The Prince George Citizen, T V T IM E S - Ap ril 10th, 1993 - 3

<2 D A Listings are provided by the stations. The Prince George C^>FI J9l)iST/C)$*JE>ElKjR I)[XJjL»3Lz Citizen is not responsible for program changes. ★ ★ ★ playoffs STATION GUIDE Prince STATION George Mackenzie Vanderhoof debut on ABC, ESPN CITV, Edmonton ® ® ® When we were still in grade CKPG (CBC), Prince George school, we read a book of [2 ]® [6 ]® [5 ]® strange-but-true hockey sto­ Real Estate Teleguide ® ® ries. Securely wrapped in our CBC (French), Vancouver W ® ® ® Canadiens road jer­ KING (NBC), Seattle sey, we lost ourself in its pages ® GD and were sad to arrive at the KIRO (CBS), Seattle ® ® back cover. KOMO (ABC), Seattle ® ® Before we did, we learned about Lester Patrick, the 44- KCTS (PBS). Seattle ® year-old coach of the Shew Cable 10 (To) GD Rangers who strapped on the BCTV (CTV), Vancouver [12]® [13]GD [8] ® pads and replaced injured goalie Lome Chabot in a 1928 KNOW, Knowledge Network rnn GD GD playoff game. And about Bill "CNN HEADLINE NEWS GD Mosienko, the Chicago Black "A&E Arts & Entertainment GD GD GD Hawks (it was two words back then) player who scored three "TSN, The Sports Network GD GD GD goals in the improbable span "CNN, Cable News Network GD GD of 21 seconds in the last game "TNN, The Nashville Network GD GD of the 1951 season. It was inspirational stuff. And "CMT, Country Music Television GD GD it still conjures a feeling of nostalgia for a great game with North"MMN, MuchMusic Network (20) American roots as old as baseball's. This year, the NHL is bearing wit­"CHCH, Hamilton GD ness to what could be its most unlikely story yet: the inspirational saga ® of Penguins star . ""The Family Channel GD GD GD Super Mario, whose career has been strewn with a variety of injuries,""Superchannel GD GD GD was having what baseball analysts would call a "career year" at the*"TBS, Atlanta Superstation GD GD GD midpoint of this season. After 40 games, Lemieux had 104 points, near­“ WGN,Chicago Superstation ly 30 more than Buffalo's Pat LaFontaine, his nearest competitor for the GD ® scoring title. Then came the neck pain and the diagnosis that he was YTV, Youth Television GD GD GD suffering from Hodgkin's disease, a lymphatic cancer. CBC, Newaworld GD GD That was back in January. Lemieux missed seven weeks - 19 Vision TV games, including the All-Star Game - while he underwent chemothera­ GD GD py to bring the cancer under control. During that time, the scoring lead Canadian Horn* Shopping Network GD slipped away, and, more importantly, his team foundered. At the begin­House of Commons GD ning of March, he returned, scoring a and an assist, and since then GD the Pens have been on a tear, reclaiming the top spot in the league. "TV 5 French GD Strange, but true. "Full Cable Service Package "’Premium Service Channels On Sunday, April 18, real NHL hockey returns to network television Note: in Now included in TV TIMES are all Premium Service Channels. the when ABC airs a first-round playoff game. Of course, NBC has aired the annual NHL All-Star Game for the past few years, but that hands-off contest - fun though it may be - bears little resem­ TV Times INDEX blance to the intense, tight-checking game that's played come playoff Sports Calendar...... 3 time. ABC will air Sunday-afternoon games for the next four weeks. S p o tlite on S p o r t s ...... 4 & 5 The prime outlet for the 1993 NHL playoffs, however, is ABC's cable-Movies on TV...... TV relative, ESPN, which will air 37 Stanley Cup playoff games, includ­ 6 ing the entire final series. Coverage begins Tuesday, April 20. Playoff Cover Story: matchups were not yet finalized at deadline. Feminine instincts...... 7 S A T U R D A Y ...... 8 - 1 2 Movie Highlights 14 — 17 S U N D A Y ...... 1 8 -2 2 TAX RETURNS PREPARED AND Guide to Children’s T V...... 23 ELECTRONICALLY FILED FOR $25.00 D A Y T IM E ...... 2 4 -2 6 A N D UP Superchannel 28 & 29 TV Business Directory...... 30 PLUS WE OFFER A PICKUP AND Family: Our brightest hopes...... 31 DELIVERY SERVICE SO YOU DON’T MONDAY 32 & 33 H A V E TO W A IT IN L IN E TUESDAY 34 & 35 Prime Times Feature...... 36 WEDNESDAY 38 & 39 THURSDAY ...... 4 0 -4 3 £ Video File: HE BALANCING ACT Hockey fans cry fowl...... 43 PHONE 562-7897 ANY TIME FR ID A Y ...... 4 4 -4 6 Soap Scoop ...... 47