The Prince George Citizen — Wednesday, April 15, 1987 — 19 WORLD TOURNAMENT Team Canada players need dedication, plan VIENNA (CP) — The 16 players first two games are big ones.” Doug Wilson, a defenceman with who form the nucleus of the team While most Canadian hockey the Blackhawks. will join the team that will represent Canada at the fans are riveted to Stanley Cup if he gets medical clearance. world hockey championship must play. King’s world team faces the Chicago's Denis Savard and Bos­ show total dedication and meticu­ U.S. in Friday’s opening match ton Bruins' defenceman Ray Bour­ lous preparation, head coach Dave and Czechoslovakia on Saturday. que turned down invitations be­ King said Tuesday. While the world tournament is cause they’re injured. Eagleson Zarley Zalapski, 18, was in pub­ secondary to the NHL playoffs in said Tuesday. lic school in Leduc, Alta., when fel­ Canada, the Canadian team’s The Soviet Union is favored to low defenceman Craig Hartsburg, arrival here was big news. repeat as world champion. Canada 27, played in his first world hockey Hans Dobida, president of the has not won since 1961, but King championship in 1982. Austrian Hockey Federation, was says his hotel room number, 777, is It wasn’t accidental that Zalaps­ on the airport tarmac to welcome a good omen. ki, one of a handful of Olympic the players. “Three lucky 7s. Do you think team members here, and Harts­ “ The biggest thing we can someone’s trying to tell me some­ burg of the NHL’s Minnesota North accomplish in the next 72 hours is thing?” Stars were sitting together — King getting used to the larger ice sur­ ■ Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender figured the teenager might get face and the implications that re­ Pat Riggin will join Team Canada some tips from the veteran. presents,” King said. at the world hockey championships It’s this attention to detail that “We’ll work on our power play in Vienna, the National Hockey King hopes will provide Canada and our penalty killing which will League team said today. with the extra edge to lift the team be two very important areas. Goaltender Sean Burke of the into medal play. Four of the eight King awaits reinforcements. Canadian Olympic team is already teams will advance into the medal Left-winger Al Secord and centre in Vienna with the Canadian team, round. Troy Murray of the Chicago Black­ the bulk of which arrived Tuesday. l,We have some very talented hawks were scheduled to leave To­ Canada plays the United States people here but they have to adjust ronto today with Hockey Canada on Friday, the opening day of play to one another quicky,’’ King said director Alan Eagleson. at the eight-country tournament. after the Tuesday workout. “Our Winter Hawks Breweries settle push Blazers to WHL wall NHL TV dispute yd i The aches and pains of spring football practice don’t always by Canadian Press TORONTO (CP) - A TV rights games on CBC’s northern service. The Portland Winter Hawks come from too many reps in the weight room or too many dispute that threatened to leave Carling owns the rights to one of n o il blitzed the Kamloops Blazers with certain areas of Canada without the Conference finals. Games 3 Tiq hits on the gridiron — just ask placekicker Charlie Baumann a five-goal second period Tuesday New training idea? coverage of key late-round games .Ji of the University of West Virginia Mountaineers, who had to night en route to a 9-5 victory in through 5 of the Stanley Cup final, of the NHL playoffs was resolved and a shared telecast of the sev­ shovel six inches of snow from his spot on the field in Mor­ the Western Hockey League’s West Tuesday after days of negotiation enth game of the final if the series gantown, West Virgina, prior to a workout. Division final. The loss moved Kamloops, the between Carling O’Keefe and extends the maximum length. defending WHL champion, to with­ Hockey Night in Canada. CTV pulled out of hockey broad­ in one game from elimination. The agreement Tuesday con­ casting after last season, leaving SUNS OUT DESPITE W IN In the East Division final, the cerns a conference final and Stan­ Carling with no national broadca­ Medicine Hat Tigers beat the visit­ ley Cup final games, which don’t ster for the games it owned. ing Saskatoon Blades 5-4 to even start until next month. Coverage of Carling obtained rights to the To- their series 1-1. the current rounds of playoffs re­ ronto-St. Louis series in the first Portland now has a 4-1 lead in mains complicated and subject to Needy Nuggets get win round of the playoffs even though the best-of-nine