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Ph, 365-7813 An card will announce your gift 9°” Pain en zwomesre GST 10" 2h), Castlegar News 365-7266 SWEEPING UP + - A couple of senior curlers apply their brooms during senior curling action at the Castlegar Curling Club today. The WEEKEND ACTION Penalty-killing and power-play goals were crucial factors as Castlegar's Atom Reps posted home-ice wins of 5-4 over Cranbrook on Saturday and 4-2 over Beaver Valley on Sunday. Castlegar goalie Billy Phillips kept Saturday's game close after Cranbrook opened the scoring at 1:32 of the first period. Trailing 1-0 as the second period started, Castlegar took to the offense and tied the contest after 31 seconds only to have Cranbrook regain the lead 23 seconds later. Castlegar again tied the game at 11:12 of the second and the teams remained deadlocked utnil Cranbrook scored at 1:14 of the final period on a pass from behind the net and took a two goal lead on a screen shot eight minutes later. With Cranbrook ahead, Castlegar got their third goal at 13:02. But Castlegar’s hopes appeared to fade with a penalty at 15:17 until they slipped in a short-handed maker to tie the game at 16:28. Facing their. second tie in as many games against Cranbrook, Castlegar forced the play in the visitors’ end and scored at 18:17 to notch a 5-4 win. Atoms win a pair Sunday's game was a grudge match as Castlegar was looking to avenge a tournament playoff loss to Beaver Valley in Spokane a week earlier. Castlegar's play was aggressive through most of the first period but at 15:15 Beaver Valley struck first in a goal-mouth scramble. Castlegar was boxed in their own end early in the second period but finally broke out and tied the game 1-1 at 3:47. With Beaver Valley on the defensive, Castlegar took a 2-1 lead at 8:43 and added a power-play goal at 19:20 as they took a 3-1 lead into the final period. Beaver Valley surged back and drew within one at 3:23 of the third period. But a penalty proved costly as Castlegar scored a power-play goal at 7:39. Randy Ondrik made some late clutch saves to hold for the 4-2 win. Kent Fauth and Jeremy Ross turned in strong defensive performances and Brad Brown did everything but score. Those credited with goals through the two games were Darren Pottle, Mike Kooznetsoff, Grant Mosby, David Pucci, Shawn Horcoff, Darren Belanger and Teddy Hunter. Assists went to Pottle, Kooznetsoff, Pucci, Craig Hawkins and Craig Swanson. Blues shut out Stars By The Press Not only has Greg Millen never had a week like this before, the last six days have outdone any National Hockey League season he’s played in. Millen blocked 23 shots Tuesday night to record his third straight shutout as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Minnesota North Stars 3-0. It was Millen's league-leading fourth shutout of the season. He had never earned more than two shutouts in any of his 10 years in the league. “T'm sort of in a fog right now,” said the 31-year-old Toronto native, who broke two team records for consecutive minutes without allowing a goal. “It's a nice feeling, but it's nicer for everybody age. “It's everybody's record, not just mine. We seem to be doing all the little things right lately.” The previous Blues’ record was 158 minutes, 49 seconds set in the 1970-71 season by Ernie Wakely and Glenn Hall. The team's individual record for scoreless time was 158 minutes, 43 seconds set in the 1973-74 season by Wayne Stephenson. The NHL record is 461 minutes 29 seconds (six consecutive shutouts) set by Alex Connell, playing for Ottawa in the 1927-28 season when forward passing was not permitted in attacking zones. AGGRESSIVE PLAY St. Louis coach Brian Sutter said Millen had been playing more aggressively as of late. “When | Millsey’s on top of his game, he's challenging the shooter, moving out of the net,” Sutter said. Millen has played 181 minutes and 25 seconds without allowing a goal. He last allowed one on Nov. 29 to John Druce in| a 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals. In other NHL games Tuesday night it was: Winnipeg Jets 5, Los Angeles Kings 4 in overtime; Calgary Flames 3, Quebec Nordiques 2; Hartford Whalers 9, Buffalo Sabres 0; Washington Capitals 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3; Pittsburgh Penguins 7, Chicago Blackhawks 6; Boston Bruins 4, New York Islanders 3; and New York Rangers 5, Vancouver Canucks 3. Minnesota coach Pierre Page, whose team had won five consecutive games and was undefeated in its last ix, said Millen was seldom tested by the North Stars. “He wasn't screened, we didn't give him too many tough chances,” Page said. “But three shutouts —what ean you say?” WHALERS 9 SABRES 0 Rookie goaltender Peter Sidorkiewicz stopped 31 shots for his first NHL shutout and Kevin Dineen and Sylvain Cote scored two goals each as Hartford beat Buffalo for the third straight time. Carey Wilson, Ray Ferraro, Tom Martin, Sylvain Turgeon and Ron Francis also scored for the Whalers. The loss equalled a club record for the worst in the Sabres’ history. PENGUINS 7 BLACKHAWKS 6 Dave Hannan scored shorthanded with five seconds left in the third period as Pittsburgh extended its unbeaten streak to seven games (6-0-1) while dealing