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20 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 9, 2000 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" ! £4 3 pe) fy = =: x: 5 231 td 33 iH 44 | a i A LL ons te oC -- ------ aban An -- mah I -- Van & Truck World, [i¥ Your complete accessory centre for TRUCK, VANS & SPORTS UTILITY PICKERING 1051 Brock St, OsHAwA 1670 Simcoe St., (905) 579-6868 (905) 426-5509 www.vanandtruckworld.com Port Perry's Hometown Heroes Marking the 40th anniversary of Port's first-ever Ontario hockey dle and everyone was an excellent player. We had three lines and three defence- men." i in. Sharing a laugh when asked to recall championship: some of the more memorable moments 1959-60 Juvenile C squad of their incredible year, both brought up By Chris Hall bussing problems the squad seemed to Port Perry Star The anniversary of Port Perry's first Ontario hockey championship was quietly celebrated earlier this year, with few members of the 1959-60 Juvenile C squad recalling the event. Forty springs ago, during the early months of 1960, a rag-tag team from Port Perry captured the town's attention during a playoff run which ended after a strong Port Dover squad fell in five games to . the dominant Port Juveniles. On their way to capturing the provincial title, the local boys swept Uxbridge, Stirling, and Parry Sound each in four games, and lost only once in the Ontario Final to Port Dover. "We had a really great team all year," recalled Chic Carnegie, a defenceman that year for the championship team. have. "We were coming back from a game in the finals against Port Dover," recalled Mr. Warriner, "and we were just over the railroad tracks in Myrtle (on Hwy. 12) when the bus conked out, so we had to wait an hour-and-a-half for another bus. "Well, we were coming home again from Port Dover, and the guys were joking about the bus dying and it quit again, in the same spot." : Upon winning the fifth game, and the provincial title, the players were greeted by a number of fans when they returned home and were the guests of honour in a parade. "We got the fire truck ride through town after we won," said Mr. Carnegie. "People really got into playoff hockey then. It was a big deal in the town then. J J During the regular season that year the People had to know who won and who x squad faced opponents from Port Hope, scored... things are different now." ? Cobourg, Uxbridge, and Bowmanville. Including the way hockey teams are "There were a lot of character players operated, added Mr. Warriner. on that team that did their part, and "We had to foot our own bill; we sup- helped us pull it all together when it plied our own sticks and equipment and mattered." had to find our own ride to the games. Coached by Garnet Warriner and his Now, they give you all your stuff and assistant, Allan Cawker, the winning team you're bussed to the games." was a product of the work of Barry Howey, Team commitment is also key when it who held the role of general manager at Port Perry's Juvenile C squad brought home the town's first-ever All- comes to having a successful season, the time. Ontario hockey title during the spring of 1960 after defeating Port Dover in said Mr. Carnegie. "Barry was instrumental in the team five games. Coach Garnet Warriner (right) and Chic Carnegie, a blueliner for "We had quite a commitment from the being formed. He talked me into coaching the championship team, shared some of their memories recently. guys then. Hockey was a big priority and the guys into playing... he put the because we always wanted to play. We'd whole thing together, He's the one Mr. Warriner. we didn't have any outsiders playing for maybe play two games a week, and we | responsible for the championship," said All the guys were hometown players, us. We were very, very strong up the mid- Turn to Page 2I : | | | Burnett set to lead the Generals into battle J By John B. McClelland and set collegiate scoring records Port Perry Star Port Perry's George Burnett new head coach, GM of OHL's Oshawa Generals = Jhiie getting s degree inonooien J Why would anyone leave the education ; warm sunshine of southern it. Thisis avery good move for owner (herhome town) was based on Ft gine © : i} : : His first stint in coaching was : California for winters on the north me for a number of reasons," he opened the desire to have the kids set- as an assistant with the Uxbridge shore of frigid Lake Ontario? said, adding that the deciding discus- tledin school after the family Bruins of the Central Junior C | In George Burnett's case. the factorin his decision was the sions. moved several times over the 8 : League and the next season he reason is simple enough: A chance to have full control. Along past decade or so with Burnett was head coach of the Jr. C Port | chance to be a head coach once For the past two seasons, he's with the taking various coaching positions Perry MoJacks, while workin as : ain been working as an assistant to opportu- literally all over the continent y JING as again. : : ] a phys ed teacher at Port Perry The 38-year-old Port Perry Craig Hartsburg and the Disney- nity to be from Edmonton to Cape Breton High School native has been named head owned Anaheim Mighty Ducks h e a d toup-state New York to Anaheim. gh his second Senson with the coach and general manager of of the National Hockey League. coach and "I am very happy to be able MoJacks, (1987-88) he took the the Oshawa Generals of the Although specific terms were G M |, todo this (sign the five year con- team to the all-Ontario final Ontario Hockey League. not made public, Burnett's con-. Burnett tract). That kind of commitment : ) : . : : : ) : . series, the only time the team | Burnett came to terms with tract with the Generals is for five George Burnett said his (by the club) speaks for itself. has advanced that far in its 28 the Gens a couple of weeks ago years. It's an indication of the decision Burnett began his hockey year history and the appointment was offi- cially announced last Friday afternoon. In a later interview with The Port Perry Star, Burnett said he's delighted to be coming back to Ontario and have the chance to be top-man with this well-known major junior hockey club. "I'm feeling just great about confidence Generals' owner John Humphrey has in Burnett, and obviously gives him ample time to really put his personal stamp on the hockey club. He told The Port Perry Star that once the Mighty Ducks sea- son came to an end, "things began to happen pretty quickly" as he and the Gens' majority was influenced in a big way by the chance to reunite his family again. His wife Lori and their two young children will be moving to the Oshawa area from Montreal where they had been living for the past year or so while he - worked in southern California. The decision for Lori and the children to reside in Montreal career as a youngster playing in the Port Perry Minor system. His parents Jim and Mary-Lou are life-long residents of this com- munity. He went on to play Major Junior with the London Knights, then enjoyed a fine career with the McGill University Redmen where he was captain of the team He was head coach and GM with the Niagara Falls Thunder of the OHL and then coached the Cape Breton Oilers (Edmonton's farm team at the time) to a Calder Cup champi- onship in the American Hockey League. Turn to Page 21 58 2 2 A '.