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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec 28 Break streak Sabres pick up point in standings Acton Sabres broke their long losing streak last Friday at the arena as they pulled back from behind to tie cross- town rivals Georgetown Gemini It was a hard fought game said Sabres coach Bruce Chapman The Georgetown gameplan seemed to be to goad us into penalties We he team talked about this at length and figured the key was to stick to the game The chlpplness of the game showed in the penalty columns where Georgetown Sabres were trailing 42 early In the third period but took advantage of a pair of to pull even with just under three minutes to Bo Second goal Scott Malcolm nailed his second goal of the night with four and a half minutes remaining as he beat Gem netmlnder Brad Miller from Jim Cart and Warren Barnes Dave Chapman took the honors for the tying goal as he converted passes from Sabres managed the first around the seven minute their last lead of the game Wade Vickery and Cart point of the game when Kelly mark of the first period the period after five minutes of play In wright took it in alone John Krasnokutsky replied Malcolm gave the Sabres the second frame Warren Jock Took By John Bottom Sabres vs Kent Moffatt winner by TKO The Sabres faced former teammate Kent Moffatt last night for the first time since the trade that sent him to Streetsville and came away losers in a ridiculously easy win by the Derby s Sabres never even got a chance to find out whether was hot or not as the net tender had little to do all game but watch Sabres were 22 1 in the first period and things got only slightly better for them after that Sabres did not play a bad game for them They hustled and passed ana generally per formed as well as they usually do Un fortunately Streetsville played a good Streets vllle game and the comparison was ludicrous Although the Sabres seemed to have the puck for about the same length of time as the Derbs there was a big difference in what they did with it when they had it Sabres seemed free to pass back and forth whenever they wanted as long as the puck was not moving in towards the net or to someone with a good position Then the simply moved in and took the puck back It was their arena and they were going to do what they wanted If Sabres didnt like it they could go home Ray Dunbar good In first game as Sabre Coach Bruce Chapman waited until the final frame before allowing Robin out of nets and letting Ray Dunbar in to take his first chance as a Sabre When he did get in he was certainly no worse than Inscoe had been Dunbar allowed only three goals in his twenty minute stint and showed a lot of drive in the This is not to blame for anything were free to roam in front of the net all game and they were also getting the puck in to their inside men without fail If I had gotten the support did I would have left The Derby machine would have been beautiful to watch if only they had been playing anybody else They out passed out shot outchecked and out skated the Sabres who at times seemed completely helpless Spirits did not flag In spite of high score The only positive thing to come out of last nights game was the way the Sabres kept playing right to the end They did not give up and go home but kept working all game as the seemed bent on breaking the record they set earlier this year for most goals by a team In oone game That game was also against the Sabres Last year the were eliminated in the final round of the Ontario Junior B playoffs This years team if anything is better than that and when they perform as they did last night there is not a team in Ontario that can stay with them They are bigger faster stronger and older than the Sabres and they used every advantage they had Barnes was In on the assist for the point Three tricks Gems took the next Ihree tricks in a row as Mark and Tim Turner pushed powerplay pucks past Robin Inscoe In the second period and Bill Allison netted one in the third Down the Sabres came back as their policy or main their cool paid off in a point for the team In Junior standings Pleased Coach Chapman was pleased with the team performance This Is the first game we have played minutes of hockey The guys ere completing their Sabre scoring A 24 13 checks He feels the team is getting used to the fact Junior B hockey is a physical game and ore maturing Speaking of the Gems goals he said The goals they scored except the powerplay ones were because of missed assignments Defensive stalwart John Brum was lost In the game due to a slight shoulder separation suffered when he felt Into the boards after a check He will be out at least Ihree weeks with the Injury Sabres play tonight in the arena facing the high riding Milton Flyers Friday in Milton