Ontario Community Newspapers

Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 3 Mar 2000, p. 21

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F The Canadian Champion, Friday, March 3, 2000-21 * Winterha.wks down 2-1 in AA quarter finals By MURRAY TOWNSEND They know how t0 balle back. Special to The Champion Burlington was aIl over Milton in the early First they had the gaine lost, then going. It wasn't 15 seconds into the gaine before theyhadthe gaie wilthenthe lot *James Connor, who shares goaltending duties theyhadthegaie wo, ten heyJetwith Austin Vanderboom, had to make three or it again. four outstanding saves. In lad, it was ail Connor It was that type of seesaw affair for the CO- ail thie lime until Burlington finally solved him Steel Recycling minor peewees, Milton's Ist with about five minutes left in tt.e first period. A hope in the AA Ontario playdowns. minute later they scored on a breakaway, and 22 A 6-4 bass 10 Burlington Monday put the seconds after that tbey added another one. Winterhawks down 2-1 in the beat-of-five- Dow'n 3-0, Milton had a choice. -Either fold up series, and their backs against thse wall. Being in thse lent and go home, or atart a party of their that situation, however, may juat suit thîs teamn. own. They chose the latter. They've proven al season that they're not quitters. They finished one point out of first in the regular season with a 20-5-3 record, and went to the finals in three of the four tourniaments they were in, winning one. In the Silver Sick they los( in the semi-finals to the eventual winner. Milton's strong forechecking gaine stared 10 psy off and they finaliy got their first break when Clis Pedulla interceptedl a pass inside the Burlington blueline and went in ail alone, firing it higli on the goalie's glove side. Meanwhile, the Winterhawks' defensive play became stronger. The team was missing their captain, defenseman Matthew Lenardon, serving the last gamne of a suspension, which had 10 huit. Michael Cam was strong on thse blueline, how- ever, and made some tremendous defensive pîsys, including a diving stop on a short-handed Burlington breskaway. Jeff Kitchen also had a spirited gamne, handling (lie puck and checking. Malt Chuchmach led a rush up the ice and threaded the needle with a perfect pasa onto the stick of Kevin Parker who moved in for the bIs to make il 3-2. Parker retumned the favour on thse tying goal by digging the puck out of (lhe corner anse PLAYERS on page 22 ~ bases, balls, 2 pr- qloes, base tw mp e 878-7422 18 Thompson Rd., Unit #6, Mlton 878-7422 -$ 0OFF Green Fee Passport and ATTEGolf Access Books ATTETORONTO GOLF SHOW IRNS WOD lng 113 Wiflson Fat Shaft Callaway Hawlcaye Pinig ISI TI VIA . Tditeisol .9 Taylor Super Steel Callaway Steel Head *CaIIaway Hawkaye - Taylor Mada Supar ý18 hcup»nRd. Unit 7 & 8 878-1818 1 1 M ( \\1 \1)1 \\ ('11 \\11110,111 i m 1) \ý \1 \1ý( il ï, , 1 1 n SIirilil(7ý1r,,, p

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