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www.durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, OCTOBER 9,2002 PAGE 13 Œije Canatrian Statesman Eagles get help from above Oshawa Generals send reliable defenceman down to Bowmanville to gain confidence BY BRAD KELLY Staff Writer BOWMANVILLE - His name wasn't listed on the lineups lineups handed out to fans as they filtered into the game, but it Would have been hard not to notice notice Chad Elliott on Sunday night. I The reliable defenceman played a regular shift throughout throughout the game. He anchored the power play and was the first one o'ver the boards during short- handed situations. 1 All the while playing a steady, flawless style that is a welcomed addition to the Bowmanville Bowmanville Eagles. - "He's a quality player. He, was one of our best defencemen as a 16-year-old and now that he's an 18-year-old he's going to eat up a lot of quality minutes," minutes," says head coach Curtis Hodgins, appraising his newest rearguard. Elliott was returned to the A.J. GROEN/Statesman photo Chad Elliott (26) stays ahead of Peterborough's Dave Mahoney Mahoney during Sunday's 5-1 win for the Bowmanville Eagles. Eagles. The defenceman will play the remainder of the season with Bowmanville after appearing in 29 games with the Oshawa Generals last season. Provincial Junior A Hockey League Bowmanville Eagles from the Oshawa Generals in time for a three-games-in-four- nights stretch, helping his new team collect five of a possible six points. The busy slate of games started with a 2-2 tie in Kingston Thursday, followed by a 5-3 win in Syracuse Saturday and a home ice 5-1 win over Peterborough Peterborough Sunday. While admitting getting sent back to the Eagles was disappointing, disappointing, Elliott is taking a positive positive approach to the move, hoping hoping to get the quality playing time that eluded him as a rookie rookie with the Generals last season. "(Generals coach) George Burnett wanted to send me back so I would get a little more confidence," confidence," says the 18 : year-old OAC student at Qshawa's Paul Dwyer high school. "He told me to come down here and work hard and be prepared prepared whenever he needs me." General manager Perry Bowles says Elliott will stay with the Eagles for the season, and will be called up to fill in with the Generals if suspensions suspensions or injuries warrant. Elliott was selected by the Generals in the 14th round of the 2000 draft while a member of the Cobourg Cougars, but was subsequently traded to the Eagles. In the 2000-2001 season season he appeared in 41 games with 0-13-13 totals. Last season he cracked the lineup of the Generals, but only appeared in 29 games, failing to register a point while playing a '0% Purchnse Financing ulso available on Grand Am, Grand Prix, Regal, Bonneville, Park Avenue, Firebird, Safari, I PONTIAC I Aztek, Jimmy, Envoy, Envoy XL, Yukon and Yukon XL, I For the latest Information, visit us at gmcanada.com, drop by your local Pontiac • Bulck • GMC Dealer or call us at 1-800-GM-DRIVE. | l . , ,, | . ... I i ,MAi M'.|,| ,.i, , '..am iMymrnl ti.idi- ,u| ,i, ,. I ,,,. !.. i !.. ,! ml |, ,.\n |,|«. i ..vni.lv •?. 1M l MX ' .il U All! • limited role. As long as he remains an Eagle, his role will be expanded significantly. "He's not a kid that stands out every game, but he does his job," says Hodgins. "You watch him over the course of a year and you realize he doesn't make a whole lot of mistakes." mistakes." Hodgins also doesn't anticipate any problems with Elliott fitting in with the current roster. Some players sent back from the OHL might come into the dressing room with a huge ego, but not Elliott. "Some may come back and feel they are a step above everybody, but. he's a down to earth kid so that's not a concern at all," says Hodgins. "The least of my worries worries is that he'll come back here with his head in the clouds." Despite the demotion, Elliott still has aspirations to play in the OHL, -rind hopes playing for the Eagles Eagles will allow him to work his way back up. "It's a good opportunity opportunity to get ice time. I'm trying trying to take the positive out of it and get back to the OHL." THE SCOOP - Two players have left the Eagles. Eagles. Forward Andrew Gronross has a career opportunity opportunity that will prevent him from making a full commitment to the team, while defenceman Andrew Andrew Johnston has returned returned home to Michigan...Leading Michigan...Leading scorer Matt Caruana left Sunday's game against Peterborough Peterborough in the third period after getting hit along the boards and didn't return...The return...The Eagles visit Trenton Friday and host Cobourg Sunday at 6:30 p.m. SOCCER TRYOUTS DARLINGTON GIRLS UNDER 12 (Born 1991) Holding tryouts for a competitive premiere soccer team for the 2003 indoor/outdoor season. For information call Russ Kroon (905) 623-6928 or ' . Hugh Crumpten (905) 436-6515 r" Whitby 1 < MINOR ► J LACROSSE ^ Whitby Minor Lacrosse Association SERVING THE DURHAM REGION Annual General Meeting to be held at . 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