The Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-06-08, Page 7Canuck fans
are loyal
To be a true blue Vancouver
Canuck fanis to know Dennis
Kearns. It's to have watched pain-
fully as Gil Perreault, Rick Vaive
and Cam Neely starred, for other
teams and to have waited patiently
for Rick 'Blight to score 50 goals.
It's to have cheered wildly for Per-
Olav Brasar and hoped Bob Manno
could move the puck like Bobby
Orr.
For Canucklehead lifers, then, this
spring marks the end of another
sentence but it's no more or less
exciting than the last release when
the West Coast went wild, for the
terrific team of '82.
The team that went to the final 12
years ago was, of course,
completely different. It had Lars
Molin, not Pavel Bure, and was
dressed for Halloween (bad
uniforms), not hockey. But most of
all, it had no businesseing in the
final while the '94 team was built
especially for it.
The '82 Canucks were under .500
overachievers who couldn't win on
the road. They were a curious mix
of backgrounds and bodies (see
Richard Brodeur), not big, fast or
particularly talented, just a group of
journeymen from several countries
Who seized the opportunity for their
moment in the sun. ,
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By
Those Canucks didn't have to
upset any powerhouses in the
playoffs, either. Los Angeles looked
after Edmonton and Chicago beat
out Minnesota so Vancouver didn't
meet a team with - more regular -
season points until it got to the final
and lost only two games getting
there.
With Tiger Williams and Curt
Fraser stuck to Lanny McDonald
like velcro, the Canucks frustrated
the Flames and dispatched them in
three straight. They knocked off
L.A. in five when defenceman
Colin Campbell had his first two -
goal game since peewee hockey,
then whaled on Chicago thanks to
the physical. presence of hard rocks
like Ron Delorne. There was a
differenthero every night and had
to be. No player was capable of
carrying the team alone.
Against the Islanders in the final,
the Canucks were clearly over. -
matched. Still, through sheer deter-
mination, they skated and scored
with New York in Game 1. But
when Harold Snepsts coughed up
the puck to Mike Bossy in over-
time, the game and, for the most
part the series, was over.
Mosquito record: 2 and. 2
The Mosquito baseball team has victory. In the fourth inning,' with
split their first four games; two • Lucknow leading 5 to 4, Lucknow's
wins and twolosses. offence scored 15 runs to roll to a
Goderich # 1 defeated the team in
their first game of the season by a
score of 21 to 5. In ' the return
game, Lucknow now over their first
game jitters, scored a 14 to 8 vic-
tory over Goderich # 1:
The third'gameof the season was
against Listowel and the home team
walked away with a one-sided
BOWING
Monday Night Summer League
H.S. and H.T. as of May 30:
Martin LeBreton 314, Ron Cassidy
773; Marion Jones 219, Wendy
Ritchie 575.
Games over 200: Larry Villeneue
219,266, Martin LeBreton 264, 230,
Bill Nilkele 235, Emerson Howald
243, 227, Ron Cassidy 288, 252,
233, Harold Elliott 215, Eric Hal-
denby 220, Eric Taylor 298, 235,
219, Paul Beese 319, 270, 280.
Team standings: Tryhards 16, Pen.
Busters 14, Road Kill 12, 'Bush-
wackers 10, Mighty Canucks 7, The
Blues 4.
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20 to 8 victory.
Lucknow played Dashwood on
June 4 and was defeated 11 to 3,
dropping their record to two and
two. Dashwood scored six '.runs in
the third ' to break . the game open
and collect the win, improving their
JJm Negligee. Sportscaster
The Sports Network
The team, especially Snepsts, was
devastated by the loss and took
some loosening um for Game 2. At
practice the next day, Tiger Wil-
liams skated through centre banging
his stick and screaming at Snepsts,
"Harry, up the middle." The ice
was broken, the team was back
together but the series was lost. Not
because of a bad pass but because
the Islanders were a better team.
Those '82 Canucks represented'
the first 12 years of a franchise that
changed direction more often than
uniforms. Today's team reflects a
stability found only in recent years
and a generation of fans and players
who actually grew up with the
team. Cliff Ronning is the first
player to admit he always wanted to
play in Vancouver. And he meant
hockey, too! •
They're different teams a dozen
years apart but identical ' in what
they mean to those loyal to them. If
there's a championship parade, in
Vancouver, every true Canuck fan
will take a moment to remember
Thomas Gradin and Ivan Boldirev,
even if they're still trying to forget
how they were dressed.
record to four and one.
Two seniors
receive
awards
Two men from Listowel and
Bluevale were among 20 seniors
who ' received Ontario • Senior
Achievement Awards yesterday
(June 7) during a special presen-
tation at the Legislative building
at Queen's Park.
John Vernon Fischer, of
Bluevale and Cliff Allison, . of
Listowel were honored for being
outstanding seniors who, after
age 65, have made significant
contributions to their com-
munities, •
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JUNE 7, 1994
BILL & BARB HAYDEN
Don't miss
this festival
The village of Blyth is gearing
up for its 5th annual Rutabaga
Festival June 24 to 26.
This year's event boasts family
entertainment and variety. Or-
ganizers Mildred Ament and
Brenda Burkholder say it
promises to be a full weekend of
activity to delight and amuse
people of all ages.
Events include a car rally,
early bird sale and buskers'
festival, dance and a parade
including marching bands,.
Shriners, the Canadettes and
many local entries.
For more information on this
fun -filled weekend, call. Brenda
at 523-9541 or Michelle at 523-
9751, evenings.
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Spirit of
Giving
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(John Kranenburg June 10)
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friends and
neighbours
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