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Islanders i in trouble

Last year the New York
Islanders were the talk of the
National Hockey League.

So far the Islanders are
atill the talk of the league —
but for a different reason,
- At the completion of the
1978-78 campaign
Islandera ra anumber of
eyebrows by establishing the
beat record in the NHL,
beating Montreal Canadiens
in the over-all polnia stan-

iS 116-115,
season the talk ia
‘What's wrong with the
Islanders’?

Sunday night they once
again tasted defeat, losing 4-
2 to Detrolt Red Wings. Not

‘too much novel there, eight?

Well If the Islanders have

visions of matching last:

season's totals they'll just

have to remain unbeaten for

the duration of the year —
just go undefeated over their
final 48 games.

The logs to the Red Winga
waa New York’s 15th of the
year, matching the clubs
entire loas total of 1978-79.

In other games Sunday,
Chicago Back Hawks
defeated Boston Bruins 5-5,
New York Rangers downed
Washington Capitals 5-2 and
Quebec Nordiques stopped
Edmonton Ollers 2-1,’

Saturday's action saw one
streak continued in Denver,

another stopped in Los.

Angeles and a chapter added .
to the soap opera In Toronto,
Philadelphia

creased their reg ie aie pinks, Hat !

streak to33 games, tleing the

profesalonal sports record
for consecutive games
without a loss by defeating
Colorado Rockies 3-2. Los
Angeles Lakers are the only

‘other North American pro

paris team ever to reach
at mark. The Lakers of the
National Basketball
Association put together a
3$-game unbeaten streak In.
1973-72.

the

"every Los Angeles game

Granisle takes

victory’ over. Minnesota
North Stara

“I'm glad | that it's over, ”
said Simmer. “Now I can
just start a new one, There's ©

alittle disappointment in not '

scoring. I was‘tight. They
- checked us pretty good,

“Tecan forget about Punch
Broadbent now. Maybe! can
get back down toplaying a
normal game."

The Kings’ left winger,
who has a season total of 34
goals, tops in the NHL, had
‘scored at least one goal in

since Nov, 2f.

Harry..(Punch) Broadbent
set the record when he.
scored at least one goal in 16
consecutive gemes for Ot-
tawa. Sooners during the
1021-22 season,

Meanwhile at Toronto,
Leafa’ Darryl  Sittler
resigned his captaincy prior
to a game against Winnipeg
Jets, a 6-1 victory for
Toronto, Sittler, upset over
deteriorating relations
between Management and.

the players and Friday's
trade of close friend Lanny
McDonald, felt he could no
longer function in that
capacity.

In other games Saturday,
Montreal Canadiens
defeated Buffalo Sabres 6-3,

. Vancouver Canucks stopped

‘the -Nordiques-. 6-2,: Pitt-
‘gburah Penguins . beat .
‘larnes,3-2 and St,

exhibition game, Central
‘Red Army of the Soviet
Union defer ted the Islanders
+2.
Red Wings 4 Islanders 2

: The Islanders had a nine-
game. unbeaten atreak
against Detroit going into the
season, with elght victories

anda He. But they now have -

two straight to the
Wings, who beat them 5- ,
4 Slog iiNew Serks-on 91

Pups Reps 6-1
championship game as the.

the’

later on when we got going,
Rogie (Vachon) would not be

Arbour complained that
his team was not at full
atrength because several
players have had the flu.

Dan Labraaten, Errol
Thompson, Vaclav
Nedomansky and Dan
Bolduc scored for the Red
Winga while Bryan Trottier
and Gord Lane connected for
the Islanders.

Hawks 5 Bruins 3

Rich Preston's goal at
12:01 of the third period gave
Chicago its victory.

After Peter McNab pulled
the Bruins to within one goal,
Grant Mulvey scored into an
open Boston net with ane
second left to secure the
Hawks’ win — their first
against the -Bruins - on
Chicago ice since Oct. 22,
1978.

hockey tourney

After suffering losses in
their first two games,
-Granisle Elevens came back
with three straight wins to
capture the fifth annual
Terrace Minor Hockey
“Christmas Pups" Tour-
nament at the Terrace Arena
Saturday night.

Granisle downed Terrace
in the

tournament high-scoring
champion Kenny Worthing
pumped home four goals.
ahe youngster finished with
ints overall on 11 goals

an 1 assists.
The Terrace Pup Reps had

three wins and a tie going

.into the title contest. The loss
to Granisle was their first af
season.

Both teams gained berths
in the finals by knocking off
Prince Gearge teams in
‘semi-final action, Granisle
downed Prince George
Number Two 7-4 while
Terrace beat out Prince
‘George Number One 4-2.

: In the playoff for third and
fourth positions, Prince
George Number One cap-

: {fared the, bronze medals with ©

In Los ‘Angeles. Charlia “a Peleocbite ub tatnertiet 41 vi victory over Number

Smmer of the Kings was held
scoreless for the first time in
44 games in hia clubs 43.

period like the weather -— °°

fORgy.”” aaid New York
coach Al Arbour.

“Then .

The playotf for fifth and
sixth positions was won by

Terrace Elevens as they
beat out Prince Rupert 5-4. It
wes an all Kitimat battle in
the playoff for seventh and
eighth as the Elevens beat
the Reps 5-2.

