, eastern division of , RAGE 4, THE HERALD, Thursday, February 2, 1978 | - missed first ; Brandon Wheat, Kings missed a chance to move into first place in the 2 ” Western Canada Hockey a ed League with a 7-5 loss at home __ to Seattle Breakers. Errol Rausse sparked a rally for the Breakers with three goals. Seattle had trailed. Brandon 5-1 half-way through - the _ second: period before _ Mounting the comeback. ‘The victory allowed - Seattle to break out of a ‘third place tie in the ‘western division with - New Westminster Bruins , and move into second ‘place. 3 + Tn the other two games, Victoria Cougars and ‘Medicine Hat Tigers -improved their position in the ‘standings with vic- tories. . Yietoria moved into a third place tie with New Westminister with-a 7-4 victory ‘over Saskatoon - Blades in Saskatoon and Medicine Mat vaulted st Calgary. Wranglers. Ww ' defeating ranglers 5-2 Medicine Hat. - Rausse tied the score in the game between Seattle and Bgandon with a short-handed goal at the nine-minute mark of the third period. Team captain Ryan Walter ‘scored what the ‘in proved to be the winning Boal about three minutes ‘later, Greg Dunn scored a pair of goals for the Breakers and Russ ‘Wilderman add a single, — DERLAGO! _RETURNS Douglas Fisher Tuesday. : “If “we. can't send quality players, for what reason - should we: be there?” Fisher asked in an interview. ~ Fisher confirmed he advised Guenther Zabetski, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (HHF), last week Canada might not participate. ae The IHF could demote Canada to the B pool but Fisher said, “It’s my point that if we don’t send a team of quality, it. doesn’t matter if we go in April or are demoted.” Under IIHF rules, the last place team in the A pool,- which. has: the world's top teams, is demoted to the B pool for the next championship, “TI felt, 1 should warn Zabetski how. Hockey Sitfiealty mt ht 1 have Hiculty getting players of quality,” Fisher said, TWO CONCERNED Fisher said he. did so after ‘Fecelving a joint letter from Phi] Esposito ». Medicine -Hat scored said NHL Bilt Derlago, out of the . ‘Wheat Kings lineuph since suffering a knee injury Dec. 9, marked his return with a two-goal rformance, boosting is seasonal total to 50 goals, The Wheat Kings also . got two goals from Laurie Boschman and one from Don Hobbins. ‘The Cougars scored three unanswered goals in the third period to defeat Saskatoon and ex- tend the Blades’ winless Streak to 13 games, - Gary Lu and Curt Fraser eacn sscored two goals to ace «the Cougars, while singles went to George Fritz, Bill Jobson and Dennis Fenske. . Bill MacNaught scored two goals for Saskatoon and Ken Federko and Ken Kearney ~ added singles. me . Victoria led 2-0 after the first period and - Saskatoon battled back to He the. score 44 by the end of the second. | four goals in the second period, two of them on ower plays, during the vin over the Wranglers. The Tigers led 1-0 after he first period on Brian ‘Seates 12th goal of the yeason before opening up n the second on goals by Red Van Slyke, Merilin Walinowski, Dave Snopek ind Darre Switzer, _ Darryl Erickson netted 1 goal for Ca in the second period and Bill icLean finished the Wranglers’ scoring in the inal period. Players’ - " concern over the calibre: of players available ‘at, zB TORONTO (CP) —~ The World . Hocke Association completed its amateur __ negotiation draft Wednesday and immediately. faced : the threat of an another. showdown with junior hockey operators in Canada.- ind wo _ Three of those six. players could be signed fore May 31, and, because the choices were made independently by: telex. messages to the league office in Hartford, - o el bared overlapping of : negotiation. picks could accur. .:.-. |: . The Canadian Major Junior Hockey League is upset -with the -WHA’s early draft and fears players may be hounded y agents and team operators while they still ‘are. playing ~~ jumios -: hockey. The WHA, mean- | while, has announced. that the list. of . players will not be announced “in ' ordernnot to place undue - Vachone adjusts since “progress,” The heads of Canada’s -:bY media pressure’ on the © players. while their Season is still, =n t three . major — - junior leagues—Clarence _ (Tubby) Schmalz ‘of the - Ontario Hockey = - Association Major Junior Aseries, John-Horman of the Quebec Major Junior ‘Hockey League and kd Chynoweth of the Western’ Canada Hockey League—will meet -in Windsor, Ont., on Tuesday. 