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22-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, March 26, 2002 llHaydar's Wildcats reach the Frozen Four to ra abou New Hampshire University has huge rematch set with arc h-rival in national semifinals Darren (Mini) Haydar's New Hampshire Wildcats have aiready beat Maine once in this year's playoffs. Now they'll have to fashion a sequel if they hope to reach the innermost sanctsns of NCAA men's hockey competition. UNH's 4-3 win over Comneil and Maine's identical vic- tory against Boston University Sunday set the stage for a Frozen Four semnifmnal showdown between these Hockey East juggemnauta next Thursday, April 4 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Haydar drew a pair of aasists in their initial playoff clash two weeka ago - which fueled the Wildcats' 3-1 Hockey East title triumph - and did likewise against Comneil Sunday. Continuing to thrive on the powerplay, hie helped set up both first-period goals hy gifted linemate Colin Hemingway. Unlikely UNH hero Jin Abhott scored with under three minutes in regulation 50 pull of the win. Former Georgetown Raider Michael Knoepfli had two assista the previous might to help Comeil beat Quinnipiac 6-1 Ma the NCAA Tournamnent's open- rng round. Haydar't Wildcats loat to, Maine 3-2 in overtinse in tie national finals in 1999 and will no doubt be looking for a hatle payback next Thursday. They head inso the Frozen Four has the number one seed, since Denver waa upset by Michigan 5-2. If victorious against Maine, UNR will face either Michigan or Minnesota for the national titie April 6. The winner of the Hohey Baker award - whicb Haydar is a leading candidate - wiII he announced the night before. Meanwhile, Candice Ceelen's Niagara Pssrple Eagles narrowly missed a shot as the national women's crown when they were edged 3-2 by eventual champs Minnesota-Deluth Friday in the semnifinals. Niagara went on to tie Minnesota 2-2 in the consolation fmnals while Minncsota-Deluth eclipted Brown 3-2 in the championship fmnals. The Purpie Eagles were ranked top thiree for most of the Darren Haydar season. 'AA' atoms take game oneC of Tri County final Let the Games. Begin! Boy'*IGirls Summer Youth Hockey Registration HALT By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Scott Stover delivered a strong supporting role for mot of Uic night, but flnished is off as Uic lcading man. Following up on a couple of impressive play-makmng efforts to kcep pace wiUi Caledon Friday, Milton's AA major atom standout buried a crots-ice pass wiUi under a minute remaining so take game one of Uic bet-of-five Tri County chanspionship fmnals 5-4. Assisting on Uic ganse winncr was Mats Eliot. WiUiin Uic friendly confines of Memorial Mena, Gary Abraham's Wallace Pontiac Buick Wintcrhawks - one of two seanss still in Uic hunt for division bragging righss - eraaed a pair of one-goal deficits en route so, winning Uic series opener. Stover was simply magnificent in sctting up Uic second equalizer - feeding marksman Kyle Johnson wiUi a one- handed centering pass while holding off an opposing dcfcnding for as least swo dozen feet. Elliot, Braydcn Abrahans and Wade McGinnis alto, scorcd to, extend Uic team's undcfeated atreak to nine ganes. Meanwhile, Taylor Prestidgc carne up wiUi a fcw nifty saves Uirough period two - mininsizing Uic dainage from a mid-evcning onslaughs - and tumced back 17 shots ovcrall to record anoUicr win. Though rclatively idle Uirough firss-period play, Uic homctown nesminder made a terrific pad save to stop s point blank opportunity just a few moments before inter- mission. Ample defensive support was providcd by Bnian Hunter, who made three crucial sakcaways down the strctch and assisted on the second goal with an authoritative blueline blast. The Tri Counsy fûtalists cxchanged powerplay goals early in thc third before thc hosta squeaked by. Game two of Uic series was played in Caledon Sussday. Results were nos available as press time. Milton hostcd game Uiree last nighs and if neccssary, a fourUi game wiII be contestcd tomnorrow cvcning in Caledon. GolJScene Tour is scheduled to run again this year It's timne to ges in Uic swing of Uiings by signing up for son title. Mot of Uic participating golf courses are witlsin two Uic 2002 GolfScenc Tour. "Our tour has become extremely popular wiUi Young hours of Milton and Granite Ridge Golf Club will hoat one This tour, for amateur adults as well as juniors from 10 and old golfera alike," said director Normn Woods. "We of Uic last events on Auguat 12. to, 18 ycars of age, in now in its third ycar and has snow- have players as young as 10 and last year, our oldet tour Intcressed golfers can reccive mcmbership information balled from 45 Io 175 participants in Uiat short tise. player was 77." b aln h ofcn fiea 59 4-29o hc Miltonian Jcff Thomas was among Uic mot succcssful Sponsored hy KIWI, Uic 2002 GoîfScene Tour has 15 byclngUcofcnefieas(1)8625ochc lat ycar wiUi a domninating performance in Uic hantan eventa this season beginning wiUi one as Cambridge's Uic website as www.golfscene.net. boys loop. He won nine eventa as wei as Uic overai sea- Wliastle Bcar May 26. There ta no qualifier so, play on Uic GoîfScene Tour. On Theh WayI wins at Mohawk Saturd-a..y ou 31PORT7MEN'S a/fl IX VC~ 'HAM SHOOTI G ood Friday, March 29 « 5155 Steeles Ave., Milton AitShooters Wecome 95842641 On The Way Again, dcmnonssrating gris and determination rcminiscent of Uic series' lcgcndary narnctake, paced away from Uic fleld to win Uic $127.000 final of Uic Cam Fella Series Sasurday nighs as Mohawk. Thc four-year-old geldcd son of anoUier Canadian-owned legend - On The Road Again N5 overcame pot position mie and pourcd it on from Uic top of Uic stretch to score a duire-and-a-half length win for driver Pasul MacDonell in 1:53. La Kaka Roacha was second and early pace-setter Scott Is A Leader saking Uiird. I've Gos Life, Uic 6-5 favosite, packcd it in to, finish eighUi aftcr a second quarter move to Uic top, wbilc second choice Highest AuUiority was hampered by traffic congestion and settlcd for sixUi. "He basically did everything Uic hard way and overcame evcrything Uiat camne bis way tonight," said MacDonnell, who had On The Way Again on Uic move up Uic backside aftcr sucking in sixUi before Uic flrst tum. "He's jut a great horse and (gave) a great cffort." Traincd in Ontario by Rene Laarman, On The Way Again picked up $63,500 for Uic victory to, bump his scason tally to, $154,100. Now a lifetimne winncr of $244,878, he's owncd by Tanah Merah Farms of Delaware. ' Gtueed and. Bramnpton Cap-V-itals. clinch Western Conf eren ce titie, Mldtmun Jon Gleed andl thse whosf to tvy Lagu's Conll Bramsptons Caf tais am diebeat ia thse University in t fai, pl4aed up ans Wcat.is ndi mem3-hhigvc Bramone clishd tise ProwlncW r n ofri teps-es a l