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NHL players
on the move |

Veteran performers. Glenn
Resch, Michel Larocque,
‘Richard Martin, Don Luce,
Jim Rutherford and Garry
Unger all have new homes

today: following frantic

wheeling and dealing Tuesdy
as the National Hockey
League's. trading . deadline
passed .

Fourteen of the league’s 21
teams seized lhe opportunity
to either strengthen their
rostersfor the impending
layoffs or bulld for the’
seasons to come, *

- Resch, a seven-year
veteran netminder with New
York Islanders, was shipped
to Colorado Rockies along

with centre Steve Tambellini |

for. ‘defenceman Mike
McEwen and goaltender Jari
Kaarela.

' Kaarela, $2, will ‘report to
Indianapolis Checkers of the
International Hockey
League’ and goalie Roland
Melanson. will take Resch's
spot in thelslanders’ lneup.

Resch appeared In 31,

_ contests this season for the

Islanders, posting a 3.14 ‘jury

goals-against average and a
17-7-5 won-lost-tied record.’
Kaarela had played in five
games for Colorado, earned
two ‘victories against two
losses and had 4 6.00 goals-
against average. :

Larocque, 24, of Hull, Que.,.
got his wish to be traded by

Montreal Canadiens and wag
dispatched to Toronto Maple
Leafs. in return for defen-
ceman Robert Picard and an
unspecified late draft choice.

Unhappy with sharing the
goaltending duties with
Richard Sevigny, .Denis
Herroa and Rick Wamsley,
Larocque was said to be a
“very, very happy” former
member of the Canadiens by
his agent Norm Caplan.

In al games this season,

Wilkinson. back..

Larocque -posted a 3.03
goalsagainst average, one -
shutout and a 16-33 record. -

Picard, a 23-year-old Mon: '
treal iative, was acquired

prior fo the. current ‘season, -
‘by Tororito from Washington

Capitals in exchange for
goalie Mike Paimateer. In 55
games with the Leafs he
collected 25 points. on nine

_goals and 16 assists. .

Montreal also sent former
U.S. Olympic. team. defen-

ceman Bill- Baker to
Colorado for future . ¢on-
siderations,

Martin,.who had two 52-
goal’ seasons with ‘Buffalo

“Sabres, and Luce, oneof the
‘league's premier, penalty.

Killers, were dealt to Los
Angeles . Kings for future .
considerations.

A .@year-old native of
Verdun, Que., Martin was
Buffalo's firat chiice and
fifth. over-all --in, the * 1971.
amateur draft. He had geven

goals.” in - 28 games’ with

Buffalo this season and has
been hampered by a knee in-

“You doa't. like to part
with a goal scorer, which he
has been," said Buffalo.
general manager Scotty .
Bowman of Martin, “but
we're in’ a bit of a youth -

- movement ..

Marlin: could. well. . find -
himself da Charlie ‘Simmer’ r]

"left wing beside Mareel-.

Dionne and Dave Taylor -

following Simmer's leg

fracture last week.. - ..
The Kings also picked up

_netminder Rutherford from
_ Toronto, who became: ex:

pendable after Larocque’s
acquisition. Rutherford, who.
broke into the NHL: with
Detroit Red Wings in 1970-71,
played in 16 games with

. Toronto this season and had

a 4.99 goals-against average.

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EDMONTON (CP) — Tom
Wilkinson has decided he can
contribute ta the on-field
play, of the’ Edmonton
Eskinios for at least one
more year.

- The Grey-Cup champion
Eskimos announced
Tuesday that Wilkinson, 37,
signed a.oneyear contract
with the Canadian Football
League team.

“True to Tom's nature, his
biggest consideration was
‘can he contribute,’ ” coach
Hugh Campbell said.

Wilkingon, who hag played
in Edmonton for nine years,
said he was concemed about
his role with the team since
Warren Moon is expected to.
be thé starting quarterback.

"J felt] wanted to play,”
he said. “But I wanted to
make sure that if I came
back I would have. the
chance, ~

The Doctor is just murder

it might be a gopd idea for
Jullus (Dr. J) ing to
make sure his malpractice
insurance is up to date.
“The Doctor is, murder,”
Indiana coach = Jack
McKinney sald Tuesday
night.after Erving scored 25
poirits:—- his ‘driving, off
balance jump shot proved to
be the winning basket .- as
Philadelphia ‘76ers ‘watched
- a LO-point lead vanish in the
closing seconds _ before

pulling out a 103-102 National

Basketball Association
victory over the Pacers.

Philadelphia didn’t score

adter-Erving’s basket’ with
‘1:21 rematiiing and eared
staged a furious rally

game.

