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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, SEPTEMBER 12,2001 PAGE 17 Mixed reviews as Gens head into regular season BY BRIAN LEGREE Staff Editor OSHAVVA - Summing up the Oshawa Generals' pre- season performance depends on your viewpoint. If you're an optimist, you'd suggest the Generals were competitive in the pre-season. The club had a win, two tics and two losses in exhibition exhibition play, losing both games by a single goal, 3-2 to Peterborough Peterborough in Port Perry Satur- , day and 2-l to Guelph Sunday •at the Civic Auditorium. • If you're an optimist, you'd point to Oshawa's decent defensive defensive performance in the pre-season, surrendering just 16 goals in five games. But, if you're a pessimist, ! you'd point to that lone pre- ; season victory as cause for ■ concern. If you're a pessimist, you'd i also consider the 16 goals the ; team scored - including seven ■ in one game - and wonder ! about Oshawa's offensive ca- ; pability this season. ' However, the pre-season is 'precisely that - a precursor to the regular season. The games begin for real Sunday, when the Generals host the St. Michael's Majors at the Civic Auditorium, beginning beginning at 6:35 p.m. George Burnett, Oshawa's coach and general manager, believes that while the Generals Generals may have more talent than last year's team, they will jonly prevail by outworking their opponents. "I like a lot of things that I 'sec, we need to have a grinding grinding element to our group with our young skill guys to support support them and help them," GEORGE BURNETr Hopes the team grows closer playing seven of first 10 games on the road. said Burnett following Sunday's Sunday's setback to Guelph. The Generals certainly have the size to play a physical physical game - 20 of the 22 skaters currently on the roster arc 6- feet or taller, nine of those at least 6-foot-2. " Although the club lacks a true offensive force at -forward, -forward, Burnett believes there's enough scoring depth to bring a consistent attaék to the rink. "There arc guys there who are capable of scoring goals in this league," he said, alluding alluding to veterans like John Ko- zoriz, Chris Minard, Brandon Nolan, Jamie Johnson and Scott Rozendal. Rookie Nathan Horton, the second overall pick in this year's ÔHL draft, showed flashes of brilliance beyond his 16 years during the exhibition exhibition schedule, including a five-point game against Guelph, and is clearly the cornerstone cornerstone on which the team's future offence will be built. While the Generals open the season at home, seven of their first 10 games are on the road. After enduring a nine- game winlcss skid to open last season, Burnett is hoping his club can get off to a fast start this time around, despite the heavy number of road matches. matches. "It's always tough to win on the road, however, we hope it brings the group a little closer, tighter together and having a little success on the road will make it that much more special when we finally do get home," said Burnett. GENERALLY SPEAKING: SPEAKING: Sean Stcfanski scored the Oshawa goal Sunday and Kevin Druce played the entire entire game in goal. . .Ladislav Kolda and Chris Minard scored in Saturday's loss to Peterborough. . .Kolda, Scott Rozendal and Mike Rice scored in Friday's 3-3 tie in Guelph. . .The Generals have released netminder Chris Whitley and dealt the rights to overager Brad Woods to the Kitchener Rangers in exchange exchange for future considerations. considerations. . .Second-year forward Brandon Nolan is currently at the New Jersey Devils' training camp. . .Second-year defenceman Paul Ranger of Whitby has added 20-pounds of muscle to his 6-foot-2 frame.. .How can you tell it's pre-season? The Generals and Storm had 20 power-play opportunities opportunities between them Sunday and neither scored with the advantage. Oshawa killed off 11 penalties. Saturday S&pt. 15th <£ Sunday, Szpt. 16th URUIMIUHUT Mark Cullen will be airing Ihe Garden Show live on CFRB from our Willowdale location on Saturday Seplember 15 from 10 a.m. -12 noon CFRB»AJVMOK> MUOlQOUTtfll Enjoy all Ihe sights and tastes of a real fall festival