Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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WHITE OAKS OPTICIANS D.M. Robertson Dispensing Optician Hopedale Mall Oakville, Ontario Tel. 827-4414 BACK ROW: The Headmaster, Dickens, Braden, Waters, Naish, Smith 2. CENTRE ROW: Wells, Bull, Graham 1, Suchanek 1, Gross, Jennings 1. FRONT ROW: Mullen, Carson, MacFarlane 2, Thorn, Butcher.

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First Hockey Team The team began its season in early November in preparation for the Oakville Secondary School ' s Invitational Hockey Tournament. With seven rookies, the team worked very hard on skating and shooting. We sought to develop a strategy of being able to break out of our own end and hem the opposition in through an effective system of fore -checking. In the tournament we met teams which were more experienced, but managed to win the Consolation round, having been eliminated from the A series by the Sir Wilfred Laurier H .3 . of Hamilton. Prior to the Christmas break we played Lakefield at Peterborough. Here we were outskated 4-0. However, the team gathered valuable experience and went on vacation in high spirits. Early in January we beat St. George ' s 5-1 then moved on to U.C.C. To our great surprise we scored first with a blast from Thorn quite early in the period. U .C .C . scored just at the end and we went in to the second period with 1 goal apiece. The second period proved scoreless and our hopes were high. At the twelve minute mark in the third, U.C.C. scored and the game ended 2-1 in their favour. The second league game at St. Andrew ' s was a lucky break for us as we scored the winning goal with seconds left to play. The score was 4-3 in our favour. To prove that the close 2-1 decision was a fluke, U.C.C. deflated our spirits when they won 9-0 at our next encounter. At our lowest point in the season we lost the annual game with the Old Boys by a score of 5-7 and, days later, we suffered our worst defeat, losing to T.C.S. with an 11-1 score.

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Needless to say we practised constantly to improve our game and to re- store our confidence before the Ridley game. As always, the Black and Orange came out determined to defeat Appleby. Their over eagerness cost them needless penalties and misconducts. Leading with a 3-1 margin, Ridley had the game ' in hand ' but, with less than two minutes remaining, the Double Blue exploded with three goals in sixty seconds. With forty -seven seconds left we managed to hold on for an exciting 4-3 victory. In the return encounter with T.C.S. we played quite well but could not match the scoring power as Trinity beat us by a more respectable score of 5-1. The final game was an I .S.A.A. match against Lakefield. Despite a flurry of goals by our opponents we recovered to score two goals toward a los- ing cause 4-2. Regardless of the record, the members of the team achieved two things - an enjoyment of the game and the ability to try new skills. The rookies de- veloped in fine style under the expert coaching of Mr. Abbott. Those of us who return next season are looking forward to the Zamboni provided through the generosity of Mr. J.S. Gairdner. Quebec Trip Late in February, the team travelled to Quebec to play Bishop ' s College School. It was a very exciting weekend and the team played two games, the first against Alexander Gait High School (lost 4-7), the second against B.C.S. in the arena at Bishop ' s University (lost 1-4). John Coulter takes the team on a tour of Bishop ' s University. Appleby vs. Alexander Gait H.S.