8-Trail Times-Friday, December 12, 1980

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Pepper

The hockey game last
night against Grand Forks
Border Bruins was unique in
at least one thing, it was a
first in that it was televised
on the local station; from
there on it was a simple
repetition of what has been
happening to the Rossland
hockey team all winter.
After last night's game it
seems apparent that the
Warriors will have to concentrate on the game of
hockey and take everything
else, including some pretty
shabby calls by the official in
charge of the game, in their
stride.
Last night everything was

going along swimmingly
until a Rossland player was
given a penalty, his reaction
to the call was to make some
remarks to the referee and
right away he has a
misconduct.
Ten minutes, plus the
automatic two, sees him sit
out 14 minutes, well into the
second period, when another
RQssland player gets
another two minutes. He
responded with a little
pantomine and bingo! He's
gone for fourteen so for eight
minutes they play a man
short and for 20 minutes the
coach must juggle lines to
take up the slack.

When they did get their act
together the team looked as
if they might possibly pull it
out but the Grand Forks'
Billick and McNabb, backed
by a sterling effort by their
netminder,
Barry
Arishenkoff, had the game
pretty well in hand by that
time.
I am looking forward to
seeing the re-run of the game
on TV Channel 10 and all the
local comment from play-byplay man Arnie Sherwood. I
guess it was a first for Arnie
and a lot of his guests, should
make for entertaining
listening.
The result of last night's
game was a blow to the
Rossland fans who really
believed the boys had
something going when they
knocked off Nelson last
Friday. That however, is the
way things are going with
the Warriors this winter.
At times they look like
champions and then again
they play like chumps.
Taking offence at an official's calls is OK, but
giving vent to sarcasm in the
wake of such calls only digs
the hole a little deeper.
The Border Bruins scored
five of their seven goals last
night on power plays while
the Warriors never converted on one of theirs. They
did score a short-handed
goal, the prettiest of the
night, but not too many of
these come up in the average
game.
The boys go to Cranbrook
Saturday and to Grand
Forks the following Wednesday before their next
home game against Kimberley on the 19th, and after
a game in Creston on the 20th
some of our boys from out of
town will be leaving for
home and for holidays with
their folks. We hope they will
enjoy themselves and· come
back prepared to do or die
for dear old Rossland.

rather play before supper
than after. He said any
curlers from Rossland, not
already in a club, would be
welcomed.
The retirees are winding
down their opening competition and rinks have been
drawn for the second round
to start early in January.
The rinks of Norm Harry
and George Dyson are
leading the way at present
and we can look for some
pretty radical changes in
this in the New Year.

The new hotel in Rossland
is experiencing roofing
problems, it is not quite
clear yet as to what is
causing the difficulty but it is
to be hoped that it will be
corrected before too long. A
structure of that magnitude
can ill afford problems of
this nature; there is just too
much beauty on the inside to
have it ruined by a leaky
roof.
Backtohockey,Arnietells
me that Channel 10 is going
to do quite a number of
hockey games to be televised
during the coming months. I
don't know whether this is '
going to be such a boon to
junior hockey in this area,
fan attendance is pretty poor
right now and televising
games may not be the answer to improving it.
Sure, the exposure to the
public has to do something
for the game, but I hope it
doesn't encourage people to
stay home from the games
knowing that they can see
them later on the tube.
If and when you do get to
watch last night's game on
TV look especially sharp for
a couple of Rossland's
biggest hams doing their
stuff for the benefit of the
cameras.
First, you have to see Desi
tipping his hat as he drove by
on the ice-cleaning machine
while Arnie wa
interviewing Bart Carnaratta,
From the curling world then look for Irv Martin as

The hockey game last
night against Grand Forks
Border Bruins was unique in
at least one thing, it was a
· first in that it was televised
on the local station; from
there on it was a simple
repetition of what bas been
happening to the Rossland
hockey team all winter.
After last night's game it
seems apparent that the
Warriors will have to concentrate on the game of
hockey and take everything
else, including some pretty
shabby calls by the official in
charge of the game, in their
stride.
Last night everything was

going along swimmingly
until a Rossland player was
given a penalty, bis reaction
to the call was to make some
remarks to the referee and
right away he bas a
misconduct.
Ten minutes, plus the
automatic two, sees him sit
out 14 minutes, well into the
second period, when another
RQssland player gets
another two minutes. He
responded with a little
pantomine and bingo! He's
gone for fourteen so for eight
minutes they play a man
short and for 20 minutes the
coach must juggle lines to
take up the slack.

