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TURKU, FINLAND (CP) — A perfectly executed game plan led Canada to a surprising 5-0 vietory over the. Soviet Union and into first place at the world junior hockey championship Saturday.

Canada is undefeated after five games while Czechoslovakia and Finland, who tied 1-1 Saturday, are one point back with four wins and one tie. The Soviets fell to fourth place at 4-1.

Canada meets Finland and Czechoslovakia goes against the Soviets on Monday.

“Our idea was to stand up at the blueline and force them to the outside,” said Sherry Bassen, Team Canada’s director of player personnel. “And our guys played it perfectly.”

Canada killed six consecutive penalties and led 2-0 going to the third period before breaking the game open with three goals in a span of one minute and 52 seconds.

Canada killed eight penalties overall in the game.

Dan Hodgson scored twice for Canada while Bob Bassen, Adam Creighton and Brian Bradley had one

apiece.

“It's the best win I've ever had in my life,” said Brad Berry, outstanding on the Canadian defence. “You couldn't believe the feeling that we have in our dressing room now.

“We're so close to winning the whole thing. We are just going to go all out for the next two games against the Finns and Czechs.

“The defence played really great. A lot of credit has to go to Billy (Craig Billington, the goaltender) and to the forwards. If it wasn't for the forwards coming back, our defence would have been in trouble and we couldn't have stood up. It was just a great all-round effort.”

Billington made 16 saves, eight in the second period when Finnish referee Jarmo Jalarvo handed Canada four unanswered penalties.

Canada surprises Soviets

“Td be lying if I said I wasn't nervous,” said Billington. “Our penalty killing was just super and the team played incredibly in front of me.”

The Soviets pressed the Canadians for the first five minutes of the game, but Canada withstood a tripping penalty to Jeff Jackson of Hamilton Steelhawks and began to take control of the game

It was during the Jackson penalty that Canada established its ability to keep the Soviet shooters outside of the slot.

Billington did not have to make a save as the Canadian penalty killers, led by Bassen, of Medicine Hat Tigers, and Berry, of North Dakota State, sealed off the Soviets’ favorite routes of attack through the middle.

Bassen scored in the 13th-minute after a tremendous check in the corner thrown by Wendel Clark of Saskatoon Blades. Clark passed to Bassen in the high slot, who ripped a shot past Soviet goalie Evgeny Belosheikin

Hodgson, of Prince Albert Raiders, took a pass from Claude Lemieux of Verdun Juniors just 35 seconds after Bassen’s goal, cut into the crease, taking Belosheikin with him, and flipped a backhand high into the net to give Canada a 2-0 lead. Later in the period, Lemieux could not ram home a loose puck with an empty net glaring at him.

Canada outshot the Soviets 10-4 in the first period, with Billington’s only real test a shot from the blueline by Oleg Posmetjev

TOOK THE PLAY

The second period was dominated in territorial play by the Soviets, mainly on the strength of four minor penalties incurred by the Canadians.

Canada withstood the Soviet attack, and by the fourth penalty it was the Soviet club being called for icing

Billington made two big saves on V. Kamensky, who broke around a defenceman for a clear shot.

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Neu Veer ‘ : EDMONTON (CP) Wayne Gretzky scored three 30-foot backhander that trickled into the net off the From us to aN goals — giving him a share of his 38th National Hockey netminder’s glove. you, thanks : League individual record and added three assists QUEBEC 10 PITTSBURGH 2

Saturday to pace Edmonton Oilers to a 6-3 victory over QUEBEC (CP) — Michel Goulet scored three times and

Detroit Red Wings added two assists to lead Quebec Nordiques to a 10-2 romp It was the 32nd time Gretzky has scored three or more over Pittsburgh Penguins.

goals in a game, tying the record shared by Mike Bossy of The Nordiques entered the third period with a 5-2 lead

New York Islanders and retired Phil Esposito. and then broke the game wide open with five unanswered Gretzky set up first-period goals by Mike Krushelnyski goals. Brent Ashton also scored twice for Quebec while other

and Jari Kurri and then scored twice on power plays and scorers were Mark Kumpel with a goal and two assists, Dale

once short-handed. He then set up Kurri for his second goal Hunter with a goal and three assists and Paul Gillis with

in’ the third period. one and one Kurri's first goal was his 35th of the season and 450th The game provided rich entertainment for Quebec fans

NHL point. He also assisted on all three Gretzky goals. —_ including a shorthanded goal by Andre Savard and two Reed Larson, Brad Park and John Ogrodnick, with his penalty shots. Mario Lemieux scored on his penalty shot

