December 14, 1988 Powerex to handle exports VANCOUVER (CP) — The British Columbia government's hew agency to handle electricity exports to the United States will be called Powerex, B.C. Hydro said. The new Crown corporation's full name will be the British Columbia Power Export Corp. It will be responsible for co-ordinating con. struction of generating projects for export and the marketing of export power. Powerex will operate as a sub sidiary of B.C. Hydro. In the next few months, it will advertise across North America for proposals to build export projects with a minimum capacity of 50 megawatts. Senior Hydro employees will fill the key positions in the new company. Chris Boatman has been named president, Doug Forrest vice- president marketing and Ken Epp vice-president operations New ferry contract ratified VICTORIA that wage in creases of five per cent in each year has been ratified by the 0-mem ber British Columbia Ferry and Marine Workers Union The includes im. provements in vacations, graveyard shift pay and the dental plan. And it sets up a retirement bank which allows workers to save unused vac. and overtime and put it towards early retirement The B.C. Ferry Corp. and the union have also agreed to conduct a joint study on the possibility of setting up daycare facilities for em (CP) A provides two-year contract contract also ation ployees on corporation property The union represents ferry cor poration employees on routes be tween the Vancouver area and Van couver Island, the Sunshine Coast and as far north as Prince Rupert Our Action Ad Phone Number is 365-2212 CHRISTMAS CONCERT . . . 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The New CFL president ready REGINA (CP) — Bill Baker is expected to tackle his new job as the Canadian Football League president the same way he used to go after opposing quarterbacks — flat out. In 11 seasons as a defensive end in the CFL, Baker earned the-nickname Undertaker for his fierce play. The gregarious, no-nonsense new CFL operations chief has carried the same aggressive attitude into a successful career as a steel company executive and general manager of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. “The league needs to show lead ership from the head office and he'll give the league a shot in the arm,” said Rick Klassen, a Roughrider de- fensive tackle. “He would have been my choice,” added defensive lineman James Curry, who ran a tongue-in-cheek campaign to replace outgoing CFL commissioner Doug Mitchell. “He's not that far removed from the game as a player and he has more insight into what the league needs.” Baker, 43, has demonstrated a blend of boyish enthusiasm and ag- gressive determination by guiding the Roughriders back to health on and off the field. But th. burly, grey-haired Baker enjoyed success long before taking the top job with the Roughriders in December 1986. Born in Sherridon, Man., he grew up in a variety of Saskatchewan small towns. After a year playing with the Regina Junior Rams, he took a football scholarship at Otterbein College in Ohio. WAS ALL-STAR He joined the Roughriders in 1968 and was a CFL all-star four times during his career with Saskatchewan and the British Columbia Lions. He was named the league's most out standing defensive player in 1976 with B.C. While playing football Baker began a successful business career. He joined the Vancouver office of Ipsco Inc., a Regina-based steel company, in 1973 and transferred to Regina in 1977. He was a vice-president of the company by the time he quit to take over the Roughriders. Baker became a director of the Roughriders in 1979 and in 1986 he took over a team that hadn't made the playoffs in a decade and had lost $2.2 million in three years. This year, the team finished second in the CFL West with a slim $29,700 profit, its first since 1983. Baker became as well-known and as popular as any Roughrider player by travelling around the province tirelessly promoting the team. Baker said he expects to have to do the same work for the league. “It's very important that we regain the respect and support of fans across the country, particularly young fans,” he said. Nelson Jr. Leafs held off Castlegar's third-period comeback to beat the Rebels 9-7. CosNewsPhoto by Doug Harvey PERRON TO RETURN? Caps dump By The Canadian Press Ron Lapointe looked like a man w his own grave. A 4-1 loss to the Washington Capi left Lapointe