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HERALD Week iy January ling Raiders erase deficit The Georgetown Raiders erased a fivegoal deficit Friday night in with Pal Maloncy goal in over lime giving them an 5 viclory over Merchants The Merchants had scored three goals In first period and two more early in second build up the lead but the Raiders led by determined and dogged Juri Kudrasovs never said die Haider coach Gerry used and his line males Ray and Colin Gordon for a majority of final minuies of game NOT SURPRISED did not seem too surprised that his club came back to lake the victory We had to warm up in thai first period said when il was all over The Raiders did no have a progame warm up and as a result were the first frame The player most noticeably affected by the lack of warm up was goat tender McDuffe who was not too sharp in thai firs period has main that ihe chats the key is to tie up their early in play If I heir can your first ihey re alright the Raider coach said If you can slop that first from moving up they re in trouble The Merchants jumped a head with two quick goals early in the first period Jim Vanni scored the first one from Dave Brazil and Joe McKcnna a 1 and less than two minutes later Cal Herd former National Hockey Leaguer tallied from Wayne Stringer in firsl period Bob Clayton scored from Barry Marienclli and Joe and it was or the HOT Early in the second period the Raiders began to carry the play to the Merchants but Sam had a hoi hand and continually stopped Georgetown snipers Herd scored for the Mer chants only at 1 33 of the second period and Jim Van s goal at appeared sew up the two points for Between two goals don and Merchants Ken Mann squared off and slug it out Mann a junior player in Dundas won a unanimous decision Shortly afterwards Raider rookie Sieve Novis had a with Merchants Pecarlc held his own in he fight The two scraps appeared to get Raiders Into gear as they took complete com the match after hem The Kudrasovs line owned puck every time on the ice but was still red hot and he kept the Raider shooters Kudrasovs on Ihe power put on board of the period with Peter Sturgeon and Tom Daley earning the assists Late in period sows scored his second of the nigh from and Ron Twiss It was a very impor goal as came afler had made several good stops Rcstivo heroics could have completely frustrated a hockey team but the Raiders kept punching away and Ku proved with his se cond goal that the net minder could be beat The marker also gave the Raiders momentum heading into final m mules Ray Evans scored before mark of that period and the once large Merchant lead had been cut to two NovlsandJohnBoyce earned the assists on ihc Real LIKE Midway the period Kudrasovs completed his hat a beautiful play very reminscent of the Darryl Sillier goal that gave Team Canada Canada Cup championship in 1978 The Raider broke in faked a shot then moved around a sprawling and into the empty net After that goal the Mer chants came back to life and had a couple of very good scoring chances McDuffe made best saves of the night against and Hugh to enable the Raiders to stay within one goal scored tying goal with only showing on the clock on a rebound with Kudrasovs earning an Both teams had a couple of good chances each to win It in regulation time but neither was able tally a brief rest the teams started the 10mlnute over time session It did not lake Moloney long score in the overtime as his marker came at the t mark WEAK SHOT The littler winger moved up the left wing and shot from the top of the faceoff circle He did not get good wood on puck and it slid at Restivo The was obviously expecting a harder shot and soil one handcuffed him and he let it Bet by him was an unfor lunate way for the goaltcnd who was excellent throughout to end the even In the final two periods the Raiders played their best hockey of season as they showed great determination in com ng back to get into the Moloney was named the Raiders star of the game but without a was hard work throughout regulation time that made it possible for notch the winning goal Without the Raiders would have never gotten back into thick of the battle Aside from the two fights it was a very cleanly played game wilh referee Charlie Lennox calling only six ml against the Merchants and three minors against Raiders One of the minors was an automatic to Chris Milne afler he received a duct for breaking his stick over Ihe net He did It at the end of tbe game and it was obviously as a of the frustration as Inglis benched The Merchants Sam was stopping good Georgetown Raider chants such as the one above by ChrU Milne for the final forty minutes Friday However tbe came on to force overtime after trailing Panaecl TI mght Mer nXunt Ottawa wins tournament page 24 Roy Norton wins award page 25 Major Bantams take it all page 30 visit Alcotl Arena If the Raid crs can come up with a victory here very difficult for the Mer chants to take first place The Raiders have eight games left on their schedule They face Port two more tunes and also have a dale against the Orangeville Cougars