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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills SPORTS Raider leftwinger recovering at home Steve the Georgetown Raider leftwlngor is out or hospital and back in his home in after spending approxlmitely one week In a St Catharines hospital In the Georgetown Raiders loss to he Thorold Athletics on November 3 suffered a ruptured spleen The yearold veteran remembers how the injury too vividly Peter Mara was coming around in front of the net and I was lining him up for a hit said was going to hit him low with a hip check He saw meat last second and jumped to avoid me Ho hit me the upper high with his knee At first said he thought he had Just got the w ind knocked out of him as he das had hundreds of limes before in his He went to the bench but ht could not shake it off The injury happened with just six minutes lift in the game told trainer Keg that he could not it off The trainer told him to take the rest of the night off Steve getting he got worse By the time the game finished and the guys inn into the felt like 1 was going to pass out General manager Jack Handy called in and was taken to hospital I guess in some ways I wis lucky said could have tried drive home and had troubles later on As it turned out doctors removed his spleen very soon after he entered the hospital said he is going lo lake his recuperation period one slip at a time m going Into work for a couple of hours every day he slid Right now I just on walking Blundy works at Sheridan College where he lakes care of the equipment and facilities for the department He is also on the coaching staffs of both the mens and omens hockey teims Since injury I hove had people cohering or me said I m lucky in that I hate the type of jih where I can get people to cover for me said the doctors have told him he will to start jogging next week They also told him that he will not be able to involve himself in heavy physical activity for approximately six weeks I m looking at six weeks as the earliest lime to start scrimmaging he said I have been told that once recover there will be no restrictions on my physical activities has something to shool for When he heard that the Haiders were hosting tl in National learn on January he immediately set that date as i target to shoot for 1 would definitely like to play against the The forward spent one year playing in the first division in There will be some players on that team that I played with or against he said Slid he has never id a very serious Injur before He slid he suffered a knee injury a few seasons bock but it was not nearly as serious as his present injury I guess I could have driven home and started hemorrhaging later in the night he Hid that happened I could easily have died Steve is one of the oldest players on the Raider roster but he has kept himself In excellent condition arc betting that he will be on Ray Evan left side when the invade Alcott Arena I really interested to see how well I come out of this said matter of Dave Chapman with Preston What ever became of Dave Chapman You remem him A couple of seasons back he ltd the A Central Junior league in scoring for Acton Sabres Last year Chapman played his last season with the Sabres and said he wis hoping continue in hockey in this Chapman tried out and mide the Senior A Preston Jesters and at present is one of the cam best players He is also playing centre there Dave s father Bruce Chapman says his son has never looked better than he does with the Jesters They play an excellent brand of hockey in league Chapman the elder said I ve never seen Dave look as good as he does this year He Is skating a lot faster than he did last year Bruce Chapman wis the coach of the Sabres until this season began He said that the good start the got off to can be attributed to he young players from last year maturing and the few new guys brought in The folding of the Junior team really helped Sabres the former coach said were able to lake over that area Among players Acton picked up from the area are Glenn Murray and Rob The moat improved player from last year s team is without a doubt Jeff Shields He is among the league top scorers Jeff always had the potential Chapman said He Just had to settle down During his years with he Sabres suffered through a couple of very losing years He went with young players and was a teacher as well as a coach This year he Georgetown are having a very losing year My advice the Gems would lie to go with the young players and wait for them to mature Chapman they vc just got to wait it out Sixth straight loss Merchants nip Raiders 54 at Alcott rulilhsl dripped the It lo last place the first sivm us season big in with Ihe was they did nit inuugh Hick Kalchiinoski Senior girls