9 -. MAY APPROACH - IIHF - -An OHA. official said Wednesday the meeting, held during OHA all-star game festivities, might produce a request that the Canadian Amateur through Hockey Canada, ask the International Ice - Hockey Federation not to ‘sanction any games next season’ between | teams and European clubs, lis ; ' This season, the HHF threatened to cancel all signing of Ken Linseman - Bulls WHA games with European opposition ‘be- cause of the under-age - Birmingham. Bulls. But the threat was lifted _ when the league posted:a bond ensuring no further underage signings . and suspended John Bassett - of Toronto, owner of the ~ “Junior management has: voiced ‘concern over potential difficulties that might be caused by i season negotiations,:' the WHA aaid in a statement. “While the position of the WHA .is that -the - Signing in midseason of an amateur player to a contract will not ad: versely affect and could beneficially affect ‘the ‘player's _ performance, e A respects. the " interests and concerns of amateur hockey.’ * . Larry Gordon, . WHA execulive-director,- said in'a telephone intérview ‘ from Hartford the league has made no. f | ‘lewing Montreal forLA — Despite the way It.looked at time, goaltender atien Vachon has adjusted. well since leaving the |perennially- contending Montreal Hocken beagus tor Las lockey e for Los Angeles. Kings, who still “have to make. their move | into the ranks of hockey’s premier clubs. . ~ Vachon,.a league all- star the last two seasons and .a mid-season _ Selection to the all-star me :this season; was - ~ hurt-by the Nov, 4, 1971, rade that sent him to the West. Coast’ from .Mon-— : a ise . bh . ed. i; eal. But he has: tuned 3 aPOkNG... Pages “T. would: like. to. finish: my. career: i Angeles,” the 32-year-old native of 'Palmarolle, Que., Said recently.."P’m on the last year of a feve- year. contract: with no option. clause. I’m nego- tiating..with the Kings -. now. What I’m looking for - is security.” When. he went west, Vachon was a carefree bachelor..He now has a - this time. of ‘the year. "wife, two. children: and: a ‘Fisher cited and: greater sense of where he World Hockey “wants §0:be. es Association regulations that the national team ‘ could only be made up of. players. from teams eliminated before ~:. playoffs began in - their. respective- leagues. This - would eliminate most of the top player in both leagues. © 7) wt _In' Vienna Jast:.spring, where . Canada’ finished fourth, Fisher said there was a $100,000 forfeit .if- the team did not show up. . That -doesn’t apply. this year, He also — confirmed receipt of-a letter, dated Jan. .26, from Toronto- lawyer Allan Eagleson resigning - from -the -in-' ternational committee ‘Hockey Canada... Fisher ‘said | this.. was - also ‘a ‘factor. in his thinking, but did not, specklate - on - ‘a replacement for Eagleson. = _ Kimberley over 2. . Cranbrook 7 Dailas Ellerby's second goal of the game at 3:26 of. suddendeath —_ overtime ave’ Kimberley ynamiters a 5-4 victory over Cranbrook Royals in Western International Hockey League play Tuesday night in Cran- brook. fans, ulls the Dynamiters to within te four point of the second- place Royals, y Other berly marksmen were Len Hicks, Glen Walton and. Ken _ Ireland. Jimmy Miller, Hugh Christiaens, Darrel‘¥erner and Barry’ Marchestchuk scored for. Cranbrook, «| Wayne Bell blocked 41 ‘The win, before 1,200. shots in the Kimberiey nets, while Leo Karchie, made 237 saves in the of”. a " 4 patie. * In his first five “years . ‘with the Kings, Vachon returned :to ‘Montreal ‘every summer to be with. ’ friends and relatives, but last year he spent much © less time in Canada. °. SUMMER... TRAVEL Fotedh NEW. WESTMINSTER, ‘B.C, (CP) =~ Merritt. Centennials placed five players on the Interior vision team for the an- nual British Columbia. Junior - Hockey . League all-star game: = st Ernie McLean ‘made:the - announcement . Tuesday for the Feb. 7 Langley, He said further ‘additions to the: Interior _and ‘Coastal Division — -teams would. be made Friday, ” Merritt. defen-.:;:...' cemannLarry Stankoven was named to the Interior