Trail Times-Friday, December 9, 1977-9

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I have just finished reading
The second Rossland goal in
an article in the Reader's that game, by Mike Oliver,
Digest relating to the study of proved one thing which might
biorythms. The writer tries to be the answer to the lack of
explain scientifically why we offence the team is going
have our good days and our through right now. M(l"e shots
bad days and does a pretty on the net cwld produce a lot
more chances of scoring than
convincing job of it.
I guess there is an answer to we have seen in a long time.
why athletes perform so well Mike's shot from just over the
one day and have the let-down blue line may have been
the next. For example, the screened from the goalie, but
Warriors' battle to beat it went in. Shots from both
Castlegar on Saturday night wings were whizzing by the
and their complete reversal posts, sometimes only inches
against Grand Forks on short of the target, but those
Sunday. Mind you, Danny inches make a difference, so it
MacFarland's superb per- f<ilows that the more shots
f(l"mance on Saturday night you take, the ratio of ones m
was largely responsible f(l" the net will be bound •to grow.
the Warriors' win on Saturday
I don't think the proportion
but I didn't think that the team of shots taken was as big as it
played all that badly; the way showed on the score sheet, but
they killed off the two-man it was the ones that were on
short situations was really target that show there, based
something else.
on the ones the goalie has to
stop. It's also possible that
some that look like saves are
those that the netminder feels
obliged to stop to avoid a
possible rebound.
Anyway to get back to the
subject I started on, I heard a
lot of comment after the game
that the refereeing was bad.
Now this was the reason I
stayed out in the stands oo
Saturday night - one can see
more from there than you can
from the lounge. I happen to
have a great deal of respect
f(l" the crew that worked that
game. Butch Bonin and Skip
Ferguson did an excellent job
on the line calls and Dave
Murray had the game well in
hand at all times. I figure he
handed out a cwple of minor
oenalties to RDSSland that I

. I got one report that night
that I didn't think much of
though. Dave told me after the
game that he had been punched by a fan standing between the Warriors' bench and
their dressing room. Of course
he didn't know whether the
party was a Warrior fan or
whether he was from
Castlegar. That makes no

has a pretty big adwhen it comes to
ng someone whose
at
on is on something else.
I would like to see someone
who loses his head enough to
pull a stunt like that barred
from the arena for good;
whoever he is, he doesn't
belong in these surroundings.
You really can't blame the

happening to their big
brothers is having a bad effect
oo them - the Senior Leafs
can't seem to put much
together of late.
Have you noticed the
amazing number of overtime
games and close margin
games in the KIJHL this
season? It's really been
fantastic the way it's been

Times columnist Harry Pepper (left) is off to the Old Country for a holiday,
and the Rossland Warriors had a parting gift for him. Club manager Jim
Markle gave Harry a Warrior ring in recognition of his support of the team.
-Fisher photo
'fference thoygh, this sort of rink securi~ f(l" someth!!lg

gomg. The Warriors have

have OIB' good days and our thrOURb l'lgbt now. Mere snots
bad days and does a pretty on the net cwld produce a lot
more chances of scoring than
convincing job of it.
I guess there is an answer to we have seen in a long time.
why athletes perform so well Mike's shot from just over the
one day and have the let-down blue line may have been
the next. For example, the screened from the goalie, but
Warriors' battle to beat it went in. Shots from both
Castlegar on Saturday night wings were whizzing by the
and their complete reversal posts, sometimes only inches
against Grand Forks on short of the target, but those
Sunday. Mind you, Danny inches make a difference, so it
MacFarland's superb per- fc:ilows that the more shots
fermance on Saturday night you take, the ratio of ones m
was largely responsible fer the net will be bound •to grow.
the Warriors' win on Saturday
I don't think the proportion
but I didn't think that the team of shots taken was as big as it
played all that badly; the way showed on the score sheet, but
they killed off the two-man it was the ones that were on
short situations was really · target that show there, based
something else.
on the ones the goalie has to
stop. It's also possible that
some that look like saves are
those that the netminder feels
obliged to stop to avoid a
possible rebound.
Anyway to get back to the
subject I started on, I heard a
lot of comment after the game
that the refereeing was bad.
Now this was the reason I
stayed out in the stands on
Saturday night - one can see
more from there than you can
from the lounge. I happen to
have a great deal of respect
fer the crew that worked that
game. Butch Bonin and Skip
Ferguson did an excellent job
on the line calls and Dave
Murray had the game well in
hand at all times. I figure he
handed out a cwple of minor
penalties to Rossland that I
couldn't justify and I also
thought he missed ,a cruple,
but that ain't all that bad.
The way the Warriors were
killing off penalties that night
' they could have been shorthanded all the time and it
wouldn't have made that
much difference, especially
the way the last line of defence
was q,erating.

ween the WalTicrs' bench and who loses his head enough to

their dressing room. Of course
he didn't know whether the
party was a Warrior fan or
whether he was from
Castlegar. That makes no

pull a stunt like that barred
from the arena for good;
whoever he is, he doesn't
belong in these surroundings.
You really can't blame the

Have

you

noticed

tlie

amazing number of overtime
games and close margin
games in the KIJHL tliis
season? It's really be'eil
fantastic the way it's been

Times columnist Harry Pepper {left) is off to the Old Country for a holiday,
and the Rossland Warriors had a parting gift for him. Club manager Jim
Markle gave Harry a Warrior ring in recognition of his support of the team.
-Fisher photo
difference though, this sort of rink security fer something
thing can not be condoned in like this, unless the guard
any arena around the country. happens to be right on the spot
These guys that officiate at at the time that it happens;
hockey games take quite a with only .one man security
verbal going over from this is nigh on to impossible.
I hear that Castlegar lodged
boisterous fans for the pittance they receive, but a protest over the game on
physical.violence is something Saturday night. I have no idea
what it was about; probably it
else again.
A guy standing on solid had something to do with the
ground and leaning over the , ejection of their coach,
although I thought he had it
coming to him. Then again
they may have protested
because
the Warriors'
goaltending was rather too
/ ~fessional for their liking.
~
yway, 'Y1?icheyer, !t ~as~ it

going. The Warriors have
been involved in quite a
number of the overtime ones
and have come out on top of
most of them.
Incidentally, I want to say
thanks to the Warriors fer the
nice little memento they gave
me at Saturday's game. My
association with the team has
been a long and pleasant one
and their ups and downs have
been reflected in my day to
day feelings. I am very happy
to have had so close an
association with the fine
young men I have come to _
meet along the way and over
t1?-e y~rs , ha~e been wri!ing