The Prince George Citizen — Wednesday, April 20, 1988 — 13

MARK ALLAN S p o r t s Sports editor

CALG ARY STIFLED IN FIRST-GAME LOSS

S trategy sw itch beneficial for O ilers

CALGARY (CP) — Successor the Oilers used to de­ pend almost solely on their explosive offence. Poor series Tuesday night it was discipline, defence and killing that enabled them to subdue the Flames 3-1 in the first game of the Sm ythe D ivision best-of-seven final. forgotten “Defensive hockey isn’t something we’re accustomed to, but we have to play Calgary this way,” said Craig MacTavish, who worked tirelessly killing off nine Calgary power plays. as Gallant In a reversal of past seasons, it was the Oilers who played strong defence and tne Flames who had the better offence. scores two “I don’t know if we’ve had a big­ ger win in our history,” saidC a p i t a l s ' DETROIT (AP) — Detroit for­ , who scored on a ward , who felt he breakaway about three minutes af­ played poorly in the Norris Divi­ ter linemate Jari Kurri got the sion semi-finals, is making amends game-winning in the 13th min­ in the final. ute of the final period. i n j u r e d Gallant’s fourth playoff goal “It’s a big confidence builder. LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Wash­ proved to be the margin of victory After all, they were first overall . ington Tuesday night as the Red Wings . . they deserve to be the favor­ suffered a lacerated tendon in his beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 in the ites. left leg Monday night and will miss opening game of the best-of-seven “When we played (after finishing the remainder of the best-of-seven series. first) we were expected to win. NHL playoff series against the “I don’t think I played that well But, really, it doesn’t mean any­, the Capitals against in the semis against Toron­ thing . . . we have to win Thurs­ said Tuesday. to, but it didn’t bother me because day. Langway suffered a three-inch we won,” said Gallant, whose goal “Our penalty killing and disci­cut in his leg when he was checked at 7:46 of the third period put De­ pline won it for us,” he added. by New Jersey’s with troit ahead 5-3. “If we would have “We worked on penalty killingseven minutes remaining in Game lost, it would have bothered me all all week. We had a few break­ 1 Monday night. Verbeek’s skate summer. downs, but when we did, Grant cut across the back of Langway’s “It’s a team game. You can’t (Fuhr) was there . . . and we got leg. worry about personal stuff in the the big goal when we needed it.” The Capitals won the game 3-1. playoffs.” Edmonton limited Calgary to one Washington general manager Da­ The series resumes Thursday power-play goal — by Brad Mc-vid Poile has sent a tape of the in­ night at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena. Crimmon in the first period — oncident to the offices of the NHL for “I expect a lot of close games,” three attempts. His goal tied the further review. Gallant said. “It’s going to be like game at 1-1 after ’s New Jersey general manager tonight.” controversial power-play goal. said he didn’t think It was a typical close-checking The puck went off Messier’s leg the incident warranted that much game between the Blues and Red on a shot by . Refer­attention. “I’d say both collided in the cor­ Wings. There were only 41 shots, Oiler forward Mark Messier (right) directs the puck past into the Calgary net. ee Denis Morel waved the goal off, 22 by Detroit. then let it stand after consultationner. It was a freak situation,” said “They’re very similar to us,” with his linesmen. Lamoriello. Gallant said. “ They have two The big goal — Kurri’s 71st ca­ Langway, the Capitals’ captain, checking centres and two scoring reer playoff goal — came after had to be helped from the ice to centres. Tikkanen intercepted a Calgarythe team dressing room. “They play physical, but theyV i e w f r o m p r e s s b o x pass near centre ice and slipped Langway will remain in a cast play a clean type of game.” the puck to his linemate. for a week to 10 days before the The Red Wings finished first in There were only 41 penalty min­team doctor will re-examine the in­ the division with a 41-28-11 record, utes called and the only major was jury