West final and almost-daily negotiations. plays host to the sixth game of the it had no outlet to broadcast them. and one they didn’t,” Moe said. “To be honest. I don't think we Carling said in a release that two ,,i by Associated Press series Thursday. With public pressure mounting in “Obviously, we had a lot more to can beat the Lakers.” Moe said. of the threatened areas — Sas­ It was obvious to Denver coach Dave Archibald and Jamie Ni- Ontario to show the Leafs on CBC, play for.” “What we have to do is get our katchewan and northern and interi­ Doug Moe in the second half which colls both scored twice to lead the Carling agreed to let CBC in Ontar­ game at the top level and hope team most wanted to win the Denver’s victory eliminated Winter Hawks who got single goals or British Columbia — will see the that I’m wrong.” io show Molson ads on the series it g ^ e . Phoenix from the playoff picture, from Ryan Stewart, Glen Wesley, late-round games on CBC. but Moe still wants to make up a Alex English led four Denver owned in exchange for co-operation The Nuggets, needing a victory Dennis Holland, Trevor Pohl and Another potential trouble spot, 1‘/ -game deficit against Seattle in players with more than points with the gaps in its national distri­ to. clinch the 16th and final Nation­ 2 20 Dave McLay, who also had four the Windsor, Ont., area, will also the final days of the regular sea­ by scoring 30. Lafayette Lever had bution of the later-round games. al-1'Basketball Association playoff assists. see the Carling games on CBC. son. If the Nuggets don’t, they 26, Blair Rasmussen 23 and Mike Edwards said Tuesday that CBC beHh, outscored Portland 81-54 af­ Rob Brown and Ron Shudra led English-language coverage in must play the Los Angeles Lakers, Evans 21. stations in the following communi­ ter'-halftime Tuesday night and the Blazers with two goals apiece. Quebec is close to being resolved, In other games, it was: the beat the Trail Blazers 142-114. who have the league’s best record Steve Nemeth was the other Kam­ ties now will be part of Carling Cleveland Cavaliers 113 New Jer­ said Carling spokesman Brian '“ This was one we needed to win at 64-15, in the first round. loops sniper. coverage of Conference final and sey Nets 95: Phoenix Suns 132 Sac­ Edwards. Don MacPherson. head The game marked the home-ice Stanley Cup final round games: ramento Kings 123; Golden State of CBC-TV Sports, said negotia­ return of Brown to the Blazer li­ Kamloops. Kelowna, Dawson Warriors 117 Los Angeles Clippers tions were continuing for Radio- neup after an ankle injury and he Creek, Prince George and Terrace- 108; and Seattle SuperSonics 103 Canada coverage. figured in all five Kamloops goals. Kitimat in B.C., Red Deer and Utah Jazz 102. Not much security Brown scored a league record 212 Negotiations were also continu­ Medicine Hat in Alberta; Lloydmi- Suns 132 Kings 123 oints during the regular season to ing to show the Carling-owned nister on the Alberta-Saskatchewan Phoenix was eliminated from reak Cliff Ronning’s mark of 197. border; and Windsor. playoff consideration although Lar­ E Prince George was not in danger ry Nance scored 35 points and In Medicine Hat, Dale Kushner for NHL coaches scored twice to pace the Tigers. of losing coverage since this city re­ Walter Davis 27 for the Suns. The Tiger forward was asked to Golf course ceives 1TV from Edmonton, which The coaching fraternity lost Eddie Johnson paced Sacramento with 32 points, Reggie Theus added give up his assistant captain status was already part of the Carling inde­ another member this week 27 and Joe Kleine 21. after Sunday’s loss to the Blades. pendent network. when the Pittsburgh Penguins set to open SuperSonics 103 Jazz 102 Kushner threw a broken stick into Prince George will now receive fired Bob Berry, ostensibly for The Prince George Golf and Tom Chambers scored 30 points the crowd, striking a female spec­ coverage of a conference final and failu re to make the N H L tator on the arm. Curling club will open its fairways for Seattle and Thurl Bailey had 20 the Stanley Cup finals on CKPG and “ I had something to prove,” to the public on Friday, says club playoffs the last three years. for Utah. ITV. His downfall was the obvious Kushner said. “It was a bad inci­ pro Dave McGrath. management disappointement Warriors 117 Clippers 108 dent there when I made a stupid The 18-hole golf course is open­ Golden State was led by Joe Bar­ that superstar Mario Lemieux play and threw my stick into the ing one week later than last year, PRINCE GEORCE MIDGET ry Carroll with 22 points.