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Last week ' I missed the
deadline for this column and I
heard about it from some
people who apparently look
for it every week, however I
do have a reason.
The phone calls for me to
look at various roofing jobs
was getting just too much for
this late dl;lte in the year and I
was putting in long days
trying to get those l had
promised, completed. This list
still grows, but now I go on the
premise that you can only do
so much, so I just say if there
is time I'll get on it and leave it
at that.
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Next, I would like to
to congratulate Doug Buhr on his
taking over the reins of the
Warriors. Doug faces quite a
task and maybe for a while the
word to offer, him would be
sympathy; but Doug has
broad shoulders and an apparent desire to do what he
can to help the kids in our town
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to the best of his ability. His
talent for the job is an
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unknown quantity at this time,
but a lot of experience will no
doubt stand him in good stead.
The one thing that I do think
there is little doubt that he has
e is a wealth of enthusiasm, and
·e it certainly seems to be in0 fecting the kids who are giving
ir out like never before, one
id outstanding example is that of
s Mike Oliver, the big Warrior
e centre was often accused last
season of lackadaisical performances. But no one who
a has watched him perform this
g season can doubt that Mike is
.s giving it lCIO per cent plus at
y this time.
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There are others, too. David
n Espenhaia, a young fellow
r who has been in hockey limbo
e for three or four years when
o he could have helped the
d · Warriors' cause, is back now
v and operating on all cylinders.
Dave is going to be among the
.t better rearguards in the
o league when he gets his
d bearings.
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Peter Corrado is another kid
who is beginning to develop
some of the skills needed
behind the blue line, where his
size will loom large as he
improves
his
. other
capabilities. I though that
Peter gave a really good
account'9f himself in the game
against the Smokies last
Friday night.
Just when he was beginning
to really make his preesence
felt on the Warriors' attack,
' yowig Tommy Haley is cut
, down with an inj_ury_ which

weather and his presence was
misssed in the last couple of
games. Mark Rusten and Bob
Drake give a gutsy performace every time out;
neither is a giant, but they
make up for -it in heart. Four
comparative newcomers to
the team, Rob Harasin, a big
kid/will take time to become
acclimatized; Roger Handley
is making some good moves
and Gord Armsihaw and
Chuck Lavorato are going to
help. One question, where
were Pat Lavigne and Dale
Bailey? Both seemed to be
ready to play.
Whether it is Doug Buhr's
presence, or whatever, I sense
a completely different attitude
in the Warriors this season
and I don't thing it's going to
be too long before something
is going to fall into place for
the team because of it.

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DAVE ESPENHAIN

PETER CORRADO

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one w o
a has watched him perform this
g season can doubt that Mike is
.s giving it 100 per cent plus at
Y this time.
iS
There are others, too. David
n Espenhaia, a young fellow
DAVE ESPENHAIN
r who has been in hockey limbo
e for three or four years when
o he could have helped the
d· Warriors' cause, is back now
v and operating on all cylinders.
Dave is going to be among the
.t better rearguards in the
:i league when he gets his
.. bearings . .
t
Peter Corrado is another kid
who is beginning to develop
some of the skills needed
behind the blue line, where his
size will loom large as he
improves
his
, other
capabilities. I though that
Peter gave a really good
accounffl himself in the game
against the Smokies last
Friday night.
Just when he was beginning
to really make his preesence
felt on the Warriors' attack,
· young Tommy Haley is cut
PETER CORRADO
, down with an injury which
may see him sit on the
On the local curling scene, I
sidelines for some considerable time. Those knee want to merition that a
injuries are really the bane -of meeting of the Retirees
a young hockey player's life. Curling Club has been set for
Tommy certainly looked Oct. 24 in the Curling lounge
,;retty downcast in the room for 7 p.m. I believe there is a
hockey game that night, a
after Friday's game.
Two newcomers to the rescheduled one with the
Warriors this season both Border Bruins, so everyone
operate behind the blue line can take it in after the
and Jim Nagaroff, big No. 7, is meeting.
really impressive. For a 16
The reason for the meeting
year old he plays the game is two-fold,
to make
like a guy who has been at it arrangements for the coming
for years and the size of him is season and also to schedule an
really awesome. The other opening for the drop-in centre.
newcomer to the Warrior A lot of people have been
ranks is a ran.gy youngster, wondering when this is going
who, while not flamboyant, is to happen, and it is up to the
,;retty effective/ back there. RCC to take some action on
His name is Ron Lauriente . . this matter.
He's from Castlegar and I
remember his dad, Mike,
from the days when he played
softball back when I was on
the executive of the Trail
league.
I think when the defence·
really jells it is going to take
some of the pressure off the
shoulders of Hoss Drake and
Doug DeGans, the two goalies
who have taken quite a baptism of fire in the early going
of the current season.
Meanwhile, the attack has
usually been able to muster
enough goals to win a lot of
hockey games, but the opposition has really been
terrific. There are a lot of kids
on the firing line of the
Warriors who can put the puck
away. Besides Oliver, there
are Caron, MacMaster. and
Billy Nazaroff, who are a
threat every time they get the
puck in the enemy zone; and
every one of them is covering
his checks well enough.
The .Warriors have been
without one of . their nios~
effective sparkplugs. Rob
Martin ~ ~n__!IDd~r the