The Terrace Skeena Tigers vame up with two good efforts this weekend but only managed to lake one point from the Prince Rupert Halibut Kings in PNWHL action al the Terrace arena. The Tigers dropped Salurday evenings game 8-5 and then rallied for a 6-6 tie on Sunday in u game the Tigers almost won on several occasions. The puck just didn’t seem to want to bounce for the locals. Several times during Sun- day's match the Tigers hit goal posts and cross-bars. The tie gives the Tigers three points for the season but the team that the Terrace fans saw play bolh weekend games was much improved, it seems they keep getting stronger all the time. Although the locals are in the league's cellar, the season is still young and they have plenty of chances left. SATURDAY For unanswered goals in the first period of Saturday nights game broke the Skeena Tigers, and set up a lead they failed to overcome. Try as they might the elosest they could get was one goal and a rally late in the third gave the Prince Rupert Halibut Kings an 8-5 victory. The Tigers got off to a bad start with Joe Rorke picking up a roughing penalty with the game only nine seconds old. At twenty-eight second mark of the period Paul Horack scored the first goal for the Halibut Kings. At 5:02 of the frame Horack set up Doyon to make it two to nothing after some sloppy Terrace defensive play. Horack went off for tripping, A common penalty in the match at 8:42 but the penalty-killing efforts of the out- of-towners kept the Tigers off the score-board. At the 12:26 mark of the period Wright notched a goal with assists going to Romashenko and Horack, Less than three minules later Doyon scored his second of the night, an unassisted goal al 15:14. ___Wes Philips of the Tigers went ‘off for tripping at 17:15 of the period but there was no further scoring. Despite the four goals. Terrace netminder Pat Hayes could not be faulted for his play in the period or the game. Some sloppy defense and same finely played hockey on the part of Mssr. Doyon and Horack proved the locals downfall in the opening frame. Terrace looked much better al the start of the second period. Brian Collison, coach of the team was dressed for action after spending the first twenty minutes behind the bench, And the Tigers play was much improved, A penalty al the thirty-seven secand mark lo Johnston of the Kings sel up Terrace’s first goal. Wayne -Murdy banged home the puck after some very fine play by Collison at the blue line. The Tigers -- a tie and a Collison also picked up the second penalty of the period when he was sent off for trip- ping al 3:40 but the Tigers wouldn’t let the Kings find the range. Then at 7:38 Frank O’Brien came up with a superlative effort from the corner skating to the front of the net and making the score 4-2. AL 15:42 Terrace's Joe Rorke shovelled one into the open side of the net to pull the locals to within one goal. Assists went to Olsen and Cliff Liknes. Rorke (T) and Wright (P.R.) went off wit hdouble minors at the 18:57 mark alter the hard hitting of the Tigers lead to some rather strained relations. While the two were off Paul Horack added his second goal of the night o n a beautiful one man effort, ‘ The period ended 5-3 in favor of the Prince George Halibu Kings. ' The final period was five minutes old before either team. managed lo -score.... The. ek-: plosive line of Likgies; Olsen: Rorke again brought the Tigers to within one goal with Liknes netting the puck, Terrace was playing with a. man advantage. Forty seconds later MacRae added to the Rupert lead and then at 7:42 Rempell scored from Doyon to make it 7-4. The two broke in on Pat Hayes with only one defense man back. The other was caught up ice after taking out a man with a hard check, Unforlunately he missed the puck. , Liknes combined with Olsen at the 10:72 mark for the Tigers final goal. Four minutes later it was Hill from Horack for Rupert and that score stood when the final buzzer went 8-5. Three stars were Paul Horack, (P.R.),-Richard Doyon (P.R.) and Mike Perepolkin of Terrace. : : Sunday's game was played before a very small crowd but TS wes | SUNSHINE | GAY MARKET P | FRIENDLY PEOPLE | DEEP SEA FISHING | SWIMMING ~~. | | BULLFIGHTS © : | TACOS | Mark Hamilt 635-6357 é ACES. the hockey was fast and proved to be very, very ex- citing. : Brian Collison, the Tigers Coach was dressed for the game but Norm Phillips wasn't. There were no line-up changes for the Kings. , Terrace struck first at the 4:45 mark of the opening period when Liknes scored the first goal of what proved to be a hat trick. The prolific scorer was set up by a pass from Joe Rorke and went in, dequeing the defense and scooping the puck into the net. Five minutes later Prince Rupert evened the game up and © set the style of the game, a see- saw battle. Captain Gary Hill scored an unassisted goal on a real good effort, picking up the loose puck after some sloppy defensive play by the Tigers. The first penalty of the game was called at 12:46 when Glen McNabb was sent off for high- sticking. The Tigers, seeminly not satisfied with just one : penalty