B2 ■ SPORTS THE BRANDON SUN ■ TUESDAY AUGUST 10 2021 TRY TO BEAT THAT!: THE 1978-79

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PLAYOFF ROUND-ROBIN Gusdal replied 65 seconds after the Brandon 13, Saskatoon 1 a and then Portland 10 Brandon 0 (Two of three teams advance to Oil Kings took a 2-1 lead. Allison and Game 8, April 8, 1979 and Don Gillen struck 28 seconds Game 2, April 20, 1979 East Division fi nal) gave the Wheat Kings a Recap: The Wheat Kings scored apart as Brandon took its fi rst lead. Recap: The Winter Hawks and Brandon 4, 0 4-2 lead in the third period that the fi ve goals in the fi rst 15 minutes in After Saskatoon tied it up 52 seconds Wheat Kings were scoreless for 14 Game 1, March 29, 1979 Oil Kings were unable to overcome. the rout. Brant Kiessig and Brad into the third period, Ray Allison minutes, but after the fi rst period, Recap: Brian Propp set the tone BWK goals: Allison (2), Gusdal, Kempthorne each posted hat tricks won it with his second of the game Portland led 3-0. The Winter Hawks with a goal 1:39 into the fi rst period Propp. and Steve Patrick added four as- 35 seconds later, and Dave Stewart — they changed to the single word and Dave Chartier added an insur- BWK goalie: Knickle. sists as the Wheat Kings outshot the added a late empty-netter. Brandon Winterhawks in 2009 — scored three ance marker. Goalie Rick Knickle Shots on net: 68-34 BWK. Blades by a three-to-one ratio. Bran- was without Dave Chartier, Dave Mc- more goals in the second and four in made 28 saves as Brandon made sure Attendance: 2,819, in Brandon. don outscored its two opponents 50- Donald and Don Dietrich, who was the third period in the kind of beat- not to repeat the mistake it made a Record: 3-1-0. 19 in the eight-game round-robin. injured in practice. Brandon Travel- ing Brandon handed out so often year earlier when it dropped its fi rst Dunc McCallum: “I would think In the Central Division, the second- lers defenceman Greg Mann dressed during the season. Bart Hunter had two games in the round-robin in the the Gusdal line has won us two place Lethbridge Broncos advanced for the Wheat Kings but didn’t play. the 20-save shutout for Portland. 1978 playoffs. The penalty-killing hockey games. When I put that line to meet the third-place Calgary Allison now had 10 playoff goals. It was the fi rst time Brandon was talents of Dave Stewart, Brant Kies- out, all three want to stand in front Wranglers and, in the Western Divi- BWK goals: Boschman (2), Allison blanked all season. sig and Kelly McCrimmon were put of the net. In playoffs, you can’t get sion, the fi rst-place Portland Winter (2), Elcombe, Gillen, Stewart. BWK goals: None. to good use, especially when Laurie fancy — you’ve got to muck and Hawks would play the second-place BWK goalie: Olson. BWK goalie: Knickle/Olson. Boschman took a major in the sec- grind it out. And that’s what that line Victoria Cougars. Shots on net: 50-31 BWK. Shots on net: 49-20 Port. ond period. Edmonton went 0-for-8 does.” BWK goals: Kiessig (3), Kemp- Attendance: 3,913, in Saskatoon. Attendance: 8,112, in Portland. with the man advantage. thorne (3), Brad McCrimmon (2), Series: 3-0 BWK. Record: 1-1-0. BWK goals: Propp (2), Chartier, Brandon 5, Edmonton 3 Stewart (2), Propp, Gillen, Roberts, Wes Coulson: “The forwards de- Dunc McCallum: “It was com- Stewart. Game 5, April 3, 1979 BWK goalie: Knickle/Olson. serve full credit. The forwards all plete domination. I realize the kids BWK goalie: Knickle. Recap: Ray Allison scored 1:40 Shots on net: 70-23 BWK. played well. There were always two are tired, but they are not 10 goals Shots on net: 46-28 BWK. into the fi rst period as the Wheat Attendance: 