-... Despite. hard: work and goal mouth
* finese: from such’ members of the
“-/ Terrace Centennials’ as Graeme °
. Bevington, the team had their troubles:

lst week

hockey. * :

“Two losses to Smithers

“based clubs’ has left them ‘in second
place in the west

division, ‘playing -00-

ae -six outings and had.133 goals
.. scored againsl them. ;

OK
with 14 wins Ja 19 games for a
718 percentage. The Cents are

ended‘the 1974 portion of their.
second. PNWHL ‘season on 8 -

~ balanced note,”

_ Due’ to their two late ‘season ”
7 “get-backs «against the. two ¢
“ 3" Smithers: clubs. the Cents:

finished their first 26 games of -
the schedule with 13 wins and 13
losses far a .500 pereentage and

ope secand place «ins the west’.
- division, “As well ‘they. have .~

“scored 133 goals in their twenly-

Prince, Rupert Co-op Halibut ;

"Jead the west ‘division:

“second at 600 and the Smithers
-Totems a close third with 428,

“only. six of their twenty games
for_a,.300 winning average.

Smithers -Chiefs.’and_ Houston
“Luckie are involved ina frantic ©

“battle for first place, The top of

standings is‘currently held

“27 and 4: win loss record for
765.:and second place. The

1

jousta
some

in? thie “leag'

{t’s ‘share of goal
The Smithers Chiefs
Jead::the-way, averaging 7.35
goals a game, The Lucktes are
econd:.with thelr average af
Bi goal
ea: 10"

PD yea rire en, poe he acne oC LT!

“the Terrace Centennials have. ”

The Kitimat Eagles have won.

nthe ‘east “division the

y the Chiefs whohave rolled up

ough the top scoring tears ”
a ue Is:.in the “west.
ii.[he east -division has -

cgame., Third place ,
y the Vanderhoo! Bears
ho'are averaging five anda:
If goals a game and fourth to

Prince Gearge Spruce Kings -

with 5.09 goals per.game. The
hapless .and luckless ~ Burns
Lake Braves are averaging a
mere. 1.35 goals per game.

The | Prince; Rupert.’ Halibut -
‘ Kings,.as ‘mentioned, are the
leading ‘scorers in.all- of :the
- league, popping in an:average
- of 7.84 goals every time they hit
- the ee, Second place: in the
west goes to the Smithers, -

averaging 5.39.

Totems who are

Terrace

From your Snap-on
_ representative

ALF DELORME

65-7802

Cents first half balanced

- goals a’ game, and third to the’
 Centennials whose «goals. per

i “game. average” 611, matches: -
- |. their goals against average,”
«he Kitimat Eagles, who are -

. having almost as many troubles.
as the Burns Lake Braves, are

currently: managing. to score ¢

only 3.85 goals per game.”

: Weekend's games. »

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There’s a persistent rumor
making the’ rounds that the
Terrace Centennials will, over.
the Christmas holidays, try. and
have third perlods banned irom

all future Pacific North West ©

Hockey League games.

The rumor started following
the Cents last two stands of the
1974 portion. of the -league’s ”
sehedule,- hack lo back en-
counters against the Smithers

Chiefs. and. the Smithers ©
:Totems, "°° ; .

Against the Chiefs -Wed-

nesday . night: -at*.home, the |

Terrace Centennials leapt into a

. 3-1: lead in the first period and
“sthen watched the Chiefs. battle

back in the second to tie the
game at three goals apiece. If

‘the game had ended there, all

wold have been well. But it.
didn’t .and ‘the Chiefs roared

wback inthe» Uhjed - and. final
period with three unanswered ~
goals and a 6-3 victory.

- Thursday night, in Smithers, ,
the Cents conceded a 2-2 tie al .
the end of the first period and
then came to live in the second,

. oulscoring the Totems.4-1 to

take a second period lead of 6-3.:

The game, unfortunately went |
into the third period and the
Totems erupted far seven
‘unanswered goals and a 10-6
“vietory. a

Wednesdays home game gat
‘off toa good start but as a whole
the game was not’ the quality.
hockey Terrace fang have come
to expect when these two teams
meet, ; Mo,
' The Chiefs jumped Into a
quick 1-0: Len, Dies scoring the .
first of three Chief power play
goals, ~Dieg ‘deflected a shot:
from Del Parker past Barry
-Dubnyk: with Casey Felker
-eooling his heels. for . two
minutes for holding, :

Before the end of the period

cents move to ban third perioc

Nineteen ‘seconds after
Cochrane had tied the game,
Lance Legouffe put the Cents in
the lead, taking a perfect set-up
pass from Larry Woods at the

lip of the crease and tipping the
Mel .

puck past Neilson.
Christensen . assisted

play.. -
With less than five minutes to

an the

“play in the initial frame, Larry

Woods: again. turned: in ~ a
sparkling effort, leading: the
Cents attack down’ ice and

-hilting. Bob. Bremer with a

perfect pass In front of Neilson.

“Bremer used his: considerable ©
“skill to pul-the Cents up 31.

