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DECEMBER 20, 2000

THE STANDARD
DECEMBER 7, 2000

GRIMSBY PLAYER HURT IN RIVERHAWKS WIN
FRIDAY DEC. 22, 2000
Skate slits Huff's wrist by DAN DAKIN: Review Staff Writer
NIAGARA FALLS - The Chippawa Riverhawks are on e of the top Junior C teams in the province, nut last night they looked very average in a 5-2 win over the Grimsby Peach Kings.
   Playing a rare Thursday night game at Chippawa Willoughby Arena, the hawks struggled to show their offensiive ability after the first period.
While it wasn't pretty , the win boosts Chippawa's record to 21 wins, two ties and overtime loss, which came against Dundas on the road nearly two months ago.
   For most of the game grimsby was without nine-goal scorer and penalty leader Brian Huff, who suffereda potentially serious injury seven minutes into the contest.
   Fighting for the puck in his own end, Huff had his wrist sliced open by a skate and left a trail of blood as he rushed to the bench. By the time paramedics arrived nearly 15 minutes after the accident first happened, Huff had lost a considerable amount of blood but was still conscious. He was rushed to Greater Niagara General Hospital where doctors fixed a severed artery and applied six stiches.
   " I just remember getting hit and then a skate hit me or something. I know that when you cut stuff in there, you could go.," said Huff after making a surprise appearance in the arena after the game.
   When the action resumed after the first-period incident, Chippawa used a mid-period powerplay to grab the lead ...>

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with a goal by Matt Baglieri. Matt Roberts made it 2-0 early in the second period before Grimsby potted its first goal of the night at the four-minute mark.
   Joe Decarlo opened the gap to two goals when he drilled a shot past Peach Kings netminder Kyle Foster and then Brian Auger made it 4-1 four minutes later. Grimsby added one more marker but Beau Spencer secured the 5-2 Chippawa win with an unassisted goal late in the game.
   Chippawa coach Chris Johnstone said having teams play tough against them is nothing new.
"We'll get hunted every night out. The pressure is on us to do anything we can to win."
   "I thought we had of of our best first preriods but we just couldn't cash in, " said Johnstone, referring to the pair of Chippawa shots that rang off of the post in the opening frame.
   "It was a huge impact. He's a front-line player, he's tough and he's a banger," said Peach Kings coach Dave Brownridge.
   "Chippawa is a strong team. They probably have a bit more weight than us, but I was happy with the game," he said.
   Chippawa gets just one week off for Christmas before hosting the Dunnville Terriers Thursday at Stamford Arena.
   The family Night game, scheduled for 7 p.m., is being hosted by the Niagara falls Minor Hockey Association. Special ticket prices are in effect with proceeds going to the association.

GAME: SUNDAY JANUARY 14, 2001 - DUNDAS @CHIPPAWA RIVERHAWKS
By DAN DAKIN
Review Staff Writer NIAGARA FALLS The Dundas Blues are the only team to beat the Chippawa RiverHawks this season but they didn¹t come close last night.The Mick and Angelo¹s RiverHawks pounded the Blues 8-1 at Chippawa-Willoughby Memorial Arena in front of more than 200 fans.Chippawa outshot their opponents 50-13 overall, including 23-1 in the firstperiod alone."We were all over them. This is kind of an early start to the playoff because we went through that stretch of playing the top three teams under us," said Chippawa's Matt Baglieri, who scored two goals and two assists. Dundas sits second in the Niagara District Junior C east division standings but from the start Sunday they were no match for the high-flying Hawks. Baglieri opened the scoring and then Beau Spencer, Brad Auger and Jason Shawana each scored singles before the end of the first period. Dundas looked better in the second frame as they held Chippawa to 12 shots and two goals, this time from Joe DeCarlo and Blue Hill, but they still managed just five shots of their own. The score stayed 6-0 until the 16-minute mark of the third period when the RiverHawks netted two goals in less than 30 seconds.Dundas got a two-man advantage with just over a minute left in the game and they finally solved Chippawa goalie Chad Collins when Gord Oakes scored to make it an 8-0 final. "We were just flat. We didn't finish anything. It concerns me," said a frustrated Dundas coach Brian Whitwell. "I can't say I appreciate the schedule they gave us. We have five games in seven nights and last week we played four games," he said. On Friday night the RiverHawks were in Dunnville where they dominated again en route to a 7-0 win over the Terriers. Matt Baglieri and Beau Spencer each netted two goals with Tom Barath, Blue Hill and Byron Hardon each adding single goals. Chris Chudobiak got the shutout for Chippawa with 16 shots while the RiverHawks hit Dunnville¹s Eric Canham with 46 shots. Next up for the junior Cs rematch in Dundas against the Blues Thursday night. Friday the team is in Grimsby and Sunday they host Glanbrook at 7 p.m.