Chicago its eighth consecutive loss. Bob Errey, Paul Coffey, Mario Lemieux, Phil Bourque, Randy Cunney worth and Dan Quinn added the other Penguin goals. Dave Manson scored twice while Denis Savard, Everett Sanipass, Wayne Presley and Trent Yawney added singles for the Blackhawks. CAPITALS 4 FLYERS 3 Mike Ridley scored three goals, including the game-winner, as Washington downed Philadelphia, Kelly Miller added the other Washington goal. Don Nachbaur, Mike Bullard and Terry Carkner replied for the Flyers. BRUINS 4ISLANDERS 3 Bob Sweeney's power-play goal at 13:01 of the third period capped a two-goal Boston rally as the Bruins dealt the Islanders their eighth straight loss. Bob Joyce, Glen Wesley and Keith Crowder rounded out the Bruins’ scoring. Pat LaFontaine had two goals and Brent Sutter one for the Islanders, off to the worst start (7-18-2) since their expansion season of 1972-73. FLAMES 3 NORDIQUES 2 Al MacInnis's game-winner allowed Calgary to remain unbeaten at home after 15 games (12-0-3) and without a loss in its last 12 games (11-0-1). Mark Hunter added a goal and an assist while Joey Mullen got the other Calgary goal. Trevor Stienberg and Curtis Leschyshyn responded for Quebec. JETS 5 KINGS 4 (OT) Rookie Pat Elynuik scored his second goal of the game on a breakaway 1:11 into overtime as Winnipeg stopped Los Angeles’ three-game winning spree. Paul Fenton, Brent Ashton and Laurie Boschman,also scored for the Jets. Wayne Gretzky got his 22nd goal of the season while Bobby Carpenter, Luc Robitaille and Doug Crossman answered for the Kings. senior league is well underway and numerous teams are hammering it out to see who will be this season's king of the hog line. CasNews Photo Rangers ice Canucks VANCOUVER (CP) — A near. sellout throng crowded into the Pacific Coliseum in anticipation of seeing two of hockey’s all-time greats Tuesday night. They were at least partially disappointed. What the 15,331 fans got was Tony Granato and Michel Petit doing for the New York Rangers what's come to be expected of Marcel Dionne and Guy Lafleur. Petit scored the winning goal after Granato won a faceoff in the third period to give the Rangers a hard-fought 5-3 victory over the slumping Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League contest. Despite shouts of Guy” throughout the game, the crowd didn’t seem to mind that Lafleur only took the pre-game skate. The Hockey Hall of Famer, making a comeback after four years in retirement, was a late scratch from the lineup when he became ill. The crowd was dotted with red Montreal uniforms — Lafleur played 14 seasons for the Montreal Can. adiens — many with the familiar No. 10 on the back of the sweaters. Dionne played for the first time in six games — he was temporarily replaced by the younger legs of Brian Lawton and Jason Lafreniere — and served notice he's not exactly washed up. The cagey veteran scored his sixth goal of the season during a power play in the second period to give the Rangers a 3-2 lead. But it was left to Petit,/a former first-round draft choice of| the Can ucks, and the tenacious Granato to provide the Ranger hercics after the score had been deadlocked. Granato won a faceoff from Canuck centre Greg Adams in the Vancouver zone, allowing Petit to score with a high wrist shot — after Chris Nilan neatly prevented Vancouver winger Steve Bozek from checking Petit. During post-game interviews, Ran. ger coach Michel Bergeron insisted that Dionne is still in the New York plans despite his age (37) and slow ness afoot “He was a great player and he's still a good player for our team,” said Bergeron. “But on this trip we wanted to use Lawton and Lafren. iere at centre. “Tonight we used Marcel at right wing. As long as he knows the situation, there's no problem with Marcel.” Granato was perhaps the best of the Rangers as they ended a two-game losing Sireak, the last a 10-6 blowout defeat against the Ed- monton Oilers. The former United States Olympian had a goal and assist and checked tenaciously on a line with Nilanand Don Maloney “That was a very, very big win for us because it got us back to .500 on the road,” said Ranger netminder John Vanbiesbrouck. “We took two thrashings in Edmonton and Calgary, 80 this is a big break for us. 5 Kootenay Savings Rebels lose to Trail in shootout —$—$____— By CasNews Staff The Castlegar Rebels gave up the lead early and could not catch up to the Trail Junior Smokies as the Smokies beat the Rebels 11-7 in Kootenay International Junior Hoe- key League play last night at Com inco Arena. The shootout started at the 1:56 mark as Roger Anselmo got the Smokies the lead they would not relinquish throughout the game. Darren Rommerdahl got the lone assist. Brett McLaren scored eight minutes later to give the Smokies the two-goal lead. Kevin Berdusco and Roger Bradley assisted Castlegar’s first goal came from Shawn McAdie McAdie scored three on the night —after Keith Semenoff and Lorne Kanigan put him in the clear at the 12:56 mark Trail scored the final goal of the opening frame on Anselmo's second marker. Eric Armstrong and Rom merdahl assisted. Trail led 3-1 after one. The second period saw a total of nine goals. Trail extended the lead to three goals on Bradley's power-play