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Upmi mnclusiun «if his fmshman was") as a membet of (he (Ziarkwn University men's hockey team last year. Christian Finch had a big decision to make. I In the end. it wasn't one that turned mu m be a diflk‘ull choice for the fomwr Smuffvillt' Spirit fnnvmni. Electing to depart the Potsdam. N.Y.-bascd school. the 22â€"year-old l-‘inch is mm attending dassvs a In! closet to hunw. an the Uniwrsity nf ‘I‘nmmo. ‘ ‘ "( larkson wasn't the right place for me to dm'ekm" Finch‘vafier collecting five assists in 18 gam last m at the New Ymk school. “As much as I loved my teammates (which And when Ian. 12 arrives. the nifty skater (rum (lawman! will he, engibie to make his debut as a member of the Varsity Blues' ice tmckt'vteam. J ‘ The latest game saw the Spirit at the wrung end of a 7-5 score against the Toronto Lake- shme Patriots ‘l‘hursday’. Wha! has the Spirit cu-mr and 32mm] manager. not to mention head machlefii’eninatadupset‘smemannerin which the dub has performed over the last three games Eachmwhichhaslesulledin losses. ,’ Tombsahinthemnmd.eachhascome at what shtmld be the friendly confines ofthe Smuffvifle Arena . " Observing his club thmugh their current drought. Bum detects the club is missing a vital ingredient good trams possess -â€"~ 3 same of urgency. a No sense of urgency irks Spirit head coach “A some n! urgency is definildy mixing with this gmup." Rumm said. "We have m be mnre consistent with am he! of urgemy. "It's time for this club to gruw up. "N: a “Rich. (how's only «in mm‘h you can do. Wv have a good gmup nf kids how. but (ht-{P's nu wnst- of urgt-my. Hwy don't under- stand it.‘ ‘ As a case in point. Bumm pu'mlcd m I'humlay's til! mm the Spirit bank-d hawk {mm a 5-2 deficit to I’m "‘0 game uniy tn low n m the waning nmmenh when Kevin Shier scored what woufid he the ganw~winning markvr. No regrets as Finch leaves NCAA school for U of T Kcnnmemwsisnotmnahappycamp- With Spirit no! minder I'Im Best” pulled BY MICHAEL HAVAKAWA mhayakawaéfwmgxom BY MICHAEL MYAKAWA mhayakawm-i‘yrmg mm Along with a lack of intensity. Pemn was quick to nme the Patriots capitalized on some defensive m'wmes made by his charges “(huguys lost their man (in defensive cm- erage) and they scored That’s what the game is all about." he said. ' in favour of an extra attacker. the Patriots Sad thegamonagoalbyDougBonarwith 1] ,-,,_J, 7,7, “Look at them (Toronto lakeshom). when it mattered most. they was there and we weten‘L' cited Bum we foughl back to tie megame, but wedid some stupid things to be down 5-2 (in the second periodV , With thb score knotted at 1-] through the opening 20 minutes. both clubs exchanged goals catty in the second. hefom the Patri- ots erupted with three unanswered goals to take a 52 lead. ‘IWO goals came ofl’ the stick of Nathan Fertc. including one that put the Patriots ahead on a ptm-t play opportu- nity. just before the midway point. His sewnd can on a penalty shot when he was tripped by Ham 0'! )ette. But before the period concluded. the Spirit gm one goal back by Tysun Bruce to an their (k'fwit entering the final period. that seemed to giw the Spirit the momen- tum needed as early unanswcn'd gunk by Nick l‘hummkm and ( Ihad Burton’s. with his «wand of the game, enabled them to tie the mum at 5-5 hcftm' thv Patriots rt‘gainul the upper hand. late in the tilt. Spirit forward Michael Morgan scored lht‘ g3!me first gnal inst uwr fiw mimm-s mid) the first period with the mam advamagv included foth Spirit members Paul Geiger and Christian Puwcrs). I ft-ll I needed a diflemm atmosphere in order to become a better player and person. ' “It came down In whether I fell 1 had an oppununity at (Jarhxm l0 gum. and in the end I knew I needed a change." ‘ A threeâ€"year memlmr 0f the Spirit that con- cluded with him being a pan of the 2011-12 team that won their first-9V9: Ontario lunim Hockey [Hague championship tide and a first- '1! came down to whetth [felt I had cm opfiwrtunity at Clarka: to grow, and in the and I knew i needed a rhunge.