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oan £ . --, ERR a on a a ry SS SP 12 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed. March 3, 1982 Spor ' FENG NER ee «Bin ts RB Fo hr Chis Ln 3 MoJacks lose thriller in finalminute MoJacks Brian Mikkelsen takes a closer look for the puck in the Lindsay goalcrease during the Junior C playoff last week at the Scugog Arena. Lindsay won the game and the series with a goal in the dying Pee Wees tied Friday, February 26th, the Port Perry Legion Pee Wees were defeated 5-1 in a strong. end to end game against Picton. It was a slow start for Picton with goalie Steve Whalen keeping --Picton frustrated until the 5 minute mark of the first period. In the second period 2 more unanswered goals were popped into Ports net. In the third period John Lally shot Port back into the game. The assist on the lone marker went to David Culbert. The Picton team added 2 more goals to wrap the game up 5-1. Sunday, February 28th, the Pee Wee Legion team travelled to Picton for the seconds of an overtime period. It was the best Junior game seen at the Scugog Arena this year, and there were close to 800 fans on hand. [See story for details]. first of two consecutive away games. Being down a game and playing away did not bother the boys. In an action packed game where the lead changed 5 times, Port went on to defeat Picton 8-7 to tie the series. Leading playmaker in the game was Dave Burnett with 5 assists adding to 2 of his Novice Stars win two "by Linda Parry On Friday, Feb. 26, the J.T. Pearce Auctioneers beat Pickering Village 4-1. The first period saw a lot of action from both teams. Port got on the scoreboard in the last minute of the period with a goal by Steve Staniland. The assists went to Jeff Parry and Mike Feasby. Steve Staniland scored again for Port on a rebound shot from Jan Heyes and the initial pass was by Mike Feasby. Seconds later this same line scored again with the goal by Jan Heyes and the assists to Steve and Mike. ' In the final period Mike Feasby scored for Port, through the goalie's legs on a pass from Jason Towns and Chris. Forder. Pickering 'scored their only goal with 25 seconds left in the game. Shawn Larocque was in net for Port and made many good saves. On Saturday, the team travelled to Lindsay to face the Lindsay team for the first time in the round robin playoffs. The boys came home with a 5-2 win. At the 56 second mark, Mike Feasby opened the scoring with a goal on a pass from the stick of Steve Stani- land. Just seconds later Port chalked up their second goal on a beautiful corner shot by Jam Heyes. Lindsay scored the next goal to close up the gap. But Port came right back with a goal by Mark Andrews who had to really work hard to catch a rebound, shot by Jason Cochrane. Lindsay scored again, but Steve Staniland on a break- away caught the open corner of the Lindsay net to boost the lead for Port. Mark Andrews scored again for Port off a pass from Jason Cochrane and Jan Heyes. By the end of the first period the score was 5-2, Port monopolized the puck throughout the second period but were not able to put it in the net. The third period saw the same kind of action with a few more shots on Port's goaltender Noel Lovering. The goaltending was shared by Shawn Larocque and Noel Lovering with Picton own goals tor a total of 7 points. Other markers in the game were Warren Geer with 1 assist, Scott Feasby with 2 assists, John Harman - with the winning goal and 1 assist, Brad Menzies with the final tieing goal and 1 assist, Rob Baker with 2 goals, David Culbert with 1 goal and 1 assist, and John Lally also with 1 goal and 1 assist. Special . mention: to Bob Goble and Andrew Steele for their defensive play against the toughest competition we have come up against to date. Goalie Kevin Cearns had his job cut out for him as Port was again out shot by a wide margin. We hope Steve Durham's injury to his arm is not too serious and we see him in the next game, The level of the refereeing in the first two games of thé series if nothing €lse has been consistent. It is hoped that qualified competent referees can be obtained for the third game. The third game in the series will be played on March 7th, in Picton at '5 p.m. This promises to be a most exciting game and we wish the boys good luck. The Junior C hockey season is over for the Port Perry MoJacks. But the team went out in style last Wednesday night at