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Sports Page ACTON ONTARIO DECEMBER 21 One Hundred and Third No 25 Second Section Sabres no pushovers this season The Sabres have passed the halfway point in their season and it seems a good time to take a look at the team and see how they stack up they have provided good anyone in the league and exciting competitive hockey play their positions as well as for the fans anybody in the league Coaches around the league Vem Gooding of Milton was are in agreement this year more qualified In his praise and Walker General opinion Is the team is superior to last Sabres are a greatly years Burlington s proved team this year Fans Elliott point to the number of close has played well games which could have gone Wednesday game was any either way as proof Last year Indication they are very the Sabres were being blown much better We had to go out of the rink in most of their like heck to get them games Tom Barrett who This year most Sabre know a good club since he games have done exactly coaches the Streetsvllle what new coach Bruce Chap- said they are a man promised they would much better club better when he took over the reins coached They pass as well as They started off well but theyreklndofdepleted They Elliott commented the team were skating well playing as working their butts off work He did have good words about the Sabres attitude a problem which bothered the team last year They are he if they might be moving said What The This opinion Is also shared bottom fallen out You can by most people watching the build if you don t keep the team Sabres have learned good ones from last year when they He was referring much of their time in specifically to Brian Walker the penalty box and have who left the team after a come out playing this year disagreement with coach The feeling on the team this Chapman Walker was making that line year is one of a winner One player said the team Is not so much discouraged at losing so many games as dlssa pointed at coming so close bo often without getting the wins They are still looking to get into the playoffs they year even though they are deeply entrenched in last place at this time There are many signs they can do it They are a young team which is learning every game The former midget line has been broken up a move which many fans did not like and after a brief slump as they become ac customed to playing with new partners Vlckery and Malcolm are produc again Other young players who receive less Ink In the paper than the m dgetllnc are coming along as well Kelly and Rick are the chief among these Widmont defencive play Is Improving with every game Many people believe the team lacks size People have mentioned the need for a big Turnaround Coach Chapman has done a remarkable job in turning the team around It is not possible to build a winning club in one year but he has instilled own winning attitude as well as his clean ploying philosophy of hockey Into the club end it is paying off Sabres are doing much of their scoring on as they consistently average percent percent the amount of penalty time their opponents get Chapman has taught the team something their lives Because they are flclally no rule in the books against was lust under 2 which it appeared they did depending on the gate for about release fees some With younger players getting not know last year you have survival they have to play teams do charge for a better all the time those to be on the ice to score and well to attract fans or they go release figures should grow closer to win down the tube financially each other during the rest Spirit and interpersonal So far this year the finances So the team must produce the season The team hat relationships on the team are are working out alright The in order to draw and while it already won as many games much improved this year team is paid off to date ac- shown in the standings as they did all last year and commented we re a cording to secretary yet they have indeed been have lost enough close ones tt much closer knit team He manager Bill Campbell feels that makes them a seem to be generating enough better team because we to keep open he added work with each other He admitted the team is not Playing for lives exactly rolling in money A One of the big differences in little extra cash could be very this year team is that they helpful in bringing players to are in a sense playing for the town While there is of Their games have close with a few ex ceptions and fans have been satisfied The teams goals average at the halfway turn a coach hair gray Sooner or later the breaks will go their way and their improved play will show up in the standings Six teams point was a respectable if not make the playoffs and Acton 3 per would like very much to be game while the goals one of them Poor periods sink Sabres drop three in Junior B play Acton Sabres played only seven periods of hockey in their three games last week and the result was a trio of losses They