22nd goal, scored for Detroit. while Goulet was stopped by Denis Herron, who came in to

The Wings were in the game through the first period replace Roberto Romano to start the third period.

but faded badly under relentless Edmonton skating in the Anton Stastny had the other goal for Quebec. Mitch

final two periods. J Lamoureux also scored for Pittsburgh. Mario Gosselin faced

MONTREAL 7 RANGERS 3 28 shots while Herron and Romano faced a total of $1 shots

MONTREAL (CP) — Mario Tremblay scored three on goal

goals and drew one assist to power Montreal Canadiens to a CHICAGO 5 TORONTO 4

7-3 victory over New York Rangers. TORONTO (CP) — Right winger Steve Larmer’s goal Tremblay has 15 points, including seven goals, in his with 42 seconds remaining lifted Chicago Black Hawks to a

last 10 games. And the 14 goals are as many as he scored all 5-4 victory over Toronto Maple Leafs

of last season. Larmer moved into the slot to take a pass from Steve Guy Carbonneau, Lucien DeBlois, Chris Nilan and Mats Ludzik and drilled a low slap shot past goaltender Rick St

Naslund also scored for the Canadiens Croix as defenceman Bill Kitehen went down in a vain Steve Patrick, Mike Rogers and Chris Kontos scored for attempt to block the drive

New York. The Rangers have won just twice in their last 11 The goal, Larmer's 22nd of the season spoiled the best

games and remain in last place in the Patrick Division. performance of the season by Gary Leeman of the Leafs,

Glen Hanlon started in goal for New York and was who scored his first two goals and set up teammate

me : beaten for six goals on 24 shots in the two periods he played. Miroslav Frycer 59 seconds into the third period to forge a

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The Capitals have won their last five at home and have BLOOMINGTON, MINN. (AP) — Ray Bourque scored ssumed first place in the Patrick Division by compiling a two goals and added an assist Saturday in leading Boston CROSS-COUNTRY . . . Trio of cross-country skiers at camera's view by “pillows” of snow. Golf course is 1522 record in their last 19 games. The Whalers have lost. Bruins to a 53 National Hockey League victory over the Castlegar Golf Course are nearly hidden from getting a workout after recent heavy snowfall seven of their last eight games on the road Minnesota North Stars.

Cashews Photo by Phil Colderbonk Hartford, last in the Adams Division, tied the score at Bourque, a six-year NHL defenceman, notched his 400th 1-1 in the second period on a power-play goal by Sylvain career point on an assist in the first period and then added Turgeon at 1:04, when the Whalers had a twoman two goals. Bourque has scored four goals and assisted on 11 advantage. Ron Francis put the Whalers ahead at 12:34, in his last nine games.

getting the puck past goalie Rob Mason after shaking off Charlie Simmer, Keith Crowder and Rick Middleton also defenceman Peter Andersson tallied for the Bruins with Tony MeKegney scoring two and

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2 . TH E YEAR 'S h and } Gag. these fa: heav "i EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Brent Peterson Simmer gave the Bruins an early lead with hisZist of the ‘ “ Toall coach and general manager. “One lives in heaven and | 124 on a 10-foot shot while falling to the ice early in the year at 1:24 of the first period. The North Stars evened the o all our doesn't play hockey the other lives in Edmonton i sil / customers Bill LaFrorge. an NHL rookie Sencar a ty | third period as Buffalo Sabres edged New Jersey Devils 21 score at 3 37 on a tip-in goal by McKegney

and stretched their umbeatean streak against the franchise ISLANDERS 5 BLUES 1 to 18 games. ST. LOUIS (AP) Brian Trottier scored twice and Peterson’s seventh goal of the season at 4:37 of the final Mike Bossy once, all in the opening five minutes, leading

