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Ahbe’s return bolsters "WLU Hawks ing his tttree-rear hockey TN! ”If. It Ind played career at Wilfrid Laurier - one game again when a University. - _ freak accident Nell“. Coming out at Provincial While will! Mo his mom Junior A as a high-ttring car after I football game at high scorer in ma, Ahttfe in- Seagram's stadium, Ahhe jawed his knee in his tigat of. hunted the fateful thee fieial game as a Hawk and tttmirt. . sat out until after Chriat-' - tt grrt so painful In about Sittk'intrllotte Some hockey experts claim the only true shots on goal are the ones that go in In that case, Stratford Cuyitmts beat Waterloo Sis- kins " Sunday night at Wa- terloo Arena. But the total shots on goal. 47-36 for Waterloo. told a much different story as Sis- kins dominated Whom. goaltending by Strattortri; Rick Petrie and plain bad luck around the net. With the loss Siskins re- main three points behind ttttrd-place Owen Sound and two behind New Hamburg, holders of the fourth and final playoff spot. Siskins, are 13-162. Dan Forget with two. Frank McCarthy and Paul Barton scored for Stratford. Forget opened the scoring in the first period on the po- werplay when he redirected Tim Holt's shot from the pomt. period when he deflected Max Mascke‘s shot past Ed Takamatsu. who had no chance in the Waterloo net. “You‘ve got to give Petrie a lot of credit, he made some great saves but he also hadalotofluctwhichany good goaltender needs. We just couldn't capitalize when he was down and out." said Eters. "That‘s the best hockey game we've played in a long. long time." said not- at-all disappointed Waterloo coach Jack Egers. "We de- served a lot better than we got tonight. I told the guys right after the game to keep their heads up - we'll make the playoffs for sure if we play like that." Sandwiched in between those goals. Petrie made a superlative save off Brad Schnurt while lying on his back and then Al Boileau of With Waterloo swarming allover the visitors in the second. Stratford broke away on a two-on-one add Forget tipped in a pass from Holt which just barely made it over the goal line. That come just after Fe trie had robbed Dana something tsi in" last. “My night; The 82-year-old Hen winger has really Jiad a eerie: of - and downs dur- but fell due to outsuinding McCarthy upped the lead to 2-0 before the end of the Waterloo hit the crossbar off a goalmouth scramble. as, tooiketstuttse-tttru Bttt%egtheeamettaeAtte cedhmdergokneesungery By Md amt WNW“ tt-itqmgAttttett" By Rick Campbell Gimmick Staff Writor Saunders on a backhand glove save with the teams four aside. Sistins came out and buzzed Stratford again to start the third but-Barton put the game out or reach with Shorthanded Mast from the left side that Takamatsu could only get a piece of. That came at 3:25 and at that point Waterloo suffered its only lapse of the game. allowing Cullitons about 10 straight shots on goal to make the final total even more deceiving than it af/ tually was. "When we buzz like that even Stratford defencemen start throwing the puck away. They tStratfordo know they should have lost that game tonight and I'm sure they're thanking their lucky stars right now." said Egers. “Our goal right now is to make the playoffs and to do that we have to concentrate on beating teams like He- speler. Kitchener and Owen Sound. Wouldn't it be funny if this whole thing boiled down to our last game of the season in Owen Sound?" Last year. aim mu. uvoly Injury tree, “he's an - not a m- ble one u he‘clicked'only five times in " -. One of the most pleasant surprises in the last two games for Waterloo has been the startling efficient play of former left winger Craig Frank on the point. Frank was pressed into defence duty when Wilf Rel- linger received the heave-ho in Friday's " win over New Hamburg. did In with nrug,eNrhrre, Main. use you: in tt “I asked Craig to play de- fence and he was otststand- ing." said Egers. “so I said to him why didn't you tell me you could play defence. andheSaidhewagoingto 'mention' it. "He‘ll definitely be play- ing defence regularly. He moves the puck well and really plays the man." Notes: Grant Musselman had the hat-trick against Hahns while Jeff Bender had two and singles went to Dana Saunders. Craig Frank. Steve Oral and Al Boileau ___ "We just pulled together and worked hard. everyone was helping each other out." explained Egers “And Eddie played a very steady game in net. .. Ted O‘Connor received only a three-game mien for a 1"ies,,1,'riy.i,'g incident vi Elmira goalie Marty Quincy Christmas week. _ Just when it looked-like Waterloo Warriors were set- tting down into a defensive shell Friday night against Windsor Lancers. Warriors hit for six-count‘emvsix tttiM-period goals tl'] went onto record an -O whi- tedastt over the hopelessly- outclassed visitors at Wa- terloo Arena. -That's been my Kiggest worry all year. that we're not being eager enough." said Warrior coach Bob McKillo “We haven't shown a got in scoring so it was good to see this happen for a change." "o T "t as untested a New. I: and the days Inter! felt a pain in wrist. Blow clots bed set in. an I had to p on anti-coagulant drugs In! could“ even practice until just Home W" Equipped with has! pro- tection in edition to his he!