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Reeve win n first at ModJack LS Gavin Cochrane defends In front of Phil Bateman. Bullets) from Bobcaygeon won their first game over the MoJacks. Ken Harman ck as MoJack c When Ken Harman got a phone 4% previous thres and a<half call last week from MoJack seasons, including last year's run general manager MErray Parliament asking if he'd take on the head coaching job, he. wasn't long making up his mind. "I thought it over for an hour or 80. | knew Murray needed a quick answer," Harman said with a smile after his first game back behind the bench for the green and white December 8 in Little Britain. The call went out to Harman after Brad Ryder abruptly resigned the coaching job following a 6-3 loss to the Unbridge or, who was hired last summ d team management he felt he was having trouble communicating with the and it would be in the best interest of the club if he stepped "He (Ryder) just falt he was not getting his ideas across," said general manager Parliament. "He felt the players were not responding to his style of coaching which is to put your head down and drive straight ahead," he added. Ryder's abrupt resignation came as a surprise to team officials, but Parligment for the last three weeks or so. . Ryder came to the MoJacks after coaching the Oshawa Kiwanis Midgets to a berth in the all-Ontario finals last séason. He took over frou Harman who had apachud the Moacks Sor thin LSL defeats LB Seugog Lumber defeated B-4'in Atom Hows Eoegun play Dee 3. This was a closely contested match with good play by both _is excellent to the Ontario Junior C semi- finals. This year's MoJack team includes numerous first year players at the Junior C level. But for a coach who felt he wasn't getting throught to the team, Ryder's to be -------- of. MoJacks had won ten, lost eight and tied one during his tenure in what most observers consider is a tough league this season. As for Harman, a native of Port Perry who played goal for the MoJacks for several seasons, he said he said he really "didn't miss the coaching, but it's good to be back." «Until last Wednesday evening, he had seen the team play just once this season, but said there potential. "Offensively, the team is strong." As for the defensive game, he said is just a matter of time, 4 Bobcaygeon their first hockey It had to happen sooner or ter, The Bullets won season Sunday night and they did it at the expense of the Port Perry MoJacks. The Bullets got some decent goal-tending from Chad Van Dam early in the game and took advantage of a string of MoJack penalties to score four power play goals en route to a 6-5 victory in front of a sparse Sunday night crowd. at the Scugog Arena. : Give the Bullets some credit for. the victory as they worked especially in the last half of the game. But the MoJacks really shot themselves in the foot early when they un-leashed 19 straight shots on the Bullet net and could manage but a single goal. And penalties, several of . the chintzy nature hurt them as well. Reg Scott fired a pair for the visitors with singles to Duane Vandenacker, Wayne Falls, Peter Henderson and Rob Lake. \ For the MoJacks, Jim Vernon led the way with two nifty goals 47d he he had a pair of asjists as well. Singles came from Frank Kavanagh, Brad Mizener and newcomer Keith Leslie in his first game with the squad. * "Trailing 6-8 in the third period, MoJacks tried desperately to tie the game as they scored at 17:23 and again with just 44 seconds left in regulation. * A Bobcaygeon penalty and-an extra skater with the goalie out gave them a manpower advantage in the final seconds, but they could not push the puck across the goal line. The loss to the Bullets put a damper on Ken Harman's return to coaching the green and white, He took over last week following the abrupt Tgnation of of rd Ryder (see and confid "This is g better team than the record shows so far," he said. Harman said it's going to take hirh two to three weeks to get to know the players and then he'll maks any changes he feels are needed. As for his first start against the Merchants, he was more than pleased with the outcome (a 6-5 OT victory, the first time this season the MoJacks have defeatedghe Merchants) and said he was