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happiness ; : from TORONTO (CP) — The controversial utterances of abel te arpa ag caro predicten that | session snapped a I-1 tie and gave the Sabres a 15-03 mark New York Islanders to a 6-1 triumph over St. Louis Blues and prosperity to aS Art Cob Harold Ballard were among the most remembered in is we OY gam . against the National Hockey League team. The last time the behind Kelly Hrudey’s goaltending. — your . Fi Coburn Canadian sport in 1984 aaa shachivet'S8 shia: Camedia bad oid Sabres lost to the New Jersey franchise was on Nov. 11, The 23-year-old Hrudey, performing in his 27th NHL blessings this and Sports writers and broadcasters taking part in an is psi oc’ dh wall io tukee : cig ' wins 1979, when the Devils were called Colorado Rockies. game, kicked out 48 shots by St. Louis, including « Season. Serving you : . - : staff at annual poll by The Canadian Press overwhelmingly cited 7 ate vecion td Wane De ee ie og The victory was the Sabres fourth straight and raised club-record 28 the final 20 minutes. The New York goalie, has been our : 7 3 oer, Ballard's lncibesting‘of Mele Harition! Tiger-Cats 00 "8. fis cs chs ut chs Lata Bi who, after losing his | their record to 6-1-5 in 12 games. Buffalo is 15-129 overall before Doug Wickenheiser scored for the Blues with 9:06 pleasure Bee bunch of overpaid bums” the quote of the year first three matches at the Labatt Brier, said: “Eight and this weaaoa, remaining, dazzled during the early minutes of the final * The phrase, which came midway through the three a good sac or iret pines. Meeive potithe thcer: Bruce Driver had given the Devils a 1-0 lead with 3:32 period as the Islanders killed an interference penalty to ARROW BUILDING ‘ so Canadian Football League oveson when Ballard wae THESATF eight left in the second period, beating goalie Tom Barrasso with a defenceman Denis Potvin SUPPLIES LTD ‘2 urging fans not to attend Ticat games, became all the Manitoba and Saskatchewan did end up tied for first ss e more prominent after Hamilton suddenly went om a = at 8.3, while Werenich still managed to finish at 7.4 and e ya five-game winning streak and ended up in the Grey Cup. _ make it to the final where he lost to Mike Riley and the Monta na | ea Ss A9Yers to Vi cto Ballard’s bluntness has always got people's atten- | Manitoba rink . re ial Sz tion Craig Coxe, a member of the Canucks’ organization, ; a You can run a freight train through there the way 4S remembered for his greeting to Richard Brodeur SAN FRANCISCO (AP)— Bears or Washington Red- back Bill Currier early in the before linebacker Ellison kil our offensive linemen protect,” he said of his Ticats this fter the veteran NHL goaltender was demoted to Joe Montana threw for three skins, who meet today in game. Linebacker Harry Car. led the scoring threat by Here's hoping your Holiday Season season. “They can't stop tharshmallows.” Fredericton Express of the American Hockey League touchdowns im the first half, Washington. son scored on a 14-yard intercepting « pass by Phil is safe and joyful. From all of us at Or, when ached about the Ticets’ traditional rivals Brodeur was lamenting he now was riding a bus in the and San Franeiseo 49ers later Montana hit on TD passes interception return in the Simms. Tereate Argonauts, he ied: “I hate them. I hope they minors while the Canucks have their own well-equipped got big defensive plays from of 21 yards to Dwight Clark second quarter. P s jet. Riki Ellison and Dwaine and nine to Russ Francis the The finai interception ° never win another Grey Cup. “Think of it as a jet, Richard . . . with a very, very Board for 21-10 National first two times the 49ers had against the 49ers quarter Notice After Hamilton upset Toronto in the Eastern jong runway.” said Coxe. Football League playoff vie- the ball. Late in the second back was made by linebacker from the Division final to earn s Grey Cup berth against Winnipeg When former NHL great Bobby Hull was asked | tory Saturday over New quarter, he tossed a 29yard Gary Reasons near the New The two columns of print Management Blue Bombers, kicker Bernie Ruoff was asked whether recently if he missed hockey, he replied: “The only ice 1 | York Giants. scoring strike to wide re York goal line in the third | for the editorial entitled” A and staff Ballard had given him « diamond ring, as the owner had ike to see nowadays is the ice in the bottom of a giass.” The 49ers, whose 161 ceiver Freddie Solomon, who quarter. Montana had run 68 | “ifferent view" on page Aé ot POZDROWLALIA WAS promised esch player if they won And finally, there was the offering of Don McCrae, | regular seagon réeord was scored a touchdown for the yards, to the Giants’ 14-yard < anor bel ara ge sm ‘chess Hope your holiday Ken & Bev Hoyoshi “No,” replied Ruoff innocently. “I don't want to coach of the Canadian women’s Olympic basketball team | the best in the league, won ninth game in a row line. giving the <Bers an | nt eee al begine at KAL TIRE . marry him.” that, after losing to China, missed out on the bronze their 10th straight game and But Montana was victim- opportunity to build on their ‘ COHOE INSURANCE AGENCY LTD. is a bell-ringer ; B&W SIGNS & CANUCKS THE TOPIC medal. earned the right to play host ized for interceptions in 2 21.10 lead the top of the right hand Cestlegor . Have a happy day! 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