Page 10, The Herald, Thursday, December 27, 1979 {- PEREAGCKE-NTEEIMEAI daily herald SPORTS | Canucks take Moscow By GRANT KERR VANCOUVER (CP) — Vancouver Canucks took time out from celebrating their surprising 6-2 win Wedneaday night over Moscow Dynamo to call the touring Soviet Union hockey team “quitters” for their lack of enthusiasm near the end of the exhibition game. “Ever since the Challenge Cup series last year we've been taking abuse from people about how good the Russiana are compared with the National Hockey League,” said Defenceman Kevin McCarthy cf the Canucks. ‘We were down 64 in the last game of the Challenge Cup, but we didn’t quit working, “But when we had them down 6-2 in the third period tonight, they quit. To me, that saya something about our hockey compared to theirs. “We were down 2-0 in the firat period tonight, but we didn’t quit. They quit, though, and that’s not right.” Quick to agree with Mc- Carthy were team-mates Harold Snepsts, Stan Smyl and Chris Oddleifson, who thought that Dynamo's excuse of jetlag for a lacklustre third period didn't hold water, The Canucks gave up two early goals to the Soviets, but won on the strength of three goals within 43 eeconds late in the second period, two by rookle Brad Smith and a third from veteran Per-Olov Brasar, a Swede who has played the Russians more than 30 times, The game before 16,148 fans was the first of a nine- game series involving NHL teams and the Soviet’s top two teams, Dynamo and Central Red Army which plays tonight in New York against the Rangers. Smith and Smyl both scored twice for the Canucks, with defenceman Dennis Kearns and Brasar getting the others. Van- couver was outshoat 32-20 and the netminding of Curt Ridley was the difference after goals by Nikolai Varyanoy and Vladimir Devyatov. Ridley made a number of big saves while goalkeeper Vladimir Myshkin stopped just 14 shots for Moscow. . Myshkin, hero of the Chal- lenge Cup series last February in New York with a 6-0 shutout in the deciding game, was unsteady and twice was beaten by shota over his shoulder. Soviet referee Andrei Zakharov drew the ire of the standing-room crowd by whistling five minor penalties against the Canucks to only one on Dy- namo. Dynamo looked its worst late in the game during a Whalers nearly sank Philadelphia’s boat Philadelphia coach Pat Quinn says it was a close call for hia National Hockey League team, as lowly Hartford Whalers nearly ended the Flyers’ unbeaten streak, now at 31 games. “This was the tougheat game for us during our streak,"’ Quinn said after the Flyers and the Whalers battled to a 44 tle Wed- nesday night on Hartford's temporary home ice. His club, Quinn said, waa “Jucky goaltending at the end, We were fortunate they rushed some shot.” oo. Hartford, an expanalon team inhabiting last place in the NHL's Norris Division, rebounded from a 4-2 deficit with two third-period goals. But Philadelphia goalie Phil Myre held off further assaults to preserve his team's Winning atreak, * Hartford coach Don Black- burn, whose club has won just once in the last 11 games, said his team akated with Intensity and that his Whalers deserved a better fate, “We had them on the ropes,” Blackburn said. “I thought the turning point for us was our third goal, That Rot us back in,’ In other NHL action, Chicago Black Hawks and St, Louis Bluea tied 3-9; Boston Bruins beat Atlanta Pittsburgh Penguins downed Detroit Red Wings 6-4; Washington Capitals bombed Toronto Maple Leafs 8-2; Edmonton Gilera edged Colorado Rockies 4-3 and Minnesota North Stars whipped Win- nipeg Jets 4-0. . In an exhibition game, Flames 6-3: to have some Vancouver Canucks played solidly to dump the touring Moscow Dynarno 6-2, The Flyers, who haven't lost since Oct. 13, appeared to take an insurmountable two-goal lead about three minutes (nto the third period when team captain Mel Bridgman scored. But a Hartford goal by Mark Howe on the very next shift cut the Philadelphia lead to 4-3. Then, at the seven-minute mark, the Flyers misplayed the puck in their own territory. Hartford's Nick the season for the North Stara, who have won eight of their last nine games and pushed their home Ice record to 12-1-2, second best in the NHL to Philadelphia, Capitals 8 Leats 2 Guy Charron scored three times and Paul Mulvey twice as Washington bombed the Leafs, spolling Carl Brewer's return to the NHL. Brewer, 41, had been out of hockey for flve years. He starred on defence for Toronto from 1957-45 and also played for Detroit and Fotiu and Greg Carrol) St. Louis worked the puck from behind the net to Brian Hill who slipped home the tying goals, “] was as surprised as anyone when it went in," Hill sald. The young winger was recalled earller in the day from Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League, where he was the top scorer on the club. The Whalers opened the scoring in the first period when Greg Carrol put a 45- footer into the upper right corner behind Myre. The Flyers answered 32 seconds later on the power play when Paul Holmgren tipped home his 1th goal of the season past Whalers’ goalie John Garrett. Brian Propp beat Garrett twice in the second period. Hartford drew