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~Just no. & "@ 2 # & i Hawk left winger Tim Glencross bursts through the hook of Toronâ€" to defenceman Brad Andrews. Rick Campbell photo now? â€" Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Staff Professional hockey players would regard it a journey into hell, but for Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, the upcoming trip to Moncton, N.B;, is something close to heaven. ___ _ The ultimate Moncton is a farm team city, a place of exile for wouldâ€"be NHLers, but it is also the site of the Can Intercollegiate Athletic Union championships and J couldn‘t be happier to be going. Hawks won the right to advance to the CIAU finals this weekend by winning the Ontario Universities Athletic Association finals two games to none over University of Toronto Blues with a thrilling 4â€"2 victory on home ice Saturday after winning the opener 5â€"4 in overtime Thursday in Toronâ€" to. _ Blues are also going to the finals as the wild card team, along with winners of each of the five university conferences across the nation. ° â€" o . Hawks are the only team to beat the Blues so far this season, and Saturday afternoon they did it before a large sendâ€"off crowd of nearly 3,000 fans, all of whom were seated on the west side of the Kitchener auditorium for janitorial reasons. _ Misfortune struck at 10: 36 of the first period, when, with the score tied 1â€"1, Laurier goalie Terry Thompson had to leave the game after suffering a hamstring injury in a goalmouth colliâ€" sion. Backâ€"up goalie Steve Bienkowski, who hadn‘t played since a win over Ryerson Feb. 3, stepped into the difficult situation and played sensationally allowing only one power play goal in the third period. â€" Bienkowski insisted he wasn‘t nervous going into the game because he‘s been under pressure before while playing junior A hockey for the Kitchener Rangers. _ O "‘â€"Wi't'rvlglfiéVR:iart;ger's','there was more pressure because of the scouts," he said. "Here, you just play for your teammates. W‘V‘Win'at-ilve'lrl;éa me was that I‘d never played against them before, so I didn‘t key on certain ;_)Iay(_ers,_“ _ _ "He never shows a lot of emotion and today was no exception," said Gowing. ‘"Deep down inside, he‘s probably a little nervous, but he handles it very well." _____ o m(";}aâ€";lâ€"tfl'{‘a_nis'efiflwasr the only playe'r to beat Bienkowski, who received an MVP award for his efforts. Jeff Deane had Blues other goal early in the game. o "‘l‘;)d‘d Stark finished the s'coring with an empty net goal with just 25 seconds remaining. Other Laurier scorers were Paul Roantree and Wilf Rellinger. â€" o O _ Coach _ W;y;le C(;wing said he had no doubts about Bienkowski‘s ability to come into the game on short notice. m(';'l:egvlv_lill‘s;;gofed tlieuwinning goal for Laurier as he had the puck bounce off him while being dragged down in the goal crease at 6: 49 of the third period. _ _ â€" S H-awl;s â€"c;;ne Hupmwith" no surprises in continuing their mastery over the Blues. They stuck ta their game plan of keeping the Toronto players _under_pressure in their own end. game .‘ m"‘(r'-l:il';l’;lylér)rfils our hockey players best," said Gowing, "We skate hard and I think it throws them (Blues) off their In fact, were it not for an ample dosage of courage at Thompson arena against University of Western Ontario Mustangs Wednesday, Hawks would have easily been relegated to the role of spectators for the big provincial finaâ€" Chronicle Staff But despite falling behind early 2â€"0, Hawks maintained their composure to overhaul Stangs 3â€"2 early in the second, then twice more chewed back to regain lost leads and eventually cart off a 6â€"4 decision. Wilfrid Laurier hockey Hawks did not save all their heroics for their scintillating OUAA final series with Toronto Blues last weekend. le Paul Roantree, with his second of the night into an empty net with six seconds to go, hushed one end of the arena with his marker, but sent about 400 Hawk faithful home delirious with the result, eager to tackle Blues a night later. The winner was scored by tireless right winger Greg Milis, from a faceoff in the Western end with 2: 52 remaining. The draw went to pointman Wilf Rellinger, and his slapshot was reâ€"directed by Mills with his back to the net, thus making him one of the last in the building to realize his success. "I was just trying to tip it, get a piece of it to reâ€"direct it to the net," said Mills, the epitome of diligence on the Hawk squad. ols Dramatic final set up by scintillating semi Courage and dedication pave way as hockey Hawks capture crown (Continued on page 22) r some anadian Hawks a y & ‘-‘ es S WLU teammates swarm to goalie Steve Bienkowski, who was superb Saturday in Hawks‘ 4â€"2 triumph over Toronto. Rick Campbell photo Thursday in Toronto, Kevin Pruden was the hero in overtime when he knocked a rebound out of the air past Blues netminder Paul Fisher at 2: 33. _ Mills scored twice in that game while Roantree and Tim Glencross added singles. e _ â€"Laurier opens agéinst University of Brandon Thursday in the CIAU finals. The teams are in a pool that includes University of Saskatchewan. o â€" â€" Blues are in the other pool along with University of Moncton and Concordia. Greg Mills (9) has the last laugh on a Western player after Paul Roantree‘s goal Wednesday. _ °. a! 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