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THE HERALD April Pige 31 Port Elgin surprises in six Port will offer the competition for the Haiders or Iho overall OH A Intermediate A title after surprising in six games in the northern division final round The victory by Port Elgin may have come as a surprise for many southern but I he teams general manager Doug Dudgeon said no true hockey fan up north was surprised by his clubs victory We were even with Coll throughout the year he said They won five and we won five In Ihe final game of the series Fori Elgin wrapped it up with a 3 victory at Their goalie Hon Patter the early games Dudgeon said Once we broke through his armour it was no contest After Port Elgin won the first three games in the series came on to win the next two Wayne Carlton played really well in their two wins But it was Patterson who won the games for them Dudgeon went on to say that his club won the scries on pure guts We had much more desire than they did he said wanted marc than they did The general manager also said the fact his club is on the average much younger than Collingwood figured in the win had the advantage In experience Dudgeons said But having the legs helped us as the series went on Dudgeon said he also figu res the weak opening series had against the hapless Orange vlllc Cougars hindered them had a tough series against Owen Sound in the opening round he said and it got ui ready for Port Elgin has added one big name since the last time they played the Raiders Joe Ens a former pro Is playing left wing for the club Dudgeon said that the lea against the Shipbuilders was the line of Scarf McKin and Howe who scored six goals in the last win What really look the wind Raiders draw even with out at the Shipbuilders sails were the four goals Port Elgin scored in sec onds which broke a tic went Into the series without the services of Ian McKegney who along with Steve Sly is the teams best Dudgeon said it was a very clean series He said there was only one fight in the Port Elgin won the two meetings they had with the Raiders during the regular season In fail the only southern division team to Port Elgin was Port who pulled off the trick twice However wc know that the Haiders have added a lot- of talent since our games them said Dudgeon I think it should be a great I Dudgeon said his club likes play a fast skating game but that if gets physical he has the players who con take I care of themselves Scarf as knou n as one the best fighters in his years in the World Hockey The general manager said he did not have a preference las to which team his club met in the final Georgetown and all ployed well against us he said didn t care which one we met in the final The Georgetown Raiders went into last Wed needing a win to tie up ihc southern division final and they did not disappoint their fans defeating the The Raiders flew ihrough ihc first minutes and a i I lead and tried to coast The move almost backfired as George town needed a late third per iod goal from Tom Daley to squeak nut the win In this game coach Gerry Inglis introduced a new line which may become his most explosive Infill combined the talents of centre Ray Evans and righlwinger Tom Daley who have been loRclhcr for years of Ray The three looked as ihejd been together forever as ihcy controlled puck on almost every shift All ihrec of the players like in play a good pacing game and in the second game they scored some of the season classics goals Daley is also showing the kind of quickness that did not seem existent during most of The opened the scoring ai Ihc 1 JO mark the first period when Daley threw a drop pass to who fired nasi Bill Chcropita in the net Brad Pine also Aside from the forward line previously mentioned the Haider shooters were not Juri and Colin have not been factor in the first two games In the second game they wiih Pete Sturgeon on the left wing Sturgeon was ihc only of the three who played his game Playoffs begin tonight The Georgetown Raiders will begin their Intermediate A championship round against Port Elgin tonight at 830 p m up north Before the opening takes place there will be a very important flip of the coin The winner of the coin toss wit get the extra home game if a seventh and deciding game is needed The second game of the series will be at Arena Friday night with a start The teams will head up north again for a 7 p starter on Sunday The fourth game will be back here next Tuesday with a m start The remainder of the dates will be set as soon as it is decided which club gets the extra home game The second Raider goal later in the first period was a giveawav stole the puck behind the Athletic net and moved in front to beat a slnrlled Before first frame was out Peter Mara undoubtedly sbest player put club on the board when he who position after making Tile Raiders went ahead 1 jit the J pomi of the second frame when blasted shot in Chcropita was screened on the play played on excellent game on the and relatively free of the penalty box in ihe period the Haiders scored one of Ihe seasons goals The Daley Evans line moved ihc puck all the way up wiih pin point passing and when ihey got close Daley found the mark The second period was very entertaining as Ihe tack of penalties and whistles made for good crisp ploy The third period suffered greatly by comparison The Raiders came out apparently happy to sil on their lead and iheir proiectue style slowed Ihe dawn a walk Early in ihc period il ap peared ihe might be successful as Ihc had few scoring chances However at Ihe mark of period the Alhlclics got on Ihe board when Bobbie put home a Mara rebound Mams hard shot had hit the post dead on Midway through penoc back MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE WITHOUT INITIATION FEE Year Round Club Featuring Golf Curling Tennis and Cross Country Skiing Fully Licensed Bar and Dining Room facilities Challenging and scenic hole golf Course For further details and information drop into the Club House or phone or 4571695 North Halton Golf Country Club Corner of Maple Ave A Trafalgar Rd Georgetown scored alter McDuffe made saves just under four mm lobe played the comeback whin Mark fired a bum tins point in the game looked like the Athletics would go win Iheir se corn in a row lalhed at 17 17 give In Haider ihc lead once more In ihe final two and lull m mules of the game the Athletics pressed but was equal he talk as the former pro would not lei he puck get by him In dying minutes McDuffe displayed some of the the league has took a penally the IB minute mark and with a minulc lef Chcropita was pulled in favor of a sixth aiiackcr Again Daley came lo rescue as he kepi puck in the Alhlelic end in Ihe seconds of ihe game and just missed com pleling his hal played wiih en ihusinsm of rookie and know is he was far the most impressive ska DRUG MART Georgetown Market Place 290 Guelph Street CORRECTION In Ihe Shoppers Drug Mart Flyer in todays newspaper The Water Oral Hygiene appliance is the Deluxe Model EX not the Slimline model depicted 2 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