the relief he felt of finally being on the winning side of a hockey game. "It's been a tough time around here." Included in the 11-game winless streak was' a horrible slump of eight straight losses. The win was special on a couple of fronts. First, and most obvious, it got the Eagles Eagles back into the win column column and will help improve the team's confidence with only 10 regular - season games remaining. Secondly, it was die first post-trade game, as the Eagles sent away four 20- year-olds on the weekend, including including Seth Gray, Ken Chesher, Brad Foote and Rick Marnon. The motivation for Sunday's Sunday's game resulted from the rest of the team getting an opportunity opportunity to play a little more and prove their worth. Based on the performance Sunday night, many were up for the challenge. "Some of the younger guys who were playing behind behind the older guys, they deserve deserve a chance to shine and they are going to get in now," guaranteed Hodgins. 'There wasn't one guy of the 20 who took a shift off tonight. 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