Canuck Brass Finally Make Moves VANCOUVER (CP) — Pat Quinn Fi “ I Needed a Fresh Start and This Is It,” Nally Made His Move After the Vancou Tanti Said
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The Prince George Citizen - Tuesday, January 9,1990 -1 3 Don Schaffer Phone 562-2441 S p o r t s Sports editor Local 517 1 Canuck brass finally make moves VANCOUVER (CP) — Pat Quinn fi “ I needed a fresh start and this is it,” nally made his move after the Vancou Tanti said. “ I needed it and the team ver Canucks slipped nine games under Vancouver gets bigger, younger inneeded it.”deal .500 in the National Hockey League Pederson, 28, was a major disappoint standings. ment in Vancouver. He was acquired in Quinn, called Stand Pat by detractors who stand over six feet and weigh in theMcLlwain, Randy Cunneyworth andgetting this team younger and bigger.” 1986 from the Boston Bruins for rugged for his failure to make trades, engi 200-pound range. goaltender Rich Tabaracci. Cunneyworth The Canucks hope to have all threewinger Cam Neely and a future first- neered a six-player swap Monday with McBain, 24, a right winger, scored 37 recently was sent to Hartford for Paul newcomers in the lineup Wednesdayround draft pick (defenceman Glen Wes the Pittsburgh Penguins in an attempt togoals last season for the Winnipeg Jets, M acDermid. against the Hartford Whalers at the Pa ley in 1988). gain size and youth for the strugglingbut had only five in 41 games with the Dan Quinn scored 40 goals two yearscific Coliseum. The Canucks put Pederson in the trade Canucks. Penguins after an off-season trade. ago for Pittsburgh. His specialty is the General manager-coach Craig Patrick block Dec. 20 at his request when he Vancouver acquired forwards Andrew “I like McBain’s size and he has power play, where the Canucks rankof the Penguins said his team was lookwalked out on the team after being McBain, Dan Quinn and Dave Capuanogood hands for a big man,” said Pat 17th in the league. He has nine goalsing for better defensive forwards in the scratched from the lineup. He had two from the Penguins, giving up veteransQuinn. “ I guess things just didn’t workand 29 points in 41 games this season. deal. goals and nine points in 16 games. Barry Pederson, Tony Tanti and Rodout for him in Pittsburgh.” Capuano, 21, is a left winger who “We’re going to be a better team “My wife and I decided it was time Buskas. McBain was Winnipg’s first-round played in the minors for Muskegon fromin this trade,” Patrick said in New to move on,” said Pederson. “ I’m look “ Every trade is a risk, a gamble, and draft pick in 1983, the same year Dan the International Hockey League. HeYork. “ Tanti gives us scoring, but he ising forward to playing with a player the it’s been frustrating trying to put someQuinn, also 24, was selected in the first was Pittsburgh’s second-round draft pickalso a better defensive forward than peocalibre of Mario Lemieux.” thing together,’’ Pat Quinn said from round by the Calgary Flames. He was in 1986 from the University of Maineple realize.” Buskas, also 28, has not played for Orlando, Fla. “The only way to build traded three years later to Pittsburgh for Black Bears. Tanti, 26, scored 250 goals in parts of several weeks due to a knee injury. The this team is to make sensible trades. ” Mike Bullard. “ Our scouts have watched him closeeight seasons with the Canucks, justdefenceman was acquired from Pitts The Canucks wanted size, and they McBain went to Pittsburgh, along with ly, a big man with good skills,” Pat nine short of the team record. He has 14burgh in October for future consider got it in McBain and Capuano, wingersJim Kyte and Randy Gilhen, for DaveQuinn said. “ He’s part of the process ofgoals in 41 games this season. ations. Mountie Magnificent Mario gets his zone title erases staff shortfall by BILL SEYMOUR by Canadian Press lift Winnipeg over New Jersey.Taglianetti and DougSmail con- Citizen Staff The Pittsburgh Penguins wereThe win moved the fourth-placenected for the winners. Kevin deBruyekere said he only short two forwards after a preJets within a single point of idle brought his rink to Prince George game trade, but Craig Patrick Los Angeles in the Smythe Divi The Edmonton Oilers visit the to get some practice. wasn’t worried because Mario the sion. Dale Hawerchuk, with onlyCalgary Flames at 6:30 tonight But deBruyekere did more than Magnificent was still around. his 11th goal this season, Peteron ITV (cable 2). practice Monday — he and his “ It was pretty apparent to every Williams