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V www.durhamregion.com Generals sting Sarnia THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, JANUARY 21,2004 PAGE 15 Newcastle Team Orr novices shine through in four of five games DanTurple records shutout in 2-0 victory BY PAUL FUTHEY Staff Writer OSHAWA - At limes, it appeared the World Wrestling Entertainment sideshow had somehow returned to the Civic Auditorium Sunday during the Oshawa Generals' 2-0 win over the Sarnia Sting. • The game more closely resembled the later stages of a bitterly-fought playoff series rather than what was actually actually just the second of two regular season contests between non-rivals. . When the dust had settled, though, more than 100 minutes in penalties had been doled out; the Generals had enjoyed ll power plays (including four two-man advantages of varying lengths) and members of the Sarnia coaching staff, having watched several several ,players get banished to the dressing room, had resorted to sarcastic claps of approval directed at the officials. , In the midst of all the extra-curric- ulfir silliness, however, a solid and relatively relatively disciplined game from the home side emerged. Oshawa, who also beat Belleville 2-1 on Friday, won its. second in a row after shutting down a potent Sarnia offence. ( Oshawa coach/GM George Burnett pointed out his players weren't exact- ly._ angels themselves against the ornery Sting. He was generally pleased, though, with his club's response response to it all. Overall, he's happy with a pair of wins after what he termed a "very lacklustre perfor- njiance" Thursday, a 4-0 loss to the Brampton Battalion. £ "We didn't give up a lot of quality scoring opportunities so we must have dijne something well in our own end of the rink," he said of the most recent \$n.. £ Against the Sting, goaltender Dan Tjjrple made 15 of his 26 stops in the (first period. Power-play goals from Brandon McBride (16th) early in the second and Andrew Gibbons (5th) nl^dway through the third gave Turple the cushion he needed. The goaltender saw little action for the final 30 minutes, minutes, facing just four shots, jj "I think a lot of shots at the start re- aHy boosts your confidence," Tiirple said. "After that point, it really doesn't n^itter, how many shots you're getting" getting" LCVi i | Also'By" thé midway point of tfe M g|m*é'- v riot coincidentally - the parade ï ,■• t<| the penalty box had begun and a frustrated Sarnia club, losers of its previous two ■ games, represented the njfljority of participants, g Oshawa captain Tobias Whelan, v*Jio logged yeoman minutes given the special teams' situation, said the win wqs a result of everyone pitching in. ' "I'd say we're working a lot harder," harder," said Whelan, one of a number of Generals whose face bore evidence of thé game's chippiness. "Wé're working working as a team out there and it's really showing on the ice." . Added Burnett, "Our guys are banged up and bruised after a game like that so I guess you learn that ' maybe if you're willing to pay that kind of price you can win a little more regularly." GENERALLY SPEAKING: Forward Forward Clay McFadden was nailed by . Sarnia's Marco Caprara in front of the Oshawa bench in the third period. Caprara was assessed a five-minute major for charging...Announced attendance attendance was 3,297...Hockey legend and former General Bobby Orr was in attendance attendance at Sunday's game...The Generals Generals (15-21-8-1) are currently seventh in the Eastern Conference, one point ahead of eighth-place Sudbury and five up on ninth-place Peterborough...Oshawa Peterborough...Oshawa was facing a Sarnia team bolstered, not only by recent trade deadline acquisitions but also by Dan Fritsche, who was sent down by the Columbus Blue Jackets after his stint with the American gold-medal, winning team at the world juniors...Oshawa continues its five- game homestand against St. Michael's Friday. It's expected Dan TXirple will get the nod against the Majors, continuing continuing a trend of the winning goaltender starting the following game. "If you. win, you stay in," said George Burnett. Burnett. NEWCASTLE - The Newcastle Stars novice rep team won four of five recent recent games, showing determination determination in the close games and using some offensive firepower in a lopsided victory. victory. Newcastle had little trouble with Millbrook, winning 3-0 and 10-2, but had tougher games with Omemee and Port Perry, resulting resulting in 3-2 and 2-1 wins respectively. The lone loss during the stretch was a 7-2 setback in a rematch with Omemee. Collecting goals and assists assists in the five games were Robert Thompson (4-5). Garrett Thompson (1-4), Ryan Taylor (7-3), Matthew Hunt (1-7), Michael Smith (6-1), Kevin Turner (1-1), Jeff Guernsey (one assist), Tyler Rusaw (two assists), Matthew Connolly (two assists) assists) and Brennan Kennel- ly (one assist). Goaltenders Daniel Feeney and Kaine Bedore shared the netminding duties. duties. MIKE POCHWAT/ Statesman photo Oshawa Generals' forward Tyler Donati (10) beats Sarnia's Marek Chvatal to the puck during Sunday's 2-0 win. 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