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i Sbe Canabtan Statesman Sports Clarington's Award-Winning Newspaper Since 1854 November 20,2002 hockey THURSDAY, NOV. 21 7:05 P.M. VS KINGSTON "Special Note" Only game this weekend! CIVIC AUDITORIUM [ISgwTHijj 99Thornton Rd.S. gggjfglJ Info.: 905-728-5163 'I've just tried to play like I know how' Steve Cornelissen is gaining confidence as a rookie defenceman with the Bowmanville Eagles BY BRAD KELLY Staff Writer ; BOWMANVILLE - It's hard to believe a lack of confidence would be an issue for a player with Steve Cor- inelissen's poise and credentials. But that's how the defenceman began his rookie season with the Bowmanville Eagles, unsure of how he would adapt to the level of play in the Provincial Junior A Hockey League. "At the start of the year I didn't have any confidence, but my confidence confidence is improving," said the Grade 11 student at Courtice Secondary School after his goal was the only one the Eagles could muster in a 3-1 loss to the Bancroft Hawks on Sunday night. "I've just tried to play like I know how." The 16-year-old has vaulted himself himself up the depth chart this season, and lately, has logged a lot of ice time Steve Cornelissen: The 16-year- old defencéman was a 14th round draft choice of the Kitchener Rangers. while injuries have left the hockey club with a couple of regulars on the sidelines each game. It's not a situation teams want to be in - giving a young player that much responsibility, especially a defenceman defenceman - but one that hasn't hurt the Eagles since Cornelissen continues continues to show his value. "He's logged a lot of minutes from Curtis Hodgins: 'He'll contribute contribute offensively... all we're worried about is him looking after his own end of the ice. day one. Especially now with the injuries injuries we have he's playing 30 minutes minutes a game which is tough on a 16- year-old," said coach Curtis Hodgins. "He's only going to get more confidence confidence as he goes on. He'll get more confidence and contribute offensively, offensively, but right now all we're worried about is him looking after his own end of the ice." At the midway point of the season, Cornelissen has lived up to his lofty credentials. During the summer, he advanced through a couple of tryout camps for the provincial U-17 team, and is awaiting word on final selections selections he expects will be made this month. The final roster will compete at an international tournament in December. December. On top of that, he was a 14th- round selection of the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey League draft last spring. He will be travelling to Kitchener later this month and hopes to play in a couple of games for the Rangers. If that's the case, he'll want to perform perform like he has the past week for the Eagles, despite the team slumping with three consecutive losses. After a pair of one-goal setbacks in Kingston and Wellington, the Eà- gles allowed two goals in the final five minutes Sunday, the last one into an empty net with 38 seconds remaining, remaining, dropping a 3-1 decision at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex. Complex. "The two games before we had great efforts against good hockey clubs and tonight we had nothing," said Hodgins of the loss to Bancroft. Cornelissen had his usual strong outing, scoring his second goal of the season, a first period marker assisted by Brad Dormiedy and Colin Holmes, to go along with seven assists. assists. "It was a good chance to jump in and I had a path to the net so I took advantage," he said, describing jumping jumping in off the point and placing a quick shot over the shoulder of Bancroft Bancroft goaltender Andrew Hamilton. It doesn't get any easier for Bowmanville, Bowmanville, as the Eagles entertain the 20-0-0-0 Wellington Dukes tonight (Wednesday) beginning at 7:30 p.m. "They don't take any shifts off and that's why they are where they are," said Hodgins, whose team enters the game at 10-9-4-1. "We have to stay on top of them and not allow them to use all the speed they have," added Cornelissen. THE SCOOP - The Eagles' defence defence was bolstered when Andrew Johnston decided to rejoin the team after leaving earlier this month and returning home to Michigan...Jason Speight scored twice and Matt Caruana the other in a 4-3 loss Friday Friday in Wellington...Due to the Grey Cup, Sunday's game against Port Hope will be a 2:30 p.m. start, with all children 12 and under accompanied accompanied by an adult admitted free. Bill's Truck Shop on the offensive CLARINGTON - Goal scoring from a number of different sources has helped Bill's Truck Shop of the Clarington Recreation Hockey League's atom division division get off to a promising promising start. With two wins and a pair of losses, the team has received seven goals from Ryan Lannon, and three each from Michael Peelers and Luke MacDonald. Goals have also come from Daniel Lawrie, Taylor Van- denbroek, Tyler Cromwell, Jason Critch and Brendan Campbell. • Jordan Leung, Mathew Perri and David Weales all had strong games for Bill's Truck Shop. Brandon Redlarski has provided excellent goaltending. goaltending. BOWMANVILLE - Whitney Greentree of the Orono Figure Skating Club competes in the pre-novice ladies final at the Bank of Montreal Eastern Ontario Sectional Championships at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex. 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