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GEORG HONDA thcHEBALD lHy HOURS Mon Fri a m 9 m Saturday 9 SHTlUMl Till III 111 Wolves coach says exGem should go high in next NHL draft Bennett looks headed for the bigs Herald Sporlt Editor Don be surprised if you turn on TV set some Saturday night in the future and find Georgetown native Adam Bennett wearing an NHL uniform Bennett 1 is taking a regular shift on defence with the bury Wolves tills season and cording to his couch the will be coveted underage pick in next year NHL draft He pro written all over him said Sudbury couch Ken McKcnzlc after Bennett scored the winning goal in the Wolves road win in last Friday night Without a doubt he II be drafted no later than the second round Bennett a member of the Georgetown Gemini last season was the first pick second overall of the Wolves in lost sum midget draft With Sudbury heading into 10dav Christmas break Bennett is rounding nicely in to one of the Wolves rearguards We very happy with his development said He stepped right in and is now one of our op four defencemen He smart heady and he moves the Duck well Adam has a lot skills At least two NHL teams already taken notice of Washington k Im the other draft eligible Wolves dinner rectntly and He run 1 was entertained the I organisation Hut the affable teenage ting tin attention pro scouts go to his head While he ding the transition to major A hockey bat difficult he readily admits he plenty of work still lo do Nothing is guaranteed it still early he said of his meetings Wjshington and Vancouver They just wanted to let me know the were interested and what was peeled of me Bennett a standout merely sin alone he s six fetl four me his tall and tips the scale pounds I says speed is the biggest difference between Jr and Jr You ve got to think quicker play he said But 1 like the fast pjrt of it 1 m storting to mi m defence think of naive skills are Egg Nog Jog 88 Frigid runners shatter records Cold weather made for record times as 151 runners braved frigid temperatures at the sixth annual Egg Nog Jog in Terra Cotta last Sunday John of Brampton cross the line first in 36- minutes and to set a new course record for the km run beating the old mark of set last year by Georgetown Sean Meanwhile also beat his previous record time by finishing second in Sunday race with a time of 36 The 151 registered competitors also topped the previous nigh of about 125 in and temperatures estimated in the degree Celcius range meant running was almost a necessity Just to keep warm It was really cold but other than that it was a great day said organizer Sue Powell of the Credit Valley Conservation Area Onehundred and forty two of the registered runners started the run at a Sunday all were reported lo have unshed with no reports of frostbite Kick Lane of Acton rounded out the top three finishers ill the men division by placing Ihird behind Gill and Cleary In 4a On the women side Kathleen of hit the lapc first in 19 followed by Diana of Orange in Toronto native Susan came third with a time of Mid or Track Club the Georgetown was the youngest competitor in the annual the fourth consecutive turned in a highly rcspcUabli of The oldest runner was jear old George of Powell said figures still be ing tallied but she estimated this years run iboul WW or the local United Way dnve Brazeau drops Raiders for school books Greg has bid farewell lo the Georgetown Raiders The 19yearold right winger In formed coach Peter Sturgeon last week that he plans to return to his native Sault Mane and pursue his academic studies at Lake Superior Stale University located in Marie Michigan just across the border from its Ontario counterpart It s something that 1 been thinking about far a long time said It been the greatest season for me with injuries and I figured if I dldn t give college a shot now I might not get around to He decided go Back and give it a whirl said Sturgeon We gave him lots of time ana op portunity and when he played to the best of his abilities he was a good player We wish him good luck At time departure a second year member of the local Jr squad was the teams fifth leading scorer with 11 goals and 17 assists He had been playing on an explosive forward lint with fiesty centre Kevin Dance and junior A prospect It s too bad he leaving at this point in the season said assistant coach Jay Anderson edged the Platen ill are high on the young tar and expect him to early pick In mm Herald photo Earlier this season Brazeau walked out on the team after a dispute with Sturgeon over lack of ice time The pair patched up their differences and relumed to take a spot on the hot shooting line with Brown and Dance Brazeau had Just returned from a knee operation at the beginning the Haider training camp He finished last season as the se cond leading Georgetown scorer with 33 goals and assists for 74 points in games Raiders Cougars love those ties McMurtry Baker have big job ahead Pauls Call HeriM Spoilt Editor Dear Roy Congratulations on your new job If you thought the law practice was exciting just wait until dayatlbeCFL of all let me Just say 1 ve long buried the proverbial hatchet since you decided to take on the NHL back in the 70s You remember don you That when you decided to take guys like Big Bird Saleski Ham r Date Schulti and Mad Dog Kelly to court real live law courts for beating up on poor suspecting Maple Leafs You sec I a Flyer fan But hey I mellowed since then so let Just not talk about it okay It like this Hoy If you can help