The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, December 2, 2003 - 23 IlceHawks cap winning weekend with blowout By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion The IceHawks decided flot to tempt fate again. After narrowly survivmng a late collapse against Brampton Fniday, Milton left noshing to chance in a pivotai home-ice encounter with Mississauga Sunday aftemoon. Eager to eraae the sting of an overtime defeat at Port Credit Memorial Arena eight days earlier, the IceHawks overcame stme initial glitches and didn't eaae Up onlce they establiahesi a comfort- able lead ini the aecond periosi. 'Me complete-game effort resultesi in a 9-2 annihilation of the teain Milton would face if the playoffa began tomorrow. It also atrengthened the tceHawks' bid for an overail top-four finiah, plus the first-round home-ice advantage that goes with it. "We wanted to make sure we got the two pointa and they (Chargera) didn't get any thia turne, said head coach/general man- ager George Dupont, whoae troopa' win- ning weekend Iifted thein to 18-12 on the year. -It's a step in thse righs direction." Enjoying the biggestsalice of the scor ing pie waa Wes ClIr whose three goals and two aasiats pushed him into i 8th apot on the club's ail-time aconing hast with 104 points. Ryau McInemney, who'a really pickesi thinga up aa of late, also stood out with a hat-trick and an assit. Rounding out the hit parade were Jonathan Ornels, Mike Sansoin and newcomer Nick Dzieduazycki - a 20-year-old winger from Leansington Jr. B who waa brought aboard to fill the saine type of physical role left by recently-departed Jason Oreskovic. Oreskovic and Ryan Angelow have been deait to Vaughan and Oakville respectively, both for future considerations. Whiile delivering ils moas productive effort since mid-October Sunday, Milton continuesi to struggle with the man-advantage - which caused more than a few anxioua moments until a second- periosi uprising put thinga ous of reach. At Memorial Friday night, the IceHawks looked poised to secure their first decisive vicsory against the lowly Capitals. But a downright horrble third periosi took care of that. Ahead 4-0 going into the final frarne, the locals crumbled in juat about every conceivable way - barely hanging on for a 5-4 deci- sion. Said Dupons, "I don't think it was ao much a lack of effort aa too much effort. Everybody ssarting running around trying to do the other guy'a job." Clark, Sansom. Andrew Bonello. Matthesw French andi Casey Gilholm did the scoring. Bramnpton struck four turnes on 1l third- periosi shots. sallving twice in the final six minutes to throw a reai scare into the hosts. Despite delivering its first winning weekend ,ince Tbanksgiving. Milton didn't come away completely unscathed as capsain Lee Swallov is no%% back on the disabied lisi witb an undisclosesi upper body injur\. Leaving Friday's gaine late in the first peniod. the injury-prone winger is schedulesi to be more closely examined this week, alshougb there 's initial concemn that hie may be donc for the season. The IceHawks hoas Bramalea Friday andi then begin a sough pre- holiday stretch in Georgetown Saturday. Both gaines stars as 7:30 p.m. Steve LeBlanc can be reached at sleblanc@haltonsearch.com. Photo by RIZIERO VERTOLLI Aftemnoon standout Wes Clark - who amnassed flve pointa ta punctuate a thoroughiy productive weekend - goos In against Mississauga goalle Michael Corrado durlng Sunday's 9-2 roui of the Chargera ai Memorial Arena. The lapaidad win capped Milton's lrai winnlng weekend In over a month. .zHayvdari snaps le.ýngthy goal drought Da-ret Haydar finally gos thse mosikey off bis back mn Sans Antonio Saturday night. Ending bis longeas goal-scoring drought in several years as il gaines, thse AHL sophomnore capitalizesi on a neutral zone turnover - beating thse last remaining defencemnan and tucking one shrough the tive-hole - in the sec- ond penios. ' His tally, nuinher three in what's been a rather mod- est season so far, helpesi the Milwaukee Admirais upstage the Rampage 5-3. "15t was probably my best gaine of the year," said the 24- year-old righs winger, whose misi-game marker fuelesi Milwaukee'a third consecutive win over San Antonio this year andi the second straigbt of tie weekend. "'mri still see- ing isited ice tinse, bot I playesi well ansd wasithe firat star" Up unid Satusday, Haydar had been stnsggiing to put up points sisae deiversg baek to-back one Zoal, -1 gaines un late October. The Nashvie Predators hopeful - wbo as Ibis, poins ist season. had nearly tbree tiites as snany points andi was well on bis way to AHL Rooke of the Year honours - sas with tbree goais andi six assista in 18 gaines prior to st night's moas Milwaukee retuins home toinonnw evening to take on Chicago. This seaaon Haydar has been reunitesi with Raitis Ivanans, one of bis teasîsinates during the Milton Met-chanta' Ail-Ontario chanspionship run in 1997/98. Ianians has played as juss about every sei-pro, level ansi is Scunrensiy filling a utility role with Milwaukee. O rn As of ilut night, Haydar'&Adinàas at tieti witb San Antonio for thiirdplaeem the AMLs West Division ai Just For You Day -Spa Unisex Aesthetic Services Mobile Treatments Avoulable