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Acton Sabres accommodate Dave wish to be traded Acton Sabres captain Mc Is now property of the Burlington Cougars In a cash deal which was arranged Sabres general manager Boo Jeffenea announced Monday In a surprise move by the Acton Sabre management Jeff said the sole reason for signlngover the talented centre player rights had to do with accommodating wishes to become a Burling Date motes from the eighth place Sabres 17 l to the second place Burlington Cougars Apparently after talking to members of the Burlington club during the Junior B Miracle Mart sponsored All Star tournament Dee 2G became interested in playing for Burlington Earlier in the year said one his future lions hockey was to hockey scholarship and accord ing to Sabre management McGllloway told them Burlington would help him gain a scholarship Acton Sabre coach Jules Russian said it is indeed a fnct that Burlington Is higher In the standings and the Cougars ght further his hockey career because be might be noticed more by scouts Dave and 1 talked about a trade after the AllStar tournament said The Acton Sabres wouldn hold player back and the club wanted to accommodate be said Because Acton have their full quota of imports and because McGllloway is cons a import a straight player transaction could not be worked out general manager Ron Jefferies said There no doubt we lost a good hockey player coach said However since the Acton Sabres held a team meeting last Thursday players have been showing more the coach said The team seems to they have to work more as a unit now they lost a big goal scorer Russian said Even will their loss to Brampton last Friday night could see the Sabres were more upset with the defeat than he was The game started out well but the Acton coach who watched from the stands said his Swordsmen lost their concentration Nineteen year old is a figure skater who teaches power skating in Acton during the winter During the season with the Sabre be was voted the Moat Gentlemanly Player by the club SECTION THE HERALD Wednesday Jaamary 1MI Page NORTH HALTON SPORTS for AH Your Sporting Goods Downtown Georgetown TIRE CENTRE Moore Park Plata 8775110 Georg hosts 16th annual Midget tournament Power failure cant stop successful tournament Apart from a power failure last Saturday night which lasted one hour and mil annual George town Midget tournament was a complete success said Support Group president Wayne Even he learn he Sunny Acre Farms Midgets could be proud of the way they played in front the hometown crowd advanced to the third round before bowing out to a lough Owen Sound team The Georgetown Owen Sound pome was affected by the power failure Saturday their game was scheduled for So If ever the game start until m Meanwhile members of the loumamenl committee from had to round up the local players who had gone home assuming the game might be cancelled altogether ONETIME CAME The Owen SoundGeorge town game was tied at the end of regulation lime and Owen Sound managed to win in overtime the only overtime game of the tourn ament Owen Sound went on to play the Toronto for lihe championship round and they were defeated by In the consolation final Whitby defeated Richmond Hill The wealhcr proved be so had that after becoming in the tournament Owen Sound had to night In Brampton with highway 10 closed because of drifting snow To advance to the third round the Georgetown Sunny Acre Midgets defeated ford then beat Stoncy Creek Georgetown could have been in the championship game and the best games were the Georgetown games Group president Wayne Pries but he admit led that two very good teams were In the final round According tournament chairman Rob Irvine Georgetown Owen Sound game was the best as far as Intensity was concerned with each team giving its moat he said Both goalies were playing well but Georgetown t capital lie on number of breaks they had he said Penalties during the last two minutes slowed the Georgetown players down Support group hockey president of Georgetown Wayne Pries presents Ihe consolation trophy to Whitby who beal their Midget opponent from Richmond Hill Sunday afternoon Herald photo but they played as hard as ever Irvine said KEPT COOL Assistant coach of the Georgetown Midgets Terry Lane said the did very well at keeping their cool when they were losing The kids played very well and ihe town can be very Gems dazzle and amaze while playing The Georgetown Sonny Acre Midgets came very close winning the Itlh annual Midget tournament si Gordon Alcott list week bat they were defeated by Owen Sound In overtime la Ihe third round Despite a power allure Saturday night which necessitated some reehcd til ing of games the tournament was a success according to Rob Irvine In Ike top two lores oar Georgetown battle for Ihe pock again during last Wednesday action To the right past tonrnament chairman Bryan Turner Impound and Rob Irvine hand out trophies Rich mood Hill who were consolation final 1st Herald photo Raiders hardpressed to win in victor Terriers stage a comeback After trouncing the Terriers fi1 the week before Georgetown Chrysler Raiders fell upon a rejuvenated opponent last Tuesday as they edged past According to goal tender Brad Miller who Started In the nets for the Raiders played better because they began shooting on the net during then on 1 thereby creating rebound opportu nities The Raiders were leading through the first period but four goals by in the remaining five minutes look the wind out of Georgetown sail Joe Em back from play Big pickup hockey returned lo the Raiders on the forward line Rick Kessell and Ron Twuts A quick and Ens scored Raiders first goal of the game and rcl any doubt about his condJtion- Sturgeon then netted the second goal on assists by Jun and Bill Hamilton Hamilton scored third Raider goal on passes from Ron and Rick Kessell Assistant general manager Don commented after Ihe game that threesome of Rick Kessell Joe Ens and Ron had efforts tor Rick easel it was his first game nine because of work commitments said The Raiders had a good game on thescoreaheet in the second period as one goal by Ens and another by Rick kept Georgetown above water In Iheir advantage In third period tied the score one