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The YMCA Floor Hockey winter season has just started with games played at R.H.Cornish gym on Monday evenings. Six to Eight Year Olds On Monday January 3, the Leafs beat the Canadians 6-2. Scoring for the Leafs were Danny Halward with three, Timothy Cruickshank with two and a single by Mark Morrisson. Ryan O'Leary and Kyle Bowers scored for the Canadians. On Monday, January 10, Boston Kowalczyk scored with .56 seconds left in the game as the Canadians tied the Leafs 6 Y Floor Hockey Krempowich Mark Morrison had two goals for the Leafs and singles were contributed by Daniel Shore, Danny Halward, Michael Shay and Timothy Cruickshank. Nine to Eleven Year Olds On Monday, January 3, the Ducks beat the Panthers 10-4. Scoring for the Ducks were Darren Miller with three, David Halward and Justin Shinn with a pair each and singles from Richard Brazier, Trevor Doan and Steve Doan' Tyler Mark and Spencer Churchill contributed a pair each for the Panthers. Ellen Bruce (left)'presents the Nuts About Chocolate trophy to Donna Fairman skip, and her team of Mandy. Cheesman, Carrie Fielding and Cheryl Quantrill. The team won this Ladies Club Bonsplel on Saturday with 43 paints, three more than runner up Bev Brown. all. Also 'scoring for the On Monday, January 10, the Canadians were Ryan O'Leary - Ducks edged the Panthers 7-4 with three and singles by James with three third period goals. Donaldson and Mathew Usually when the call comes for a minor leaguer to join an NHL team he's on his way yesterday. But if the call comes from Ottawa and the player's in Las Vegas, he might not be $0 hasty. Brad Lauer had to think about it. Not for long, mind y~u..Lauer still wants to play in the NHL but the team he's been scoring for hasn't lost ten games and the team that called him might not win ten. Expansion organizations scare some players - some fans, too - but in the end Lauer accepted the offer and hopes he's back in the NHL for a long while. Even if it is on a team that couldn't win in Vegas. Lauer and a number of other experienced NHL players have been sitting pretty with the Las Vegas Thunder, the latest in a string of successful minor league teams in the south. They're making a good buck in a great climate and the only thing minor about the team is its league. "Things are really different there," explained the 27-year-old Humboldt, Sask. native upon his arrival in Ottawa. "Vegas is a beautiful city, the team has been averaging 7,500 people a game and the league is expanding. It's almost like the old WHA." Indeed it is. The International League could soon take in teams form Europe. The Thunder, and a few other independent franchises, pay average salaries of $55,000 - that's hardly minor league - and the teams are full of experienced players, In fact, the players on Lauer's team in Vegas have almost as many NHL games played as do those on Ottawa's roster. That's why the Senators came calling. Lauer went to camp with them in September, He was cut because they wanted younger players, Now they value his experience, At least he hopes they do. That experience came quickly for Brad. From Humboldt beginnings, he went to Notre Dame College and played junior in Regina. A great skater, he moved swiftly to the NHL and spent five years with the New York Islanders before they traded him with Brent Sutter to Chicago. "I guess Brent was the guy they really wanted," he deadpans, The Hawks banished him to Indianapolis. They didn't call him up for his ability to check and when he counted 50 goals they didn't call him up to score, It was time to move on. In Las Vegas, Lauer was reunited with his junior manager, Bob Strumm. He could golf almost daily, fly from game to game, and if the feeling moved him, take in the odd game of chance. (He jokes he left Vegas up $500, but everybody says that, don't they?) Still the NHL lure for Lauer was too much, Even in Ottawa where they know when to fold 'em, but have to leam how to hold 'em. "This might be my last chance, so | had to give it a try." In his first couple of games, Lauer was one of Ottawa's best players. He may have found a new NHL life but then losing might take its toll as it has on others. And when the Senators get through a rash of injuries they may decide they're better off losing with the youth of their future again. If that's the