err TLL A a = ber 18, 1991 @ Oilers want Martini Ed Mills SPORTS EDITOR As bad as it sounds, a fractured ver- tebrae that has probably ended Dar- cy Martini’s college hockey career has a huge positive element to it for him. If the Castlegar native hadn't been injured in a game last month he prob- ably never would have known how the Edmonton Oilers felt about him. “It’s good in the sense that I would never had heard from the Oilers if this hadn't happened, because they don't usually contact players until the sea- son’s done,” Martini said Monday in a phone interview from his Michigan apartment. “It’s good to know that they’re interested.” Martini, 22, said until he got the phone call from the Oilers last week he was thinking about playing anoth- er year of hockey at Michigan Tech University if the injury kept him out the whole season. “They phoned me to tell me that I was fairly high up on their depth charts for defencemen and they’d like me to leave school after this year. “They told me that I had accom- plished all I’m going to accomplish in this league (the Western Collegiate Hockey Association) and that it’s time to move on. So it sounds like they're fairly interested,” he said. Martini, who is in his fourth year on the MTU Huskies, was drafted by the Oilers in the 8th round, 162nd overall in the 1989 amateur draft. The six-foot-three, 230 pound de- fenceman, who set several penalty minute records at MTU, has been or- dered by doctors to wear a body brace and not even skate for at least a month. Martini said he’s not exactly sure how or when the injury occurred. “In the third game of the year I got hit from either side, and I thought I pulled my muscles in my back, so I'm betting that’s where it happened. But I can't really say for sure. “Then I tried to play with it (for four games) and that just made it worse,” he said. : MTU sports information director Dave Fischer said the Huskies will definitely miss Martini, who had four points in his first three games and was the club’s veteran defenceman. _ “When you lose a kid like him, who's probably the most inti idating player in the league use of his size and his past reputation, it’s tough, it’s not good,” Fischer said. es Martini said the injury, which is more common in football than hockey, according to his doctors, was disap- pointing because he was in his senior year at MTU and looking for his best season ever with the Huskies. “1 was looking forward to a big year, so I was very disappointed when they told me what it was. It was a pretty hard pill to swallow when the doctor came back in the office and said there'd be a chance I’m done for the year,” he said. : On the other hand, now he knows he’s legitimate NHL material. “They (the Oilers) said they had watched me the last half of last year and said they were really impress with the way I was playing.” Martini said he’s still hoping to get back in the Huskies lineup in early February, but he’s not going to Tisk reinjuring himself with the Oilers knocking on the door. Warlocks bewitched again — Darcy Martini Ed Mills SPORTS EDITOR The Castlegar Warlocks must be getting pretty sick and tired of the only other b ball team in the Koote- Even a pre-game pep talk k, which beat Castlegar in two- couldn't lift the spell cast on the C: 9 by Ci straight games at the Complex Sunday in a playoff to determine the Kootenay's rep in the B.C. Winter Games. nays. That other team, from Cranbrook, came to the Community Complex Sun- day and swept the Warlocks in the best of three series for the right to represent the Kootenays in the B.C. Winter Games. i It’s the third straight time Cran- brook has beaten Castlegar since broomball was reinstated as a Games sport in 1989. ; Cranbrook beat the Warlocks 2-0 in the first game and a last-minute goal gave them the second game 2-1. “The general feeling is that we have improved, but unfortunately so has Cranbrook,” said team veteran Gerry Rodgers. ‘s Rodgers said the big difference be- tween the teams is that Cranbrook plays in more competitive games than the Warlocks. ; “If we're really going to get serious about this, we're going to have to go to games out of town and set games up with Cranbrook on a regular basis. ‘Terry Ward scored Castlegar’s only goal converting passes from Marvin Jones and Albert Ambrosio. : The Warlocks will enter the provin- cial championships, where they won a silver medal last year, in Kamloops in early April. D 18, 1991 CRHL rinks proving to be red light districts News Staff Blowouts were the order of the week in the Castlegar TO DEC. 16. Recreational Hockey League. prude bts tent H uter And two teams, Woodland Woodland Park Sholl 8 Park Shell and Banjo’s Pub, Castiegar Sports Centres each administered a walloping _ Banjo's Pub 8 and took one in return. eer Trani Castlegar Pressure Wash sortie held its slim lead on top of the 73 raat piber 3 CRHL standings Monday Price, Banjos. with an 11-6 win over Shell at __N. Hyson, Sports Cent. the C ity Compl TT cpw CASTLEGAR RECREATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STATS Just two days before that, Shell pounded Castlegar Sports Centre 12-1 in one of D. Terhune, Computers K. Keraiff, Shell Dave Rugg, Shell Chiet Mercer, Computers and Kevin Cheveldave got a goal each. Soroke had a two-goal, two assist night for Pressure Wash and George Roberts had three assists. Sookachoff and Ross Burley had the other goals,. Banjo’s couldn't repeat its winning performance against Kootenay Computers, which was led by Jeff Townsend with a three-goal, three assist night. Chief Mercer also had a six- point night for-Computers with two goals and four as- Castlegar & District Golf Club is taking applications for CATERERS or , CATERING MANAGER to operate the clubhouse concession and bar. For further information contact JOE PAPP Tel. 604-365-7057 after 5 p.m. or send applications to: Box 168, Robson, B.C. VOG 1X0 Resumes will be accepted until December 31, 1991. two games played at the Com- sists, while Dave Terhune had plex Friday. Darrell Bojechko had the oth- a goal and three assists and In the other game Friday, er goal for Pressure Wash. y Ci 8 bl d Benton Hadley, who is 17 and an assist. Banjo’s Pub 10-6. And justthe points behind Walker in sec- Bill Nazaroff had two goals Dean MacKinnon and Brad day before, in the surprise of ond place in the scoring race, Makortoff also scored for Com- the week, last place Banjo’s had ahat trick and anassist, puters. bombed Pressure Wash 9-4. Walker scored three times and while Dave Rugg had four as- . sists for Shell. League scoring leader Gord Wayne Batchelor scored while Martini had three as- Larry Price had two goals and two assists for Banjo’s, set up another, while Wayne once and set up three, while sists. Kinakin had five assists to Jim Nazaroff and Jim Mc- Chris Owens had a goal and lead Pressure Wash it the win Mullen had the other goals for two assists, while Costa and over Shell. Shell. Ian Stewart picked up a goal NOW STRIPPING 87 TOYOTA TERCEL 2 DR. HATCH BACK 86 TOYOTA TERCEL 4 DR. HATCH BACK 82 TOYOTA COROLLA 2 DR. HATCH BACK 86 TOYOTA COROLLA 4 DR. Western Auto Wreckers Granite Road, Nelson Ph. 354-4802 Sheldon Sookachoff and Don Soroke both had two goals each for Pressure Wash, while Doug Knowler had a goal and three assists. Mike Nevakshonoff and goal and ewbak both had a Pressure Wash’s offense was less than potent, muster- ing just four goals with Walk- er out of the lineup in the loss to Banjo’s. 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