haggard, with many of the 15,523 fans at Le Colisee in Quebec looking for a gibbet with his name on it Chants of “Perron, Perron” filled last minute of play as the Ngriiques lost for the eighth time in 11 games. ) “Perron,” is Jean Pérron, the former Montreal Canadiens coach whes€ title is assistant to Quebec general manager Martin Madden. Perro, who won a Stanley Cup in his rookie year as coach of the Canadiens in 1985-86, has said he'd like to coach again in the NHL. In other NHL games Tuesday, t edged the St. Louis Blues 4-3 and the Detroit Red Wings got by the Minnesota North S Rumors of Lapointe’s demise and have been filling the Quebec papers and airwaves. Before the game, eight of every 10 callers to an open-line show on the radio network that broadcasts the Nordiques games said Perron should ri Lapointe, who succeeded the fired year ago, knows the vultures are hovering. “It's been hard physically, mentally and every other way I can tell you,” he said. “I'm fed up with hearing the name Perron everywhere, because he is someone from our orga “This is certainly the worst phase I've ever gone through as a coach.” A few weeks ago when the Nordiques were playing host to the New York Islanders, Lapointe and Islanders ordiques coach Terry Simpson sat in the stands after a practice ho had just dug and wondered who would be fired first. Simpson got the axe last week, but Madden tried to tals on Tuesday said. calm Lapointe’s nerves. “Perron didn't come here to coach,” the Quebec GM “Anyway, we learned last year it’s not good to the arena in the he New Jersey tars 5-4. Perron’s return would get. eplace Lapointe. Andre Savard a Detroit past especially nization. change coaches in the middle of the year.” The triumph moved the Capitals into a three-way tie with the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers for first place in the Patrick Division. Mike Gartner, Bengt Gustafsson, Steven Leach and Kelly Miller scored for Washington, which posted its 10th victory, with three ties, in 15 games. Washington dominated the first period, outshoot ing the Nordiques 14-3, and took a 2-0 lead into the dressing room for the first intermission on goals by Gartner and Gustafsson. Gaetan Duchesne scored on the power play at 5:24 of the second period, but that was as close as Quebec RED WINGS 5 NORTH STARS 4 Paul MacLean scored his second goal of the game on a power play with 3:06 left in the third period, lifting Minnesota, MacLean was set up in front by Bob Probert, who took a pass from Steve Yzerman. winless in four games. DEVILS 4 BLUES 3 Jim Korn and Aaron Broten scored second-period goals as New Jersey rallied for its eighth win in its last nine games against St. Louis. The loss was the Blues’ third in four games Salmon Arm upsets Vernon By The Canadian Press Strange forces were at work in a B.C. Junior Hockey League game in Vernon on Tuesday. The first three shots of the game went for goals. Then two goals in the final five minutes were disallowed. It all added up to a 5-4 upset win for Salmon Arm over Vernon and denied Lakers’ coach Ernie Gare his 100th victory as Vernon coach. In other games, Nanaimo beat Chilliwack 5-4, Cowichan Valley de- feated Powell River 7-5 and Pen tieton edged Kelowna 5-4. In Vernon, Andy Ernst and Joe Snider had Salmon Arm up 2-0 before the two-minute mark. The Tigers led 4-1 after the first period and 5-2 after the second against the Interior Division-leading Lakers. Rob Atkinson, with his second goal of the game, and Duane Dennis pulled the Lakers to within a goal in the third period. But they twice had the tying goal disallowed — the first on a delayed offside call and the second when the referee waved off Corey Carlson's breakaway tally be: cause Vernon had too many men on the ice. Rich Crandelmire, Bob Moon and Warren Carter had the other Salmon Arm goals. Dave Olive scored the other Vernon goal. CLIPPERS 5 EAGLES 4 Darcy Pruden scored two goals to lead Nanaimo to the home-ice win over Chilliwack. Wally Bezdell, Todd Finner and Dan Gibson scored the other Clippers’ goals. Rick Deluca, Mark Whincup, Trent MeNab and Ron Swick scored for the Eagles, who were outshot 45-15. WHALERS 7 PAPER KINGS 5 Clayton Fahey scored three goals for Cowichan Valley, which held period leads of 3-1 and 6-3 over visiting Powell River. Dale Walsh, Ron Bhala, Mike Kolodiezyck and Todd Demchuk had the other Whalers’ goals. Judson