this year at Weall & Cullen, then lake a little fall home to relish. Decorate with corn stalks, colourful gourds, straw bales, hardy mums, asters & flowering kale. inniiorinoitt! Many in-store specials on a variety of plants and products to celebrate Ihe season Select Fall Bulbs 10% off Shade h Fruit Trees 25% off Garden Mums 20% off Select Evergreens 30% off Select Perennials 25% off and much, much more! FUlFlUmiiLIYAF Bring a potted perennial plant from your garden and swap with plants brought in by other gardeners. Supported by local community ■ti" horticultural societies. YOUR HARVEST Come celebrate the fall harvest season and share your garden's abundance with others. In co-operation with Plant a RoWj Grow a Row all fresh garden produce or non-perishable food items donated at all Weall & Cullen locations this weekend will be shipped from our stores to local area food banks. All food donations will receive a Weall fr Cullen 10% off appreciation coupon in celebration of all gardener's generous good nature. be 1RJ0T FMIIFIOEM Sample some of Ontario's finest fresh picked apples, hot & cold apple cider - fall has never tasted so good! FmiAiiMtim Come out and support local groups at a fundraising BBQ with Holdogs, drinks & corn-on-lhe-cob. Enjoy the season and all that a Fall Harvest Festival has to offer! ' FMXI9-FIITITVFF Enjoy enterlaining clowns, candy, balloons, & games! FMI DIAIFIHII Fill out a ballot and your name will entered into Ihe free draw being held all weekend. No purchase necessary. runiMmui Listen to our Certified Gardening Experts as they discuss everything you want to know about fall gardening. Saturday® 10 a.m.& 2 p.m., Sunday @ 2 p.m. 8w5re WHITBY , *Tïïïrinl!ff! ? 410 Taunton Rd., West (905) 686-0844 . STORE HOURS: MON - FRI 9 A.M. - 9 P.M. SAT 9 A.M. - 6 P.M. SUN & HOL. 9 A.M. - 6 P.M. College season underway ; DURHAM- If the first weekend of college sports action serves as an indication, indication, it's going to be another solid sea- ! son for Durham College .teams. The men's and wortién's -soCccr squads, in particular, were', firing on all ^cylinders at the Loyalist College Invitational Invitational Tournament in Belleville. ; While the men were busy finishing off St. Lawrence College and Loyalist ' by identical 3-0 scores, the women were ^winning by even more convincing ; counts of 7-0 over St. Lawrence and 4-0 over Loyalist. The men's team showed off a well- . ; balanced attack, as Graham Heydom, ;Nick Soposki, Matt Gennaro, Anthony ■Plastina, Marcus Blasdon and Glenn I Gaffney each scored once. Jason Bur- goone shared in both shutouts, splitting time with-Adam Farr in the opener and Brent Porteus in the championship game. """ Kristina Foreman led the offence for the women with four goals while Liz Raponi had three, Jenn Coumeyea two and Sadie Bulger one. Tanya Tuny had both shutouts. The women's fastball team also started started off perfect, sweeping Monroe and Genesee colleges in a pair of double- headers in New York State. Sophomore Penni-Lee Wheeler and rookie Erin Smith both came away with two pitching wins, Wheeler after scores of 9-6 over Monroe and 18-1 over Genesee and Smith after verdicts of 5-2 over Monroe and 13-1 over Genesee. Both wins against Genesee were one- hitters. The men's baseball team had the roughest go, splitting a doubleheader with Carleton University Saturday before before getting swept .by the University of Ottawa Sunday. Jeff Aishford picked up the lone pitching win for the Lords, going 6 2/3 strong innings in a 7-2 win over Carleton. Carleton. Sean Harding was tagged with the loss in the opener, an 8-6 win for Carleton. Carleton. Aaron Rock and Rob Johnston were the losing pitchers in losses of 7-2 and 14-4 to Ottawa. The Lords host the annual Durham College Fall Classic tournament at Kinsmen Stadium this weekend, facing George Brown College at 10 a.m. and McGill University at 1 pirn. Saturday. The final goes Sunday at 1 p.m. THEATRE DANCE ** ACADEMY ** ★THEATRE DANCE * POINTE *ACRO ' Cl 868 for À 21 V- . av y "We "Suild & jv, ^rrnd '7%e<*uyiie& " Cr •iir/'iixivif iiiid i'n-I ■■In,In11 ■ iiit' \l1.1 Rii/'ti'i \ I huh r I'rniii. 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