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He credit- Imlach with helping him develop his skating abilities. “He could see that the game was speeding up so after practice he had a guy chasing me to make me skate faster,” Beliveau said. “Later on in my career I realized how right he was. He had the ability to foresee changes in the game.” Imlach got his first NHL job in 1968 in Toronto and guided the Maple Leafs to four Stanley Cup championships in 11 years before being fired in 1969. He was hired as general manager and head coach by the Buffalo Sabres when they entered the NHL in 1970 and he made Perreault the No. 1 pick in the entry draft. “He was a great hockey man and I was very proud to have a chance to be part of his team and part of his life.” Perreault, who was named rookie of the year in his debut season and went on to star for 17 years, said from his Victoriaville, Que., home. “He gave me a great push to start my career. You had to work very hard on the ice to please him but he was un- believable for the franchise in Buffalo.” Imlach, 69, was admitted to hospital late Sunday and died Tuesday morning. QUIT COACHING A heart attack in 1972 forced him to quit coaching the Sabres and he managed the team until being fired in 1978. Leaf owner Harold Ballard bréught him back to Toronto in 1979 as general manager. Imlach had heart problems in 1981 and underwent bypass surgery. Ballard would not have him back. “He was a great guy and the sporting world, especially hockey, is going to miss him terrifically,” Ballard said Tuesday night in Bloomington, Minn., where the Leafs were playing the North Stars. Ballard said he made a mistake bringing Imlach back to the Leafs, but that he doesn’t regret it. “He'd lost his effect and I very foolishly hired him when he was washed up. But I don't regret hiring him because he was able to finish in Toronto where he started. “He was always, always a Maple Leaf. He played for me as a junior with the Marlboros. We were pretty closely connected for 45 or 50 years.” Imlach was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984. In the NHL record book, he is seventh on the all-time list of games coached with 959, The league has his regular- season coaching record at 423 wins, 373 defeats and 163 ties. His teams were 44-48 in Stanley Cup play. Don Cherry, the outspoken TV commentator, played for Imlach in the AHL the season before Imlach moved to the Leafs. “He was the best coach I ever played for,” says Cherry. “I tried my best to be like Punch but I don't think many people were as successful as him.” “He had the touch. He could put confidence in players. He'd do anything to win. If you were in the way of him winning, you were gone.\It was win at all costs.” Cherry says Imlach would have players come to his room the night before playoff.games.to play cards. “He'd order up a few pints and we'd play until it was time to go to our rooms. When I saw him a few years later, I asked him why he made us play cards. He said the reason he did was because he wanted to know where we were.” Another time, Imlach walked into the dressing room between periods and threw $2,000 im bills on the floor. “He said, ‘Look, this is what these guys (on the other team) are trying to take out of your pocket.’ Every playoff game he would come up with something different.” . NHL president John Ziegler said in a statement the hockey world is saddened to lose Imlach. “His abilities as a coach and general manager are well documented. More than that, though, Punch was a friend of hockey. To his countless friends, he was emotional, big- hearted and tremendously loyal. He believed that the NHL was the greatest league and sport in the world.” Seymour Knox, chairman of the board of the Sabres, called Imlach.“a giant in his field.” “But we'll remember Punch as a man with a big heart, loyal and honest, direct and intense with a crusty demeanour which shielded a soft and surprisingly gentle soul.” The body is at the Humphrey Funeral Home, 1403 Bayview Ave., Toronto. The family requests donations be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation in lieu of flowers. The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. from St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at King and Simcoe streets, with private internment to follow. “Mercer collects six points for Hi Arrow Rebels down Hawks BATTLE FOR BALL . . . 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Castlegar takes title By PAUL PHIPPS The Castlegar Pee Wee Reps skated away with the Spokane Thanks- giving Tournament championship south of the border last weekend. Castlegar’s first game was on Friday as they faced a big, strong team from Portland. After a close checking first period Castlegar's hard skating and dis- ciplined back-checking put them into a 2-0 lead at the end of two periods. Castlegar continued to press Port- land and eventually won 5-1. Freddy Geinger scored two goals along with Dustin Rileof with two goals. Mike Hunter closed out the scoring for Castlegar with two goals while Rilcof and Arron Voykin picked up one assist each. « Castlegar then met Beaver Valley. After losing to Beaver Valley on Wednesday in Castlegar, Castlegar went out to prove something to them selves. Castlegar scored four unanswered goals in the first period and then cruised to a 5-1 win. Voykin got a hattrick. Dacosta and Rilcof scored as well. Tom Phipps, Dacosta, Kelly Rich- ards, Adam Pruss, Johnny Strilaeff, Rilcof, Steven Brown and Hunter each got assists. Spokane pushed Castlegar hard, but Castlegar hung on for a 8-2 win in its third game. Dacosta did all the scoring for Castlegar. Brown, Strilaeff, and Hunt- er assisted. In the fourth game Castlegar won a thriller over Trail. With the score tied at three, Voykin scored with 87 seconds re- maining to put Castlegar in front. Dacosta completed his hattrick by shooting into an