sy eo Castlegar News November 19. 1986 SPORTS ra Drop vexes goalie TORONTO (CP) — To go from the top to the bottom so quickly, especially when he had no control over events, has been an exasperating ex perience for Philadelphia goaltender Bob Froese He was on the all-star team. last year and led all regular National Hockey League goalies in goals-against av erage, save percentage and shutouts and shared the lead in wins. Tonight, when the Flyers face the Toronto Mapid Leafs, Froese, 28, will expect once again to be riding the bench, or not even be dress: ed. Having apparently fallen to third-string status, he's asked to be traded “It's disheartening and frustrating — both at the same time,” he says. “I worked out a lot during the summer and came to camp in the best shape of my career. “But I guess what hap- pened is all part of the game.” Froese stepped into the breach last November after Pelle Lindbergh died in a car accident and backstopped the Flyers to the second-best record in the league. STARTS GAMES Now, the Flyers have given the No. 1 job to rookie Ron Hextall, 22, a native of Winnipeg. Hextall has start ed in 14 of the Flyers’ 17 games and has a stingy 2.41 Crown stays assault charges NELSON (CP) — Charges as the result of an altercation during an exhibition hockey game last year have been stayed against a Kelowna hockey player. David Glessman had been charged with assault causing bodily harm and assault with @ weapon. The Crown stayed the charges Monday in pro. vineial court Glessman, the referee and a coach were charged as the result of an incident at an exhibition hockey game last December in Nakusp. Gless man was later suspended from playing hockey for five years by the B.C. Amateur Hockey Association. Our Action Ad Number is 365-2212 Calendar THURSDAY HOCKEY RECREATIONAL LEAGUE: Costiegor Picyboys dman Inn, 10 p.m., Castlegar Community Complex SATURDAY FOOTBALL—COLLEGE: Canodion the Vanier Cup trom Varsity Stadium in foro nel 13 HOCKEY —NHL: p.m., channel 9 Vancouver Co! etiam Full Line Of Sports CME Shorpening 365-8288 nuck \ Hockey Equipment Hockey & Figure Skote A public service of Castlegar Sports Centre. University champronsmp tor average on a team that leads the league in the goals- inst category. Hextall, whom the Flyers took in the sixth round of the 1982 entry draft, came into training camp and did more than demonstrate his ability to play in the NHL, beating out Froese for the first string job. “We wanted to find out if Hextall could play or not,” said coach Mike Keenan. “If he’s going to play, we decided ‘Let's get the evaluation done early and see where we're at.” “The mere fact that Ronnie was not only playing well enough to stay in the NHL, but was the best goaltender in the league with a 1.5 goals-against average made it very difficult for me to take him out of the net. The thinking, also, was to see if this was just a young kid with a bubble that was going to burst. We wanted to see if h for real for a period of time. So, Froese played in only two games. Eventually, he went with his lawyer to gen- eral manager Bob Clarke and said he wanted to be traded, if he wasn't going to be used. Clarke agreed that was prob- ably the best move to make. ASKS ADVICE “Bob Clarke and Mike Keenan are saying now that | shouldn't be saying anything publicly,” Froese said. “But during my meeting with Clarke, I asked for advice and he told me to go to the press. “I said I wouldn't go to the press, but if they came to me I wouldn't dodge them. Then, when I talked, they got up set.” Froese now is not optimis. tie about an early solution. He knows Clarke is a tough negotiator and will not make a move until he gets what he feels is equal value. The Flyers would not con- sider moving Froese unless they felt they could get along without him. Chico Resch, at 38 the oldest NHL player, is the No. 2 man at this point. In the minors is Darren Jensen who played for the Flyers last year, following the death of Lindbergh. “There are no guarantees in this game,” Froese con- ceded. “Ronnie Hextall is a great goaltender and I know I can help another team and be a big part of another team. “All I want is for them to stand by their word. Once they tell a player they're going to trade him — a player who has been a good team guy and has been that much for the organization — then he expectrs to be traded.” SONG REMAINS THE SAME CFL at death's door By WESLEY GOLDSTEIN The Canadian Press The song remains the same for Montreal Alouettes fans, only this time the singer has changed and since it is Norm Kimball carrying the tune, the lyries tend to be believable. Or do they? The Alouettes have just completed one of their worst seasons ever, finishing out of the East Division playoffs with a dismal 4-14 record, the second-poorest mark in the Canadian Football League. The club sold an average of 11,000 tickets per game, the lowest in the nine-team circuit, and lost an estimated $4 million. As a result, Kimball, in his