Pages, The Herald, Monday, Janury 6," 1984 iy herald ‘Devils look different. to Oilers this time | Edmonton Oilers faced a itrreat New Jersey team Sunday night when they outlasted the fired-up Devils ‘4 but there were remin- ‘ders of the previous meeting =~ Mickey Mouse ears worn .by the fans. | Tt was Gretzky’s first appearance in New Jersey since he called the Devils a — Mickey Mouse operation after .a Noy. 19 National Hockey League game in Edmonton in. which the Oiiers demolished the Devils 134 and Gretzky scored three goals “and added five assists. - Sunday ‘night, Gretzky was all compliments. | - “They played very well,” said Gretzky.. I thought their players and fans showed a lot of class." > “A lot of things could have © been said and they weren't. They just game,” - With the first of his three assists, Gretzky extended to 46 his single-season NHL record for consecutive games in which he has scored at least one point. He apologized again for his remarks, which he said were “blown all out of : proportion.” The Devils had upset the NHL Standings NHL Wales Conference Patrick Division - , LT FAP Islanders 30 «1d 2 214 158 62 Rangers ° 9515 5 179 168 55 Phita 13.14 7;:193 163.57, Wash + 22:31. 9 167 15? 47 Pitts , Fe SIRT New Jersey 10.33 2 128199 22 Adams Divisian Boston 29 32:3: 207 192 61 Buffalo 2813 «4183 153 40 Quebec 2516 421d 162 54 Montreal . BL 22 2169 168 44 Hartford 1S 24 4148 183 34 Camphell Conterence Norrls Division Minnesota 1218 4198 199 48 St. Louis 19 22 4.170 186 42 Chicago 18 24 4156 170 40 Teronta 15 24 6 177 215 16 Detroit 1525 4156 190 44 Smythe Division Edmonton M4 8 4270 IE 72 Calgary (7 19 (8 14a 190 42 Vancouver ly 24. § 177 186 49 Winnipeg 15 22 7 195 220 37 Los Angeles I4 22 9 196 271 37 Sunday Resuits . Edmonton 5 New Jersey 4. calgary 3 Washington 2 Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 0 Loa Angeles 4 Winnipeg 4 Vancouver 5 Hartford 0 Saturday Results Boston 7 Pittsburgh 3 N¥ istanders 4 NY Rangera 2 Buffalo 2 Detroit 1 Philadelphia 3 Quebec 2 New Jersey 2 Montreal 1 Chiceso 2 Toronlo Zz - Minnesota 4 St. Louls 2 Tonight's Games NY Islanders at Sostan Detrolt at NY Rangers Los Angeles at Minnesota Tussdsy Gamer Boston ot Quebec N New Jersey at Hartford N Philadelphia st Montreal N Winnipeg at Wathingion N Calgary at St. Louls N Butfalo at Vancouver N National Hockey League scor- ing leaders after games Sunday night: played the~ Canadiens 3-1 night in Montreal. Elsewhere, it was Van- couver Canucks:5 -Hartford Whalers 0, Calgary Flames 3. Washington Capitals 2, Chicago Black Hawks 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 0, and Winnipeg Jets 4 Los Angeles Kings 4. : Other results Saturday: Philadelphia Fiyers 3 Quebec Nordiques 3, Chicago 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Buffalo Sabres 2 Detroit Red Wings 1, New Saturday York Islanders 4 New York . Rangers 2, Boston Bruins 7 Pittsburgh 3, and Minnesota North Stars 4 St. Louis _ Blues 2. Right winger Mike Bossy became the 22nd- player in -NHL history to reach the 400-goal plateau when he collected his 35th of the season in the Islanders’ win ‘over the Rangers... Pat Verbeek scored, for the Devila and Jari Kurri, | with his 39th goal of the season, for the Oilers in the first period’ Consecutive goals by Charlie Huddy and _ Willy Lindstrom, with two, put Edmonton in front 4-1 by . the eighth minute of the middle period. Verbeek got his second power-play. ‘goal but Mark Messier restored a three- goal Oiler lead before the period ended. © New Jersey outshot Edmonton 15-7. in the third 4overall for the best record