B4 Terrace Review — Wednesday, January 2, 1991

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Competition, friendship |
combine in annual
Christmas hockey event

It took a pair of game-ending shootouts to declare a champion at
this past weekend’s second annual Todd Killoran Terrace Atom
minor hockey Christmas tournament.

The eventual score was 8-7 for Canadiens over Senators.

The title game ended tied at 4-4 after regulation time. After five
players from each team exhibited their one-on-one shooting skills
against the opposing goalie, it was tied at 7-7. |

Officials then went with three different players from each squad.
Only one of the Canadiens’ lads managed to dent the twine and that
gave them the 8-7 victory. _

The tournament, featuring eight teams, was played under ‘friend-
ship’ rules. This meant communities sent several youngsters to play
and they were inter-mixed on the teams so that a team could have:
players from Terrace, Kitimat, Hazelton, or Smithers playing to-

The Leafs wound up in fourth place out of eight teams at last weekend’s annual Terrace

Minor Hockey Christmas Atom division tournament. They lost out 4-1 to Flames in the bat- gether. ;
tle for third spot. Overall they won two and lost three. , In the final playoff for third and fourth places, Flames beat the
Leafs 4-1 to earn third. In playoffs among the bottom four squads,

it was Jets over Canucks 3-! and Nordiques over Oilers 4-2.

First-round playoff games saw first in ‘A’ pool (Jets) take on sec-
ond in ‘B’ pool (Senators). Senators won 3-0, Next it was first in ‘B’
pool (Canadiens) against second in ‘A’ pool (Oilers). Canadiens _
won this one 4-3. ; .

Then it was third in ‘A’ (Canucks) vs fourth in ‘B’ (Leafs). It was
a 60 win for Leafs. The final first-rounder had fourth in ‘A’
(Flames) meeting third in ‘B’ (Nordiques). It was Flames 3-1 in this
contest .

The first half of the series was four-team divisions in round-robin
play to determine playoff positions. Each team wound up playing
five games overall.

They all went home with prizes for their efforts, including
Kitimat’s Nicholas Byrne, who was named outstanding goalie of the

series.

Terrace ‘Todd Killoran’ Christmas Atom
Minor Hockey Tournament

Results of round-robin games:

Oilers 6, Canucks 3; Leafs 4, Nordiques 3; Jets 7, Flames 3;
Canadiens 7, Senators 5; Jets 6, Canucks 1; Senators 6, Leafs 2; _—
, Loon ; ; . Oilers 5; Flames 2; Canadiens 10, Nordiques 6;
Flames took third place in final standings at Terrace Minor Hockey’s Christmas tourna- - Flames 5, Canucks 4: Canadiens 11, Leafs 2;
ment for Atom division. They knocked off the Leafs 4-1 to earn third. Overall the Flames Jets 5, Oilers 3; Nordiques 4, Senators 3.

won three and lost two.

TWO DAYS ONLY

Jan. 4th and 5th in the-Skeena Mall

CHANCES TO WIN:

“A Zodiac raft with trailer and 50 hp
Yamaha motor — value, $13,500
“A Zodiac raft, value $2,400

a Zodiac raft, value $1,900

in the Lach Klans Society of Prince
Rupert raffle — look for our display in
the mall

Senator lost a tough double-shootout in the championship game of Terrace Minor
ockey’s annual Atom Christmas tournament. Canadiens edged them 8-7 Overall Si
omer ing your way |

Senators played five games, winning two of them.
to the top of the charts

Come out to Karaoke Night and sing along
a. the lyrics as they appear on video.

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Sundays 8 - 12 midnight & Tharsdays 8:30 - 1:30
Join the chorus at George’s Pub!

Northern Motor Inn, 3086 Hwy 16 E.,

Terrace phone 635-6375

The champions of the 1990 Terrace Christmas Atom Minor Hockey tournament are the
Canadiens. It took two shootcul sessions for them to beat Senators.8-7.in the final. Cana-

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