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20 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, September 16, 2003 * SPORTS v'ceHawks deliver opening-weekend split Season-opening win streakK snapped by GeorgetownI By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion The streak is over. 'Me IceHawks' season-opening victory run was snapped at six at Memnorial Arena Friday evening, when they were outdistanced by defendmng conference champion Georgetown 7-5. Rookie Mike DeMarchi and Raider-turned-lceHawk Ryan Angelow temporarily revived hope for kicking off a seventh straight season in triumph - scoring six seconds apart midway through the third to draw within a goal. But the pnwerhnuse visitnrs - who'll he tough to match mus- cle and offensive depth with again this season - nixed the tumn- around with a last-mmnute empty nenter. Milton was without tIse services of three veterans and was fur- ther stifled at crunch timne with Angelow - who'd assisted on three goals before scoring himself - serving a 10-minute mis- conduct. Adversity aside, thse IceHawks showed they'l1 need a lot of work if they hope to bring their execution in line with their effort and energy. Jamnie Flury struggled for much of the night, but did rchound with a solid third period to keep the comnehack hid alive, while contrihuting a goal and an assiat each*were captain Lee Swailow and Andrew Bonello. FeIIow veteran Jon Ornelas also lit the lamp. The IceHawks scored three times with thse man-advantage in a gamre tisat was every bit as chippy as fans would expect from neighbouring rivals who clasised for the division chiapionsisip just six months ago. Former St. Michaels Major Matt Bacon and veteran T.J. Manaslersky dîd the damnage for Georgetown, combining for six points hetween themn. Two days later at Memnorial, Milton would spiI its isome-open- ing weekend witis a relatively easy 6-2 decision over tise Streetsviile Derbys - who despite somne summuer counsel by Georgelown's Jack Moon and Saturday's 4-4 tie, with tise Raiders stiil don't teemn capable of competing witis thse big boys. Angelow, Wes Clark and rookie Julian Sarraino ail tallied twice, while Swailow had three helpers. Wealhermng a few mini storms through thse second period, Kain Tisi stopped 20 shols overail for bis fmrt wmn as an IceHawk. He was aided by somne credible penalty kilhing. ise IceHawks' first road trip cornes tomtorrow night in Port Credit, where they'll take on thse Mississauga Chargera starting-at 8 p.m. They return home to face Buffalo Friday. Steve LeBlanc can be reached at sleblanc@haltonsearch.conI. Milton lceHawks rookie Julien Sarraino la shadowed by a Streetsville Derby defender (et left) and later takten out in front of the opposing net (above) during Sunday afternoont play at Memorial Arena. Milton won 6-2 ta aplit ita home- opening weekend, after gettlng out- distanced 7-5 by the defendlng Western Conference champion Georgetown Raiders two nights sarli- or. Photos by GRAHAM PAINE