first year as president of the club, has become the latest voice to suggest the CFL is at death's door in Montreal. “If, there isn't a major turnaround in 1987, I don't see (operating a franchise in Montreal) as being viable,” Kimball says. “There has to be progress made. “I'm not interested in operating a non-productive franchise. We can make major improvements in our performance and in our financial picture, but if we don't, (we) have to seriously look at the future of this franchise.” SOUNDS OMINOUS While Kimball's words sound decidedly ominous, his refrain isn't entirely unfamiliar in Montreal. In 1981, a year after Vancouver real estate entrepreneur Nelson Skalbania bought the team from Sam Berger, the Alouettes went bankrupt and folded. The CFL was pronounced dead in Montreal until an 11th-hour injection of capital from Expos owner Charles Bronfman and Ithasco Ltd. revived the fi ise and created But the threat proved idle by the end of the year. Ricard then lured Kimball from Edmonton, where he had built the Eskimos dynasty teams of the 1970s. Kimball was brought in because he was viewed as one of the few men who could restore the credibility sadly lacking in the franchise during the last few years. However, he has been unable to perform miracles with the reborn Alouettes at least so far. BEGS AN ANSWER Since Kimball has never been known to mince his words, the question that begs to be answered is yhether his doomsday scenario is a greater threat than pr S ones. CFL commissioner Doug Mitchell thinks so, and adds that “1987 will be the real test for Montreal. e While the commissioner and other loyalists hope the situation can be remedied, there are others who would prefer it didn't. Among them is Gerry Snyder, a longtime civie official who was instrumental in bringing major league baseball to Montreal. Snyder, who has led a 20-year campaign to obtain a National Football League franchise for the city, believ Montreal fans want the American version of football. e “There's no doubt about it,” Snyder says. “All the surveys done over the years show that the majority of football fans, particularly among the francophone popula tion, want to see the NFL here.” Regardless of the surveys though, the NFL has the Concordes. It was a new team with the same old problems. The Concordes faced the same dilemmas on the field as their predecessors, only they faced them with significantly fewer people paying attention. The dwindling box office numbers became such a major concern that last year, Edmond Ricward, the team’s chairman of the board, threatened to fold the team if interest didn't pick up. Mid-Week Wrap-up | Tred ot Ni Spm Con tik Valley ot Cronbrook SSSNSSSPRRsS __ BASKETBALL _ EASTERN CONFERENCE ‘Atlantic Division ds Ft) WESTERN CONFERENCE Medwee INOR SPORTS ©, we're interested! hone the Castlegar News for details on how fo get reports of your Mens High Hegh Thee: Al Chaligh. 60. wngie Wate, 1174. eam High Three Bowling Bumiina. 32 262! Solehin. 631. Ruth jwonday | O'Clock Lodees High Sungie Else Rysen. 247. Lodves Mary Gemeni’ oom, a policy of non-entry into Canada as long as the CFL exists. “The NFL is on very good terms with the CFL and would not want to place a team in Canada if that would hurt the Canadian league,” says Dan Rooney. the Pittsburgh Steelers’ chief operating officer who is head of the league's expansion committee. Still, Rooney doesn't rule out an expansion to Montreal, particularly if the current situation fails to improve. Kimball thinks it will, but adds, “I may be wrong.” Blazers beat Cranbrook FERNIE (CP) — Scott Jackson scored three goals to lead the Elk Valley Blazers to an 84 win over the Cran- brook Royals in Western International Hockey League play Tuesday night. It was only the second loss this season for the first-place Royals. Elk Valley, tied for third with Kimberley, improved its record to 461. Earl Ingarfield and Rob Gepehuck each had a pair of goals for the winners while Stu Tanton rounded out scoring. Wayne Macfarlane scored twice to lead Cranbrook and singles came from Frank Enns and Darryl Donald. The teams played through Pee Wees lose two games COMMUNITY NEWS November 19, 1986 Casta News 83 Golden Ledies Hagh Single: Ruth Rourke, 225. Lodies Hegh Agere jourke. 230. Lodves ght, 553. Men + Hegh 229. Mens ‘Other 6008 679. Rack Price. 