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Monday night both teams came out flying and it was a close game right down to the final whistle. Totem Ford took the lead scoring the only goal of the first period. Tony Gillard took a shot and Mike Scott blasted home the rebound. G&A tied the score halfway through the second riod, then-caught fire and eft the ice with a 3-2 lead, Jacques LeBlanc got things started as he redirected a Jim Gustafson shot into the Ford net. Less than two minutes later G&A had added two goals. Brad Letham set up Gustafson and John Losier scored after Pohle prolongs | inevitable The fans at the Terrace Arena last Tuesday evenin, were treated to a har hitting, fast skating hockey game, Pohle Lumber and the Juveniles clashed in their second game of the quarter finals and the Lumbermen came out 5-4 overtime victors. Bob Cooper set up Daryl Dewynter, after seven anda half minutes of extra play, for the winning marker. Pohle opened the scoring as Randy MacDonald got things going. The Juveniles did not take long to get going, however, as Barry Brown, Guy Farkvam, Murray Hill and Cliff Flury scored a goal apiece. This set the stage for the heroics of Pohle's Bob - Anderson’s season was Jute he ww eee eee eee eT eee Te TTT TTT Ts bal revTT TTT Teer rTrTrT Terre. pevrwvery ww ee ee eer eer ever erry of G&A picking up Don Clifford’s rebound, Totem Ford drew within one with five minutes remaining. Rino Michaud picked up the puck at his own blueline and fed Larry Hackman a _ _ perfect breakaway pass. Hackman was all alone and made no mistake, deking the G&A goalie, then sliding the disc into the net, The third period was only two and a half minutes old when Ford tled the’score as Hackman and Michaud combined once again. This time it was Hackman feeding Michaud with a perfect pass. Totem Ford regained the lead at the 11:19 mark as Bob Peacock carried the puck to the G&A blueline and drilled a shot past Rick Bullen into the G&A net. A minute and 13 seconds later Ford had a two goal lead as Hackman and Toby Taylor combined to set up Dick Shinde in the slot. Shinde fired a low shot by Bullen and it was Ford - 5, G&A - 3. Michaud rounded out the Ford scoring converting a Peacock pass with a low, hard shot. G&A finished off the scoring with only 39 seconds remaining. Les Thor- steinson took a shot from the point. Bob Bogart picked up the rebound and slid a pass to Harold Olson who flipped a backhander past Jerry Lamming. Final Score Totem Ford - 6, G&A - 4 and Gordon & over, Cooper. ‘‘Coop’’ scored three times as the Paohle defence got tough and the offence began to click. After regulation time it was 4-4 and a ten minute overtime period was called for. During the extra frame it looked as though the tie would last forever as both teams missed good chances and both goaltenders came up big. The winner came suddenly and unexpectedly. Bob Cooper carried the puck into the Juveniles zone drawing a defender to him and dropped a pass to Dewynter. Pohle’s big centre moved around a defenceman and fired a hard shot over Fred Havwryluk’s glove shoulder. Inevitable arrives for Lumbermen_ The Terrace Juveniles advanced to the Com- mercial League semi-finals with an 38-3 victory over Pohle last Thursday evening. After an even first period both teams left the ice with a goal but after two it was 5-1 for the Juveniles. The Juveniles got on the scoreboard first when Barry Brown got in one of the easiest goals of his career. Brown shot the puck in from - just over centre ice and the Pohle goaltender misjudged the flight of the disc, Pole came back a minute and & half Jater as Mike Barg: banged in a rebound during a goalmouth scramble. The rest of the period featured fast skating, hard hitting and some good saves by Juvenile’s Tibor Mandur and Pohle’s Ai Annett. The Juveniles opened the second period scoring after only one minute and 21 seconds, Guy Farkvam and., Stu Josephson combined to set up Murray Hill who scored his first of three. Then, 12 seconds later Josephson scored as tipped Ed McEwan’s shot into the Pohle cage, Hill also assisting. Guy Farkvam unassisted and McEwan from Farkvam and Josephson rounded out the second period scoring. The third period saw the Juveniles take a 7-1 lead as Murray Hill and Ray Garneau notched markers. Fohle then mounted a comeback of sorts as they scored two of their own, Sev Piatoni from Dale Kushner and Bob Cooper from Daryl Dewynter were the marksmen. Any Pohle hopes were ’ dashed with $:44 remaining as Murray Hill gave the Juveniles an 83 lead and completed his hat trick