first. team, along with team-mate Keith-Femer;: Three - Merritt’ for- wards; Kelly Ferner, Pat Rabbitt and Ken Stroud, - - werenamed to he second ‘{NTRODUCTION -* PRACTICAL ° The first time New ' Zork Yankee shortstop ‘Bucky Dent saw a major league baseball gare he played in it. ws - BOSTON RUINS. oN BRUINS \<-Boston Brig “have ~ ‘Met Toronto Maple Leafs itlock and singles . onlyi once in a’. Stanley p title series, winning ive games in 1939 Th speeien a BCJHL commissioner, . game at A vote ad of TOUGH . “I don’t think I’m going to come back at all this summer. It's rough with the kids and all the moving ...' We're happy ‘on the coast.” ; The Canadiens . received four players when traded Vachon, but as things developed, the trade was a gift because none of the four—goalie Denis DeJordy, defencemen Dale Hoganson and Noel Price and forward Doug gg Robinson— ever amounted to anything in the. . Montreal ™ organization, . — ‘Thera were.reaspns'for., . Montreal’s move,)..-: => however. ... ot The Canadiens: had a‘ surfeit ‘of. goaltenders with. Ken -Dryden,.- the hero of the 1971 Stanley Cup triumph, Vachon, .. Phil Myre, now with St. Louis Blues, and Wayne Thomas, now with New York Rangers. i, Former Canadiens. coach Toe Blake ex- - Jained — the - team’s inking recently, ar TOO GOOD TO STAY - “He was too good a goaltender to be second- . string,’ Blake said, referring to the fact. that - Montreal was. high. on Dryden after his heroics the previous spriny. ; Vachon broke into the "NHL with Montreal. in team,nalong with ~— Kamloo -defenceman Peter Dineen. . Defenceman Brian Lundberg and left winger . Darrell Becker ° of . the Kelowna Buckaroos were | named to the Interior.: first team, while team- mate Randy Struch; in’ NHL of’ even. ' Stanley... “Cup: -¢ . Cups, : thrill *. 1976, series in whith he... 1966-67 and compiled a 2.48 goals-agains| average in 19 games. In _ the playoffs that year he ps ed nine games and a2.34 average, | - - Toronto Maple Leafs beat. Montreal in the . : Stanley cup fingl that - - spring, with: ‘Toronte coach ch -Imiach saying Montreal. could . never beat his team “with a Junior B goalie,”’ . meaning Vachon. Vachon had joined the nadiens' in- mid-season from Houston: Apollos. of the . Central” Hockey League, and coach Blake _ may::..have «been ;.én- fluenced: by Sem remarks. Blake -usec: - veteran Lorne Wordley ir thesixth and last game o1 - the best-of-seven, series. Toronto won the game 3... “Yachon's biggest thrill was not breaking into the «: ‘or ‘“Chynoweth said the "ack to their birth”. arrangements for-..in- . ternational games next season, but said the WHA has been in touch ‘with -most: of the European hockey powers, 2.) Gorden said the WHA, which -will - hold its regular amateur draft in early June, is: operating within the guidelines: wested of them by the - LA ; share of juniors,” Gordon said, “We've limited the signings to three players before May. 31, and we're within the guidelines we: were asked to maintain.” - Chynoweth said the Western league will be voting in favor of an ITH ban on WHA-European games, pote el, hae WCHL will not be - changing their mind, | Chynoweth™ said: irom. league “headquarters in: are disappointed with the are disa the- WHA’s decision -- and we're going to appeal to . Berges soa, e aad Chynoweth said that if e was concerned pee interferin -with or players, the league. should have conducted the draft on May 15—the day following: the Memorial Cup B ayoffs—. and given WHA clubs until May 31- to sign ors. of a : “You take a -19-year- old, tel] him there's $300,000 up front and sign him by. May 31,” ‘Chynoweth ‘said. ‘‘And “then ‘say: ‘By the way, lease. don't get ‘in- WHA: should have met- with .: junior ~ hockey qperators when plans for | ‘early draft were an-: nounced at ‘the nage serhianinual ‘meeting. in: Quebee City Jast ‘month. “They at least owed us a meeting,’ Chynoweth was posteded didattan as posted didn'tthink there'd «i anc moe? ‘Sand “now — they’re- créating more chaos, the way it’s been all the way Ce pionship teams with Mot.’ pores treal.: a a ch ania “I won :three Stanley: - : but’; the”-biggest’. . ll was Wirining ‘the - ° Canada Cup,’” Vachor:: said of* the September.’ guarded: the -Canadiar goal in: every . game’. against’ Czechoslovakia. °. Finland and: the -Unitec - - the Soviet Union, Sweden = <3: States: — ye ae a ~ Merritt places five all-stars’ “goal, was picked for the second team, . ~ Other first-team °°: members are: . defen- ~ ceman’ Howard’ ‘Walker. and ‘right’ winger’ .-Ron Vincent of Penticton Vees” |: and no centre”. - Glen Merkowsky of Kainloo els,’ — ‘C..AfO THEQFAN Dr. Kenneth D. Rogers, . Chairman of The Board .of Abacus Cities Ltd. is pleased to announce that Mr. C. Leo Theofan, Vice-President ,& General Manager, Corporate Properties Division has been _felocated to Victoria, with - Fesponsibillly for leasing, management and mainte- nance of all corporate prop- a ‘ ats ° * : a a f - ABACUS CITIESLTD. APPOINTMENT |: F: am = merciat "ment -vehictes .an ‘erties In‘the. Abacus Cities f' . portfolio... This includes, Abacis residential-and com: | Canada.: < - eee Mr. Theofan has been as: 9° ocialed with Abacus Citles- with predecessor companies, and prior torhis transferring § Operations to Victoria, served as Vice-President .& General:9 : ¥- Manager, Properties, located f ': gQ inCalgary 6 0 rea. Abacus Ciiles Ltd-Issa ff: | Western’ Canadian ‘public ms company providing :invest- related * services for Individual Inves--f- tors. throligh operations in|) land and : ment; and in natural resource. | - development through subs - wt sidiarles Abacus Gil and Gas] Ltd. and Abacus Industries’. - Ltd. The Corporata officesare 9“ locatéd In Calgary with: Divi:- 2 X sions in Calgary, ‘Edmonton, - Central 8.C;, Vancouver and’ Victoria’: + projects in, Western | : ‘ Ltd. sloce 1970, and‘ earlier .. invest. F Property develop oo carl ‘Canadian figure A, in, _- ° championships “ ‘going to get our ‘-open . are ot juniors,” G ; FWighton, 19, of Toronto, “and Dowding, 21, 0f Oak- ’- coac. - _Anyone who sees her problemss (3) grisse mini | Lifting weights would seem 5 be the last thing needed by competitors in the elegant an graceful sport of-ice dancing. But weight traineng : -has been an: important - of the program of . rt Porta: Wighton and John Dowding, favorites to win the ice dance title at the skating whic taday ville, Ont:, were second to Susan’'Carscallen and Eric Gillies in the 1977 championships and ‘became “heirs apparent when.. the defending champions retired... In their first world championships in Tokyo - laced 10th and their - they p 0 ach, - Marijane: Stong, hopes they.can match or -béetter: Carscallen and Gillies’s sixth- pl finish in the 1978 worlds Ottawa next month. “We have both. un- dergone weight training to build up our’strength,” the 155-pound Dowding said Tuesday. ‘‘That's what we felt we lacked in ‘worlds last year. * “We feel stronger and also’ feel. more con- - fident.”’. “ Wighton, who stands five-four and weighs 113 pounds, can squat more an 400 pounds after working out much of the summer on a universal m. But. before un- rtaking weight training she demanded and re- ceived assurance that it wouldn’t enlarge her. muscles, KEPT HER FIGURE f WHA faces showdoun with _ Muscles for _.. junior hockey since draft. _ ice dancers iding over the ice at Rromorial Arena here will agree that her trim; rim -shapely figure “sutvived the regime admirably, Wighton and Dowding represent a Canacian hope for the future in ice dancing, an event in which the last world championship medal was a silver won by Paulette Doan and Ken Ormsby in -. 194. mo "If they continue their training and maintain their present positive attitude, It’s possible they cowd make it to the top three eventually,” said - Stong. _ “Artistically as they mature they should be able to keep up with the Russians providing they can maintain their physical strength.” The Soviet Union has dominated ice dancin for many years although England, which was once No. 1,nhas been making a ‘comeback with Janet Thompson and Warren Maxwell placing second to Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov in Tokyo last year. “jf the British could win a gold medal it would proba y open up the sport for other coun-. tries,” Stong said. She conceded, however, that . Russians have the advan- tage of coaching for every aspect of figure skating and can worknout as much as 12 hours a day without having to worry about doing anything else. ; “Our society isn’t eared to that sort of iscipline,”’