within a goal when Mark Howe scored his first of the game. North Stare 4 Jets 0 Steve Payne’s three goals in the second period Ingnited a five-goal outburst by Minnesota and carried the red-hot North Stars to a victory over Winnipeg. Goalie Gilles Meloche recorded his first shutout of Wrestling Day down for count WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. (CP) — Wreatling Day went down for the count at 100 Mile House but it’s making a comeback here on Jan, 2. Wrestling Day in some parts of British Columbia's Cariboo country is what Boxing Day is to Christmas a day of rest and relaxation. Wiliams Lake dumped Wrestling Day as a civic holiday in 1977 but revived it this year. However, not evervone observes it. At 100 Mile House, 92 kllo- metres south of here, the vil- lage observed Wreatling Day last year but now has dropped it. “We received a number ot complaints, primarily from union shops who had to py people the day whether they worked or not,” said village administrator Roboert Carter, ‘‘Any federal, provincial or municipaily- declared holiday is a paid day.” MANOR VILLA (Kenney Street & Agar Avenue) INTERESTED IN RENTING A NEW MODERN APARTMENT? APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING TAKEN: - Bachelor sulte, one and two bdrm. sultes avallable. Security - Pressurized hallways . Carpeted throughout - Drapes Included - Fridge & stove entrance tor protection “your - Washers & dryers available - Ample parking - Ensuite storage - Adult orlented _ No pets FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PHONE 635- 21 69 (after 6:00 p.m.) ; Oilers 4 Rockies 3 Blair MacDonald fired ina rebound at 14:05 of the final period for his 22nd score of the season to clinch the Oilers’ victory. Jack Valiquette had a goal and two assists for Colorado. Black Hawks 3 Blues 3 Chicago edged a polnt ahead of Vancouver and into firat place in the Smythe Division with its 12th tle, most in the NHL this season. Doug Wilson scored the tying goal seven minutes into the third period. Bruins § Flames 3 Boston coach Fred Creighton returned to Atlanta for the first time, where he piloted the Flames for four seasons, Mike Milbury got the winner at 11:59 of the second period, Penguins 6 Red Wings 4 Mario Faubert and Nick Libett connected 40 seconds apart early in the third pertod to break a 3-3 tie and Rick Kehoe scored twice to lead the Penguins past Detroit. Canucks 8 Dynamo 2 Rookie Brad Smith scored twice and veteran Per-Oloy Brasar once in a 43-second span late in the second period to propel Vancouver over Moscow Dynamo in the first of nine exhibition games between NHL and Soviet Union teams. twoman advantage when several Moscow players shot the puck away in disgust when thelr patterned plays didn't work agalnst the aggressive-checking Canucks, * “We didn’t allow the referee ta frustrate us and that helped over the long haul,” said coach Harry Neale of the Canucks, “We stayed away from problems in that area and our fore- checking helped stop them from breaking out quickly. “There's & North American trait to allow strange officiating to upset you, to get you away from your game plan. But we didn’t have that foolish North American thought that - we could intimidate the Russians. Our poise helped us win the game," Coach Vitali Davidov, through an interpreter, sald Dynamo played its worst game of the season because the team hadn't had proper time to adjust to the time- zone change, although the Soviets arrived here Sunday night. “The tinal score is not in- dicative to the strength of both teams,” he said, “Our goaltender made some mistakes, after which the score got bigger. “We weren't playing our game .., we were trying to end the game.” Ridley, who blanked Moscow Spartak 2-0 two years ago here, was a sur- prise Vancouver starter considering that Glen Hanlon is handling most of . the Canuck netminding. "'T felt good today because there wasn't any presaure on us,” Ridley said. “There's q | lot more pressure when you play a league game because there's two points at stake and the fight for first place in the division.” ee Vancouver has a league record of 13-15-7 this season, while Dynamo is 18-4 in the Soviet Major League. The Canucks tied the score 2-2 by the end of the opening period on goals by Keams and Smyl. The visitors held Vancouver without a shot on goal until the 15-minute mark of the second period . before the roof fell in. Brasar’s shot went in off Myskin’s arm at 18:12 and 24 seconds later Smith got his first goal with a rising 90- footer. Just 17 seconds later he blistered a 35-footer into the far corner for a 5-2 Vancouver lead, Smith has scored one goal in 10 NHL games since being called up from Dallas of the Central Hockey League after injuries to wingers Rick Vaiye and Brent Ahston. Vaive returned to the lineup Wednesday, along with defenceman Lars Lindgren. “The Russians didn't seem like they wanted to skate in the last period and our guys played like a real team, aaid Smyl, the most conslatent of Vancouver forecheckrs. “They were ‘skating: in cirelesatthe end because we took away the middle of the ice with our defencemen. 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