were sharp all the way but dropped a Sabres went up when pumped in a powerplay goal from Scott Malcolm and Peter in the second frame The lead held for 12 minutes before decision to the Burlington Steve Billinghurst tied it up Cougars then played only for the visitors minutes in their loss to Hal Montford put the and their 5 loss to Cougars on top to stay with a lion powerplay goal late in the Sabres were playng good third period when Dave sol defensive hockey Chapman was off for against Cougers and waiting for breaks a plan wh worked perfectly accord to coach Bruce Chapman They kept the score even through the f wo periods although being that span Cougar net minder had to make a brillant In the third period to Kelly pen combination elbow roughing charge Started fait Friday Oakville game started out where the Cougar game left off as the Sabres were right in there for two periods Midway through the second frame the score was tied 33 but everything fell Other winner a biff Kcllv pen other last minute of Ken W COACH BRUCE CHAPMAN has brought a whole new philosophy of hockey to Acton Sabres just as he promised last year This year team has shown a great improvement in attitude over last year squad and demonstrated a willingness to stick to hockey on the ice spite clean polished hockey said we need warriors but we haven got them The defence with the help of the imported John Bruni Mike Major Jim Cartwright and Warren Barnes should soon settle down and cut down on the goals against average of the team which has not been one of their more ap pealing points this season Best goalie The team has lost one of the best goalies in the league with the departure of Kent Mofatt for and the new number one man Inscoe while he has played very well recently has shown a tendency to run hot and cold at times Ray Dunbar his backup man has played only two or three games In the last two years and will to become readjusted As it was going into the last minute of Ken play They pulled Inscoe but S t the plan backfired when Art Bill Wells Joyce slid the puck down the Acton toon M d Ice on target to make it with a marker from Burlington who took the puck from Inscoe went back in and Barnes to make the goal an with 16 seconds left the allnjefenceman effort Oak Sabres Mark Schinkel put tied It up just before the them back in striking range period ended with a marker from John Cartwright back from a and newcomer Warren minor knee Injury connected Barnes came out on a powerplay from Vickery again but Sabres could not and Malcolm to give Acton Saturday game but should They fell behind in the score the last lead they had in the be In action by Friday first period but pulled up Inscoe made saves In the game Blades slipped two Milton Flyers came into when Chapman potted a course of the game com moie by Inscoe ana Wicklum town determined to show goal from pared with for the Cougar s tied it up 33 from McGillo- what coach Inglls had called with two minutes way at the halfway point a lack of muscle on the team remaining in the period WARREN BARNES AND JOHN BRUNI are making an effective pair on defence for the Acton Sabres Newcomer Barnes although he does not know the Sabres system very well yet is already making his presence felt by breaking up opposition plays score assisted by McGillo- a game out of it in two of the period he got another break way and Chapman three periods The second away opportunity and made Three period was the difference the most of it as he flipped the was dumped when Sabres were 17 puck past Ian during the game receiving a and Roberts to complete his hat gash on his face that required stopped 48 shots in the game trick Assist on the goal went Cougers got the first score the frame of the game in the first period Oakville scored twice more as Dave Beckon connected In the period to take a Dave McGlltoway answered lead They went on to net Art Currle before the seven in a row In the final period was out to leave the period before Malcolm broke score knotted through with Acton final Blow Press take over top with victory over Cleaners Blow Press finally caught Hellers took a 32 lead In the up to front running Acton fell behind 54 the Terminal Warehouse with a 4- second and fought even again 2 win over Family Cleaners in the third Sunday in industrial hockey action An A W loss would have given the pressmen a point advantage in the stand but a fired up Hellers club could manage only a tie Lakeview kept in the race with a win over Vans Welding The pressmen took a 2 1 lead in the first period on a pair of goals by Mike Evan Hayter Jeff Goy and Ken Owens picked up assists on the markers The Cleaners goal was scored by Lome Gordon with an assist from Bart Jacobs The lead widened to 41 in the second period when Hayter and Ed con nected McMahon and Sid Barens were credited with assists on Hayter s point Jacobs broke through the Blow Press defence at the start of the third period with assists from John McCut cheon and Gordon but Cleaners were