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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ DECEMBER 7,2005 ♦ PAGE B11 .1 i durhamregion.com. Dunlops get wakeup call with loss to Kingston BY BRIAN MCNAIR 'Staff Writer w KINGSTON - If the Whitby Whitby Dunlops are concerned .after taking one on the chin in -Kingston Saturday, they're not .-showing it. ..Well, Mike Laing's not, at any rate. v Despite an 8-2 thrashing at the hands of the Kingston Aces, Laing, the team's president president and general manager, insists this year's team is bet- jer than last, and still the one Jo beat in the Eastern Ontario jSenior A Hockey League. J "In my mind there's no question question our team is dramatically fetter than last year," he says Shf a team that lost in six games f the playoff final to the Norwood Norwood Vipers. "I think we're plenty good enough right now." The problem has been a lack of bodies, thanks to a combination combination of injuries and conflicting conflicting commitments. That certainly certainly was the factor Saturday, as the Dunlops went into the building of the league's hottest team with only 11 skaters and suffered accordingly. Kingston scored the only two goals of the first period and blew the game open with a 5-1 edge in the second, cruising cruising to the win despite a final ' shots tally of 44-44. It wasn't a totally lost weekend weekend for the Dunnies, who won 9-4 in Frankford Friday and still hold down first place in the league with a 14-2 record. The Vipers (12-3) and Aces (12-4) now share second spot, with the former coming to town for a much-anticipated showdown Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre. Laing says both Norwood and Whitby should be at full strength and ready to put on a show for what he hopes is the largest crowd of the season. "This will be a great game," he says. "This is the first place game right here. It's not a grudge match. . It'll just be a great hockey game." The Dunlops expect to have Scott McCrary back in the fold after Christmas, and hope to see the injury and commitment issues settle down in the new year. With that, Laing believes the team is good enough to challenge for an Allan Cup. "You look at our defence, we've got seven guys who have played pro hockey and there isn't a better line in the league than Brent Grieve, Peter MacKellar and Ron Baker," he says. "From here on in, we've got to take it seriously and get prepared for the long stretch." Prior to this Saturday's big game with Norwood, there will be an NHL Oldtimers/Celebrities game beginning beginning at 4:45 p.m. Among the former NHLers expected are Jim Jackson, Steve Gatzos and Bill Carroll. iCo-operators pbros off to start $ CLARINGTON - The fclarington Midget AA Toros Inauguration in the York- $imcoe League has been guile successful up to this point in the season. Spon- spred by The Co-operators of Bowmanville, the team stands at 6-9-1 after 16 games. >' '.Highlights have included a resounding 9-1 victory over Richmond Hill, and back- to-back wins over Whitby. What is probably most amazing, and frustrating, is t(iat seven of those games in the loss column have been by scores of 2-1! '.The team is coached by Mark Berney, assisted by Doug Picked and Ralph ■ Murphy, managed by Jeff Mitchell and the trainer is Alvin Beech. Point leaders with goals and assists are Wade Pick- ell (9-6), David Robins (4- 5), Sean Blanchard (5-3), Mark Visser (5-3), David Miller (4-4), Brock Murphy (1-6) and Brad Nicholl (5- 1). Rounding out the team, and all having contributed in the points column are Tom- Barker, Luc Beech, Kurds Allen, Darcy Mitchell, Rob O'Shea and Mark Wro- blewski. 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