‘ w SPORTS Stouffville Sun-Tribune before the Patriots tied it on a goal by Luke On a separate note. the Spirit- madt' a Carter with just four Secrmds remaining in couple of front office moves recen‘fly by giv thestanza. ing assistant coach Brad Barton the added Mam MCll‘Od “mum”! 70' the responsibility of diru‘tor of player developâ€" onq Patripts' goal that putthern ahead 2-] mom Matthew Mcleod accounted for the 0nd Patriots' goal that put them ahead 2-] earty in the second period before Burrch netted his first on the power play. The Patriots outshot the Spirit 40-33. In trying to accentuate the positives from the game. Perrin was pleased to see their power play generate two goals. “Wk knocked some guys off the puck and won some of the battlea" he said. “But we just have to keep working hard and make fewer “The thing is. this group has pmwd to“ me haw good they can play. Now it's_a matter of duing'jl al a (‘lnnsifilenl k'vvl." he said. While disappointed with his club's per formancc of late. Burrows he might be forced to make some msu'r moves if the effort remains the ' “I'll have to think about it. If we have to do mmmhmg. We haw to do something. Despite the kids. which dropped the Spirv it's North Division record In five wins. one shootout win. one nvvnimc kiss and sewn losses. they remain lied in third place with thv Pickering Panthers with Ill poinls apiece. The Spirit were to play the last -plm1' lind- say Huskies (three wins. one (M‘ninu- win. two overtime losses and six losses. H) points) yestetday and then play nn the mad agaian Milum Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. As well. he felt his club did a better job in Helping to ease his transition as a member of the Varsity Blues will be the presence of a couple of former Spirit teammates in Andrt'w Doyle and Tyler vonlingelbrechtcn. team all-star. he led the league in scoring that same 392189;} with 104 points. “I am now surrounded by great coaches with Darren Lowe and the stafi. another set of great teammates. and I'm at one of the [up universities in the ,world.” he said. Maioring in economics. I-‘inch hopes that in playing just a part tif'this season. he can regain his scoring touch andhelp the club go a long way in the Ontario University Athletics season. "l'm really looking forward no contributing to the Varsity Blues succms." he said. He would be chose’n as the Canadian Junior Hockey League's. Mayer of the Year. Finch is quite happy with his new environ meni. “He will he in charge of working with our APs.” Burrows said. A former assistant coach with the Spurn in the 2011.12 campaign. Savory's n-sponst bilities will be assisting with the club's rookie camp and handling some scouting. if the team is looking for players. Bumm said. As well. Mark Savory is the club's new assistant general manager. Ibrmer Spirit forward Kory Kennedy gem: Sacwd “can University a verbal commit- ment to join the Pioneers” men's hockey team for the clan of the 201445 Atlantic Hockey season. a A 20-yt-arâ€"uld Midhurst native and a nu. rent moth of tht- Aumm 'ligm, Krnnuiy began his Ontario )uninr Hockey lraguv gamer with the Spirit in 2010-]! and had I? gnals and 35 points- in 45 mgular wavm ganu-x. After nflstcring another six points in thv [mstwasun and getting 0“ to a slnw start in 201142. Kt-nm-dy was traded to Aumm. where ht- has hut-n am integral mvmht-r nf tlw t‘hlb vwr since. Savory will replace Dave Beauchamp. who has stepped down to spend mow time with his family. lkmcwr. he Will still help out with the 5pm! when time pennle RICH: Fume: Spnn't star was playing «an tonne: team mates at Clam Unwersny.