Fitzpatrick traded -
to N.Y. Islanders |

Kitimat goaltender Mark Fitz-
patrick will have to earn his
NHL spurs on the east coast...

- Last week, the talented Los
“Angeles Kings’ rookie netminder.
became part of a deal that saw

_ Kings go for experience in the
nets to improve their chances in
the upcoming playoffs. .
~ While on a team considered
contender with Wayne Gretzky
leading the way, 20-year-old:
Mark has gone the opposite
direction as he moves to one of
_ the worst teams in the league —
New York Islanders.

Fitzpatrick and defenceman
Wayne McBean, 20, (plus future
considerations) . packed. up . for
Long Island while goalie Kelly.

Hrudey- left the Islanders for |
‘Hollywood-land.
' Mark had not ‘beet playing

‘much lately at L.A. He seemed

to have a steady seat ‘on the:

bench behind | starter Glen
Healy. |

Healy had played almost three

_ times.as much as Mark and had.

a 4.13 _goals-against average.

Fitzpatrick, whom L.A. counted

on as their number one of the
future, had a six-win, seven-loss:
and three-tie record with Kings.

He also had a 4, Ol 1 goals-against |

record.

Hrudey ae: 3. 87 average at
New York. He’s a aT year-old.
veteran.

Victory” in Victoria
for local swimmers

“It was the oldest age group

.. record on the books, and: now

“it's owned by. Kitimat. Marlin's
Allison Barriscale,. ©
The 12-year-old Speedster -

broke a mark that had been set -

in 1978. It was the 12-year-old
record for 100-meter butterfly.

Allison swam a time of one -
minute, 5. 24 seconds, ‘breaking ©
the old mark of 1.05.86 by more
than half a second.

It was a great weekend for
Barriscale and eight other
Marlin swimmers at the 48-team:

provincial finals in Victoria on
‘Feb. -18..The Marlins placed.
seventh overall due to Allison’s
work.

She also won three. Other non- -

record-breaking traces — 200
’ butterfly, 200 individual medley -
and 400 individual medley..
Hight members from the Ter-:
race Bluebacks club also com-

peted at Victoria — Doug
‘Mackenzie, ‘Ben Bell, Kelly
. Pearce, . Amie. Peacock, Cory
‘and Christina Holland and
Jocelyn and Garth Coxford.
Jocelyn Coxford was honored
ata ‘special. ceremony where she.
picked up the award. for top
B.C. female swimmer for 1988"
in ‘the 10-and-under category..
‘With swimmers from Prince. .

Rupert also- included, several ©
-competitors from this area had.
‘medal-winning performances.

Kitimat’s Kim Westgate won a
bronze in the 50-breast while
Michelle: Marentette of the
Marlins won silver on the
100-breast. *

"Another Kitimat swimmer —

- Lee Encinas — won bronze in» |

the 100-breast; Prince Rupert’s

John Stamhuis won . silver in,

50-free and. 50-breast.

Out-of-towners top
peewee tournament

Hazelton and Prince Rupert
teams went home with gold
medals from Kitimat’s annual
peewee minor hockey tourna-
ment on Feb. 18 weekend.

On the ‘A’, or rep team, side,
Prince Rupert won all three pre-
liminaries, including | a 6-4 vic-
‘tory over Smithers in the semi-
finals.

The other semi-final saw
Kitimat’s peewees blast Prince

‘George 10-2. In the champion-.
ship game, Prince Rupert down- .

Thornhill

Thornhill junior ‘B’ girls won
the northwest zone basketball ti-
tle. on home court on Feb. 18
weekend by winning ail three
preliminary games, then
defeating the Hazelton entry in

the ‘final 39-38. The Queen
Charlotte Island team won the
sportsmantike team =

award.

ed Kitimat 5-1.
The playoff for third place

had Prince George beating.
Smithers 8-3, Smithers was nam--
- ed most sportsmanlike team,
and Rupert’s Kevin Kristmanson .
was selected most valuable ©

player. ,

On the ‘B’, or house league
side, Hazelton edged Terrace 6-5
in the title game. Smithers took
third place and won the sports-
manlike team trophy with only
four penalty minutes. -

“a ae a. _
girls win.
(Complete scores from the tour-

nament: in this week’s score-
board).

In the junior ‘B’ boys’ north- .

west zone basketball finals at

Houston, Port Simpson won by §
One point over Prince Rupert's
Booth. Details © were not: .

available.

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