BUT FAILS TO GARNER MEDAL

THE HERALD, Monday, May 9, 1977, PAGE AS

Canada hustles past Golden Czechs

VIENNA (CP) —
Czechoslovakia won the’
_world hockey championship
for the second year in a row
Sunday, despite an 8-2 loss
to Canada, as Sweden upset
the Soviet Union 3-1 in the
_ final game of the tourna-
ment.

In beating the Soviets for
the ‘second time in the
tourney, the Swedes also
took away a bronze medal
from the Canadians, who
put on an outstanding fore-
checking and penalty-killing
performance against the

Crechoslovaks.

The Canadians, from.

eight National Hockey
League teams, had to wait
for the outcome of the
Sweden-U.S.S.R. game for
their final placing.

A win-or a tie for the
Soviets would have given
Canada the bronze medal in
its first world championship
appearance since 1969, _.

However, the Swedes, who
were hot and cold
throughout the 17-day, 40-

‘game tournament, sur-

prised the Soviets with an

(CANADIENS WIN

Solid hockey

but not

MONTREAL (UP) —
The opening game of the
1977 Stanley Cup final series
could hardly be an artistic
suceess.

Defensive errore were ;°

plentiful as was sloppy
passing and erratic shooting
as Montreal Canadiens
defeated Boston Bruins 7;3
_ Saturday night to take a 1-0
lead in the National Hockey
League's playoff cham-
plonship round.
“You watch a replay of
this game and blackout the
goal and you'll see it wasn’t

a very good hockey game,”

said Canadiens’ goaltender
Ken Dryden, who blocked 17
of 20 shots directed his way.

-“] think we were playing
tired hockey. We played
well to a point and then
beyond that point we made
mistakes. That’s a sign of a
tired team. ;

“] just didn't think either
team played particularly
well. We were ready to be
taken and the Bruins didn’t
play that well. 1 think both
teams will play better
Tuesday..’ . .
~\ Most -viofi »oMbntreal’s
seoring punch came from a
trio lightlyregarded for
their offensive prowess. Left
winger Yvon Lambert had
two’ goals and a pair of
assists, Mario Tremblay
had two goals while centre
Doug Risebrough had a goal
and an assist. Rick Char-
traw and Jacques Lemaire
were the other Montreal
marksmen.

Brad Park, Terry O'Reilly
and Bobby Schmautz scored
for the Bruins with Park
earning assists on his team-
mates’ goals. .

Risebrough broke behind
the Bruins defensive duo of
Park and Rick Smith to
ghoot Montreal into a 1-0
Jead with 1:45 gone in the
opening period. Lambert
gunned the puck up to his
line-mate who was well be-
hind the defence at the
Boston blueline and slapped
a 20foot blast by Gerry
Cheevers.,

Cheevers was caught out
of position on Lambert's

joal as be tried to scramble
ck into the net after
deciding not to go after a
loose puck in the corner to
his left. Montreal defen-
ceman Larry Robinson
picked it up and fed across
the goalmouth to Lambert
who glanced a shot off
Cheevers into the open net.
That goal came at 4:23

artform

high drive eludea Dryden

after Dryden had failed to &
hit team-mate Bob Gainey

with a clearing pass.

The Brulns came close to
tying: the score, but
Tremblay beat Cheevers
high on the glove side from
theright wing circle at 14:35
and then Lemaire’s 35-foot
shot whizzed by the Boston
goaltender with 5:08 gone in
the middle session.

It should have been
enough to finish the Bruins,
but it wasn't as O'Reilly
deflected Park’s shot by
Dryden at 11:54 after Park
intercepted a pass from
Serge Savard and then at
16:35, the Bruins narrowed
Montreal’s ‘lead to 4-3 on
Schmautz's 10th goal of the
playoffs with Lambert in the
penalty box for tripping.

“We got ourselves into a
big holeearly and even after
a couple of goals, they were
sti] in command of the
game,” said Bruins’ centre
Peter McNab. “They played
their kind of game and we
played: right into thelr
hands. They didn’t allow us
ita, dortoo mutes vat. soit:

‘We weren’t getting the
puck out of our end quickly.
We weren't dumping the
puck in the corners and
getting on them quickly like
we should or have to do. If
we don't do those things it’s
going to be a short series.”

