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i A NEWMARKET ALLSTAR HOCKEY ROUNDUP J i win Niagara Fa NIAGARA FALLS The Boyd Transport Major won five straight games to capture the annual Niagara Falls Hockey Tour nament last week Newmarket defeated teams from NY St Catherines Niagara Falls NY and before beating Rochester Americans 31 in the final game Two Newmarket players defenceman Brian Witherow and leftwinger Mike were selected to the tour naments allstar team Although they werent named to the allstar squad Newmarket goalies Scott Stevens and Dean Mudie played major roles in helping the Boyd club win the championship They allowed only eight goals in the five games In the final game Tony Ledwick scored the first goal then after Rochester tied it he scored again to put Newmarket ahead Steve Ruby added an unassisted insurance goal Derek Swain Macoun and Daren Ertl each had one assist In the fourth game Newmarket trailed but came up with three unan swered goals to win Alex Walker and Ruby scored the first two goals Brent notched the lying marker then Macoun fired the winning and goals Steve Withers Ruby Walker ard Richard Schmidt each had one assist Walker scored three times as Newmarket blanked Niagara Falls in the third game Witherow scored the other goal Caspi and Schmidt had two assists apiece and Ruby picked up one The second game was the toughest for the Boyd They needed a goal by Macoun with only left in the game to tie St Catherines and force overtime At the mark of the overtime session Peter Hatt scored the winning goal with an assist from It was Halts second goal of the game Macoun also scored two while Witherow and Withers netted one apiece Macoun Ledwick Caspi and Ertl each two assists and Ruby and Jay Gilbert had one apiece The Boyd Peewees walloped in their first game Macoun led the way with three goals scored two and DereSr Swain Schmidt and Bottomley scored one goal apiece Ertl assisted on three goals Walker helped out on two and Withers Bottomley and Ruby each drew one assist MINOR Tim Patrick scored the winning goal with only one second to play in the game giving the Hans Motors Minor Peewees a win over in their first game of the Woodstock Tournament last week Glen Jay Card and Randy Courts also scored for Newmarket Paul Elliott- Peter Knight and Card each had an assist The Minor Peewees lost the second game to Woodstock in a game that was decided on penalty shots after ending tied 2- 2 after regulation time Knight and Patrick scored for Newmarket with assists from Mike Carey and Elliott MINOR ATOM The Burgess Wholesale Minor Atoms won three games and lost two in the fourth annual Stratford Rotary Tournament last week The Burgess lost 3- to in the first game beat Sarnia 31 in the second blanked Port Huron in the third blanked Stratford in the fourth and lost to Detroit in the fifth game Detroit went on to win the tournament beating in the final Dwayne Smalley finished the tourney as Newmarkets lop shooter with six goals Jeff Vandergroef had five goals and one assist Joe Murphy had two goals and three assists Gary Thorburn scored three goals Glen Knappett picked up two goals and one assist Chris Seney notched one goal and one assist Brent Stone and Larry Wilson each had two assists and Ken Sprung earned one assist Scott registered two shutouts Stone was a standout defensively for Newmarket In a league game David picked Up the shutout as Newmarket blanked Rich mond Hill Seney and Van dergroef scored with assists from Murphy and Wilson MAJOR BANTAM The Newmarket Major Bantams dropped a pair of decision last week losing to Thornhill and to Ajax Jerry Thorns notched all three Newmarket goals with assists from Duncan Swain Kerry Bloxan and Robert Bade MIDGET B Louie Kotnjek scored two goals to lead the Midget B team to a win over Randy Coulter Paul Wallis Brian Clarke and Tony Bone each scored once for the winners MINOR BANTAM The Legge Minor Bantams lost twice in the Windsor Ban tam tournament and dropped an exhibition game to last week edged the Legge dub in the first tournament game Jamie Needier scored twice and John Bain and John Bergin each scored once for Newmarket and Warren Fit zgerald each had two assists and Peter Armstrong earned one In the second game the Legge Bantams lost to Fitzgerald Bergin and Murri each scored once for Newmarket Needier Fitzgerald Bain and Mike had one assist apiece Schomberg defeated Newmarket in an exhibition contest The only Legge goal was scored by Marcus penberger with an assist from Jeff Sandercock Two late goals give North tie with Newmarket NEWMARKET Newmarket Flyers played their best game of the season Thurs day but major penalty to Jeff Macoun late in the third period spoiled a chance for a win and the Flyers had to settle for a Provincial Junior A tie with the North York Rangers The Flyers had taken a 31 lead in the third period and the 600 fans at the Community Arena were anticipating an upset win over the firstplace Rangers However with only 614 left to play was caught highsticking a North York player