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'AA' midgets' titie bid nixed they had to settle for second best at the recent Silver Stick Qualifying Toumnament i Brampton. Three straight victories eamned the Toyota Winterhawks passage to the championship finals -but once Usere, they sputtered offen- sively in a much-anticipated rematch with the Mississauga Braves Monday evening. White Kyle Goertz held the opposition in check most of the way, his nesminding prowess just wasn't enough - as the local midgets coughed up a fîrst-period S'tn flle dIoublet ilS/tic0, i tîtee- on-three play. A lack of production also proved costly ini the initial encounter with Mississauga, which ended in a 4-O whitewash. Mant Reed notched the lone tally in the gold-medal defeat - with help fromn Mark Galick - which dashed Milton's hopes for a trip toi the international showcase in Sarnia. The 'Hawks were quite convmnc- ing in reaching the championship tilt, particularly in Use semnifinals when they toppled the Six dittereuît players lit the lamp in the decisive victory - with Drew Evans scoring once and added a pair of helpers to Iead the way. Matt Price alto stood out by assistmng on Use ftrst three deposits. Reed, Galick, Chris Coates, Adami Rutz and David Tielemans dented the twine as well. Before Usat the local lads eamed identical 3-1 decisions over the toumnament hosts and Woolwich. Galick tallied twice i Use first of Usese games, white matching Usat the following day was Evans. 'A'peewees daim bronze medal Milton's A major peewees celebrated Use new year s little early - not with Use toasting of champagne, but raUser wiUs the savourig of sweet revenge. Three days aliter suffermng a Iast-minute defeat te Stoney Creek i Use opening round of Use Hespelet Toumramnent, Use Liebert Canada Winterhawks deliv- ered an exhilarating dose of pay-back in the bronze- medal showdown Monday. T'he 'Hawks faced some anxious moments in theis bid to fmish Usird, as Use pesky Bruina evened Use count twice and severely challenged Parker Mott through boUs Use second period and overtime. But Milton's crafty cager weaUsered a number of storns and denied ail three Stoney Creek snipers in a do-or-die shoot-out -which Use local lads won with deposits by retuming captain Eric Gottwald and Kyle Johnson. Mott's heroics between the pipes - which included nearly three dozen saves - eamed him MVP honours, white Gottwald's timely tally terved as redemption after being robbed on a couple of Usird- period breakaways. t Scoring in regulation time were Matt Russell and EDaniel Lewandowski, who were set up by Richard Tam and John Grant retpectively. I Monday's 4-2 shoot-out victory punctuated a raUser *impressive toumnament tumaround for Use 'Hawks, *who seemed destined for an early exit afler two quick losses to Stoney Creek (4-3) and Flamborough (2-1). But Milton staved off elimination with two gutsy *ou)ings Sunday. FirtthUe local lads Usrashed Owen Sound 6-O - Usanks to a four-goals-in-seven-minutes stretch in period two - and Usen they put themselves in the bronze-medal clash by rallying from a 3-O hole tor tie Bradford. Tamn tank the late equalizer, white Johnson and Brad Mazzocato were the other marksmen. Holding Bradford ait bay down Use stretch was John Forcier. Against Owen Sound, Gottwald and Lewandowski each tallied twice. Johnson and Mazzocato tired sin- gles, white drawig a pair of assists was Duffer Black. Mott faced lessthUan a dozen shots, due in large part to Use defensive efforts of game MVP Cal Wollaston. The Canadian Champion, Friday January 3, 2003-23 < January 3-5, 2003 National Trade Centre Exhibition Place, Toronto SHOW HOURS: 1riday ý,rn - ît>pi SatLIWIaN 1hanit Ojitstid av lani - 6puî FASHION SHOW TIMES: Friday 7:30pri. satîîirç:laî .drni & 7pi: sunîlav 1pnt & 4pin ADMISSION: S12.00 Imnagineî vour honcyn îoon ini the South Blatific Donit miss your chan e Io wirî The Bay rioda Shower". The Bay iit shower onc, o: ky wmnner wlth a prize p ackage worth laver S2.tittt of fabu<îus gifts t ruîrlie*ft tSîv Gift Regisiry. the ag ATU'11 'i tLit tiid ttwiii ite opjsîrtuil to< have Amy Sky sing ai votir wcuddnrg! Meut Mo Peterson ot Ilie Toronot< Ralilors on) Satîîrtta. January 4, 79pi 2FOR 1 ADMISSION: NATIONAL BRIDAI. SHOW EVENING; HOURS NLttttI\iN ONtY AilR t1 H11 pmIN 'Iits HN Cor IfN *oipi Nor (<lit %I i\i iîilHi ilc No cas.tiH ]II-, t'------------------------ tProduccd by: For Information or exhibitor opportunhtles, cati 905-815-0017 or t1-800-265-3673. Visht Our webslte at Swww.premterconsumershows.com