The Canadiens, who felt
they were on the ropes after
Boston's third goal, came
out and struck early in the
third with Chartraw beating
Cheevers from point-blank
range with 59 seconds gone
and Tremblay getting his
second of the ‘night 65
seconds later. Lambert
completed Montreal's
scoring with 6:02 remaining
in regulation time.

“} didn't think we would
be able to get seven goals on
Cheevers, particularly after
the way he played against
Philadelphia in the semi-
finals,” said Lambert.

“But I think you will find
that they will play much
better Tuesday night.

“Cheevers was not
making the key saves at the
start of the game. In fact, he
was the one who put in my
first goal. Their defence
didn’t play as well as they
have in the past either.” _

Bruins’ coach Don Cherry
dit not seem that upset
about the loss, although he,
did admit his club had not

superb forechecking
display, excellent
goaltending from Goeran
Hoegosta, and a three-goal
effort from NHL star
Roland Ericksson.

The Czechoslovaks wound
-up the tournament with a 7-
2-1 record for 15 points, In
Poland last year they
finished with nine wins and
a tie.

The Swedes and Soviets
both had 14 points, one more
than the Canadians, but

‘ Sweden got the silver medal |

because of its victories over

pu Ge OTE

Eagleson proud of Team Canada

VIENNA (CP) — Alan

Eagleson, chairman . of
international hockey ‘for
Canada, had a quick reply
for one reporter who dared
to ask if Canada would send
a better team to next year’s
world. hockey champion-
ship.
“Just a minute,”
Eagleson said. ‘‘What's
wrong with that team out
there today? In my opinion
that’s a pretty good hockey
club.”

“Tf we. brought a better
hockey club we might have
won 20-0 and nobody would
want to play us. We'll bring
the best team we can that’s
available in the months of
April and May and we've got
a pretty good array of talent
in Canada.

“And that's an example of
it.... The only team that can
beat this club is ourselves,”

Eagleson delivered his
opinion after Canada
whipped Czechoslovakia 8-2
in their final game of the
championship, winding up
with 63-1 record in the
eight-country competition.

The losers became wih-
ners, however, when

andone minutelater, Park's performed to its potential. sweden surprised the Soviet
FOR RELIGION, MOTHER

- Foreman quits the ring

HOUSTON (AP),
Former world heavywelgn
boxing champion George
Foreman said Saturday he

is retiring from the ring

because of his religious be-
liefs and his love for his
mother.

_ “Because of my religious
belief, I believe it wrong to
hit and beat up on another
person even if it is a sport,”
Foreman told radio station
KTOC.

Foreman said ‘it all
started in Houston as a
street fighter and that’s
where it’s going to end.”

“Tye been lucky in the
past not to have killed

anyone inthe ring and I
thank God that I never hurt
anyone seriously while I was
boxing," he said.

Foreman said he had not
decided what he would do In
the future except that he
would ‘be engaged in
religious activities.

‘My mother never really
wanted me to fight,” said
Foreman, who was born in
Marshall, Tex., where he
now makes his home, but
was ralsed in Houston.

“She was always worried
and nervous when I was in
the ring about my losing or
getting hurt,” he said. “And
thanks to God, she will.uld

do in the future except that
he would be engaged in
religious activities.

“My mother never really
wanted me to fight,’ said
Foreman, who.was born in
Marshall, Tex., where he
now makes his home, but

*was raised in Houston,

“She was always worried
and nervous when I was in
the ring about my losing or
getting hurt,” he said. “And
thanks to God, she. will not
have rs about it any more
because I’m not fighting any
more,” ‘

Foreman, 2%, won 46 bowls:

and suffered two lasses

COWBOY DEMONSTRATION
stallion show at Copper River Riding Arena Sunday was spons
; these two participants invited the crowds ever to the

the Russian national squad.

Canada had a fourth-place
record of 6-3-1 while Finland
was fifth with 10 points, the
United States had seven,
West Germany five and
Romania two.

The Romanians thus were
relegated to Group B next
year with East Germany,
this year's Group B
champion, moving to the
main division for. the 1978
championship in Prague.

