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22-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, April 1, 2003 Sene more sports on page 26. -Haydar named to A11-Rookie Team Mitn";Most prolifie hockey player has been the first to achieve numerous feats with teams at the junior, university and now semi pro level. Thut sday aftemoon he added to that already sizable ist as the first Milwaukee Admira] 10 earn a post-season bonour, get- ting a nod for the AI-Ls Ail Rookie Teamn. It's a great honour and another ting 10 add t0 a great year for me," said thse Nashville Predators bopeful, who's had a couple of one-gamne cali-ups to the big club this season and tallied twice in the AI-L Ail-Star Game Febmuary 3. scieccioiî i a, irallier easy one to make for play- er and media voters, since he's restded among the leagueýs top-f-ixe overal scorers pretty much the entire scason and current- ly sits fiflh witb 29 goals and 74 total points. He also leadi Milwaukee witb 21 multi- game-winnmng goals - the most recent of wbicb was notcbed in the AdmiraIs' 6-4 Darren m"'A'peewees win Tri County championship goals and an assist in the seekend-opening victory, takmng the firsi available opportu- nity to prove hi% al-rookie ackers night. His efforts also bostered Milwaukee's playoff hopes heading toto the final wseek of the regular season. The 30-27-13-5 Admiras are looking to secure their first post-season berth in just their second year in the AHL, but wil need a strong finisb to maintain one of the last playoff spots in the Western Conference. They begin a hectic four-gamnes-in-five- Daytin,: 905-878-1258 NW«btime:905-878-9812 I Juit a temporary glitch. Out 10 prove that's ail a 3-1 loti at Memnorial Arena Wednesday evening was, Milton's A major peewees quickly recom- mitted tbemselves the following night and stopped a beit-of-five series tumaround before it really had a chance 10 take root. TMe Liebert Canada Winterhawks' pay- off for their fortified efforts was a 4-2 vie- tory in Arthur, and witb it a tbree-gaines- to-one Tri County championsbip win - adding 10, one secured by the AA minor bantai exactly a week carlier. TMe minor bantains went undefeated tbrough Tri CountY Playoffi and the major peewees nearly equaled that feat, but were stuck in neutrai for mucb of game tbree against Artbur. Tbey suffered no such shortcoming on the road Thursday. Thbere was a real sense of nervouines in thse dressing room about a possible gaine five. We didn't want t0 come back bere (Memorial) Friday because we knew thse momentum would be witb Artbur," said head coach Pat Haggant, wbose teain went a near-perfeet 9-1 tbrougb Tri County poît- scason play. 'We really played 10 win Thuriday and were 100 per cent benter than the night before." About the only constant in both contesîs was a rock-solid performance by Parker Mott, who surrendered juil five goals in the four-gaine îbowdown and according 10 bis bencb bois was an easy pick for series MIVP Moti stingy netminding followed on the heels of an equally efficient semnifinal series by tandem pantner John Forcier. who allowed just two goals ini each gaine of a 2- 0 sweep over Orangeville. Meanwbile, captain Eric Gottwald stood out offensively in tbe cbampionsbip Join & Cet 6 îMonths FREE! e Join Today & You'II Also Cet $150 in FREE GIFTS! GoodILi fe 70 Coed & Wonuen Only clubs in canada! (905> 876-FIT3 409 Main Street, Women OnIy (905) 876-FIT 855 Steeles Avenue East, Coed Nominal administration and initiation tees apply. Offer ends April 24, 2003. included two first-period goals - tbe latter coming rigbî before intenmission t0 make il 2-0. Arthur would cut that lead in alf a few minutes later, but ad the wind taken out of ils sails witb a backbreaking shortbanded deposit by Kyle Johnson. From tbere, Brad Mazzocato cemented te win with a third- period marker. Duffer Black and Cal Wollaston con- tributed a pair of assisti eacb, while cbip- ping in single belpers were Gottwaid and Jonson. Riley Duke was the loe marks- man the previus evening at Memoriai. wbile offering solid defense in gaine tbree were John Grant and Mant Jesup. Making up the rest of the chainpionship squad were Jonathan Cragg, Jordan Haggart, Daniel Lewandowski, Jonathan Riding, Matt Russell and Richard Tai. Asisting on the bencb Iis year were Tim 1 AL A