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PAGE 32 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1987 Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Staff Good things have come in threes for Waterloo major midget Schleuter Chevy‘s, winners of the Ontario Hockey Association‘s ‘AA‘ hockey championship. e Chevy‘s won the OHA title over the Easter weekend in a fourâ€"team tournament in Belleville as Brad Hyde came through with the winning goal with just eight seconds remaining in the first overtime period for a 4â€"3 win over the host club in the championship game. â€" ‘‘That‘s a triple crown for us," said Don Laurence, who coaches the club along with his son, Tim. Dave Williams is manager and Dave Krulicki is trainer. Chevy‘s had already scored a series win over Belleville for the Ontario Minor F ockey Association title a couples week ago. Before that, they had taken the Hub League championship in a matchup against Stratford. 0 The Waterloo entry had opened the tournament with a 2â€"2 tie against Metro Toronto Hockey League representaâ€" ‘Triple crown‘ Recruiting radius Musselman‘s answer to fastball woes Waterioo major midget Chevy‘s took the OHA ‘AA‘ crown over the weekend to go along with their OMKA and Hub League championships. Team members are, front, Derek Giesel, Mark Strohack, Rob Thiel, Brad Hyde and Dave Motz. Middle row, Scott McPherson, John Williams, Troy Chevy‘s add OHA title to their list The bantamâ€"aged players in their draft year are Steve Rice, Scott McPherson and Mark Strohack, but Laurence said they weren‘t the only ones the scouts expressed interest in. Right winger Hyde and defenceman Rob Thiel were named to the allâ€"star team to represent Chevy‘s, who gave a good team effort. ‘"‘We had a really good effort from everybody," said Laurence. ‘"Our bantams really stood out, which was wonderful because there were more scouts than you could shake a stick at down there and they were talking to them all." tive North York. They followed that up with a 9â€"3 win over Kapuskasing and then qualified for the championâ€" ship game despite losing 6â€"4 to Belleville on Saturday. Tim Allensen scored two power play goals for Chevy‘s in the championship game and Rich Goode, who along with Brad Kit and Scott McPherson was hurting from injuries suffered in the first game, also scored. Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Staft Many returnees and some new players will be in Waterloo CHYM‘rs lineup when the Interâ€"City Fastball League plays in a schedule that interlocks with the Memorial league. The interlocking schedule keeps both leagues from operating with just Tive teams after each league had two teams drop out. Mount Hope A‘s aren‘t in the Iâ€"C loop this year due to a lack of nmmln‘dmd Newmarket Nationals lacked executive help. Memorial League dropouts included Port Stanâ€" ley (not competitive) and Camlachie (nhomo’e of pitchers). But while many representatives of the two leagues lauded the interlocking schedule as a means of maintaining interest in fastball, Waterioo CHYM‘rs field manager Barry Schmidt, Bob Plate, Tim Allensen, Steve Rice and Tim Webb. Todd McFarlane, Alex Lehmacher, Brad Kit, Rich Goode, Wade Schwark and Doug Cote are in the back Chevy‘s finished the season with a 55â€"9â€"2 wonâ€"lostâ€"tied record and had success in all tournaments except Waterloo‘s Gold Puck tournament. They won a tournament in Georgetown and were runnerâ€"up in another in Chinguacousy over Christmas. They also finished second in a ‘AAA‘ tournament in Caâ€" Rebels joined Chevy‘s for the OHA championship tournament in Belleville. e ‘"‘They were also looking at players like Rob Thiel and goaltender Dave Motz. I wouldn‘t be surprised if five or six of them get invited to a (Ontario Hockey League team‘s) camp the way the scouts were talking. ‘*But they didn‘t want to talk to the players yet and get their hopes up. They have a tradition of not inviting out 17 or 18 year olds but our kids played so well they had to look at them. There was just no way they could ignore Brad Haelzie and Scott Schindler of the minor midget gards it as a stopâ€"gap measure. Musselman says there would be more teams operating successfully if teams did not import from such wide areas. ‘‘Teams brl:tnphyers in from long distances â€"â€" and we‘re no different with a guy from Hamilton and a guy from Seaforth â€"â€" and that drives the costs up,"" said Musselman. ‘"And when you‘re taking players from other centres its hard for those other centres to start a team .‘ Back in CHYM‘rs lineup are Mike Pedersen and Rob White, the second and third top hitters in the Iâ€"C league last season, and pitcher Jim Clayton, who is recovered from a pulled hamstring that bothered him last season. Catcher Graham Nesbitt has also signed for the (Continued on page 36)