GAME : FRIDAY JANUARY 19, 2001
(Jan. 20 game report- Niagara review)
By DAVID LARKINS -For The Review
RiverHawks tie Grimsby GRIMSBY Another game means more points for the junior C RiverHawks.The Mick and Angelo¹s Chippawa RiverHawks added another point to their expansive lead in the Niagara District Junior C Hockey League¹s East
Division with a 3-3 tie against the Grimsby Peach Kings Friday. The RiverHawks have just one loss all season, which came against Dundas in overtime, meaning they have taken at least one point in every game thisseason. Last night against Grimsby the Hawks outshot the hosts 37-20 but were down 1-0 after the first period before tying it 2-2 after the second frame. Scoring for Chippawa were Tim Velemirovich, Joe DeCarlo and Scott Paul with Beau Spencer picking up two assists and Jason Shawana, Blue Hill, Matt Baglieri and Robert Orr adding single helpers. The RiverHawks host Glanbrook Sunday at 7 p.m. at Chippawa-Willoughby Memorial Arena and then head to Caledonia Friday.The team¹s final game of the regular season is Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m.when the Peach Kings come to town.

GAME : SUNDAY JANUARY 21, 2001
Hawks use 'character' to pull out victory
By DAVID LARKINS -For The Review NIAGARA FALLS The Chippawa RiverHawks didn't look like an undefeated team for much of Sunday night, but that didn't stop them.They picked up another victory with a 4-2 win over the visiting Glanbrook Rangers at Chippawa-Willoughby Arena. Centre Tim Velemirovich notched the first two goals of the game and the Riverhawks stumbled the rest of the way for their 29th win of the season. "We weren't really sharp," said Chippawa head coach Chris Johnstone. "It was our third game in four nights and whether you say the glass is half empty or half full, we showed enough character to get the win." With Glanbrook's Scott Chambers in the penalty box at the start of the first period for a pre-game infraction, the Hawks were able to start the game one man up. It was during that power play that Velemirovich tallied his first of the night and got Chippawa started. After Velemirovich later made it 2-0 at 6:36 of the first, Glanbrook's Lee White cut the lead in half only 25 seconds later. Chippawa goaltender Chris
Chudobiak was caught out of his net when a rebound rolled out to the blue line to White, who was able to blast it into a wide open RiverHawk goal. The goal seemed to spark the Rangers as they continued to carry much of the
momentum for the rest of the period. They eventually got the tying goal 48 seconds into the second period when Ace Morin scored his 24th of the year. But right on cue to snuff out the Ranger charge, Chippawa's Joe DiCarlo scored his 10th of the year, a power play goal, at 8:38 of the second period. The Rangers continued to push for the tying goal but it never came. Instead, DiCarlo scored his second of the game with 1:10 to go in the second period to drain the life out of the Rangers. From there, the Hawks controlled the ice for the third period and allowed the Rangers few good looks. "[Glanbrook] were pretty tough on us. Chris made some big saves early in the third and did a good job. But we picked up at the blue line better and got a few odd man rushes, too," said Johnstone. Glanbrook's record sips to 17-12-2 as they find themselves immersed in a dog fight for the second, third or fourth playoff spots in the Niagara District East Division. Only seven points separate the fourth-place Rangers from the second place Dundas Blues. Meanwhile, the Hawks continue with their near-perfect season and are already looking forward to defending their Niagara District title. "It's a natural thing to look ahead and some are starting to. But we pride ourselves on playing the best hockey every night and we try and put that behind us," Johnstone said. Chudobiak got the win for Chippawa, stopping 26 of the 28 Glanbrook shots. Bob Glasford took the loss for the Rangers, stopping only 17 of 21. For Chippawa, Velemirovich, DiCarlo, Mike Rybiak and Blue Hill all finished with two points on the night. The RiverHawks have two games remaining in their schedule. They head out on the road to face the Caledonia Corvairs on Friday, then finish the regular season at home for a clash with the Grimsby Peach Kings on Jan.30. The Peach Kings currently sit in third place in the East division with an 18-10-3-1 record.

