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durtiamrenion.com On golden pond West coming home BOWMANVILLE - Bowmanville's female players in the country. The game Sommer West will lead her Toronto also vives the lea one some exnnsnre Justin Cardwell of Courtice part of team that wins National Pond Hockey Championship BY JOHN KERNAGHAN Special to the Statesman HUNTSVILLE - For Justin Cardwell and his fellow Rink'Rake Grey Beards'it was a pond of dreams, sharing Canada's game on a sun-blessed bay with skaters like former NHL stars Bryan Trottier and Steve Larmer, then walking off with the championship. The Grey Beards showed speed, agility and passing, beating out the Barrie Theta TTS Bruins . 18-9 to win the inaugural Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships Championships Sunday. "It was a good, fast game and both teams played hard," said Cardwell, a 32-year-old Whitby native now living in Courtice. Led by Cardwell, a former centre with the Canadian National Team who starred for the Whitby Dunlops last season, the Grey Beards' squad included another former former Dunlop, Whitby's Paul Brooks, as well as a pair of current Dunnies, brothers Joe and Mike Van Volsen of Brooklin. And Neil Cain, 44, was the team's self- described anchor. "We realized after out first game that the game was'different on the pond," said Cardwell. "So we spread out, watched out for the long pass and were able to get by some pretty good teams." Cardwell summed it up for more than 600 players at the event. "Itwas awesome;,Itwas well organized, , the volunteers tod-a greatjob with the rinks and we were fortunate enough to win." The three-day event drew 96 men's and 24 women's teams to Deerhurst Resort to compete on 24 rinks covering covering six acres on Peninsula Lake. This was the stuff of fantasies. Imagine seeing Trottier, the centrepiece centrepiece of a New York Islander dynasty that won four Stanley Cups, playing on the next rink. Or this image of Trottier and Larmer, the former Chicago standout, picking their way through the snow across the bay, stick and equipment bags over their shoulders. Another former Islander, Brad Dalgamo, said the adjustment to the pond game was hard, even for an ex-pro. "We were lollygagging around getting Justin Cardwell Medal hungry Submitted photo CLARINGTON -- Clarington Martial Arts was represented by nine young competitors and head instructor Bryan Etherington in a Junior Novice Judo Tournament held at Humber College in Etobicoke. Most of the team had been practising for between 6-18 months, and for six of them, it was their very first competition; Team members include, back row, from left: Tirana Etherington (silver), Harrison Hutcheon (gold), John Holbrook (bronze), David Chapman (silver), Rebecca Adams (bronze); front row: Ben Flint (gold), Liam Brown (gold), Laura Adams (gold), and Victoria Adams (bronze). o v mm % ' Jj '■ T EacrossfeAssbMItisnl § is holding the fegisMlwil ' for the 2006 raT Final Registration Dates Feb.ll 1 ' 1 and 12 ,h 2006 Location Garnet R Rickard Times 9am - 3pm New players must provide a copy of the birth certificate. Players must be register in the House program to be eligible for Rep and field try-outs. Fees payable by cheque only. Cash will not be accepted. Junior Paperweight (Born 2002, 2001) $100 + $40* Senior Paperweight (Born 2000) $100 + $40* Tyke (Bom 1999,1998) $155+ $40* Minor Novice (Born 1997) $155+ $40* Major Novice: (Born 1996) $155+ $40* Minor Pcewec (Born 1995) $155+ $40* Major Peewee (Born 1994) $155 + $40* Minor Bantam (Born 1993) $165 +$40* Major Bantam (Born 1992) $165 + $40* Midget (Born 1991,1990) $165 + $40* Girls Box Lacrosse 2006 Season Junior Girls (Born 1997,1996, 1995, 1994) $155+ $40* Senior Girls (Born 1993,1992, 1991, 1990) $155 + $40* * Mandatory fundraiser will be ivi/nhed of each family (/per family) 'U Division's will be establishedJbllowins le^lshathii Players not registered by Feb. 12,2006 will be subject to a late fee of $25.00. All NSF cheques will be assessed a fee of $50.00 this payment