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33| The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,A pril 19,2018 theifp.ca @YOUR LEISURE Visit theifp.ca for more coverage After playing mostly tight contests for the past month or so in a pair of se- ries that went seven games, a breakout 8-0 win by the Georgetown Raiders Tues- day night over the visiting Wellington Dukes was a bit of a welcome change of pace for the club's supporters. The Raiders bounced back from a 6-1 loss in Wel- lington the night before to strike for four goals in the second period in the rout, although the North/East Conference-champion Dukes are still ahead 2-1 in the best-of-7 Ontario Ju- nior Hockey League Buck- land Cup final series. South/West Conference rep Georgetown can even the series in game 4 Thurs- day in Wellington, followed by game 5 Saturday at the Alcott Arena at 7:30 p.m. Nick Prestia (2), Austin Cho, Zac Elson, Jason Smith, Andrew Court, Jor- dan Crocker and Matt McJannet tallying for the home side, with Troy Tim- pano making 36 saves for the shutout. The difference in the game was the Raiders' pow- er play, which went 6 for 9 and accounted for a good part of the team's 47 shots on the Wellington net. The winner of the matchup moves on to the Dudley Hewitt Cup four- team Central Canadian championship tournament to be held May 1-5 in Dry- den, Ont. Blowout victory for Raiders The Dickinson broth- ers of Georgetown met on the ice twice this past weekend for the first time as professionals deep in the heart of Texas. Just before George- town Jr. A Raiders' gradu- ate Josh signed a three- year contract with the Na- tional Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche a couple of weeks ago, his 22-year-old brother Jason was reassigned by the NHL's Dallas Stars to their American Hockey League (AHL) farm club, the Texas Stars. Making the rare jump from the Ontario Junior Hockey League to the AHL (with an excellent fresh- man campaign in be- tween) in just one season, 20-year-old Josh was sent to Colorado's affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, for the final five games of the regular season. And it so happened that the two centres would face off against each other to start both ends of the home-and-away series. Josh had an assist, his sec- ond point as a pro, in a 4-2 Texas victory on Friday, while both were held off the score sheet Saturday in a 4-3 overtime road win for San Antonio Saturday. Jason, who had 18 goals and 10 assists in 43 AHL starts this season along with 27 NHL games for Dallas, is moving on to the playoffs with Texas, while the Rampage didn't quali- fy for the post-season. NCAA TITLE FOR HECTOR: Blue liner Meaghan Hector of Georgetown earned a na- tional championship in her freshman year with Clarkson University as the Golden Knights re- cently won their second straight NCAA Division I crown and third in the past five years at the Fro- zen Four event in Minne- sota. Hector, a 19-year-old business major, had a goal and three assists this sea- son and stepped right into the Golden Knights' line- up after three seasons with the Oakville Hornets' of the Provincial Women's Hockey League. Clarkson defeated rival Colgate 2-1 in OT in the Frozen Four champion- ship game. A Christ the King Sec- ondary School grad, Hec- tor also received the Ilse J. Shaw School of Business Freshman Award, given to a first-year Clarkson stu- dent who demonstrates outstanding scholastic ability and leadership- .COUSENS HOISTS AL- LAN CUP: A local resident was on the Stoney Creek Generals' squad that won one of Canada's oldest na- tional championships on Saturday night in Rose- town, Sask.Defenceman Deron Cousens, a 31-year- old defenceman, was a regular in his second year with the Generals, who breezed through the Onta- rio league playoffs before pulling off a bit of an upset 7-4 triumph in Saturday's Allan Cup final over the perennial powerhouse La- combe Generals from Al- berta. Six teams competed for the winners' trophy, which has been contested since 1909 and is emblem- atic of the national senior men's championship. Cousens played NCAA Division I hockey at Mich- igan Tech before spending a couple of years with some ECHL clubs. He had one assists in five Allan Cup tournament games and a goal and five assists in Stoney Creek's league playoffs. HARDIE SHINES: An- other former Raider, for- ward Daniel Hardie, is having an excellent play- off for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey (QMJHL) League's Charlottetown Islanders with three goals and 10 assists in 11 games. The 19-year-old George- town native was dealt from Saint John to the Is- landers mid-season and has helped the ninth-seed- ed team reach the confer- ence finals after upsetting Quebec and Halifax in the first two rounds. Charlottetown now fac- es No. 1-ranked Blainville- Boisbirand in the QMJHL semifinals. Georgetown brothers face off in AHL encounters Above, Local resident Meaghan Hector lifts the NCAA Division I women's hockey championship trophy after her Clarkson University Golden Knights edged Colgate 2-1 in overtime in the final held at Ridder Arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota. Clarkson finished the season with a 36-4-1 record. Below, Brothers Jason (left) and Josh Dickinson of Georgetown chatted in the pre-game warm-ups prior to playing against each other for the first time as professionals over the weekend in Texas. Jason's Texas Stars and Josh's San Antonio Rampage split their American Hockey League home-and-away series, with Josh earning an assist in as many games in a whirlwind week after recently signing with the Colorado Avalanche. Jim Meagher photo Rebecca Dickinson photo 312 GUELPH ST., GEORGETOWN 905-877-2296 www.georgetowntoyota.com Sat Apr 21st, 2018 - 7:30pm Georgetown Raiders vs. Wellington Dukes Tues Apr 24th, 2018 - 7:30pm Georgetown Raiders vs. Wellington Dukes Games at Mold-Masters SportsPlex IF REQUIRE D SAT NIGHT