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We have the cards and gifts to help you Happy Valentine's Day! PLUSH w Reg. $23.95 SALE $4797 10’ Reg. $14.95 SALE Wind Chimes & Dreamshell Mobiles 65.5975 a +ottmask CANDLES All Shapes ¢ All Sizes All Colors 20%: * @ Gamble says he owes his NHL success to ex-coach McCammon PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vancouver goalie Troy Gamble says he owes his NHL success to Bob McCammon, who was fired last week as coach and replaced by general manager Pat Quinn. But Gamble gave Quinn his first win as coach since the firing by stop- ping 37 Philadelphia shots in the Canucks 2-1 victory over the Flyers on Thursday night “Everybody wants to do well for Pat,"’ Gamble said. ‘‘When Pat let Bob go, he said. ‘I believe in this team>** Gamble said he took McCam- mon’s firing ‘‘pretty hard."’ “Bob McCammon. gave me a chance to play in the NHL,”’ he said. “*If you didn’t take that hard, you're not worth the sweater that you put on." Trevor Linden and Dari Quinn collected goals as Vancouver won for the second time in 11 games. The Canucks have managed only three wins (3-15-2) in the last 20 games. “Let’s face it, Troy was the dif- ference tonight,’’ said Quinn, who coached the Flyers from 1978-82 and Los Angeles from 1984-87. “*We needed strong goaltending. It was good fo see that one digit there. “There’s two parts to this business: The physical side, skating and shooting, and the mental side, knowing how to win. We didn’t kid anybody. We've got a bunch of kids here who need to learn the mental side,”” Gamble was leading the NHL on Dec. 2 with a 1.97 goals-against starts. “When I came back from being sick, I was (awful),"’ Gamble said. “I learned that in the NHL, once you lose your confidence, it’s a tough thing to get back."" average and a .925 save The next day, he was sidelined with a throat infection. When he returned, he was blown out in. his first two Jack + a assistant and former Flyer, pointed out something that helped Gamble. That, and an improved defence, combined for a winning equation. “‘Jack told me I had to start get- ting ready quicker,’’ Gamble said. “The defence let me see the puck on the first shot-and then they cleared the rebounds away.”” Shell thumps Sandman By CasNews Staff Woodland Park Shell built up an 8-3 lead and held off a Sandman Inn rally in the third period for an 11-7 win Thursday in Castlegar Recreational Hockey League play at the Community Complex. Shell’s Dan Walker, the CRHL’s leading scorer, paced the team with two goals and five assists. Teammates Dave Rugg and John Obetkoff, who scored the winner in the third, followed close behind with two goals and four assists each, Don Soroke led Sandman’s of- fence with two goals and three assists. Rugg opened the scoring for Shell early in the first period but Cory Day tied the game for Sandman just over a minute later. Dean McKinnon and Rugg gave Sheil a 3-1 lead after one. A flurry.of goals early in the second created grief for Sandman goalie Tim Swanson and Shell net- minder Dan Wallace. Roger Junker, Walker and MacKinnon added to their goal totals for Shell while Lyle Stoushnow scored for Sandman to make the score 6-2 in favor of Shell. Jim Nazaroff's late second-period goal for Sandman made it 6-3. Junker and Obetkoff, with what Proved to be the eventual winner, scored for Shell early in the third and it looked like the team was on its way to an easy win. But Darrel Bojechko, Stoushnow and Soroke brought Sandman back within reach with 9:03 left in the game. The score stayed 86 until Obetkoff scored with 2:03 left. Sandman again narrowed the gap to two when Soroke scored his second of the game with 1:28 left. But Bob Larsh’s unassisted goal 22 seconds later took the wind out of Sandman's sails. Joe Bell completed the scoring for Shell with five seconds left in the game. The win means Shell will hang on to second place for another weekend with 33 points. Third-place Hi Arrow had 30 points heading into last night’s game against Sandman at Pioneer Arena. Sandman remained last with 21 poin- ts after Thursday's loss. Banjo’s leads the league with 36 points. Athletics Canada erases records OTTAWA (CP) — Track and field records set by admitted drug users -have been erased by Athletics Canada. The sport's governing body in Canada confirmed a total of 13 records have been stricken from the books after the seven athletes who set them acknowledged use of per- The Canucks their road trip last night against the Rangers in New York. They take on the New Jersey Devils tomorrow. Residents of the Castlegar and Trail areas will be able to tune to Shaw Cable 10 tomorrow and watch the B.C. Provincial Curling championships live star- ting at 9 a.m. It will be the first time new satellite technology will be used to show an event from Trail to the rest of }B.C., Shaw Cable Program manager Michael Mc- Mann says in a news release. Viewers in Trail and Castlegar will also see preliminary action live tonight. Ken Fines, media coordinator Shaw airs live curling for the satellite and production costs. Representatives from Labatt’s, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary and Comin- co have pooled resources and assisted in producing sponsorship spots that will be used throughout the production to give it a first-class look, McMann said. McMann said he’s arranged for Shaw's award-winning director Furio Sorrentino to fly in for the production. “We've already noticed Furio’s i on the producti for the Trail Curling A helped arrange the sponsoring organizations who will be paying values and he hasn’t even arrived yet,” McMann said. ‘‘Special equipment like instant replay or ‘slow mo’ VCRs, overhead cameras mounted in the ceiling of the arena, custom graphics and changing localized title sequences that will highlight Trail to the rest of the province are almost all Furio’s ideas."’ Ron Piccolo of Trail designed and constructed the unique camera mounting systems for the overhead cameras which will be used for the overhead shots of the end of each curling sheet, McMann said. ‘‘Every effort is being made to make this a production that everyone in- volved will be proud of.” for drugs. Athletics“ Canada i i the national federation,"’ said Athletics Canada chairman Jean-Guy Ouellet- te of Sherbrooke, Que. “*We appreciate how forthcoming these individuals have been about their involvement and also how a number of them have become very active in the anti-doping campaign. ‘‘Nonetheless, we feel very Strongly that athletes involved with seven as sprinters Ben Johnson, Angella Issajenko, Desai Williams and Tony Sharpe along with hurdler Mark McKoy, shot putter Bishop Dolegiewicz and discus thrower Rob Gray. All are from the Toronto area ex- cept Dolegiewicz, who lives in Alber- ta, and all appeared before last year’s federal-appointed Dubin inquiry into the use of drugs in amateur sport. The inquiry, headed by Mr. Justice Charles Dubin, was ordered after Johnson's world-record per- formance in the 100 metre sprint at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Two days after the race, the Jamaican-born sprinter was disqualified after a drug test showed the presence; of anabolic steroids. The subsequent inquiry heard he had been a long-term user of the perfor- mance-enhancing drugs. “The decision to strip these athletes of their records . . . is in line with a similar decision on world records made earlier by our inter- perfor drugs should never be rewarded in the record books." Johnson, 29, lost four records in all, including his two Canadian in- door-records over 50 and 60 metres and was relieved of his 100-metre outdoor record of 9.83 seconds while McKoy’s 13.17 seconds in the 110- metre hurdles also went by the boar- ds. Johnson, along with teammates Williams, Sharpe and McKoy, also lost their indoor 4x200-metre relay world record. Issajenko had her Canadian women’s 50- and 60-metre indoor marks erased, including a world standard 6.06-second 50 metres set in Ottawa in 1987 in addition to two outdoor standards — 10.97 at 100 metres and 22.25 for the 200. Dolegiewicz Jost his indoor shot put mark of 20.03 metres, set at Winnipeg in 1974, as well as his out- door standard of 20.81 metres, while Gray's discus standard of 67.32 metres was eliminated, Skating instructor puts pros on firm footing “Your Friendly Ph y” In the Costl CARL'S PLAZA DRUGS rd Plaze * 365-7269 By ALLAN KREDA NEW YORK (AP) — “‘Skating is the most neglected part of hockey,’’ says Laura Stamm, who has taught nearly 400 NHL players the merits of power skating. ‘‘With all the ability these guys have, they could be even better.’’ Stamm’s proteges.include forwards Luc Robitaille of the Los Angeles Kings, Kevin Dineen of the Hartford Whalers and former New York Islander Bob Nystrom, her first professional pupil, Stamm taught Nystrom during the summer of 1972, prior to his season, ‘“We worked for an hour a day, five times a week for six weeks,’’ recalls the five-foot-three, 122-pound Stamm. “We'd go out at 6 a.m. because he didn't want anybody to know he was taking lessons from a girl."’ little uncomfortable} but I couldn't have asked for a better teacher than Laura,"* says Nystrom, now an Islanders’ radio commentator. “*We worked primarily on balance and lowering my centre of gravity. Laura definitely was instrumental in my making it in the pros. A trained physiologist, Stamm competed as a WEEKEND FEATURE speed and figure skater. She conducts clinics for players from pee-wees to pros throughout Canada and the United States. She works with the Kings, their AHL (New Haven Nighthawks) and IHL (Phoenix Roadrunners) affiliates and tutors several other NHL players on a freelance basis. “*It's a shame that guys have to wait until they are professionals before someone sees they need help,”* Stamm says. “Skating should be ingrained early, but isn't because kids just want to play games.’’ Robitaille had help from Stamm while playing junior hockey. He was the NHL's top rookie in 1986- 87 and has averaged 49 goals in each of his four seasons. manager Bill Torrey enlisted her to work with Nystrom and she’s worked with NHLers even since. “The pros are such good athletes that you are basically fine tuning an almost perfect machine," says the 45-year-old Stamm, who lives in Eastchester, N.Y. ““They can apply the smallest tip right away and late it into it A player I've just worked with will often go out and score a number of goals. Is it just the skating instruction? Maybe not, but it helps.” Stamm advocates a scientific approach “Skating is not a natural motion. It has to be taught, and for many players, it’s the first time they've had formal training. For the most part, professional players get by on raw ability. ‘Most players use choppy strides when they accelerate and they are really going nowhere. | try to teach players to bend their knees, keep their body weight low and forward and to use a fall leg drive with a full range of motion at the end of every push You skate from the hips down, not the waist up.” Who are the best skaters in the NHL? “Wayne Gretzky is superb,’ says Stamm of the Kings star. “When he gets going, who catches him? ‘When he makes 4 tight turn, who can turn with him? He has abilities that really can’t be explained." Others earning high marks are Pittsburgh's Paul Coffey, Edmonton’s Mark Messier, the Islanders’ Pat LaFontaine and the Rangers’ Mike Gartner. “I’ve worked on power skating techniques since I was a kid,’’ says the 31-year-old Gartner. ‘Training has to occur at a young age because, like anything else, it gets harder to chiange habits as you get older."" Stamm, author of three books on power skating, emphasizes that her dills be performed with hockey stick in hand so techniques can be directly applied to game situations. “*I don’t teach skating in a vacuum. | don’t take away any equipment because I'm teaching skating as it applies to hockey.”” Stamm also contends the game has outgrown the tinks of North America, which are smaller than Buropean hockey ice surfaces. She believes players are better than ever, but can’t properly exhibit their skills. “I wish the NHL would widen rinks and get rid of the centre red line,"’ she says. ‘‘In the early 1980s, when (Rangers’ coach) Herb Brooks introduced the Buropean whirling and swirling style to the NHL, it was exciting. But lately the game has reverted to more of a bump-and-grind style that inhibits