oreo Brest eae Desjardins playing - S _ European hockey -. Early this fall, Mario Desjar- dins of Terrace told us there was a slight chance he’d ‘be playing hockey in Europe this season, but he’d more than likely wind up. apprenticing in carpentry at home, . - Fortunately for the world of hockey, Mario accepted an in- vitation to play in West Ger- many and now dons the blades - for the EVD team in Germany’s third division, = _ The team is based at Dingolf- ing, about. 30 miles from Munich. -The local Dingolfing is very " impressed with their 21-year-old Canadian, and gave hima lengthy writeup in arecent edition, _ Apparently, EVD has a solid following of fans and they’re ex- pecting Mario to lead their. squad back to the top of. their division from third place. Team newspaper “at manager Sepp Menauer feels they’ve gained a winner in the speedy ‘Desjardins. ‘“‘Quite a good guy,’? Menhauer said. "After spending his first few days with coach Gerd Paringer, Mario got an apartment of his own, and is being helped by team officials to learn the language of his. new country, He is already gaining fame for his wrist-shot, which many feel is the best in the division, He plays on a line with another English-speaking player - — Mike » Alexander. Desjardins gained | minor hockey - experience Here and earned a good reputation in ma- _jor junior hockey, mostly with Seattle Thunderbirds, He was never drafted by the NHL, but his European ex- ‘ perience could lead to his crack at the big league in the future. Tilden, Kinsmen to go Terrace’s Marlo Desjardins, center, sits with coach Gerd Paringer, left, and manager Sepp Terrace Review — Wednesday, December 28, 1988 : 9 Menauer, following his first workout with the EVD hockey team In West Germany. Terrace Youth Soccer. sends teams to B.C. Place tourney - - ‘Terrace Youth Soccer has.two teams among 96 boys’ and girls’ squads slated to take part in the third annual .Canada Safeway. - Shields chosen "Ken Shields, who led ‘the University of Victoria Vikings to . seven straight national titles, has _ been named coach and general — manager of the Canadian Na- tional Men’s Basketball Pro- gram. ‘The 43-year-old Shields was given a one-year contract by Basketball Canada. Former head coach Jack Donohue step- ped down after the Seoul’ ‘Olym-. pics. . The one-year deal calls for Shields to work full time with the national team from ‘April 1; to August 30, 1989. He will return to his position as manager of athletics and recreation services at the Univer- - sity of Victoria on September 1, but will continue to work with the national program until March 31, 1990. Shields says ‘it is his dream come true. He had failed in his bid to make the national team as — a player in the early 1970s. ‘Shields played his high school basketball at Prince Rupert and ’ was a member of the Rain- makers’ 1964 B.C. champion- ship team, oT Mini-Soccer Festival for six, seven and eight-year-olds at B.C. Place stadium in Van- couver from Dec. 31 to Jan. 2. Some 240 games will be played over the three days. Terrace entries are Kinsmen Jets in the under-8 division and Tilden Tigers in the under-9 divi- sion. The. mini-soccer concept is a relatively new idea in the sport, Fitzpatrick It would appear that Kitimat’s Mark Fitzpartick will continue to play goal for the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL. On a trip to ‘the east coast last weekend, the Kings were to decide on Mark’s fate — stay with the Kings, or go ‘pack to New Haven Nighthawks of the American League. Mark having been implemented by the .. Canadian Soccer Association less than a decade ago. It’s a- scaled-down version of the real game using a. smaller than regulation-size field, fewer players per team, smaller goals, - and a lightweight, smaller soccer | ball. It enables players to- have more continual involvement in the game and a much higher number of touches of the ball. top goalie leads the Kings’ goaltending in- statistics — the team ‘has an’ overall goals-against average of 4.07, while Mark’s personal average is 3.30. In 345 minutes of play, he’s allowed 19 goals. He has won four, lost one and tied one. — EXPERIENCED BUILDING MATERIALS Person Required by local Building Supply Store | _ Duties include plan takeoffs, construction quotes and customer contact. Call George or Bob at | TERRACE BUILDERS CENTRE for an appointment 635-6273 Monday to Friday iad a.m. to ul bem. : ’ COLD BEER : and WINE STORE| 9 a.m. to rery pm. cp “JONSERED with its stronger fa | oF NORTHERN MOTOR =INN= obese c CATCH THE ACT ION. Visit the Northern Motor Inn, for nightly entertainment. 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