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~ EDMONTON CB)
“Work <.

i ‘Wednesday. :'

. Edmonton ‘Ollecs “gonch..

Glen Sather, his team down
14 in the best-of-seven
Stanley. Cup final - that

_ Tesumés tonight, said Smith -

“vlelously’ attacked”. Hgh

: winger Glenn "Anderson"
- midway through: the ‘first:

perlod of the ‘Islanders’ 20
victory Tuesday,”

‘Anderson. suffered © a

“severely bruised” left kee
When Smith raught him with
. his goal stick ad the Ollers’
forward cut behind the New

York. net. ‘Smith drew a

minor penalty on the play.

' Anderson continued to play.
But ‘the knee prevented,
; Anderson ‘from

, EDMONTON (CP) .
Edmonton © Oilers lacked
_ their, smooth-flowing
coheslvenesa Tuesday night
and thelr forwards figure

they will have to regain the.

‘missing movement to get:

back on even terms in the

Stanley Cup final. tonight.
New. York Islanders.

'. played a superb defensive
game Tuesday when they .
defeated the Oilers 2-01 the .

‘first ‘game of the bedt-of-
seven ‘Natlonal Hockey

League championship. The .

second game will be played
here tonight at 9 p.m. EDT,
“We have to get back to

playing our style of game,"
left winger Willy Lindstrom _~
-gald © after... he: ~-Ollers:.-

practices ‘Wednesday. “We
, can’t ait back and wait ‘to

MR ; Wedsieaday & and nd Bathe aad
he's:a. doubtful: starter for:

oo goaltender: Billy. ‘Smith, by a
_..uneputation, one; of the
— » National, Hockey’ League's "
oo mast > aggressive.
, netminders, was the catitre :
~ of yet. another controversy S

agora. he's ernie ice

nkating

Oiler forwards |

-’ gee what the Islanders art
doing. If we can come out --
_and play our style, it should

tonights game,

his knee for the last 24hours

‘attempt to injure.*"

his stick like a hatchet’ and

- since the league won't take
any’ action against “him”
-“hopeully someone on our
club will take cara of that |

problem,"" |

That fmmediately created

images of Daye Semenko,
not only in the minds of the

be no problem.’*

“The Olers played their
‘atyle in the final 10 minutes

‘of the game Tuesday but

- couldn't beat New. York |
goalie Billy Smith. But for... ~
the first 50° minutes, they :

. couldnt mount a “

"Messier, whd mused’ two
days ‘of - practice ‘last

weekend because of a.
“tender left shoulder, : said
the Ollecs — and his line in:

have.. to.

; “We have to. act eo guys.

ingtng back oti he

Sather sald he met with
NHL officials Wednesday: .
morning asking that the:
“New York goaltender be.
: suspended but his: appeal
. Wan rejected. ‘
Sather said Smith ‘wields

“going to thé net-ab al gcc “
We can't have ‘one ai

" smiaticpoteicnc,
-but also Smith: However, he.
“pad he ‘doesn't. anticipate, we

‘the any =: - Problem : from
: |S ‘Semenko.: . ” i
Mo “if Benienko rusis me and

then we-have: to get. even,”

“gald Smith. “Then it may be:

(wayne) " ‘Gretaky...bat Y

Bossy

“EDMONTON - (CP) .
New York Islanders right

‘winger Mike Bossy, looking
| ‘plightly: healthier than: he

did 20 hours earller, ‘said

‘Wednesday he likely. will -
play in the second game of

The

first: game Tuesday. with
Boesy watching thagameon

- television in his. hotel room -

need to

’ Edmonton coach | ‘Giea

. Sather said the whole.club .
"was a little slow in reacting
‘vto the. flow of the play, "It

seemed they were thinking
about: it instead of fust
reacting naturally. mo

That-* moment

New: York, seeking -s
fourth consecutive Stanley

_Cap..victory, ‘played’ the
. Ollers well, taking away the :

middle of the ice and forcing _

“Much of the play to the

outalde.
-. “They clear the middle

tae a any oa a

start having ne guy drive

Caps extend unbeaten

Midfielder Fran O'Brien

-seoted his first goal of the
season Wednesday night as
Vancouvet Whitecaps shut
out -Fort Launderdale’
Strikers’ 1-0 in a North

_-~ American Soccer League -
“the penalty box and shoved
it across to the left side.of .
’ Segota and Tony. Whelan ~-.
’ Teft the game with’ ‘injuries,

/ game in the Florida elty.-
_ In other NASL’ games,
“Montreal - ‘Manic defeated

Tulsa” Rougtinecks 4-1,

Toronto Blizzard downed
Tampa Bay Rowdies 8-1 and
New © YORK Coamos

blanked Seattle Sounders 3- "

‘O'Brien’” goal: ame with:
5:2h left in the game: The
assists went -
Lenarduzzi ant David
Cross. -

Lenarduzzl hed the ball on:

the right side at-the top of

the box to Cross, O'Brien
slipped inbetween two-
Striker defenders aind Cross:
fed hirs the ball and he put it
past Striker goalkeeper Jan
Van Beveran - ‘from nine
‘yards out. ;

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* last peason,
“Annocent to Sather‘a charges
hurts me;:or anyone else;

and :he” may: ‘not play,”
- Sather said after the Oilers’.
practice Wednesday, “Billy.
‘Smith deliberately clubbed’ © .
—him.it) was. a - deliberate:

Mossler
. Tomas Jonsson and Ariiers

, “Iesidees “best
a Edmonton Oilers: 24 in’ ‘the

"droge hat" ears
‘ Smith, ‘who. “cut: * down" a
Gretriy in ‘anlar’ fashion we

“pleaded
and sald two elbows thrown,

._ by Edmonton forward Mark -
. flattened |:

that’.

aid."

