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22 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, February 16, 1988 Port Perry Star Name GP PP Lions 20 Scugog Lumber 20 Tripp R.E. 20 Gord Lewis Motors 20 Whitby Auto Wreckers ~~ 20 TEAM STANDINGS FOR ATOM HOUSE LEAGUE W L T GF GA Pts. 11 7 2 84 60 24 11 8 1 58 52 23 9 10 1 89 81 19 7 10 3 8 93 17 8 11 1 66 87 17 MolJacks dispatch the Bruins in five games by John B. McClelland The Port Perry MoJacks have eliminated the Uxbridge Bruins four games to one in a best of seven playoffs in the Central Junior C Hockey League. The MoJacks will now advance to the home and home round robin against the winners of the other two playoff series which are still underway. The Lakefield Chiefs hold a three games to none lead over Madoc, while the Lind- say Muskies and Little Britain Merchants are involved in a real scrap with the Muskies leading two games: to one. Just when the MoJacks will play their first game in the round robin series was not known as the Star went to press late Monday evening. The MoJacks ended the Bruin season Sunday night at the Scugog Arena in front of a good crowd who watched the team come from behind and then break the game open in the third period en route to a 6-3 victory. The Bruins had forced game five by virtue of a 4-3 win of their own on Friday night in Uxbridge after the MoJacks had opened a three games to none lead in the series. In Uxbridge, Friday night, the MoJacks fell behind 2-0, battled back to tie the game in third on goals by Steve Fountain and Rob St. Jules, then ran into some marginal penalty calls and once again trailed by two goals 4-2. But St. Jules with his second of the night cut the margin to 4-3 and it appeared as if MoJacks might have enough momentum to get the equalizer and send the game into overtime. They buzzed around the Bruin net but were not able to put the puck by Joe Risk. On Sunday might at the Scugog Arena, the MoJacks opened a 1-0 lead in the first minute on a goal by Kevin Long from the slot with Len Giacalone and Steve Ashby getting the assists. They dominated the period, out- shooting Uxbridge 12-4, but Scott Blair scored at the mid-point to tie the game at 1-1. Darren Nesbitt and Rob. St. Jules both bounced pucks off the Bruin goalposts and the all-Port line of Craig Menzies, John Harman and Rob Baker was in high gear once again, but just could not find the scoring handle in the first period. At 6:50 of the second, some strong forechecking by Dean Smethurst and John Hartford led to a MoJack goal when a center- ing pass deflected in off Greg Warriner's skate. But the Bruins were not ready to fold yet and hit for two quick ones by Brent Brown and Trevor Clark to take a 3-2 lead. The MoJacks turned on the pressure but were not able to beat Joe Risk until 19:40 of the second when Craig Menzies fed a nifty pass to Steve Fountain who cruis- ed in from the blue line and drill- ed a shot to the corner. The third period was less than two minutes old when Greg War- riner scored what proved to be the game winner at 1:28 when he flip- ped a rebound upstairs off a Dean Smethurst shot. Just 20 seconds later, Menzies, Harman and Baker went to work around the Bruin cage, and Menzies cashed in a pass at the side of the net. This line was outstanding through the entire series with the Bruins. Protecting the two goal lead, the MoJacks got some superb penalty killing efforts from Hart- ford who never stops working, Close for Atoms The Malmont Farms Atom A's competed in the Lindsay tourna- ent over the weekend and a strong effort placed them in the Championship game. Game 1 wag against the Oshawa Minor Canadians and Port dominated throughout for a 9-1 win. The Chad Kearns, Dave Bourgeois, Joe Broadworth line set the tone early as Chad and Dave each had a goal and an assist in the first 45 seconds. Joe assisted on both. The line of Kenton Lefort, Neil Mueller and Mike Labanovich then took over, scoring 4 straight goals. Neil and Mike each scored twice with one assist while Ken- ton had a pair of assists. Jay Tredway potted a pair of goals in a span of 10 seconds, one on assists from Brent Harper and Jeremy Geer. Brent then ended the scoring with an outstanding end-to-end rush. Mike Labanovich was named MVP for his efforts and, although not severely tested, the defencemen turned in a solid game. Game 2 was against a much tougher Lindsay team who were intent on winning their own tour- 'nament. Malmont Farms had dif- ferent ideas though and produced another strong team effort. Mike did some hard work at the side of the net to bang in Neil's rebound for a 1-0 lead part way through the second period. Clay Scott also received a well-earned assist on the play. After Lindsay tied the score at 1, Scott Heasman made an ag- gressive move to pick up a loose puck at Port's blueline and raced away on the next break to slip one in the corner. Tight defence for the next two and half minutes made Scott's goal stand up for the 2-1 victory. Steve Gilbert provid- ed excellent goaltending to hold Lindsay to a single goal. That win placed Port in the A final with Cobourt. The Chevys struck quickly with a goal at 14 seconds and Port never quite recovered. Joe and Chad set up Dave for a nice goal that cut the lead to 2-1 early in the second