ata! Wednesday; November 25, 1992 Green living an NHL dream CRHL lead changes again Jonathan Green SPORTS REPORTER Pinching Travis Green to wake him up won't work be- cause the dream he’s having is real. For just over a week, the 21- year-old Castlegar native has been living out the dream of almost every person who has laced up a pair of ice skates — playing in the National Hock- ey League. A product of the New York Islanders system, Green was called up by the big club last week from their American Hockey League affiliate in Troy, N.Y., for a five-game road trip that began last Thursday in Boston and ends Friday in Philadelphia. Along the way, the team has also played in Edmonton and last night in Winnipeg, but it was Saturday night’s game in Calgary that might have Green hoping to visit Cowtown more often. Playing in just his second NHL game, Green took a pass from linemate Daniel Marois just under five minutes into the first period and scored the Islanders first goal in a 4-3 win, Reached at the team’s hotel in Winnipeg Monday, Green had a little trouble finding the words to describe the feeling of seeing the red light go on. “I don’t know,” he said. “It was like a dream come true. “Ive always dreamed of playing in the NHL.” Skating on a line with Marois and David Volek, Green said he saw a fair bit of ice time against both Boston and Calgary and says that he’s growing used to the life as an Borsch Burners hot in @ Local oldtimers bring back the top prize from Kelowna tournament NEWS STAFF Some say that life begins at 40, and the Castlegar Borsch Burners hockey team would probably agree. Competing in the Riley’s Classic Oldtimers Tourna- ment in Kelowna, the Burn- ers avenged a first-game loss to that city’s Orchard Ford with a 7-4 win in the final to bring home the hardware. ming the tournament with a 4-1 loss to Ford, city councillor and team member Lawrence Chernoff said road fatigue was a factor in the outcome. “We just didn’t have the get up and go,” he said. “Most of the guys got there just before time.” Travis Green gets first NHL marker NY Islanders 4 Calgary 3 First Period 1. NY Islanders, Green 1 (Marois, Volek) 4:56 2. Calgary, Reichel 5 (Roberts, Makarov) 18:48 Penalties — Young Cal (inter- ference) 2:20, Wilson Cal (trip- ping) 10:05, Pilon NY (hooking) 13:17, Second Period 3. NY Islanders, Thomas 7 (Turgeon, Norton) 10:56 4. Calgary, Godynyuk 2 (Roberts, Makarov) 12:30 Penalties — Musil Cal (cross- checking) 1:41, Ferraro NY! (slashing) 13:08, Ranheim Cal (tripping) 15:58, Thomas NY! Ot- to Cal (roughing) 18:02, Malakhov NY (roughing), Musil Cal (holding (18:28). Third Period 5. NY Islanders, King 11 (Nor- ton, Thomas) 2:41 (pp) 6. NY Islanders, Turgeon 9 (Thomas) 12:58 7. Calgary, Roberts 13 (Fleury, Otto) 19:31. Penalties — Calgary bench (too many men; served by Fleury) 0:48, Ferraro NY (tripping) 5:06, Kasparaitis NYI (interference) 10:35, Malakhov NYI (cross- checking) 14:57. Shots on goal NY Islanders 9 9 2-20 Calgary 910 12-31 Goal — NY Islanders: Fitz- patrick (W,3-4-0); Calgary: Ver- non (L,8-6-0). Power-plays (goals-chances) —NY Islanders: 1-5; Calgary: 0-5. Attendance — 20,133. NHL player. He said the adjustment from the minors to the big league wasn’t a hard one to make. “I was thinking 1 do belong here,” he said. “I feel a lot more confident everytime I’m on the ice.” Issued a number that’s been immortalized by the likes of Doug Evans, Brian Skrud- land and Kelly Chase, Green said he didn’t have much say when it came to wearing jer- sey No. 39. “I didn’t ask any questions,” he said. “Whatever they gave me was fine.” Heading into last night’s game with the Jets, the Is- landers were just two points back of Philadelphia for fourth place in the Patrick Division, and Green said the team was played the kind of hockey they knew how to, dumping Chiliwack’s Rainbow Kings 4- 1 Saturday and Rutland’s Westside Grizzlies 5-3 Sun- day for a rematch with Ford in the final. Chernoff said when the motiva- tion to avenge the loss com- bined with the momen- tum created ej in the two wins, the Burners — were ready. Lawrence Chernoff “We had incentive after the 4-1 loss in the first game,” he said. “We played well in the next two games, so when it came to the final, we wanted to beat them.” And beat them they did, to capture the over-40 division of the tournament. looking forward to Friday’s game. He said that with the kind of hockey the Isles have played of late, he likes their chances of climbing into fourth, espe- cially with the news that su- perstar Eric Lindros won't be in the Flyers’ lineup. “That really broke our hearts,” he laughed. Looking back at his goal against the Flames, Green ad- mitted it wasn’t the prettiest one he’s ever scored, but said he was more concerned with controlling the puck then scor- ing a nice one. “That’s pretty well what happened. I was just worried not to miss the puck,” he said, adding that having his par- ents there to see it was a bonus. “That was extra special.” Okanagan Ray Picco was named the over-40 MVP, and Chernoff said he earned it. “He was the key player in the tournament,” he said. “He’s a good