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RY 'On December 10, the the Cobourg Cobourg had ked the Port the end of the period to take a commanding 5:1 lead. Adam J scored shorthanded with a previously k squad out of the Cobourg tournament in overtime in the serni-final game, It was pay-back time. Dann Lee started in net and the Legion team came storming out of the starting blocks and * took & quick three goal lead. Adam Jones assisted by Adam Hobbs and Scott Jeffrey, then Scott added on with help from the two Adams. Seth Gray scored his first of & four goal night from Derek Tindall: Cobourg came back with a powerplay goal to narrow' the lead to 3-1. Port continued to icked wrist shot to the top corner assisted by Derek. Seth "got his second on a booming slapshot frog the blueline after some great three- way passing by Derek and Casey Van Schagen. : The second period the Legion kept up their torrid pace of skating and hard checking and added two unanswered goals to lead 7-1. Seth scored his third and fourth with help from linemates Derek and Scott. Shane Savage took over goaltending duties at the mid point of the second period. « The Legionaires had blown Some third period leads in the press and scored two more before Can you name the NHL player who Is a university student, an | executive in a growing association, a father and a fighter who's spent 23 hours in penalty boxes and scored Just eight goals in six seasons? You've eliminated Doug Gilmour, right? Well, the cheers for this guy are often as loud. He's the kind of player fans take to immediately. o last'few games and it was time 'to see if the boys needed more conditioning work. . With this in mind the Legion squad continued their hard work. Again this persistent checking paid off with two more goals ending the game with a9-1: win. Ian Parliament tind a pass from Seth and Danny Lyons behind the Cobourg goalie. Jeff . Ashton rounded out the scoring with his first of the season after joining in the rush and fired the puck into the open net as the Cobourg goalie came sprawling out of the'net to cover thé loose puck, 1t was a great team effort. Seth with his four goal night, Dann Lee and Shane Savage stopping all but one Cobourg shooter.. Glenn, Casey, Jeff and Wyatt clearing the front of the net of Cobourg forwards and making good breakout passes to the Porg forwards. Jon Froats and Troy C: ball Derek with his great speed broke .around the Stouffville defence but the goalie was up to the challenge - stopping 'Derek's initial shot and the rebound by Derek. Stouffville went ahead 2-1 on their fourth powerplay try. The Legionaire penalty killers had been busy. 'At. the five minute mark Seth broke in alone and scored with a hard wrist shot assisted by Casey. Once more Stouffville took the lead on' another powerplay chance but a minute later Port came back with the equalizer Adam J with a backhand assisted by Scott and Adam H. In the last minute of play in the second period Troy was in on a breakaway but was robbed by the netminder. So far it had been catch-up hockey for Port, time to pull the socks 3p. At the 12:09 mark of period, Port was called Te two penalties, but with some played their usual physical style creating loose pucks, turnovers and keeping Cobourg on the defensive. Heard from a parent in the stands - "How did we lose to Cobourg in the tourney?" Ivan Jeffrey answered "Lazy Ass e. On De ber 12, Port travelled He's the Leaf's equalizer, and NHL He's Ken Bal and he's more than just a hard-nosed hockey player. In fact, there was always going to be a lot more than hockey to Baumgartner. The game was to be a means to an education, He'd hoped for a scholarship toa U.S, college. Problem was, thera weren't many scouts beating the bushes of Fiin Flon, Manitoba, when he played Tiar.|l junior In his h Nor were g drenas In The Pas, Thompson and Snow Lake, where "The Bomber" patrolled blue lines in the Northern Manitoba Hockey League. . "While the college scouts couldn' find Him, the Western Jynior bird dogs don't miss a rink. Baumgartner was noticed by Terry Simpson, cofich and G.M. of the Prince Albert Raiders. Simpson saw raw ability and moulded it Into '& rogue defenceman who became one of the league's most feared fighters. to Stouffville for the first meeting between the two teams, The first he the'only scoring as by St ille to go ahead 1- Early in the second period Scott split the defence but couldn't beat the Stouffville goalie. Stouffville wefe taking the play to the Legion team but at the 10:41 mark Derek evened' the score from a ferambie * great penalty killing Port turned back the Stouffville powerplay. Port