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Sports Oakville Beaver www.aplushomes.ca from 2 .4% ·Full MLS ·Full Service Call ADAM CAMPBELL Broker 905-844-4444 SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007 31 Blades jump to 3-0 series lead on lowly Chargers Oakville routs Mississauga, seeks sweep Friday night By Jon Kuiperij BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR MISSISSAUGA -- Just in case the Mississauga Chargers were beginning to forget how large of an underdog they were, the Oakville Blades were quick to remind them. The Blades hammered Mississauga 8-1 Monday at Port Credit Arena to seize a 3-0 lead in the teams' Provincial Junior A Hockey League first-round playoff series, in the process likely snuffing out any sort of upset hopes the overmatched Chargers might have had. Oakville quickly jumped on the Chargers, who finished 47 points behind the Blades in regular-season play, scoring a pair of goals 27 seconds apart early in the first period. The Blades then broke the game open in the third frame, adding five unanswered markers. "We decided from the start that we'd go out and send a message," said Blades forward Brandon DeFazio, who niftily set up two of Chase Langeraap's three goals in the contest. "We wanted to take their confidence away early." Trevor Elliott, who scored twice for Oakville, added, "We had to come out strong and show them they don't belong in this series. We wanted to send a message for next game, too." That game, Game 4, is scheduled for Friday at Dominion Twin Rinks (7:30 p.m. start) as the Blades look to conclude the first-round sweep. The series has been a bit of a coming-out party for Oakville's recent acquisitions, most notably Brent Clarke. The former Quebec Major Junior Hockey League player recorded five points in both Game 2 -- a 7-3 Oakville win -- and Game 3. Ex-London Knights defenceman Jamie Vanderveeken has DEREK WOOLLAM / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER REACH AROUND: Oakville Blades defenceman Scott Judson (in blue) pokes the puck away from Mississauga Chargers forward James Bowen Monday in Mississauga. The Blades routed the Chargers 8-1 to take a 3-0 lead in the Provincial Junior A Hockey League first-round playoff series. See New page 33 DO YOU LOVE THE GAME OF SOCCER? DO YOU ENJOY BEING A PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY? THEN WHY NOT BECOME A CONVENOR OR COACH WITH THE OAKVILLE SOCCER CLUB! Forms available online or CONTACT: CONNIE @ cruetter@oakville-soccer.on.ca for additional information BECOME A COMMUNITY PARTNER WITH THE OSC BY BECOMING A SPONSOR CONTACT JOY @ jneefs@oakville-soccer.on.ca for more information Oakville Soccer Club www.oakville-soccer.on.ca 504 Iroquois Shore Rd., Unit #11, Oakville, On L6H 3K4 Tel: 905-849-4436 Fax: 905-849-3677 d by