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PN 7 Goh. py - 38 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 28, 1992 On Saturday, Jan. 25 the Big V Pee Wee house league team travelled to Port Hope where they wound up as the "B" final- ists. The Big V boys opened the tournament against Newcastle. Both teams had numerous scor- "ing chances but Big V goalie Ryan Puckrin turned aside everything Newcastle put to- ward him. With time running out in the first period Jeff Whit- field fired one in from Doug Short to put Big V up 1-0. The Newcastle team seemed to wake up in the second period and really turned the pressure on. At the end of the second peri- od Newcastle was ahead 2-1 then made it 3-1 early in the third. With Big V's goalie on the bench for the extra attacker, Newcastle put one into the emp- ty net for a 4-1 win. Big V's next game was against Bowmanville with the winner to go into the finals. Big V came out flying as on the first shift Jeff Whitfield tipped the puck to Jeremy Gibson who beat the Bowmanville goalie on the short side to give Big V a.1-0 lead. Bowmanville came right back to tie the game at 1-1 but Big V was playing a more deter- mined game in this one and once again took the lead. Jeff Whitfield passed to Jeremy Gib- son who took the shot and Doug Short banged in the rebound to putbig V up 2-1. The second period had Bow- manville getting the only goal once again tying the game. The third period had Big V's goalie Ryan Puckrin making some out- PX \* \ Ny TRIVIA QUESTIONS: 1. Who was the Maple Leal representative on the All-Star team this year? 2. What Maple Leaf player scored 10 points in a single game? 3. Who was the only Maple Leal 1st overall draft choice inthe entry draft? standing saves keeping his team in the game. Finally with the faceoff deep in Bowman- ville's end Jeremy Gibson won the draw to Mat McClelland over to Luke Newman on the point who one timed the big blast to put Big V up 3-2. Bowmanville pulled their goalie in the dying seconds to try and tie it up but it was Jere- my Gibson who found the empty net from Luke Newman to give Big V a 4-2 win and into the fi- nals. Big V faced off against Co- bourg and the local boys were definitely up for the this one. Both teams came out playing hard and once again big V's Ryan Puckrin was making some big stops in net. Then the big stops in net. Then the Big V boys ran into penalty troubles. Cobourg scored two goals both on the power play to go up 2-0 at the end of the first. Big V got back into the game as Jeremy Gibson made a fine solo effort to make it a 2-1 game. But Bow- manville once again jumped ahead by two with a goal in the dying minutes to make it 3-1 af- ter two periods. Big V once again fought hard to get back into the game and did, as Jeremy Gibson scored from Doug Short to make it a 3- 2 game. Bowmanville rounded out the scoring picking up two more goals, one into an empty net, to take a 5-2 win and the championship. The Big V boys were present- ed nice runners up trophies and Kent Johnston was named game MVP as he along with Jay THE PORT PERRY STAR invites you to */% K/s CONTEST RULES: Contest open to all readers of the Port Perry Star, excluding Port Perry Star employees | and their families. No age limit for those entering. Winning entry will be the first one picked from all those i | entering with the correct answers to Trivia Questions. Any one individual can win only one set of tickets i during the five month promotion. ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED to the Port Perry Star office no later | than THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6. 1992 to be eligible. Additional ballots available at front desk of Star | Eases geek xX RK __R.Skesel KJ w : - 3 : s : > : > : = 7] : 3 m p r | | | | | | | | | | | | l | I l | l | | | | l H : : H : : : H H H H : TO -------- Fletcher worked some pretty give and go plays as well as did an excellent penalty killing job. Also having a good game were Jeremy Gibson and Mat McClelland along with goalie Ryan Puckrin who faced numer- ous breakaways. Doors hot in playoffs The "Overhead Doors" Pee Wee 'B' team has now began first round playoff action in a round robin series against Uxbridge and Lindsay. Game one was played on Sun- day afternoon, Jan. 19 at Ux- bridge and the Port team muscl- ed their way to a 3-2 win. Kent Johnston played a strong game In net and the defensive units ag- ressively kept Uxbridge's of- ense over to the boards not allow- ing too many close shots on goal. Port's offense was equally as strong, storming across the blue line with numerous shots on net. The score should have been a lot higher but the Uxbridge goalie came up with too many big saves. Kevin Gray scored first for Port Perry with assists going to Moase and Shanley. Kevin added another on a fine solo effort, shooting the puck along the ice rather than his usual booming high shot that rival goalten ers expect. Uxbridge ept at it and surprised everyone with two goals that resulted with give aways on Port's own blue ine. Port finally took full control again on a goal that was tipped in by Jamie Strickert from Moase and Smith and with a total team effort, the Doors went full out to preserve this first important playoff victory. oe two action took place on Friday, Jan. 24 on Port's home ice against Uxbridge again. From the drop of the puck, it was obvious that the Scugog Overhead Door team was determined to knock out any hopes Uxbridge had as Lindsay had previously thumped them in their first game in the round robin series. Darryl Moase scored quickly in. the first period on a great setup by Gray. At 4:50 of the first, Dan- ny Robinson popped in goal number two for Port, assisted by Laird. Again, with every man playing position and together, the oors controlled the game total- ly. Paul Shrigley was called upon to