hockey player.” Returning home, the Borsch Burners are set to host their own Oldtimers tournament this weekend as 16 teams from the Kootenays and Okanagan roll into town to vie for top spot. With a fair numbers of ex- Western and National Hock- ey League players competing, Chernoff said the game leans towards good, fast skating and encouraged people to come out and be entertained. “There are a lot of good hockey players,” he said. “Lots of guys with lots of ex- perience.” Action gets underway Fri- day evening at both local are- nas, with things winding up Sunday afternoon. @ Pressure Wash cleans up, moves back into first NEWS STAFF A motivator when it comes to kids, Gordie Walker moti- vated some adults in Castle- gar Recreational Hockey League action Monday night. Scoring three times and adding two assists, Walker led the way for Castlegar Pressure Wash as they took top spot away from idle Shell in the CRHL with a 10-3 win over the Kootenay Comput- ers. Jeff Townsend was just as dominant as Walker, netting a hat trick and a couple of helpers as well, while Dave Terhune had a goal and three asists. Larry Walker, Chuck Lind and Perry Hyson replied in a losing cause for the Comput- ers, with Rob Hill picking up a couple assists. Pressure Wash scored ear- ly and often in victory, going up 3-0 afer one period on goals by Terhune, Chief Mer- cer and Scott Taylor. The lead swelled to 6-2 af- ter two, thanks to tallies from Walker, Townsend and Roger Junker and it was all over but the crying. CASTLEGAR RECREATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE (As of Nov.23) WwW bg Press. Wash 5 Shelf 6 Computers 4 Sports Centre 4 Banjo's 3 2 Joel Audet picked up the win in net while Tim Swan- son stood on his head and more between the pipes for the Computers. Last Thursday, Banjo’s Pub continued to play some sweet music on the ice, as they stretched their unde- feated streak to four with a 10-7 win over Castlegar Sports Centre. Dave Rugg pulled the car- pet out from under the oppo- sition, scoring four goals and adding an assist for the pub squad while Benton Hadley pitched in with four helpers. Mike Flegel was the big gun for Sports Centre, scoring once and adding four assists while Garry Sauer scored two and asisted on two. Last night’s result between Sports Centre and Pressure Wash was unavailable at press time. @ Local giant spends a few days playing for the farm team’s farm team NEWS STAFF If being relegated to the farm team from the big club sounds bad, think about be- ing sent to the farm team’s farm team. Local hockey star Darcy Martini knows that situa- tion all too well because he’s living it right now. The Edmonton Oilers’ eighth pick in the 1989 En- try Draft, Martini had been manning the blueline for the team’s American Hockey af- filiate in Cape Breton, N.B. this season when he was handed a plane ticket to Raleigh, N.C. last Thursday. The trip sent him to meet up with Cape Breton’s East Coast League affiliate, the Wheeling Thunderbirds, for 10 days of work. Reached at his hotel in Wheeling, W.V. Tuesday, Martini said he was puzzled when asked about his tem- porary home. “That’s a good question,” he said. “(I’m) just down here for a little condition- ing.” The 22-year-old said ‘Martini down south when Cape Breton headed out for a big road trip last week, the coaches took just enough players to field a team, which meant he would be staying home. But when faced with the choice of having him off skates for over a week or sending him south, Martini said management didn’t hesitate. “They just suggested it’s a little better for me to be do- ing this,” he said. Martini said he is getting used to life in the Maritimes, but it hasn’t been easy. Being a rookie, he has seen more of the bench while the veterans have seen more of the ice. “T’d like to play a lot more, but it’s little hard right now,” he said. “I’m the only first- year defenceman to crack the team.” With the trip to Wheeling, Martini said Cape Breton was hoping he’d be ready to go when they returned from the road. And with three more days until that happens, the giant rookie is counting the min- utes. “T’m just looking forward to moving back up to Cape Breton.” sg GES cst, la 5 AaB PS, oh Wednesday; November 25,1992) \ 158 ~ FIVE OF A KIND Figure skating judges from the Kootenays were honored during the regional skate off Saturday for their work over the years. They are (left to right) Erie Kruetzky, Dolores Wood, Kathryn Johnston, land the husband-and-wife team of Heddi and Rolf Benner. News photo by Jonathan Green Pee Wees just grand in the Border City NEWS STAFF The Castlegar Pee Wee Stars paid a visit to Grand Forks over the weekend and struck gold. Scoring 14 goals and only allowing eight, the Stars came home with a win anda tie from the Border City with Kevin Pacheco leading the Wi son. win. ay. In the first game, the locals built themselves a nice 4-0 lead after 20 minutes but had to work hard in the late stages of the third period to salvage a 6-6 tie. Pacheco scored twice in the draw, with singles going to Nathan Dalla Lana, Chris Shumey, Eric Casler and >» Dennis