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CRA EAE ARYA 3 J RANRINS ERAS TR NAS Ek et 12-- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., January 21, 1981 SRI" RS > AR Sports with Danny Millar 0 1] 7 \ 'MoJack rally keeps play-off hopes alive by John B. McClelland The Port Perry MoJacks kept their play-off hopes alive Sunday night at the Scugog Arena as they staged a remarkable third period rally to nip the Little Britain Merchants 6-5. Down 5-2 at one point early in the third period, MoJacks were watching the final play- off spot disappear when Pete Griffiths and Dave Alexan- der engineered two goals and then Dave Canning and Todd Wilbur went to work to get the tying and winning markers. Wilbur, who picked up three points for the night, set up the equalizer by Canning at 12:46 when he made a beautiful individual effort:-to work into the clear for a shot on Little Britain goalie Keith Martin. Martin made the save off Wilbur, but Canning popped home the rebound. Just four minutes later, . Wilbur again showed fine puck-handling to go around a Little Britain defenseman, and this time he made no mistake beating Martin with a clean shot to give the . MoJacks the lead. The win, the first in the last seven games for the MoJacks, put the team two points behind Rice Lake Rangers in the fight for the final play-off spot. MoJacks have two games in hand over Rice Lake. Following two losses on Friday and Saturday night to Lindsay and Rice Lake, the Sunday night match with Little Britain was a must- win game. The team got off on the right foot when Dave Cann- ing opened the scoring at the 45 second mark of the first when he pounced on a rebound in the goal crease. Little Britain wasted no time getting back into the game as captain Kevin Jenkins scored twice. The first came on a quick shot from the right side and the second on a long shot from the point through heavy traffic in front of Ray Gibson. Canning was off for hooking on the second goal. At 16:16, Little. Britain . made it 3-1 on a shot from the left side that seemed to handcuff Gibson, who just minutes earlier had performed superbly while MoJacks were killing off a high-sticking penalty to Rob Garrow. Gibson kept the MoJacks in the game during the first 20 minutes, as he faced 19 shots while Port Perry had just seven shots on the Little Britain net. At 2:53 of the second, Little Britain went ahead 4-1 with Peter Krukkert finding the range after taking a rebound of f the backboards. MoJacks had been caught up ice. At 6:19, Pete - Griffiths narrowed the lead to two goals as he took a centering pass from Al Lewko to bang Little Britain goalie Keith i had a rough time in the third period Sunday night as Port Perry MoJacks scored four unanswer- ed goals to shade the visitors 6-5 in Junior C action atthe Scugog the puck past Martin. Early in the third, Little Britain again built a three- goal lead as Terry Jenkins let go with a shot from the left side that bounced off Gibson's pad and into the net. The come-back started just two minutes later when Griffiths surprised Martin with a snap shot from a sharp angle, and then at 10:39 Alexander lifted a loose puck over Martin who was down on the ice during a wild scramble. That set the stage for the two final goals by Canning and Wilbur, as it became apparent in the later stages of the game that MoJacks were taking the play away from the visitors. Little Britain had only 12 skaters in uniform and the rugged play 'may have taken its toll, Although a couple of "soft" goals eluded him, Gibson was outstanding in net for Port Perry, facing 40 shots in all, many of them tough chances from close range. Midway through the third, he took a hard, rising shot on the shoulder and went to the ice in considerable pain. He stayed in the game and stopped a breakaway a minute later. For Port Perry, Al Lewko had a strong game, setting up the two goals by line-mate Griffiths, and defenseman John Robertson also had a pair of assists. With a little luck around the net, Canning easily could have had two or three more goals to go with the pair he scored. Wilbur finding the scoring touch again should be good news for the MoJacks. In the losing effort in Rice Lake, he figured in all the Port Perry scoring with two goals and two assists. The win should help to build a little confidence on the team, especially after a tough loss in Lindsay Friday night when the Muskies scored in the final seconds to take an 8-7 win. ate story for details) In order to catch Rice Lake, MoJacks pretty well must win three of their remaining five games, and they have some tough matches coming up. They travel to Port Hope this Thursday and then host the second place Cobourg Cougars this Sunday night at the Scugog Arega, after a game_ Saturday in_ Stouff- ville. The final two games are against Stouffville again and Little Britian. (See separ- pees Arena. That's MoJack Dave Alexander looking for a loose puck. He scored one of the third period markers. The win keeps the MoJacks hopes for a play-off berth alive. Penalties hurt Juveniles by Danny Millar Port Perry Emiel's Place Juveniles were eliminated from the seven team Wood- ville hockey tournament Saturday, January 17 follow- ing a 7-3 loss to the hosting team. Coach Don Hurst was not at the tourney but admitted he was disappointted with the early dismissal of his squad. He candidly stated that penalties in the third period were "'a little bit of a problem" and that the team held a meeting the next day. As a result, "we came down with the hammer" he said. Translated, - it - will mean some players will be bench- ed for the remainder of the two league games but the skipper would not reveal their names. Brian Mikkellsen, Tim Thompson, and Jim Kane scored the Port goals in the loss. Thompson scored twice in an opening game win over Cannington while Carl Dur- ward, Mikkellson, and Brian Dickson added singles. In total, the line that Thompson centers between Mikkellsen and Dickson accounted for six of the eight goals the team scored during the meet. If any team figures out how to diffuse this explosive trio during playoffs then Port may he making a quick exit from post-season play. Port Perry's first playoff rival will definitely be Ux- bridge but the date has not yet been set. Port Perry Minor Association is attend- ing a meeting this week to discuss the issues. Right winger Joe Williams will be out from the first round and possibly the next series as a result of an injury sustained in a Port Hope contest earlier in the week. William's abscence left the team with ten players for most of the day. Included were Durward and Thomp- son, who played in a Jr. C game the previous evening. Durward suffered a bruised arm in the tournament but he is not expected to miss further action. Port whips opposition by 11-6 by Danny Millar The most recent trip to Port Hope will be an unfor- gettable experience for Port Perry Emiel's Place Juve- niles right winger Joe Williams. He had to spend two nights in a hospital there following his injury in a hockey game Monday January 12. Port Perry ended up winning 11-6 on hattrick performances by leftwinger Brian Mikkelsen. and linemate center Tim Thomp- son. The third player on the high scoring trio, right winger Brian Dickson, had two goals and three assists. Mikkellsen also had three assists while Thompson had a pair. The entire line was in on the scoring of three goals, two by Dickson and Thomp- son's first. Defenceman Craig Mullen had four assists while Brad Hurst, Rob Cannon and Pat Taylor scored the other goals. Williams has a neat move when he is being chased by a checker while he is carrying the puck. He has excellent balance and is often able to duck right under his pursuer without being tagged. According to Port Perry coach Don Hurst, this was what he was trying and he just got nailed by a clean check. Originally, says Hurst, the Port Hope doctors felt the athlete might be seriously injured so they kept him for observation until Wednes- day, January 14 'before re pasing him. Earlier this month, Williams escaped another serious injury when he taunted an Uxbridge goal- tender after scoring a goal late in the third period. The netminder raced out to the blue line and hit him in the shoulder with his goal stick. In another recent incident, Williams was allegedly struck in the head while coming off the ice at the end of a hockey game he was officiating. It has been quite an eventful month for Williams. Like his Port Hope trip, it is one he won't soon forget.