Moffatt as a Derby KENT MOFFATT made very few saves when he faced Acton skated off with win over Sabres Sabres must shake off Sabres for the first time in a Derby Jersey He did not have to loss before tonights matchup with Oakville Blades at the as defence tied Sabres sticks throughout game arena Last game of sees the Sabres in Milton Friday Chapman Malcolm McGilloway CurneAP Barnes Elliott Major Buchanan DunbirG Streetsville Dixie Hon Burlington Brampton Georgetown Acton Tigers lose 96 47 11 11 26 11 12 2 17 15 3 Patterson Insulation of Georgetown the Acton Tigers Mlna noncontact league game last week to increase their first place lead over Acton in the east division to seven points 500 Club winners Winners for the Acton Minor Hockey Club are For the week of December 10 D 356 B Jessie Coles Eva Cooper and 157 Sid Hofatcde For the week of December 17 15 Mike Cooper 16 S Smith 283 Gavin 493 Doug Betty Baglnski Bonus winner 497 A Richards For the week of December 24 Miller Smiley Dave Manes E Andrews and 33 Jean Bants to face London in consolation Acton minor ban Is have moved Into the consolation rounds in minor hockey tourney on the strength of their two game total point series loss to York Mills In the preliminary rounds of the tourney played Monday and yesterday The bants lost the first game of the series 32 as they did not play up to potential They were outplaying the opposition but falling to capitalize when they needed to The York Mills squad went out in front 20 before Mark Duval could get the bants on the scoreboard Duval took a Tim Ferguson pass for the goal York Mills regained their two point edge with 40 sec left in the period as they closed at Acton scored the only marker of the third period taking advantage of a slash ing penalty for the score Bob Vermeulen did the shooting while Duval fed him for the assist There were only four penal ties called in the game with each team getting two of them Came to win Acton came out to win It the next day and opened up a 30 Lose to Orangeville Bants dropped 10 for first loss of season lead in the second period They played a much stronger game as they controlled play most of the game except for a six minute lapse in the last period which saw all three York Mills markers slip by Tim Shields Duval figured in all three scores as he potted the first one and assisted on the other two Hl3 icebreaking score came unassisted in the second period trigger on the next one as Duval picked up the only assist Duval was the only feeder on third goal as well when Tim Evans did the shooting It was a powerplay goal that shot the bants as Gord was visiting the penalty box with an elbowing charge when the final North York tally was counted The bants are facing London today in the consola tlon rounds The tourney will not end until this weekend Gems upset Dixie Doug Barnes played Santa the Dixie Beehives at Dixie Claus to his Georgetown Arena Thursday night- It Gemini teammates scoring was the first loss on home Ice four goals to lead the Gems to for the second place Beehives Tony pulled the a surprising victory over uils season Acton minor They did not let the loss gel only point suffered their first loss of the them too far down however came on a shot Wellington Waterloo season as they came back the next late in the third period when lastTuesdayastheyfelllOto day to top New Hamburg Bob was off for a in away action at the arena cross checking charge He PUCK SLIPPED BY Robin before he could get his stick on it in last Fridays tie with Georgetown Gemini Sabres have earned four of their eight points this season against the Gems had served only four seconds of his time before the squad scored There were 24 minutes of penalties In the game each aide picking up twelve in the box This was the first loss for the minor bantams after thirteen wins in a row They got back on track the next day as Tim Baker held New Hamburg to a single goal late In the third frame and Acton took a win out of the arena The bants took a out of the first period on an unassisted goal by Ver Neither team could make any headway during the middle frame but Acton come out with a vengeance In the final to sweep the game out of New Hamburg reach Mark Duval started the flood with a marker after only 138 of the period Brad Manes and Rusty Elliott backed him up on the marker Tim Ferguson followed with the third goal of night when ho took a Mike McRae pass and converted it for the score The three point bulge held for less than a minute before Rick Smith pumped In a fourth point from McArthur and Rick Greenly New Hamburg only goal came when Acton was a man short CINDY BENDS to receive her medal for winning the girls interpretive event at last week intraclub competition Com petitions determined who would represent the club in interclub events