Hawks Dominate Junior C Award Table
By Gord Howard - Niagara Review NIAGARA FALLS Just as they have dominated the regular season standings, the Chippawa RiverHawks have made a strong showing at the Niagara District Junior C hockey league's awards table. The list of winners was announced at league meeting on Sunday. From the Chippawa roster, veteran winger Tim Velemirovich was named the league's most valuable player, Chad Collins and Chris Chudobiak were picked as the league's top goalies and Kellen Mowat was the top defenceman. Meanwhile, Chippawa's Beau Spencer is still fighting hard to win the league
scoring title. Dundas's Bradon Tavares has the lead with 71 points, but no games left in the regular season.
One point back is Ace Morin of Glanbrook, who has one more game to play, and in third place, with 67 points, is Spencer, who also plays one more game.Velemirovich, meanwhile, lurks in fourth place on the list with 61 points.
Other award winners included: rookies of the year, Carmen Minor of Dunnville and Bob Glassford of Glanbrook; most sportsmanlike, Paul Moriarty of Grimsby; and coach of the year, Steve Aglor of Dundas.

Chippawa puts playoff bite on Terriers
By GORD HOWARD
Review Staff Writer NIAGARA FALLS It hurts to finish in last place and if the Dunnville Terriers don't know it now, they will soon.
The junior C squad, which has won all of three games this year, was chosen by the high-flying Chippawa RiverHawks as a first-round playoff opponent. After wrapping up first place in the standings a few weeks ago, Chippawa won
the right to select its first playoff opponent. On paper, it should be a quick series the Hawks, who also won the league championship last season, have 30 wins while Dunnville has three. The RiverHawks have lost only one game, in overtime, while Dunnville has lost 29; Chippawa scored 197 goals so far this year while allowing only 76, while Dunnville has yet to break into triple figures in the goal department, with just 95, after being scored on 212 times.
The best-of-seven playoff series opens Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. in Chippawa. With the regular season winding down, the Hawks hope the results from their match Friday in Caledonia aren't an omen. Facing the Corvairs, who are second-last ahead of Dunnville, the RiverHawks gave up a third period lead and had to settle for a 4-4 tie. Missing regulars Tyler Barath, Jamie Floris, Brad Auger and goalie Chad Collins due to injuries and work commitments, the Hawks fell behind 3-0, despite outshooting Caledonia 42-18 in the first two periods. One of those Caledonia goals left Chippawa team officials, and goalie Chris Chudobiak, shaking their collective heads. One of the Corvairs players had the puck behind the Caledonia net and, trying to kill a penalty, attempted to ice the puck. The shot travelled the full length of the rink, hit Chudobiak's stick and bounced into the Chippawa net. Momentarily stunned, the RiverHawks bounced back with goals from Matt Catherwood, Joe DiCarlo and Matt Baglieri to tie the game, then Matt Roberts put them ahead 4-3 in the third period. After a late goal by Caledonia knotted the score at 4-4, the two teams went into sudden-death overtime but the game ended in a tie. It was a frustrating night for the Hawks they outshot Caledonia 62-21 but couldn't pull off the win. On Tuesday, the RiverHawks play their final game of the season, facing the Grimsby Peach Kings in a 7 p.m. start at the Chippawa arena. In the other playoff series', the Dundas Blues will have home-ice advantage against Caledonia while Grimsby will open at home against the Glanbrook Rangers.

