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SECTION THE HERALD Wrdnpday January 1983 Page Our to Minor Hockey Week Meet the player On to the arena Meet Stephen Lee Close as one might come to a typical all George town minor hockey play The routine of a 11 yearold Minor who plays house league Stlect pro vides for so mi and Tun mo as we find out Stephen Is a member or the A S Trophies minor hockey team The team is In first pi so their game against second place Kcntner Dairy Bar today Is impor Bam WakeUp Stephen aw kens in on for his game today at a m at Memorial anna S tting down with his parents rendu and along with brother Pelcr and sister Angela he polishes off his usual egg and I wo pieces of toast Getting up at clock t always the lime for Stephen With select and house league lie has six games per month and six practices per month Every second Wednesday morning he at the arena at for a home league practice which coach Barry James conducts 10 IS a Departure Stephen I kes to get to the early even if the locker room door is still locked lie II watch the other games on the he not at the arena in hour of time Ste phen s father says Hi II put on his equip ment slowly and talk with the other players in the dressing room Stephen always gets his skates sharpened before a game Stephen is sort of an intense hockey player He not the fastest skater but he pretty good in the corners and is a good passer says his father Stephen has 13 goals to one per game His parents kid him about kit up after he scores his usual output but Minor Hockey officially Jan The Herald space restriction decided locelebrnte on our own a week later In a own thai boasts over minor hockey youngitcrs Georgetown Is said be one of the highest per luully they are Jusl happy is a bit of a rivalry hockey players parents of goal counts between Peter who plays for the Minor Atom reps Stephen But Jack Lee says Peter act Stephen a homey skills and will defend his brother ability and Jack mill around the lobby with other parents they know from other years their sons might have been on Stephen team About per cent of the he tries his best Jack Lee says 10 Pre Game Meanwhile Peter has found a friend at the arena and is preoccupied with the usual fooling around Amy likes the snack bar Until this year she just tagged along Now Amy is enroll in figure skating The Lee makes It an outing to watch their chi p I a come to the games Jack Ixesays It m Came Time The game starts Jack acknowledges that parents watch their children constantly except when his shift I on the ice They may become critical of their children because although their son missed pass they probably In the dressing room before a Here Stephen Lee left Dannie Guesl touches to their skates before going he players like to get dressed slowly e and Andy Deruchie put the flnlihlng i the ice son miss a pass on the name ploy he says On the Ice it develop ing Into a tight game At left in the first peri lakes a lead Stephen has several shots on net along with other members of his A and Trophies team In the fast skating game Donnic Guest puts the Trophies back in the game with seconds left In the period Mid way through the second period the again this time by Daryl Sproule Stephen Lee gets his goal of the game with a shot from the slot at the 18 OB mark of the third period A fourth goal comes from Trophies Greg Onoprljenko for a tie with 23 left in the game During the game the family can be heard whispering words of encouragement lo their 12 Aftermath The Trophies tic- Stephen and his team mates huddle into the dressing room and parents in to their boys for he win The parents also go Into the room to make sure their sons pick up all that expensive hockey equipment Jack Lcc says After the game the Lee family ponders about whether lo pick up some food at the arena or at a fast food establishment in town for lunch In the car and Jack have to be careful not to say lo Stephen that he had a good gome when he didn Stephen knows the difference and he knows when his parents are being sincere rlday afternoon Often Stephen will die his own play even If he scored a goal The game Is over but like some other young hockey players in George town Stephen Lee is anxl awaiting a chance to get back on the ice once again EDITOR NOTE A to a exe cutive member from The Herald about typical young minor hockey play to do a feature story on set the wheels In motion and a week later the name or Stephen Lee was Sponge hockey Sponge hockey started Up In Georgetown last weekend when The Gold Key Wizards from Brampton ousted three teams from Georgetown to claim the first championship of the season The Wizards bent the Georgetown Swarm in games The action continues this weekend and organizer Frank Robertson says he is now accepting entries for anyone who might want to sign up a team The minimum number of players for a team Is ten Call for more Information Stephen Is always ready to go to the are persuades his parents la get him to lb rink before game time and S Trophies of the Minor Peewee house league Todd Smith back row left to right John Black more Mike Mike Tothe Telller Paul Stephen Lee Greg Kelly Graham Barry front row left to LAST REGULAR SEASON GAME FRIDAY FEB 4 1983 Georgetown Lions Club Presents HOCKEY NIGHT IN GEORGETOWN THE GEORGETOWN RAIDERS VS BARRIE FLYERS AT 830 PM ALL PROCEEDS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS Tickets Adults 200 Children Sr Citizens 50 Includes 40 Discount at Dairy Queen LAST CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP TO FLORIDA For Tickets or Block of Tickets Contact Don Breen 8775481 or 87701 31 Bill Aiken 8772498 Bob Gordon 8772675 NOMINATIONS REQUESTED -for- 1983 HOCKEY HERITAGE AWARD The General Publ is invited to nominate a group or an individual who has made a significant contribution to Georgetown Hockey Heritage Awards Dinner to take place Monday March 783 NOMINEE WHY Briefly PHONE NUMBER DttdtofoNonfaatiomrfUiy Forward Nominations To THE GEORGETOWN HOCKEY HERITAGE COUNCIL Garfield 8 Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario Do You Need Rent-Geared- 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