> Sports tagies road to by Glenn Werkman { The Review : SSS Sea slayofts gett SS g horter The road to the playoffs is getting shorter than ever for the Peninsula Eagles Junior B hockey club. Only eight games remain in the regular season and although the team’s record stands at 22 wins, three ties and three losses a lot of wx lies ahead. The Eagles improved their record with three wins last week but one of the wins was handed to them, another seemed like a half hearted effort and a third was a blowout against a team the pee wees could beat. Wednesday against the Saanich Braves the Eagles’ power play backfired, once, twice, then three times. “They got three shorthanded goals on us,” coach Mike Mowat said. “That was the game that ~ prompted me to start working on @onditioning strenuously at Thurs- day night practice.” Players on the power play are supposed to be the best on the *AUTOMATIC *FILTERED WATER *THERMOSTATICALY / CARBONATION LED BREWING N ROOM ee COME ON 2D MVER. _ STEEL THROUGHOUT *FILTERING OF OK. us ¢ *BREW AT HOME Zz WINE & BEER Lo OR USE OUR FACILITIES 207-2031 Malaview Ave. tmstonsesuna) 655-7121 Boe es Saanich Upholstery : RE-UPHOLSTER ALL - SENIORS DISCOUNT MAKES OF FURNITURE - 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE - IN HOME ESTIMATES » UPHOLSTERY - FREE PICK-UP & DELIVERY SUPPLIES 1061 JASMINE AVE. 2 2S CLANS BATILING FOR THE PUCK was fough for the Peninsula Eagles Junior B hockey club Jan. 9 against the Kerry Park Islanders at the Panorama arena. If was a good game though, as the local team took an 8-5 victory aftera late empty-net goal. team, the elite, the ones who work the hardest. “This game should never have been close,” Mowat said. “We were lucky to win. “Some of the guys are more interested in scoring for them- selves for the personal glory than for the team,” Mowat said. It was a tight game from the beginning. The Eagles led 3-2 after the first, then 5-4 after the second period. The Braves scored two quick goals at the start of the final frame @>ut Peninsula managed to come back and tie it up: “We got the winner but it was a gift,’ Mowat said about the 7-6 victory. Granted, it was the sixth hockey game in seven nights after playing the all star game, then an exhibi- tion game against Abbotsford, a full-time scrimmage in practoice and games the previuosu two nights. But Mowat says that’s the kind GLENN WERKMAN photo of schedule that will prepare the team for conditioned Lower Main- #@ond teams. Greg Wagnor was the big scorer against the Braves with four goals. Singles went to Chris Sundher, Tyson Davis and Ken Anderson. The previous night at home During the 9’s are wild sale at Dairy Queen you can get either a juicy single Home- style burger with lettuce and tomato, a regular size hot dog or a 50 oz. ice milk Sun- dae, each for only 99¢. What are you waiting for? Go Wild! against the Kerry Park Islanders the Eagles pulled out a 8-5 victory after an empty-net goal by Rob Olson with time running out in the throid period. Penalty minutes were down but so was the intensity. The Eagles opened okay with 15 shots in the first period to the Islanders 10 for a 5-1 lead but slowed dwon in the second — allowing the opponents to oushoot them 12-10 anbd scoire four goals. @ Going into the third period the score was 6-5 and the game could have gone either way. “T expected Kerry Park to be a lot better than their record shows,” Mowat said. “When they’re com- ing out with three lines and four defensemen they’ve got a really good team.” You can bet they’ll have a full roster for the playoffs. Rob Olson got a hat trick on the night while singles went to Lawr- ence Bourke, Chris Wallace, Jim Malkewich and BVill Reid. Mauricio Navarette stopped 32 shots between the pipes as the Eagles ended up outshooting them 48-37. In the first league game last week, Jan. 8 against the Juan de Continued on Page B8 Celebrating 50 years of treating you right!” braziefe ®Registered Trade Mark, Trade Marks Office (Ottawa, Canada), American Dairy Queen Corp., Dairy Queen Canada Inc. 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