2,176, in Brandon. of them coming back and that was tired. I can’t recall in four years the Attendance: 1,995, in Lloydmin- Kings booked a spot in the Eastern Record: 7-1-0. key.” guys not going like that. We never ster, Alta. Division fi nal by eliminating the Oil GM Jack Brockest: “I’m pretty won a faceoff, we didn’t hit … we Record: 1-0-0. Kings. The key goal, which made it damn proud that 4,600 fans showed Brandon 6, Saskatoon 4 never won anything.” Dunc McCallum: (on his 39th 4-2, came off Brad McCrimmon’s up for the two games. Particularly af- Game 4, April 14, 1979 birthday) “We really played well. stick early in the third period to re- ter (Saskatoon coach Jack) McLeod Recap: Brandon moved on after Brandon 13, Lethbridge 3 That was as good a present as I’ve store Brandon’s two-goal lead. let it be known well in advance he building a commanding 5-0 lead Game 3, April 24, 1979 ever received. We were in total con- BWK goals: Allison (2), Coulson, was going to be resting his better in the fi rst period — Brant Kiessig Recap: Some nights you lose by trol throughout.” Brad McCrimmon, Kempthorne. players.” scored the Wheat Kings’ fi rst two 10, some nights you win by 10. Brad BWK goalie: Knickle. markers — before the Blades came McCrimmon and Laurie Boschman Saskatoon 5 Brandon 4 (2OT) Shots on net: 53-38 BWK. EASTERN DIVISION FINAL storming back with four goals in the scored an incredible six seconds Game 2, March 30, 1979 Attendance: 2,455, in Brandon. Brandon 9, Saskatoon 1 second. The Blades were sparked by apart just three minutes into the Recap: Saskatoon forward Ter- Record: 4-1-0. Game 1, April 10, 1979 the play of Pat Conacher, who moved game and the rout was on. In the sec- ry Paskurak banged in a rebound Edmonton coach Norm Fergu- Recap: Brandon led 1-0 after 20 back from centre to the blue-line, ond period, Brandon forward Brant 16:01 into the second overtime as son: “Brandon’s fourth goal— right minutes before exploding for six un- and Brent Ashton’s hat trick. Bran- Kiessig scored two of his three goals the Blades made an epic come- off the faceoff — hurt us badly. That answered goals in the middle frame. don coach Dunc McCallum replaced 22 seconds apart. Brandon’s 13-goal back. By the 13:38 mark of the fi rst made it 4-2 and seemed to take a lot It led 8-0 before the Blades found netminder Scott Olson with Rick output tied the league record — it period, Brandon led 3-0 but Sas- out of us.” the back of the net in the third pe- Knickle after the fourth goal. Sas- also scored 13 on April 8 against the katoon scored the next four goals riod. Brad Kempthorne picked up his katoon coach Jack McLeod wasn’t — matching simi- before Don Gillen tied it 4-4. In the Brandon 4, Saskatoon 3 second hat trick in a row, and Dave happy with the work of referee Ian lar outputs by the 1967-68 Edmon- second overtime, Saskatoon outshot Game 6, April 6, 1979 Stewart added a pair of goals in con- Sandercock, quipping “If that guy is a ton Oil Kings and 1974-75 Blades. Brandon 12-2 before notching the Recap: The Wheat Kings built a 4-0 secutive games. Brandon was with- referee, I’m a tiddlywinks player.” With the win, the Wheat Kings as- winner. Brandon took seven of the lead through 40 minutes and hung out the injured trio of Dave Chartier, BWK goals: Kiessig (2), Allison, sured themselves a spot in the fi nal nine minor penalties en route to be- on for the victory. Brandon’s top line Dave McDonald and Larry Roberts. Gusdal, Patrick, Boschman. against the Winter Hawks. ing badly outshot. The loss put the didn’t see much action beyond the Wheat Kings goalie Scott Olson was BWK goalie: Olson/Knickle. BWK goals: Kiessig (3), Boschman Wheat Kings in an