Canada, which led the
tournament with 197
minutes in penalties, picked

up eight of 11 minors against
Czechoslovakia. But Phil
Esposito, Walt McKechnle
and Ron Ellis— along with
the defence—had little
trouble killing the penalties,
with some help from goalle
Tony Esposito.

Phil Esposito and Wilf
Paiement. each scored two
goals for Canada, outshot 34-
2t in the game. Wayne
Merrick, Pierre Larouche,
who also had two assists,
McKechnie and Ellis com-
pleted Canada’s scoring.

Jiri Holik and Ivan Hlinka

« .
Mey Tk acelin 2

-. Following the outdoor arena where they Wid some roping. The

FOURTH PLACE

Union 3-1 later in the day.
Sweden took the silver and
Russia the bronze.

The Canadians put on a
brilliant performance
before 9,-400 fans.

Tony Esposito supplied
excellent goaliending,
making 36 saves, and the
penalty-killing against the
Czechoslovaks was near
perfect, led by Phil Espo-
sito, Walt McKechnie and
Ron Ellis as Canada took
eight of 11 minor penalties.

The defence played one of

its better’ games, with
Dennis Kearns, Rick
Hampton and Carol Vadnais
taking prominent roles.
Iona Campagnola, federal

-minister of state responsible

for amateur sport’ and
recreation, quoted partly
from a nursery rhyme in
describing the team.
“When they’re good,
they’re very, very good, and
when they are bad they are
horrid, Well, some people
know how to be’ both.”
That's the way the

VICTORIA GYMNAST
TAKES WESTERN TITLE

VANCOUVER (CP) —
Philip Delesalle of Victoria
won the men’s open division
over-all title Friday in the
Western Canada gym-
nastics championships.

Delesallé, 16, Canada’s
top competitor at the
Montreal Olympics,
amassed 54.30 points by
winning the floor exercises,
still rings, high bar, side
horse and vault,

Dave Copeland of Port Al-
berni, B.C., was second
over-all at 44.20 and
Maurice Williams of Bur-
naby, B.C., was third with 43
points.

Owen Walstrom of Van-
couver, a member of the na-
tional team, prevented a
sweep by Delesalle by
winning the parallel bars
competition with a score of
8.20, Delesalle was second
with 8.10.

Lisa Broderick of West
Vancouver, won the
women’s open over-all with
36.50 points. Ng Wak-King of
Edmonton University Club
followed with 29 points.
Broderick placed first in the
four individual events—
floor exercise, balance
beam, uneven bars and

vault,

David Bibby, from the
University of Victoria won
three of six events to take
the junior men’s over-all

title with 48.35 points.
Bibby won floor exercises,
parallel bars and vault,
while Mike Vossen of Vic-
toria Sports School won still
rings, high bar and side

horse to clinch second over-

all with 47.30 points. Greg
Chartier of Marian Gym
Club of Saskatoon was third
with 40,35.

Connie Shuya of Altadore.

Gym Club of Calgary was
first in junior women’s over-
all with 33.40 points, closely
followed by Tracy Beer of
Fak n Gym Club of Vic-
toria with 33.05 and Beer’s
team-mate Susan Carrick
with 33.00.

Judy Zelaruk of Winnipeg
Limberettes was first over-
all Saturday in the tyro
girl’s division, for 12-to 14-
year-olds, with 33.80 points.
She won floor exercises and
uneven bars.and was second
in vault and beam.

Nancy Bossuyt of Win-
nipeg Energettes was
second with 32.10 and Kim
Grenier of Marian’ Gym
Club of Saskatoon was third.
with 31.35. |

Anthony Barker of Vic-
toria Sports School won tyro
boy’s division with 47.40
points, followed by David
Gonzales of University of
Manitoba with 45.90 and

Gerry Young of Marion

Gym Club with 46.25.

scored for the
Czechoslovaks who trailed
2-0 after the firat period and
4-2 at the end of the second.
Paiement, who got
carried away with penalties
earlier in the tournament,
scored the key goal for
Canada at 3:08 of the final
period, making it 52.
Larouche and the’ right
winger combined on a two-
onone break with Paiement
beating goalie Vladimir
Dzurilla after the netminder
gave up a rebound when he.

