Ba  ferrace Review —

Terrace’s pro-hockey defence-
man Jeff Sharples is trying out
for Canada’s Olympic hockey
team. .

The 23-year-old veteran of
three years with NHL and

. American Hockey League teams
has just completed a full season
in the AHL with Utica Devils,
the New Jersey Devils’ farm
team.

He played in 64 games al
Utica, having what he con-
sidered a good season with lots
of ice time under coach Tommy
McVie. McVie was brought in to

Wednesday, May 15, 199]

Sharples skating at

take the Jersey club job late in
the season, but didn’t bring any

of his Utica talent with him.
Jeff admitted he missed the

last five ‘games of his squads’
dismal last-place showing due to
nose problems. That was cor-
rected by a Vancouver operation
last week, -

His scoring stats were com-
mendable for a blue-liner.’ He
had 16 goals and 31 assists. He
ended up with 50 minutes in the
penalty box, which included one
incident in which he was sucker-
punched in the nose (adding up

to the reason for the operation).
As for the Olympic tryout,
that gets underway tomorrow

and runs for about one week.

It’s mostly a tryout for team
newcomers.

“It’s a mini-camp for team
prospects,’’ Jeff told us. “I was
offered the tryout so they could

get an initial look at me and I |

-could go in and see what the
Olympic team is all about. I'll
use it aS a measuring stick for

possibly going to their main

camp later.”
Jeff said others with the team

The Scores

DIVISION 11 — U7
May 25

CP3 — Wilkinson Canons vs.

DIVISION 10 — U8
May 25
PK1 —

DIVISION & — U10
May 25

CP1 — A.G.K. vs. Co-op

DIVISION 6 — U12
May 16

A— Cedarland vs. Bandstra

¢ — Brady's F.C. vs. Finning

Terrace Men’s Slo-Pitch

Monday, May6
Terrace Inn Labatts 20, Thornhill
Westpoint Rentals 9, Rudon 7

™ Wednesday, May 8

Terrace Inn 15,A&W7

Terrace Minor Baseball
Rookle Division

Bambino Division

Terrace Minor Baseball

Rookle Division
Northern Drugs 25, PetroCan 14;

Senior Division

Credit Union 9, Video Stop 8
Credit Union 11, Video Stop 3
Video Stop 9, Credit Union 5 -

ASE 18, Northern Lights 8
Atl Seasons 14, Brewmasters 6

Terrace Youth Soccer
Under-16
Takhar 3, Manuels 2

Under-14
Sanberry 4, Bavarian Inn 1
Northern Drugs 2, Rotary 1

Under-12

Sight and Sound 5, Gedarland |
Bandstra 5, Finning 3

Girls

Richards 3, Cramptons 1

Tide Lakers 5, Pizza Hut 1

PK1 — Terrace Shell vs. Vic Froese
CP2 — Philpots vs. Tilden Tigers

CP4 — Safeway vs. Northern Motor Inn
CP5 — Terrace Builders vs. Kinsmen Jets

Terrace Travel vs, Dairy Queen
, cP4 — Terrace Chrysler ys. Totem Ford
' * CPS — McAlpine vs. Copperside

CP1 — Skeena Sawmills vs. Surveyors

“~CP2 — Carlyle Shepherd vs. Shoppers
CP3 — Centennial Lions vs. Skeena Cellulose

po — Sight & Sound vs, N.W. Sportsman

SKB Wreckers 22, Terrace Paving 3

Tornadoes 27, Cubs 11; Co-op 15, Northern Drugs 9

Overwaitea 15, Shoppers 14; McDonald's 14, Farko 8

Terrace Mixed Slo-Pitch League

Northwest Sportsman 7; Brady FC2>

Are...

_ TERRACE YOUTH SOCCER

GAME SCHEDULE
May 23

— NW. Sportsman vs, Bandsira
a. Finning vs. Cedarland =
C — Sight & Sound vs. Brady's F.C.‘ ©

All Seasons May 30

.. May. 21

May 28.

. .A'— Northern Drugs vs. Rotary
- C — Bavarian Inn vs. Sanberry

DIVISION 1 — GIRLS

- May 15

A — Richards ys. Pizza Hit
' C — Tide Lakers vs. Kinetles

May 22

May 29

A — Tide Lakers vs, Pizza Hut

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Pub3

May 19

' LONG WEEKEND

. May 25
May 26

June 2

Terrace at Smithers — 2:00 p.m.

Colby 21, Co-op ie June’

Terrace.at Rupert (Seafeast} — 7:30 p.m.

June

Smithers at Rupert (Seafeast) — 2:00 p.m.