Innes, with two goals, Trent Panke wiez, Jim Tobin and Jeff Notthing. ham replied for the Paper Kings. KNIGHTS 5 PACKERS 4 Scott Levins scored at 2:56 of overtime as the Knights won their third consecutive game. Curt Brennan, Shayne Green, Mike Park and Mike Tavaroli also scored for the Knights, who remain in last place in the Interior Division with 16 points, 12 back of Kelowna. Todd Pratz, Brian Lafroth, Rob Nutley and jason Hehr scored for the Packers. Red Sox make deal BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox, still reeling from the free agent loss of left hander Bruce Hurst to San Diego, filled two other holes Tuesday by acquiring southpaw reliever Rob Murphy and first baseman Nick Esasky in a five-player baseball deal with the Cincinnati Reds. After negotiating for more than a week, the Red Sox completed the trade, sending outfielder-first base man Todd Benzinger, right handed pitcher Jeff Sellers and a player to be named later to the Reds. Esasky, 28, hit .243 with 15 homers and 62 RBIs in 122 games last season, He committed just six errors in 116 games at first base. Murphy, 28, was 0-6 with a 3.08 earned run average and three saves in 76 relief appearances. He was used mainly as the set-up man for Reds ace reliever John Franco. “We have been searching for left-handed help for our bullpen for quite a while, and we believe that Murphy will be a tremendous addi tion,” said general manager Lou Gorman, who has been searching for a top left handed reliever for four years. "he is one of the premier left-handed relievers in the game today.” The acquisition of Esasky also brought the Red Sox a steady presence at first base. The duties were handled last season by Ben zinger, Dwight Evans and Larry Parrish. “We feel that he will provide more power for us at first base, especially at Fenway Park,” Gorman said. Benzinger, 26, moved from the outfield to play first base for the first time last season. He hit .254 with 13 homers and 70 RBIs. He is a switch- hitting native of Cincinnati. December 14,1988 61 ¢ L} Kootenay Savings Rebels drop 9-7 loss to Nelson By CasNews Staff Andre Savard and Keith Semenoff each scored a pair of goals but it wasn't enough as the league-leading Nelson Jr. Leafs beat the Castlegar Rebels 9-7 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action at the Community Complex last night. The Leafs stopped a third-period come back attempt by the Rebels to hang on for the win. “They should have’ been dead,” said Nelson coach Ted Hargreaves following the contest. “They got a couple of goals to get them going and get them into it and then we allowed them to take the play away from us.” The Leafs started strong in the opening period scoring two early goals. Jeff Adams scored his first of three on the night at the 2:54 mark. Jody Burke and Derek Batula as. sisted. Shawn Syverson put one past Rick -Rogerson less than a minute later to give Nelson a two-goal bulge. But Savard replied for the Rebels less than a minute after Syverson’s goal. Jarrett Watts and Dan Lavallee assisted. Nelson's Mike Leduc stret ched the Leafs’ lead to two goals again on a power-play marker from Mike Laughton and Steve Williams Lavallee got one back with 60 seconds remaining in the period. Taylor Harding and Watts assisted. Nelson led 3-2 after the first period. The Rebels got into penalty trouble in the middle frame. All four of Nelson's second-period goals came on the power play. Shandy Mowery started for Nelson in the second period, scoring from Syverson with just 1:05 gone. Marcel Aubin scored from Dean Konoblick 11 minutes later. Aubin's goal was followed with a scuffle in front of the Rebel net. Rick Rogerson got involved in an exchange with a Nelson player following the goal and was handed two minor penalties, a five-minute fighting major and a game miscon. duct. Stan Makortoff filled in for Pee Wee and tie The Castlegar Pee Wee Reps took three points in league play on a road trip to the East Kootenay as they tied Kimberley 3-3 Saturday and slipped by Cranbrook 7-5 Sun. day. Castlegar dominated the early action against Kimberley but fell behind 1-0 on a power-play goal at 7:33 of the first period. Mike Hunter tied the game at 9:45 as he took a pass from Pat Biln and overpowered both the defence and the goalie. Derek Read set up the play which led to Hunter's second goal at 11:23 as Castlegar carried a 2-1 lead into the second