. ..,, ,.. EPP-]ALK A visit to the Roasland a Rosslancl team in years Arena Tuesday night was a with the same enthusiasm heartwarming experience, these kids displayed. not only because the young They don't have all the Warriors won their first moves down yet but it's exhibition home game but coming. Last night, Creston because of the nlDllber of caught them without a man people who showed up for the back a couple of times and it cost them. The other goal encounter. We had almost as many• came from a acnunble people in the stands as we around the net, OD each saw for lots of league games occasion the trigger-man last season and I think I WU Captain Bob Woykin, know the reason. This year's the only Clipper who seemed team is composed of mostly capable of ID01lllting any Rossland kids, 17 of the 20 threat to the R08sland dressed last night have ccq,e defence. up through the Roas1and Darryl Llndcren, a kid Just out of Bantam hockey was farm system. No less an authority than betwem the pipes for the Dave Limacher, coach of thf first period and part of the Junior Smokies, was im- second when both teams pressed. He told me during changed goalies. Hou Drake the gam~ that he hadn't sea came on to replace Darryl the rest of the way. The youngster fits the mold established ·by a long list of Roas1and goalies: he's cool and he bas a good pair of hands, and there's not much wrong with bis eyesight, either. Hoss was bis usual calm self; maybe getting married bas helped. 'lbe defence, beaded by Peter Corrado and Ron Lauriente, banclled their Job effectively, getting back into position when needed and handing out some pretty good checks. Lea Martindale, a kid from Kitimat, Len Lauriente, Ron's brother, and Mark Baynes were the most used on defence. Forward lines were Juggled most of the evening, with last year's standouts leading the way. Robbie Martin, John Caron and Allan Simm accounted for five of RossJancl's goals and three assists between them. Other point-getters for the night were Brian Edwards, Peter MdADan and Doug Pblllips with a goal and an assist each. Ron t.miente bad two ua11ts, Corrado, Murray Walter, ScGet Ar- mour and Gary Burbridge While on the subject of bad one apiece. other for- hockey, we are all happy to wards dressed were Kenny see the way the newest exDavis, Tim McNulty, John KIJHL grad to hit the Nill. is McMaster and Roger performing. We all know Woodhouse. Steve Bozek was a good Tonight marks the opening hockey player when he of league play for our young played with Castlegar's first team and it will be a test as year Rebels. Now,, paired any game you play against with two of hockey's great Grand Forks always is. The scorers in Dionne and Bruins played Trail in Taylor, he will get a real ezhibition and it was a tough chance to show his worth. M win for Dave Llmacher's I know I won't soon forget boys. the Job he did of shadowing On Saturday they travel one of the KIJHL's slickest out to the Valley to play in performers in the series that the Nite-Hawks home earned the Rebels their first opener. The Beaver Valley league title. Good luck to team bas played a few more you,Steve! ezhibitions than Roas1and. Two of the more talented Well it looks like we are rookies OD the Trail Juniors Just about to hang up the old according to the news from their camp are two clubs and get out the broom yoWJgBten who make their and sweater from the closet. homes in the valley. Terry Eric Granstrom says they Jones and Ken Dergousoff will endeavor to get Shift are highly touted to make Curling ·started again, the Trail team. Along with anyone interested should Rich Melnyk, one would contact Eric for more think the Nite-Hawks could details. Play will be from 4 to use this kind of help. I don't & p.m. on Tuesday and profeas to know bow but it Thursday afternoon. Back to hockey for a seems to me that something could be done about this kind moment, boys who did not make it to Rossland's of. situation. Down through the years opening night of minor the residence rule bas been hockey registration can still flouted by most every team sign up Saturday morning in the organization. Let's from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the face it, a new team is en- arena lounge. Charges for the season are tering the league needing all the player help it can get and $tO more for novice, $45 for three of the better players in atoms and $55 for all other its area are playing for the grades. Anyone interested in division's strongest team. coaching is asked to call 362r Seems a little odd, doesn't 5155. it? One can say Rouland With the oddball baseball hasn't any room to talk, they season in its last anxious did it for years. True, but the moments, the question on boys that came to Roasland most fans' minds is can the only brought the team up to Expos come through or will par with the rest of the they blow it in their last few l.eape and when the town games? 'lbeir two games they came from got a team against the cards point going they went back there if toward a negative answer to tbeywereneecled. that question.