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Till- HERALD Wednesday October 11 198 Page 19 ONI I I 1989 HONDA CIVIC GEORGETOWN Hwy Georgetown 8731818 Sports and I Recreation IN GIBSON Herald Sports I- 1 DOWNTOWN FAX 1 1 SERVICE Evenings SaturdaysToo ill VOIinCl A ITD Downtown Georgetown 877 Raiders suffering slump By IN GIBSON Herald Sports It s just about gut check time for Georgetown Pontiac Buick Raiders following a pair of losses over the weekend that saw the team s early season Central On Junior B league West Division won lost record drop to night in despite a solid performance in goal by Cur lis Green the Raiders were blank ed 30 by the hometown Blades Saturday night at Gordon Memorial Arena the Raiders were doubled by Milton Merchants in a game that was marred by a late third period brawl The melee erupted after the final Milton goal and both teams suf as a result of the incident The Merchants Pat Hanniberry was removed from the ice on a stretcher and taken to Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital where he was treated for a mild concussion then released Hanniberry sustained the head injury when his helmet was knock ed off in one of the lategame scrums and he struck his un protected head on the ice in one of the ensuing wrestling matches According to Milton Merchant sources Hanniberry attended the teams Sunday practice although he didnt suit up and should be none the worse for wear Raider Curtis Green got involved In the fracas and will be sitting out two games as the result of the third man in rule con cernlng fights Raiders will also be without the services of rugged veteran Dance for two to three games as he was tossed from the game just before the Main Event erupted and assessed a gross misconduct penalty for using abusive language and arguing with the game of The Raiders now sit jn the base ment of the leagues West Division but team coach Peter Sturgeon is not ready to push the panic button just yet It may sound strange noted Sturgeon but despite the losses I thought the team as a whole put on a better showing on the weekend than in previous games We are basitally a young inex team pointed out Sturgeon and it takes time to get everyone working together I can see improvement though were starting to jell and becoming more determined The guys are coming to play The Friday night game in Oakville was the second meeting the young Central Ontario Junior B Hockey League season bet ween the Raiders and the Blades The first encounter ended in a win Thanks mainly to Green the Raiders halved the Blades sive output on Friday but could on fire blanks at Jamie Cuff in the Oakville net Through two periods the game remained scoreless then Oakville popped three goals by the minute mark to claim the win The Raiders had taken the Milton Merchants measure in two preseason exhibition game wins and were within range after two penods Saturday- night for a vic tory The Merchants enjoyed a slim lead heading into the final minutes of play Milton edged ahead 53 early in the third period and the shor goal took the wind out of the Raiders sails Mike Crestpencehad been hand the unusual six minutes in minor penalties but the Raiders failed to capitalize on the golden opportunity The final Milton goal came with less than five minutes to go in the game and more than anything else it to rub salt in the Raiders alreadv festering wounds It was after the Milton final goal that the Georgetown fans were treated to local version of World Wrest Federation an tics bung lurfed from thi game Kevin Dance again paced Raider roster faces changes By COLIN GIBSON Herald Four losses in a row and suspensions to two ke just might alter the Georgetown Buick Raider roster heading into this weeks Central Ontario Junior B Hockey League action Although both Raider coach Peter Sturgeon and team general manager Bob Hooper wouldn t gel into specifics it s clear thai some roster changes are in the offing Sturgeon admitted that he has had conversations with fit Ontario Hockey League major junior teams concerning aailabilit but would only go as far as stating were looking to improve our hockey team Hooper was similarly circumspect concerning roster changes but affiliate midge players Adam Trevor Ehneskv and Ken Kosziwka will undoubtedly continue to suit up for the Raiders Former Raider Brown whose ties were cut from Owen Sound Platers apparently is still trying to latch on to a major junior team bul would be welcomed back to the Raiders with open arms Raiders are also interested In obtaining Browns brother Kevin who played bantam hockey in the Metro Toronto Hocke League last year and needs a release to join the Raiders Kevin Dance will be sitting out a two or three game suspension as a result of a difference of opinion with Salurdav night s game officials while Curtis Green will be watching from the sidelines for two games for being third man in one of Saturday night s tussles It is expected that Shawn Reis will step between the pipes for the Raiders this week withJasonNicholson serving as back up According to Hooper the shoulder separation suffered rookie Cratg Cooper will keep the voungster out of action for at least another week or given in the Raiders Milton Merchants Salurdav at or dun Memorial Haiders defeated Milton twice in preseason exhibition Raines hut the Merchants nut top f- 1 in the refill season Herald Brian Macl the Raider attack collecting assists on all three Raider goals Raider marksmen included Kel Iv Foster Brent Presswood and Steve Dubem For Milton Jeff Daw Brad Thompson John Kovacs Ken Guilford and Paul Hartev scored goals Curtis Green made 2o saves for Georgetown before being ejected from the game Jason Nicholson took over in the Raider nets with time running out and t tested with a shot Chad Muldun also made saves in the Milton nets Tuesdav the Raiders travelled to Peterboro for a game with the league s West Division newest At press time the score was not available This weekend the Raiders have home games scheduled against West Division leader Burl ington Cougars Fndav Raiders to Burl ington to enter the Cougars lair then Saturday 7 30 p m at Gordon Memorial Arena the Raiders host to Burlington Central Jr B WHtOMtlon Burlington Brampton I 228 It 3 117 10 Newmarktt Cotlingwood Aurora IS 3 4 ins 3 RAIDERS and Milton chants staged their own version of the Mam Event late In Saturday night Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Got don Memorial Arena Mlllon Merchants won the game Haiders Curtis rem is facing a suspension for bring third mail in on a fight as is the Merchants Pat being third man in was removed from the ice on a suffering a head injur which was later diagnosed as a mild concussion suffered In the lategame melee Herald photo bv Brian MacLeod