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He played major junior last season for the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League; 65 goals and 80 assists later he was the second overall pick in the NHE- entry draft. The Canucks didn’t rush the six- foot-three centre in the physically demanding NHL, because he has not matured. Nedved weighs about 175 pounds. “We're bringing him along slowly,"’ said McCammon. “‘I don’t Hi Arrow holds on By CasNews Staff Two goals within the first minute of the game gave Hi Arrow the edge it needed as the team went on to defeat Banjo’s Pub 7-6 Thursday in Castlegar Recreational Hockey League action. Gary Sauer led the way for Hi Arrow with the hattrick and two assists while teammate George Roberts scored twice and initiated three others. Frank Costa scored the winning goal. Two goals each by the Banjo’s Brent, Petrick and Don Soroke, with helpers from Chris Brodman and Doug Knowler, made the game in- teresting. However, it was a case of too little too late. Action within the’ CRHL con- tinued last night with Sandman and Woodland Park Shell tangling at Pioneer Arena. Scores not available at press time. Banjo's will have a chance to think 18-year-olds can do it every night. “Petr has some good nights and some average nights. some average nights. Defensively, he has played pretty well.’” Nedved played in 17 of Van couver’s first 25 games, with one goal and two assists. He sat out Tuesday when the Canucks tied the Minnesota North Stars 1-1, Vancouver is one of the lowest- scoring teams in the NHL and went into the season looking for depth at centre. Nedved and rookie Rob Murphy played early in the season, but Murphy now is in the minors playing himself into shape after an injury. Counting two goals from Murphy, Vancouver’s centre icemen had 22 for the season before Thursday night’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Brian Bradley and Steve Bozek had seven each, although some of Bozek’s goals were scored while he played left wing. Igor Larionov had three goals and Dan Quinn two Nedved has played with a variety of linemates, including impressive avenge Thursday’s loss in a rematch Monday against Hi Arrow starting at 9:30 p.m. at the Community Com- rookie Robert Kron, also from Czechoslovak Kron, 23, had six goals and 10 points in 25 games. “Everyone in our organization thinks Petr Nedved will be a star someday,’’ McCammon - said. “We've had to start him slowly because you can’t play 80 games at 18."" Nedved lives with a family, selec- ted by the Canucks, in suburban Burnaby, less than 15 minutes from the Pacific Coliseum. He has han- dled not playing on a regular basis quietly. The frustration comes when he plays a decent game, but has no points on the scoresheet. It happened in Philadelphia when the Canucks were blanked 2-0. Nedved made several brilliant plays, but his wingers failed to convert the scoring chances. “It’s frustrating,”’ he said. ‘‘I lose a little confidence.”” The Canucks can send Nedved back to Seattle for more develop- ment in junior. “We haven't talked to him about that,’’ said McCammon, “‘but we're not going to leave him in the press box.” to win plex. Hi Arrow takes on Woodland Park Shell on Tuesday at 9:45 p.m., also at the Complex. Women need victory By CasNews Staff With the Christmas break just around the corner, the Selkirk Saints women’s volleyball squad would like nothing better than to add a couple of games to the win column. Today in Kamloops the local club is fighting it out with three other teams in B.C, Colleges Athletic Association toufnament action. “It's a strong league,’ said Rob Johnson, the college’s athletic direc- tor. ‘‘Last year was a rebuilding year and this year we’re also rebuilding.” Currently, the Castlegar con- tingent is sitting in ninth place with a record of 0-5. It’s been a tough bat- tle all year for the locals. Greeting the Saints across the court today will be Douglas College, currently holding on to fifth spot, sixth-ranked New Caledonia and British Columbia Institute of Technology, sitting seventh. Johnson said the key to victory will be execution, something this rookie-laden team has had trouble with. Only two players from last year’s crew have returned and even coach Mike Perra is a rookie to the two returning players are Sheri Chernenkoff, a BCCAA all- star last year, and Vicki Gritchen. However, these two players alone can’t carry the team Realty rallies from behind By STEVE