Elgiwhere, it'vas Pallas.

Mavericks 107 Phoenix Suns
108, Los
San Antonio Spurs 104,

Kansas City Kings 107 San’

Diego Clippers 100, Portland
Trail Blazers 142 Dénver

Nuggets 137 and Chicago

Bulls 116 Adanta Hawke ité.
Billy Knight and Louls Orr

‘free. throws’ in , the

Angeles Lakers 118”

er try

“In ihe past, he (Camp-
bell) always wanted*a two-
quarterback system because
we do have different styles.
But it might not be half and
half like it had been,”

The Eskimos also an-
nounced’ the signing of
punter Hank, Ilesic, to a
series of contracts totalling
12 years.”

Hlesic, 21, has been with
Edmonton for four years and |
won his third. CFL punting
title last. year with a‘ 45.6-
year average.

He had’ been talking about

“going to. the National

Football League but, Tesic
sald, he decided to stay hn;
Edmonton’ because’ It’s: his
home town.

“My dream was to play for «
Edmonton., Everything's
here. For a while there is’
was just a misunderstanding
on my part.” .

led Indiana with 22 and 20
points, respectively. -
Mavericks 107 Suns 163 -
Jim Spanarkel sank two-
ing
seconds to complete a 25-.
point performance and stole

the ball a clubrecord eight’
times to lead the expansion-
‘Mavericks to thelr “11th:

victory ‘in 72 games. Spa-
narkel ‘and Oliver Mack hit
key baskets down the etretch
to clinch the triumph, -
Lakers 118 Spurs 104
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
scored 36 polnts ‘and Los:
Angeles took advantage of

San Antonio's cold shooting ..

in the third quarter to'réll *.
over the Spurs. Magle John

ttn sven pon oe” had 21. poiits,-

rebounds and 10 assists,
Gervin . led" the

place of pred Phil Ford,
scored a career-high 30
points in leading Kansas

City. Grunfeld | scortd 13
polnte in the third quarter as
recorded their’

“with: ‘our gine

Flames stomp. Canucks

CALGARY: (CP) — Van-,”

couver’s Dave Williams
didn't lose his - sense of
humor Tuesday night when
the Canucks were burned 11-
2 by Calgary Flames in a.
National Hockey League
game,
“We were even thinking of
calling in Red Adair,”
Williams said, referring to
the Texan who has gained a
worldwide reputation for
fighting gas “and oil well:
. fires.

But Williams had a serious

“side In the post-game in.

terview and, at one point,
even questioned the strategy
af Vancouver conch \ Harry
Neale.

- Williams suid. the decision’
fo fry and skate ‘with ‘the
Flames was a’ “cardinal
mistake” because Yas far as
T'm concerned, they have the
superior players.” ;
“We, shquid have, stayed
:, pick “up.
their wings “and” play a'-
“grinding game.”

In other games, the scores
‘were: Wekheine Capitals -

"coming off long read trips,”

third straight, the first two of = ‘offence.
which came on the road.

4, Colorado . Rockies -3; “We were nientally asleep

‘Detroit Red Wings 4, Hart- and, asfaras that area of the |
ford Whalers 4; Quebec | game is concerned, it's a bad
Nordiques 6, New York time of the season to be that.

Rangers 4, * awdul. It's inexcusable, id

Facing a 2-1 deficit after

decided to drop ‘their close» Calgary also fired 11 goals
checking style and, over the against new York Islanders
next 40 minutes, they ‘paid in‘a game here Feb. 5
the price as Calgary was the’ ‘performance of
equalled its season-high goal Flames goalié Pat Riggin.
production, : 3
The colorful Williams “de- first period wher: the Ca-
scribed the last two periods” nucks Played well.
as “the ants against. the are
dinosaurs.” “ Mesinihile, Vancouver's
“They just ‘stomped ‘on * goaltending ~: - Glen Hanlon
Was’ replaced by ..Gary

“Mostly, it was the sur Bromley after two periods —'

vival of the fittest, because sprung a leak, allowing nl
here we had two teams -goals on only 33 shots ,

Bob’ MacMillan.

said Calgary assistant coacl *
~ three goals — the first came

Pierre Page. -

The les was Vancouver's
third in a row and the -on Calgary's first: shot .on
triumph was the Flames’ goal —. to lead the Flames

-. NS tee

Neale said neither
strategy nor conditioning the Fdames and Don Lever,

‘was the determining factor ‘Ken Houston, Kent: Nilsson,

in the loss. . Kevin Lavallee, wa Pelt

Lost in the shuffle of the :
the first period, the Canucks. highly-charged - ‘-offerce --

He made 33 saves,,15 in the -

at 5:22 of the opening period

~ Erie Vall scored. twice for’

and Guy Chouinard added
singles. ,

Nilsson also had’ three
assists to give bim a single-

- season team record of 73 -—-

two more than MacMillan
had in 1976-79. Nilsson has 40.

goals to give him 113 points, -
enough to tie him with -

Marce] Dionne of Los Ang-

eled Kings for second place -
in the scoring race. Wayne ©

Gretzky of Edmonton Oilers"
is the scoring leader with 331
points..