unable to gain any more ground There were minutes of penalties called in the game Even game The contest was even from start to finish as the last place Steve Townsley scored after only 10 seconds of play to give Hellers a quick lead Assist on the goal went to Allan Hall Wayne DeForest followed from Bill Fabian to widen the lead but Bruce came back to narrow the gap from Henry and Irwin Van Fleet connected for Hellers and potted one for AT to end the period s scoring Van Fleet got an assist from Glen and Ron Mellon on his goal and Steve Bennett picked up an assist on s marker A T controlled the second period but did not build up enough of a lead for safety They Hellers 1 in the frame but that only put them In front by one Steve Bennett connected twice for ATW in the period and Larry McAfee added the third Assists went to Toebes with a pair and to Ted Dave Cooksley and Bruce Cooksley Hellers did not score until the end of the period when Fabian took it in from Town and Deforest They tied it back up at the start of the Lakeview jumped out 30 in Vans broke through back with Ashley a third third period on on effort by the first period and never late in the second period when marker this one from Tom Irwin who took a pass from looked back In Ihclr vie Doug Andrews pulled the Dickinson and converted it tory over Vans John Ashley trigger from Brian Lloyd The two teams alternated scored twice in the first came back four goals from there on Bennett period adding a third in the minutes later with a and Bruce Cooksley con first frame to complete a hat goal assisted was anything but We took Hat trick an awful physical beating Malcolm was the only said coach Chapman Sabre to score in the second McGllloway and period and he did it twice both suffered horses He showed desire through 60 in the game while Wade minutes of hockey said Vickery had to leave the Ice Chapman after getting speared once Malcolm finished with four and generally hammered points on three goals and an every time he was on the Ice assist for his most productive Flyers picked up 51 minutes night of the season In penalties Acton kept their The first of his goals came cool under the barrage as when the Sabres were short they counted only minutes handed and he took it in They started with two lines unassisted for the score The as the team has been cut second goal was assisted by down by injuries and the Barnes and Major with Just pension of Rob Milllcan seconds left in the game Nevertheless Sabres made Midway through the third Mark Schinkel Doug Elliott netted the final Acton marker with 1 37 left Malcolm and Art Currle assisted on the marker Flyers Sabres in the game CENTRAL ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS Streetsville 3 3 Dixie Beehives 19 3 3 Burlington 24 Milton Flyer Oakville Blades 11 1 Brampton 15 1 19 Georgetown 17 Acton Sabres 3 20 for and Van Fleet took care of both Hellers points and Bennett got assists on the ATW markers and Mellon and did the feeding for Van Fleet trick 11 Fields fed him the puck Schmidt and McDonald Blow 3 third marker of the period from Ron Schmidt and Bob Jarrett Andrews potted one for ATW Vans In the third period from Gerry and Cleaners Brian Lloyd but Vans ended any thought of a come- Hellers 2 12 38 30 12 1 42 Koeslag tames Acton Tigers Outstanding when his team let down in by George Koeslag high front of him lighted a victory by Bill Llghtowlers not to be Georgetown Patterson outdone by Koeslag played Insulation over the Acton his best game of the season as Tigers in Wellington- he scored two goals He Dufferin contact scored one of his goals hockey league action last unassisted on a week The win gives the effort while Georgetown Insulators a five point edge over Acton in the standings Acton coach Mike Lalande said that Koeslag was pheno menal in the nets He stopped Buddy Thomas five times in one on one situations deflected shots away from the open net while flat on his back and made several spectacu lar catches on what looked like sure goals Two of the goals that beat were scored In the last seconds two men short Llghtowlers took the deep in the Acton end went into the comer then circled behind the Acton net to the other corner He skated to the cront of the Act net and shot the puck past mmiSowvb Acton goalie while falling Insulators opened the CcdirVitiey scoring with 34 to go in the flrstperiodonagoalfcyBrfan assisted by Sid Harris Don Silk scored the second goal of the game 10 Then the Insulators went to into the second period for work scoring six goals in a Acton Buddy Thomas row Sid Harris McNamara with a pair Ken Norman Bill and John Packer put pucks into the Acton net Buddy Thomas replied for Acton before and Walter Arbuckle scored again for Georgetown Wayne Munroe and Buddy Thomas then scored the final two goals of the game In the last two minutes of play WHD noncontact standings BARBARA WILSON STRIKES a graceful pose as she competes last week in the Acton Figure Skating Clubs intraclub competition