__ blocked a shot by Larouche.

how
ored by the Terrace Quarter Horse Club.

Canadians played
throughout Europe, Starting
with an April 7 game in
Sweden. The team, repre-
sented by 21 National
Hockey League players,
including spare goaltender
Gilles Meloche, were angels
in some games and devils in
others,

““There’s no question that
it would be nice if we had all
our best players over here,”
Eagleson admitted.

“And yet Team Canada
77 defeated the Czechs and
tied them, while the same
Czechoslovakian team beat
1-0 the greatest array of
Stanley Cup talent I've ever
seen ? .

Although the
Czechoslovaks won 1-0 in a
1976 Canada Cup game, the
NHL squad, bolstered by
Bobby Hull of the World
Hockey Association's
Winnipeg Jets, came back to
defeat Czechoslovakia in
straight games in a best-of-
three Canada Cup final.

No stars

VIENNA (CP) -
Europeans dominated the
all-star team as the world
hockey tournament came to
an end Sunday with
Czechoslovakia winnng the
gold medal despite an 8-2
loss to Canada.

Swedish netminder
Goeran Hoegosta, who
stopped 47 of 48 shots as
Sweden topped the Soviet

‘Union 3-1 in the last game of

the tourney, was the top
goaltender.

Valery Vasilyev of the
Soviet Union and Frantisek
Pospisil of , Czechoslovakia
were .the outstanding
defencemen while centre
Vladimir Petrov of the
Soviet Union was flanked by
team-mate Helmut Balderis
and Czechoslovak Viadimir
Martinec.

Petrov won the tour-.

hament scoring title with 21
points
goals.

including seven-

It was a team effort,
something sadly lacking in
1-1 atid 8-1 routs in earlier
games to the Soviets.

After the first round-robin
portion of the tournament
the Canadians had a record
of 42-1 for fourth place.
They didn't improve their
position in the single round-
robin playoff series tn-
volving the top four teams,
but they opened the com-
petition with a 7-0 win over

. Sweden then lost 3-1 to the
Soviets which cost them a
chance at the gold medal.

Canada opened = the
tournament with a 41 win
over the U.S., lost 42-to
Sweden and 11-1 to the
U.S.S.R. The Czechoslovaks
tied Canada 3-3 in their
fourth game, then the Ca-
nadians beat Finland 5-1,
West Germany 9-3 and
Romania 7-2 to enter the

Soviets. :

MEMORIAL CUP

Bruins take ©
series opener

VANCOUVER (CP)
— Mark Lofthouse scored
two goals and set up two
others to lead New West-
minster Bruins to a 7-6 de-
cision over Ottawa ‘67s in a.
loosely-played game Sunday
before 9,160 fans at the
Pacific Coliseum which
opened the 1977 Memorial
Cup series. :
The Bruins, making their
third straight appearance in
the three-team series, led 2-.
Oafter the first period and 5-
3 going into the third. They
had a threegoal advantage
Jate in the game until the
‘67s made it close with two
goals. .
New Westminster also got
goals from Barry Beck,
Brian Young, John
Ogrodni¢k, Randy Rudnyk

and Rick Greenwood as they |
opened their quest for their |

first Canadian major junior
hockey championship. Ray
Creasy assisted on four of
the New Westminster goals.

Ottawa got three goals
from Bob Smith and two

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other. Two of the Ottawa
goals came on the power
play and Smith scored his

last goal with nine seconds -
left in the game after Ot- |
tawa pulled goaltender Jay =

O'Connor.

O'Connor was shaky most —

of the game and New

Westminster scored most of |

its goals with shots along the
ice. The 17-yeareld net-
minder stopped just 13
shots, while Blaine Peterson

of the Bruins turned aside 18
drives.
The WesternnCanada -

Hockey League champions
never trailed in the game,
although Ottawa did tle the
score at 3-3 early in the

second period when Smith |
scored twice in 29 seconds. |

The Ontario Majbr Junior
Hockey League champions
were pushed off the puck in
the corners, however, and
New Westminster was able
to get numerous scoring
chances from within 30 feet
of O-Conner

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