June 22
-. June 23
| » June 23
June 30
‘July 7

July 14 ©

-_ July 21
July 28

August 3-4

Smithers Camels Seven a Side Tourney

- A— Sight & Sound vs. Finning
B — Bandstra vs. Brady's F.C.
c-— ‘Cedarland vs. 'N,W. Sportsman

DIVISION 4— Ul4

_ A= Northern Drugs v: vs. Bavarian Inn
om Sanberry vs. Rotary:

_ A— Tide Lakers vs. Richards
C — Kinettes vs. Pizza Hut

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last year will be on hand, plus
old buddies like goalie Glen
Hanlon. He didn’t get specific
but knew several players from
European leagues were expected
in camp as well.

It’s going to be a real com-

Making the
Olympic team would be a shot.
- in the arm for my career... and —
{ would be proud to play for my
country.

Jeff Sharples:

petitive session with the calibre

- of hockey somewhere between

the NHL and AHL.”

Jeff said that Olympic players
get only aboiut $20, 000 to
$30,000 per year — not much by
pro standards.

‘*Making the Olympic team
would be a shot in the arm for
my -career. Secondly, it’s an
Olympic year, and, I’d be proud
to play for my country.”

Jeff admits his future is up in
the air right now. he’s not really
interested.in anything to do with
New Jersey. He feels he had a.
good year at Utica, but they
never gave him a shot at the

NHL roster.

**T had one game with them —
against the Russians,”

He feels the Devils treated him
in a bush league manner. They

made a deal for him, but didn’t.

use him. ‘‘I played well enough

Olympic camp

to get back in the NHL, but |
didn’t get any games.”’

Jeff said he’s not on the best
of terms with the general
manager, and he’s certainly not
interested with signing. with the
Devils right now.

His Jersey contract ends as —

soon as the NHL playoffs wind
up. However, Jersey. retains his
rights. and must make him an of-

fer before July 1. If they don’t,

then Jeff is an unrestricted free
agent. The free agent status

means he could go to any team -
in the NHL without compensa-

tion.
As for the upcoming expan-

| sion draft, Jeff says it’s hard.to

say. It's possiblé Jersey will
make some changes, opening the
way for Jeff to go back up..
Otherwise, he has no idea on
what the expansion draft holds.

Jeff says he’s had some bait
dangled his way by the new
North American Hockey
League. They want to-start with
eight teams next season.

“] got a call from one of their
board of directors. for - this
league, and he told me they plan

a salary cap of no more than
$200, 000, and no less than

$40,000 per season. They’re

looking at a number of cities in-
eluding Hamilton.”

Sharples said that would be
his third option (well down the
list) behind the Olympic and the
NHL. “I think they'll get going
because there are a lot of good
players being wasted down in the
American and International
Leagues. .

What about Europe?
. Out of the picture at this time.
Jeff admits he would play
under McVie again, but is con-
cerned about Jersey’s front of-
fice. He feels he has developed

into an NHL prospect and

deserves a shot at the ‘bits’.
*sTt’ll all be straightened out in
a couple of months,’’ he says.

Hendry’s nats cancel
down-under hoop tour

Terrace’s Michelle Hendry
won’t be heading to Australia as

; a member of the Canadian

Women’s National basketball
team this week. Instead she and

her mates will be off in the op- -

posite direction for some ¢ex-
hibition games.

The initial season opener at
Australia got axed for reasons
not revealed. But the team heads
for Spain on May 23 — likely to
the Olympic site at Barcelona.

‘It gives the team two more
weeks of training at its Toronto-
based camp. None of the
original invitees have been cut so
far.

However, two cuts from the

30-gal tryouts are expected by
this weekend and just before
heading to Spain.

As far as Michelle goes, it’s
fully expected she'll be among
those picked for the final roster.

Summer Games canoe competition

Canoeing competitors are be-.

ing sought to represent Zone 7
(Northwest B.C.) at the B.C.
Summer Games. This year the
Games will be held at Coquitlam
July 25 to 28.

Participants are needed for
the following categories: men’s
canoeing team, women’s team,
junior men’s team, junior wom-
en's team, mixed team, solo
marathon competitor and solo
slalom competitor.

This year’s canoe-offs will be

held at Lake Kathlyn in Smithers
at 2 p.m. on June 8. Contact
Dan Fehr for additional infor-
mation at 847-3089.

The following rules apply:

registration fee $5 per com-—

petitor; minimum age for par-
ticipant is 13 years as at July 25,
1991; juniors, 18 years as at July
25, 1991; competitors may enter
only one event; canoes will be
provided; competitors to supply
paddles and life jackets.

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