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The Canadian Champion, Friday, Marcs 29, 2002- 21 'AA' mdgets in OMH champonshi Burrell's timely hat-trick seals up titie for 'Hawks By STEVE LeBLANO The Champion Mission accomplished! Fueled by a 'that's one to tell the grandchildren' hat-trick from Kyle Burreil, Milton's AA midgets cleared the final hurdie to the OMI-A tie in Barrie Tuesday night - downmng the Flyers 3-1 to take thse best-of-seven championship senies in five games. It's thse best feeling ini thse world," said a euphoric Burreil, E who'd been having trouble fmnding his scoring touch in recent weeks after a productive regular season and start to thse playoffs. 1I tried something different tonight, going upstairs like everyone kept telling me, and it seemed to work. This is just awesome." M Burrell capitslized on a major powerplay early in the second period and then salted thse game away with two more top-shelf deposits in thse last nine minutes. Sbaring the spotlight with another red-Isot performance between H P thepips ws KleGoertz. Paiof the league's premier tandem, he delivered some exceptional glove work through thse initial stages of play and denied the hosts at every turm down the stretch. Remarked head coach Amie Parcels, 'Kyle and Jason (Strong) really carried us through on those nights when we stmuggled to bury the biscuit." TIse Milton Toyota Winterhawks' 20th playoff win gave Parcels bis second OMItA championship with the local midgets in six years, after unsuccessful bids during two previous trips to the finals. This year's contingent, hie admitted, doesn't have quite tIse nat- Mifton's AA midgets ural talent of its 1997 counterpart - but more than made up for it and tans celebrate with sheer desire. Tuesay' OMHij > w n arie "They're both chanspionship teams, but it's tike comparing the ., Edmonton Oilers to tIse New Jersey Devils," Parcels explained, Photo in B y brandishing a celebratory cigar while surrounded by well-wishers .TV Photos NC young and old. "This team went out and earned it with every sin- gle shift." Enjoying a strong traveling fan base at the Allandale Recreation Chnis Coates was perhaps the most inspiring example of that in Centre. Milton was sturdy in the defensive zone and killed off a Barrie Tuesday. Abter taking a vicious knee-on-knee that sent him couple of late penalties to pull out the wmn. hobbling to the dressing room before second intermission, tIse The toise goal againat themn came on a two-man advantage in the diminutive assistant captain gutted bis way back into the lineup closing moments of period two. and made good on bis retumn by setting up the game winner. James Mclntosh set up Burrell's flrst and final markers while 1I juat got it to Kyle (Burrell) and he did the rest," said Coates. single helpers went to Erick Lizon, Adam Rutz and Daryl "t thought t'd blown out my knee. It hurt (for third period) but 1 Tielemans - whose kid brother David was again in tse lineup fill- wasn't going to leave a game like this." ing in for a suspended Derek BlancIsard. Much like during their semnifinal series-clinching victory over Making up the rest of the championsbip squad are captain Stoney Creek, Milton relied heavfly on grit and goaltending Connor Sweeney, Lee Frittenburg, Mark Galick, Scott tbrough a lengthy scoring drought. But a lack of production early McLaughlin, Ryan Pilarczyk, Chris Strank, Paul Szafer, Brett on didn't seem to faze thse eventual champs. Tsrmer and Michael Winiarz. Stressed Julian Ricci, "tt doesn't matter if you win by one goal TIse Winterhawks' OMHA triumph eamns them passage to the or 10. Winning is wulsung." five-teamn AIl-Ontarin finals in Sudbury April il to 13. 1 Neyer too far to go for GREAT DEALS! [ 1-19F R Supercab, 4dr, 85k. 8 cyl., auto, air, 81 k. Loaded, quads, 87k. Loaded, i'act. phone 4 cyl. auto, air 58k. 6 cyl., loaded, 854k. 109k. $1 5,895 $1 5,895 $1 5,495 $1 0,995 $1 0,895 $1 4,895 Ail cars certified - 7 Month warranty, financing available._________________ HAYDEN'S ABERFOYLE GARAGE NRHas REPAIRS TO ALL MAKES e AND USED CAR SALES e FAST SRICE A H 401Mîlto SERVICE Inc Abr40tMilts R.R. 31, GUELPH, ONTARIO (519) 763-1233 1998 FORD 1 1WINDSTAR LXI F 19919 FORD ESCORT ZX2 111)99 FOR TAURU 11998 FORD FI 50 XL 19911) FORD 1 RAN(JER XLT