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Halton Hills This. Week, Saturday, December 4, 1993 — Page 19 NORTHEND SALES SERVICE LEAS HG HWY. #25 & 401 878-4137 MILTON By Mike Zrostek This weekend offers the Georgetown Chrysler Raiders a great opportunity to collect four points and make up some ground in the Provincial Junior A Hockey League West Division. Friday the Raiders played the winless Royal York Rangers at home, (results weren’t available at press time) and tonight the strug- gling Milton Merchants are at Gordon Alcott Meniona Arena for a 7:30 p. The Raiders will per be facing a tired Merchants team who will be playing their fourth game in four nights, having competed this past week in the Metro Junior A Classic International Tournament. Georgetown, 5-18 head- ing into Friday’s game, have added winger Dan LeClair to the lineup ~with another player addition imminent. To make room for LeClair, the Raiders cut defenseman Colin Hooper and winger Chris Logue. Both Logue and Hooper oe not dress for last week- d’s games against Oakville oe Burlington. Logue had two goals and six Caen in 19 games and obviously didn’t do the job that was expected around the net. looper, who appeared in 15 games for the Raiders, scoring a goal and two assists, was replaced by winger Dean Roberts on the blueline this past weekend and Roberts’ strong play may have resulted in Hooper’s release. Defenseman Pazaver is still out with 4 hand injury; Barfy Parsons is gone with a separated shoulder and Ryan Brown is questionable for tonight’s nae nursing a sore shoul- rate a quick start to the season, Milton now sits fifth in the West at 10-11-1. Raiders rookie goalie Nick Montessano should get the call between the pipes against Milton. Oakville Blades join Oaks minor hockey group By Tony Maraschiello Special to HHTW Oakville’s junior A hockey team, suffering from poor attendance and slumping sponsorship revenues, got a major boost last week from the town’s minor hockey league system. After 28 years as an inde- pendent, the Oakville Blades were purchased by the Minor Oaks Hockey seca for an undisclosed am While all araiinative duties will be transferred to the MOHA, including mar- keting, the on-ice operation of the Blades will remain with long-time general man- ager Murray Walker. Athletes of the Week Redmen swim teal Steve Turkosz and Emily Savage are this week’s Acton High School Athletes of the Week. Steve is a member of the Redmen curling team. Emily is a member of the Jason MacArthur and Kathy Shier are this week’s Georgetown District High School Athletes of the Week. Jason plays on the Rebels midget boys volleyball team. Kathy plays on the Rebels junior girls field hockey team. “We felt it was time to join forces with somebody with the expertise to enhance our club,” said Walker at a oa conference last week. “We looking to form a greater oe work and we’re looking to reduce overall expenses.” Murray, principal owner of the Blades, said there has only been a handful of people running his club over the years and that has hurt him in many ways. “The four people-we had running the Blades weren’t enough to operate the club. There are a lot of people in minor hockey, with the time and expertise to properly market this team,” he said. “We don’t have a large enough base of people with expertise to keep the Blades a viable organization. The deal will allow th oe MOHA to assume the n: all assets and the franchise license under a new organiza- tion called The Oakville pes Junior Hockey Club Mallee there were sever- al reasons for joining, includ- ing being able to purchase of the main reasons is to put more people in the stands. To that end, the MOHA is planning several theme nights and special prize give- aways for minor hockey players in hopes of getting them and their families to” come out to the games. HEY SPORTS GROUPS! Halton Hills This Week wants to publish your results. Drop them off at our office: 232 Guelph St. Unit #9, Georgetown or fax them to (905) 873-3918