: something up,” Smith said’ -
of Sather. ‘The. penaliy: I
_got.I deserved: f- got‘ my.”
stick up once, usually I keep:

‘it right on thetee, =<" ;

oe “But I was teantng back,

more. _Vieious tna What Te.
“He's “just. t tying str’

"trying ~ to -hit ‘him,
_. Wouldn't-be-standing.
“This Je i farce, ‘He tock

wants to play. tonight

afier. éoming down with
tonsillitis, |
; 7 knew I couldn't do very

much lastnight but I hope
Til at Jeast'be able to do

al “It's bard to say how Iwill
. feel, but I'm 28 to 30 pex cent

better now than I-was last
night.”
Bossy, the leading scorer

in the playoffs with 15 goals,
‘sald she felt it was a

move

.’ down tlie middle to the net."

Lindstrom, who joined the “|
_Ollers late In the season but

has fit In well with Messier
and Lindstrom, said he and
his — linemates
breaking for the opening

spots to create offence,
fo

hestitation was all.the time

~ the Islanders needed.

“Tr seemed that the guy
‘who just passed the puck

slowed down and’ waited to |
‘pee where the play went. We .

didn’t have. the movement
we normally have. vo!

We have'to find « ¥ Way to.

beat thoes three guys.”

record |

first place. fn the Western A
Division. The _ Strikers:

dropped to 1-4, tled for third
place
Division.’ ‘
Mante 4’ Roughinecks i

Montreal scored . three’

goals in ‘the ‘second half,

were tied it ‘at the half on

‘goals by Alan Willey of the

Temi

. Mletory

‘Tam ‘Bay.

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weren't -

In, the “Southern

combination
and a. virus “that took

everything out of me”
per cent tomorrow night. I

won't ‘have skated fortwo -

days and I won't have eaten
much in two days but I hope.
Tll at least nee limited
action. ” .
‘Bossy bad a
breakfast, moatly fruit,
Wednesday and: did’ not ©

’ PORTLAND,
(CP) —
the. all-American boy
who gained a legion of -
followers In the hockey ©
hotbed’ of Quebec,

* Wednesday night was
. named the player of the .

scored 108 goals and had
182 asalste for 235 points

are tookle with Verdun
‘Juniors:

Lafontaine © compared .
the honor with winning -
». the Helaman Trophy In
U.S.. -college.. football
during _-~ presentation

| Detroit-raised

‘banquet,

. “Right now. ‘this has
|, fot to be the most
‘J. exciting moment in my.
+ life,” ‘said Laféntaine,

elub and teammates

° coca it was

of -tonsillitis Pa
Bossy's

“T know I won't feel 100

iiht

skate with his - ‘epmmates.

Pat Latontalne, .

Thee Bt: “ Loulb-bort,”

. cermonies at-the annual |
_ Memorial Cup. awarda :
the NHL draft.
: “Pm very thankful for’
everything :
. happened this year" ~

» who pald-tribute to his

was like -winning: the .

‘The Islanders. missed

‘the league.

. . “Defensively,
‘probably as good a game as
You could ever expect a

team to play,” Bouty sald of

his. teammates's’

_ performance ‘in the first
_ game. “They shut off the
centre of the ice a

~ hard for me to really
realize what it.ls. I'm
very proud to bé in the.
,Company .of auch .
. layers ap Doug
Gilmour and Dean:
-Evason. " | .
_ The.other finallats in
the voting, conducted by
‘-@ panel of National
Hockey League scouts,
were Doug Gilmour. of
Cornwall Royals of the |
- Ontarlo Hockey Lesoue
and Dean Evason of
Kamloops Oilers of the

Western — “Rockey,

. Lafontaine | ae
_Donsidered one of the...
prospects in the NHL's
_ entry draft in June. He

In eapectally coveted by |

~ Detroit Red Wings after

Playing midget. hockey
last season for Detroit
Compuware. . Detroit
has the fourth pick in

that’s

added the 5-foot-10, 170...
‘pound centreman,:“The
people of ‘Verdun. took
me inte their homes,
general manager Eric
Taylor got me there and
coach Pletre Creamer
. bas been an. inspiration .

stick up thet once and-t bit. &
hind on the arm: ‘There was

to speed on ‘my stick. dota: |
> face 4; if there. was. ‘any
* speed on my stick 7 wan

“offence “but.
switched to a. superb |
. defence to beat the Oilers,
"the best oftensive tenn in

that's.

attached to Bl, knee."

