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HEELIS Dale DeGray, the Attack’s gen- the Attack’s Dale DeGray, “Right from the start, he’s shown everyone in “He’s Game two will be at the The Raiders fi Heelis has become a fan fa- Heelis has become OHL hat trick. said that Heelis eral manager, need a letter on his jersey doesn’t to be an important leader on the been mildly sur- club and he’s prised by the former Mississauga output, offensive A Charger’s Jr. calling him a late-bloomer. been outstanding in all facets of the game,” said DeGray. Owen Sound a work ethic that’s shown second to none and he’s our Roll for one of the three goals he scored in a Jan. 20 win in Barrie over the Colts, his fi teen Mile Creek Recreation Complex starting at 7:30 p.m., pitting the OJHL North- third-place Conference’s West Blades against number six Georgetown. Alcott Arena next Wednesday (Feb. 23). and everyone’s on board. After and everyone’s itthree years in Peterborough, start and awas time for a fresh me and it’s new opportunity for worked out great.” with hisvourite in Owen Sound style ofenergetic, hard-hitting particularly proud play and he’s total of +29,of his plus/minus 2011 CR-V wnwn ase nished rst-place S A ONE’ Y VENT E Honda VER E WINNER Staff Writer Staff By EAMONN MAHER By EAMONN “It’s a pretty tight barn up “It’s to avoid elimination Trying Game one of the The city of Owen Sound isThe city of Owen forward has The 20-year-old Not once since the Guelph have asked for “I couldn’t nal series is set for the Six- of second-placeve points ahead rst in its division amongst the team in a hockey town,” said the 6-foot-1, 190-pound Heelis, who had 30 goals over three seasons with the Peterborough Petes be- fore being acquired by the At- tack last summer. there and the fans are wild. team have a hard-working We at the hands of the Oakville Blades for a fourth straight season, the Georgetown Raid- ers will get another shot at their Halton rivals beginning Saturday night. quarter- League’s Hockey Jr. fi viewed as a Siberia of sorts toviewed as a Siberia Leaguers,some Ontario Hockey Liam Heelis is but Georgetown’s overage juniorthrilled about his City. campaign in the Scenic 17 goals and 29 assists in 55 games for the Attack, which has been a revelation this year at the Conference top of the OHL West standings with a 37-15-3 record, fi Saginaw with 13 games left in the regular season. Platers’ franchise moved to the Bruce Peninsula for the 1989-90 season has Owen Sound fi fi London and likes of Kitchener, Guelph, but Heelis feels this squad has a legitimate year’s shot at making it to the Memo- rial Cup at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga in May. anything better for my last year to be on a fi of junior, playoffs Raiders get charged up for ‘Late-bloomer’ Heelis shines Heelis ‘Late-bloomer’ with Attack year in overage

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mean that Heelis will continue his career next year either at the profes- mean that Heelis will continue his career

season, his last as a junior. However, his play in 2010-11 will likely his play in However, season, his last as a junior.

46 points while playing in all 55 games for the fi rst-place Attack this 46 points while playing in all 55 games for the fi

lar season in 20 years as an franchise. He has

rink for the , which is enjoying its best-ever regu- Georgetown native Liam Heelis has been a force at both ends of the Georgetown native Liam Heelis has been a force