_ Gretzky. will play

EAST RUTHERFORD,
N.J. (CP) — The bomb that
would have fallen on
tonigh’'s 36th annual
National Hockey League
all-star game if Wayne
Gretzky had booked off sick
was defused Monday when
the league's No. 1 attractlon
rambled in from nearby
Atlantic City.

The Edmonton scoring
machine emerged from a
limousine after trying his
luck for a day.in casineland,

“but he wasn’t pulling any
slot-machine levers with his
right arm. The shoulder is
sprained, the source of
much anxiety around NHL
headquarters the last few
days.

“] dict about as well 2s I
did on Saturday — bad,”
Gretzky said when asked
how he'd fared on his day
off. “When the streak ended
Saturday, I shouldn’t have
gone,”

Gretzky’ had his points
streak snapped after 51
games Saturday in a match

against Los Arigeles Kings. .

. His absence would have
created a sour mood in the
‘suite of NHL president John
Ziegler, especially since six
other all-star picks have
pulled up lame. Forwards

‘Mike Bossy and Bryan’

Trottier of New York
Isjanders, Marce] Dionne of
the Kings, Jari Kurri of the

Oilers and Tony Tanti of —

Vancouver Canucks ‘and
goaltender Al Jensen of
Washington Capitals all are

absent.

Gretzky sald that if he'd

“gat out games last Friday .
‘and Saturday to rest -his

injury, he might have taken
an extended break.
SHOULDER SORE
. “Its sore but [can play. .

.. T'll just have to be a little

more careful than usual. I'll ©
give it three or four days |

_ rest after the game and take

it one day at a time.

“It’s a funny injury. I can’
shoot the puck, but I can't
extend my right arm.”

He might be tired ard
hurt, but he figures the’
league needs him tonight.
And despite all that hé has:
achieved to date, he says
playing in the all-star game
continues. to be special,

“The all-star game is a
thrill to play in, It’s an honoa
to be picked to play v with the ;
game’ 8 best. :

hurt.

“y wasn'thit hard at all," *-
he said of the: incident 10
‘days-ago in a.game at Los

Angeles. ‘T -was | just

basically ‘taken’ out of the -

play. and the :way my

'. | shoulder hit the boards Kind

of jammed it. .

“I've been hit alot harder
and nothing happened. Tt
was the first shift of the
game. ” .

Gretzky, who justed .

_ turned.23, will appear in his
- fifth all-star. game.

_ Among those ‘lining up ©

- with. Gretzky

vfor., - the
Clarence Campheli
ference stars is rookie Steve
Yzerman of’ Detrolt Red
Wings.. Yzerman is the
youngest player to appear
in. ‘the: annual - match,
beating by one month Dale

Hawerchuk. of ° Winnipeg '

Jets, who also was 19. when

‘he debuted two years ago.

MT always. dreamed I'd be

> here: some day; but I didn’t

“We all have personal
pride. We all want to win, do
the best we can. But the
botiém line is that it's ‘a
thrill and a lot of fun. You
have to enjoy it.

“You're playing against
some great people and, ll

tell you, there are 350 other

guys whe wish they could be
inthe game. It’s a great
honor.” .

There was no violent

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LONDON, ‘Ont. ACP)
‘Downhill skiing star Todd
‘Brooker of’ Paris, Ont.,
will | try.» just: about:-
anything to enhance his
chances ‘of: being~on the
slopes, next, week ‘foy, the

Some of the treatments .

been - conventional °°.
workouls - on exercise
equipment and ice packs.

Some have been’ a bit
more exotic,’ ‘such: ‘ab a
$10,000 electiomagnetic
Stimulator . a- ‘couple: of |
representatives . of the
‘West = German ”
manufacturer dropped off
at ithe University of
Western .
athletics injury clinic: last

tissue’ darnage, altho
its keyboard also “has, a.
. provisidn . for treating:
“sexual insufficiencies.”
ae 4 don't. know what ith

Winter Olympic Games. |

for” his sore. knee have’

Ontario's —

week. for Brooker to. Use: .