662 Thursday Might Mixed Lodies High Single Mory Stretodt 290 ‘odes re oo Ed Asheod 626 Morvin Wood. 624 Betty Zorholt 611 Lorry Webster, 600 NOveseR Itdy tight * , Mined (7. ‘Ann Moldeworth 228 Castlegar Pee Wees lost two games to Cranbrook on the weekend in Cranbrook. On Saturday Castlegar lost 9-2 and Sunday they were defeated 6-3. The Castlegar team plays in Beaver Valley this Sunday. a scoreless first period and Elk Valley led 4-2 after 40 minutes. Elk Valley netminder Rob Bryson made 27 saves while Mark Taylor and Keith Fer. ner combined to stop 40 shots at the Cranbrook net. Legion folds Thursday bingo By LORNE ASHTON The Legion's Thursday night bingo has folded. Branch No. 170 halted the fundraising event Nov. 6 because of poor support from fellow members and the community. However, if enough people express a desire for Thursday night bingo, it may be started again. The cancellation of the bingos will cut back the Legion's to local chari In other news, the branch held its regular meeting Nov. 4 with president Denny Tucker presiding over the 29 members present. The Legion made a donation to the B.C. Lung Association's Christmas Seals campaign. Funds for this donation came out of the bingo fund. A number of new members have joined the branch. New fraternal members are: James Beattie, Andy Semenoff, John Strelaeff, Ken Wyllie, Emilie N ti, Hi Sapriken, Jack Morrison, Elizabeth Maher, Nick Ogiow, Andry DeRosa, Ken Horcoff, Eileen Lawrie, Paul Kinakin, and Rick McCreight. Associate member Wayne Hurlbert has College moves Suzuki lecture The David Suzuki lecture scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Nov. river from the campus at the Brillilant Cultural Centre. “Due to the overwhelming response we have received eluded Paulette Giles, Gov. ernor General's Award-win- ning poet, Margaret Catley- Stark here Friday James T. Stark, former head of Operation Dismantle and an internationally-known peace activist, will be in Castlegar Friday and Satur day. Stark will speak at a public Saturday night in the Brilliant Cultural Centre on proposed future endeav. ors for peace and disarma ment. John J. Verigin Jr., a lob- byist for Operation Disman. tle at the United Nations, will also give an update Saturday on the bid for a worldwide referendum on disarmament. Friday afternoon Stark will visit Stanley Humphries Secondary School and that evening will meet with local youths at the Castlegar United Church. Carlson, president of CIDA, Canada's major aid agency, and Mel Hurtig. Edmonton- based publisher and national chairman of the Council of Canadians. “The response to Suzuki's coming has been fantastic,” said Stelck. “We are not selling tickets and there is no reserved seating. admission is by donation. We moved the lecture so as not to dis- appoint anyone, and seating. lighting and acoustics are better in the Brilliant Cul- tural Centre. We want this keynote lecture to be the high point of Selkirk Col lege’s anniversary year.” Reid to visit Nelson Bill Reid, B.C.'s Minister of Tourism, will make a special ‘sponsored by the Kootenay Country Tourist Association and the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce. “We've been working hard over the last few months to confirm Mr. Reid's atten dance at this function, and he committed himself and his wife to fly in for this special event,” Nelson chamber pres ident Bob Allen said in a pre pared release. “And we would like to see everyone out from all around Kootenay Country to make a good im pression on the minister.” The meeting's theme of Winter Tourism Season will be in full force as there will be displays from various ski hills, clubs, and events. The which speaks for the tourism industry locally. and Koot enay Country Tourist Asso- ciation, which speaks for tourism regionally, have ask ed Reid to address the lunch time crowd on Tourism B.C. winter Nelson chamber transferred from another branch while Marianne York has become a new associate member. Elsewhere, veteran affairs officer Steve Melnick has three appointments for the Department of Veteran Affairs officer on Dee. 1. Two ients were given assi Poppy chairman Fred Giraud did a good job on the distribution of wreaths and organizing the poppy campaign on Nov. 7 and 8. The oldest member on the campaign was 81 and ‘the youngest member was 13. % Things are a bit brighter in the Legion lounge. Lounge chairman Ted Dunford had his full staff dressed in their new red vests on Nov. 11. Compliments were given to them on their looks and service provided a Following the Nov. 11 ceremony, a potluck dinner was served in the hall upstairs, which went over well. This is the first time a dinner has been served and members would like to see this dinner continue. Donations for the dinner were accepted. The funds from the donations will filter back into the community. Dress on the Legion's Saturday night dancing has sharpened up asa result of having a Legion member on door duty. The zone Funspiel curling bonspiel is set for Jan. 23-25 in Rossland. Entries must be in by Jan. 15. A letter on the bonspiel has been posted in the lounge. The date for the darts tournament in Trail hasn't been set yet. A sympathy card was sent to Joanne Langlois. The Legion will hold a New Year's Eve frolic. The evening will consist of a cold buffet dinner, refreshments, and dancing. B.C. Gold Breakopen tickets should be in the lounge soon. A Grey Cup party will again be held at the Legion. President Tucker will handle this event. The annual Christmas party of the Ladies Auxiliary will be held Dec. 13. 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