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Scugog Citizen (1991), 5 Dec 1995, p. 25

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by John B. McClelland The Part Perry MoJacks grabbed sole possession of first place in the Central Junior C Hockey League and pushed their un- defeated streak to 11 games as they won two and tied two in action last week. MoJacks have' 31 points, two up on Uxbridge Bruins and four better than the Little Britain Merchants who defeated Bobcaygeon Saturday night by a 7.2 score. It was a strange week for the MoJacks who started with a 4-4 tie against Uxbridge, hammered Lakefield 16-1, then tied them 4-4 and finished with a 10-5 win at home Sunday night over Sutton Ice. The Ice drew first blood in this ore at the 42 second mark when Brian Ladner pumped a repound behind Paul Roberts, but from that point on it was all MoJacks. Keith Leslie got them going at 7:34 when he _ scored on a rebound (his 25th of the season to lead the team and the League in scoring) and before the first fream was over MoJacks had opened a comfortable 4-1 lead on markers by Todd Stirling," Todd Dennis and Leslie with his second of the night. They kept the heat on in the second period as Leslie nailed down his hat trick at the 27 second mark followed by Steve Barkwell at 4:35 to make it 6-1. Greg Scott for the Ice scored twice in the period but MoJacks as Leslie got a pair to give him five for my" Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, December 5, 1995 the evening. Captain Gavin Cochrane also got in on the scoring with his first of the season at 14:39. He fought for possession of a loose puck in the slot then drilled a sharp back-hand to the top. of the netwwhich put at smile on the big guy's face. With a 9-3 lead going into the third period, MoJacks played it cosey and Sutton hit for a couplé of quick goals before MiKe Pigeau with his 19th of the campaign put the score into double digits. After pounding the Chiefs 16-1 at the Scugog Arena last Thursday night, MoJacks found a different Lakefield squad when they paid a visit there on Saturday night and had to be content with a 4-4 tie. Todd Dennis scored a pair and singles went to Leslie and Duane Empringham. Leslie also had two assists and Scott Heasman had a productive evening with three assists. Mike Williams had a pair for the Chiefs. MoJacks got their busy . week started last Tuesday night on the road against arch-rival Uxbridge with both teams owning a share of first place with 25 points. Sixty minutes of regulation and another five in OT failed to settle anything as the game ended in a 4-4 deadlock. Bruins took a 2-1 lead in the dressing room after the first on markers by Matt Capson and Jeff Ranich with Keith Leslie replying for the MoJacks. Scott Heasman, Todd Dennis and Mike Barkwell Printers down Van Camp 5:2 Port Perry Printing - 5 Van Camp's - 2 The strong goaltending of Josh Durward and-a hat trick performance by Todd Lance led Port Perry _Pririting to their 4th win of the season. Unofficial league results .now show all 4 teams with identical 4 wins and 4 loss records. Now that's parity! Brook McKenzie got the only goal of the 1st period assisted by Kyle Pett. Two goals in the 2nd within 30 seconds by Todd Lance with an assist to Jake Pilkey and an unassisted goal by Adam Farnley made the score 3-0 for PPP. VanCamp's 1st goal was scored short handed by Brett Whyte on a rebound after a strong effort by Brook Taylor. Each team traded goals as Todd Lance scored his 2nd and Justin Cottrell popped 1 home « for VanCamp's. *Lance got the hat trick scoring the only goal of the last period. Game stars for PPP were goalie Josh Durward who made many key saves to stop a lot of VanCamp scoring chances. Brook McKenzie played very well on defense as well scoring a. goal. Todd Lance continued his scoring | touch notching 3 more goals. X Darren Black played his best to date for VanCamp's and is becoming a strong defensive defenseman. Brook Taylor collected 2 assists on solid offensive efforts to the net while Kale Thompson played well up front. went to work in the second as MoJacks opened a 3-2 lead with Leslie drawing assists on two of these goals to give him three points for the night. Ranich for the Bruins + with his second of the game tied the score at 4-4 midway through the third on the power play. Unlike previ [4 pace, he'll be over 100 points. He had to leave the game Sunday after the second . period with a sore back, but should be ready for action this weekend. Likewise defenseman Scott Heasman. This talented Port Perry native left the match with a sore houlder but he'll be ready between these two clubs which resembled mini tong "wars, this one was a tame affair with Bruins taking just. four minors and the MoJdcks five. Rick Hutchinson tended nets for the MoJacks as coach Chic Carnegie continues to alternate with Hutch and Paul Roberts. LAKEFIELD LAUGHER Twa nights later at the Scugog Arena on a stormy winter's