period. Castlegar increased the lead to two as Leslie Stoochnoff scored the only goal of the second period from a goal-mouth scramble at 12:22 Kimberley pulled within one at 4:45 of the final period on a shot that beat goalie Marcel Dusseault high on his stick side. Castlegar did not sit on the one-goal lead but with play in Kim berley’s end, the visitors got caught on a line change at 16:11 and had to settle for a 3-3 tie. In Sunday's game, Castlegar took a 10 lead at 9:39 of the first period as Fred Gienger redirected Ken Skib inski's shot from the point Mike Hunter put Castlegar ahead by two on an unassisted goal at 11:17 and added the second of his five goals at 18:44 with an assist from Pat Biln to make the score 3-0. Cranbrook ended any chance of a hut-out with a goal at 11:40 of the second period but Benji Koorbatoff restored Castlegar'’s three-goal lead as he scored at 12:59 on a rebound off Rick Fauth's shot. Mike Hunter gave Castlegar a 5-1 lead just 32 seconds later but Cran- brook got one back at 13:59 to trail 5-2 going into the final period. Cranbrook edged closer with a goal at 8:40 of the third period but then fell behind 6.3 as Mike Hunter scored on an individual effort less than a minute later. Rogerson for the remainder of the game. Nelson's Adams rounded out the hat trick, scoring two goals before the end of the second period. Brian Boates and Burke assisted on the first goal and Aubin and Boates helped on the second. Nelson was in front 7-2 after the middle frame. But the Rebels came out scoring in the third period. Shawn McAdie found the net at the 6:58 mark after Semenoff and Lorne Kanigan put him in the clear. Nelson came right back with Leduc’s second goal of the contest. Laughton and Gerald Ruck assisted It looked like the game was getting away from the Rebels but Keith Semenoff sparked the late comeback attempt with a short-handed goal. Brian Finlay was sitting in the box serving a hooking minor when Sem- enoff stole the puck in the Nelson end and wired a shot past netminder Geoff Griffiths at the 9:42 mark. Semenoff scored again three minutes later. Kanigan fed him a pass from behind the net and Semenoff one- timed the shot into the mesh. Jarret Watts then streaked down the wing on his own and tried a backhander with two Leaf defence- men trying to cut him down. Watts managed to get the shot on goal forcing Griffiths to make the save. The rebound went right onto the stick of Savard who make no mis- take. The Rebels had closed the gap to 86 in Nelson's favor with six minutes left in the third period. But Mowery scored for Nelson — his second on the night — giving the Leafs a three-goal edge with 2:39 remaining in the game. Burke got the lone assist Castlegar got the final goal of the game from Watts. Savard and Kanigan assisted. The Rebels travel to Nelson on Saturday in their next KIJHL matchup. The next home game is Dec. 20 when the Rossland Warriors come to the Complex Reps win in East The host team came storming back with goals at 11:49 and 19:02 to pull within one but it was Mike Hunter who put the game away with an empty-net goal at 19:40 as Castlegar held on for the 7-5 victory. The Pee Wee Rep’s next games are Saturday when they host Nelson at the Complex and Sunday when they travel to Trail. Atom Reps hammer Fernie The Castlegar Atom Reps met the Fernie Rep team in exhibition play at the Community Complex on Sunday and beat Fernie 9-2 Castlegar took the lead at the 18:56 mark of the first period and scored again one minute ‘later. The Castlegar side bombarded shots at their opponents but Fernie’s defense kept them checked and with 2:44 remaining in the opening period, Fernie scored on a breakaway. In the second period, both teams were alive with end to end action. The close play ended when Castlegar scored with 5:30 remaining and again 25 seconds later, with a short-handed goal, and finally for the third gaal of the period at 19:38. Heading into the third period, Fernie scored quickly at 18:37. Castl goalie Mike K made several saves and prevented Fernie from scoring for the re- mainder of the game. At 13:33, Castlegar got their sixth goal and at 7:49, with two men short, picked up their seventh goal. Again, at 2:33, Castlegar scored on a backhand shot and finally at 1:43 a shot was made from the blue line to give Castlegar the 9-2 victory. Castlegar's Atom Reps will meet Trail next Sunday in league play.