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The Canadian Champion, Friday, December 5, 2008 - Al17 SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC e-mail sleblanc@miltoncafladialchamPiofl.com TIGER JR. BACK... WITH A BANG: Above, Mitons Mick Hans loka Tiger Ali Sngh) gets airborne in battle wth sumo wvrestlng giant Akebono recently ai Tokyo's Korakuen Hall. This was part of his long-awaited return to pro wvrestling, which he made with a short Japan tour with legendary father Tîger Jeet Sîngh. At rght, Tiger Jr and Sr. double team one of Akebonos proteges. Brittain deait to Barrie in five-player swing For the first time in recent memory - perhaps ever - two local players will be teammates in the Ontario Hockey League.- Thatîs due to Wednesday morning's five-player deal that has 18-year-old Miltonian Josb r Brittain now suiting up for the underachieving Barrie Colts, who traded away part of their future to, the embattled Kingston j( Frontenacs for size and experi- Bri ence. team, along witb a fair amount of scoring punch - sitting wîth 17 goals and eight *assists in 28 games. One of those helpers came jusi a few hours after berng traded, as he set up Barries initial goal in a 5-2 loss in Owen Sound Wednesday night. "We get a big time scorer in Josh. He's on pace to get 35 goals Josh this season and there's not îoo rittain many players like him oui ihere," said Colts head coach Marty Williamso'n, The centrepiece of the deal, Brittain wbom longtime local fans will remember brings botb those attributes to bis new as tbe bcncb boss during Mitions ebam- pionshîp heyday in the late'90s. Along with Brittain, Barrie picks up big 19-year-old forward Peter Sevens, while the Frontenacs get 17-year-oid for- wards Mitcb Lejsar and Colion Kennedy plus 18-year-old defencernan Brian L-asboff. A six-foot-four-incb, 205-pound third-round draft pick of the Anabeim Lueks this past summer, Brittain ts now playing with Campbellville's Michael Sgarbossa, a rookie centre wbo bas tbree goals and 12 belpers in 28 games. Barric's newest forward was unavaîl- able for comment ai pîcess time. Jr. A prospects game awaits local blueliner Pnice naîned to Canada East team for showcase in PEI. j eteots ýPris e ias ,tnotheî golden opportunitxto raîsýc ts 'piofolie atnonig '\,( AA scouts. St ii n ithe boi foi a scbolarshtp ite18saod SI iliintart- nov, pais olhing tihe \ epeani Raiders blue- liIiîthe e itinOai jîitlocî1es i c aotico, ws itatitci tIeleans111 i-i roi(c ifoi tisecsp1JCOmtog I C ,usadiani uior I oc\iIeao <i Il- I Pso-pcc t- larctrie s \nn1otunced lasi c ck tiese ,elc ions aire a c omlbittoeffot ioi tie 1111iii mcl \lf icutirai Scoutin. "f icels asý'c sonse 1 bav e heets :isosensîc Price. one oh tbtee Jeremy Price Raiclers wbo'il be pari of tise annual shossease l)ecemiber lb 'td Ic i lisa big oppoitunits lioriime).' His inclusioni contes iess tban ibiece sseks alter binîg pari of tise Canada East squacl ibat ciainieci bsronsze at tise \Vorld Jr. A Challenge ti Camrose. Alberta. lise tenner lceHaAks defencemaîs plax cd al four games - includîng tihe 9-1 pasîing of Belarus tn tbe batie for tbird - and drew an assist in a 6-3 fîrsi- round win over Cermany Hhsptng 10 beip Canada East bang oi to thie Presidents Cup (awarded ts the winnmng îeam ai tbe prospects gaine), Pnice is currently rnding a six-game point sîreak wtib ihe 21-3-6 Raiders - wbo bear Hawkesbury and Kemptville with identical 5-0 vcto- nies ibis past weekend. While a key part of the Raiders' powerplay unit aisd their top-sconing defenceman - sitting wth four goals and 12 helpers - Pnice seems more pleased wsih the progress hes made in bis own end, and offers plenty of credit to coach Garry Galley (former NHL defence- man) for tbat improvement. "Hes defintely belped me a lot in that area," satd tbe Canada East blueliner, part of a Nepean tram tisais given rap jusi nine goals in is last iit ganses and sports a 2.2 goals-agaînsi average overail, wbîcb is sec- ond ont\, cs league-leadîng Pembroke. "Ive becît able to rocund oui my gaisse ibis year.- 1111,1101-1 ý ý -il ý jjmi, i l'Ill i lomm O--RýT