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SPORTS Editor: Norm Nelson Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: nnelson@haltonsearch.com W i n )N I£ S I >AY. H IB IU A K Y 1 2 . 2 0 0 .'i · P i l ^ c D I Tyler Anderson · O akville Beaver O akville resident Josh D isher of the B urlington C ougars m akes a save against Ryan Ellis o f the O akville Blades in this provincial ju n io r A p layoff opener. G am e three w as slated for last night w ith O akville up 2-0 in the series. Blades were hoping power surge continued last night in Burlington The first of the three Blades goals FIR ST ROUND PLA YO FF SC H ED U LE Game 1 Oakville 7, Burlington 3 came with the man advantage late in Game 2 Oakville 3. Burlington 1 the opening period, when fifty goal Game 3 Tues. Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Burlington A power surge has given the sniper Rob Tarantino connected on a Game 4 Fri. Feb. 14 at 7:45 p.m. in Oakville Oakville Blades a 2-0 lead in (heir high shot from out front to give Game 5 Sun. Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Burlington* Oakville first blood. first round provincial junior A hock Game 6 Tues. Feb. 18 at 7:45 p.m. in Oakville* A little over four minutes later, ey series with the Burlington Game 7 Wed. Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Burlington* Cougars. More specifically, a power * if necessary with the home team turning up the pressure, they finally got Burlington play surge. first two games, came when Oakville to crack, as Nick Dodge cashed in on a Over the two weekend wins -- 3-1 was presented with a five minute juicy rebound, to double the Blades in Oakville on Saturday and 7-3 in power play and exploded for five goals Burlington on Friday -- the Oakville lead at 2-0. which set the tone for their 7-3 win. Blades potted an astonishing seven of With both teams exchanging scor "It was a four line effort and they 10 goals on the power play. ing chances, in what was turning out arc really playing unselfishly by stay The Blades were hoping the power to be a physical game, the Blades, ing disciplined and following the team surge would continue last night as thanks to Steve Pinizzotto not retaliat concept to a tee." said Camevale. game three took place back in ing took full advantage of another In game two, the trend of superior Burlington (it went beyond our press pow'er play. After working the puck special teams continued for the Blades deadlines). around in the Cougars end, Ryan Ellis as their power play once again won the slammed home a rebound to make it Game four is Friday. 7:45 p.m. game by connecting on two out of back at Ice Sports in Oakville and 3-0. and kill any chances of a come three, chances. game five is slated for Sunday night in back for Burlington in this game. Late in the first period, the Blades Burlington. Camevale who took over the were gradually beginning to dominate For the Blades, last weekend was a coaching reigns for the Blades at the the play and generate more scoring continuation of their final regular sea beginning of the year, said that " from chances, which spelt trouble for son encounter with the Cougars, the the first day, I recognized that there Burlington who were scored upon previous weekend, which the Blades was talent and they are playing with three times, in a span of seven and a won 6-3 -- with five goals on the pride and confidence right now." half minutes. power play. That late goal by Ellis seemed lo "It was huge, and we could feel "We talked about how chippy they further deflate Burlington who were them getting frustrated." said Oakville are. and not to get sucked into any bad being beaten to the puck and having forward Steve Pinizzotto, who didn't penalties." said coach Frank trouble retrieving their dump-ins. get a point, but was a huge factor in Camevale. Blades forwards Marc Pinizzotto, keeping his cool when a Burlington "The power play, has obviously and brother Steve Pinizzotto were player fouled him and drew' a penalty, been the big difference for us, as 70 rewarded with lots of opportunities as which led to the third Oakville goal. per cent of our goals in this series have their coach was singing their praises. "I got punched in the head, and been with the man advantage." " I'm really happy with both of knew right away that I wasn't going to During the first game, which was them," said Camevale. retaliate because of our strong power being played in Burlington, the turning "They have been playing great and play." point, which really summarizes these improving steadily." By Neil Becker SPECIAL T O T t li ; Bt; AVKR Barrie Erskine · O akville Beaver Q.E. PARK/RIDCE #1! at Iroquois Ridge last W ednesday the host Ridge defeated visiting Q .E. P a rk 67-48. Challenging for the loose ball, here, are M oham m ed A lshurafa o f Q .E. P ark and Justin Close of Iroquois Ridge. Ice Bears back in Oakville Sunday You're not likely to find a better women's hockey league game in the world, as the Mississauga Ice Bears come back to Oakville -- their home away from home -- this Sunday to host the Beatrice Aeros. The Aeros are the defending National Women's Hockey League (N W H L ) champions and they're in first place again this year with a sparkling 29-2-1 record for 59 points. But one of their only two losses was at the hands of Mississauga in Oakville back on Dec. 20. The Ice Bears, under new head coach Keith Murray of Oakville, have also easily locked up a playoff berth with a third place record of 18-10-3-1 (W .L.T.O T L) for 40 points. In second place, is Brampton at 23-8-0 for 46 points. Sunday's game is 2:15 p.m. at Ice Sports Oakville. Ice Bears owner B ill Metcalfe is set to announce another huge development for women's hockey in Oakville at this time. This game w ill feature five of Canada's Olympic gold medalists, including Therese Brisson from the Ice Bears. On Beatrice are Sami-Jo Small. Cheryl Pounder. Becky Kellar and Geraldine Heaney. In addition, the Ice Bear's Kristin King has been named to the U.S. squad for this year's world championships. Peter McCusker* Oakville Beaver Q.E. PARK/RIDGE # 2 ! at Q.E. P ark, the host Eagles lost two straight to visiting Iroquois Ridge last W ednesday in senior girls volleyball. In this photo, unidentified players sq u are off at the net. Basketball and volleyball kick off post season today Halton high schools resumed their sports schedule this past week after the two-week exam break. Basketball and volleyball are now into their playoffs while the regular season hockey schedule ends this week. See standings and scores, page D2. OAKVILLE Fri., Feb. 14, Playoff Series 7:45 p.m. Tues., Feb. 18, Playoff Series 7:45 p.m. IUJM1NGION COUGARS/'s vs 'V /1 , 1 BURLINGTON COUGARS OAKVIUC AIR DCS (if necessary) at Oakville Ice Sports Centre o a k v iu c airdcs at Oakville Ice Sports Centre