but that was all the offence Malmont could muster as Cobourg rolled to a 5-1 final score. Neil was named MVP of the final game. Craig Menzies (9) and Rob Baker (22) along with line-mate John Harman made life miserable for Bruin netminder lan Witucki during last Thursday's 7-0 victory by the MoJacks in Junior C playoff action in Port Perry. This line has en- Smethurst, Long and Warriner. Late in the game Long and Smethurst combined to give the MoJacks a short-handed marker and the 6-3 victory. The MoJacks outshot Uxbridge 34-17 in this game and complete- ly controlled play for long stret- ches at a time. The defensive work of Nesbitt, McCell, Edmond- son, Metcalfe, Dempsey and Fountain was solid through this series. Each game out, Steve Fountain is proving his worth to this club not just as the resident enforcer. He's moving the puck out of the MoJacks zone with authority, and he scored a couple of important goals in the final two games of the series. Forward Thane Ellis also had a fine playoff series using his hand, mobility and long reach effective- ly. He's due to start popping some goals. The series with the Bruins was a clean affair with the teams sticking to hockey. In Sunday's game, the MoJacks took five minors and the Bruins four. The MoJacks took a two games to none lead in the series on Tues- day (Feb. 9) when they defeated the Bruins 5-4 in front of a sparse crowd at the Uxbridge Arena. This contest was much the same as the opening match two nights earlier in Port Perry with both teams playing things tight to the vest and staying away from any heavy duty bumping. The Bruins, were called for eight penalties and the MoJacks took ten, all minors. The MoJacks enjoyed a 3-1 lead after the first period on goals by John Hartford on the power play, Rob Baker and Kevin Long. John Steeves replied for the Bruins: The Bruins got a couple back in the second period from Scott Blair and Travis Trimble, before Steve Fountain sent a backhand home late in the period to give the Mo- Jacks a 4-3 bulge. The score pro- bably could have been higher were it not for some good work in the Bruin cage by netminder Joe Risk who faced 13 shots in the period. The third period was less than five minutes old when Bruin cap- tain Todd Laroche pulled his team into a 4-4 deadlock and at this point, the Bruins seemed to find a bit of a spark. But hard working Steve Ashby netted the winner for Port Perry with eight minutes to play on a sharp angle shot along the ice which fooled Risk completely. Len Giacalone and Chris Ed- mondson drew the assists. GAME THREE In game three at the Scugog Arena last Thursday night, turn- - ed up the tempo for the first time in the series and the fans who braved the winter storm were treated to a decent brand of playoff hockey. The game was scoreless for the first 20 minutes before the Mo- - Jacks, as they have done so often this season, began to hit the twine in bunches and they rolled to a convincing 7-0 victory over the Bruins, who were short-staffed for the game. Brian Tarleton had his first start in the MoJack net in almsot a month and showed no ill effects from the layoff. He made some outstanding saves late in the first period when the score was tied at zero and was very sharp the re- mainder of the game. Midway through the third when Bruin for- ward Paul Butterworth was awarded a penalty shot, Tarleton stood his ground as Butterworth elected to drill a slap shot from 15 feet out. He got his glove on the big shot and the puck bounced harmlessly to the corner boards. Aree joyed a great playoff and played a big role as the MoJacks dispatched the Bruins four games to one. The team now advances to the round robin semi-final series. (See story for details). In all, Tarleton faced 31 shots and was full measure for the shyt-out. At the other end of the ice, Bruin cage keeper Ian Witucki faced a lot of rubber as the MoJacks buzz- ed around for long stretches at a time and fired 42 shots his way. The MoJacks broke the scoreless deadlock at 1:20 of the second period on a strange goal from winger Len Giacaloné. He picked up a loose puck along the boards in the Bruin end and fired an easy shot along the ice which ~ Witucki didn't see or misjudged for the puck slid right into the cen- tre of the cage. That goal broke the ice and it wasn't long before the MoJacks were popping them behind Witucki with ease. Rob. St. Jules, Craig Menzies, Chris Edmondson and Steve Ashby scored in the se- cond to give MoJacks a comfor- table 5-0 bulge. They added two more in the final frame, both from the stick of hard working Kevin Long. Len Giacalone had his best game in several for the MoJacks, picking up three assists to go along with his goal. And the line of Rob Baker, Craig Menzies and John Harman continued to be a dominant factor for the MoJacks in both a checking and scoring capacity. The MoJacks took just six minors in this one, while the Bruins had seven. John Harman and Ken Burrows received fighting majors in the third with Burrows tagged as the instigator. Following the game, coach George Burnett was more than pleased with the performance of his troops and said it was the best effort the team has turned in against the Bruins all season. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE ... ADVERTISE WHERE IT PAYS ...