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The Canadian ChniiS Fnidav January 19, 2001 - 21 ~ Low Eseryday Pnýces1 G) ý [LA Z Shrt Terni Leasing *Fus Ps-sp & Dekssry *No Charge for 842-8892 Aadmesa Doms Merchants' late-season M~R~U~scoring slump continues By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion The Merchants might want to consider bringing a team psychatrist into the fold. Because tise way their scoring has ail but cornpletely deserted thern lately, the local juniors may soion have abandoniment issues to work out. Multon's offensive drought - which has corne at the isorsi possible tinie, just three weeks before the playoffs - continued in Bramalea Tuesday. Andrew Francone's upstairs backhand at exactly the midway mark of the night was the lone deposit in a 5- 1 humbling to, the Blues. His tally ended an almoat unbelievable 102-minute scoreless stretch for the tradil.ionally potent club. Wbat makes this latest loss ail the more difficult to swallow is that it cornes against a team that bas yet to secure a -playoff bertb. Sure David Digironirno bas shosen vast improve- ments between the pipes Ibis year, but b&*s flot exactly at the samne level of Brampton's Danny Gould - wbo blanked Milton Saturday. The 24-13-4-1 Mercbants bad no finish or fortune against eitber goalie within the past week. Tuesday, they delivered a fairly decent effort but seemed to lose something after giving up a second- peniod goal to Phi l Gibson. Francone's tying tally injected a little tife back into the club - and especially bis own forward unit - but Phosto by GRAHAM PAINE vý Royal retuml Blshop Redlng's Vanessa Bouakîli delivers a bump ratumn whlle team- mate Carolyn 008108 looks on durlng senior girls volcybsil action againat Loyoa Monday. The Rayals 1081 2-0 whlle their junior couter- parts beat Loyola 2-1. tbat telI by tbe way in tbe final trame, duning whicb lime the tram brnke down delensivety and coughed up four unanswered goals. Chad Vinden and Adarn Sturgeon, stilt musty frnt a lengthy layoli. were particularly ineifective. Meanwhile, workhorse captain John Nadalin - wbo seems to be in need of a garne or two off to refuet for the playotis - wasn't up 10 par either. Beating Richard Fournier in the third period were Rico Amaido, Marco Divona, Rick Varone and Aiex Ward. Former Merchant Vince Laise - seho neariy beat bis ex-teammates in overtime one week earlier by ringing one off tise post - assisted on the tirs( and final goals Tuesday. 'Me Merchants had a couple of unsuccessful cracks at scoring on tise powerplay, bringing their current fruitiess stretch with the rnan-advantage 10 a rather ernbarrassing 0-for-17. Setting up Francone seere Chris Krieg and Andy Rozak - ishose tearn ieading point total now stands ai 60. Tuesday marked tise second lime ibis sea.son that tise Merchants' losing skid bit tbree garnes. Milton rernained one point up on Brampton for sec- ond place prior to last nigbt, but tise Capitals bad three garnes in hand. Tise two perenniai powerbouse tearns, stili bot on tise beels of front-running Georgetown, wiit finish out their regutar season senies tonigbt in Milton. Game time is 8 p.m. IvHay.vdar bac%.%k in NCAA top- 1O Darren (Mini) Haydar is back in tise NCAA's Top mbt a four-wsy tie for lOtis place in national scor- 10. ing. In 24 games he's lit tise lamp 13 times andi New Hampsbire's electrifying junior sharpahooter assiated on 18 other goals. alippeti oui briefly, but tnade a prompt retm unlat Witb a dozen regular season contesta remasng, weekend - tvconling tbree pointa in a home-anti- he stili bas an outaitie shot ait matching bis fresisman home series agait Memnmack. point total of 50. On tise roat lasi Friday, Haydar scoreti tise &Ms Meanwhiie, Jeif Haydar bais been sbowing stmong- goal and then, assisteti on the game wmnner in bis ly inisfirstseason with UNH. Wildcai' 4-1 victoty. Bot efforts were delivereti Wbile useti pinasily as a defensive forwarti, boas dufing &Xi perioti play- chippeti ini offensively ai key points ibis season 'Me followmng night ai tise Wbittmgre Centre, including Ftiday whes he asiatet on tise frit insur- Miiton's top player set up tise thiax marker - on a ance -maticer. Oversil, hu'a acoreti twice anti asaisteti two-man ativantage - ini a 3-3 staicinate witb eighxtlimtes titis year. Merrianack. UNH tanks fiflis nationally beading mbt Ibis Haydar's collective weekendtisput pushed bim weekend. * 4.Clarkeds Gf www.clarkesgolf.comn NRAPTORS TICKETS (Iower bowl) One entry with every purchase $ w ' Ends January 24 M f Draw held January 25th, 2001 MME DATE: FWB. 5th 7:00 p.m. vs Coltlcs Moi Prs Tour Muet 12.88 liME Matm WrUp 1.99 13 Th.aqmpu 1W., Unit 7 & 8 miItum 54811 ft-