unfamiliar spot power play. Still, Saskatoon coach sharp, making 41 saves. Shots on net: 43-33 BWK. (2), Brad McCrimmon, Patrick, Alli- in the standings. Saskatoon (2-1-0) Jack McLeod was angry enough at BWK goals: Kempthorne (3), Bos- Attendance: 2,883, in Saskatoon. son, Stewart, Propp, Chartier, Gillen, was in fi rst place, two points up on a double minor Brian Propp took chman (2), Stewart (2), Patrick, Gus- Series: 4-0 BWK. Kempthorne, Brandon. Darren Gusdal missed the in the fi rst period to call the Wheat dal. Brad McCrimmon: “We were too BWK goalie: Knickle. game with a bad groin and Dave Kings “a classless organization.” BWK goalie: Olson. loose. We stopped doing what we do Shots on net: 73-26 BWK. Chartier suffered an ankle injury in With Edmonton already eliminated, Shots on net: 63-42 BWK. best — hitting, skating and moving Attendance: 3,313, in Brandon. the second period. the schedule dictated the two teams Attendance: 2,410, in Brandon. the puck. And those three things ac- Record: 2-1-0. BWK goals: Coulson, Kiessig, Brad would face each other three more Series: 1-0 BWK. count for almost everything. Having Dunc McCallum: “In defence of McCrimmon, Gillen. times in meaningless round-robin Dunc McCallum: “The fi rst period Conacher on the blue line helped Lethbridge, both times we’ve played BWK goalie: Olson. games because they already knew kind of set the second period up. The them a lot, too. With him back there, them in the round-robin, we’ve Shots on net: 71-49 Sas. they would face each other in the hitting in the fi rst got the second pe- they had someone who could carry caught them at opportune times for Attendance: 4,314, in Saskatoon. best-of-seven Eastern Division fi nal. riod going. They guys started playing the puck out of their end. And when us. The fi rst time, they were coming Record: 1-1-0. BWK goals: Kempthorne, Roberts, loose in the second. They started to we quit hitting, he had lots of room.” off a seventh game win over Cal- Dunc McCallum: “We weren’t hit- Dietrich, Coulson. enjoy it … and you’ve got to enjoy it, gary and had to be down a bit for ting and we were up 3-0. We didn’t BWK goalie: Olson. you’ve got to want to play.” SEMIFINAL ROUND-ROBIN our game. Then, tonight, they were do any checking at all and got com- Shots on net: 40-32 BWK. (Two of three teams advance to coming off that double overtime pletely off our game. When you’re Attendance: 3,783, in Saskatoon. Brandon 5, Saskatoon 3 WHL fi nal) loss to Portland a night before.” leading 3-0, it’s tough to yell at the Record: 5-1-0. Game 2, April 11, 1979 Brandon 6 Lethbridge 1 kids for not hitting.” Dunc McCallum: “I was just giving Recap: Brett Ashton drew Saska- Game 1, April 19, 1979 Brandon 5, Portland 4 (OT) the big line a rest. I was getting the toon within a goal when he scored Recap: The Wheat Kings victim- Game 4, April 25, 1979 Brandon 8, Edmonton 2 other guys ready.” midway through the second pe- ized the Broncos with goals by Ray Recap: Brian Propp scored his Game 3, March 31, 1979 riod to make it 2-1, but Ray Allison, Allison and Brian Propp 28 seconds third goal of the game 4:04 into Recap: Darren Gusdal, Dave Mc- Brandon 8, Saskatoon 2 Steve Patrick and Don Gillen replied apart early in the fi rst period and overtime as the teams met in a game Donald and Don Gillen formed a Game 7, April 7, 1979 before the period ended to put the Brandon had all the offence it would that had no bearing on the playoffs, new line, and Gusdal scored the win- Recap: In a pair of meaningless game away. Saskatoon was the better need. Allison ended up with a hat since both had already advanced to ning goal after Edmonton had pulled games to end the