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A2 - The Canadîan Champion, Tuesday, January 24, 2006 IceH-awks duo earn West awards C wster deJeîîcenmai oj'yeai; ùeolouibeJ narned top rookie -ý By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Jeif Caister and Cody Goloubef share more nlow than just their ime on the IceHawks' blueline. The Milton defensive partners were both among the Western Conference award soinners announced Wednesday night. Considered by many to be a mun- away favourite for Defenceman of the Year honours, 20-year-old Caister got thse nod for bis excep- tional two-way play -which includes eigbt goals. 43 assists and a plus-mninus ratang of +46. The league's top-scoring bluelin- er and a two-time ail-star - as of tomorrow evening - thse six-foot- two. 185-pounder is the second IceHawk in tbree years to take the top defenceman award. with Matthew Frenchs doing sas an 2002/03. One of the most promîsing Milton youngsters in recent memo- ry. Goloubef is thse West's Rookae of tbe Year -getting thse nod over a select few standout freshmen, încluding Brampton Capitals' Frank Stegniar. Tbe 6', 175 lbs. blueliner -who only tumed 16 on November 30 - bas; collected nine goals and 29 assists tbis year and sits ai a +41. He's already beang courted by a number of NCAA Division 1 schools for the 2(X)7/08 season and was recently nained one of tbe players of tbe game at tbe annual Prospects Classic. Meanwbile, lceHawk starter Zacb Kleiman and young back-up Andreso Loverock are guaranteed to eamn tise conterence's besi goal- tending tandem asoard -witb tbeir combined goals-against aver- age likely to wind up somesobere around tbe 1.95 mark. Tbeir efforts bave also belped tise lceHawks already clincb tbe West's regular-season cbampi- onsbip, wbicb tbey did last week. Oakville Blades' sniper Mati Beca bas prenty mucb locked up tbe conference scoring lead and was named Most Valuable Player. sobîle tbe second-place Hamilton Red Wings picked up two awards - witb Coacb of tbe Year going t0 Jobn MacDonald and Kyle Zettler securing Most Gentlemanly Player bonours. Goaltender Oliver Wren of tbe Burlingion Cougars took tbe Most lînproved Player award. A FORD ENGINEER. Tested 10o -401C. Dniven ttarough 1i powertrain refinements hundreds of kilometres worth of offer improsaed performance snow and icy roads. Cotd-weather on snow and ice. AIl because ready, from the fuel syatemns to the i every Ford sehicle lie goes seat warmers. Advancements in through extreme-coîd testing traction control and before they eser gel ta you.1 YOU WON'T FIND A BETIER WINTER-READY TRUCK, OR A BETTER VALUE. *4.01. 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Titis snapped a club-record 23-gaine unbeaten streAk and maiked Cody Goloubef only tiseir fourtt lass this season, thse lest two of wbich have corne 'by ideqnti-e cal mai-gins in Qakvife. "We lsaven't played tsp to our ability thse st five or six garies, to be honeet wius you," said inter- un ihead coach Joe Washkurak Sunday aftemoon. "Not to make excuses, but we've played a ton of garies tbis monts and we're just a little flat right noso." Tbird-period goals isy Dan Falbo and Chsase Langeraap dreso Milton witbin one before Scott Judson gave tbe Blades a buge insurance tally soitis 10:25 remaining. Traded t0 Oakville two weeks ago for big detenceman Paul Dawoson, Brandon DeFazio set up tbe Bladea' second goal - adding to the tono assists bie picked up in bis first battde againat bis former tearn last Tubesday. At Memorial Mrena Ftîday evening. the IceHawsok scored just once on 17 first-period abois and deliverred a lees tIsan mnspirmng performance overail. As a resul, tisey needed tbird-peiiod goals by Jason Fortino, and Matt Read to squeak by tise eighth-place Mississauga Chargers 4-3. Thle too-close-for-comfos victory was no doubt cause for concern, given tisat the Chargera are likely 10 provide first-round opposition in a little under thîte weeks. Read tallied twice on tise night to ldt bis team-leading goal total to 3 1. sohile Langeraap tipped in a powerlay point abot from Caister in tise fsrst to erase an early Mississauga lead. Noew 37-3-3-1, Milton travels 10 Streetsviile tonigsi and retia-s home to face basement-dweiling Buffalo Friday. Both garies stait at 7:30 p.m. Caister, Read, Aaron Lewicki and Zacs Kiciman - along woti inteln head coach boe Wasbkurak - soui have a litt1e extra competition tits weck, as they compese with tise NofthWest squad toiorroo evening in the Provincial Jr. A Ail-Star Gaine at Poit Credit Mena. MM SU AIMThe Ontano Fire Code II3I~JuN iIUhflhI requires that every home have working smoke alarma. 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