218 One game an example of entire season @ Only one team seems to have Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1991 @ y, Dec. 4, 1991 What’s this free guard Thank You The Board of Directors and the Members of the Castlegar and District Golf Club wish to thank the following Companies for their donations of Labour or Materials to the construction of our new Banjo’s lost 7-6 to Sports Centre in one CASTLEGAR RECREATIONAL a clear idea of what it’s doing in the CRHL, and it’s in last place. The other four teams can’t seem to decide who will take top spot. News Staff If one game could serve as a micro- cosm of an entire season, the contest between Castlegar Sports Centre and Kootenay Computers at the Commu- nity Complex Monday night was it Dean MacKinnon’s second goal of the game with 20 seconds left in the third period gave Computers a 6-6 tie with Sports Centre. And just as those two teams couldn't decide a winner, it appears it’s going to e an entire season to decide who will take top spot in the Castlegar Recre- ational Hockey League. As it stands now, Castlegar Pressure Wash and Woodland Park Shell are tied for first in the league standings with 16 points apiece. But just a point behind are Computers and Sports Cen- Gord Walker of two games Saturday night, while in the other Computers pasted Shell 13-6. On Friday night, Pressure Wash beat Computers 10-3. _ Computers Chief Mercer provided the best scoring highlights of the week as he collected four goals and two as- sists in Computers win over Shell. Mer- cer then got two goals and three assists in the 6-6 tie with Sports Centre. Banjo’s Wayne Salekin had two goals and three assists in his team’s loss to Sports Centre, while Grant Pil- la picked up the hat trick in that game. Darwin Anderson got a hat trick in Computers win over Shell, while Jeff ‘Townsend had a goal and three assists for Computers. Kelly Keraiff, who went on a scoring binge last week in the CRHL, was held to three points in Shell’s loss. The rare tie b Ci HOCKEY LEAGUE STATS TO DEC. 2 w Pressure Wash Woodland Pk. Shell Sports Centre Kootenay Comp. Banjo's Pub Scoring Leader: Walker, Wash Hyson, Centre Price, Banjo’s Martini, Banjo's Trubetskoff, Shell Keraift, Shell Arisman, Banjo’s and 8 7 7 6 5 s G 39 24 Hadley, Shell 16 19 19 18 1 19 15 12 10 Terhune, Comp. Soroke, Wash Kinakin, Pressure tre. ings with 10 points. About the only thing that is-clear at this point is that Banjo's Pub is decid- edly in last place in the CRHL stand- In other CRHL action over the week, Sports Centre also featured another rarity in the CRHL when a fight broke out in the first period. Niki Hyson and Bob Larsh got into it after both took high sticking minors. Both were ejected from the game after the punch-up. other. Mitch Quaedvlieg and Dwayne Weir both had a goal and two assists for Sports Centre, while Chris Owens con- nected on the power play and set up an- Anderson and Bill Nazaroff had the other goals for Computers. Bozek continued from page 17 Bozek: “They just want to give everybody a fair shot, to show what they can do. I guess nobody’s really showed them anything because they’ve just kept going to the same four lines. It’s just some- thing that I'm sure they'll work out over the course of the season, you know, how they want to play it. That's just the way they've gone so far.” Q: It sounds like it bothers you a bit. Bozek: “I don’t know, prob- ably the toughest part of it is when you've only won four games (five now) on the year. Losing is always mentally tough. We knew we wouldn't win a lot of games this year, but I didn’t think we’d lose this many.” ' Q: What's the atmosphere like for hockey in San Jose? Bozek: “The atmosphere has been great. We've been sold out here for every game this year and fan support has just been unbelievable.