Generals Enter Break 10 Points out of Playoffs by BRIAN LEGREE Quired from Guelph
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PAGE B2THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, DECEMBER 20,2000 Recordof 7-21-5-1 places team 19th out of 20 teams in OHL Generals enter break 10 points out of playoffs BY BRIAN LEGREE quired from Guelph. Not only was he time session. .Pat Montgomery de for Oshawa is Sunday, Dec. 31 (New Sports Editor an offensive force, picking up an assist livered one of the best hits of the sea Year’s Eve) when they host Kitchener If nothing else, the Oshawa Gener and setting up several other quality son, catching Ottawa’s Carter Trc- at 4:05 p.m. at the Civic Auditorium. als can at least lay claim to dominating scoring chances, but he blocked nu visani with his head down.. .The Gen The Generals also play New Year’s the Ottawa 67’s thus far this season. merous shots and played more than erals arc off until Friday, Dec. 29 when Day at home, hosting Peterborough at In a highly forgettable first-half of four minutes of the five-minute over they play in London. Next home game 2:05 p.m. the Ontario Hockey League year, one in which the Generals have won just seven times in 34 games, Oshawa re mained unbeaten against Ottawa, scor ing a 3-3 tie Sunday. In three meetings with the 67’s this year, Oshawa has two wins and a tie ONE-THIRTY COURT and certainly deserved to win Sun Premiums Party Foods! day ’s match, outshooting Ottawa 40- 32 and ringing a couple of shots off a post and a crossbar. Over the final two periods and overtime, Oshawa was particularly dominant, outshooting Ot SA*1 tawa 31-16. It was a strong effort from a team COOKED LARGE SHRIMP missing several front-line regulars, in Peeled and deveined Black Tiger Shrimp cluding forwards Brandon Cullen cooked to perfection - just thaw & serve (shoulder), Brandon Nolan (knee), GEORGE BURNETT Lindsay Plunkett (shoulder), Vladimir approx. 90 shrimp per 2 lb. bag Repnev (in Russia), Mike Rusenstrom ‘Am I happy that we’re 14 games (head) and Paul Ranger (wrist). under .500? No. Did I think we'd Also available in lib bag $ 34„70 To add insulting injury to injury, be 14 games over (.500)? No.’ Generals also saw veteran centre John LOBSTER TAILS Soz.s-[j @q so Kozoriz go down with a facial injury any personnel decisions prior to after teammate Brad Woods rung a Christmas. Jumbo tails also available_______ each clearing attempt off his head. “I’ve got 19 friends (the other gen So the Generals enter the Christmas eral managers), they all have the an JUMBO SEA SCALLOPS break in 19th place out of the 20 teams swers for me. It’s amazing when approx. 25 scallops per lib, pkg^______ in the OHL, with a 7-21-5-1 record.- you’re struggling everybody likes your “Am I happy that we’re 14 games players and wants to move you the an under .500? No. Did I think we’d be 14 swers for your, I guess, lack of suc pre cooked _ n games over (.500)? No,” says George cess,” says Burnett. ALASKA KING CRAB®43,50 Burnett, Oshawa ’s coach and general “If we make changes, it’s going to Just heat & serve manager. be for younger, talented players. It’s approx. 5 large legs per pkg. 21b. pkg. “It’s frustrating for everybody. I not going to be a lot of draft choices. I think we’re a better club than our think we have a commitment and an Premium Puff Pastry record indicates, but I think when you obligation to our fans to remain com see the types of effort you saw tonight petitive and I believe we are a compet HOR’S D’OUEUVRE ASSORTMENT (Sunday), I don’t know that anybody itive hockey club despite our injuries. 5 varieties - 50 pieces total $ l|j *7 75 can leave the rink feeling they were “I don’t think there have been too cheated on the dollar they spent to get many nights when we haven ’t compet oven ready in 20 minutes! here. ” ed hard. I think if we make changes, Miraculously, despite' Oshawa ’s they need to be changes that are not 130 Court St. only going to help us to continue to be MINI $©> 95 abysmal record, the Generals are just SAUSAGE ROLLS 0,0 OSHAWA 10 points out of a playoff position. competitive this year and exciting to (South off of Bruce St.) With the injuries mounting and the watch, but also (are for) the big pic trade deadline approaching, Burnett is ture, which is the next two or three oven ready, bite size in a puff pastry 723-5263 weighing whether to deal some veter years. ” approx. 50 pieces per 1 kg, pkg. Mon.-Fri.9-6, Sat. 9-5 ans or hang on to his nucleus, look for GENERALLY SPEAKING: Os a quick return to health and hope his hawa marksmen Sunday were Mike club can mount a playoff charge. Rice, Ben Eager and Jon Hedberg. 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