Lake foursome won the one on the bench that he was men’s zone curling championship. pumped up at the start,” the Pitts The Williams Lake Mountie defeat burgh coach said after Lemieux lit ed A event winner Tobin Senum of up Madison Square Garden with Ernst shows stuff Prince George 2-1 in a drawn-out four goals in the Penguins’ 7-5 A-B final. victory over the New York RangIt took Andy Ernst a couple you need a little luck,” Rowland “We just came here to get a few ers in one of three National Hockgames to get untracked. The said. “ Adam got a couple of op games under our belt and get some ey League games Monday night. Williams Lake Mustangs must portunities and was able to experience together as a warm-up “He had a great game.” wish it had taken a little longer. score.” for the police playdowns,” de The Penguins dressed only 10 Ernst, the newest addition to Taylor also added an assist. Bruyekere said. forwards after completing a six- the Prince George Spruce Kings’ The Kings (22-12-0), who travel Three of the four players on de- player deal with Vancouver notlineup, had four goals and two asto Quesnel tonight for a game Bruyekere’s rink, including the long before game time. Lemieux sists Monday night as the visitingagainst the 12-19-1 Millionaires, skip, are members of the Williams more than picked up the slack,Kings whipped the Mustangs 8-2.pulled three points ahead of the Lake RCMP. Second Glen Brennan scoring twice in each of the first “He played pretty well,” Mustangs in the race for second is brother to third Dan Brennan two periods as Pittsburgh connectPrince George coach Jeff Rowlandplace. Williams Lake (18-12-1) and a member of the 100 Mile ed on seven of 13 shots to put saidthe this morning. “He finished has 37 points to the Kings’ 40, House RCMP detatchment. They game away. things off pretty good for us.” but also has three games in hand. said they came to the zones be Lemieux said the trade gave him And, while Ernst’s contribution Ernst’s two first-period goals cause it was one of the few oppor some added responsibilities. made a big difference, the Kings’ sandwiched one by Len Forschner tunities they would have for prac “We were short a couple ofspecial teams were on form as of Williams Lake. Taylor and tice prior to the B.C. police zone guys and we needed a big effort well. Prince George scored three Ernst split the Kings four sec playoffs in Merritt Feb. 15 to 17. from a few guys,” he said. “ That power-play and three shorthandedond-period markers, Which'went Monday’s victory gives de may have been part of it.” goals, two of those in the secondunanswered by the Mustangs, and Bruyekere a ticket to the eight-rink Elsewhere, it was: the Torontoperiod by Adam Taylor. Jason Van Buskirk and Troy playoff in the B.C. Interior Curling Maple Leafs 8, Washington Capi “ Our power play has been pretJohnson — who also had two as Association’s championship in Trail tals 6; and Winnipeg Jets 4, New ty consistent all year, but anysists — scored for Prince George Jan. 28 to Feb. 3. Jersey Devils 3. time you get a shorthanded godin the third. For Senum and the 21 other lo Lemieux extended his point-scor cal rinks who competed in the 26- ing streak to 31 games, third-long rink event at the Prince George est in NHL history. Only Wayne TOURNAMENT VICTORY Golf and Curling Club, the way is Gretzky’s 51 -and 39-game streaks still open for one of four Interior are longer. spots at the B.C. Labatt Tankard in He also had the sixth four-goal Delta Feb. 8 to 11. Rinks can game of his career and moved Peewee Kings cruise qualify through the BCICA bon- within two points of Gretzky The 5 Seasons Sports Peewee The Bantam Spruce Kings spiel in Trail. —who has 88 — in the league’sKings combined tough defenceearned a 5-5 tie Sunday, with “We are definitely going,’’ Se scoring race. with an overpowering offence andKirk Van Helvoirt getting a pair num said after his defeat. “Every once in a while, he hasswept through the field on theo f goals. Monday’s final was the second one of those games, and you couldweekend at the Fort St. John Quesnel won 8-5 Saturday, with match between the two younger- Gtizen photo by Brock Gabletell it right from the start when we AAA minor hockey rep tournaColin Williams getting two goals than-30 skips during the champion Kevin deBruyekere watches the action Monday afternoon.couldn’t take the puck away fromment. and an assist for Prince George ship. Senum won Saturday’s match him in our zone,” said New York The Peewee Kings went 6-0, and teammate Kevin Maring scor 6-5.