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The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, April 2, 2002-19 SPORTS vLast dance of 2002 Timbt Black's Collin Sea (at left) tries a wrap-around attempt on TimbIt White netminder Graham Rae-Hunt, who was also challengd by Brandon Mauro (above) during Milton's House League Champlonship Day Saturday at Memorial Arena. For full reuilts and related photos, ses page 22. Photos by GRAHAM PAINE Haydar one of three finalists for Hobey Baker By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Darren (Mini) Haydar is now playing the waiting game. Having done everything possible to capture this year's Hobey Baker Award, Milton's most prolific scorer still has another three days until the NCAA's top individual honour is awarded at Friday's Frozen Four banquet in St. Paul, Minnesota. The New Hampshire Wildcats' senior captain moved a step closer to the prize last week when the award corm- mittee named him one of three Hobey Baker finalists - along with St. Cloud State's Mark Hartigan and Minnesota's Jordan Leopold. Haydar can't do anything more to improve his odds of winning - since a recipient has already been decided - although many would claim that this year's efforts are already enough. Heading into this week's Frozen Four, UNH's stand- out centre leads the nation with 76 points - 31 goals and 45 assists - and sits one ahead of Hartigan. His 1.95 points-per-game average is also tops in the NCAA. And if big-game production is any kind of detennin- ing factor, the local superstar also has an edge - having shone in almost every crucial situation for the top-seat- ed 30-6-3 Wildcats. An MVP in three toumaments this season, he powered UNH to the Hockey East title with two points to eclipse arch-rival Maine 3-1 and then matched that performance to shade Cornell 4-3 and earn a berth to the Frozen Four. New Hampshire head coach Dick Urile - part of the Hobey Baker committee - feels his premier scorer has a good shot as winning while experts believe it's between Haydar and Leopold, since Hartigan is a junior. A dedicated off-ice volunteer with a number of causes including New Hampshire DARE prograrm, Haydar admits he's be excited to walk away with the Hobey Baker award but maintains that the national title would mean more. . "The national championship is definitely a higher level than the Hobey Baker," he stressed. "The Hobey Baker is for an individual and hockey is a team game." Haydar's Wildcats will have to go through their tough- est opponent in recent years - Maine - Thursday aftemoon for a shot at the national championship. The semifmal tilt begins at 1:30 p.m. and a victory would put UNH up against either Michigan or Minnesota in Saturday night's title game, which starts at 8 p.m. Both the semifinals and finals will be aired on ESPN 2. "Passport to Wellness" Fair Don't miss the 13th annual "Passport to Wellness" Fair presented by the Milton District Hospital on Saturday, April 6th from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Milton Mall. The event is support- ed by the Milton District Hospital Foundation. Cindy Popp, Health Promotion Coordinator at the Milton District Hospital, will be the lead organizer this year. There will be over forty interactive exhibits to gather lots of information to help you make informed health care decisions. There will be something for everyone at this annual event. Healthy lifestyle information will be made available by the Halton Region Health Department, Canadian Cancer Society, Milton Leisure Centre, and Heart and Stroke Foundation, just to name a few. The information that will be available will help you make smart choices around nutrition, activity, stress management, and smoking cessation, which will help prevent many diseases. There will be many community support organi- zations in attendance with information on water safety, mental health, colorectal, cervical and ovari- an cancer, chrones and colitis, multiple sclerosis and many more. There will be information available on organ donations, oral health, the importance of good posture, breast health, etc. Seniors will enjoy leam- ing about community organizations that support their desire to live independently in the community, such as the Milton Seniors' Activity Centre, Milton Millennium Community Residences, Allendale and Meals on Wheels. New moms will enjoy visiting the La Leche League to learn more about breast-feed- ing, while High Five will help inform parents how to assess their child's activity programs. Hospital departments. will profile their services including Diagnostic Imaging/Mammography, ConnectCARE and Hearing Health. The Milton District Hospital Foundation will have information available about the hospital's fundraising goals and volunteer opportunities. Don't miss the oppportunity to leam more about your hospital and community, and to obtain infor- mation that will help you and your family improve your health. Drop by anytime between 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 6th at the Milton Mall. J ,r'~1~f , Darren Haydar -li--ZWJJ