PEDEN Staff Writer > Hoop action heated up Wednesday as Castlegar Realty stormed to a 69- 47 win over Victoria Place in Trail. Already early in, the season Castlegar Realty, the defending regular season champs, has proven it'll be a force once again in the Trail Men's Basketball League. Castlegar put on a strong second- half performance as it outscored Vic- toria Place 45-17 in the half. Going into the second half, Castlegar, 2-1, ‘trailed Victoria Place, 30-24 and at one time in the first half the local club fell behind by 16. A lack of execution on the offence was the reason for a somewhat mediocre half. However, in the second half Castlegar made no mistake about finding the net, something the squad did often. Castlegar beat Victoria Placd, 1- in the outside game with Lou Cic- chetti netting 16 points, while Wayne McCarthy and Brian Turlock played strong under the basket, scoring 15 and 16 points respectively Aiding in Castlegar’s victory were. Toby Reichert and Wayne Tamelin with 10 points each Responding: in a losing cause for Victoria Place, were Ernie Rella and Chad Coupland, both with 15 points and teammate Rob Hartimer with 10 second game of the doubleheader at Cominco Gym, Smeiter Pub, 3-0, entertained Kingfisher Bobcat Services, 0-3, win- Castl ning the game handily 84-63. Right from the buzzer Smelter Pub Photo by Steven Peden jar Realty's Brian Turlock goes over-the-top to get two points in Trail Men's Basketball League action Wednesday. took control of the game and never relinquished the lead. Smelter’s Henry Vandervelve and Mark McConnell both bucketed 28 points to rally their team to victory, while Duane Donald and Steve Plaa both notched 14 points. Bom Thom- pson had 10 points for Kingfisher. The league resumes Wednesday in Trail with Castlegar Realty taking on top-ranked Smelter Pub starting at 7:15 p.m., followed by a game bet- ween Kingfisher Pub and Victoria Place which starts at 8:35 p.m. In other basketball news, Castlegar Realty (three players from the team in Trail play on the squad which competes in Nelson) moved to 3-0 and first place in the Nelson Men’s Basketball League ‘on Tuesday. The locals nabbed first by beating Nelson No. 2 team 67-50 with McCarthy and Turlock leading the local club with 18 points each. Castlegar’s next game in the Nelson league goes Tuesday at Trafalgar school against Valley No 1 *23°° Colored for Today. ay SILKEN TOUCH 100% Ultrel B.C.F. 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Earlier this president John Ziegler was asked “That is what we have to whether the NHL was obligated eight applicants to commit to expansion at the governors’ meetings in West Palm Beach, Fla., starting Tuesday. begins and ends’’ at the meetings, Ziegler said from his posh office in New York. ‘‘No matter how many teams we choose, we are striving to get 28 by the end of the century. 1991-92 season week, league remember. It is an ongoing 28 to become magic number in NHL By Aian adams could find aii process. We hope the cities Much has remember this.”” Arthur Griffiths feels his peers owe it to the applicants to make a decision to expand. “I cannot see tabling a decision, but that option is open,”’ Griffiths said. ‘‘I think we would be doing the applicants a disservice after having put these people through all this work and Process.”’ bidders. Since then, changed since Ziegler announced last December Vancouver Canucks governor that applications franchises were being accepted. The NHL set high standards, not to mention a $50-million price tag, to limit the process to serious two groups con- sidered front Milwaukee and Houston — pulled out because of problems with the expansion criteria. And ali the rest have probiems, both minor and major for expansion — Ottawa is having zoning problems with its proposed site — Hamilton suffers an image problem with many of the American governors, and it also infringes on the territorial rights of Buffalo and Toronto. — Tampa’s management group is inexperienced. The Calif have rinks. runners) — nia bids don’t Senior By STEVE PEDEN Staff Writer **Whatever it takes."” John Ritchie believes that to accomplish one’s goal a person will do what ever’s in his power to achieve. Just ask St. Catherines’ Joanne Bouw, who came under the tutelage of :Ritchie. Bouw is a four-time world champion in shotput, discus and javelin. But what’s not known to most Canadians about this ‘special athlete is that she has a‘class-seven cerebral palsy status (the right