Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, November 23,1994, Page 29 Bayford top scorer for Team Canada. Shayne Bayford of Whitby scored haif of Team Canada s ~asat thewrd 'B' roler hockey champinsip held in Santiag, Chule recen ly. Theg êanadian tearn didn't show welI, finishing l4th among 16 teams. But Bayford was a standeutfinshing eig&hth everal in the individual coingrcfo the tournament. And ho says he, as well as other players on the team, would have scored even more if the oriinal Canadian team selected for the world event had remained intact. «We woro missing a lot of our key players," says Bayford, in- cluding star defencemen Louis Young and Ron White, and Shayne's brother Corey,, who broke his arm befoe the tryouts earlier this year. Alternates took the place of the regulars, and the defenco was weak. As a resuit, the Cana- dians were no match for most of the teams they faced.' 1They lost 8-2 to Angola, 6-2 te Nwealand, won 3-2 over Aus- tria, tied Uruguay 8-8, lost to Macau 4-2 and ost -2 to Aus- tralia. Franco won the B champion- ship Angola second and Chile thirtâ. Ail three teams move up to the 'A' level which includes powerhouses such as Italy, Por- tugal and Spain, countries which have pro leagues. Bayford, who was at his third world championship (Canada was l4th in 1990 in Macau, l3th in 1992 in Andorra), says the Canadian team needs what other successful world teams have -- more funding to pay for more training. The Anderson CVI student is also a member of the Skateforce demonstration roller blading toam, performing niostly on ramps. He will be part of the Cana- dian team -- the "real» toam, barring injuries -- that wiIl com- pote at the Pan Arn Gamnes in Argentina next year. Slver sfick startsThursday The Whitbiy Minor Hockey Association is hosting the Gloria Johnston Memorial international silver stick tournament Nov. 24-27. Forty-eight toams from Canada and the U.S. in minor atom, MeConneli newGM of Warriors îlîe CELTICS player Glen Greenlaw watches flight of bail he has just kicked in a recent men's indoor soccer contest at Soccer City in Whitby. Celtios started off slowly but recovered in the later going for a 10-6 win over Ajax. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Free Press Henry maintaîns scoring spree Captain Ken Henry of the Whitby miner novice AA hockey teamn, sponsored by LongleyNVickar, continued his torrid scoring pace with four goals in an 8-2 win over visiting Aurora Tigers. To date, Henry has 15 goals in il league games. For the first two poriods it was a close-checling game with both goaltenders standing tail, particularly Geoffrey Niblett in the Whitby net. Whitby woubd take a 3-2 into the third on two goals by Henry and one by David Mclntyre. Tyler Hlealy would be the first te opon the fioodgates in the third as Wildcats scored five times. Justin Fox scored twe, Henry scored twe, more. Justin Whiite played the second haîf of the game in net, shutting eut the opposition. Wildcats' aIse pbayed an exhibition game against Goulding Park and showed littie hospitabity in skating te a 5-2 win. Melntyre woubd be the gamo star, ending the night with a hat trick. Henry and Zach Greer added singles with two assists each te Philip Mcllhone and Healy. The tearn compotes in the Pickering teurnament this coming weekend. Hood OLA commissioner Former National Hockey Leagte officiaI, Bruce Hood has sceded Mike Gray of Whitby as commissioner of the Ontario Lacrosse Association major beague. Gray was commissioner for six Hoo(d was aIse a bacrosse ref- eree. Aise apppointed to the OLA executive was Bruce Hufl, a for- mer sports journalist with the Toronto Sun. Hufi' will be vice president of promotion. By John Diujay Greg McConnoll is the Whitby Warriors' new genoral manager. At a meeting held last Wednesday, the executive decided to name McConnoîl as the junior A team's GM. Ho had been with the executive for two years and was moat recently the team's vice presidont. However, ho has resigned his position on the executive se ho could assume the new post.. Nýew president John McLean praises MIcConnell's exponence and abilities. 'He's get some psitive ideas about workingwthr(coach Jim) Bishop," says McLean. Bishop was recently named coach, replacing Wayne Colley who was fired. McConnell said ho was interested in doing more work with the team, which lists current NHL players Joe Nieuwendyk and Gary Roberts as alumni. "I was going to be quite heavily involved in the organization anyway." The process of naming a GM include d the application from McConnell and thon a vote from the board, which waz announced at* tho annual meeting Wednesday. Past president Mike Taylor is confident about tho upcoming season. "There's a good nucleus of players lefti"e says.dta McConnell can round out the team nicely by choosing quality players during the midget draft Which will be held in Toronto in January. McConnell said that the first duties ho will tackle include getting roadyý for the draft and working on the budget. His experionce with lacrosse is extensive. 'I've beon with it sinco I was a kid," ho says. In 1970, McConnell pI ayed on the Whitby B&R Transportera junior A I acrosse teani which won the Canadian championshi p Mconnell 'has beon involvod with the Whitby executive board since the late 1970s. Whitby miner novice AAA hockey team, sponsored by Whitby McDonald's, went as far as the semi-final round of the Kitchener Blueline tournament with a 3-2 overtime win over the Toronto Aeros in the fourth overtime period of the quarter-final playoff round. Whbitby went on te play Oakville in the semu-finals and bast 6-1. Spent fromn the night before, they had no zip to keep up with the strong. skating -Rangers. Seedhouse had the lone Whitby goal Wildcats had earned their spot in the playoffs with a second-place finish in thoir pool. In their first match-up on Friday, Whitby carne eut fiat and lest 2-1 te Port Crodit Hurons. Jason Velacich scored the bone Whitby goal. Whitby started gaining back their drive and determination in the second game against St. Catherines Royals. Led by' captain Liani Reddoxs hat trick and a single by Brandon Davis, Whitby trailed 5-4 going into the bast minute. Whitby wont for the extra attacker with the faceofY deep in the Royale zone. With nine seconds remnaining, Whitby forecheckers hemmed in the defence and scopped the puck te Bobby Scott who drilled a low, shot into the net te even the score at 5-5. Wihitby needed a win over the division-leading Toronto East Endors te gain a playoff berth. Led by sniper Steven Seodhouse with two goals and shutout goaltending by Kyle. Clancy, VWtby won 2-0. In the quarter-final match-up with Toronto Aeroe, the first period was scoreless. Whitby ed into penalty trouble early. in the second. With two Wildcats in the box, an open Aero player fired a low shot under the outstretched anm of a civing Michael Leahy. ichael McKenzie evenod the score unassisted on a power play late in the second. Aeros capitalized againo another power play in the third and held a slim 2-1 lead going into the last minute of play. Whitby opted for the extra attacker and again it paid off. With 65 seconds left, Seedhouse fed the puck te McKonzie who found the mark te tie it at 2-2. Ini sudden-death overtime,- the fourth full overtime period, Reddox scored te win it. Leahy had a great garne in net for Whitby, making 34 saves including several clutch stops in ovortime. In league play, Whitby put together back-te-back wins. Scott and Reddox with two each and singles by Andrew Laramy and Dean Seton gave Wildcats a 6-3 win over MarkhaThunder. Whidtby aise edged out Barrie Flyers 6-5. Snowden and Reddoec with two goals apiece, Seedhouse and McKenzie counted fer Whitby. Novices vanquished ini Bluelinie semi-finlal