open net with seven seconds left to lift Castlegar to a 58 win. Hunter scored Castlegar’s other goal while Dacosta, Rileof and Voykin final game : skating, aggressive fore checking and effective team play Castlegar shutout Spokane 7-0. Voykin, Dacosta and Hunter all picked up ‘goals for Castlegar while Richards, Rilcof, Freddy Geinger, Dacosta, Ken Skibinski and Jeff Ev- dokimoff picked up assists. Vaughan Welychko and Marcel Dusseault shared the game and the shutout as goalies for Castlegar. Throughout the tournament Welychko and Dusseaut played well. ‘The defense of Phipps, Skibinski, Evdokimoff, and Pruss helped keep the score down. Spirited skating by forwards Ril- cof, Hunter, Geinger, Dacosta, Brown, Strilaeff, Voykin, and Richards kept the opposition off balance. A consistent team effort led Castlegar to the tournament champ- ionship. Castlegar continues league play in December where their record is 5-4. The team record, including exhibition, is 18-41. By LAURIE GRANT The’ Castlegar Rebels blanked the Nite Hawks in Beaver Valley last night 1-0 to stretch their record on top of the- Kootenay International Junior Hockey league's West division to 12-7-0 for 24 points. On Saturday night the Kimberley Knights stopped the Rebels 5-4 in overtime at the Community Complex. Kimberley opened the scoring at 18:51 of the first period as Eden Elliot took a pass from Dave Becker and slid the puck past Rebels’ goalie Tim Hor. coff. The Rebels pulled ahead by scoring the next two goals. The first marker came from Walter Sheloff at 17:25 after Captain Dave Terhune set up the play. Terhune, who leads the west division scoring race with 47 points, put the Rebels ahead at the 10:53 mark when Kevin Koorbatoff and Jason Hughes fed him the puck. Kimberley tied the game at two at 16:52 of the second period when Bob Apps and Becker passed to Corey Spring. The third period ended in a 4-4 tie with both teams scoring two goals each. The Rebels scored early at the 17:26 mark when Sheloff notched his second goal. Kimberley tied the game at 16:04 when Rick Doucette scored from Daryl Clarke and Elliot. At 15:89 Elliot scored after he took a pass from Clarke. That goal gave Kimberley a 4-8 lead. the Rebels tied the game when Lorni Kanigan scored at the 9:30 mark when Jeff Adams and Dean Mowery set up the play. The third period ended in a 4-4 tie, forcing a ten minute period of overtime. Clarke the tie 5:25 into overtime to give Kimberley a final 5-4 win. The Rebels next game is on Friday when they play host to Trail. By CasNews Staff Chief Mercer picked up a hattrick and added two assists Monday to help lead the Hi-Arrow to an 865 win over Woodland Park Shell in Castlegar Re- creational Hockey League action at the- Community Complex. Kelly Keraiff opened the scoring for Shell after taking a pass from Dave MacKinnon. Wayne Kinakin came back and tied the game at one for the Hi-Arrow after he was set up by Randy Martin and Robin King. Rod Zavaduk put Hi-Arrow into the lead on assists by Kinakin and George Roberts after 20 minutes of play. Shell's Alan Conroy fed Doug Knowler a pass in the second period and he scored to tie the game at two. Rick Christensen put Shell into the lead 3-2 after he was set up by Knowler and Keraiff. Mercer tied the game for Hi-Ar- row after taking a pass from Martin and Kinakin. His second goal put Hi-Arrow into a 48 lead. Kinakin and game at four for Shell after being set up by Keraiff and Christensen. Mercer's hattrick sent Hi-Arrow to the dressing room with a 5-4 lead after two periods. Martin and Kinakin Shell's fifth goal and the opening goal for Hi-Arrow after he was set up by Mercer and King. Hi-Arrow’s seventh goal came from King after he took a pass from Kinakin and Mercer. Roberts rounded .out the scoring for Hi-Arrow. Martin and Dan Wallace assisted on the play. In a game Sunday night, Shell and Sandman skated to a 9-9 draw. Know- ler opened the scoring for Shell after he was set up by Christensen and Keraiff. That lead was short-lived, how- Tischler and Martin Sander to put Shell beck into the lead. Knowler made it 3-1 for Shell after he was set up by Sander and Conroy. Chris Brodman scored Sandman’s second goal. Jeff Townsend and Steve Simonen recorded assists on the play. Sandman's Dan Walker fed Dan Obetkoff a pass to tie the game at three. Knowler’s hattrick put Shell back into the lead and rounded out the first period scoring. Keraiff and macKinnon assisted on the play. In the second period, Obetkoff broke in alone on Shell to tie the game at four. Red Mountain opens for another season By SURJ RATTAN ‘Staff Writer This weekend marks the opening of the ski season for Red Mountain, and ski hill manager Bob Steckle says there is more snow on the mountain this year than there was at the same time last year. “We certainly have more snow this year. We're a week ahead of what we were last year at this time. We have between 30 and 90 centimeters from the base to the top of the mountain. We've had a machine out packing for the past week and conditions should be good,” said Steckle. He added that Red Mountain is only opening for the weekends be- tween 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The mountain will open full-time once there's more snow. Steckle said night skiing will start later, again when there's more snow. “Most of the emphasis this past summer has been put on grooming. We have three new runs. It should pay off,” said Steckle. He added that up until Nov. 1, Red Mountain has sold about the same amount of season passes that it sold last year, but is hoping to sell a lot more. “Our bookings for Christmas are pretty good. Right now there is not a lot of snow in the Rockies and that could work in our advantage. We do think it (out of town bookings) will go up,” said Steckle. The one major event Red Moun- tain will be hosting is a women’s World Cup race to be held in mid-March.