round-robin, Sas- team in the third period, outshooting trick and Steve Patrick added a pair of the fi nal. Brandon trailed 3-1 in the within a goal to trail 2-1. With the Oil katoon coach Jack McLeod let every- Brandon 15-8 and outscoring it 2-0. goals as Brandon led 6-0 before Leth- fi rst period and 4-3 in the third peri- Kings keying on the Wheat Kings top one know before the last two games Wheat Kings head coach Dunc Mc- bridge scored. The hosts played bet- od, but defenceman Tim Lockridge’s line, the production was important. began that he was resting seven reg- Callum said Scott Olson kept Bran- ter as the game went on, outshooting goal with 16 seconds remaining sent Brandon was without Brad Kemp- ulars, hurting Brandon’s box offi ce. don in the game in the third period, Brandon 10-9 in a scoreless third pe- the game to extra time. Portland’s thorne, who sat out the fourth of his The Blades called up members of the and Saskatoon netminder Tom Muc riod. Doug Morrison of the Broncos, Clint Malarchuk made 43 saves in fi ve-game suspension. SJHL’s Saskatoon J’s to fi ll out their did the same for his team in the fi rst who leads all playoff scorers with 30 the loss. Heading into the league fi - BWK goals: Boschman (2), Diet- lineup. Saskatoon actually opened period. Both Laurie Boschman and points, was cut for 18 stitches on his nal, Propp was sixth in league play- rich, McDonald, Gusdal, Brad Mc- the scoring but trailed 3-2 after the Wes Coulson left the game with knee forehead when he was hit by a shot off scoring with 28 points (10 goals, Crimmon, Propp, Allison. fi rst period and 7-2 after 40 minutes. injuries. off the stick of Brad McCrimmon. Le- 18 assists) while Ray Allison was BWK goalie: Knickle. Ray Allison had a goal and four as- BWK goals: Allison (2), Kiessig, thbridge was playing its eighth game second (15-17—32) and Laurie Bos- Shots on net: 50-27 BWK. sists for the victors. Patrick, Gillen. in 10 nights. The Wheat Kings were chman was fourth (10-20—30). Attendance: 1,535, in Lloydmin- BWK goals: Dietrich (2), Kiessig, BWK goalie: Olson. set to fl y to Vancouver and bus down BWK goals: Propp (3), Gillen, ster, Alta. Stewart, Gillen, Allison, Brad Mc- Shots on net: 49-41 BWK. to Portland the next morning. Lockridge. Record: 2-1-0. Crimmon, Boschman. Attendance: 2,530, in Brandon. BWK goals: Allison (3), Patrick (2) BWK goalie: Knickle. Rick Knickle: “The defence has BWK goalie: Olson. Series: 2-0 BWK. Propp. Shots on net: 48-42 BWK. been playing well in front of me. Shots on net: 58-26 BWK. Dunc McCallum: “The guys just BWK goalie: Knickle. Attendance: 4,981, in Brandon. They have kept Edmonton forwards Attendance: 2,477, in Brandon. made up their minds that they had Shots on net: 39-25 BWK. Record: 2-2-0. wide and have moved aside so I can Record: 6-1-0. scored enough goals. So they stopped Attendance: 4,461, in Lethbridge. Tim Lockridge: “We’re going to see the shots from the point and can GM Jack Brockest: “(McLeod) forcing the Blades in their own end Record: 1-0-0. be hitting them. But we’re not go- move out on them.” showed an utter lack of consider- and we started getting fancy.” Dunc McCallum: “We were in con- ing to be running at them like we ation to us and our fans. We took our trol from the start. We slackened off a did at times tonight. Tonight’s win Brandon 4, Edmonton 3 entire team to Saskatoon on Friday Brandon 7, Saskatoon 5 bit in the third, but before then Leth- will really help us, though. If we Game 4, April 2, 1979 and fi lled his rink … as we did all Game 3, April 13, 1979 bridge kind of played into our system would have lost tonight after losing Recap: Ray Allison tied the game season. We consider every game an Recap: The Blades were up 3-1 in in our offensive zone. They like to use to them on (April 20), it would have 1-1 just 62 seconds after Edmonton important one.” the fi rst period. The Wheat Kings tied the boards a lot, and that helped us really hurt.” had taken an early lead, and Darren it up, the Blades went back ahead by contain them.” Wheaties can expect checkers