cagers beat Acton in playoffs uitrc hire ill nth plodid in tin fourth I to the senior I I fin il Tie ippontnt in ill will Willi entiling off the wi over Acton they give 111 i goad dn Ik rllr ml dill third in in the I Howe vir just is t tie e the Rib Is began lo tie I ill lo til ruth Rebels guirds I lips Shim mm mil CI irk and irels ink f icoek ill Hit I ill inside lo their pud tin ir tin Hire pi is DHL lo gel tie iff ilbl 111 si ill defuse inthpfinilqnrl er fore ing Acton to ro the bill Once the Acton de film mi icd rail the I ill nisi ikes irlti for ill ike tin rgitown ltd one Mel in wis Ihi i ml she si both pressure si Is to give a thru pi int points lll ililMls with 1 hill ips did nut I she i still tniufh to si on five punts Slum hid the two minis Mirgitts quite perform inn in it em Shi finished as Hill Shirley d it 1 Merle ill I 1 tin r two Austrian team here January Die Alibi run National team will play an exhibition agiinst the Georgetown lenders tin will arrive in Toronto on r id and the next night they will play a game in Port Port Elgin is also in the Intermediate A leiiiie lit i ins played in the group at the World Hotkey last year in group again this year Brent of the Ontario Hotkey Association office in Toronto said that the will pi t seven games on the tour Unlike the who toured last year the sin will pliv all their games in On Lino The Jugoslavians also played in Quebec the Inili ilk the Austnans were going to tour eastern said However that fell through intl the AHA phoned us and asked if we eould handle it I that the Austnans have been guaranteed Si DIM a game To meet the idem A has to set up seven games So far Ins lined up four teams to play the They are all A In tcimedtate A teams Avide from Port and Georgetown the will also he playing Owen Sound and I adds said that the remaining three games v ill be ag wist Senior A teams either in Intel national or Continental leagues Once have all seven dates set we will have a central Inaction for the team team will travel by ehartered bus to of the games As Hit Yugoslavians last year the Austri ins are using the our as a for the eh which arc in the early spring group will be in Japan this year The highlight of the Haider season last year was undoubtedly the match against the Yugoslavians The Haiders played one of their best games of the year in reeording a win over Yugoslavs There were also more than 1 fans at Arena to witness the historic match For many of the Haiders it was their first of International eompelition Members of last ytdi team that faced the Yugoslavs who ire still with the team arc Mario MacDonald Steve Neil Cotton Jun Kudrasovt Colin Gordon Tom Daley Bob 1 Kay Evans John who the squad and Bill I or many of the newcomers it will be their first taste of ition competition Is ihi re were that many dross when he game started After the first period over Nil who was not used during the period took his uniform off went home Another player Chris Mil was only used for couple of Therefore the Raid ers with 14 pi mosl if way V I IN OHM The fifteenth player was backup goaltendcr Mario Mac Don who was in uniform for the first lime his season Also in uniform for the first this season was forwird pjt Moloney who played a solid garni Ron was dressed for his first home game and hough he look four minora highs was pleas with his work All Ihe pcnulllcs took were ones said I he played really well The work of the remaining members of the defense corps did please he nil 1 lhoutli our defense play id poorly said Tliej did support our in the ind he shoned of through out the game He hide Ihe five Merchjnt Hick KakJianoskl was beat by Colin on thin during bit team win the Raiders at a great glovr and his Merchants the lacked last year showed that hi could take si med Hew At other end of the rink link Kutchanoskl math a few spirklmj sives for the Merc The Merchant inf with Restivn i doubt the teams we spot list itctiun who with the iuga Senior A it fnleleel Inst would siem to lie the solution to problem Miking up the Raider defen continent were Ron Rob ly mentioned Cotton did not sec action so lnjlis went with four etefi nscmen got to a rollick me start when hi scored his first shift of the seison sky stole the puck at the set in free on no as he ent in decked the goal tender put puck under nenlh him A little later in that period and iso- came very close to putting the Itaielirs ill ad by two oils set up his cent rem in for two greit and only great saves by Km saved through the period by Ron Joe and both limes the little forward jumped right up while Ills ines made their wiy to the penalty box Hie scored the tying go at the 1G mirk of tie period slolc the puck his own and took il all the ly down the lee Both Ruder defense men ic and lineskj