side of the body is spastic). Ritchie, a Toronto native, who grew up in Windsor, has been involved with disabled athletes for the past seven years and is currently the national field events coordinator for Cerebral Palsy Canada. “1 got involved seven years ago in Windsor through a friend of mine,”’ Ritchie said. And now, when the able-bodies Olympics are over in Barcelona, Ritchie and the Canadian representatives in the Disabled Olympics (not Special Olympics) will take their turn and share in the limelight. This kind of determination by disabled athletes and from athletes in general is what Ritchie demands of him- self and will demand from the players who grace the court as this year’s representatives of Stanley Humphries secondary school senior boy's basketball team. For the past two years, the school has gone without a senior boy's squad leaving a gap for those athletes in grades 11 and 12. Last year, Dan Stelck, a Grade 12 student and member of this year’s team, was unable to play the sport. “Through attrition and people leaving . . - development ran out and we did not run a senior team jast year,” said the school’s athletic director, Doug Ritchie is the man to point the way. Prov by Coriow. WEEKEND FEATURE Hickey, referring to the two years absence of a senior team. Hickey, who has been instrumental in developing the junior boys team, contacted Ritchie and his fiancee and offered them both jobs with the school. The next step was to get them coaching, which both Ritchie and Collette Pilloud, the senior girls coach, did without hesitation. Ritchie, along with his participation with the disabled athletes, has accumulated eight years of basket- ball coaching experience, with the last five years spent with the coaching staff of the University of British Columbia, three years as assistant coach with the men’s team and one year as head coach of the women's team, them moving on to Richmond for a year. “I’m definitely glad there’s a team this year,” Stelck said this week prior to the team’s practice. The Grade 12 student had to go without any basketball com. petition last year “*I planned on playing for the school last year, but all I could do was play at lunchtime and after school.’* Not only are the players happy about the future of the team and that they can finally play in a regular league, so are the parents. “It’s nice to see a senior team,"” said Peter Vatkin, one of two parents who has a Grade 10 (junior) player on the team. “‘I always played basketball when I was at school.” However, being the new kids on the block, means things will be a constant uphill battle. Tough-nosed defence and the quick break will have to be executed well in order to win, Ritchie noted. **Our goal is to peak Feb. 22 for the West Kootenay boys’ basketball back in Castlegar Championships,” Ritchie said. '‘We've got a lot of kids here who haven’t played before and some kids that * don’t have a lot of experience.’’ Though lacking in experience and skill, the players are more than making up for this by showing a lot of heart, determination and optimism. The players realize that they will not be a powerhouse in the league right off the start, but a few wins here and there could do a lot for the morale of the team “If we were to make it to the finals of the West Kootenay championships, I would be esctat Ritchie said. ‘‘But, if we came away losing, then as long as we progressed as we should then that'll be fine."" However, one important stepping block for the athletes is missing — there is no college-level basketball “Speaking on behalf of myself, the players of the team and players throughout the West Kootenay, I think if the college gets going again, players in the Kootenays would definitely be interested in going there,’’ Stelck said. Rob Johnson, athletic director with Selkirk College, feels for the high school kids of the Kootenays and hopes that within the next couple of years a team may once again grace the gymnasium and represent the college in the B.C. Colleges Athletic Association “We'd like to get back to basketball here,’ John son stated. It’s been three years since a college basketball team represented Selkirk and Johnson attributes this to travelling costs and the local feeder system “It's nice to see John in the area,’’ Johnson noted “And it’s terrific to see such a strong interest at the high school level."" However, the focus right now for the boy’s team is Dec. 7 which will be the date of the squad’s first game.