and determine when the vet­ 17 points better than the second- high-sticking to Edmonton’s Nor-eran defenceman will return to the place Blues. They had a 4-1-3 regu­ mand Lacombe for cutting ColinCapitals’ lineup. lar season edge on St. Louis, 3-0-1l o o k s fine to Naslund Patterson. at home. MONTREAL (CP) - Mats Na­ that I was hurt before most of the he said. “The other night, we just But the Oilers killed off that sec­ “They couldn’t afford to lose this slund isn’t accustomed to watchinggames we played against Boston,” didn’t get the puck into their end ond-period penalty, allowing Calga­N o r d i q u e s one,” Blues’ centre Bernie Federkoa National Hockey League gamesaid Dahlin, dismissing the notion enough for me to get any kind ofry only four harmless shots on said. “They were all fired up. from the press box, but he enjoyedthat his swift and shifty moves contact on their defencemen. Fuhr, who made at least half a Mark Hunter, seeing his first what he saw Monday night — a 5-2 were incompatible with the thump­ “It was just a poor effort on eve­dozen potential game-saving stopss h u f f l i n g playoff action after suffering avictory by the Montreal Canadiensing required against the Bruins. ryone’s part. I think you’ll see before a his teammates broke loose. knee injury with four games re­over the . “I don’t think I have a problem different team in the next game. If “We knew what we had to do to­ front office maining in the regular season, It was in the opening game ofagainst the Bruins,” he added. we’d lost the opener 3-2 and playednight, but I guess we just didn’t do scored two goals for St. Louis. the best-of-seven “They might have a problem the best we could play, I think it,” Calgary centre Joel Otto said. QUEBEC (CP) — The Quebec final series and Naslund will also against me. Maybe they don’t take we’d be a lot more concerned.” “We held them to less than 20 Nordiques started their off-season Shawn Burr scored a pair for the shots so we must have done some­housecleaning at the top Tuesday Red Wings, including the go-ahead miss the second game tonight at me seriously because most people The Bruins will use veteran Re­ the Forum right knee. say I can ’t play against the jean Lemelin in goal, replacing thing right. But we didn’t get a lot by announcing that Maurice Filion goal at 6:09 of the third period. will relinquish his duties as gener­ The left winger was also moved Bruins.” first-game starter Andy Moog. of offence. We didn’t work as hard Burr, like Gallant, was seeking as we should have.” al manager to become vice-presi­ redemption following a lacklustreby the play of Kjell Dahlin, a fel­ Dahlin has two goals in seven “I was surprised I didn’t start low Swede who sparked the victory playoff games, matching the total the first game,” said Lemelin, the Every game has a turning pointdent. semifinal series. and both teams pointed to Calga­ Filion, 56, has been the general by scoring the first goal. of Cam Neely, the Boston right team’s No. 1 netminder during the ry’s inability to score on the five-manager of the team since 1974, “I was really bad against Toron­ “Kjell is really skating-out there- winger whose 42 goals led the team season and the winner of three of minute power play, created by La-when they were a member of the to,” said Burr, who now has three ,” said Naslund. “And did you see during the regular season. the four games in the semifinal playoff goals. “The last two Neely’s name surfaces because a against Buffalo. “I think that combe’s penalty, with the score 1- . He con­ the hits he was delivering?” tinued when Quebec joined the Na­ games, I sort of pulled up my The shy, soft-spoken Dahlin is re­big series is needed from him if (coach) Terry O’Reilly may have 1. “The major penalty was the tional Hockey League for the 1979- socks.” garded as a finesse player, a style the Bruins are to end Montreal’s been trying to throw a curve at the turning point,” MacTavish said.80 season, and is fourth on the Goals by Jim Nill and Burr gave in direct contrast to the bumpingstring of 18 consecutive playoffCanadiens by starting Andy. “We went out believing if we service list of active general man­ Detroit a 2-0 lead 2:31 into the and grinding that