. TERRACE | — At an average age, of more than 44 years old, | ‘the Terrace ' Timbermen are the hottest oldtimer hockey teanron | the:ice in-the city and show, nO. - sign of slowing: down. The club joined the “Terrace. Men's - Recreational Hockey: League = which. opened a new oldtimers division — this season - and are now strong contenders - to grab. the division title." ‘It's: taken alot of: heart and a lot'-of. team spirit,” says coach/manager . Jake De. Jong of the team's success. ‘Some nights we just can’t buy a goal . and: other, nights:it ‘goes good,” ’ Forget the league stats, which show “all ‘four. teams in the | league's‘ hew'Hotly: competitive , oldtimer Uivision’ -as “ being within a hair's: breadth of each, other. . Ignore the points that. shiow the Timbermen two points out of first; ‘trailing diyision-leading Convoy Supply. Look | instead at ‘the: ‘games: played: 29° ;over the regular season -for | the: Timbermen, compared to 41 for the rest of their: age . .35-and-up oldtimer division rivals. , Rec hockey playoffs on TERRACE —_ ‘Is playoff season al the arena, and the city eight recreational hockey league teams started the showdown this week: ag, The Teriace Men's " Recrea- tional Hockey: League expanded to eight teams and two divisions this. season. a ‘On the. rec division side, All Seasons and Inn of the West tied ‘for first, place overall with §2; points ona 24-12-4 record. Skeena’ Hotel took third with 21-14-5, . while Norm’s Auto Refinishing was fourth with a 19-17-3 record, In ‘the oldtimers division, Convoy Supply finished with 34 hn those 29 games ‘they put together & 15-12-2 record — the “bést regular season. win-loss ‘fecord in their division and the only one over 500. — to claim "" sécond place. Convoy'’s 34 points ‘came from a 13-20-8 record. - “I'm really proud. of the guys — they did’a good job,” said ‘De Jong, “Our gdaltender _ ) Gary Schatz. — ‘is, the - best goaltender in’ the whole “Teague? © He said the club decided when it entered the rec hockey league, they would do so on their own terms. ‘*We saw. the schedule that said we would be playing twice and sometimes: ‘three times a week, and we said it was too much. We cut it down to 29 : games and said-we'd play if they could work that into the schedule.” - They- decided up front: that final standings. didn’t matter and -they- were in‘it for the ac- tion: But that changed. - “Don’t get me wrong - — we - always . said that -points .don’t mean anything,’ De Jong add- ed. ‘And it never did mean anything to ‘us during the points and a 13-20-8 record. just ahead of the Terrace Timbermen who finished with 32 points on a 29-game . schedule. Third went to. the Northern Motor Inn Okies and fourth went to the’ Riverside Auto Wranglers. Playoff action got underway on the weekend but the remain- ing scheduled games are as follows: Wednesday, Mar. 13 NMI Okies v. Terrace Timbermen {Game one) Thursday, Mar, id Inn of the West ¥.° Skeena - Hotel (Game twa) Sunday, Mur. 17 All Seasons v. Norm’s Aulo (Game three, if necessary) Inn of the West v. Skeena Hotel season, But wher we got rig to the end and we were tied for first with one game to go’'— it would have- been’ nice. to’ win - § that last game against Convoy and say we were first with only 29 games.” ‘We're a pretty good hockey ‘club,"* De Jong said. ‘Five or six of-us are 50 years old or over now. But we've still got it.’’ The last time the club replac- _ed anyone was three years ago. when the team’s: baby — 38-year-old Chris Bodie — was recruited, “Our team is sort of a family _affair,”’ De Jong said. ‘We're a. group of guys that's been together for more than 10 years. The only way we pick up new people is when someone dies, or. leaves town or breaks a leg and can’t play no more forever, That's the: only way we ever " replace a face. If you’re able to play. hockey, you stay on our., team.” Meanwhile, the Timbermen hit the ice tonight for their first game of the playoffs — the start, « of their ‘three-game series" against the third-place Northern Motor Inn ‘Okies, . ‘(Game three, if necessary) ‘Tuesday, Mar. 19 Convoy Supply y.: Riverside Auto Wranglers (Game two) NMI Okies v. Terrace Timbermen (Game two} Weilnesday, Mar. 20 NMI Okies v. Terrace Timbermen (Game three, if necessary) Thursday, Mar. 21 Convoy Supply v. Riverside Auto (Game three, if necessary) Saturday, Mar. 23 Finals for both rec and oldtimer divi- sions. Semi-final victors play each other for titles, (Game one) Sunday, Mar, 24 “Finals i in both divisions. (Game two) . Monday, Mar. 25 Rec division final (Gare three, if necessary) Tuesday, Mar. 26 Oldtimer division final (Game three if necessary) Recreational Hockey League Scores: Feb. 27 Teitace :Timbermen 4, All Seasons 2 Feb. 28 7 Coivoy Supply 5, Northern Motor Inn Okies 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $ Inn’ of the West 8 all Seasons § va -Mar.6 — Mar.7 _OrrmAcH eo “ “Au Seasons 3,;Norm's Auto Refinishing 3 errace : Timbermen 8, Northern Motor inn Okies 0 ‘Norm's 5 5 Auto Refinishing 6, Skeena Hotel 3 7 nvay Supply & Terrace Timbermen 2° a : Nonther Mator Inn Okies 3, Riverside Aulo Wranglers 2 CP-202 Two-Band $20 Stereo Radio Cassette Player g Reg. $49.99 Bring in this v On and Convoy Supply NMI Okies - Team All Seasons “Inn of the West - Skeena Hotel * VY ONLY sol quarditis bast —_ Terrace Timbermen Norm's Auto Refinishing ¢T-2043 21” COLOUR TELEVISION * 26 Function Random Access Remote ® MTS Stereo and Surround Sound * A-Vin plus variable audio out Oldtimers Division Final Standings: G WL T GF GA PTS "4113208 142 207 4 29:18 12.2118 110 32 41 1123-7 -122 158 29 . Riverside Auto Wranglers, 42 10.27 5 140 200 25 Recreational Division Final ‘Standings: - G@ WL TGF Ga PTS 40 24 12:4 178 134 32 40 24 124° 214 179 52 - 4021145 197 151 47 39:19:17.3 187 159 43 To get your teant or league on the Scoreboard, drop off scores or. Standings to the Terrace Standard office at 4647 Lazelle Ave., ar phone them in to 638-7283, _ $49" TE-67332 28" CONTEMPORARY STYLE COLOUR TELEVISION * 500 Line Horizontal Resolution © MTS Stereo and Surround Sound * Video @rain | (Precaded Remote) * FullMenu OSD © Message Minder _ and Child Louk 1035" - @ HITACHI Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 13, 1991 — Page BS - [Second ‘Great | . , Week | “BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINAR’”’ PROPHECY” +:-2| Friday, March 15 - 7:17 p.m, : Saturday, March 16: 7:17 p.m. “Our Day In Prophecy” No. 3 Plus — “Antichrist — Who Is He?” Sunday, March 17: 7:17 p.m. “Do the Dead Live? — “Our Day in Prophecy” No. 4 Monday, March 18: 7:17 p.m. “Escape From Armageddon!” — "Our Day in Prophecy” No. 5 Lecturer: RON JOHNSON “OUR DAY IN- PLACE: “it Is Written Auditorium” (Seventh Day Adventist Church) 1 Block Behind Rainbow inn On Griffiths Rd., off of Highway 16 West. 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