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Fl Wt Ee. rr AR : 18 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed. January 4, 1984 ports Fine effort against Eagles followed by listless 6-3 loss Jr. C MoJacks continue to sputter by John B. McClelland Just when it looked like the Port Perry Mo- Jacks might be ready to shake off their pre- Christmas slump, the team came up flat New Year's Day at the Scugog Arena as they were doubled 6-3 by the The action heated up around the Little Britain cage on this play Sunday night at the Scugog Arena with Mo- Jacks Bob Horton (19) and Glen McKay (20) looking for a puck fo put behind a sprawling Jeff Mitchell in the Mer- chant net. The visitors, however, put on a nice display Think Spring at The 26th edition of the Toronto International Boat show lays true claim to being bigger and better than ever. The Show will run January 13 to 22 at the Coliseum, Exhibition Place, Toronto. Show management has redesigned and re- furbished several thousand square feet of space normally used for storage to accommo- date a record number of exhibitors. "This will be a trem- endous event,' says Steve Barber, group manager with show pro- ducer Canadian Nation- al Sportsmen's Shows. '"The boating industry Little Britain Mer- chants. " The loss came just four days after the Mo- Jacks had fought tooth and claw to earn a 3-3 tie with the Bowmanville Eagles in one of the best Junior C games seen at the Scugog Arena this has recovered from the recession of the past two years and nowhere will that recovery be better showcased than at the boat show." Out in the cold, says Barber, will be the Canadian-built Pilgrim 40, a 1930's-style cruiser which was first intro- duced at the September Deckside Show. 'Barber says an attempt will be made to let the Pilgrim's owners display their boat out- side the Colliseum - a first for the Show - because there just isn't enough left inside. There will be plenty to see and do at the show. The Quebec '84 group, season. But it was a different story Sunday night as the Merchants jumped into a 2-0 first period lead on goals by Bob Louttit and Kevin Barker: Jerry Vallier added one for the visitors early in the celebrating the arrival of Jacques Cartier in Canada 450 years" ago, will have a colourful exhibit. Captains from a ma jor Quebec '84 event - the Tall Ships sailpast - will be on hand as will many other personal- ities connected with the Quebec summer f(est- ival. Canada's young Olympic sailors will be given a special salute. A salute to Ontario boat builders, a charter boat display, fashion shows and such traditional fare as classic boats, model boat builders, appearances by Miss Boating and educational second and for the rest of the game the Mer- chants out-skated the MoJacks and shut them down with a blanket of tight checking. MoJack captain Todd Wilbur took advantage of a Merchant penalty with four seconds left in ~~ exhibits and displays from more than two dozen groups and assoc- iations will round out the show. But, says Barber, the real show stars are found on display in the form of an estimated $30 million worth of boats, accessories and gear, including a 'huge sail- board exhibit. "Our exhibitors have very ambitious display plans. Add to the dom- estic industry's health, the entry of some off- shore exhibitors who will be in the show for the first time, and you have our best lineup ever." the middle frame to make the score 3-1 as he blasted a shot from 30 feet out that beat Jeff Mitchell cleanly. But the Merchants grabbed a 4-1 lead early in the third before Brad Flaxman made it 4-2 at the 5:16 mark. Less than of skating and checking to defeat the MoJacks 6-3 as the Port Perry team continues in a slump which began before Christmas. MoJacks are now in fourth spot in the Central Junior C standings, just two points ahead of the Merchants. (See story for details) '84 Boat Show Pi The show runs Jan- vary 13-22 at the Coli- seumn, Exhibition Place, Toronto. Hours: Open- ing Day, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Weekdays 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m. Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Sundays, 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. Admission: Adults $5.00, Juniors (5 to 15) and Seniors $3.00. The Show is presented in aid of conservation, scientific research and recreational organiza- tions by Canadian National Sportsmen's Shows, the nation's largest non-government financial supporter of conservation. mark when a minute later, Little Britain's Gord Thomson gave his team a 5-2 lead. The MoJacks looked like they might be ready to mount a comeback when Wilbur clicked at 7:24 on a nice individual effort as he stick-handl- ed around a defenseman and then slipped the disc under Mitchell. But that was snuffed out at the 9:00 minute Brian Anderson cashed in on a two on one break with a shot to the corner that beat Clay Lovering in the Port Perry nets. Merchants - enjoyed the better of the play for much of this game and both the final score and shots" on goal (37-24) were pretty much indic- ative of the way things went. The Merchants were coming off a 4-4 tie with Lindsay Muskies Friday evening, and are now just two points back of Port Perry in the stand- ings. Following the dis- appointing 10-5 loss Dec- ember 27 to the Lake- field Chiefs, the Mo- Jacks returned to the Scugog Arena two nights later and with a gritty effort came away with a point in a 3-3 tie with the first place Bow- manville Eagles. In front of one of the largest crowds for a Junior C game this sea- son at the Scugog Arena, both teams threw finesse out the window and settled for a rough-tough, knock-em down, bump and grind brand of hockey. It was a very physical game with plenty of hard hitting, flying elbows and the odd high stick, but with both teams having no short- age of good scoring chances, this turned out 'to be one of the more exciting and entertain- ing matches at the Scugog Arena. The best player or. the ice was MoJack net- minder Kén Harman who turned in a rock-- solid performance, facing 41 shots, many of them from close in. He showed a quick glove hand, smothered re- bounds and challenged shooters all evening. Twice in the final few seconds, he saved the tie as he blocked shots with the Eagles pressing in the MoJack zone. On one of those occasions, the puck slid 'along the goal line' before it was cleared from the crease. This was the second strong goal-tending per-' formance in as many games against the Eagles as a week earlier Clay Lovering was very sharp in a 4-3 loss in Orono. MoJacks opened the scoring on a power play at 5:18 of the first period when Bria an Nicholson- conyerted a three-way passing play from Brad Flaxman and Glen Mc- Kay. But the Eagles came back on a power play of their own a minute later as Chris Michelson drill- ed a hard slap shot to the corner. At ,the 12:30 mark, MoJacks again took a one goal lead on another nice three-way passing play with Bob Horton drilling the puck behind Bob Zych in the Eagle net. This came on a power play with Scott Wallace and Brian Nicholson getting the assists. The Eagles were enjoying a two man advantage at 14:30 when captain Duane Major rifled a shot from the point past Harman to knot the score at two. It stood that way until the final second of the middle period when Eagles scored as the MoJacks had two men in the penalty box. Brian Heard found the range with a slap shot just as time was running out to give Eagles a 3-2 lead. MoJacks may have had reason to complain about some of the referee's calls, especi- ally in the final minute of the second period. Bob Horton was handed an unsportsmanlike penalty after he com- plained about being slammed to the ice and a minute 'later, Dave Rockbrune took an elbowing penalty which was borderline at best. At 5:29 of the third period, MoJacks got the tying marker when Brian Nicholson un- leashed the big slap shot from the blue line that sailed past a startled Zych before he could make a stab at it. When Nicholson gets wood on the puck, he has one of the hardest shots in the Central Junior loop, and against the Eagles he came close with several zingers. Things began to really heat up in the final frame with both teams throwing some heavy body checks, and there was a series of double minors for roughing and (Turnto page 1 9) a nv