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Bannan leads team to gold BSTEVE LeBLANC Speciai to The Champion Matt Bannan will cri' loy many big moments tbrougbout the bal- ance of bis hockey career, but few will hold the sheer excitement of Sunday's gold rush. "twas huge," was about the beat description tbe 16-year-old Milton Merchant defenceman could give wben recalling bis Tearo Ontario's double overtime triumph against the Czecb Republic. He bad just come off the ice when bero Taylor Pyatt drove the net and scored is second of the nigbt to complete a 3-2 gold medal rally at the Under- 17 International Hockey Challenge. Bannan logged plenty of ice time and was instrumental in the comeback, holding tbe Czechs scorelesa for more than three peri- ods at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. The championship win was a reversai of fortunes of sorts for Tearo Ontario, wbo bad squandered a two-goal lead against the Czecbs in tbe round-robin and settled for a 2-2 draw. Said Banman, "We fired 50 shots at thero in the round-robin but just couldn't capitalize. We dominated overtime in the finals and rt wasjust a matter of time before we scored." His defensive prowess also shone througb in the semis when Ontario squeezed by Quebec with a 4-3 overtime victory. Earning the confidence of coach Brian Hayton (of the Kitchener Rangers) froro the tournament's onset, Barman was just one of four defencemen used through overtime play Saturday and Sunday. He saw a regular shift through the round-robin - partnering witb Sean Dixon of Erie and Belleville's Michael Jacobsen and was a solid contributor on special-teams play. Bannan tied witb Pyatt for most Team Ontario assists. He drew a total of four including two against Sweden. "I made some key passes and rushed the puck well throughout the week," he explained. "My best efforts were in the semis and finals. I juat played smart hockey." Team Ontario finisbed the toumament with a 2.6 goals-against average - roughly the same average Bannan's Merchants. cur- rently sport in the Provincial Jr. A League. Janjevich adjiusts to NCAA grind By STEVE LeBLANC Special ta The Champion Earning a place in the Ivy League should have been his toughest challenge of 1997. However, Doug Janjevich has been saddled with an even stiffer task since setting foot on Brown University campus - cracking the Rhode tsland school's hockey lineup. The 19-year-old Milton native has enjoyed some degree of success in this yen- turc, but not as much as he'd. initially have liked. "There's a hierarchy on the team. Rookies seem to get penalized for their mistakes more than juniors or seniors," explained Janjevich, a lcft winger with thc Division 1 Bears. "t didn't dress for our tirst fOve games, but since then I've played in four straight. A couple of the other rookies haven't played at ail yet." A former Merchant sniper, Janjevich said there's a much faster pace to NCAA hockey compared to Tier 2 Jr. A whicb often resuîts in a lengthy period of adjustment for first-year players. "Suspensions are longer than in junior so there's a lot less rough stuff after the play as well,- he added. Janjevich bas toiled on the second, third and fourth lmes Doug Janjevich over his recent four-game stretch. Uc drew an assist on his very first shift against Boston College in late November, which he said helped "break the ice" early in bis NCAA debut. Unfortunately bis Bears squandered a two-goal lead and feil 5-3 to the number five ranked team. Brown bas surrendered sev- eral other leads this season. They currently sit at 2-8 in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conterence (ECAC). Janjevicb enjoyed a very brief Christmoas break, from December 19 to 23, before rejoining the team for a holiday toumnament in Minnesota. 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