“ Q: I've heard the fans don’t know that much about the game down there. Bozek: “It’s entertainment more. than anything else. They're not as aware of the great hockey plays etcetera, they're just more out to have a good time and get out. You know, they love to cheer, and it seems if somebody starts a chant, no matter what is, they'll take it up, 80 it’s enter- taining.” @: Can you compare it to ian rinks you've played in? Bozek: “Vancouver is @ pretty good city for hockey, but you go into some of the rinks, like Edmonton and Calgary , and it’s deathly quiet. It’s al- most like everybody in the stands is an expert in the game of hockey. I guess every- body’s kind of grown up with the game and that, but they just don’t seem to get excited ey way the Americans do.” Q: You've got the reputation as a role player in the NHL — penalty killing, utility player. Do the Sharks see you as a role player? Bozek: “A little bit yeah. I haven't played with anybody, with a set line at all and they’ve been kind of juggling me around centre, left wing, right wing. I think I came down here with that reputa- tion and that’s obviously how they've wanted to use me.” Q: How do you feel about it? Bozek: “Well, the best thing in hockey is to get on a set line, where you get to know your linemates and June 20, 1983 ‘Traded to Calgary by Los Angeles for Carl Mokosak and Kevin LaVallee. June 20. March 7, 1988 ‘Traded to St. Louis by Cal- gary with Brett Hull for Rob Ramage and Rick Wamsley. Sept. 6, 1988 Traded to Calgary by St. Louis with Mark Hunter, Doug Gilmour and Michael Dark for Mike Bullard, Craig THE WAY TO SAN JOSE Sharks as a free agent from Vancouver. Castucks. 9 start clicking for you. It’s a lot easier to play that way, but it’s been alright.” Q: You signed a contract THREE FACES OF STEVE with San Jose for a year and option. What about your fu- ture in the e? Bozek: “I don’t know. At this point in my career, I just take it one year at a time, then assess how the year goes. At this point, like I said, you nev- er know with a team that doesn’t win that many games exactly what management's this year out, trying to go out and play hard every night and kind of go from there.” Q: Has management set any goals for the team at this point? Bozek: “No they haven't come in and said this is what wed like to do. Actually trying to do is bring some of their younger players along, give them the confidence that they can play in the league and try to improve their hock- ey skills.” Q: So was it a positive move for you? Bozek: “You have to take the good with the bad in any- thing. But yes, it’s been a posi- tive move for me. If I would have stayed in Vancouver, I can tell you right now I wouldn't be playing every night. I’ve only missed one game here and I play probably as much as anybody else on the team. So as far as my ex- pectations go, in that way they've worked out. Q: I suppose your lifestyle has changed a bit. Bozek: “Oh sure. We're about 25 minutes south of San Francisco and I mean, we go into the city quite a bit, there’s so much to do down here. Where the hockey can be frus- trating, not winning lots, the chance to live down here, actu- ally being employed and mak- ing good money, and getting out to do some of things around town has been abso- lutely fabulous.” Q: Is hockey in San Jose to stay? Bozek: “I think right now, one of the major things is try- ing to develop a rivalry with Los Angeles. That's the team that people have really recog- nized. You know with Gretzky going down to California, I don’t think there'd be a team here if he hadn't gone down there. But yeah, I think it’s here to stay.” zone rule all about? By Linda Moore B.C. CURLING COUNCIL In the World Curling Championships, and the Olympics, the new free guard zone rule will be used. Here's how it works: A lead player may not re- move from play an opposition stone that is sitting in front of the house. (Any rock in the house may be removed.) This means that a team wanting to play offensively can play guards with their first two rocks, and thus pre- vent a strong hitting opponent from keeping the game as open as was previously possi- This rule does allow teams to move opposition rocks, but not take them out of play. It is surmised that new shots will be created, where the team with the last rock advantage will chip stones in front of the house to keep the centre ice ial bl. ment this rule, because the po- tential problems had not all and b the Pp are being studied. For exam- ple, in Canada measurements are only permitted at the com- pletion of an end. In the free guard zone rule, it is vital to know if a rock is in the house or not, 80 it is clear if a take- out shot is permitted. Measurements on biters will be permitted in countries using this new rule. 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