bid. The youngsters hung on and will face McEwan GM in the semi-finals. “The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer some- body’ alsa up.” Mark Twain JUVENILE GOALIE TIBOR MANDUR drops to his McEwan GM. Rae Rowe (far left) moves in hoping as 5 to 3 victors. TIBOR MANDUR watches as the puck sails into his however, as the GM Commercial Leaguers emerged glove. Mandur turned in his best performance of the , season, blocking 41 shots. This was not enough, knees to block a shot during playoff game against for a rebound. Kings 3 Smithers 2 Kings 3 Smithers 7 Prince Rupert Atom Motor Kings and Smithers Totems each picked up a win this weekend in Smithers in the opening two games of the best- of-seyen Fowler Cup final series, Rupert nudged the Totems 3-2 Saturday night before the hosts rebounded to post a 7-3 conquest of the Kings on Sunday. Saturday, the Kings got one goal in each period as they stretched their playoff victory streak to eight games. Gord Stephens tallied an unassisted marker in the opening stanza while Wayne George and Rick Spracklin scored in the second and third period respectively. Spracklin, who also assisted om George's goal, netted the game-winner with less than eight minutes remaining. The Totems, badly out-played in the game, gol goals from Cam Armstrong and Ron Marris. Smithers were outshot by a 35-23 margin and took thirly- nine of sixty-four penalty minutes handed out in the contest. . In Sunday's encounter, the | Kings split in Smithers hosts rushed to a 30 lead midway through the first twenty minutes of play, and Rupert was never really able to recover. The Kings did manage to make it 42 late in the second perioed, but were then outscored by a 3-1 margin in the final game. Chris Dyer and Greg Zavaduck each tallied twice to pace the Totems’ attack while George Lutz, Butch Morris and Cam Armstrong contributed singles. Stephens, Joe Ciotoli and Don Gillespie scored for Rupert, Smithers directed a total of twenty-six shots at Don Olm- ‘stead and Jerry Kurka while Rick Marko handled just twenty-one shots for the Totems. Olmstead, who backstopped the Kings to their Saturday _ night win, started the game but was replaced midway through the second period after giving up four goals on the first ten shots he faced. Kurka then yielded the last three goals of the game, Rupert, who entered the series without the services of reliable defenseman Dave Allen (broken leg), —srreceived numerous other injuries which could prove to be of extreme importance before the series is over. The club lost Dave Pickett, the league MVP in 1975-76, with back problems as a result of an illegal check on Saturday night, while Spracklin and Stephens were both hurt on Sunday. Spracklin’s injury was the Iresult of afreak occurrrence, he was struck in the eye by the puck while sitting on the bench — while it is thought Stephens may have aggravated a neck injury he picked up a few weeks * back. Furthermore, the Kings only got limited service from John Vaudry, league scoring leader | and team MVP this season, both Saturday and Sunday, Vaudry is suffering from ankle problems The third and fourth games of the series will be played this Saturday and Sunday in Rupert with the fifth game tentatively setfor Thursday, March 24th, in Smithers. In other news, Saturday's game will also be Blazer Night, as the Kings draw for the 1977 Chevrolet Blazer between periods, in finals | |GMhas easy time mm with youngsters McEwan GM had little trouble with the Juveniles, winning 8-4 Saturday and 5-3 Monday. In Saturday’s game GM scored four times in the first and twice in the second to take a 6-0 lead into the dressing room. Fer McEwan it was Rick Lewis leading the way with three, Rae Rowe scored twice and Steve Dillabough, Ken Dean. and Frank O’Brien added singles. Murray Hill led the Juveniles, scoring three times in three minutes with Steve Smythe picking up the other goal. Monday night McEwan outplayed the Juveniles and cutshot them 46-27. Had it not been for the outstanding goaltending by Tibor Mandur, the score would have been much more lop- sided. The Juveniles opened the scoring at the 9:37 mark as Ron Smaha converted a Guy Farkvam pass, flipping the puck over Eric Chapman. it took McEwan only two minutes to tie the score as Gord Bentham banged in the puck after Mandur made saves on Steve Dillabough and Rick Lewis. Thirty-five seconds later McEwan took a 2-1 lead as Lewis blasted a shot through Mandur’s legs, Marcel Tcokenay assisting. With 3:45 remaining the Juveniles tied the score as Cliff Flury fed Stu The Northwest Zone