will lie required prior to placement on a team. * For more information please visit rhirjnytnnlacrosse.ca. The club form will be available on the website for printing and pre-completion ready and suddenly someone said, 'a minute minute to game time. You're not here, we'll drop the puck without you.'" Dalgamo's team, which included Blue Rodeo singer Jim Cuddy, drew a team from the recent U.S. Pond Hockey Championships Championships and were schooled in the outdoor outdoor no-goalie game. "These kids were scoring from just over centre ice," said Dalgamo. "They were up • 5-0 in no time." Another well-known athlete, former Tour de France cyclist Steve Bauer, entered a . team called Bauer's Bandits but didn't advance to the playoff round. "There are some really good teams and players here," said Bauer, whose game was hockey before he discovered cycling. He added there were some comical moments when it grew dark late Friday afternoon. "It was just like when we were kids, losing losing pucks in the snow. In fact at one point we had eight skaters looking for the puck on the ice. It was between one guy's skates and no one could see it." . They lost so many pucks in the snow, marquee sponsor Source for Sports had to bring in an additional 400 when the supply of 600 was in jeopardy. The allure of childhood hockey dreams was powerful, drawing one player from Gaborone, Botswana in Africa. "I came just for this, no other reason," Larry Swatuk said after his third game with the Colorado College alumni team. "This is remarkable. When we first walked down from the resort this morning, all you .saw was this sea of rinks and you heard skates on the ice and the pucks against sticks. It doesn't get better than this." Swatuk, originally from Toronto, said . he thought climate change limiting ice in many areas heightened interest in the tournament. "It speaks to memories that go back a long way for people, not recent memories." memories." He said it was difficult explaining the concept of hockey to African friends. "They have trouble understanding cold. I tell them to put their hands in a freezer and imagine their whole body being surrounded surrounded like that all day." More cold would have been appreciated Saturday, when play was suspended due to very soft and unsafe ice later in the day thanks to mild and sunny conditions. That put the event behind but it finished up late Sunday afternoon in classic Canadian style, flumes driven by a stiff wind sweep- :-ic&.-rr-rt™--■--rc -----• BOWMANVILLE -- Bowmanville's Sommer West will lead her Toronto Aeros hockey team against the Quebec Avalanche when the National Women's Hockey League teams collide at the Garnet Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex on Sunday, Jan. 12 in a neutral site game. The game featuring the Aeros has become an annual event staged by the Clarington Girls Hockey Association, giving young players in the area an opportunity to see some of the best- female players in the country. The game also gives the league some exposure outside of its usual home centres. West, 27, is the leading scorer on the Aeros with 23-21-44 totals in 30 games. Her team sits fourth in the Central Division Division with a record of 11-14-4-1. The Avalanche is struggling this season, third in the East with at 4-21-1-2. The game is at 1:30 p.m. and tickets priced at $10 are available at the door on the day of the game. ' i Si ib ENTER FOR fl CHANCE TO WIN! A 32" Flat Screen TV with Home Theatre* when you open a new account, make an investment, or apply for new credit 'T t ') ■;.H 3 r TljJ'l IT flivt ma! vie! vri> Olit ;n a -, ■:) vjà re-) fi<:£ p:< Iii'3 ii.'A d 1 ? : T w ; - }) y | A i C \ Visit our New AWCCU branch at - 221 King Street, East Bowmanville, L1C 1P7 (905) 728-5187 Come in and discover all that our new branch has to offer. Contest ends Friday March 3,2006. (TjHk tv -ôi/tjyo'hjô i Tel: 905.728.5187 Toll Free: 1.800.268.'8771 www.awccu.com 322 King St.W.,Oshawa 5 Points Mall, 285 Taunton Rd. 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