the Scugog Arena pushing the tough Lindsay Muskies to the final seconds of a ten- minute overtime period in front of the largest crowd to see a Junior match in Port Perry for several years. In defeating the MoJacks 4-3 in overtime, the Muskies captured the best-of-five series three games to one Defeat is always difficult to take, of course, but the MoJacks season ended on a much more positive note than a year ago when the club missed the playoffs completely. The game last Wednesday night ranks as one of the best the MoJacks have been in all season, featuring crisp, clean hockey, hard-hitting but without the goon tactics which so often are a part of Junior C matches. There were just 15 minor penalties. Ray Gibson, in his last game as MoJack, was nothing short of brilliant between the pipes as he faced 49 shots, many of-them from close in. He gave nothing away and constantly smothered rebounds. OVERTIME With the scored tied at three at the end of 60 minutes the teams went back at it for a ten minute overtime, and it seemed like a sudden death period would be needed to decide the affair. - But with just six seconds left in the first overtime, a Muskie defender trapped a clearing pass at the MoJack blue line and fed a hard pass to forward Gord Corneil who was camped on the goal post to Gibson's right. Corneil just steered the puck into the net and the lights went out. Corneil, who is a very skilled hockey player, forced the overtime, when he ripped a shot from just inside the blue line at 11:50 of the third to knot the score at three each. : Muskies were on a power play with Brian Mikkelsen and Ian Turner in the box and Gary Doyle off for Lindsay. That goal came just two minutes after Carl Durward had given the MoJacks a 3-2 lead! Durward was trailing the play, grabbed a loose puck and moved in alone to beat goalie Rick Evans with a wrist shot to the stick side. Scott Wallace-and Jamie Bird drew assists on the play. MoJacks jumped into a 1-0 lead at 9:38 of the first when Todd Wilbur fooled Evans with a quick shot in traffic from about 30 feet out. Tim Thompson and Charlie Brown set the goal up. But three minutes later, Muskies got a cheapie when a centering pass from behind the net went in off defense- man John Robertson. Bill Speer got credit for the goal. And just 17 seconds later, Dave Harrison made it 2-1 for Muskies when he finally got the puck behind Gibson after having three good whacks at it. MoJacks Jamie Bird cashed in a power play to tie the score 2-2 midway through the second when he cut from the left side and shbvelled the puck over Evans. - In the overtime period, both teams threw caution to the wind, and MoJacks had several good . scoring chances in the first minute. It was Corneil who was instrumental in setting up his own winning goal as he lugged the puck into the MoJacks zone with just a dozen seconds left, got away a hard shot which Gibson blocked and then was in the right spot to tip in the winner. 1 WORDS OF PRAISE The scene in the MoJack dressing room after the game was one of silent dis- belief, but coach Gary Elliott had words of praise for the effort put forward by all the players. . MoJacks were the under- dogs going into the series as Muskies had finished a strong second in league play. But in the four game series, MoJacks had just two bad periods, the third, in the games in Lindsay. For some players it was their last: game. Mike Mitchell, Dave Alexander, Mike Geer, Gibson, and others will be overage next season. For players like Scott Wallace, and Paul Storey, up for the series from the Juvenile team, the games were a taste of what it's like to play against a bruising team like Lindsay in a tight "playoff. And they turned in pretty good efforts. Brad Hurst played just about the entire season on the blue line, and the experience payed off as he turned into a steady, capable .performer. Brian Mikkelsen played his best hockey all season in the Lindsay series, as did forward Bob Wildman probably the most gifted skater on the team. NUCLEUS Although MoJacks will be losing some key players, there is a strong nucleus for a team next season. And 'Gary Ellitt, the youthful coach who took over in mid- stream and did a 'good job, likely will be back next year, if he 'wants the coaching position. Junior C hockey has its share of critics, but any of * the estimated 900 people who watched last Wednesday's (Turntopage 13) Son on Sg WE WE Were ww wen