Terrace Rep net minder
Tony Hildebrand picked up
the trophy for best
goaltender while diminuitive
Blain Moore of Kitimat Reps
was selected as top defen-
cemena. The best forward
was Kevin Monteith of the
Terrace Elevens.

The newly-donated Ken
Robinson Memorial Trophy
for the most sportsmanlike
team was presented to the
Prince Rupert Reps by Al
Robinson. Throughout the
three-day series, top per-
formers on each team for
every game won a special
pemiant especially made for
the tournament.

‘One of the pennants was
given to Shelagh McCrackeri
of Granisle in the final
ceremonies. Shelagh is the
only girl ta ever play in the
annual even!. Outside teams
offered high praise to such
tournament organizers as
chairman’ Al Richardson,
Bob Dahil, Glen Lindsay,
John Almgren and others for
a superbly-run tournament.

Other Terrace Rep teams
saw action throughout the
province during the
Christmas break.

Rams unseat Cowboy GS ee terrasse

The last time Loa Angeles
Rams visited Tampa, they
got thelr heads handed to
them — but, then again, the
last time they vialte Dallas”

“on Sunday, the Rama
taught Roger Staubach and
the Cowboys a lesson in
miracle comebacks and
earned ancther trip te
Florida's Gulf Coast —
where Tampa Bay But-
cancers are planning on
another miracle of their own.

It was a weekend of upsets.
In three of the four National
Football Leagh ue playolf

games, the underdogs won,
Patt new faces in the Jan.
6 conference championship

nt the National Con
ference, the Bucs kept their
Cinderella season alive
Saturday by beating
Philadelphia Engles 24-17.
And on Sunday, the Rams,
0-6 season losers in
Dallas last Oct. 14, shocked
the Cowboys 21-19.

In the American Con-

ference, the battered
Houston -Oilera rode an
extraordinarily aroused
defence to a 17-14 victory
Saturday over San Diego
Chargers. And on Sunday, in
the only expected outcome,
the defending Super Bowl
champion Pittaburgh
Steelers mauled Miami
Dolphins 34-14.

Sa the Buca, winless in
1976, thelr first season, but
the NFC Central Division
champions this year, take on
the NFC West champion
Rams, whom they beat 21-6
last Sept, 23. And the AFC
Central champion Steelers,
who flattened Houston 34-6 in
last year's AFC title game,
take on the Oilers, their
division's wild-card team,
again,

Vinee Ferragamo, who
had thrown . touchdown

eases of 92 yards to Wendell

ler and 49 yards to Ron
Smith in the first half but had
seen the Rama’ 14-5 lead turn
inte @ 16-14 deficil, teamed
with Billy Waddy on a 50-
yard TD pass play with 2:06
temalning for the victory
that avenged last year’s 25-0
NEC title game loss to the
Cowboys.

Coach Ray Malavasi wae
atil] savoring the dramatic
triumph when someone

asked him when he'd begin
thinking about the Bucs.
“Soon,” replled. “In
about two huare Well enjoy
the win here, but when the °
plane touches down in Los’
Angeles we'll start planning
for Tampa Bay.
Ferragamo’s day started
inauspiciously with a safety
when he slipped and fell in
his end zone ig to eacape
Dallas’ rush, But he
responded with hls TD pass
to Tyler and, after Rafael
Septien madé it 15 with a 33-

yard field goal for y'

Ferragamo found Smith on

the end of his ‘Hail, Mary”

‘bomb into the end zone three

seconds before halftime.
Roger Staubach, who

brought the Cowboys back

from the brink of defeat in

: the final two minutes of three

games in 1979, guided Dallas
into position for Ron Springs’
one-yard TD run in the third

quarter and beat a Rams’
Blitz by pasaing two yards to
tight end Jay Saldi to put the
Cowboys on ton 10-14

wins and two losses at the
Maple Ridge tournament. In
their first game, Nangimo
beat Terrace 3-2 in overtime.
However, it was discovered
that Nanaimo had used over-
aged players, so the game
was defaulted to Terrace.
Terrace took on Prince
George next and beat them 8-
6. Terrace suffered losses in
thelr next two games and
were eliminated from fur-
ther play. They dropped a 5-2
decision to Comox and lost 7-
3 to Abbotsford.

4

Soviets to meet Canadiens

By SCOTT ABBOTT

MONTREAL (CP) -— It
was four years ago tonight —
New Year's Eve, 1975 — that
Central Red Army of the
Soviet Union and Montreal
Canadiens of the Nallonal
Hockey League battled to a
$4 tle in what has been
widely described as the
_) meatent hockey game ever

yed,

Tf possible, the rematch
tonight provides even more
enticing possiblities.

When the teams met for
thefirst time ~ and that was
cause enough for interest —
Philadelphia Flyers had won
the last two Stanley Cup
champlonsh! ie

The Canadiens now have
won the last four and a total
of 22 Stanley Cup titles. Red
Army hae won the last four
champlonships in the Soviet

Pnion's major league and 22
all,

Whatever is said to the
contrary, the game seems
sure to be seen a3 60 minutes

for the world championship.

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