picked up another high-- Law ‘sticking “charge * less: than’ Minute later when? RotRe Was - sent off. With two men off the Tigers almost madeit. McNabb - had just fifteen seconds left to serve when Wright shoved home the rebound of a wide shot from the point. A minute and five seconds later Rorke avenged himself. | ‘He'd just stepped on the ice when a long pass from Liknes set him flying in for a goal. Rupert wasn’t finished yet though. McClenaghan fired on off Pat Hayes leg into the net at the 17:58 mark to pull the visitors into the lead. Terrace started the second period with. another penalty, Liknes going off at the 2:06 mark for tripping. The Tigers weathered the power-play and then managed to pull even with the Kings. Liknes got the goal al the 4:21 mark with the assist going to Murdy. Murdy set up the play with good hard work . and a little let down on the part ‘Liknes , of the Rupert defense. At the 7:48 point in the period -Rorke again was sent to the sin _ bin for cross-checking. He'd ‘been back on the ice for a minute when Wes Phillips was sent off for tripping. Rorke, very frustrated, protested the cali vigorously and wound up in the box for ten- minutes. The Tigers weathered the minor penalty but at the fifteen minute mark Wright scored his second marker of the game with Paul Horack picking up the assist. It was a good goal one that Pat Hayes had no chance on. The period ended with Rupert up 4-3. Terrace. grabbed the lead early in the final frame with the Liknes line scoring two fast goals. Olsen scored the first with assists to Rorke and Liknes and then Liknes poked in a loose puck in a goal mouth scramble to score the go-ahead goal. Half way through the period Richard Doyon of the Kings almost tied the score but Pat ‘ Hayes’ came through and “stopped him:on a break-away. ~ At13518 McRae went off for the Kings for tripping but it didn’t stop the Kings from tying the game. Wright scored his third goal of the game while playing a man short. A 15:55 of the period Mike Perepolkin flipped the puck into the Rupert net to pull ahead and it looked like the Tigers would emerge the winners, Assist went to Wayne Murdy. Seconds later Perepolkin again broke inon the Rupert net- minder and bounced the puck off the post. The end came at the 17:37 mark when Garry Hill the captain of the Prince Rupert Halibut Kings let go a blazing slap-shot from the point that just trickled over the goal line. ’ The game ended 6-6." Three stars were Wright and ' Romaskenko from Rupert and local winger Jerry Sarich who was flying all game. ° = Commercial league : = young The commercial hockey * Jeague is well under way for its first season and due to a lack of statistics and facts to work with, this article will deal with — the style of play. ; This writer took in his first game of the commercial league last Monday evening, a game thal Glass took from Pohle Lumber 6-3. However, it wasn’t ‘ the score that was important it was the play and the players and the responses they evoked from. the fans. The play was scrambly, very unpolished and at times down right hilarious but the crowd loved every minute of it. Although small in number (less than three hundred) all the fans were vocal as all Terrace fans seem to be. And, everyone of the spectators seemed to know at least one of the players on the ice on a first name basis. ‘Go get ‘em, John’ and ‘Nice shift, Frank’ echoed through the building con- tinously. The players were having fun too. There were some times when the hockey aspect showed through, tough competitive checking and hard skating, but most of the time it was for the players recreation and for their fun. If they scored a goal or stopped a break-away, fine, if not well, they were enjoying themselves. The article so far may give the impression that the hackey was sub-standard. Not so. There were players that could play in senior leagues. On both teams there were many players playing excellent hockey. One of the Builer Glass Bullets was constantly flying, with good moves and strong play. And for Pohle there was one out- — standing player who was always alert, even to the point of flipping a puck into the net while sprawled across the ice. All in all, the Terrace Com- mercial Hockey League seems | to be succedinz in their goal -- COMMERCIAL LEAGUE STANDINGS Team woiet p Pohle | 210 4 Buller 21-60 4 Gordon andAnd i 1 0 2 Terrace Hotel 1 2 0 2 Film, radio, fans and pipes There was lots of things, other than hockey, happening at the Terrace Arena during the two Tiger home games this weekend. _ Film crews were in for each of the games CFTK on Sundays (with the pame being shown this 3 coming Sunday) and the high school iilm crew in for Saturday nights game. The high school students who filmed the game will edit it and add music. A musical study of hockey, how about that. . Also on Saturday night CFTK radio broadcast the game to its . listeners. And of course there was the skirl of bag pipes. providing good “hockey with: entertainment stressed, The fans enjoyed themselves, the players enjoyed themselves and . everyone had a goed time, The arena .works