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I OIL LUBE I: FILTERI “It feels meat to be in ,Stoufl‘ville," [mots said. "I've heard nothing but great things about the organization though the four years that I've been in the league. l'me’xcited to be a pan of their team and I'm happy with when: the change has brought me" So. too. are the Spirit. Amassing 36 goals and 30 assists in 48 games lastseasonandugoaisand Massists'thl games before the trade. Powers. made an auspi- cious debut with the Spirit last weekend and played a role in helping them snap a five»game winiess streak by depositing a third~period power-play goal in a 7-5 road win over the Bur- lington Cougars last Saturday. lnsenedona linewith Mike Robinson and AlexBottemmeaskep’tofimewomslm But in changing teams. Puwers is playing his Wafiulehrfimeastofwh‘emheorigimny wanted â€" in StpuflWleas amember of the'Spirit. Achmwled'glng he was caught on“ guard when lnfonned Stouflville would be his new place of employment. Powers is glad to join a team that reached the‘OlHL semifinals last season and is a contending entry m the highly mmpetitlve North Division. That's far from when the Red Wings were prior (0 his dcpanum as they were playing below .500 hockey. ‘ ' When Christian “mots asked the Hamilton Red Wings to trade him recently. he wanted to join a contending team in the Ontario Iunior Hockey league'sm Division and not be too far from his Hunbomugh home. The Red Wing Niceme accommodated the 20~year~oÂ¥d forwand's request. Steeltown to Spiritville good move for Powers ECONESMISWSL‘N ’Sfi'fi-Tfibune' THE LIBERAL BY MICHAEL IIAVAKAWA mhuyakawufiyrmg mm “It's been my goal for the last four years to get an NCAA scholarship.” hesaid. “Ideally. I want to go [0 a Division 1 school." With this being Powets' final year of 1!. A eligiâ€" bility. he hopes to paflay his four seasons in the league by earning a college hockey scholarship south of the border. _ Citing his batteries are now fully recharged since being traded. the fiveJoot, 10-inch, 185- pound Powers has been forced to make some adjustments to his game. Especially since the systems employed by Spirit head coach Craig Donovan. he said. are totally different from what he wag» accustomed m in the (Wt) full seasons and pan of this year with the Red Wings. “Coach Donovan runs things different than when I was in Hamilton. but I'm picking things up easily." be said. “My styie can fit in with any structure and I don't have a hard time in adjust- ing to any team's structure. belt "( has I settle in and Ieam the system I know I’ll be own a bigger contributor. _ ‘ can't wait to gm more games under my the folkming day when the Spim hosted the North Divisionvleading Newmalket Hurricanes: But he played a contributing mle in heiptng them record their first win over the Hurricanes this seem)" in a 5-3 verdict. Ho's talked with some schools. both, Division I and 3. - ‘()na' I settle in and learn the system 'I know I 'll be even a bigger contributor.’ IRA HOCKEY Powers didn’t expect to end up in Stouffvillt whcn he requested a trade from the Hamilton Red ngs this month. STAF‘ PHOTO/"M MASON