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Saturday, July 4, 1992

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Dear Eric,

Hi, how are you doing? I'm pretty
good myself. I guess you’re a happy
guy now that you know your new ad-
dress won't be in Quebec City. I'd like
to share your happiness, but I can't.

You see, it all started way back in
1990 when you shunned the Sault Ste.
Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario
Hockey League to play for Detroit of
the United States Hockey League.

So, what was the problem? Was it
being too far away from mommy and
daddy that bothered you? Or maybe
it was how Sault Ste. Marie had a ten-
dency to lose more than they won?
Whatever it was, you weren't too
thrilled with the thought of playing in
Gretzky’s old stomping grounds.

Well, Eric, rather than watch you
pout, stamp your feet and hold your
breath until you turned blue, the good
folks in the Soo granted you your wish
by trading your rights elsewhere,
which just happened to be Oshawa.

I think this was a good move by
them for several reasons. One of them
is how they got some good players in
return and another is that they end-
ed up keeping the money they would
have to spend on baby-sitters for you.

So there you were in Oshawa, ap-
parently happy because you sure
played some good hockey. Scoring
goals, setting up goals, hitting guys on

the other team. You know, doing what
you do best.

I must admit, maybe thinking you
were a spoiled brat for not playing for
for the Greyhounds was a bit prema-
ture, and I apologize. Let’s be friends.

Oh oh. I spoke too soon. There you
are with your wonderful parents and
this time you're saying you won't play
for Les Nordiques if they choose you
in the 1991 draft in Buffalo.

I’m starting to see a trend here Er-
ic, and I don’t like it. If I’m not mis-
taken, it was “I won't play for Sault
Ste. Marie” so they dealt you to Os-
hawa. Now it’s “I won't play for Que-
bec.” Hmm, something’s wrong here.

I guess you're thinking that the
good folks in Quebec City will see that
you're a pretty serious customer who
gets what he wants. And if Eric Lin-
dros says he doesn’t want to be draft-
ed by Quebec, then it won't happen.

Well, you probably weren't too hap-
py when those same Nordiques Yead
your name first that morning last
June in Buffalo. After all, you and
those same wonderful parents had
made it sufficiently clear that Quebec
would be wasting their time, anda
draft pick, if they took you. Guess they
weren't listening too closely.

Then came Pat Falloon, fresh from
a Memorial Cup victory with the
Spokane Chiefs. If you remember, he
was the guy selected after you by the

To Eric Lindros, c/o Philadelphia Flyers

Jonny
on the
Spot

E JonathanGREEN

San Jose Sharks, an expansion team.
You know San Jose? As much a hock-
ey hotbed as Mexico City. But that
didn’t seem to bother him. Nope, he
didn’t say a word, probably because he
was just happy to have been drafted,
regardless of who it was.

Well Eric, the 1991-92 season went
on. without’ you and, true to form,
those Nordiques stayed fifth in the
five-team Adams Division.

There was considerable talk
through the year about what the
Nords were going to do with you.
Some said give him the moon. Some
said less kinder things, but I think you
know what they were without having
to see them in this letter.

But whatever was said, Pierre Page

kept hockey minds guessing, ‘cause
you didn’t go anywhere.

So, you did the patriotic thing and
played for Canada in Albertville and
then sat back to wonder whether you
would be moved at this year’s draft.
And you were, to two teams.

Well, as you already know, the
lucky people in Philadelphia will get
to see you in Flyer colors this year, af-
ter the league arbitrator said New
York didn’t deserve you, which proba-
bly broke their hearts. Congratula-
tions.

Before you start looking for a place
in the City Of Brotherly Love, Eric, I
hope you know what you'll be getting
into.

The Flyers gave up three former
first-rounders, a fan favorite in goal, a
steady defenceman and a king’s ran-
som to get you, so big things are. ex-
pected. As well, the people in Philly
are stuck with four pro teams that lose
a lot, and they would really like you
to reduce that to three.

But if you’d stayed in Quebec,
where losing has become the norm, I
don’t really think the expectations
would be as high.

Good luck pal. Something tells me
you'll need it.

Your buddy, Jonathan

p.s. Say hello to Carl and Bonnie.

Tee time for the Carews and Archambault in Kelowna

Seventeen-year-old Jody

trials will see 164 of the best

province at the Canadian Ju-

Accompanying the Carews

@ Local golfers head to
Kelowna looking for
spots on B.C. junior team

NEWS STAFF

Castlegar’s Carew brothers
will be in the Okanagan next
week looking for a spot on the
provincial junior golf team, yet
both see themselves taking dif-
ferent paths upon arriving.

said he hasn't been playing his
best golf this year, so winning
one of the eight available spots
could be a bit of a stretch.

“(My game) hasn't been that
great lately, so I’m not expect-
ing too much,” said the four-
handicapper. “

Set for the Spallummcheen
course in Kelowna, the junior

under-18 golfers in B.C. tee it
up Monday looking for four
spots on both the A and B
squads with four others open
to under-16 golfers for the ju-
venile team.

After Tuesday's second
round, the low 70 and ties will
play two more rounds to see
who will represent the

nior Championships in August

Unlike his brother, 15-year-
old and four-handicapper Mar-
ty said “he’s been happy” with
his game of late, and that he
liked his chances of winning a
spot on either the junior or ju-
venile teams.

“T’ve been hitting the ball
pretty good this year,” he said.

to Kelowna will be another
Castlegar golfer, Todd Ar-
chambault.

Winners of spots on the ju-
nior team will travel to Sidney,
NS. for the Candians, while
the top four juveniles will rep-
resent B.C. at the Western
Canadian Championships
here in four weeks.

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Pin Awards (7-10 pts.):
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