RiverHawks take stranglehold on junior C series
By DAN DAKIN
Review Staff Writer NIAGARA FALLS - The Chippawa junior C RiverHawks received a wake-up call last night from the Dunnville Terriers. Playing in the third game of the best-of-seven, first round playoff series between the two Niagara District Junior C Hockey League clubs, Chippawa won 5-2 in what was the closest match up to date. The Terriers began to show some signs of life in the third period of game two in Dunnville Friday night and they carried that momentum into Sunday¹s game in Chippawa. With more than 300 fans packed into the Chippawa-Willoughby Memorial Arena,
the game started out as a goaltender's dual between Chippawa's Tim Morningstar and Eric Canham for Dunnville.
Canham, a 17-year-old Niagara Falls native, faced 28 shots in the opening 40 minutes and knocked away everything but a powerplay shot from Joe DeCarlo. ³He was the difference in there being a game tonight. Once we started
winning the faceoffs in the second period the game started changing,² said Dunnville coach Jay Mason. Chippawa bench boss Chris Johnstone agreed with the importance of Canham¹s performance. ³Without Canham in net we could have had five or six goals in the first period. He stood on his head,² Johnstone said. By the third period Dunnville¹s physical game picked up and resulted in Chippawa taking a number of retaliation penalties. But the strong RiverHawk offence broke through with four goals in the final 20 minutes while the Terriers could only net two. Scoring for Chippawa were Matt Baglieri with two markers and singles from Tom Barath and Richard Anger. ³All credit to Dunnville. They were in the game and we were a very undisciplined team. What happens is you have a Dunnville team that is playing hard and taking runs at us and it¹s frustrating,² Johnstone said. Chippawa now takes a three games to none lead into Wednesday¹s game at 7:45 p.m. in Dunnville. ³We¹re playing against an extremely good team. But we don¹t even look at elimination as a prospect. We just take it one game at a time. I think at
home, we can beat them,² said Mason.In the other Niagara District Junior C Hockey League east division series,
Grimsby leads Glanbrook 2-0 and Dundas and Caledonia are tied at one game each.

Sunday Feb. 25 - 1st game of 2nd Round of Playoffs - Niagara East Division
By DAN DAKIN
Review Staff Writer

NIAGARA FALLS It took 20 minutes to shake the dust off, but the Chippawa RiverHawks beat the Grimsby Peach Kings in front of more than 300 fans at home Sunday. The Mick and Angelo's Hawks haven't played in more than two weeks thanks to a second-round bye, but they opened the Niagara District Junior C Hockey League East Division finals with a 3-1 win over the Peach Kings. Chippawa swept Dunnville 4-0 in the first round and was playing just its fifth playoff game of the season. Grimsby, meanwhile, was playing in its 12th of the post-season. The result was a RiverHawks team that needed a period to find its legs and get back to old form. One benefit from the long break was it allowed a number of players to come back from injuries, said coach Chris Johnstone. "Looking at the layoff, that was the best part. It'll just be a matter of clicking again. I thought it was a factor in the middle part of the game," he said. After a scoreless first period, the RiverHawks needed just 41 seconds to open the scoring in the second frame when captain Tim Velemirovich netted one. Three and a half minutes later Brad Auger scored, and then Tom Barath opened the lead to three goals when he slipped the puck past Grimsby goaltender Alan Reid. Near the end of the second period, Chippawa got in to penalty trouble and that allowed Grimsby's Tyler Ransom to score on RiverHawks goaltender Chad Collins. The netminder was playing his first game of the post-season and faced just 12 shots, while Reid faced 32. Also returning to the Chippawa lineup was Velemirovich, who injured his knee in the final game of the regular season. "It felt great to be out there. I was a bit sloppy in the first period but (scoring) took a weight off the shoulders. I still have to get into game shape," he said. The best-of-seven series now takes a five-day break before resuming Friday night in Grimsby. Game 3 will be Sunday at 7 p.m. in Chippawa with Game 4 scheduled for Friday, March 9 in Grimsby. "This will be a physical series but disciplined. Overall we have to work harder," said Grimsby
coach Dave Brownridge. "They had home ice and theoretically they should win here."
Game notes:

The second period was delayed last night while Ontario Hockey Association representatives handed out the league award hardware . . . Taking place before the RiverHawks' game was the Niagara Falls Minor Hockey Association tyke house league championship game. The Tim Horton's Blues, coached by Chris Johnstone, beat the Red Lobster Hawks 4-3 in front of more than 200 people.

