te rete aha ee Tea Me aE re aha he MMs Yes Vata Ua Tae Me OMe ML Ova Ma Waa Meh ah a Ma Maa MENA ME Mets Te Mtn tata ATA TATATA TATE ata TAA Ge PAGE A6é, THE HERALD, Wednesday, January 5, 1977 rvvvrrnvevw.ws _wrrvvT TTT! wn el alla ia Ei a i Pp wevrwvrewrwTTTTerrr uth bl Be tl tie did pwwwewvww' Tr Tver. es PEEP OD OIE POTS OC rv"! VT VT TTT VTrTererwe In a series of games that didn’t match the skills of Caiada Cup hockey, but «rtlainly matched the thrills of that famed spor- ting event, the Terrace Reps came through to win their own Peewee Pup Minor Hockey Christmas tour- nament last Wednesday night. The championship of the four-team ‘A’ Section wasn’t decided until the 22nd game of the 24-game, three-day series involving the best leams from Terrace, Prince ‘Rupert, Smithers and Kitimat, plus three local house league teams and a Stewart entry in ‘B’ Section. Terrace had their final (wo games against their closest rival, Smithers. They only needed one win to clinch the title. [f they setiled for one tie, they would also win on a better goais for-and-against average. Smithers won both games then Smithers would be champions. Terrace settled things in that first game in a most exciting manner when the tournament's high scorer, Trevor Hendry, fired the only goal with 1:11 left on the clock. Smithers claimed Hendry was in the crease when he scored, adding that officials also failed to call an offside on the developing of ft iol wos f tn Foe, . TERRACE PUP named “best forward” during However, if. REPS’ Terry Zaporzan (left) was IwrvevvevewvevueTVTVTeTTTTY" tal la a ic El a i ian a i al i ell NEP OO ee Terrace Peewee Pups win To play. Officials disagreed, allowed the goal to stand, and Terrace had a 1-0 vic- tory plus the tournament title. The final game with Smithers was anticlimatic, but it was just as thrilling as the previous contest. Smithers came back to prove their quality with a 2 to 1 win over the already declared Terrace cham- pions. The battle for third and fourth place in ‘A’ Section also offered more than 300 fans a: bundle of thrills. Kitimat needed one victory in their two games against Prince. Rupert, but they managed only a tie and a loss. In their first game, Prince Rupert surprised Kitimat by winning 3 to 1, The second game saw them play toa 1-1 tie. Rupert goaltender Glen Seymour’s ‘acrobatics held off Kitimat’s stronger shooters in both games. Seymour's effort earned him the best goalie award in ‘A’ Section. Kitimat and Rupert finished with identical records, but because Rupert had a better goals for-and- against record, the coast kids claimed third place. Kitimat was named the most sportsmanlike team. Other individual award winners in ‘A’ Section in- last week’s minor hockey tournament and Trevor Hendry was high scorer. ‘INLAND KENWORTH’S Doug Godfrey (left) was ae named “best defenseman” during the tournament and Rod Philpott was named ‘best forward’. Terrace third at Prince Terrace Juveniles, under the direction of Coach Keith Colwell and Manager Bob Smyth entered the Annual Prince George Juvenile Hockey Tourney and wound up in third place, winning three, losing two and tielng one. Bob Smyth said, “This was the best organized . tournament J] have ever had the pleasure of parlicipating in and a vote of thanks should be extended to ail the players involved. with the local Juvenile team for the effort they put forth, both on and off the ice.” Smyth also had high praise for the organizers of the tourney, former Terrace residents, Wes Pegeau and his wife Dianne, who put togelher this well run weekend. Terrace won their first outing by the score of 7-2 over Fort St. James, scoring two in the first, one in the second and four in the third period. Smyth and Flury were the first period marksmen, Kolner in the second, McIntosh, Flury and Kolner with two giving Tim a hat trick. Kolner was also chosen as the star of the game, Prince Rupert, the eventual winners of the tourney, trimmed Terrace by the seore of 10-2 in the second game wilh Steve Radford and Grant Meln- tosh the only players able to dent the twine for the local boys. Terrace was a winner again the next time they loox the ice. This time eluded winger Terry Zaporzan of Terrace as the best forward. Terry is one of those rare youngsters