WHITBV FREE PRE9S, WEDNESDAY9 NOVEMBER 19, 986 AE SPOR TS WEEK Joe Nieuwendyk off to a roaring s'tart Witby's Joe Nieuwendyk began the U.S. colege hockey season _ in impressIlve fashiono-ver the weekend. Nieuwendyk had eight points as. his Cornel University 'team split their ffrst two games of the season in the Eastern Colege Athletic Conference. The 20-year-old forward scored two -goals and added two asslsts in a 6-5 loss to Army last Friday. On Saturday, he scored three goals and set up another goal to lead Corneil to a 7-4 win over Princeton. "Hle's pretty much the best forward in the east," says John Heron, of Cornel's, sports information depart- ment. "He does tbings that surprise you ail the time.to Heron says the scoring performance helps Nieuwendyk as a candidate for the 1986 Hobey Baker award, given to the most valuable player in U.S. ,colIege hockey., ""Nleu'wendyk', "" a second round draft , 'selection of h agr Fâein1985, also got bis l00th point in bis U.S. coilege cre when he scored the first goal of the game against Army. Nieuwendyk reached that plateau in 60 games. Last year, in his season, he had 54 points for Corneil, helping his team reach the national quarter-finals before losing to Harvard. Corneil was, ranked eighth in the nation i pre-season. Heron says teams such as North Dakota in the western conference, and Bowling Green and Northern Michigan in the central division, are among the powerhouses this season. .Corneil wif play two games against each of the 12 other teams in the eastern conference this season. Whitby bantams extend unbe aten"streak Whitby major bantams extended their regular season unbeaten streak and powered past a strong Mississauga team in exhibition in two games over the weekend. Keith Pruneau scored aIl four goals as Whitby, an AA team, doubled the AAA team from Thornihill 4-2 on Saturday in Whitby. Defenceman Greg Kerr was also outstanding in the game, picking up three assists on Primeau's goals. 4 He just played super," said coach Mike Primeau of Kerr. Primesu said goalie David Mitchell was also outstanding. Whitby now has five straight wins to kick off the season in league play. On Sunday, Whitby skated past Mississauga Black Hawks 5-2. Primeau, Greg Rennie, Paul Windover, David Grant and Brian Mueggler scored for Whitby. Mueggler, wbo plays defence for Whitby, also had three assists. Pruneau said Grant's goal was dazzling, as he left the Black Hawks "istanding still" with bis speed to score on a breakaway. Mitchell and Bobby Torrens Split goaltending duties for Whitby in the game against Mississauga, an AAA team from the Metro League. Pimeau says his team has played extremely well s0 far this season, wîth ail three forward uines strong. The team is already* "!flying" 'he says, and he hopes.that trend wil continue as the team heads for Lake Placid in New York state this weekend for an international tournament. Top curlers linecd up for upcomiing Whitby spiel Some of the top curlers in Canada will be taking part in tbis year's Ontario Sun Life Invitational Bonspiel in Whltby Nov. 2'7 to 30. Gord Carroil of the Witby Curling Club says this year's bonspiel wll be one of the best for quality entrants, wvth names such as Werenlch, Base, Aitken, Kawaja, Charlebols and Savage lncluded among the bst in culng wbo wlllbebhere. ,, Carroil- says ,, ýtle tournament bas become very popular with Quebec curlers, who have five rinks in this year's bonspiel and more who tried to enter. Fifteen teams were on the waiting list for this year's bonspiel, which bas prize money totaling $21,200, tbe second largest pot in Ontario curling. Representing Wbitby wiil be the Stu Bennett rink and John Brotherbood's four- h. Te ennettrink was runner-up in last years Sun Life to Ed Werenich's rink from the Avonlea Curling Club in Scarborough. Werenich won the world title inl1983. Bennett's rink consists of vice Roy Weigand, Second Bob Leclair and Lead Joe Hagen. Skip John Brotberhood bas Carrol as vice, Murray Moynes second and Jim Booth as lead. The winner of the Sun Life in 1984 was John Base -f'i Mississauga, Séeep. 20 Maybe next year HENRY STREET senior coach Pat Hawkins and Bob Linkater before Puclknell shares a moment with two -the team posed for a team pieture of his top football players Steve li ek 19961, PAGE-17