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The Canadien Champion, Tuesday, November 20, 2001-21 ,,AýA' midgyets earn another shuItouit over Fales Captain's return helps team end a two-game winless skid By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion It was an aftemnoon of big retumns for the midget AA Winterhawks Saturday. Within the confisnes of Burlington's Appleby Arena, Milton began by welcorning back captaiss Connor Sweeney. Tise laoky defencemnan had been sidelined for three weeks with a shoulder injury. Sweeney's stabilizing presence on the blueline and a solid over- alI effort allowed the nsidgess to get back in Use win colurun fol- lowing a lie and bass earlier in tise week - which represented their longest stretch witisout a victory so far tis season. The Milton Toyota sponsored teans went ahead four minutes into tise contest and was neyer legitinsately challenged en route to blanking tise host Eagles 3-0 for tise second lime in as many meet- ings Ihis year. The 9-4-1 Winterlsawka - who've already won as many ganses as they did all lasI season - provided impressive man-to-man 'Hawks gut out tie Milton's A minor peewees dehivered their strongest offen- sive slatenent of Use tesson st week - tying Caledun 6- coverage for much of the afiemnoon tilt and enjoyed a credible per- formsance froru netrminder Kyle Goertz. He battled boredoru more than the opposition through the early going, facing a mere three shots in the opening haif. but did have to corne up big in the third pcriod to preserve the asutout. Daryl Tielemnans' initial tally - a bottorn-sheif deposit froru close range - stood up as the winner, while insurance markers were recorded by Lee Fritsenburg and Kyle Burrell. Frittenburg deflected a James McIntosh point blast in heavy traffic midway through the second while Burrell intercepted a blueline pass one period laser and wenî in for a breakaway clinch- er - gomng upstairs to seal the deal. Other assista went to Derek Blanchard and Paul Szafer, who's currently on a remarkable 10-gane point-scoring mun. He's amnassed six goals and 11I assista over this span. Julian Ricci juat missed extendiasg his goal-scoring streak to five garnes, hitting the cross-bar in the opening frame and then shoot- ing just wide on an odd-man rush in the second. McIntosh and Ryan Pilarczyk offered solid defense to help suf- focate Burlington. Only five rmor penalties were assessed duning the contest - though while close, featured littie in the way of intensity. lI Orasageville Wednesday, Milton's shortstaffed ranks managed to out-shoot its hosts but were eventually trimnsed 5-4. Blanchard, Ricci and bantam call-up David Tielemans stood out with a goal and an assiat each while alto denting the twine was Frittenburg. The Winterhawks played host to Caledon laat night at Memorial Mrena. Resulta were flot available aI press lime. Tomorrow they begin a îwo-gamne road trip in Flamnborough. Thursday they travel to Guelph. Milton then closes out the month with a home-and-home claah against the traditionally confrontational Georgetown Raiders.