who combines above average ability with tremendous desire in a. lop two-way effort. Trevor Hendry, who won the scoring title with ten points on seven goals and three assists, was Terrace’s biggest threat throughout the tournament. Trevor also has an ability rarely seen among boys his age — his backhand shot is just as good as his wrist shot. Zaporzan was runner-up in scoring with nine points on three goals and six assists. Honourable mention for best forward went to Kevin Reberts of Rupert, Chris Cambrige of Kitimat, Ron Bompas and Dale Kushner of Smithers and Henry Reimer of Terrace. Best defenceman in ‘A’ Section was an upcoming member of the famed Smithers Watson family, Jerry Watson. The younger brother of Philadelphia Flyers’ Jim and Joe Watson was quite an offensive threat in addition to his defensive ability. Honourable mentions for top blueliner went to Jeff Sharples of Terrace, Glen Robinson and Bobby Hopp of Kitimat and Dave Pitcher of Prince Rupert. Inland Kenworth clinched ‘B' Section on the final day when they scored a pair of victories over the visitors from Stewart. The Inland boys finished with four wins, one loss and a tie. Dave’s Plumbing grabbed second place with one win, four losses and a tie. Stewart managed one tie in six games. ; The other team~-in ‘B’ Section was Skoglund Logging. This was a Peewee team and could not be considered for the ‘B' title. They came through with five wins and a tie. Stewart’s . netminder, Steve Hamilton, who saw more rubber in.three days than an assembly line worker at Firestone, was selected as the top goalie in his section. Inland’s Ray Lachance was named runner- up ” we Inland's Doiig Godfrey was picked as the best defenceman. Honourable mention went to Ronnie. Dahle of Dave's Plumbing and Ron Ledoux of Stewart. Rod Philpott of Inland, ‘who was high scorer with eight goals and three assists for eleven points, named the best forward. Lance Robinson of Stewart was given honourable mention. Dave’s Plumbing picked up the most sport- smanlike team trophy. Peewee Pup Tournament TEAMS December 27 Inland Kenworth 5 Dave’s Plumbing 1 Terrace 7 Kitimat 1 Smithers 4 Prince Rupert 3 Inland Kenworth 7 Dave’s Plumbing 4 Smithers 1 Kitimat 4 Inland Kenworth 2 Skoglund Logging 2 ~ Terrace 3. Prince Rupert 3 Skoglund Logging 8 Stewart 1 December 28 Dave’s Plumbing 3 Stewart 3 Smithers 5 Prince Rupert 0 Inland Kenworth 3 Skoglund Logging 4 Dave's Plumbing 5 Stewart 4 Terrace 8 Kitimat 0 Stewart 2 Skoglund Logging 12 Smithers 2 Kitimat 2 Terrace 4 Prince Rupert 2 December 29, 1976 Inland Kenworth 5 Stewart 2 Dave's Plumbing 2 Skoglund Logging 10 Inland Kenworth 7 Stewart 3 Dave's Plumbing 0 Skoglund Logging 5 Kitimat 1 Prince Rupert 3 Terrace 1 Smithers 0 Kitimat 1 Prince Rupert 1 Terrace 1 Smithers 2 DIVISION Po>>WWnM Prt> Whe Wr >> Bantam Tournament at Kitimat TEAMS December 26 CASAW 4 Home Service 8 K.T. Sports @ Terrace Bear Creek 6 Kitimat 5 Terrace 8 Prince Rupert 1 Kitimat 7 December 27 Terrace Bear Creek 10 CASAW 2 Terrace 8 Prince Rupert 3 K.T. Sports 6 Home Service 12 Kitimat 11 Prince Rupert 1 December 28 Prince Rupert 2 Terrace 9 Home Service 6 Terrace Bear Creek | KT Sports 6 CASAW 3 Terrace 6 Kitimat 6 Valemount was the victim to the high flying Terrace squad. Goals hy Ron Smaha, Grant McIntosh, Mike Ford, Cliff Flury and Mike Hill powered Terrace to a 5-3 win, Terrace continued their winning ways in the fourth game, breezing past the Hornets from Prince George by a7 to 3 count. Goals were scored by Ron Smaha, with three for the hat trick. Other scorers were Henry Davidson, Murray Hill, Clif Flury and Steve Smyth. Terrace took it on the chin in the next game losing to the Prince George Fiyers by the score of 5-2. Steve Radford and Ed McEwan were . the Terrace marksmen in this game. DIVISION Bro opie Dib George The final game of the tournament was the best of the weekend, according to manager Bob Smyth. It . ended in a two all tie. Steve Smyth opened the scoring for Terrace in the first period. Prince George Bruins tied the count in the second, ; Terrace took the lead again before the frame ended at 2-1. However, the Bruins scored in the final period to tie the game at 2-2. The other goal from Terrace was scored by Mike Ford. Medallions were given out