Badminton Finals took lace in Terrace last aturday. In the senior division a battle royal was fought between Caledonia and Prince Rupert Senior Secondary School for the team trophy and ‘for the honour of representing the Northwest Zone in the B.C. S.S.B.A. finals in Kelowna next month. By winning the last game in this exciting tournament, Prince Rupert managed to equal the Caledonia score of 29 points. In the case of a tie the team trophy is always shared but an additional match will have to be played between Caledonia and Prince Rupert to decide which team will represent the N.W. Zone in the B.C. Finals. In the senior division ‘A’ Flight events Bob Warren and Jack Bhanwer of Prince Rupert were first and second respectively in the men’s singles and together tock the men’s doubles from SCORE BOARD COMMERCIAL RESULTS Tuesday, March 4 Juveniles 4 Pohle 5 Thursday, March 10 Pohle 3 Juveniles 8 (Juventies win series 2 to 1} Saturday, March 12 Totem Ford Gordon & Andersan J] McEwan GM 6 Juveniles 4 Monday, March 14 Totem Ford 6 Gordon & Anderson 4 McEwan GM 5 Juveniles 3 (Totem Ford & McEwan tow meet in best of 4 finals) UPCOMING GAMES _ ? Thursday March 17 Final 8:00 Sunday March 20 Final 8:00 Monday March 27 Final 9:30 Tuesday Aiarch 22 Final If all series go the full number of games, final game will be held after tournament. _PNWHL_ PNWHL RESULTS (Best of 7 finals) Saturday, March 12 Smithers 2 Prince Rupert 3 Sunday, March 13 Smithers 7? Prince Rupert 3 (Series tled at one apiece) -Juveniles - Josephson with a perfect’ pass. Josephson let a quick: shat go which beat Chapman high on his stick side. Forty. seconds later the Juveniles- regained the lead as Flury’ and Barry Brown combined’ to set up Murray Hill in front. Hill fired a hard shot. over Chapman’s glove. ; McEwan tied the score: with 1:45 to go as Scott Corp was Johnny-on-the-spot,: picking up a loose puck in: the Juveniles zone. The second period: featured no seoring but both teams had chances, par- ticularly McEwan. The GM’ men outshot their younger: counterparts 18-8 but. Mandur refused io let: anything go by. : McEwan scored two: powerplay goals in the third period and that was enough. ° At the. 6:45 mark ‘Steve’ Dillabough broke the tie: with Juvenile Henry: Davidson in the sin bin.: Tookenay stickhandled past: two Juvenile defenders, then fed Dillabough who was’ alone in front. Three minutes later Juvenile Mike Lopushinsky : received two minutes for: tripping and it took McEwan - only five seconds to score. Marcel Tookenay fed Frank ° O’Brien who was allowed to: stickhandle through the slot’ and he beat Mandur with a high shot. McEwan GM - 5,- 3 and the: youngsters can hang up. their skates till next year. Caledonia and Prince Rupert ghare title’. Dwayne Lorette and John. Chow of Caledonia, The. ladies’ singles was won b Kathy Bie of Smithers with, Debbie Anderson of, Caledonia finishing second. : In the ladies’ doubles. Debbie Hallam and Debbie. Anderson of Caledonia finished first in front of. Kathy Bie and Susan Lort-. scher of Smithers. In the, mixed doubles Bob Warren and Kim Paton of Prince: Rupert won a very closely- contested match with John: Chow and Debbie Anderson of Caledonia. _ \ In ‘B’ Flight, only three events were played. The- men’s singles was wen by: John Chow of Caledonia and John Wu of Prince Rupert: was second. The ladies’: singles went to Debbie: Hailam of Caledonia and: Susan Lortscher of Smithers' was second. Jackson Wu and Patsy Etzerza of Prince Rupert won the mixed doubles and Dwayne Lorette and Lynn Kenney of Caledonia finished second. . The final positions in the senior division were: Prince Rupert and Caledonia tied for first place, Smithers was third, Hazelton came fourth and Thornhill finished fifth. In the junior division the result was never in doubt. Skeena was much too stron for the other teams an finished in first place with an impressive 18 point lead over the nearest rival, Prince Rupert. Hazelton finished in third place, Thornhill came fourth and Smithers was fifth. Jim Wu and Randy Russ of Prince Rupert were first and second respectively in the men’s singles and together won the men's doubles from Jim Chow and Lance Henderson of Skeena. The ladies’ singles was taken by Diane Wilson of Hazelton and Janet Parry of Skeena finished second. In the ladies doubles the winners were Janet Parry andGay Kawinski of Skeena with Diane Wilson and R. Moore of Hazelton finished second. The mixed doubles was an all Skeena affair with Jol Chow and Gay Kawinski finishing first ahead of team mates Lance Henderson and Janet Parry.