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wp 33- Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, April 31, 1093 Trials and tribulations of the final game A blanket of silence fell across the dressing room at the oid arena April 13 as Gary Geer entered this hallowed place for the annual Port Legionaire Pec Wees this hockey season, had a stem look on his face for all of two seconds, but it quickly turned to a smile grief. What have I got myself into here? How will I ever make a team out of this matter?" The coach decided to make a quick exit and returned with more bodies, for some strange reason, much younger than the fathers, and, to add some kind of insult to injury, a girl. Thank goodness, he scream shattered the quiet sancti- ty of the dressing room. "I wanna be 99, just like Gretzky." It was "Hot Hands" Heasman who had been given No. 9, like Bobby Hull and Maurice Richard, both long retired. But it all worked out just fine later as he was able to net a pair of goals. Mount "Russ" More remarked that his jer- scy was a poor fit, but then what Randy "Rugged" Logan walked through the door with an air of nonchalance, lugging just an old hockey stick and a pair of blades. But by the time he hit the ice, he was totally decked out in didn't show up with any of the mothers! The silence was a deafening roar as he slowly handed out the sweaters, matching numbers with the players, until an ear-piercing eg] ul} FFE" full eq ly donat- od from somewhere. "Magic" Morden (you have 0 see this guy in action to under- stand the nickname) delighted everyone (even himself) when he was able to bend all the way over Before you Buy or Build Your New Home, Visit Our ... NEW HOMES DISPLAY COURT See the actual materials, doors, windows, carpets, cabinets and advanced construction _. methods that go into a Quality home! 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Too bad, because those empty seats disguised as fans missed a great demonstration of how this ancient sport is The TV cameras caught all the "Fast Fingered" Phillips han- dled his stick like a tooth-pick (no, not for picking his molars) as he moved the puck down the ice with lightning speed. As the game moved on at an i ble pace, it was appar that the fathers were waiting for one thing: final buzzer. Whea it finally sounded with a deafening roar, the flying fathers 0 a man said a silent prayer of thanks as they dragged their tail feathers back 10 the confines of the dress ing room. OK, they may have been tired scintillating saves (apo Danny Gallivan) the Nighining. like rushes down ice, the thunder- ous returns and (again with apoio- gies 0 Danny) the goaltenders saves in rapier-like fashion. Those thunderous returns, by the way, were because some of us resembled bowling balls in slo- mo. Hmmmmmm. As the game progressed, "Coboconk" Don and "Blackstock" Brian gave able assistance 10 the goaltender (who needed assistance of any kind, able or not) and "Go Ahead, Make My Day" Murphy chal- lenged the tough Pee Wee for- wards at every opportunity. ( d Illy) bat if the truth be known, there was joy in Mudville that night as the boys from yesterday (yesteryear) eked out an 8-5 victory (approximate- ) Coach Geer's expression had changed to one of wtal dis-belief. Manager Ed Teno, who handled the reins of the young stallions (stallions?) on the Pee Wee bench, came down the hall to offer congrats and a champagne toast (actually, ginger ale) to the VIClOrs. Ed couldn't believe it, either. Even with 13 attackers on the ice (he got carried away with the power play) the fathers were a major forced 0 be reckoned with. After the post-game celebra- tions had subsided, the boys of winter had one final struggle © contend with: getting out of all that equipment, which they swore had shrunk a size or two in the last hour). Perhaps the quote of the day that best summed up the feeling amoag the flying fathers came from "Heart Pounding" Harper who said: I've got blood flowing that has been sitting stagnant for years." (Gee, did he really say that?) The fathers eventually filed out of room six, heads held high, knowing that whea it comes to mastery on the ice, they still reign supreme, for another year at least As they moved through the large crowd of autograph seekers, a horde of media types closed in looking for that ultimate quote for the late report on TSN, the radio or the moming paper. through their minds. "Do we have to go through this again next In closing, a serious and hean- felt thanks once again 10 Ed and Gary for the season that's been Wolves have found their 'dens' The nine teams with the Triple A Central Ontario Wolves have tentatively found places to call home for the hockey season that starts next fall. Lindsay will have the Major Midget and Minor Novice squads, Newcastle and Orono will house the Major Atoms, and the Major Bantams will play out of the Darlington Arena in Hampton. The Major Pee Wees and Major Novices will play out of the Little Britain Arena and the Minor Bantams in Oakwood. Minor Pee Wees will play in Woodville and Minor Atoms in Neil Brown, a member of the Wolves executive said the icams won't be playing all their home games at these rinks, and practise Paul Van Camp CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 204 Casimir Street, PORT PERRY, Ontario LIL 187 wo 985-9725 Financial Accounting Business Consulting Income Tax Planning & Consulting Financial Planning & Projections CORPORATIONS - FARMS INDIVIDUALS - SMALL BUSINESS NAS HOMEOWNERS DO YOU QUALIFY FOR SS00O0. ASSISTANCE FOR HOME REPAIRS? LITE GRAN 1-316-304-0 020 ----- __- La a a time will be scheduled clsewhere as well in an effort 0 centralize things and cut down on travelling time for players. Many of the practises will be held at the Little Britain Arena which seems 10 have enough ice time. The Wolves has applied to the to Compre at the Triple A level this fall. The OHA is expected to make a favourable ruling carly this sum- mer. Players from the Scugog arca are eligible to try out for the teams in the Wolves organization. House prices up...just a bit House prices in Durham Region odged up ever so slightly in March, but are still lower than a year ago, according to figures released by the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board last week. There were 679 homes sold in March by agents with the Board with the average price of $147,732. In February, average homes sold went for under $150,000", noted Real Estate Board president Mark Smith of the W. Frank office in Port Perry. "Realtors are still secing a lot of action in the moderate-priced homes. There are many incentives now for first-time home buyers and I think they are taking advan- tage. We believe that many of the g CYNE NII