for the star of each game. Terrace players to receive these were Steve Smyth with two, Murray Hiil, Tibur Mandur, Steve Radford and Tim Kolner with one each. was GREAT HOCKEY ACTION was seen during the Peewee . PPPS PT SE ree urnament Pup Christmas i te Tournament. TERRACE Goop sHOoW Prince Rupert minor hockey rep teams came up with three championships in tournaments held between Christmas and New Year. In their own four-team Peewee tournament, it went down to the final game before Rupert emerged as the winner. Terrace, Rupert, Kitimat and Smithers played a double round-robinseries with each team getting six games. u tie in the last game against Terrace, Terrace needed a victory to walk off with all the marbles. However, the inspired Rupert kids pounded out a 7-1 win to finish with a record of five wins and one loss. Terrace ‘ended up with three wins, two losses and a tie. Kitimat placed thirdin the Peewee tournament with two wins, two losses and two ties. Smithers ended up with Rupert Reps show the way one win, ene tie and four losses. This was the only tour- nament where no in ividual awards were given. In the Midget-tournament at Smithers; organizers needed to use the goals for- and-against formula to determine the winner. Prince Rupert came out as champions by a one-goal margin over Kitimat. - Six teams took part in a single round-robin series in the Midget tournament. It went down to the final game. Kitimat only needed a victory over Smithers to clinch the title. However, Smithers upset Kitimat 3-2 and when the goals for and against was tallied, it was Rupert the winner by that slim one-goal margin. Rupert and Kitimat finished with three wins, one loss and a tie, Smithers was third with Vanderhoof fourth, Prince George fifth and Houston sixth. - : John Butler of Smithers was named outstanding player of the tournament. . Kitimat’s Roy Garb was selected the most valuable netminder. Each team had a most’ valuable player. named — Dave Smith of Houston, Paul Dacosta of Kitimat, Mark Blonden of Prince George, Andy Jackson of Prince Rupert, Dan Willick oi Vanderhoof and Gord Young of Smithers. At Prince George, it was the Prince Rupert téam all the way in the seven-team round-robin Juvenile tournament. Rupert won all six games in the round- robin. They demolished Prince George Flyers 7-2 in the championship game. Terrace Juveniles also fared well at this tour- nament. Terrace came up with three wins, two losses and a tie. pert needed a win or a sete Pictured above is some of the Prince Rupert - Terrace Pee Wee minor hockey tournament action Wednesday at the Civic Centre arena. Mike Ciccone (11) picked up a goal and two assists in pacing Rupert to a 6-4 come-from-behind victory in the contest. Terrace Bantams take Kitimat Tourney Terrace Reps needed only a win or a tie to clinch the ‘A' Section championship at the annual Kitimat Bantam Minor Hockey Christmas Tournament last Tuesday at the Kitimat arena. Failure to win or tie their final game against Kitimat in the three-team, double round-robin series would have meant Terrace and Kitimat would have finished with identical records and the tithe would then be decided on a goals for-and- against average. Terrace saved organizers the trouble of getting out the adding machine by playing toa 6-6 tie with their hosts to win this tournament for the first time, Terrace ended the three- day tournament with three wins and a tie. Kitimat had two wins, one loss and a tie. The third team, Prince Rupert, wound up with four straight losses. Two Terrace players picked up individual awards, Bruno Hidber was named best forward and Wayne Walters was picked as best oaltender. Kitimat’s Chris Godfrey won the defenceman award and team mate John Rich: was selected most sport- smanlike player. Kitimat Home Service won ‘B’ Section with three straight victories. K.T. Sports placed second with two wins and a loss. Bear Creek of Terrace had éne win and two losses while. CASAW lost all three games. ‘B’ Section individual winners were Rod Newman of Home Service as best forward, Alf Skolos ‘of CASAW as hest defen- ceman, Floyd Reinfeld of Home Service as best goalie, and Glen Bowen. of K.T. Sports as most sport- _smanlike player. ei a) Walk a block. Today. . crc poy EE faa sa bgt em