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The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - A19 Ort., .--So cose aHafton Hurricane Bryce Abraham aphte Brampton'a defeaef but (above) can't quit. bury hie breek- away &hot durlng AAA atomn play at Memorlal Armna Saturday. Brampton elced out a4-3 decelfon ln a game thai teelured local talent on elthr aide. Along wtth Abraham, Jason DaSilva, Tyler Ganly and Ryan Stark play for the Hurrice., wlIe fellow Milionlans Gareth Browne and J.J. Stimson are part of the Baitallin. The teama had bai- ied to a fie Un their leat two meest- Inga. Photos by GRAHAM PAINE IceHawks remain perfect at Memorial Home-ice supremacy continues with decisive win over Hamilton By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Beating the IceHawks any- where this season has been an awfully tough task, and doing so onl their own turf has been an impossible one. Sitting at a perfect 17-0) ai Memorial Arena with only a couple of legilimate tests remaining -the local juniors, could well put together their firsi unheaten home-ice campaîgn this year. Friday night promiscd lis hc the lceHawks' stiffesi challenge ai the Thompson Rîîad barn in several weeks. wih secuond-place Hamilton victonious in 12 of ils last 13 games -providing the opposition. However, the Red Wings dîdn'î exacily prove 1 Storm third at own tourney worthy foes for the conterence front-runners. In fact, the 4-1 final osas quite flattering for the visitors. who made poor decisions with the puck aIl evening long and botched pretty much aIl of their powcrplay opportunities -the second of which resulted in a shorthanded tally for IceHawks' scoring leader Matt Read. Kevin Morrison cemented the win with a thîrd-period marker slipping il through Cameron Taîhoî's pads with just over five min- utes remaîning -and assisted on a second-peri- îîd powerplay goal hy Rvan Bemardi. The 15-and-under Milton Storrus weekend hi)sis. Aaron Lewicki. 1raîialcit 36 9 efforts were good enough to hronze. But the Stormu would come through in the exîremeîy dependable Buffalo 36 4 Deiermined to comne away wih a medal from clutch, rallyîng t0 take game one 27-25 - sînce reiuming from an their own l0-team McGregor Cup Saiurday at ihanks mainly to dependahle middle hâter Meg ECHL iryout in Pensacola, Florida in laie Bishop Reding Secondary School. the local girls Rector -and puiling tings away wiîh a 25-21 Ocioher, scored on a giveaovay just hefore sec- volîcyhaîl team tumed hack the Camhridge second-set triumph. nitemso. Hawks 25-23, 25-16 ini the battle for third place. Rcmarked Veldman. -Coming hack l'or that odnemsin Jenna Bray excclled in the hock curut. while first win really liftcd îîur confidence.' At Georgetoovus Gordon Alcoit Memorial the ctire Stosrm compler. cnt -including aIl of' Iroin there the local girls bost the faîrly conîm Arcîsa Saturday, Milton was oftcnisively donnant the replacements -dclivercd impressîve contri- pctiive semnifinais 25-18, 25-20) ti thic cventuaî fo st fle nighit anîd îseedcd a ihird-periîsd hutioins Io the victiiry. chamrpioni Waterduiown Raiders, svho iurîîcd in goal hy hiîmetsovn siîphoîiîre Mati Price lis tic "h svas a reai learn eft. (i I cyi i playcd excepiiial serving.They %vent um] toi Lupsiage the fic Raiders 2-2. sclsaid heal coach liiug Veldîimin. Water lio Iiger Whte squitd fi a 15- chuamsp Jason Bergeron *,e sCil li Set Ciiliei- on a niity Milti ns iîîp-thrce inish os as duc in Lirgc pai1 oîî'hip tiîcbe,îkcî auter splitiing fic firsi liii crioss cC feed. os n hie Xiîlih stabhed iiia iii a ttnerliîal ti inehaek ilecisii n 55Cer thte gaisies 25-22, 17-25. liss piick 149 intio fice gaiîîC Io pi tlice Wi uidsîiitk Warî uns. %vlîîî lîîîked poiici Ioi Niiiioi \\on foiur of' is six prelîiîîaîýjy risîRt lliwso ;ihe:d. aiivance early in -i necding juisi t\ssii pintiss ii sets îliiee ini a 25- 1i, -5 I12, 25-201 sos ccp of' iCigeios' gisais canme a ic 14 setconîds ~tt4.lc~*îW~1~1n~J th pvo.ie~îa hdi .l~Ni~, ' " s> ts> s~ .paýp. ditte, rii khe, o)peniîî Inue wiî Cainpbeliville's Rob Sgarbossa factoring into the second deposit with a big face-off win. Backup neiminder Andrew Loverock got a somewhat surprising stant Saturday and tumed back 18 straight shots - including three in over- time -afrer allowing the back-to-back goals. 25 i i 205 28 4 1 2 The IceHawks sai at 27- 2-1-2 heading into lasi night's trip to Hamilton. Frnday they finish oui the calendar year ai home agaînsi Oakville, siarting ai 7:30 p.m. Preceding il will he the cluh's alumni game, which is set to feature for- mer players froru a variety of different areas - going as far hack as the 1960s. The one-hour game gels underway ai 6 p.m. Most of the ex-local players -iîîcluding Jeff Haydar, Jamie and Doug Janjevich. Mark and Mîkc McPhaîl, Pat Henneherry and John Nadalin -are expecied to lace up fice skates. While the lceHawks won't Se pari (if this year's Neos nîiarkei Showease. one tof their play- ers ovill bt' Susy user the. holidays. 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