case, the door is open for a return to Las Vegas. No buses for Brad. Either way, this seems like a rare win-win situation. For Brad Lauer, it's worth the gamble. "Jim Hughson' is sponsored by DAY)" VAN g FAN Sales & ¢ 1437 (416) 986- Old Man Winter can't cool out teams in the SHL While Old Man Winter put the town in a deep freeze, it was "hot action" in Scugog Hockey League play this week. Fresh from a week's layoff, all teams arrived at the rink ready to improve their positions in the League Standings. Game 1 saw a see-saw battle between the Van World Sharks and the Crandell's Gamblers. It was the Sharks however, who resorted to their "famous frenzy" to pull ahead at the end of the second and coast to a 22 victory. Richie Lefort, Jay Adam, Ron Zaparanuik and Rich Olaisen each had Shark goals with single assists to Wayne Fox, Harvey Williams, Randy Prosser and Steve Churchill Both Warren Geer and Mark Jobb had a goal and an assist for the Gamblers with single helpers to Jody Peters and Bill Foote. Game 2 saw the Harrison Esso Blazers turn on the gas to defeat the Fitzgerald Clippers 5-2. The Blazers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead before the Clippers found their skating legs. With aggressive play they kept the Clippers away from any form of a serious comeback. John Mackey and Doug Bronson both had 2 goals for the "fuel gang" with a single by Dave Milton. Rick Campbell and Rob Kroonenberg notched a pair of assists with singles to Milton, John Robertson, Dave Brownson, Scott Davis and of course, Jim Beatty. 1 Dave Dickson 'apd Carl Fitzgerald had the Clipper replies with assists to Ken Smart Jr., Rick Hope and Tom Barnes. Game 3 saw the league-leading Taylor Aces hope to stretch out their standings lead. However,' the Pineridge Phantoms had OOOO OOOO OOOO OOO OOOO OOO I SS SS ST = = SSS SS Come and Celebrate ROBBIE BURNS DAY JANUARY 21st and 22nd at The Galley Fish and Seafood with HAGIS, CHIPS, PEAS, SCOTCH BREAD, COFFEE or TEA, SCOTTISH DESSERT Co-or- SCOTCH MEAT PIE, CHIPS, PEAS, SCOTCH BREAD, COFFEE or TEA, SCOTTISH DESSERT - or - you can have our famous HALIBUT FISH and CHIPS or COD FISH and CHIPS ~ THE GALLEY FISH and Njas1gele]0 't Perry 985-8647 Terre rrrrrrrerr err P PPT ree P LCT CLC oC COLO O 15Y other ideas as they silenced the' Aces with a 3-1 final score. This game had lots of end-to-end action and evema broken frame of glass! Who said that those goalies don't face "rockets" each Sunday morning? Brian "Chief" Cowie led the Phantoms with'a pair of goals and John Harmanshad the single. "Legend" Sheehey had 2 assists while "Disco" Driscol John Delorme and Al Bonne had single helpers. The lone reply for the Aces came from Mark Descosta assisted by Joey Forder. Game 4 saw the J & D Hawks break out of their recent slump to defeat the Compton Comets 6- 3. Something got those Hawks going as they scored 5 consecutive goals before the Comets found the score sheet. The Comets had a brief comeback late in the second and . early in the third; but the eager Hawks were just too anxious to taste victory 'again. Bill Weisflock led the Hawk Scorers with a goal and 4 assists, Bill Bridge and Jim Fowler each netted a pair with a single by Tim Ashbridge. Assisting on the goals were Jeff Johnstone, Doug Suppelsa, Joe Curran and even goaltender Ray Gibson. Comet markers went to Ron Compton, Mike McQuade and Darcy Milligan. Steve Connors had a strong game with 3 assists while Dale Bronson, Todd Wilbur §nd Colin Asselstine notched singles. Well believe it or not sports fans, those pesky Monsma Chargers did it again, much to the dismay of the Pizza Delight Devils. It must have something to do with Christmas, but ever since the festive season, the Chargers have "shocked" the League! Toaeys score Chargers 5, Devils 2. Larry Pilkey led the "Electric Company" with a Hat Trick. Bob - Beveridge and Dave Roth each had singles. Larry Jackson counted 2 assists and singles went to Al Sibbald, Jamie Taylor, Richard Sakanashi and "Big" Jack Monsma. 'Brian Stevenson and Lee Wilbur had the Devil geals with assists to Tony Oxley and Dwayne Bronson. . Just when it looked like some teams were pulling away from the pack, this Sufiday's action brought teams back together again. With playoffs merely 3 weeks away no position is final and all teams are beginning to, look for winnifig combinations. » - J pe