occurs in a triumphs against Boston. “ But, regardless of who had game, but power-play goals byBruins-Canadiens’ confrontation.Neely acknowledged as much af­ been in goal in the first game, we could kill it we had a good chance. agers. When the Nordiques finished last Hunter and enabled St. Dahlin appeared in only three ofter the Bruins’ practice Tuesday. wouldn’t have won because weAfter we did kill it, momentum in the Adams Division this season Louis to tie it 2-2 after one period.the eight regular-season games be­ “ I’ve got to play a physical were playing without emotion.” was on our side.” Tikkanen, sitting quietly in a cor­— failing to make the playoffs for Detroit’s Steve Chiasson scored tween the teams. game to be a factor in this league, Don Cherry, a former Boston ner and speaking softly through the a first time since their first year the only goal of the second period. “It was because I was unluckyand right now I’m not doing that,” coach and currently a television commentator, said Tuesday that mouth badly swollen after being in the NHL — Filion’s job was re­ will likely decide the hit by a stick, said not scoring onported to be in jeopardy. Bruins’ fate. the power play hurt the Flames He was criticized for completing “It has to be better than just two ways. They didn't capitalize, a trade last summer which sent Hockey players chosen good — they need red-hot goaltend­ but they also tired out their keyDale Hunter, regarded by many as ing. They didn't get that in the players. the team’s heart and soul, and by MARK ALLAN Prince Albert, Sask., during the Clint Malarchuk to the “That tells us something about first game.” “The power play is a big point in Sports editor weekend. They were selected the Prince George talent.” the whole series,” he said. “On for centre Ten Prince George players have based on their performance at the Forward Shane Tidsbury and de­ The Bruins visit the Canadiens their power plays, and also killingAlan Haworth and forward Gaetan provincial bantam championship in been named to Interior B.C. teams fenceman Corey Scully, Dean’sat 4:30 today on CKPG (channel them, they use the same six, seven Duchesne. that will compete in the VancouverKelowna. younger brother, were picked for guys so that tires them. It kills Haworth left the Nordiques last Super Series minor hockey tourna­Goalie Dean Scully of the Cana­the Interior’s peewee minor squad. 2, cable 3) and CBC French (channel 4, cable 5). them.” weekend to play in Switzerland ment. dian Woodworks Bantam Spruce The Interior teams, which in­ next season, while Hunter has Kings was also picked for the Inte­ As veteran Lanny McDonald, The international event Aug. 6 to clude players from the Kootenays shined for the Capitals, who de­ rior’s 14-year-old squad, while de­and Okanagan as well as Northern trying for his first 12 at the Sungod Arena in Delta championship, told a series of tele­feated the in features three divisions — bantam fenceman Randy Halpape wasB.C., will compete against teams B l a z e r w i n named an alternate and guaran­from the Lower Mainland and Van­ vision cameras, “when you don’tthe Patrick Division semi-final. minor (maximum 14 years old as score a goal five-on-five you haveNordiques president Marcel of Dec. 31, 1987), peewee majorteed a minimum of two games in couver Island. Delta. e n d s h o p e s to take a long, hard look at yourAubut said Filion’s new duties as (13-year-olds) and peewee minor Meanwhile, five of Farr’s older whole game.” vice-president of hockey operations (12-year-olds). Forwards Clayton Fiddler, Chris Hawes and Chad Alderson as well players will play for Northern B.C. “Everyone has to take a long,will include dealing with other Two members of the B.C. cham­ as defenceman Chris Kerr — all this weekend at the B.C. Cup tour­ for Spokane hard look at themselves . . . we NHL executives on hockey mat­ nament in Summerland. The four- pion F arr Fabricating Bantam members of the 5 Seasons Sports KAMLOOPS, B.C. (CP) - The can’t wait for the power play toters, many of which were previous­ Kings, forward Dino Caputo andPeewee Kings during the past sea­ day tournament, part of the Best Ever younger-than-17 program,Kamloops Blazers beat the Spo­ win games