Gerry Minor and Bhir
MacDonald

Minor's goal was his |,
eighth of the season and the. .

. fitth he has scored this year
: |. While bis team was short-
_ handed. ° :
cored

iON

- the goal by MasDonala
came only hours after he was

aequired by the Canucks -
‘from Edmonton in_ 2 -four- ‘

"player trade. The goal; | his *
"20th of the season, came ‘on a:

power-play — the First dime: .
the Carucks had. converted a
manpower advantage in’
their last 22 tries.

' Capitals still: in it.

Washington Capitals: are
wually toting up their losses
at this time of the season,
their thoughts turning to golf
and other endeavours as the
National Hockey League

» schedule comes:to'a drawh-.
out conclusion+22: odie yf wees

Buta feeling éf contidence’ .
extends into the Capitals
dressing room this year.
They've . avoided © crippling
injuries that hit them at key
positions in the past, or
they've been able fo over-
come difficulties that had +
previously . been their un-
doing.

-Washington’s chief un-
doing in past years was their
inability to come from
behind, the trend being to
fold once the opposition got
in front. The arrival of coach .
Gary Green last year started,
the turn-around, The signing
of free-agent goaltender
Mike Palmateer this. year.
appears to have completed
moat of the transition.

Palmateer wasn't too con-
spicuous Tuesday -night.- Al-
though he's bedn in--
' strumental in a number of .
key victories this season, he
faced.only 15 shots aa the
Capitals edged Colorado

Rockles . . 43.

Joe Bryant led San Diego
with a career-high 4 points,
Frail Blazers 142 Noggets 137

Guards Kelvin Ransey and
Jini Paxson combined for 67
points. Ransey, the rookie |
from Ohio State, and Pax-

son, 8 second-year man from

Dayton, each scored a

_ career high with 35 and 32

_ third-period winner.

; But, the Capitals
rebounded from a 3-1 deficit,
capped by Jean Pronovost's

giving Washington at least
one powerplay goal in 10 of ©
the last 11 games,: But this
‘one required more than

The Capa, .who' moved three minutes to accomplish.
from 17th to 15th placeinthe MacMillan ~ said. the
tight battle for the 16th: and. «Rockies were Ne

final ‘playolf> spot? poneeeied tc! "afte

two thirdpéricd ‘goals “to ©
notch only their.‘second to New ‘York Islanders

“defenceman Mike’ meres .

: - Necdigues's Rangers 4
 Quebex scored ‘four . goals”
in the third period to im-
prove their. playoff hopes. : -
The: Nordiques, . with 61
points," moved’, past | “New.

York: into’ 13th place in_the’;.

replied for :
_ Vancouver," ~~ vt

good news -

3, Sal “itera. hea two
‘ saerifice. Mies in Mincaota

Milwaukee Brewers
received some good news

from a pair of ailing players .
and two newcomers were .

impreaaive for Chicago Cubs

but a couple of AUanta

Braves graybeards were
roughed up on the exhibition
baseball trall Tuesday. |
The Brewers’ happiness
‘ boys were, outfielder. ‘Larry:
Hisle and pitcher ‘dim Slaton, "
both: fecovering * “from |

: ‘shoulder ‘ailments, “Hislé -
. whacked a 410-feot home run

and Slaton worked twa in-

nings — he retited the last
five batters he faced after.
yielding a two-run homer to
Mike Hargrove “in
Milwaukee's 6-2 victory over -

‘Cleveland Indians. ©. --
\ New.

‘vellever”. Rollie .
Fingers, expected to shore:

_ dip. Milwaukee's bullpen,

pitched two shutout innings <

and was the winner when the

- Brewers ‘scored three times. *.
is “‘playera, league president Ea .

olf Bert Blyleven in the third

losnapa2z2te-
. Meanwhile; Steve Hen. *
" dereon and ‘Leon Durham °
"made successful debuts -
withthe | Cuba:‘ina 66 :PQ0
- deadlock. with Japan's ‘Taiyo
Whales that was called after”

nine “innings.