ipuitolhiiornir Whenhiwis net he dropped to ttewds fnlloiinf the pla Woods cos shut the puck into tin empty net had to go out to mill With just left in tie period the Merchints went whin Dive with his hid litlle on tin pi ly set Wajnc Smith In hit mil Hi of thji first period Tonel I out a in i crip with Mi rein ill lough guv Joe The vent ihead J 1 whin Me hum i InckhnnJ the pink MeDuffc mis i wcik ind Ink of hive It wis sci red with IN gem in the period tiitf The hick to illim inn goal when Hon tallied on the powerplay from Tom and II with the Hugh Prentice off serving penally Tss jimmed the puck past Kitchinoski moving in from behind Ihe net in tin perietd mule the save of the night when moved in him am let bomb go fn tl top of the fnceoff circle showed a real glove as he swallowed hard drive with it Willi soieineis led in the perieid tied the when Terry Porter tali led rem The jumped back ihete with i icnl very in the third pi nod goal jumped ahead by two Prentice eil it Ihe mirk the The the finish evuting when Colin rdon stored Willi in the gime broke in with Kutlnsovs and tipped i pass lager slid liter the pame that he tie hi plajed well o Win the Merchants the game as if it were the plajoffs Hand I don I think the get The Raiders missed the ices of Steve who is after his spleen was removed Ray and Tom Daley seemed to miss their winger as were most of the even used Milne on a couple if shifts He said after arLs that he did so he wis going with lines However Twiss wis used mostly at defense which meant Ihe Raiders had on nine forwards dressed including Milne To get away from using throughout the evening id a couple of his forwards six consecutive losses it is obvious that there are changes needed on team those changes going to Ik in the or the personnel he is asked It s i loo late to change the strategy the state ment would seem to indicate that then will be some new faies in the Raider line up before too long Last the team ed to fort Colborne and this Ihej a return McCauley referee on the spot for five NHL altercations the Itoikns denied Will reeuveil gime and fine from Hoc League president Brunt Neil or striking the Red Whirs Dennis with his stick elntv i lew re ill sw Ihe it aw the pi i for I Me iiient of the people who town resident John Met lul wlm is lie gime referee 1 dsi Ihere wire mil few pic in Ihe whole build i ill who siw it ile Met The puck is koine fir in eall nut the still in Ihi Del roil zone Hid MiCiultv hem with anelniil the did I tin itimn pill po ilKintosei iilruli lter sense when me llitiu Is Met uM is i vti Hid preside pen Mel his been I rtfint during fi so fir this ve I d ii k sullen 1 One team that his is the Toronto This phy it like the tint won I In St Cups but they hive more he said if plucr who sis MeCnnle much is in Hilton Hills resid The referee sijs Dive Iturrews who the ace lured from Pittsburgh Peng is before the present kiekin her ii I lie ulil he pc piny I mil been able to ni the he iv a have developed I Met agree Met iiilej said There is no explanation or it MIT MORI- The riferee dens not see Ihi si vert infriiti ins of rules is lit beginning Of mere 1 in Iht Mil 1 1 Polonich II tvpis id lei for his Jinn lien Met luky wus minute pen illy injuring null go lo the le jo office along with the s reporl for further VH swum baseball style ill I s face had shot the Hid rui lit SW coming he Insstiek After he his I ihink hid the pen illy he suel I I Mil ceindoned those types of actions we d lie out of business MeCjuli did net give a rt mm tut milium in his re port is in how he Ihe eight Iliement should hive received Hi simp mikes the report speaks the hearing unci then t Neil makes mil derision KKKINt Mitaulcv wis the referee on the spot in the klikniR iiitidenl between the lerrv anil He Phil I ml Holmgren Inrhlspirtintlnt illiippuis iIk referic They line along every five or 10 years The last such dent w is Maki big suspension than cither Green or Palement games is second only in In Eddie lb flu main that Me inky hopes hit violence in hoekc is nol peaking is that he believes the NHL in on the the it has not Ind since the 1907 expansion are only couple of weal sisters In the siid he re have beet I would Burrows is top three or four In Ihe Ingue Miiiulr teams thai have been red hot far this year the lames and New Rangers Met iuey the Ihe 1 imes have does nit surprise him He has referred in only one their g lines They re and they are just starling to mature he said This mi be the year the Canadlens will be for the Cup According to one or the nun closest to the action ihere are of excellent in the Hock which of doing it McC also sees whiehisstillwitliouta television In United States in getting stronger more popular He just hopes excessive viol e net does not stunt that grow ih