-World © Cup race
’ Austria. Normally :such. 2

do for . my. knee, bit 1
know. 1 don’t) need. any

treatment ~~ in’.
department,” | Brooker :
said jokingly, © °. 2. =...
The latest reinedy —_
comes from Brooker's
mother. a

’ “My mom bumped into .

"somebody, who sella this |

aloe vera (a herb) cint-:
ment,” he. said .after..
. taking a couple of days oft
from” his. - rigid
physiotherapy schedule
to visit his-home. ‘'Ske -
said it was some sort of:

‘miracle eream and my -
mom bought some and ©

she's had me rubbingit on
my knee -all weekend.”
SHORT OF TIME -. .

To Brooker, 24, it seems -:
“like ages, but it’s only
-~ been a ‘week since he

The niachine: ‘is touted i
‘to work miracles on-goft:.

arrived in» London to
begin. . treatment.

wee ligaments: he. stretched ‘n 7 7
‘his~ right: knee during a

high-speed . spill, in a

‘in’

> an:
-*, treated - ‘with:, time, “but :
“Hat =~

dnjury would ° be

time is something in short -
supply for Brooker... .

““¥d probably have just 7

let it heal on its:own ex--.

cept: ‘for the Olympics,” -
“Brooker told a group of |

-Teporters: Monday. at the

“clinic, “The Olympics are

Teally, really’ special, to
‘me and -that's ‘why Ive
been working so hard to

. get the leg stronger.”

‘He. won't know. if: ‘the.
effort has been successful

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia,
_ “Al this, therapy has
_ been designed to build up

'* the ‘strength in the leg

muscles and: below. the,
knee,” he said. “There’s
still. some instability. in’.

_ the knee, but it's a lot less:

painful. ;

“80; if it's just. a
‘question . of -instability, |
then we can fix that with a
good tape job." -

‘Taping, | while com

moiplace in many spurts, “se

[ Brooker. will try “anything

is. technique not. used

. downhill akiers. ,
“We've never

anybody.” ‘with us. who’.
. ‘slopes

could ‘doa good tape job,
40 We've: never trled it,”
’ Brooker said,
TRIES TAPE
However, * . - before ..
departing’ ‘for Sarajevo
with the Canadian team’s
medical staff last Friday,
university. ‘_ physlother-
-apist Garry Lapenskle
did :a trial) wrap ‘on.

"until he’s‘on the slopes at _. Broker's’ knee* “and I

‘was impressed | how good”
it felt. °° «-

“It doesn't bind and it.

. doesn’t restrict," said ©
Brooker, who plans to

have Lapenekie perform

his taping’ magic: agaln
“next © week. when he
" arrives ‘at! the. Olympic

: village to tet the knee in
:- fraining.: aren
- ‘Brooker. “Ignows, .

however; that: what mnay :
. feel’ good onan exercise

_ not. feel 50, great. when
“before by “the | Canadian’

had - ;

"So the final deciston ‘oh ao
whether he will be: ‘akling. ;

_ for gold or wa

the. sidelines -remaina to’

‘be made, ‘The'one. thing -

Y..
‘ about:that, rl be the:

7 amiversity will

“machine in ‘London, may: °~ to-rejolt bis: pended

zipping down a. Aki, coutae :
In ‘Yugoslavia. Mrs &
‘Rvery exercise here is :
‘controlled,';“but * o the
eae ah

ig trom |‘

Brooker is: certain. about
ig that-he will be. Soing to
Sarajevo. -: :

There's -
‘any’ douht : ‘ins

he said. “But: wheth
can skior . Rot ° LE won't
know until lve ‘had: a

equipment’: at

flight te oe Zurieh

‘Zeigler honored with. Lester Patrick

- BAST RUTHERFORD, .
NJ. (CP) — John Ziegler,
president of the National
Hockey League, and hockey
pioneer Art Ross, in a
posthumous award, were
honored at the: NHL's -an-
nual all-star dinner Monday. -
night: with (he Lester’

Patrick: Award for: service

to the game in. the United

States.