BY GREGG DRINNAN Bruce Jacobson the job of vis (41) and Jacobson (36) ing as three went at at least checking Brandon’s high- totalled 112 points, while the a goal-a-game pace. Propp This story originally ap- scoring unit. And, Saskatoon Saskatoon unit of Conach- scored 20 times and added 23 peared in the March 28, 1979 coach Jack McLeod will likely er (110), Stephen (36) and assists, assists. Allison had 36 edition of the Brandon Sun. give the task to Pat Conacher LeClair managed 150. points, on 16 goals and 20 as- Brandon Wheat Kings hit between Marc LeClair and The Brandon line banged sists, and Boschman scored the right winger Blake Stephen. in 220 goals, to 58 for the Sas- 16 goals and helped set up 18 playoff trail at 9 o’clock this Already, Edmonton and katoon three some (which got others. Those figures add up morning and by the time the Saska toon have played a pair 40 from Conacher) and 49 for to 52 goals, 61 assists and 113 Eastern Division pennant of games in the Eastern Di- Edmonton’s trio. points. winners return home Brian vision’s double home-and- And, over the course of the Wheat Kings, who suffered Propp, Ray Allison and Lau- home round-robin affair. Oil regular season Propp, Allison just five losses during the 72- rie Boschman will be tired of Kings, who are playing their and Boschman feasted on game regu lar schedule, lost playing me and my shadow. home games at Lloydminster, Edmonton and Saskatoon. twice to the Blades and once Propp, Allison and Bos- Alta., dumped Saskatoon Propp picked up 40 points, to the Oil Kings Overall, Bran- chman are the Western Hock- Blades 6-3 in the opener on Ray Allison and his linemates on Brandon’s top unit will likely including 17 goals, against don had 10 wins, two losses ey League’s three top scorers, Monday night. Then, when be facing much tighter checking once the playoffs begin. the Oil Kings, while Allison and four ties with Saskatoon, so it’s only natural that Ed- the two teams met last night (Brandon Sun fi le photo) had 14 goals and 14 helpers and 13 wins, one loss and two monton Oil Kings and Sas- in Saskatoon, the Blades were and Boschman banged in 14 ties with the Oil Kings. Bran- katoon Blades pay special at- 5-4 winners. Saturday, Brandon goes back to hold the Brandon aces in goals and added 25 assists. don outscored Saska toon 98- tention to them. Wheat Kings get into the to Lloydminster for another check. Some quick calculation gives 59 and Edmonton 107-49 That means Edmonton action on Thursday night in game with Edmonton. Propp (194), Allison (153) the Brandon line 45 goals, 62 Word from Saskatoon after coach Norm Ferguson can Lloydminster against the Oil Statistically speaking, and and Boschman (149) com- assists and 107 points in 16 last night’s game was that the be expected to assign centre Kings, before head ing to Sas- on past performance, Ed- bined for 496 points on the games with Edmonton. Blades were not playing well, Gerrard Jubinville, left winger katoon and a Friday night en- monton and Saskatoon will season Edmonton’s three- Against Saskatoon, they while Oil Kings were putting Terry Davis and right winger counter with the Blades. On have their hands full trying some of Jubinville (35), Da- were even more devastat- forth a solid effort.

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