minute into the game Then George town Ron Twiss countered with a goal assisted by Ray and Rick Kessell Georgetown pulled further ahead when John Saunders scored on passes from Peter Sturgeon and Hay Randy Jackson was veteran Terrier because team eased up Clyde Herns in a the three goals and net and he played very allowed to take said advantage of them ButlheKame Surprise Raider cuts as four players exit liit Monday at 9 m the Georgetown Chrysler Raiders announced Tour player cuts In their efforts to keep their roster down IS carded player Released from the team were Greg Ben I Gerry and Brad Miller on with ViinstanSalemn while Gerry is uffering from broken ribs and a damaged lung hasnt been with the team long and Georgetown native and Raider Brad Miller has had The move by general manager Dave leaves the team three open player cards for a a tough defence- ran or a superior forward says According to former Raider veteran Peter has been approach by the Raiders but the Milton native is closer to signing th Ihe Milton Inter mediate Aeros than he Is th the Raiders Because Milton is affiliated with Georgetown McDuffe could still join Ihe learn if be Added to Ihe learn was newcomer Sieve Wieklum a native of both the Dixie and Brampton Warriors before Joining tt Lane said It was hard for the team get mentally and physically ready for the late Saturday game after Ihe delay but that It was the same for their Owen Sound opponents In the game Ihe Sunny Acres Farms learn played solid positional hock mid staved with their checks in Ihe victory Lane said A maximum elf by the team was needed by Georgetown lo beat Creek in their win he said Georgetown had scouted Sloney Creek and during pregame talks coaches Lane and Pin Arnold told the players to utilize their speed against a slow Sloney Creek defence The lactic seemed to work and boys moved the puck out of Iheir own end well to make sure they t get trapped Lane said ICE SHIFT Mayor Pete had hand the tournament by dropping ceremonial puck faceoff of the champ ionship game He was also Instrumental In making sure the tournament continued by allowing for Ice time to be mode available teams Support Group president Wayne Pries said Pries thanks the teams who gave up Iheir ice lime for the tournament because of the delay and also for the May or help Arena supervisor Doug Vivian and help from the referees who stayed help during the blackout were very supportive the tournament Pries said Many comments were re ceived from visiting learns who said It was the best tournament they been in Pries said With the number of AA teams Involved all of the games were well balan ced with no one he said GEORGETOWN GAMES Against Stratford last Wednesday night the Georgetown Midgets defeat iheir opponents After a scoreless first per iod Georgetown look the lead in the second with five goals corning from sharp shooters Scott Murray Greg Robertson Mike Stone Jay and Paul Burroughs Stratford managed one goal in the second period as Georgetown went Into the third period leading Stratford si d one goal in Ihe final pen al the 3 12 mark of the period STONE GEOilGETOViN Creek started off the scoring against George town II mark of the second period but then the two goals coming from Greg and Kevin Gillespie in the third Stratford countered with a goat but Georgetown fought back as Mike Stone and Greg Robertson lifted their team mates past Stratford In a final score OWEN SOUND GEORGETOWN In the first period Owen Sound started the scoring with two minutes left in the first period Georgetown got on the ten seconds later as Mike Stone lied game 1 1 George Osborne and Mike Stone connected for one goal each In second period as Georgetown look a lead But then Sound scored once more In the period lo lessen Georgetown lead In third period Owen Sound lied the game with left In Iho game The overtime goal by Owen Sound came three minutes the first overtime per The Georgetown Junior Geminls continue to and puxile their fans as they lost a game they should have won and almost won a game they were perhaps expected lo lose in two games last Against the lowly Milton Flyers whoso most recent win came when they protest ed against the use of an illegal player the George town Junior were defeat Then on home Ice against third place Derby the Geminls built up a lead before bowing to defeat The loss to last place Milton gives them a boost and now Ihe team can actual ly challenge Georgetown as they now have points on the season compared to Georgetown 15 polnta The win against Milton would have raised George town hopes of gaining against eighth place Acton for the final playoff spot general manager Bob Tost said During the Milton game penalties threw the Gemini off their game as Bob Dean was given a game suspension In the first period while similar incidents to Mike Mc Mens my and Chris kept out of action for the rest of the game In the second period Lance Doucette scored for the In the second period assisted by Chris and Mike Steer while Brad McMeekeu scored the other Gem goal with three minutes left In the period Against Streetsville didn give it their all captain of the George town team BUI Taylor said Right now we should be taking every game as a playoff game Taylor said PLAYED However Bob Tost I felt Hi nam played much better than they did against Milton earlier In the The team started off well against as Kennedy scored for George town on a good pass from the comer by Mnrk Hamilton A power play opportunity by Georgetown resulted In Brad McMeekin shot assisted by Kennedy and Bob Dean for a lead Tight checking by the seemed to throw the oft regular game plan even shorthand Georgetown hustled well to keep goal lender Wayne Cowley away from trouble A power play opportunity however resulted In a goal Wayne Cowley had no chance on as the pass came along crease from the left point position Then a screen shot with just two minutes left In the first period by former Geml nl John Barnes beat Cowley give Streets Ihe tying goal COALS connected for three goals in the second period to increase their lead by 52 Mark Hamilton in third period assisted by Kennedy and Bob Dean Dean assisted on all three Gemini goals tost Sunday The new goal tender Wayne Cowley played Continued on page REACHING OUT by