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economist sunsuntribune sports saturday april 3 2004 19 age cant stop senior hockey star exjr b player 65 goes penaltyfree in stouffville league by jim thomas correspondent bob allison an elder statesman in the senior divi sion of the stouffville amateur hockey league has no plans to retire at age 65 he still patrols right wing with the agility of a 30yearold and more than holds his own in the scoring department my skates may retire before i do he says noting one blade must soon be replaced my gloves and pants are also falling apart he says perhaps my equip ment is trying to tell me something he adds the sahjjs yearend tour nament ends this afternoon at the stouffville arena a native of elgin ont near ottawa allison grew up in gravenhursl but there was no organized hockey there below bantam so he honed his skills playing pickup games on gull lake the town would clear the snow to permit icecutting for the railroad this provided a readymade rink for the kids allison moved up through the minor ranks of bantam and juvenile then graduated to junior b with the kingston frontenacs while attending queens university at the time the national hockey league only had six teams which made turning profes sional difficult i really had no aspirations to advance to that level any way he says prior to joining the sahl allison played in pickering following a move to musselmans lake he found it more convenient playing in stouffville first in the 40plus bob allison enjoys social aspect and exercise while playing hockey in stouffville league age group and now in the 50- andover our division has a lot of good players im certainly not the best but neither am i the worst somewhere in the mid dle he claims over the years hes never been seriously injured even retaining all his teeth one of his linemates is ex- mayor wayne emmerson the team he says relies to a great extent on the puck- stopping skills of goaltender larry penny starting times are flexible some teams including his own take to the ice as early as 6 am with little physical con tact allison says guys his age can last longer once in awhile someone will give you a smack but its usually by accident he notes since joining the league hes never had a penalty were all getting a little older he explains weve calmed down quite a bit besides we all know each other allison says he plays now just for fun the fellowship is great he adds sure i get a little winded but i recover quickly staff photobill roberts practice makes perfect nicholas rabito 6 gathers a full head of steam en route to scoring a goal during a whitchurchstouffville minor hockey association house league practice at stouffville arena last saturday a the a wktdneyw foundation of canada give the greatest gift the gift of life were out to make kidney disease obsolete this message brought la you as a community service of the economist sunsuntnbune home cottage deluxe harvest tables whether dining with family or entertaining friends dinnertime is certainly an event available in maple oak pine or cherry in any size up to 12 ft long leaves and many leg styles available juliana sidechairs shown 22900 example 42 x 84 maple harvest table 184000 i off maple tables free drawer with purchase storewide sale wwwwoodcraftca mjsasjjtjga ttebam whitby foashop showroom 2l85dundasstw markharardstedesaw ludunlopstwatbrockst 370demnlevwcham 2 block wof erin mills plray 416 2932279 open sunday 905 66s2770 open sunchy 905 4752488 905 6072247 op sunday