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24-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, November 13, 2001 /Merchants secure player and unbeaten weekend By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion The Merchanta' fortunes gradually improved as last week wore Foliowing a humbling loss at Hamnilton's Mountain Arena, Milton swung a straight player-for-player deal with the Colingwood Blues that should add two sooely lacking aspects to the local juniors' gamne - namnely, leadership and physical pres- ence. Offermng both - according to general manager Nick Slawson is newly acquired Rick Camrere, who was picked up in exchange for talented, but somewhat underachieving forward Jason Harshaw. A 20-year-old New Brunswick native, Carriere is set to begin an apprentice programn in Mississauga and was in need of somewhere dloser to play. A fourth-year Jr. A player and departing captain and leading scorer of Collingwood, Milton's new forward could be tbe spark plug to unit an often ditjomnted offensive unit. "He's a natural leader," said Slawson. "He gives us an element we were sadly needed." Carriere made an imnmediate impact with bis new club duning baffle with neighbouring Georgetown Friday. Taking a back paat in the slot from rookie linemate Dan Carcillo, he beat Raider goalie Zak Brown down low midway througb the third peniod for the potential gante winner. Georgetown spoiled the vietory party' however, inside the final miànute of regulation when Ryan Robert connected on a huge rebound - the second witls a mock-tolid Sean Samuel out of posi- tion - to tic Milton 2-2. The Merehants had half-a-dozen scoring chances in overtimne Conféren.e- but failed to break the atalemate. Carcillo, made the wining depotit -maldng good on a second- North Halton't Jr. A clubs exchanged goals in the second period peniod brcakaway - while delivening two-goal efforts wcre line-q as well. Defenceman Shawn Mole lit the lamp for thc home aide mates Dan Bognar and Rich Meloche. while scoring for the visitors was T.J. Trevelyan. Merchant notes: Ex-Merehant Frank Fazio is now toiling with Milton atavcd off defeat Friday - for thc fîrst tune in thrcc Burlington and pickcd up an astiat in Sunday's game ... Milton has gamnes - but not the injury bug. Interini captain David Ovcjak acqutred hometown native Ryan MeManus as thcir back-up goalie went down wiUi a lcg injury late in Uic firat period and will likely while Trevor Battaglia continues to nurse a broken collarbone. be sidelined for the ret of November. McManus alto played back-up in Miasissauga last year while Closing out Uic wcek in Burlington Sunday, Milton nearly Battaglia was on the tnjurcd liat ... Battaglia and Kevin Arruda, out coughcd up a four-goal cushion but managcd to shade Uic Cougars with a broken anide, arc expected back in carly December.. 5-4 and lcapfrog past Strectaville into seventh spot in Uic Westerm Milton travels to Streetaville tomigbt and hosts Buffalo Fniday. 81 t 119I- 19F _ TT1# 655 MAIN GtU n ot... STREET E9=ASg-.T. MILTON Visit us at wjww.galllngeord-cofll (905 or onml: ATradijtio>n -' V lu Trust sn e16 goeadsas@gllllGS1Or.co A alu ~Y