AUFFREY o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-03-30 published
CONWAY steps up for Attack
Backup goalie gets call minutes before 7-2 Owen Sound win
By Bill WALKER,
Sun
Times sports editor, Thursday, March 30,
There really wasn't any time for Neil
CONWAY to get nervous.
The 18-year-old Owen Sound Attack goalie was all set to take
his customary seat at the end of the bench Wednesday where he
would watch veteran overager Michael
OUZAS start against the
Kitchener Rangers.
But a bout of the flu made it impossible for
OUZAS to keep anything
down, which meant
CONWAY had five minutes warning that he'd be
the Game 4 starter in the Ontario Hockey League playoff series.
“Sometimes it's better to just get out there into the game without
knowing but I had an idea that I may have to go in,”
CONWAY said
after being named the game's second star for a 35-save performance
in the Attack's 7-2 victory over the Rangers.
“After the first couple shots I felt pretty comfortable.&rdquo
OUZAS left the ice with three minutes remaining in the warmup
Wednesday. He was evaluated by team doctors and was diagnosed
as having the flu and being dehydrated.
He's listed day-to-day.
“The decision was basically made after warmup so nobody had any
time to dwell on it,” said Attack coach Mike
STOTHERS.
“When a guy is threatening to vomit in the crease, or worse,
you just can't do it so Neil had very little time to prepare.
To his credit, he's been putting in so much extra time that it's
great to see him rewarded.&rdquo
The Attack now have a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven
Western Conference quarterfinal series.
Game 5 is set for Friday in Kitchener. If necessary, Game 6 will
go Saturday in Owen Sound. Game time at the Harry Lumley Bayshore
is 7: 30 p.m.
The Attack started the game with a sense of urgency, looking
to give their sophomore goalie an early lead.
Jeff KYRZAKOS and Bobby
RYAN put Owen Sound up 2-0 eight minutes
into the game, but the Rangers tied it as Cory
KONECNY and Matt
AUFFREY scored 3: 12 apart late in the period.
“There are a lot of adjectives I could use (for this game) but
most of them aren't appropriate for audiences,” said Rangers'
coach/general manager Peter
DEBOER.
“They faced some adversity with their backup goalie going and
they found a way to get a win. It's eerily like Eric
PFLIGLER
coming in here last year,” he said, a reference to the Rangers
backup who took the team to the conference final last season.
Andrej SEKERA gave the Attack the lead with 1: 28 remaining in
the first when the puck squirted out from behind the net and
he was able to shovel it past a startled Rangers goalie Dan
TURPLE.
Mike ANGELIDIS made it 4-2 in the second when he stepped out
of the penalty box and took a pass from
SEKERA, breaking in alone
and beating
TURPLE with a backhand high to the glove side.
Owen
Sound blew it open in the third as
ANGELIDIS scored his
second of the game, this one shorthanded.
KYRZAKOS scored his
second 10 minutes later on a two-man power play and centre Scott
GILES finished it off with a late shorthanded marker.
“Our special teams worked and I think that was key,” said
ANGELIDIS.
“You have to give credit to Neil
CONWAY. He stepped up huge for
us.&rdquo
TURPLE made 26 saves on a night when he got little help from
his defence.
“I feel bad for
(TURPLE) because he's a guy who battled all year
for us and we really hung him out to dry,” said
DEBOER.
“I think we had an opportunity here to change the momentum of
the series, but we would have had to show up and get off the
bus and be ready to battle. Our big players who have not been
big in the first three games had an opportunity to come in here
and turn the series around. We didn't get contributions from
anybody.&rdquo
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AUFREITER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-17 published
PENTLAND,
Howard
Milton
Born April 27, 1928. Died suddenly on Sunday, January 15th, 2006
of a heart attack. He is survived by his loving wife and partner
Shirley. Howard had four children Margo
PATERSON (John), Lawrence
(Nora AUFREITER,)
John
(Jennifer
FERGUSON) and predeceased by
Mark (Wendy
PENTLAND.) He had eight grandchildren he enjoyed
special time with, Sarah, Leslie, Diana, Mark, Veronica, Jesse,
Josh and Allie. Howard was a graduate of Victoria College and
Emmanuel College Toronto B.A.B.D. He also earned a M.Th. from
the University of Ottawa, 1970. He received an honorary degree
Doctor of Divinity from Emmanuel College Toronto, 1978. Howard
held a variety of positions within the United Church - Parishes
in Magrath, Alberta, St. David's in Hamilton, Central in Welland,
Grace United in Brampton, Trinity in Ottawa and Forest Grove
in Toronto. He was an active 'churchman' who served in many capacities
within the scope of the United Church of Canada. He was the first
Secretary of Hamilton Conference, Deputy Secretary of General
Council and Chair of the Division of Ministry Personnel and Education.
Howard was a Reserve Chaplain in the Royal Canadian Navy from
1952 to 1982. After he retired he trained as an Interim Minister
and served several parishes including Scot's Church, Adelaide,
South Australia. He was interested and involved in the Senior
Alumni Program at University of Toronto and received the Arbor
Award for outstanding voluntary service in 2004. Howard was a
lover of education, theology, and athletics. Throughout his life
he was a thoughtful and compassionate person who walked with
others wherever they were on their journey in life. He and Shirley
enjoyed travelling together, time at the cottage and time with
family and Friends. He will be greatly missed and cherished in
all our memories. He will be remembered at a reception on Thursday,
January 19th in the Hearth Room at Forest Grove United Church
from 7-9 p.m. and at a celebration of his life to be held Friday,
January 20th at 11 a.m., 43 Forest Grove Drive, North York, Ontario.
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