the old then I your number one pal firstly Bill and you should ex some visit ore on your first day at the new office By the way where is the office Toronto I suspect Well I think you should move It to They seem to have things back under control In Saskatchewan so you might be bet teroff Bill likes It there anyway Okay back to your visitors The C Lions will be there Harold Ballard might storm In and of course the Ottawa Hough Riders will be represented will want money Now you ve got lo remember C is to socialist governments Give them a few bucks make a few pro mises You know Hey you re a lawyer right Tell Pal Hal he con play in Varsi Stadium It the best gross stadium In eastern Canada and it might just wake up the I mean can you remember Ihc last time they did a promotion Hey you can only do so much with the Family Section Why you can even drink a beer in As for Toronto Well frankly Hoy I don t leriow what a wrong with those guys Maybe hey just don the after all these Toronlonlans have this big thing about wanting be Americans Look at the Dome But don t worry about the NFL Not yet anyway The Dome is too small and there only about 1 cities lined up bulging pockets Pete front door The way I sec It Hoy is you two things going or you The last two Grey Cups So why not hove a mini Grey Cup Game every week of the season Oh yeah that reminds me This year Grey Cup proved the single paint belongs Don go changing that Montreal Don worry about La Belle Province They only go with winners check the last two federal elections If you get the league back In shape they II be banging on your door And one more thing Hoy Give Leo a job The league needs him Okay good luck and if you need anymore advice just give a veil Roy Ivc to go make my NFL picks for this week Your pal Paul People are starting lo ilk those Georgetown Haiders Hurl Cougars thi fourth lim two squads kissed as they plated their through deadloek it Saturday night The game was also second in row or Ihe Raiders who the low Milton Milton on night the hit Is of i in on said Ran I eti r Sturgeon defensive game opprtunltie hut I II soon their number The weekend action left Georgetown in fourth in the seven team western division of the Ontario loop with points two behind and INCTUNZ The I from Hob for the utters Burlington went ahead in second before Travis Cole tied it up with Kevin Donee and Chuck to helping out Thr third period was a scoreless and Haider goalie Todd King jas died for keeping Georgetown in the game as he kicked out Cougar shots Todd played very well said Sturgeon Both Burlington goals Meanwhile Don Cruise missed Saturday action with a sore shoulder irgcon t dress Des It a traffic Jam at the Burlington Cougar net In taut Saturday en II Irague Arena Ituldrrs and I played lo a I draw their fourth such result In head to head this with Bryan and loir scoring for Georgetown are In fourth place In the tarn division just le halfway point of the regular schedule Herald photo Craig Chandler It to me that some guys dldn to play against Milton on to play yet Midget Jim English and Hill McDonald saw regular duty on and Sturgeon said both skaters played strongly did fine Ihcy re both hard workers he Mil TON The hometown Merchants scored a goal with two minutes remaining in the third period to gain Ihe tie Georgetown which Is poinls ahead of them in the dings Travis Cole potted two goals for Georgetown with Rod Shan Slorr J La tour adding singles Chuck Lore to and Latour each had two assists while Rory Kennedy had a solo helper Curtis Green tended goal for Georgetown HAIDERS Sturgeon was disappointed his charges rise to the occasion of a third place battle with on Dec Georgetown behind throughout Ihe contest losing 31 after one period and after a pair The effort wasn there for a game to decide third place said Des Brown and J P Latour scored w Press and Rod receiving assists Todd King went the full mile in goal for Georgetown ItAlDFR Just over the halfway paint in the schedule and sporting a wintoss lie record Sturgeon says the Raider crew should be feeling pretty good about their efforts Especially icon last years overall mark of We re still a reasonably young hockey team sold Sturgeon I really pleased wilh the progress of Cull and particularly in Ihe past few games since the tour We ro playing hockey which is a hell of an improvement over last year but I would still like us to be In the lop three positions In our division I think we re going to have a second half When Ihis club plays Its game we re dangerous With 130 goals scored Georgetown has the second highest production In the west second only to Burlington 147 Thats a Raider average of about 5 goals per game On defensive side Raiders have allow 121 goals second most In the divi next to Milton 151 just about five goals a game So maybe those six tied games t be that much of a surprise Rob Doucettc scored n goal and Chuck Kevin Dance each earned an assist as the West dumped the East in Sunday league all star clash In Ap parently our guys really stood out reported Raider assistant coach Jay Anderson Raiders visit Mimico tonight and on Friday itcfore hosting Etoblcoke on Saturdoy The squad then takes a six day break for Christmas TOP HAIDER A Chuck IB Travis Cole 16 Kevin Dance IB Don Cruise a Greg 17 Brown 13 J Latour a 12 Chris Lee 11 Brent Press wood 15 Rob 1 INSIDE THIS SECTION J SPORTS I High school report B2 B2 JB3 SPOK IS I Scoreboard Sabres stymied B4 Dynamic darts B4 ENTERTAINMENT Cinderellas charming B5 High Spirits soars BS Christmas TV B5