‘Anderson, hobbling

‘through the Oilers! dressing
-room,: said . Smith's’ stick

“wiign't even close to where -

obviously."

“He; “eas a bot: of
with his stick and
exactly what he's

it's sombthing that

-. should have been taken care

of a long time ago."
‘It's. not the first time

ddiberately hitting

‘opposing. players. but the

ald he
when, vs

veteran
swings at.
in:playern’ feet,:
“Leven pwing at my own
teammates when the puck is.

“In. thetr’ fet. 1! hav: to;
wbttig

otherwise'the pudk'is
to end ‘up in front, of the
net. H

ar e a

Syn!

“Lafontaine jr. player of year

to me all season.” 'Yaremchuk . vend
- Lafontaine’ and his winger Randy Eth of of
Verdim teammates. . ‘Portland, right winger
Played tonight in the John Maclean of —
_ semifinal game of the Oshawa,  defericemen
- Memorial Cup series, Jerome Carrier of ©
with the Winner to meet. Verdun and. Joe Cirelia
Portland Winter Hawks» of Oshawa,’ and .
of the WHL in the eealteaee ee
champlonahip game . : rkiewicx of
Saturday.  Gemeralp
The fastakating - A. -media ° -tean,
Lafontaine hasnot had a _ selected Independently.
, particularly strong = ‘by. reporterd. covering.
‘Memorial Cup series, — the series, had Gerard.
He suffers from - Gallant of Verdana at
allergies and ‘appeared —
tired in games against ‘Lethbridge at right wing
- Oshawa, Portland and = ands Jim Playfair of
the, (WHI Lethbridge °~ Gye eo
")  Boaons He. had-two . Ed Caynqweth "of"
“pals and ons waist Calgary, ‘president of
‘the three. round-robin the CMJHL and the
_ games, | .  WHL, presented °°
“Hopefully we'll: be Lafontaine, with the
_ ready to go tomorrow

~ against : Oshawa,” “he.

: paid. That. soul cap

the | * Beason. aff
“We're going to give it

our best shot. owe the |
. people of Verdun an.
awful lot for the way
they've, treaed me,"

* Lafontaine: wag not
“named. to

tournament all-star

feam selected by the: -

scouts, The all-stars’
were.” céntre. Ken

Hockey’ s. biggies: gather i in.

PORTLAND; Ore. (CP)
_ The names in the.

; crowded lobby of the Red

-Lon Inn ‘read like a- “who's
“who in hockey. .
’ ‘There's Scotty Bowman,
‘coach and general manager
‘of. Buffalo Sabres of the
‘National Hockey League,
talking with Emile (Cat)
Francis,.the new president -
of Hartford Whalers.
General manager Low
Nanne of Minnesota North
Stars, holder ‘of the No. 1.

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said Wednesday. “I've only
been at thin job a few weeks
dnd we've.‘go so much

‘ @tound to cover.” ©

Savard meets daily with

chief Scout Doug. Robinson -

‘and fortier Montreal coach
Claude Rudi, now director
of special assignments for
the Canadiens. Ron Caron,

director of personnel and -
. Pecruiting, was turfed out.

Care Prvgicient Romeld
Corey in the purge of
general manager Irving

Grundman and. coach. Bob.
Berry,

"We are in & good position
in the draft the next couple

of years," added Savard.
“We have three second: .
round picks this year, we

pick 17th in the first round,

, mick i 1008

pick in 1968."
Savard sal
Canadiens aren’t

._Melghan ‘and

o.
tradefor a higher poeitiea ia

_ the first round of this year’s _
draft because “tha prices is
too Heep” and “we ‘Have

P in“ a‘ deal last
wine tests eat a
" ‘anders
Hakanssoh to Pengguna
for George fecgiaon,

Nanne; who swung a deal »
with Boston Bruins before
the 1983 draft #0 he. could

i
rs

q

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belt:
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vanbhig

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+ that. "

. leadership.
“the:

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ss anid {t is

‘statements: ‘like: Saiher's
‘that. create: problema: for
him in NHL eltles other than

ne -- waa careyig the pick, he New York. : -_
ae wolng: fer my" ‘body "People in difterecit elites
tt shpat fat

i, peel

‘wonder: why: 1: don’t’ sign.
sstogrepbs and Ue plsaban, -
atop’ and. talk,” »

"plained ke thi
-the ° Pensog’’
Edmonton thts fomorrow

Al the. u

will” be talldiig:‘on : the

- treets, calling mo all kinds ;
Smith has deen accused of

of names.’
“Then they'll: wonder why

I don't put. Ug ‘with these

same people:-When they
want autograpiis or things. I
can't put uv. swith fools tke

After tonight's game, the
heatof4even series will |
‘move to Untoridalé, N.Y. for
the next: two - games

~ Saturday and Tuseday.

.Minnesota North Stara.’

The player of the year
is selected for his
_ abliity, character and

Chynoweth. © . was
honored: by the CMJEL:
with ‘the. distinguished
~-wervies award for ‘his
str in fnkr hockey.”

1 Portland.

. Altle Turcotte of Portland
Winter Hawks, Adam
Creighton. ‘of Ottawa ois, -