hapey th the effort. © Greg Lansoell, Jericho Baron, Mike McLennan, and Steven ['Bchowaga had Particularly strong games. , Laurentian Bank a -------- -h ¥Things ted well for Harman as the MoJacks won 6-6 in OT against Little Britain and followed that with a 5-2 victory Friday in Lakefield. Jason Cochrane led the . MoJacks against the Chiefs . with a pair of goals "and other - marksmen were Jeff Parry, * Todd Dennis, and Jarrett Harman. Cochrane now has goals on the season. Ian Cooper returned to the coaching debut a pleasant one: last Wednesday evening in - - of the. Vernon and Brent Gaylor did © faced 23 shots. He was with some fine work in the Merchant zone to control the puck and get it onto Todd's stick in the slot where he snapped a quick shot to tHe , "keep your head up" kind of gamé that featured more than its share of hitting. Jan Heyes and Jody Logan got the MoJacks going in the first period with Jeff Adams and Jody Keenan replying for the Merchants. MoJacks opened a 4-2 lead in the second on nice effort by Todd and then a short-handed goal by Jason Cochrane. This one came after Heyes got hit with an_ "instigating" penalty after he opened a cut over the right eye of Jeff Jenkins. Logan withgis second of the game gave MoJacks a 5-2. bulge at 1:16 of the third as he went "upstairs" with a back- hand. But the Merchants roared back with two power play markers by Adams and Ritch Jenkins to make it 5-4, and got, the equalizer at 11:27 by Tyler Jenkins to set the stage for the overtime. MoJacks were fuming over a first period incident in which Steve Laird took a stick in the side of the face that opened a nasty gash and chipped a tooth. Merchants Steve Trumbull was da the Markham Junior B's part of this season. SLAPSHOTS: Frank Kavanagh suited up for the team Sunday night. He was a solid blue line performer last for "season with the squad and comes to the team from the Ajax Junior A Axemen. Also joining the club is forward Keith Leslie. He's an Oghawa native and in his debut Sunday night picked up a goal and showed plenty of speed and pugk- il ability, 8 High scoring fofwakd Clair / Cornish could be out of the lineup indefinitely if he goes ahead with knee surgery. Cornish has been hampered by a gimpy knee this year and may have surgery as early as next week. If 80, he'll be out of action until the end of January. He played last Wednesday night in Little Britain and was hobbling badly after the game. k ModJacks have been fuming about the officiating in some recent games. On Sunday night, they got some cheap calls, but they are not playing with much discipline. © In action this week, the 'Modacks dre in Bowmanville tonight (December 8) to meet the first place Eagles at 8:30 PM. This coming Sunday, they host Uxbridge Bruins at the minor penalty and Laird up a Ase 2} misconduct protesting the call Phil Bateman got his second start in the MoJack cage and Arena for a 7:30 start. This is the MoJack Annual Christmas Night with a special $6 admission for the entire : family. That's some reord When MoJack forward Brent Gaylor scored three times in an 18-second span during a Junior 'C game November 18 against Lakefield, he eclipsed records for the three fastest goals in the National Hockey League and Major Junior Leagues in Canada. In the NHL, the time for the three fastest goals by an individual (21 seconds) was set by Black Hawk Bill Mosienko back in 1952. The Hawks defeated the Rangers 7-6 in that one. 3 In the Ontario League Tom McDowell of the Ottawa 67s had three in 24 seconds in 1976; and Jim Harrison of Estevan did the same in 24 seconds back in 1966 to hold the record in the' 'Western Junior League. Whether Gaylers record of three in 18 seconds is a for Junior B or Junior C hockey isn't known, but it is unlikely that anybody has scored three in a shorter time span. Gaylor's three came with the teams at even strength and Jim Vernon drew assists on all three. Merchants lose three 5 The kittle Britai NM hapt lost their third in a row Sunday night, "bowing 8-3 to the Lakefield The previous night on home PAs ng details of the 8-3 loss to trick and Dan Burns was the other marksman. °° For the visiting Eagles, four players had two goals each: Nick Gann Ryan Sts ST odd Todd EEE Riis cot =