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..FROM
THE DESK OF MIKE HAYAKAWA..
DECEMBER 21, 2001
Mark Skeeles picked a good time to score his first Provincial Junior A
Hockey League goal.
The first-year member of the Markham Waxers potted what turned out to be
the
game-winning goal with just 4:33 remaining in regulation time to propel
Markham to a 4-3 road win over the north conference-leading Newmarket
Hurricanes last Thursday.
The victory improved the Waxers¹ third-place south conference record to
19-13-4-1.
Trailing 2-1 after one period, the Waxers received second-period goals
from
Michael Fish and Pat Poretta, on a power-play, to even the count at 3-3
entering the third period. Steve Nobili accounted for the other Markham
goal
in the first period.
Waxers¹ head coach Russ Herrington felt Skeels, who has been utilized on
the
forward line and defence, was overdue in getting his first junior A goal.
³He¹s been playing well,² said Herrington of Skeels. ³He¹s had
chances the
last five or six games to score, but he didn¹t capitalize. But tonight
(Thursday) he crashed the net hard. It was nice to see.
³It was also nice to get the two points and get contributions throughout
the
lineup.²
Herrington felt a big part of their club¹s success came in neutralizing
the
Hurricanes¹ forwards and to get the puck out of their own end.
After weekend games against the Stouffville Spirit on Friday and a road
encounter at Wexford on Sunday, the Waxers will host the St. Michael¹s
Buzzers Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. at Centennial Arena.
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| This article was written by Mike
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