and was sent to the penalty box for five minutes North York scored twice while he was off at 1412 and to tie the game Flyer coach Brian Million said the Macoun penalty was kind of a cheap call He said he couldnt blame Macoun for taking the penally after the game he had played Macoun had played 35 or 40 minutes and he was our best defenceman Million said Besides the player highsticked had given him a pretty good shot just before That was our best game all year the Flyer coach said We got good goaltending and our defencemen and forwards played super Everybody did their job I thought we had the game but I guess it was too much to ask to kill off another five- Fly scoring A Steve 31 Bryan Alexander it Tom Tidman Ernie Godden IS 3 Palmer IS Rick Humes Craig Chapman IS RlckUriley IS Steve Palmer John Cox J 14 Jeff Steve Thompson 4 a Rob West r Jim 0 1 minute penalty Million said The Flyers penalty killers were very effective throughout game and had killed off a fiveminute major to Rick Humes in the first period Craig Chapman led the Flyers offensively with two goals and one assist He gave Newmarket a 10 lead at of the opening period scoring a power play goal He took a pass in front and slid the puck under sprawling Ranger goalie Kevin Walton Tom Tidman and Steve Novis assisted Less than five minutes later the Rangers tied the score when Phil Evans deflected in a power- play goal Flyer Steve Thompson prevented the Rangers from taking the lead when he made a great diving play to knock down a breakaway pass Later Thompson combined with Bryan Alexander Tidman Dan Palmer John Cox Macoun Dave Boyd and Valtonis to kill off major penalty Humes had been given a major game misconduct and automatic minor for being the instigator in a fight with North Yorks Alf Beasley at was given only a minor The Rangers had the man- advantage from to but they rarely threatened The second period was scoreless but the Flyers dominated play keeping the Rangers off balance with solid forechecking In the third Chapman scored a flukey goal at 224 to put the Flyers ahead 21 Chapman who was at the side of the Ranger net was trying to pass the puck to Thompson In front but the puck bounced in off goalie Waltons stick Chapman and Bryan Alexander combined at to put Newmarket ahead 31 Alexander passed to Chapman on the right side at the Ranger blue line then took a return pass and slapped the puck between Waltons pads The Rangers narrowed the gap to 32 with a powerplay goal 2d seconds after Macouns major penalty Graham Foley scored beating Flyer goalie Mike Crawford from directly in front of the net Then Brad Neville un covered at the left side of the net look a pass and lifted a shot high under the crossbar at to tie it at The Rangers held a one manadvantage for almost three more minutes but failed to get the goahead goal The game ended in a wild brawl behind the Ranger net Several North York players including goalie Walton piled on Chapman at the side of the net sparking the fiasco Chapman squared off with Joe Cec- chini and after gaining the upper hand Chapman was tackled by Walton Cecchini was given a major Walton took a major and a game misconduct and Chapman was assessed two majors arid a game misconduct Chapman will have to sit Thursdays home game against Richmond Hill North York look 12 of 19 minor penalties assessed but the Flyers had four of six major penalties and two of three game misconducts The Flyers called up defencemen and Dave Boyd from the Milton Junior club for Thursdays game Both played really well according to Million The Flyers released left- winger Scott last week because he had refused to altend practices Leftwinger Rob West who was recently acquired from Richmond Hill broke his thumb in Thursdays match NEWMARKETS NORTH YORK First Period Chapman MY Phil Evans Neville Second Period No scoring Third Period N chapman 7 Alexander Chapman NY Graham McCarthy Freeman NY Brad Neville Cccchlnl Flyer goalie Mike Crawford dives to knock the puck off the stick of North York Ranger Tom McCarthy in action from Thursdays game The Rangers needed goals late In the game to tie the Flyers 33 AURORA REP HOCKEY ROUNDUP Atoms advance to Silver Stick finals I Sheffield gets black belt TORONTO Cathy Shef field of Cedar Valley moved up into an elite group of judokas recently when she was awarded the black belt In judo Cathy is one of only about women In Ontario to carry a black bell and few of them are still active She also becomes the first woman black belt at the HoTai Judo Club In Ballantrae of which she is a member Cathy took the exam in front of three judges at the Hatashita Judo Club In Toronto Dee 5 but was just recently informed that she had successfully completed both the practical and written tests who make one major mistake while taking the teats are automatically failed Cathy was wellprepared mentally and physically for the exam after training dally for two months Sheffield of Cedar Valley nil been awarded the blick belt In Judo There are only about women with Mack belli In Ontario Ron Grimmer