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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), January 25, 1978, p. 17

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Page TI1F Wednesday Jn Peterborough fops Hamilton in final This Hamilton player trie solo attack against the fa mine game was forced to go into overtime before taking team in the opening round Hamilton which was a decision These two members of the Pelt Thorough Petes took the individual laurels the Georgetown Midget Larry Floyd lift won the Bill Chapman Trophy or being the Host Valunbk Player in the tournament ind Steve Smith won the Lady Award which was a radio It was don ited by the referees Georgetown goes to semis before bowing to Huskies The Peterborough won the annual Georgetown Midget Tournament by taking a convincing decision over the Hamilton Huskies in the final game The Petes were led by Larry Floyd who scored a goal and added an assist In the final Floyd was chosen at the Most Valuable Player in the tour The Peterborough win ivcnged a overtime loss to Hamilton in the midget tournament at Burlington over the Christmas holidays The winners were never really in trouble in the final as they took a lead In the first inriod before Hamilton not died their first goal The second period was much tighter with the Petes getting the only marker of the period to make the score 1 Hamilton did not give the Petes the match without a battle In the final period Hamilton was enjoying a two- man advantage and had several good scoring chances but could sol put the puck past Pete goalBendcr Mark Evans Hamilton kept the pressure on even after the penalties had expired and were finally rewarded when they scored with less than five minutes put on ice for the Petes when he scored midway through the final Before the tournament began it was predicted that the Huskies and the Petes would mitt in the final The teams had the best going the tournament Hamilton the final in overtime to the Lac St Louis Lions in the Burlington tournament The Lions wire one of the top three kams in the Midget Tournament year The two teams did make It into the final but both were nearly tripped up on the way there Hamilton had to go into overtime to beat In the opining round Peter borough had its toughest game In Hamilton s other game they beat In the second round and then took a convincing victory over Georgetown In the semi finals The Bowmanville game much closer than the score Indicates as Hamilton scored its final two goal In the final two minutes of the game Peterborough had it relatively easy Other than game with Brampton they were never really tested thumped Lindsay 134 tn the opening round and then took Kitchener In he other semi final The final was a classic confrontation with the small fast skating Petes pitted against the big and tenacious Huskies Before the game began Floyd was confident that bit team could beat the Huskies I think we should beat them this time he said In Burlington the rink was very small and we could not take idvantago of our speed proved to be a prophet as he and his speedy mates wire able to avoid the checker in the bigger rink The Huskies did mange to line up a Few Petes and handed out a number of crunching body checks before the gome Although there was hard hitting in the final It was very cleanly played with neither team resorting to cheap shots The Huskies pu on a classy performance as they were relentless in their pursuit of the Petes The Petes took that lead with only about six minutes gone in he game From hen the finish the Huskies actually led the Petes Both coaches Bill Juby of Pcler bo rough and John stone of Hamilton should be commended for having their teams perform so well in the final The Georgetown Sunny Acres Farm Midgets wcnl to the semifinals of the Georgetown Midget Tour before bowing out to Hamilton To make it to the semi finals Georgetown took two exciting victories over Sloney Creek and Owen Sound They defeated Stoney Creek In the opening round and then beat Owen Sound in the second round The winner in the Stoney Creek gome was scored by Bruce McCandless with Jim Hubert getting the assist Other goals In that game went to Mike McMenemy from Bill Taylor unassisted Greg from Taylor Hubert unassisted Taylor from John Barnes and Hubert The game against Owen Sound was another cliff hanger with Georgetown trailing midway through the final period Owen Sound then took several penalties and Georgetown hail a twoman advantage throughout the half of the period Owen Sound kn Juniper did not like the calls and was thrown out of the for them Juniper his class after the garni by making his players slay on ice to hands with the Georgetown players Greg Thompson was he big shooter in this game for as he scored three scored twite and Taylor Hubert pickid up singles Hubert had and Taylor and Barnes hid two each the gitm against is midpet club going o ir The only Giorgetown outside tied i I Bob Thompson president of the Georgetown Gemini said the Georgetown team may hive been psyched out by for wis shot from 111 inline Then is on thi- phy Nell cotton loach of Georgetown said he expected his team to make it to the semi finals Ik too was aware of Hamilton reputation very good the slid I would say that they re about two goals than us going Into the game Georgetown had several factors working in its favor but they were not enough to pull off the upset Hamilton They were proximately fans in at tendance or the game and most of them were pulling for Giorgetown Hamilton had ilso played later in the af than Georgetown Story and photos by Tony Panaccl Port takes consolation with 73 Ancaster win The Port midgets did exceedingly will for the second year in a row the Georgetown Midget Tour This year they took lhe consolation final by beating Last they made it to the championship final where they lost to Stratford Port was knocked out of he Championship round this year by Kitchener who took a win in the opening round In the section of tour nament Port best Creek and then defcakd Guelph to make it Into the final Here arc the complete results from the tournament Milton Whitby J Kitchen Peterborough 13 I Brampton 1 Georgetown Money Creek Owen Sound Port 3 Hamilton Guelph II SI- COM ROUND Series Kitchener Milton Peterborough Brampton Owen Sound Hamilton HOUND on In Hon Series Whitby defaulted due to the Port Stoney Creek Colllngwood Series Peterborough 10 Kitchener Hamilton a Georgetown St FINALS Ancaster Markham Port 3 1 FINALS Championship Peterborough Hamilton FINALS Port Colbome Ancaster Georgetown BUI Humphreys and Ed Dwyer Owen Sound scored the goahead goal Georgetown came back to score four times in the latter half of final period to mm The Georgetown team a goal whilt the Owen Sound players ask each went wrong Georgetown got by In his game but were ousted by Hum II Ion In the semi finals Floyd scores points lorry who was elected the Most Valuable Player in the Georgetown Midget Tournament scored on amuzlng if points In leading the Peterborough Petes to the championship I- biggest game came in the semi finals against Kitchener which Peter borough won 10 The demunltive winger had seven goals and one assist In he In the opening game against Lindsay a 130 rout for the Petes has two goals and two assists In the win over Brampton he hod two assists and In the final against Hamilton he had a and an Chuck captain of the Port Colbomo Midgets accepts the consolation champ went to the finals of tho championship section last year before

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