finally took the lead at 'Pay-back time for the Legionaires assisted by Jon. Seconds later - 9:06. lan buried his shot after taking a good pass from Dan Lyons. Again a penalty was called on Port but once more the penalty killers came through. In the last minute of play Port 'kept Stouffville in their own zone and; with 19 seconds : remaining Jon, with his physical play in the corner, outmuscled the Stouffville player, came up with the puck and found Seth all alone in the slot. Seth made no mistake as he one-timed the pass into the net for a final 5-3 win. The team played a strong third period. Dann Lee and shane '- made some tough saves and ' stopped 27 of 30 shots. The Penalty killers. stopped Stouffville on six of eight powerplays, once two men short for two minutes. (Port had no powerplay chances). Defence played the men well and forwards played their usual skating and hard hitting game. The Legionaires next home game is Friday Dec .17 at 9:15 in a return match with Stouffville. Blackstock Mens Curling results 'Last year's Blackstock Curling Club Men's champion who managed a streak of 11 unbeaten games, Merlin Suggitt, was mauled by an unrelenting Dale VanCamp. Merlin Suggitt is playing well but just does not get the wicks and rolls that are an important part of the game: Todd Doyle, Dave Petrie and Chris Duke who make up Merlin's team don't seem to be discouraged and feel Legend has it that he would wade Into an "Daddy's home" and proceed to end the standoff. Ken admits to.a ind - 'animated situations' in the WHL but says that much like fishing stories, the yams ate now bigger than lite. Anyway, by his last year of junior, Baumgartner was not just tough, he could play. In fact, he Had helped the Raiders to the 1985 Memorial Cup championship and.Simpson had him on the Ice for 20 minutes a game even though he scored as little then as he does now. The 'pros noticed the Improvernant, but just barely. Chosen 245th by Buffalo in his draft year. Baumgartner was traded to LA. before he finished junior and then. didn't join the Kings right away. Unsure of his" future, he spent a year playing in Switzerland before he tried the NHL, and while the big ice surface helped_his skating, that's not what the pros were watching anyway. Resigned to his role in the gdme, set about himself as-an NHL heavywgight with the Kings, Islanders and now the "At times | had aspirations of to the NHL on skills alone," says Baumgartner, "but it didn't tgke-long to realize that I'd always be expected 10 scrap. And until my fast shift In the NHL, that will be oflme." Back In Flin Flor, his par rents haven't Faas approved of the way he, plays but have been nd 'most supportive. Perhaps . that's why he's not lost sight of the orginal objective, an education, When hockey irs over, Baumgartner works towards a degree In finance at Hofstra University In New York. He's also on the executive committee of the NHL Players' Association helping to anew collectlve agreement with the league. Mix In family life with spouse Erin and two-year-old daughter Brooke and there aren't many ap loft to visit-Flin Flon anymore. But that's Just one of many changes in the diverse. life of Ken Baumgartner. Like when, he shouts "Daddy's home," the reaction is completely different. "Jim Hughson' is sponsored by YAMAHA Sales & Ou Service *ThePower To Salish. H 7. Three mile (416) 986-1437 Wi - available at : Interior i Shampoo $55. Ly Christmas Git pet MARK'S COMPLETE oi: CAR sg--wp 94 WATER STREET, PORT PERRY Bus. 985-8091 Home 985-1250 Rota Wax S55. as JA Soo] | CARE Zu an General Cleanup ico B So A » 161 QUEEN ST.. PORT - @ Steak ai ® Cream'Scones - @ Potato Scones Shrimp Rings and. 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John McNamara had his hands full for a change meeting Cam Porter on Ice Three. Cam took an early 3 to 0 lead but John took the next three ends to tie it up. Then John managed two in the sixth. Cam came back with a singleton in the seventh and left John with the hammer coming home. THe result was another McNamara win 7 to 4 over Cam.« This means that John McNamara still leads.Dale VanCamp by 6 3/4 points with Richard VanCamp behind by 8 and Fred Ford back by 21. Only the top four teams will be playing in the Golden Slider Challenge so the incentive is strong to be there. The Port Perry IGA "Hometown Proud" scoreboard for the Blackstock Men's Curling Club reads: : John McNamara 67 3/4 points Dale VanCamp 62 points Richard VanCamp 59 38/4 points % Fred Ford 46 1/4 points Merlin Suggitt 36 3/4 points Cam Porter 33 points Very Merry Christmas & i roe Av alvin - Albert SEAGRAVE AUTO BODY River St., Seagrave 985-3889