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Sports Recreation Wednesday April 1978 Year No Legion hockey ended its season with a bang Saturday with five teams earning championship trophies and five more getting consolation championship awards In addition a raft of in dividual trophies were awarded Consolation games opened the day with Vancouver Detroit in the midget runner up event Champions Day ends season for legion minor hockey league Joe Trecapelll started the even with assists from Marty Kcrracher scoring for Vancouver with Daley and Devries In other bantam level the only goal of the first assisted score from Trecapcl consolation the Whalers shut period Lloyd was 1 ended the close contest the Cougars out by a given an assist in the score In bantam consolation count Rick Allen was in nets Detroit Dave Devries game the Oilers blanked for the shutout Bill knotted the count from Jets as Mike Ashley led the team In offence with Derrick Nealy to open the turned In the shutout Barry second period which saw and Kevin Boyd kept pace with two assists four goals scored A solo managed two Oiler Paul Nolan and Baker effort from Scott put scores both in the second collected the other Whaler Vancouver back in the lead period Assists went lo Fred scores Mark Dawkins Mike brought the losers back Kapperl and Dean picked upasslsls in the game squeaked by Weston on a last period point from Doug Creighton to take their novice level con they took a 7 win from the picked up assists for the for Ihe championship Tidewater tally while were first to register Richard Roger wos the lone score as Paul McGinn arranger for Rochester popped In an unassisted The second period was the Steven Hubbard picked up assists for the winners Brampton tripled Dixie 3 to take the novice trophy even though the losers had the novice level and Todd Smith also division high scorer for the year was the marksman for contest Jeff Brown marker in the first period difference as three was the for the Peter Hurdle came back for answered Tidewater goals and top goalie both on their shutout with two In a row passed through the pipes Bill team In another shutout game before the period was out Morrison Darren Edmund Dixie scored first as Jeff London edged Oshawa lo in getting on assist from Bob son and Gary White did the Jackson scored from John the atom consolation contest Utile on the first and scoring while Warhurst and Con and Craig Caden Eddie Wilson the atom managing the second Brian Sleckley garnered head Brampton Todd assisted assists brought the winners even Little scored from Hurdle Jamie tallied twice from Dean Cote in the first the lone goal of the game in the second frame to send in the third period before period and the pair repeated Jason Stan bridge got on the winners up by a 31 count Chester could break through in the second with the gome assist on the goal Only a goal by from again Jerry and winner Cote tallied the in Completing a remarkable Tom kept the Toros In Ian Paul were the marksmen suronce marker late In the string of shutouts In the con the game solalion series Springfield Keith McQueade Hurdle walked over Baltimore on Little and Bob four second period goals notched final frame scores Steven Watzeck got the only for to end the goal of the first period when chances Hurdle assisted on he converted pass from two of the goals giving him Clayton Oakley Blake Norton six points for day on three on the points Craig Johnson game from Greg Leather land got an assist on final and Evan Hay tor marker League Trophy winners Hamilton took a lead in Nov Brampton won the the first period but that wos Kcntner trophy presented by all they could manage as they Norm Mernn Coaches of the went down to a defeat at team are Dove Mclntyre and Kills led the scoring wilh two goals and three ass is Is Other gave St the atom Atom St Kills won the goals both of them In the assists went to Doug championship Tom Watson trophy MRS BERT FOWLER presents Aeros Bob Brouillard with the Legion Ladies Auxiliary trophy at Saturday Day of Champions tour Springfield a scoring Steven Lush and John Tow good managed goals and Oakley Steven Ken Hurst Jim Allen and Kevin counted ass Championship games Three final period markers were the difference as Toronto took a 1 win from Montreal lo win the midget crown for the season Mike Nicholl got them on the score board first with a score In the opening frame from George Brown Montreal