on full facilities when the commercial league games, are. played on Monday and Thursday. nights. The concession stand is open, the P.A. is in use, the whole bit. The admission costs are me skilifull and ready to go. fans will take to the idea. best in Terrace.” Terrace, Thats, Keith Camille (C) Dennis Parker (RW) Ken Zeigler (LW) Tom Carson (LD) Roger Lolier (RD) — Rolland Rouselle (G) Jim-O'Brian (LW) Ron Ballard (D)' ‘Dick Brown (D) Dave Sharpe (RW? ;Rino Michaud (C) © Rae Rowe (LW) Graham Geeraert (D) Jerry Schwengler (D) Ken Genger (G) Norman Hoffman Bernis King The game promises. to presen disappointed. ee e Terrace Arena; _*- TCHL takes the Mounties | Have you got the holiday ‘blues, suffering from a lack of ES 4 something to do in th the midst of the festive seaon? Ifso the ak = Terrace Commercial Hockey League is organizing an event 2: that should be right up your alley. Orice, asthe caseis. — ; On boxing Day, December 26, the Commercial League all- stars will take on a team of RCMP selects in the Terrace :; arena. * The RCMP Prince Rupert sub-division team includes = players from throughout the North-West and last year, thelr “4 first in competition in the annual Police Tournaiment, they = << made a good showing, All members of the team are actively BS = involved with hockey andare wellintothegame. =: - td Ee ‘The Commercial League has drawnthe best of it's players 3: from the four teams comprising the league. The players are Be Manager of the team from Terrace is coaching chores will be handled by the commercial league's | president, Alde Aubuchon. Alde is certain-Terrace hockey : “It's going to be a good game,” Alde stated during Monday night's commercial league game.“The RCMP have got a -“istrong team and [ think the team we will be icing is oneof the Full facilities if the arena will be in use and the admission charges will be the regular charges for senior hockey in 5 two dollars for adults and a doilar and twenty five for children and students. The commercial league line-up consists of one line from most of the four teamspplus goaltenders and defense. POHLELUMBER _ _ GORDON AND ANDERSON. TERRACEHOTEL | ~ BULLER GLASS. be one of the highlights of the : Terrace holiday festivities and for hockey fans everywhere inthe area, a chance to take in some first rate hockey. action. With the strong RCMP contingent and the calibre of hockey "1 the locals have exhibited in the commercial league the fans, _ ; that are expected to fill the Terrace arena, will not be The game starts at two p.m. on Tuesday December 26 at. inexpensive to the point of being cheap and‘ the hockey is en- tertaining, a‘ point I cannot” stress too much. - Monday nights game is played at 9:15 and Thuraday evenings match an hour later, — 10:15. 2 ae . Do yourself a favor and turn’ outto the Terrace arena. The . “commercial league needs and deserves your support. _ - LER RR RIO Sane CROC tae 2 es on |} sehessais “as s "7 rene, are is ; sien is Art Hlushak while’ # rates wiactetet tet rane oe raZsTavatateteteretetofeTeretaareTerereZarnsatate ecrnahensaratata rater! eat e OS SBOE The. Terrace’. and District’ Parks . and Recreation’. Department has . released -- their Christmas: ‘holiday schedule : ‘and local “youngsters are the ones who benefit most. Both .on- Boxing Day and New Years Day, free public skating for. all children under twelve . years of age will be held at the arena. These two ‘special skating sessions run one hour each, starting at 1:30 on both |. days. ° . The regular schedule ‘for arena use will resume | on January the third. . ‘TMRA SEASON — REACHES HALF | WAY The Terrace Teachers & Millers Men’s Wear are out on top of the Terrace Men’s Basketball Association stan- dings, each wiih a $-2 record for _ eighteen points. Third place is held by Deane Construction with a 64 record for twelve points. Way back in the -basement are the Caledonia Kermodes and the Cedarland . ‘Tire teams each with only one win and nine losses, (These two -teams played Monday night but o press time the final results - were not available.) -Ken ‘Christensen of the. Teacher’s leads the league in - scoring average with 18.7 points and Ed DeVries bath with a 15.9 ‘points per game average. filth spot is Fred Philpot with a 14.9 average, sixth place belongs to E, Kluss with a 13.9 | average, B, Keller has a 13.7 average, Larry Davies is Caledonia school gymnasium, games held at 7 and 8:30 and ‘there is no admission -- why not get out and enjoy a game. — Bo ein m | ee Ma a 4 sop oe tT Fo . rey at ‘ 7a sters pergame. Rod Kluss of Miller's | is second withtakr:18.4 average. ¢ “Third place is heldby D. McKay -}] In - averaging 13.5.points a match -. -and tenth spot is held by D.. 4 Strasbourg with a 12:2 average. . ‘*The-games ‘are held Monday ‘: and Thursday evenings at the - -” ‘Phe second half of the season ./im will start on January 8, 1973 and - ‘will carry: through to the end of - February: with the league ‘playoffs starting in March. If you like good basketball ,take in | all the action in the Terrace. Men's Basketball. Association” play Mondays and. Thursdays. . 5c