" Ziegler, sonext week, isin:
his seventh:,. year . as
president:::": The Detroit

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‘relationship with tts

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players’ union that has kept

the sport free of major labor

confrontations: © oo...
- “John Ziegler has béen:

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and development of “the
NHL, not just during’ the
_term of his presidency, but ‘

‘for the last 15 years, first as

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“Red Wings and later .as
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responsible .

’ Wirtz, curfent: chairman: ‘of
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. Stanley. Cups In. 1907'.with

Kenora (Ont:) Thistles and

1908 -with Montreal Wan-

derers..

He . -Managed: “Hamilton.

Tigers, before moving on to

Boston ‘when the Bruins’

entered the NHL'in 4924, He

coached the Bruins to. three’

Stanley. Cups before
beeoming manager, then
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on the beard of: governors.

“The nets’ used | ‘today: in, .
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Johanssen, who has skied
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” INGLEWOOD,

‘a
eu mounce the.c ALZES A wi we
:  “There’s been’ a jot ‘of
speculation the last couple —

which oversees |

ob: Canadian ~
“ft. plonship, tt
-’~ drew it's support of the only

Black Hawks; -— John
Krumpe, president of the
Rangers; Rod Gilbert, a
_ Ranger

Kings. hire. Neilson.

Calif,
(AP) — The turnover in the

‘upper ranks of Los Angele .

Kings had been the worst-

: kept secret in town for days,

‘but owner Jerry Buss °
figured it was time he made
a fdfhial, statensent: td’ bu .

=

* Uheay "

days, for the most part
true,” the owner of the
"National Hockey League
club said Monday. “But we
thought’ we'd hold a press.
conference. anyway.”

The not-so-new news was

promoted to acting general

manager of the club and .

former . Vancouver coach.

Roger Neilson had been™
«named to replace recently

fired coach Don Perry.

_ * Nellson also assumed the
*. title: of assistant general

manager. ae

Vachon, ‘who signed a
multi-year - contract, -
ceeds ws Gearge Maguite, wha

_ TORONTO (CP) — ‘Sim’
‘ Nelford sald ‘Monday’ the.
Canadian .- : Professional
’ Golfers’ _ Association is

_practising’a form of reverse -
‘diserimination a

- in
déalings with members who
give. © Canadian’ -_ gol.

_ credibility on thé U.S. PGA

Tour.
Nelford, 28, here to accep
his ‘Score . Award 3
Canada’ 8 . outstanding

touring pro, was ‘referring

» ta a $300 anfual mem-

bership’ fee Cariadian. pros -

- must pay to compete in one
triple
| what. players pay to com-
~ pete on the U.S, tour in at
* Teast 32 tournaments, ..

(CPGA tournament —

‘The

top Canadian

- moneywinner ‘on the- U.S.
tour in 1983. also was,
disappointed the CPGA for.

years offered - appearance _

money — as much as $40,000

and more ~ to American

” tour playera-and expenses _
» to foreign .champlons-. td:
' gompete in the: Canhdlian’
_ championship,
neglected to offer tinanelal
inducements to Canadians
“gh the U.S, tour, oy

cobut’?:

of , ihe
_cham-
with-

The . sponsor
“PGA
Labatt’s,

major tournament. offered

* CPGA. members after last
ne “year's event in Quebec City,
~ NO TOURNAMENTS :,
"Now we don't even have

our own championship, they
have no purse, they have no

star; -

that Rogatien Vachon was .

Buc-.

ah its

Gearge Michael,”
director of

Washington; . Joe: Vec-
chioneé, sports editor of the;

sporis

will remain’ “with: the Kings
as the team's president.
The Kings said Vachon
will. serve as general
manager through the end of

next. season | will. be. aps
challenge,” Vachon - said at.

the news conference. -
“There isa lot: to be done to

get the, Kings the: respect.

they deserve. -
“People. cannot ‘expect

miractes elther-from me.or.

from the hockey club. I feel

that we must start planning ;

for the future.”