marker from Berdusco and Andrew Prentice at the 3:33 mark. Kanigan replied for the Rebels after McAdie and Semenoff set him up four minutes later. But the Rebels couldn't get things going on a power play and Trail’s Peter Geronazzo netted a short handed goal after Gord Rebelato and Rob Powers put him in the clear. — Castlegar got that goal back less than two mintites later on Roger Carlson's goal. Taylor Harding and Rick Crowe assisted. The Rebels continued the comeback on Kanigan's second goal of the contest. Glen Ormsby assisted. Trail replied 14 seconds later with McLaren's second goal. Berdusco and Powers assisted. McAdie got that one back for the Rebels on a play from Semenoff and Kanigan. But Trail continued the press. Rebelato scored from Geronazzo. Trail got the final goal of the middle frame from Geronazzo — his second — after Rebelato and Prentice set him up. Trail led 8-5 after two. Castlegar closed the gap in the final per: Brian Wilson scored from Kanigan and McAdie netted his third of the night. McAdie's came with two Smokies ing in the penalty box. Semenoff and Kani- gan assisted to bring the Rebels to within one goal. But Trail finished off the scoring with three unanswered goals in the final six minutes of play. Geronazzo scored his third goal of the night on a play from Rommer- dahl. Berduseo scored just over a minute later — his second — on a play from Bradley. Anselmo rounded out the scoring with his third goal of the game. Rommerdahl and Noel Macri assisted with just 17 seconds left in the contest. Stan Makortoff stopped 31 shots last night while Trail netminder Scott Austin managed to stop only 14 Pee Wee Reps tie Spokane The Castlegar Pee Wee Reps took one point in league play this week. end, tying the Spokane squad 6-6 Saturday at the Complex. The Castlegar squad beat the same Spokane team 6-2 in an exhibition game Sunday In Saturday's contest, Spokane scored the first goal at 16:45. At 10:35, Ken Skibinski took a hard shot from the point and Leslie Stoochnoff deflected it in for Castlegar. Spokane scored their second goal at 9:36 and added a third at 6:20 to lead 3-1 Vince Antignani brought the puck around the back of the Spokane net and after-a scramble in front, Ben Koorbatoff popped it in. At 18:11 of the second period, Spokane scored short:handed Castlegar pulled to within one goal of Spokane when Vince Antignai scored assisted by Rick Fauth. Spokane scored its fifth goal at 7:07 to finish the scoring in the second period Castlegar opened the scoring in the third period with a goal by Vince Antignani unassisted. Then, just over a minute later, following a passing play in front of the net, Leslie Stoochnoff scored to tie the game. After repeated attempts to get it past the Spokane goalie, Rick Fauth accomplished the task with an assist from Fred Gienger to put Castlegar in the lead for the first time. Spokane tied it up at 2:35 to end the game tied at 6-6. In Sunday's exhibition contest, the only goal in the first period was scored by Spokane at 7:44 The second period, however, be- longed to Castlegar. Leslie Stooch- noff made a play to Vince Antignani who faked out the Spokane goalie to put Castlegar on the scoreboard. At 15:08 after a scramble in front of the goal mouth, Stoochnoff scored with assists from Derrek Read and Mike Hunter. At 11:03, nice team play culminated in a| pass from Vince Antignani to Steven Brown who got past a Spokane defenceman and beat the goalie to put Castlegar ahead 3-1 Mike Hunter ended the period with a short-handed goal. At the start of the third period, Pat Biln scored Castlegar’s fifth goal. Stoochnoff scored his second goal of the game at 10:25 after stick handling through the Spokane de- fence. Spokane scored their second and final goal at the eight-minute mark on a breakaway to end the game 6-2 for Castlegar. This weekend the Castlegar Pee Wee Reps will be travelling to the East Kootenays for games against Kimberley and Cranbrook. Their next home game will be against Nelson on Saturday, Dec. 17. The Stanley Humphries Rock- ettes host their Blue and Gold Tournament this weekend and have attracted some top competi- tion to the annual event. Heading the list is highly-ranked KLO of Kelowna, coached by veterans Don Melntyne and Jim Hecker. ‘The Cougars are led by six-foot, three-inch centre Charlene Kias. emma and a collection of tall talent. Carson Graham of North Van- couver also looks good with ex-Rockette Brandy Howard re- turning home with the Lower Mainland crew. The Summerland Rockets return to the Blue and Gold this year with high hopes, but the pick of the top teams must be Rockettes host weekend tourney last year’s Provincial Silver med- allists, the KLO Cougars. The Kootenay teams include Invermere, Trail and Grand Forks, “The Rockettes seem to have as good a chance as any,” said Rock- ette coach Jack Closkey. “A solid team effort, which always typifies a Castlegar team, will be the key to success.” Closkey said he is confi- dent a good team effort will bring big results for the Rockettes this weekend. The tournament takes place at the Stanley Humphries gym start: ing Friday at 4 p.m. The final game to decide the winner goest at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.