Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 24, 1990, p. 9

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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday Join Sports COLIN GIBSON Herald Sports Editor Acton public school athletes star at track and field meet Acton High School track and field facility was a beehive of Wednesday afternoon as junior elementary school students from five Acton and area elementary schools took part in a Jimior Track and Field Meet It was estimated that over young athletes jumped ran and threw at the day long event Participating schools included Robert Little Z Bennett Limehouse Brookville and St Joseph Complete results will appear In next Wednesday edition of the Herald CHRISTINA of Brookville elementary school puts forth a mighty effort in the girls aged years loss SHEEN BUTLER of elementary attempts to clear the bar in the girls years high jump at Wednesday junior elementary school students track jnd field meet tied for fourth in the event with I imehouse teammate and Patricia of of Robert Little elemental school just nips his school opponent at the finish line to win his heat in the 80yard dash for boys 10 at Wednesday s track and field meet for junior elemental school students at High School Philip finished second in the final Georgetown Chrysler Raiders Reorganization is now McFadyen selected as coach Herald photos by Colin Gibson By COLIN Herald Sports Editor Georgetown Chrysler Raiders Junior B hockey team general manager Joe Walsh announced Wednesday afternoon that long time Georgetown resident and former professional hockey player Gary McFadyen has been named the team s new head coach replaces former Raider head coach Peter Sturgeon who is no longer with the organization In a related Walsh revealed th t Smith has been named an assistant coach with the team replacing Gary Ford who will remain with the Raider organization in a scouting capacity Walsh stated that no decision has been made regarding Jay son who served as an assistant coach with last year s edition of the Central Ontario Junior B Hockey League entry The Raiders had a dismal season finishing a distant last in the West Division of the Central Ontario Junior B Hockey League managing just points in games on six wins and three ties The Raiders were ousted in six games by Streetsville Derbys in an opening round playoff series In a telephone interview McFa dyen expressed delight at being selected the Raiders new head coach I m very pleased he said I was interested in the job when it became available and had what I felt was an excellent with the Raiders three weeks ago Wholesale player changes are not imminent according to dyen but he did state It s pretty obvious the team needs improve ment To this end and Walsh will be sitting down together in the near future to analyze the team its positives and its negatives Joe and I are going to take a long hard look at the team said We 11 basically be starting from square one We 11 be looking at last vears players who I felt displayed a good work ethic and then going from there is also excited about the challenge the coaching position with the Raiders represents I m looking forward to the challenge he said and hopeful ly we can turn the team s fortunes around I enjoy working with young hockey players and seeing them develop Hockey is a great garni- and for the right type of player a career opportunity McFadyen is ehiployed by Young Drivers of Canada but stated his work schedule was very flexible enabling him to devote as much time as was re quired to the Raiders McFadyen was born in Bramp ton but moved to Georgetown at an early age and regards Georgetown as his hometown He and his wife Linda are ex peeling their first child McFadyen played minor hockey in Georgetown up to midget level and played major junior hockey for Hull in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League He was drafted in the third round by the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs in but from a couple of cups of coffee in exhibition games never reallv saw any National Hockey League action He played minor professional hockev for five years with stops in Dallas and Tulsa of the Central League and Milwaukee Dayton and Muskegon of the International League McFadyen was an integral part of the 1981 82 Hardy Cup winning Georgetown Chrysler Raiders in termediate hockey team was associated with the Raiders in and senior hockey organizations for five vears got into coaching as an assistant with the Georgetown Sunny Acre Farms major midget hockey team served a year as head coach of the Acton Sabres Junior hockey team and two seisons igo served as an assistant for former Raider assistant coach Gary Ford with the Milton chants of the Central Ontario Junior B Hockey League Smith a Guelph resident in his early is described by as a real student of the game a great tactician We 11 work well together and Smith have been friends since the two teamed up as members of the Raider in team that brought the Hardy Cup to Georgetown He was also a member of the York University hockey team that won a Canadian championship He has his Level National Coaching Certificate and has 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