Jim tied It itpwlth the only score of the middle frame be fore Toronto cut loose in the final Brown connected twice to him three points on the game and Nlcholls added h second of the night to account for all the Toronto goals IN APPRECIATION OF the more than hours Chris Hudson led with two in the time keeping box for Legon hockey this pi up season Mrs Wayne Bnggs was presented with a clock and pen set at Saturday Day of Cham The Aeros benefitted from pions tourney John made the presen four goals in the last period to tation put their gome out of reach as second frame Eleven dlf Galloway Greg Maltby Roy players figured in Slull and Tidewater doubled Rochester to take the pee- trophy for the year Score was lied after the first as Malcolm not one for Tidewater and Scott McDonough answered for Rochester Grant Trow bridge and Billy Morrison Spencer Smith was the only by Ed Norton Coaches scorer for Hamilton while are and Dan Wood picked up an Bob Heady assist dewater were Heath Norton led the St the winners of the Kills attack two trophy and an assist while Peter prisenled by John Mc Wheby was right behind with Coaches are a pair of goals The other St George and Wayne Kills loRajmond Deforest Chris Stansburv and Bantam Aeros look the Legion Ladles Auxiliary trophy presented by Mrs Fowler Coaches are Dennis Klrton and Bill Fisher Midgets Toronto walked scorer with the Branch Legion trophy presented by branch president Irwin Coach of the team is John Cunningham Individual awards Most Improved Players Novice Scott Simpson of Brampton was the winner of the Alex Johnson trophy presented by novice convener Mr Dave Mclntyre Atom David Hargrave of Hamilton was the winner of the Claude Piper trophy pre sented by convener Mr Ed Norton Pee wee Ian Paul of Rochester won the Malozil trophy presented by vener Mr Bill Shannon Bantam Warren Hawthorne of Cougars took James Trophy pre sented by Mr James Midgets Dove Johnson of Montreal was the winner of the Charlie Thompson trophy presented by Mr George convener of the midgets High score winners Novice John Coniglio Continued on page Minor bantams take first in best of three final series Acton minor bantams emerged victorious In their first game of the Wellington- Waterloo playoff finals a decision from in a hard played game Wednesday at the Both teams played light hard checking hockey all three periods although the locals clearly dominated the action At one point had a powerploy opportunity and could not manage to get the puck out of their own end The game wis scoreless until the last minute of play in the f rst period when Tim Ferguson notched ice breaker from Rick Greenly and Mike That proved to be oil the scoring Ihey needed as goalie Tim Shields held scoreless on the few attempts they did have With two and a half minutes in the middle frame connected again Assists on the point went to Rob Vermeulen and Mark Duval The score came with ihe locals at a nan advantage as had a player in the box for in I erf ere nee Duval took advantage of another Elmira penalty to register Ihird point of game with left in Ihe final period Tim Evans and Sheppard were given assists on the play This was Sheppard first game back since breaking his collarbone in OMHA playoff action at London and accord to manager Duval he played a strong game on the forward line played good sound hockey for the entire game he added BY are the champions ft TORONTO TOOK THE midget championships Team consists of Todd Randy Larry Beaville George Brown Dan Morrison Jim Ferguson Dan Porty Allen Snels Chris Hudson Mike Dave Williamson and Jim Allonby Coach is John Cunningham PAUL MORRISON BILLY GRAHAM Jeff Balkind Randy Waples Garry White Billy Morrison Terry Lott Malcolm Warhurst Jamie Taras Garnet Trowbridge Brian Steckley Darran Edmunson Gordie McMeekin Mark Armstrong Coach George Fitzner and Wayne FRONT ROW ROD WITHERLY Rob Munro Bob Roy Stull Back row Bill Fisher coach Keith McQuade Bob Little Ken Death Pete Hurdle Greg Doug Galloway and Fred Kirton FRONT STEWART MORGAN Heath Norton Gerry Clark Middle Raymond Authier Warren Blain Brent Lush SeanHeatley Back coach Bob Heatley Steven Parker Chris Stansburv Tom VanderEyken Peter Wheeler Steve Hubbard and coach BRAMPTON TOOK THE novice trophy this year Team members are Mike Williams Tommy Nolan Scotty Simpson Scott Williams and Todd Nellis front and Dave Randy Smith Dean Cote EvanHayter Greg Leatherland and coach Evan Hayter back