When they did get their act
together the team looked as
if they might possibly pull it
out but the Grand Forks'

Billick and McNabb, backed
by a sterling effort by their
netminder,
Barry
Arishenkoff, bad the game
pretty well in hand by that
time.
I am looking forward to
seeing the re-run of the game
on TV Channel 10 and all the
local comment from play-byplay man Arnie Sherwood. I
guess it was a first for Arnie
and a lot of bis guests, should
make for entertaining

rather play· before supper
than after. He said any
curlers from Rossland, not
already in a club, would be
welcomed.
The retirees are winding
down their opening competition and rinks have been
drawn for the second round
to start early in January.
The rinks of Norm Harry
and George Dyson are
leading the way at present
and we can look for some
pretty radical changes in
this in the New Year.

The new hotel in Rossland
listening.
is experiencing roofing
The result of last night's problems, it is not q~te
game was a blow to the clear yet as to what is
· Rossland fans who really causing the difficulty but it is
believed the boys had to be hoped that it will be 1
something going when they corrected before too long. A
knocked off Nelson last structure of that magnitude
Friday. That however, is the can ill afford problems of
way things are going with this nature; there is just too
the Warriors this winter.
much beauty on the inside to
At times they look like have it ruined by a leaky
champions and then again roof.
they play like chumps.
Back to hockey, Arnie tells
Taking offence at an of- · me that Channel 10 is going
ficial's calls is OK, but to do quite a humber of
giving vent to sarcasm in the hockey games to be televised
wake of such calls only digs during the coming months. I
the hole a little deeper.
don't know whether this is '
The Border Bruins scored going to be such a boon to
five of their seven goals last junior hockey in this area,
night on power plays while fan attendance is pretty poor
the Warriors never con- right now and televising
verted on one of theirs. They games may not be the andid score a short-handed swer to improving it.
goal, the prettiest of the
Sure, the exposure to the
night, but not too many of public has to do something
these come up in the average for the game, but I hope it
game.
doesn't encourage people to
The boys go to Cranbrook stay home from the games
Saturday and to Grand knowing that they can see
Forks the following Wed- them later on the tube.
nesday before their next
If and when you do get to
home game against Kim- watch last night's game on
berley on the 19th, and after TV look especially sharp for
a game in Creston on the 20th a couple of Rossland's
some of our boys from out of biggest hams doing their
town will be leaving for stuff for the benefit of the
home and for holidays with cameras.
their folks. We hope they will
First, you have to see Desi
enjoy themselves anct come tipping bis bat as he drove by
back prepared to do or die on the ice-cleaning machine
for dear old Rossland.
while Arnie was interviewing Bart Camaratta,
From the curling world then look for Irv Martin as
comes news that shift he conducts a search for the
curling is coming into its missing eye-piece of one of
own in Trail. It used to be the Bruin players. Very well
quite a thing in Rossland a done, I thought, the officials,
few years back. Sitting with at least some of them, were
Eric Granstrom at the game at their best too. Jim Schuck
last night, he was really up and Neil Jackman did their
on the way it is making a thing with all the verve and
comeback.
gusto they could muster,
Eric is president of the probably thinking more of
club . and . E·l mer Pontius their Neilson ratings than
from the lead refinery is the job at hand.
~retary. Eric tells me they
I won't say anything about
play Tuesday and Thursday Bill Thompson's on-camera
from 4 to 6 p.m. and are act, it was all said up in the
attracting quite a number of lounge last night, some of it
steady day shift guys as well he wouldn't want me to
as shifters, guys who would repeat, anyhow.