evening that no doubt kept a few fans home by the fire, the Lakefield Chiefs probably wished they had stayed away too as the MoJacks demolished them 16-1. It was a night fof the ModJack gunners to fatten their scoring stats as Keith Leslie fired three and assisted on three; Todd Dennis had four goals and two helpers and Mike Pigeau the hat trick and an assist. for the weekend. Head coach = Chic Carnegie said after Sunday's match he was pleased to see his team come out of the week with ER -- 25 A MoJacks have first place to themselves six of a possible eight points. With the team scoring goals at a furious'clip (34 in thé last four games) he conceded it's tough for the players to be concentrating on defensive hockey. "They all want to get in on the scoring," he said with a smile. MoJacks have not been defeated this campaign on home ice and Carnegie said the large ice surface at the Scugog Arena suits 'the the team's style. After four games in six nights last week, MoJacks get a bit of a break:on the "schedule this week as they are idle until Friday night when they head north for a tilt in Bobcaygeon. On Sunday night, the Scugog Arena should be * rocking and rolling as the Uxbridge Bruins pay a visit. Bruins and MoJacks liave a hot rivalry going this year, not to mention the fact they are in a dog fight for first place in the league. Game time Sunday is 7:00 PM. Other Modacks who Port Perry MoJacks climbed Into first place In the Central Junior C Hockey League after defeating Sutton Ice 10-5 at the Scugog Arena Sunday night. See story above for all the detalls. IGA Bantams hand Uxbridge 5-0 defeat found the twine were Kenton LeFort with two, Paul Kelly, Al Hurlburt, Todd Stirling and Chad . Heasman. Chad Longfield foiled a shut-out bid by Paul Roberts when he scored in the second period. MoJacks spread the scoring around with five in the first, five in the second and six in the final frame. Back -hofiie for a Satdrday night game the And they out-shot the s1GA Bantams were on Chiefs by a 48-14 margin. The 16 goals is belféved to be a team Tecord for a singlé game. " Believe it or not, the last time these clubs met at the Arena, goals were as scarce as hens teeth in a game that ended in a 1-1 deadlock. The power play was back in fine form for the green and white as they clicked seven times while enjoying the man advantage. It was the 10th straight game for the MoJacks without a defeat. SLAPSHOTS With his five goals and an assist Sunday night, Leslie upped his totals to 29 and 35 (64 points) to date this season. Linemate Todd Dennis with a goal and three assists Sunday has 23 and 26 (49 points) to put his in second place in both MoJack and Central League scoring. Clair Cornish was the last MoJack to win a League scoring crown, but if Leslie keeps up this. ~~ the ice and.ready to go. Pete McKitterick out on his first shift, got our 1st goal at 14:23 assisted by Murphy Irvine and Lawrence Cook. What a way to start the game. Our guys had the pressure on the Uxbridge team and great rushes in made their defence hustle. Unfortunately in one of the scrums in front of the net, Reid McTaggart injured his knee (his good one) and we lost him for the rest of the game. Our defence was down to 3 and we were already missing Mark Delaney. Coaches Lance and Thompson recruited Jeremy Pare and Kam Cooper to shore up the defence. We were back on the offence, Goal #2 came at 7:12 from Ken Ellis, digging around the net. No Fear Ellis found the puck and popped it in with an assist from Joel VanCamp. Shots* were hitting the goal posts and leaving them ringing. These guys must be eating their Wheaties. Chris Thompson and our great defence teams got us out of the 1st period with Uxbridge scoreless. Penalties in the 2nd kept us busy" and hustling, but we managed to pick up a goal at 6:58 from Joel. Shot low and through the goalie it went. Steve Martyn and Murphy Irvine got assists and Gramma and Grampa VanCamp liked this one guys. At 12:50 posts rang again. Great effort Murph. Uxbridge was still scoreless at the end of the second period and we were going for the shutout for Chris new. Into the third and Chad Lance is flying." Can that kid skate. He passed it up to Kam Cooper and into the net it went at 9:11. At 5:49 Murphy took a pass from Kam and in alone he went. Determination is rewarded and we were up 5-0. Way to go Murphy. Less than two minutes to go and 1:16 unassisted. Great game Ken. Chris gets his 2nd shutout of the year. Way to go Chris and company. Steve Martyn put in a great effort and got robbed by Uxbridge a couple of times. Keep up the good work Steve. We missed Mark Delaney on defence but Nick Ostafichuk, Jewemy Pare, Lawrence Cook and Kam Cooper did a great job. Jon Sanders had a good game and a couple of breakaways but those goal posts got in the way again. Better luck next time Jon. Next week we're in Uxbridge to take on the Texas Burger Team,

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