- met. Abbe made his return to the Hawk lineup nurs- day night and showed some of his old tom as he scored once and assisted on two others as Hawks beat Wind- sot Lancers bi. _ in " tmite can at mm and ,lht'njherc the real “I_knew I had to play my best to get Ind in min:- etstVt got attrtttt mediate in the game but that's to be ex- pected. I was also really seared, one time in the be- One big explosion. The will gives Waterloo a Waterloo Warrior dahncarnan At McKee moves in to score a kevioat on Windsor Friday night. War- riors scored six unanswered goats in the third period to win going away tro. . By Rick COW Chronicle sun wan Warriors drub Windsor As it was however. War- riors carried only a " lead into the third period cour- tesy Bill Daub's low shot in the first period and Michel Lmgpre's second period re "I peeled off the corner after passing to Paul (Me. Sorter) at the point. I just headed for the net and his in! it me right on new of ac pants and de_neeted dressing room after that Windsor opened the our in In he timt period via Duo Martin minded o oeu- terhg you, In! but not brook got that one, back when he was out into the clear by Dave Northern. . Tho- .eaine Alba's key goat, he eventual game winner at 19:57 of the first. in,” in Ahbe. ”he guys were really fired up in the 3-2-3 record, good for third place in the OUAA West Di- "We outplayed them badly in all three periods." said McKillop. much re- lieved with both his team's offensive and defensive shoving since their last con- test, a " loss to Wistern. "We should have been up four or five in the first period alone .. com! ”and t W! n: has: but in: up“; Ut 'd 4-5iettheCdettrathopwittt In (My a torch. - vision. while Windsor fell to httheaeexmdpeeiodeatr, But AI McKee moved in 'r' ' A. ' F e, l... ,‘I l Ir,, i.": . C :1. l C _ - , t; HER; .p (gil: _ ii1ii.:): _ a Qc' a i, ; T' . s."', J. . V. .,'~ .5. x.) ' w".. " ' 1 ' ."u, ts'":1tFf:.llt1 ‘S- 1'3/§_ . 'ff ff'af l . _ , V t.ttit-itAttistretterirt thutDi-ittileCteeiirti,tt 'tah-tttttttter-defeat- eetaptrmr,harttadhtmiir amtmittgtegtu.ttittnttttike- 1rhe%tlatettiame Innate Du Hecate!” squeezed use tttamqttt Mr - {m Jim Mic bound the ttttttt ”I when he wrist; ed a hard dri.sre. over m Not only was Ahtte a wel- come addition but the Hawks lineup was further bolstered by the atthtttittq of Bob Selma-r at centre and In! You Bum-”t. Hawks into a H lad who has. vetted {rail on beyo- verphy. - h the thigd -irttrJestmoiitot Dave Jutzi and Don Langlois. Warrior‘s two most clever players. had two goals each in the third while Ted Kewley also scored on a three-on-one break from the left side. Like the previous night against Laurier. Windsor was without their big gun Bert Fournier. which put a noticeable dent in the Lancer attack "Yes. Al's goal was the big one." stated McKiilop. "Up to that print it was any- body’s ballpme." all alone from his point posi-. tion for Waterloo's third goal at 6:24 of the third. beating Windsor“: Don John- ston - and thed the noodga- “I think that‘s the first earlier. *Nwwwwmfim '-t 't%Tit . Sowing; vino noted the . Christmas layoff. was none too complimentary of the 2"Stg, in London» play the unsung: but: - and new": home Satan! "They Herein thé same ttoataa-hoeverrtitrtted to go out and do the lots would win. 112ch attack they mud was on our minutes. And MAI (pa- 1iehhteSoe1eytetimeqtttig. 2'l,t,t'tgttrtttt and Pen-y Hut not " NW WWI-ll trtttrtNerar1trtMtretie mm in." will“. coach Wayward-g. ‘flt'llhean iriteseesttttqititminprae- against Block. league shutout we‘ve had in three or four years, maybe even dating back to (Jake) Dupuis." said McKillop. A Harry Roboct. who separat- ed his shoulder and has left school ... Waterloo plays in Toronto tonight and hosts York Friday in a pair of ex- hibition games . . McKillop said he wanted to win at least three of four out-of- conference games and that's exactly what ham pened with verdicts over Ryerson. Brock and Wind- sort They lost to McMaster Rick Nickelchok was severelytestedin coming with the goose egg. but played his usual reliable Nous: Warriors have lost W “WW