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The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, April 19, 2005-21 sleblanc@haltonsearch.com /67s advance, but Reid hurt again Lengthy injury- free stretches just don't seem to be in the cards for Elgin Reid. For the fifth time in just a year-and-a- half, the I 8-year-old Miltonian finds bim- self on the sidelines -altbough for once Elgin Reid ifs not just shoulders that are the problem. A sophomore defencemnan with the 01-11 Ottawa 67s, Reid went down witb a twist- ed left antidle when high sticked during last Tuesday's 5-2 win over Sudbury in game four of the Eastern Conference semnifinals. As a result, the gritty defenceman bas been relegated to spectatar and had to watch fnîm the press box Sunday after- noon as the 67s tinished off the Wolves at home with a 7-4 decision in gamne six. "It sema like everytime I get on a bit of a roll someduing lilce this happens, but 1 guess thats put of the game," said Reid during a phone interview laie in the iird period. just as teammate Mark Mancari completed a hat-trick to essentially ice the series and touch off a huge celebration. 'Me good news - beyond Ottawa reach- ing the conference finals for the second time in three years -is that the Milton blueliner should be back at some point dur- ing round three against the Peterborough Petes. The series siarts Thursday nighî in Peterborough, with gaine two in Ottawa Saturday evening. "I'm pretty sure lIlI be back," said Reid, who bas four assista so far in the playoffs and sits at a +8. Peterborough won its regular season series with Ottawa 4-I-2 and reached the conférence finals with five-gaine victories over Belleville and Toronto St. Michaels. -Rogers' clutch deposit keeps ]Raiders going Gltown could force seventh game with vicîory tonight By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion DN an Rogers has kept league championship J~hopes alive. Pinching in froru the blueline with overtime loomiàng, the 20- year-old local defenceman one-timed a loose puck past St. Michaels' Kain Tisi with just two sec- onds remaining to give bis Georgetown Raiders a 4-3 Win Saturday evening at Gordon Alcoît Memorial Arena. Fellow rural Miltonian Rob Sgarbossa, an I 8-year aid centre, assisted on the gaine winner. The comeback vicîory helped the all-Ontario Dudley-Hewitt Cup host Raiders stave off elimination for the sec- ond turne in just ihree nights atter dropping the first three gaines of' the Provincial Jr. A League finals. Hopes of forcing a sixth Raiders gaine looked pretty gnim assistant for a svhile. as captain Georgetown gave Dan Rogers up two goals early~ in the third period and then were slapped with a seven-minute penalty to loose cannon Kevin Harvey with nine minutes remaining. But the Raiders managed to even things up while shorthanded on a breakaway deposit by Kyle Gurtler, whicb set the stage for Rogers'heroics. "It feels great. It was pretty tough there in the third but we pulled it out," said the Raiders' assistant captain and blueline anchor. "lt's just unreal." Rogers was out for the lion's share of the late penalty kilI, while Sgarbossa chipped in while sborthanded as well. Geor getown will look to, stay alive again tonight at St. Michaels, and if victorious will be back at home for a decisive seventh-garne tilt Thursday evening. Regardless of the series outcome. both teains will be part of nexi week's Dudley-Hewitt Cup, whicb includes representatives from Ontario's two northern leagues and runs froru April 26 to 30. Tisi and St. Michaels defenceman Mike Gershon are both for- mer Milton IceHawks. ,-Minor peewee 'Canes dlaim OMHA bronze Aided by five Milton-area players. Halton's AAA minor peewees claimed bronze at the recent OMH-A championships at Orangeville's Teen Ranch. The five-teain taurnamnent hasts toppled the Burlington Eagles 5-2 April 3 ta clinch third- place honaurs - thanks ta some sharp goaltend- ing by Daniel Pister and solid two-way play by fellow Miltoniana Spencer Abrahams, Nicholas Creamer and Oran Fetguson. AP Sean McGovem played ie firat-ganse and then provided support from the bench for the bal- ance of Uic touinament. Ferguson had Uie only two points of Uic week- end amaing the local players, including a goal in Uic Hurrcanes' 3-2 win aver Uic Quinte Red Devils in round two - which represented Uieir only preliminary victory. Haiton dropped 6-3 and 2-1 decisions ta championahip tinalists York-Simco nd Guelph respectively, and lied Burlington 1-1 in round duw. Plater was between the pipes for aIl five OMUA gaines. Guelph went on to, eclipse York-Simicoe 1I-0 in the gald-medal showdown. Tbis surprised many AAA pundits, wbo'd picked Quinte and Uic defending-champian Hurricanes as the twa favaurites ta win it ail. Halton's AAA minoir peewees have now medaled at the OMHA for thre suraght years - widi this season's bronze following a silver in 2003 nd gold in 2004.