make some big saves to keep them off the scoreboard but Ux- bridge just didn't seem to want to win this one. James Strickert fired Port's third goal into the net on a nice setup play by Gray and Moase at the 13 minute mark of the third period that really secured the win. Uxbridge did manage one oal to make it 3-1 on a lucky tip in shot that Shrigley had no chance on and unfortunately ruin- ed a shutout game. The Doors have their two re- maining games with Lindsay and with two wins under their belts for each team, things look good for a very exciting finish as only one of these teams will go on in the next round of play. Good luck Doors and remember one thing....you have to want it to win it. EXPERT REPAIRS to IBM & Compatible Computers Hardware Upgrades & Accounting Software Support Used computers available occasionally 985-9440 Intrepid c. 1991 by CRAIG NICHOLSON - All Rights Reserved GETTING TO KNOW ICE Every year snowmobilers drown. Usually these deaths involve darkness, alcohol impairment, or weak ice and there's always the horror story about someone simply riding off the ice into open water. The machines and bodies are fished out the next day. The rest of us shudder, write the victims off as idiots, and ride away secure in the conviction that it could never happen to us. After all, we KNOW our ice. And snowmobiles float. But ice isn't the problem. Water is the killer. It's always between us and where we want to be. And as long as we are determined to get there, we risk the chance that it is our turn next. The best bet is to foreswear water crossings, but that is to ignore human nature, so next best is to reduce our chances of passing through ice to water to human popsicle. Wherever money, nature and environmental concerns permit, snowmobile clubs build bridges. Where bridges are not possible, the snowmobile clubs select the safest available crossing point and mark it clearly. Over larger bodies of water, these crossings are often further denoted by a "tree line" of flexible and forgiving evergreen boughs or rows of florescent wood stakes, although these are subject to being clipped off by joyriders and can be hazardous in themselves. If the club grooms across the ice, that will tend to strengthen that ice highway, but not the immediate surroundings, so-don't wander. Stay on the trail. The thing about ice is unpredictability. Its strength depends on a myriad of factors such as water and air temperatures, currents, wind and snowfall, so it is constantly changing and shifting. And thickness does not necessarily equate with strength. That depends on the kind of ice it is - black, white, frazil or candle. And none of these post signs, so even a local can never be absolutely certain what's what from day to day. Still, I'd rather take his word for it than venture forth as a stranger with nothing but "never say die" written as an epitaph on my sleeve. Black ice, so named because that's how it looks, is formed downwards from under the ice surface and directly from the underlying cold water. Therefore it contains few air bubbles which are a prime weakening factor. Generally, the longer an ice surface is subject to contant sub zero temperatures without snow cover, the better, stronger, and longer lasting the ice will be. Except that when arctic air temperatures meet 0 degrees temperatures just below ice surfaces, fractures result that can become dangerous pressure cracks and ridges. Alternately, white ice, only half as strong as black, is formed above the ice surface when the weight of snow pushes that surface down, forcing water up through cracks and fissures. Where water and the insulating snow layer meet is called slush, the snowmobiler's nightmare. Until this slush freezes to become granular, opaque, bubble-filled, white ice, crossing sledders court disaster in the form of bogging the back end of the machine down so heavily that only super human effort can move it. There are two rules for riding across a snow-covered lake: don't let off the throttle, and don't follow in the same track as a sled out before nightfall or it may be there until spring when you can fish for it. Generally white ice and slush tend to be more prominent nearer to shore. The weakest ices are frazil: tiny crystals that form in icy, speedy, rivers and narrows; and candle: disintigrating black ice which under sun and warm rain becomes crystalline and grainy. Neither of these forms have any safe bearing capacity. So how much ice is enough? That depends on what kind of ice it is and how much you (and your sled) weigh. No less than 7" for slow cruising. Less if you're really moving. If you're anything like me, it's throttle to the bar until solid ground, trying not to touch anything along the way. And remember that track you're following may lead to someone else's hole. If all else fails including the ice, your suit should keep you buoyant for a short time, so try to exit the water in the same direction you came from since you know that ice supported you up to the break point. Attempt to kick up with your legs to bring them more horizontal and propel yourself onto the ice surface with continual kicking. When you get out, roll away from the hole and get to warmth fast. Everyone should carry a length of rope, water proof matches and a little block of fire starter for this eventuality. If you really want to beat the odds, buy a floating suit from either Mustang (416) 668-0165 or Choko (416) 642-1010. Whatever way we cut it, water crossing is risky, so the least we can do is tip the odds in our favor. For local snowmobiling information call the Cartwright Dyno's Snowmobile Club at (416) 986-5603, the Port Perry Snowmobile Club at (416) 985-7824 or the Heart of Ontario Snowmobile Club at (705) 432-2880. When business is good, it pays to advertise... When business is bad, you've got to advertise! ----- fa OE