*- Vachon, $8, served as the
team’s interim coach after‘
Perry's . firing , and”: was :

behind the berich: wher the,

” Kings tied Calgary : 2-2) last
Friday night and © beat '-

Edmonton 42, Saturday
night,

” POPULAR PLAYER »
” Vachon was ‘one of: “the”

most popular players: in the

sponsor, they have i ino date,

and yet they wrote a letter

‘to Dan Halldorson; Dick
Zokol, Dave Barr. and

fee,” said Nelford, of

. Burnaby, B.C., noting it is
illegal to pay appearance —

mondy for U.S. PGA
tournaments. “We have no

idea what the (CPGA)
tournament is going to be.

worth,

’ “It may be up agaitist. a.

$500,000 tournament in. the

States. “And they. want. a
commitment. from Us to '
: play,

; “Now -somebod "8 ‘gol
‘things a little ‘out. of pers.

we've been
of because. : the Canadian
“PGA Is not returning to us
what we've fiven: to them.
We're. not’ ‘getting our
mone! a arth’

Canada’s bitatanding tour
player last year by the golf
"magazine's advisory board
~ that includes Tex Noble, the

retiring executive director’
of the CPGA. and golfers. -

‘George Knudson’ And Nick
Weslock, ©

Other ; player awards

‘Monday night went to.
. Ditiriy Mijovie of Toronto, .
Canadian . men’s amateur”

’ champion; ' women's
amateur champion ‘Pawn’

WRC-TV,

-last February...

the season. His duties for.

{ Kings, Neilson’ said: |

_ Heather”.

) Nelford

selected

’ bisiented "the".

New York ‘qimes}. and
‘Barry © Wilner, . hockey.
writer for The Asioclabed
Press. — mo

playing with ihe téan from
1971-78. He was filred by'the
_Kings.ag an asiielant pach

Neilson; 49, wa fired a
the Vancouver set es

head coach: eartier ;

- nounced: ata later, idatbo)zoh month He signed r) cuit i
realize athla: igcai.big- with, the Kings: per

end of the season,
Asked. to analyse * th :

“Generally the - strong

’ points are the fact tint they.

ean score goals, they have a
decent.power play and they
have. a pretty good Lies
record. "

“Their - _syeisin ‘we
that they allow’ ‘too. ‘many
Roals and we have to work

“gn the penalty killing ‘and
, the biggest problem ofall

‘has been the home’ record.

“Goaltending and defence

"at. times “hap been: ‘apatty

but after watching . the: last.

| “two games, that may: have
tr-year history of the Rings, “ot ’

Nelford: slams. CPGA |

practices

Coe of Lake Cowichan, B.C.,
currently on the: women’s
‘pro tour; Brent Franklin of
Vancouver, Cariadian junlor
, myself asking. for.a com: .
‘mitmént to play“in’a tour--
fament in which'‘we would.
“rot. be paid any appearance»

titleholder, -° ‘hed .
~ Kuzmieh *

Trenton, Ont., the Canadian

men's -

: junior women’s champion;-

Nelford dented he is losing
his « Canadian - identity” by
declaririg verbal warfare on
‘the CPGA, a stance he feels
has found favor with “his
Canadian colleagues on the
‘US. tour: ‘but who: :have
elected not to ‘make an ‘Issue
of the situation.

The. two-time “Canadian
amateur _ champion. rose
through’ the juntor ranks in

British Columbia * before
_ being rectuited ‘into’ the
- tough =" Brigham ~ Young
“spective. I don't. think-itts
“the ‘tour nilers I tlt

ken advantage

University - golf program.
Said. * most
Danadian’ clubs have’ as
country-club_ identity while
Anierican playera tend to
essoclate with clubs in-,
volved "in condomiiilimn-
lype'developments.

tPhat’s,, our” bread-and-

. butter” ‘(the golf * club

assoclation)," said. Nelford,
who estimates it coat him up
to $100,000 to hold his spot on
the tour, |

For. that reason atone, he

"CPGA - iis
negligent innit. tealaiig .
the type of profile Canidlan ,
players on_ the: tour ‘are

presénting to the Ametican
° people’ shd should make a’

Awe ie effort to. recognize
ane efforts. ;

ee a al