: Henderson; obtained. Inst .

week from New’ York Meis

. for Dave Kingman,’ hit. ‘a.

“home yn and ‘two singles
- while’ ‘Durham, ° ‘acquired

from’ St. Louis in the Bruce. _
Sutter deal last December, . ;
; ‘singled -home : the _Bame’s ©
7 = first run. |:

|. Allanta, ‘whose. ‘pitehing: .
would be: financed partially «
with draft: “money received
“from “thé Natlonal Hockéy |
League, which has proposed
* that $1,000 of the $2,000 draft
‘fee. they” pay for players

After ‘Bob’ Horner's two- ° chosen during the first five

staff may suffer. from. age:
~-rather ‘than arm trouble,:
trotted ‘out Phil Niekro:.(42

° next -macnth) and Gaylord .

“Perry. (a2 last: September) ‘in
- 9 §-2 foas to Montreal Expos.

mui homer put the Braves in
front, Montreal tagged
‘Niekro for three. runs in the
"third inning, two on Andre
-- Dawson’ 8. alse apcke 2 Rookie ,

Svepall standings Sixteen ot-"4 ea rey far
‘the 21 teamié are eligible for" ‘Wenn ona tine ihe a int.
post-season: play. . lew teams

- the long ball. 10° good. ad-.

Detroit Tigers, Los- Angeles
Dodgers nipped Japan's ;
‘Tokyd ‘Gianis. 54 with: “two”

“considering
- scholarship. plan: for its

triumph in the last 15 games.

_ In other games; the scores,
were! ‘Calgary Flames il,
Vancouver - Canucks 2;
Detroit Red Wings 4, Hart.
ford Whalers 4; -Quebec
Nofdiques 6, New York

- Rangers 4.

earlier in the day for goalie

Glenn (Chico) Resch’ and
centre Steve. Tambellini.
McEwen was already off the

hadn't reported yet —
Red Wings 4 Whalers 4

Dave Debol, “a. “Detroit.

Real Cloutjer popped the vantage. The Yankees got a -

four minutes - ‘later...
> Hunter,.; ‘Peter Stastny, |
Jacques. Richard and Miche]

_ winner against New York at -
- 12:40 of the third period and- :

‘squad, and the” other two ', Peter Stastny added an

insurance score less than
Dale

' pair of tworun homers from ©

Twins’ ‘5-3: victory . over

runs in the bottom of the 12th ,”

on Mickey Hateher's double

“and Jay Johnstone's tiigle
.and Willie Norwood's three-

ran, “dquble’ keyed | a. five-rin -
‘fourth : ‘inning “that. enabled |”
Sy ‘seattte : “Marinets to. defeat -

‘Spans Hanshi Tigers os.

WHL eyes
schooling -
program |

-wealgary. )ep) — The -
Weslern Hockey League is
btarting a.

Chynoweth “announced

* Although: * dethits remain

-VAgue,. Chynoweth . said the
would: be available to .
“every player in mage
“who meetstthe
qualifications. -

Under: the plan, ‘players

could take some classes at.a E

recognized. « “eollege or
university while, they. were
“playing or wait ‘and attend
‘school aiter thelr - ‘junior ©
‘career if they were not
successful in burning

‘ ‘professional,

‘Chynowelth * maid, the: ‘fund.

draft rounds: be put towards
an education fund, .
As well, each of the 13

: WHL teams would. con-

eee
support for the plan.”

- Oscar, Gamble anda solo rice

shot from Jim Spencer in, .
defeating Texas Rangers 9-2
‘while Lee Mazzilli,’ Rusty ..
Staub and’ Dan Norman ~.

honiered, as the Mets out-

-Atlanta’s guards, Eddie

Colorado's Paul Gagre . native, had his first .three- :

second period, defenceman this yea
‘Rob Ramage tallied 3k.

‘play for a 3-1 Colorado lead.

Gagne then Mike Gartner, Court and John. Ogrodnick

* -who. drew assists on both scored for the Red Wings.

Gagne’s goals, tied the score
3-3 at 5:02 of the final period
and Pronovost's game —
winner at 9:20 deait Colorado
its ninth straight road
defeat.

Currie scored on a power,
play In the second period,

lef gave the piayef-opetul
Bulls their fitth victory in the
last six games. Artis
Gilmore, who led Chicago
with 26 points, ted the score
with two free throws with 47
seconds remaining. : ,
The setback nullified a
point performance by

points, respectively. Johnson with %0 and a-
Bulls 118 Hawke 116, career-high 2s for rookie Wes
Ricky ‘Sobers’ baseline Matthews, who also cot-
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