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The Canadian Champion, Friday, September 13, 2002- 21 SPORTS; ýBertoli lands tryout eer with AHL Admirais By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Scott Bertoli has tasted American Hockey League (AHL) competition before. But an upcomning trynut with the Nashville Predators' top farmn club may just provide the bcst opportunity for a mnuch lengthier serving. The Milton lvy Leaguer tumed semni pro sniper heads west later this month to attend the Milwaukee Admirais' camnp. As it happens, the AH-L's Wisconsin-based teamn is now led by Peter who last ycar coached Bertoli's ECHL Trenton Titans. Needless to say, this bodes wcll for the aspiring lcft winger. -l think it's def- initely a plus," said the Princeton University gradu- ste, who's tried Scott Bertoli alima out for thrce other semi pro hockey sc AHL clubs and Milwaukee Admirais. scen spot duty about half-a-dozen times. "He (Horschuck) knows the type of player 1 amn and what 1 can bring to the table if given the chance. This is probsbly my best opportunity (at making the AHL)." Auditioning for bis 2001/02 skipper has to be encouraging for Bertoli on two fronts. Not only did the Trenton mainstay finish arnong the top-25 league scorers, but his Driving Range and Practice Facility *HALTON HILLS ~B OBESAP 'G 0 L F" ACADEMY to ard àfrui te. Becket or Golf Clicic -à ENDS SEPT 15/02 *5 Side Road * just west of Hwy 25, 2 lights north of Hwy 401 905-878-3290 www.hhga.ca e I I I 9 leadership helped keep the team satop the standings during a season niddled with player changes. Said Bertoli, "From his (Horachuck) per- spective, he saw how just a handful of us were there and kept the tearn winning." Cracking Milwaukee's ineup could very well provide the opportunity of playing with fellow Miltonian Darren (Mini) Haydar - who'll hikely be assigned to the Admirais if flot awarded a for- ward spot on Nashville. "That would be great -flot so much for him but for me," remnarkcd Bertoli, who arnassed 25 goals and 46 assists in 69 games with Iast year's Titans. Should full- time AHL duty notbe in the cards this season, he'u retum to Trenton, where he just înked a new one- year contract. Though preferring not to divulge specific ternis of Phoo y RAAMPANEthe deal, he Phot byGRAHM PINEdescribed it as 'a ta move up aon the considerable cene with the AHL's raise'. L Prior to this ycsr, Bertoli had the distinction of being the first Miltonian in nearly a decade to attend an NHL camp - having esrned an invite to Iast season's Washington Capitals tryouts where he faced off agamnst alI-world snipers Jaromir Jagr and Peter Bondra. He heads to Milwsukee withmn the next two weeks. Haydar starts camp in Nashville today. s 3c