"Whereas ‘the Conts had been

hot in the-first and the Chiefs
flat, the Chiefs turned it around
afler.a slow start to the second

though the Centennials came. period.

back and tripled the Chiefs:
scoring oul-put. Gord Cochrane

_ scored the first of the three

goals, drilling a back hand from
seven feet out past Dale Neilson .
in the Smithers goal: Harvie.
Pocza and Bob Bremer drew
assisis on the marker. which
came aller'5 minutes of play.

Knee sends Woods

to Calgary

- The Cents loss to the Smithers

Totes may prove a lot costlier
than just a percentage points
in the standings. During that

. game Cent rear-guard Lar

Woods took a hard check: and
had to be taken out of the game.
He appeared in Terrace the
following day with a sizeable
east covering his leg from foot
lohip, °- . ae
The problem, according to
Centennial eoach Wes Phillips, .

appears to be cartilege damage

but it may nel'be a serious as it

Young skater-to-be

urged to register

Parents of kindergarten aged
‘skaters are reminded that the
Terracé Figure Skating Club is
‘now: taking registration | for

‘these children, from now until".
“.: The registration fee is $10 and .

December $1.

Ag there are only 40 openings

being filled’ on a first’ came,

"first served basis, you are urged

sounds. © co ,
. According to Phillips, Woods
is in Calgary at present belng
diagnosed by Calgary . Cen-
tennials team doctors.
‘Personally,’ he
yesterday, “I don’t think it's as
bad as ‘it sounds “and I
expect to see Larry back after
Christmas and rarin’ to go”.

. Phillips said the’ rest of the
team is healthy and that they'll
be back after Christmas, ready

sto continue thelr assault-on first
place in the west division

to.get your child registered as
soon as possible. 1
Lessons will be held Tuesday -
mornings and afternoons,
starting January 7, 1975.

“"“tvore information: can: be ob-
* - tained’ by phoning
a

sald. ;

695-6889 or"

ried. | . an
«It took thern ‘almost half a

period, but the out of town crew

‘finally. got- back-in the game, ..

Dave Fraser poking in a loose
puck from a-.goal mouth
scramble, Clayton Martin
asisled on thé goal although a
‘lot of work in controlling: the

puck.for the Chiefs came from.

Errol Rause. - . —
With 2:27 left-to play in the

frame, and the Cents -again -

~playing’ a man‘ short, Dave
Fraser was back fer his second
goal of the game.

’ side of the crease, ‘away from
the play. Len Dies waited fora
Cent. defenseman to commit |

635-6555 J

Fraser -
positioned himself on. the far. .

é

himself and move away from
Fraser and then hit the center
with a perfect pass for goal
number 3. “

In perlod number three the

Chiefs started fast but the
Centennials had plenty of op-

portunity to gel back into the ”

lead. A string of penalties by
the Chiefs should have given the
Cents considerable advantage
but it didn't work quite that

way. :
When Del Parker went off for

. holding early in the frame, the
. Cents felt obligated to. mimic.
the play and a minute and some --

odd seconds ‘later - Tommy
Marriot earned two for tripping:
Errol Rause.

A minute after Marriot

- peturned to, the ice, the Cents

had their best opportunity of the
evening as Larry Espe and Len

- Dies . went. off with minors

within 34 seconds of each other,

leaving the Cents. with one.
minute and twenty-six secands -

-of two. ‘man~ advantage, -
Although they had several-good

scoring chances, the locals:
couldn't penetrate the defensive

wall af the Chiefs.° -. -

As though doing penance, the’
Cents repeat the Chiefs feal
several minutes later with
Marriot going off for tackling
and Kevin Willison drawing two.
(or roughing, leaving the Cents

two men short for one minute. .

. and fifty-two seconds...
They. had: killed the: first

- Tatems come

penalty by a mere second when —

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December. 24, 1974; PAGE Ae

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the Chiefs ° burat “into: the lead,
Del Parker combining with Ken
Gulton on a perfect give and go
play. Parker finished it off with
a high fflp. shot that beat
Dubnyk just under the cross-
bar. ©. .
-Less than two minutes later
the Chiefs made it 5-3 ona goal
that alsa rid them of pesky Cent
forward Lance Legoulfe, The
goal ‘came from Len Dies,
bouncing in-off his skate.
Légoulie protested the goal
vehemently. to. the referee |
and wound up with a ten minute
mis-conduct,
‘If that was the straw. that
broke the Cents back, the beast
was buried with four minutes
and one second remaining in the
game. Errol Rause scored a
short-handed goal, slealing the
puck in the -Chiefs end, .out-
racing a Cent defender --and
going in on Dubnyk all alone.

“Rause came straight down the

center of: the ‘ioe, waited for
Dubnyk ta drop and. then
tripped.the puck in under the
isprawiing goalie. ;

‘The . Cents travelled to
Smithers the following night te
take on. the Totems andthe
story: was almost: the same,
This time they had the. Totems
tied 2-2 at the end of the first,
had scored their .way into a 6-3
‘lead al the end of the secohd and
Lhen sat back and watched the
back -in_ third
period with seven quick’ and

unanswered goals,

Hear yet Hear yel "Tis our wish

that this holiday be a bell ringer —

in the spirit of Christmases (
past. Glad tidings,
and thanks!

“THINK BEFORE YOU DRIVE

AND DRI

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spe aE ot gehts Remar E TE TEE ET SNR

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_ This Message Courtesy om Terrace Herald oo