Podovennikoff. ' Chipping in with assists - were David Bell, Ian Mosby, in the rout. and Enderby. Tim Craig and Mike Ander- In the second game, the visitors scored often and goalie Jamie Jmieff kept the * home team at bay in an 8-2 Pacheco led the way again, picking up a hat trick to finish the weekend with five goals, while Shand Fowlie, Trevor Haviland, Dalla Lanna and Podovennikoff added singles Meanwhile, the Midget Reps paid a visit to the Okanagan over the weekend with games in Salmon Arm Entering action undefeat- ed in their first four games, the Reps tasted defeat not once but twice. Saturday, they dropped a 4-2 decision to Salmon Arm, with Jason Boden and Brian Grycan scoring in a losing cause. Not only did the Reps lose the game, but they also lost goalie Blaine Wilson to a pulled hamstring in the third period, an injury that could keep him out of action for up to three weeks. Sunday, goalie Doug Taylor played and well stayed healthy, but it wasn’t enough in a 7-4 loss to Enderby. Derek Read, Matthew Pommier, Brent Neumann and Brian Grycan each scored for the Reps, who saw their record drop to 3-2-1 in defeat. The Reps next action is this weekend when they travel to Nakusp for a pair of exhibi- tion games with Penticton. W@ First draw ends with unbeaten rink in top spot in Pensioners curling Bud Lowther NEWS CONTRIBUTOR Skip Tom Wilson has led his rink to a 10 win-no loss record and the title after the first draw of the Castlegar Pensioners Curling Club. Wilson was supported by George Markin at third, second Bill Oleski and lead Andy Popoff. I believe that it is very unusual to win 10 games in a row in any curling league, and I cannot recall this record being equalled dur- ing my association with the pensioner’s league. I offer my congratulations to the Top Guns of the first draw. The rink of Rene Archambault and John McGillivray were tied for second place with seven wins against three losses each. A little advice to new curlers: Never com- plain because your turn to shoot is going to Wilson foursome leads the way come, unless you are a spectator in which criticizing is OK, but beware of hidden tape recorders. Hollering is very important and should be practiced. ETIQUETTE OF THE WEEK If your opponent is throwing a rock, wait outside of the hog line or well behind him un- til he is finished. Movement can be distract- ing. On a related note, a large contingent of se- nior men and their wives turned out last Fri- day for the senior golf windup at the Legion. Executive members and emcee Wilf Sweeney did a fine job of covering the high points of the golf season and handing out the trophies. I missed the dinner but was told there were many beautiful women — with hand- some men, who were welcomed by club pres- ident Art Lewis, and that the food was good and the anecdotes funny. Thanks to the seniors club executive for their efforts. i Rockers gear up for B.C. title battle with 15 others @ Stanley Humphries senior boys volleyball team travels west for annual Provincials NEWS STAFF Don Lust and the Stanley Humphries senior boys vol- leyball team headed out on a Mission yesterday, so to speak. Packing up and heading west to the Lower Mainland, Lust and the Rockers are competing in the provincial volleyball championship this week in Mission, and the coach has put things into per- spective. “It’s now or never is how the old cliche goes,” he said. Lust said the time between winning the Kootenay Zone Championship two weeks ago and the trip to the Provincials has been well spent, as in- juries have healed and men- tal preparation has kicked in. He said that the team looks ready, but added their success will be determined by how well they do in today’s open- ing match. “The guys are really excit- ed and hyped now, but it’s hard to tell (how they will do) ARROW LAKE ELEVATION 1415.8 ft. on Nov. 21 Forecast of Elevation 1413.6 ft. on Nov. 28 Bluetop Burger before the first game comes in,” he said. “If they win the first game, that will set the tone for the rest of them.” Toward the end of the sea- son, the former No. 1-ranked Rockers ran into trouble with some sluggish play and a rather lengthy injury list. But with some good all- round team play in the zone final and the time off to recu- perate, Lust said things are back to normal. “Everybody seems to be pretty healthy,” he said. “We've got no excuses this time.” With the 16 best senior boys teams competing, Lust said he’s looking for a favorite in the top half, but added it’s really up for grabs. “It’s going to be a dog-fight this week,” he said. “The top eight teams are capable of winning it all, but it’s whoev- er’s on this week will win it.” And with most of the Rock- ers graduating this season, the coach thinks the team will make the most of this year’s chance. “A lot of them aren’t com- ing back, so they’re going to give it everything,” he said. “I think they’re ready for it.” DINNER SPECIALS NIGHTLY $9.95 “British Night” Prime Rib with Yorkshire Pudding, Vegetable, Potato and English Triffle for desert $9.95 Reservation Appreciated Lunch Specials Tues.-Sat. 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