and John Archibald scored two goals apiece to give the Aurora WJ May and Sons Atoms a win over and a berth in the Silver Stick Tournament finals in Sarnia The win was the second straight for Aurora In the Silver Stick qualifying tournament In Bramalea last week In an earlier game the May Atoms walloped Lindsay Grimmer scored two goals and Pat Craig Mc- Connell Steven Coleman Ricky Kyle Archibald and Tom each scored one against Lindsay Rimmer assisted on two goals while Jeff Nash John Eley Tom Hussey David Campbell and Kyle each helped out on one Archibald earned two assists and Kyle and Grimmer picked up one apiece against Bowmanville Grimmer fired four goals to lead Aurora to a win over Sunday Campbell scored two goals and Archibald notched the other one Archibald also had two assists and Kyle and picked up one apiece MINOR ATOMS The McLean Minor Atoms lost to Orillia Sunday in their only game of the week Todd Dow scored for Aurora with an assist from Mark Hamilton MINOR Jeff White and Tim Kelly each scored once to give the Minor a exhibition win over Markham Don and Greg Lubbock had one assist apiece MAJOR PEEWEE The Major skated to a win over Richmond Hill at home Sunday Dave scored two goals while Dave Clarke and Steve Raltt each scored one In the Stiver Stick qualifying tournament Aurora walloped Grimsby twice 110 and 81 then lost to Hamilton Raid scored four goals in the tournament Charlie deLanessan and Mike each scored three and Dave added two Murray Campbell Clarke and Whelnn each scored once Lawrence and Sulck snared the shutout In an exhibition tilt Aurora beat with DOrazlo leading the way with two goals Campbell and lanessan each scored once The Lions Club Major Bantams advanced to the championship game before bowing out of the Silver Stick qualifying tournament In They beat and before losing in the final match 21 to Markham Randy McGhee registered the shutout in the win and Patrick scored only goal Dennis Goobie earned an assist Darren MacDonald led Aurora to the win in the second game with three goals and one See ATOMS page Bantam tourney on wee AURORA Teams from two provinces and one state will battle for the championship of the eighth annual Aurora Bantam Hockey Tournament which gets underway Friday evening at the Community Centre Among the entrants In this years tournament are two Quebec clubs from Pte Claire and and two Now York State teams from Amherst and Niagara Falls They will meet teams from Ontario centresAurora Newmarket Belleville South Ottawa Thornhill Brampton Kitchener Richmond Hill Kingston and Trenton Kitchener won the championship last year defeating Newmarket in the final game while Sault Ste Marie beat to capture the consolation title About players from of the teams will be billeted by local families according to tournament organisers Jack Macfarlane and Doug Botham The Aurora tournament is highly regarded because It Is one of the few tournaments that still billets players When the tourney was first held in It was one of only three bantam tournaments in On- according to Peewee and midget seemed to be the two most prominent tournaments so we came up with the Idea for a bantam tourney There wasnt much around for bantams and we had the facilities the community centre had just been built Hotham said The tournament not only provided hockey for bantams but also raised money for the AMHA It has raised and annually Attendance has hovered close to 3000 each year Organizers had hoped that profits would get larger every year but they have remained tremendous Increase in the number of hockey tournaments in Canada and the United States There are all kinds of tournaments now- about 22 in southern Ontario according to Several of todays top young professionals played in the Aurora tournaments in its early years including National Hockey Leaguers Rick Hampton and Wayne Dillon and Mark Napier of the World Hockey Associations Birmingham Bulls One of the tournaments most popular teams has been the Amherst club The American city has sent a team here every year except but almost didnt get Into the tournament at all Amherst called to try to get Into the first tournament after all the openings had been filled but later did get in because of a can cells ion The Amherst club played that year wearing football jerseys and numbers An added feature of this years tournament will be a figure exhibition to be per formed at Sunday by the Aurora Figure Skating Club Newmarket and will play In the tournaments opening game at pm Friday A game between and Belleville will follow at then Aurora and Amherst will square off a Pte Claire and South Ottawa will play in the final game of the evening at Saturday games start at B with Beaconsfield meeting Thornhill followed by a match between Brampton and Kitchener at Richmond Hill will faceoff against Kingston at am followed one hour later by a match between Niagara Falls NY and Trenton The consolation championship game will be played at Sunday afternoon by the steady because of higher coats and the championship final at pm it I