for us. The game was ly handled by Aubut. He will also defenceman Brandon Smith, were son — were named to the peewee kane Chiefs 5-3 Tuesday night to there to be won . . . but we didn’t be involved in the negotiation of major Interior squad. Five Princestarts Thursday. named to the Interior’s bantam mi­ win their best-of-nine Western do the job we had to do.” player contracts. nor team. George players tried out in Kam­ Forwards Lee J. Leslie, Dino Unlike the others who went to loops. Knezevic, John Milkovich andHockey League Western Division the tryout camp in Kamloops, Ca­ “Four of them made it,” says Turner Stevenson, plus defence­championship series 5-2. puto and Smith were helping Farr Peewee Kings’ manager Brian man Frank Crosina were named to It was the fourth time in the past PLAYERS finish third at the Western Cana­ Archibald. “That’s quite an accom­ the Northern team after a tryout five years Kamloops has won the N E W H O U R S ! dian bantam championship inplishment. two weekends ago in Vanderhoof. division playoffs. The Blazers lost last year to the Portland Winter WANTED O p e n Hawks, who were defeated by the 7:00 a.m. -11:00 p.m. RUNNER FACES BAN Medicine Hat Tigers for the league For Senior Ladies’ 7 Days A Week championship. The Blazers now meet the Tig­ Fast Pitch Wiley’s ers, defending Memorial Cup Rebels Team champions, in a best-of-seven final "H a n C i t y British PM supports Buddseries which starts this weekend in Contact Dennis Medicine Hat. 561-2585 LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Margaret Thatch­ the government to apply “maximum pressure” to se­“This is the first time we will be 563-0669 3673 Massey Dr. er on Tuesday denounced as “repugnant” effortscure by Budd’s suspension. Their motion described Buddthe underdog (in the league finals) the leaders of world track and field to put an end toas “a parasite on British sport with a passport of con­in a long, long time,” said Kam­ the running career of South African-born Zola Budd.venience.” loops coach Ken Hitchcock. “That As she spoke, 100 of the prime minister’s fellow On Sunday, the British Amateur Athletics Board should take a lot of pressure off Conservatives urged British track authorities towill decide whether to suspend Budd for a minimumus.” ignore a mandate to ban Budd for at least a year,of 12 months for links to South Africa — barred from C om ing Soon Hitchcock also praised the goal- while the same number of opponents from the Laborthe sport for its apartheid policies — or risk the entiretending in the Western series. Party signed a motion urging them to punish her. British track and field squad missing the Seoul Olym­ “We knew (Spokane goalie Troy) SAFETY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES At Prime Minister’s Question Time in the House ofpics. Gamble would be good and he Commons. Thatcher repeated Britain’s commitment At a meeting last Saturday, the International Ama­was,” he said. “He only gave up May 9 & 10 to the Gleneagles Agreement, which restricts sporting teur Athletic Federation gave the British board 30 one bad goal in the whole series. links with South Africa. days to respond and said that, in the meantime, BuddHe was unbelievable, but Dean But she came out in support of the 21-year-old Budd,would be ineligible to compete anywhere in the world.Cook was the key to our ending the and who became a British subject four years ago. Last summer, Budd went back to South Africa for aseries as early as we did.” “A number of us find it rather repugnant that sovisit and to have a foot injury attended to by her doc­Gamble made 39 saves Tuesday THE WINNING EDGE much effort is now concerned with stopping a youngtor. Her visit coincided with a cross-country race. night, including 15 in the second woman competing in international athletics,” Thatch­ Budd did not enter the event. But she trained with period. Cook stopped 25. er said. some of the South African competitors and made an Spokane led 2-1 at the end of the M ay 11 Labor Party ^members put forward a motion askingappearance at the race. first period, but Kamloops led 3-2 Register early at CNC 561-5801 by the end of the second.

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