RiverHawks go 0-for-OT
By DAN DAKIN
Review Staff Writer NIAGARA FALLS For the second straight game the Chippawa RiverHawks were outplayed and outscored by the Grimsby Peach Kings last night. The Peach Kings have taken a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Niagara District
Junior C Hockey League East Division championship series after knocking off the Mick and Angelo¹s RiverHawks 3-2 in double overtime Sunday in front of more than 300 fans. Chippawa started the junior C playoffs with a four-game sweep over Dunnville in the first round but a second-round bye seems to have left the team in rough shape. The favorites won the first game 3-1 last week before dropping a 2-1 game to Grimsby in overtime Friday and then losing 3-2 Sunday. ³The better team is winning this series. Obviously winning as much as we did this year, we¹re not handling this very well. I hope we have enough to get it done,² said RiverHawks coach Chris Johnstone As they did Friday, Chippawa looked sloppy and uninterested through much of last night¹s game, leaving Johnstone to wonder if his players have got their priorities straight. ³I think there have been guys who haven¹t done the right things away from the ice. ³We have to get back and start skating...we have to have a good week of practice,² he said. Chippawa¹s Matt Catherwood scored the only goal of the first period with a powerplay marker 10 minutes in and then Paul Moriarity tied the game at the 13:55 mark of the second. Three minutes later Jason Shawana made it 2-1 for
the RiverHawks only to have Grimsby tie it again in the third period. With 15 seconds left on the clock and the game tied at 2-2, a Chippawa defenceman gave up the puck and Grimsby¹s Perry Ryerson had a breakaway but
he was robbed by RiverHawks goalie Chad Collins. That sent the game into overtime where Moriarity scored at the 4:21 mark of the second overtime period on a big slapshot from three feet inside the Chippawa zone. ³After the first overtime our coach said we needed to get lots of shots. I had a two on one but the other guy was too far out,² said Moriarity, who came into Chippawa¹s zone with no challenge from the defencemen. Chippawa now head to Grimsby Friday night to play a must-win game against a team that has momentum in its favour. Is that isn¹t enough, the RiverHawks will be without forward Joe DeCarlo, unless the Ontario Hockey Association has a change of heart.
The 20-year-old former St. Catharines Falcon was handed a five-game suspension Friday night for shooting the puck into the stands at the end of the second period. The shot hit the protective netting at the end of the rink and fell into the seats, but since it went over the glass after the whistle was blown, it resulted in a gross misconduct and the lengthy suspension. The RiverHawks will appeal the call to the OHA Monday and hope to have a decision before the fourth game of the series on Friday. Grimsby has had its own suspension problems in the playoffs with Ryan Toth
sitting out the last five games for the same reason as DeCarlo. The series now takes a five day break before resuming Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Grimsby. Chippawa hosts Game 5 Sunday at 7 p.m. with Game 6 set for next
Monday. In the Niagara District Junior C Hockey League West Division final, the Norwich Merchants lead the Woodstock Navy Vets three games to none.

Chippawa loss forces Game 7
By DAVID LARKINS Review Staff Writer

GRIMSBY - Maybe the Chippawa RiverHawks just want to win in front of their home crowd. Or maybe the Grimsby Peach Kings are tired of hearing all the hype about the RiverHawks powerhouse. Whatever the case, the Peach Kings forced a seventh and deciding game in the Niagara District Junior C Hockey League East division final series with Chippawa by coming up with their biggest win of the year last night at home. The Peach Kings used a formula of a stifling defensive game and opportunistic offense and inched by the Mick and Angelo¹s Hawks 5-2. The backbreaker came at the 5:37 mark of the third period when a miscue at the Grimsby blue line allowed Tyler Ransom to get a breakaway break and score the eventual game-winner. Any hopes for a Chippawa comeback were eliminated with two more goals in the final period from Ransom and Grimsby teammate Gary Bolibruck. ³I think the guys tried to send a message,² said Chippawa head coach Chris Johnstone. ³I don't like the class we showed in the third period, we took some stupid penalties.² Contrary to the way the rest of the series has gone, it was the Peach Kings that took early momentum and control of the game. Throughout much of this series Grimsby goaltender Kyle Foster has been the important cog in the Peach King¹s wheel to keep his team competitive. But Foster was not tested as much as he has been used to as Chippawa struggled to get scoring chances for much of the first two periods. Grimsby got started just 1:13 into the first period when RiverHawk goalie Chad Collins gave up a big rebound and Matt Hodges was perched in front of the goal to put it away and give the Peach Kings a 1-0 lead.
It wasn¹t until halfway through the first period that Chippawa finally started applying pressure and Sean Milton capitalized with his first goal of the series to even the game. The Peach Kings took a 2-1 lead into the second
period after Perry Ryerson scored shorthanded on a 2-on-0 breakaway with Mike Delisio. The RiverHawks scrambled during the second but at 9:28 of the second managed to pull even one more time when Matt Baglieri took a
sharp-angle shot that fooled Foster. ³After the second period we were set up to get a win in their building. The
first five minutes (of the game) were the most important. It was an uphill battle and we broke down in the third,² said Johnstone. Game 7 goes Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Chippawa-Willoughby Memorial Arena with the winner moving on to face the Norwich Merchants for the Niagara District championship. That series will start Friday in Chippawa if the RiverHawks win, or Friday in Norwich if Grimsby wins.

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