in the NHL. New Jersey is 10-33-2, but 3-3 in the last six games, Canucks 5 Whalers 0 . ‘Tony Tantl produced his first three-goal game to run his season’s total to SE in leading Vancouver to the home-ice win. Jim Nil! and Gary Lupul also scored for the Canucks’ and rookie goaltender Frank Caprice earned his first NHL shutout with 30 saves, Flames 3 Capitals 2 | In Calgary, Jim Jackson scored for the Flames in the : first period’ and Scott Stevens tied it 1-1 in the second before Kent Nilsson, on a power play, and Steve Tambellini put the Flames up by two:in the third. . ! Babby Gould completed the scoring for the Capitals at “15:8. Tawks. 2 Penguins | 0 In Chicago; Behn Wilson scored a pair of goals and veteran Tony. Esposito recorded his 76th NHL shutout. The loss was the seventh straight for the Penguins, who came up empty despite 35 ‘shots on Esposito. Jets 4:Kings-4-" ; Terry uskowskl’s “goal __ for the Kings at I: 54 of the. third . period forced the ’ second straight tie between period, making it close on ° unanswered goals by: Paul. _ Gagne at 1:04 and Neal- Broten at 4:15. ; _The Oilers are 13-1-1 in ‘their last 15 games and 33-8- ‘Los the teams, who drew 7-7 Friday, atsé in- Winnipeg. : Dave Naylor, Jim Fox and Mark ‘Hardy also scored for — Angeles, °° - Dale. Hawerchuk,.with two goals, - Tim: Young and - Wade Campbell scored - for the : Jets. Kings; Broncos: win in WHL. east Brandon Wheat Kings scored four unanswered third period goals Sunday to” injury-riddled * defeat WHL Standings WHL Eastern Division WLT FAP Regina - 30 110 1 2517 170 81 Lethtridga 29°44 0 157 147 56 Medicine Hat2d 1d 1 221 178 49 Brandow . 2320 2 266 207 48 . Saskaloon 27:20 0 398 203 46 Calgary 22:20 «(0 207 197 44 Pr Albert 21 21) 10232 227 43 Winalpeg - 7 34 0 339 289 14 Saskatoon Blades 8-4 in a Western Hockey. League. game in Brandon, Man. ~ In the only other game Sunday, Lethbridge Boncos _. edged Kelona Wings 3-2 in| Lethbridge. The win moved Brandon into fourth place with 48 ‘points — two ahead of Saskatoon in the . WHL's Fastern Division. : Saskatoon whs playing without three of' its regular: defencemen. Two ‘were out due to injury and the third was ill, . Wheat Kings coach Jack Sangster sdid his team ‘took _ Kelowna * Western Division Kamloops 24 18 0 248 20152. icament. : Minato | 22:17 0 203 167 44 predicament “New Westmin - . : 2120 2 174 26 44 “We knew their defence Fortiand ns 0 247 242 was hurling so we wanted to elown 33s tive 289 pressure them in thelr own. -Sunday Results Lethbridge 3 Kelowna: 2 |, - Brandon @ Saskatoon 4 Saturday Results Medicine Hat 10-Ketowna 3 Victoria 5 Portland 4 zone as much as possible,” Sangster sald . after, the . game. : A “They handled it pretty Gravaky, Gam "$8 a Me ESary 7 Reuina S well, but we: short-shifted Trottist, NVI mh 51 7 New Waatminater $ Kamloops therm in the third period and - Pr shasiny, Que rr] & an kami Tuesday, Games It took its toll.” ; Prete, eden wa a Regina at Prince: Albert ~ Sangster said he was also. Goulet, Que 2 uw nee” Westminster at Medicine a pleased’ that ‘his ‘team Pedersva ‘Bos is ae? 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Saturday: Medicine Hat 10 Kelowan 3; Victoria .5 Portland 4;. Saskatoon 5 Winnipeg 3; ,, Calgary 7 Regina 5; New a Westminster 5 Kamloops 3 advantage of the Biades’ ' McCall of Dartmouth, NS., - ‘ Lethbridge, while: Kelowna — and Larry Swanson broke In on him on a third- period r Sometimes a | guy gets 10 feeling so lonesome...Al Skender break that just missed resulting Ina goal. Omineca. had'to of Kitimat Commercial Allstars got the feeling during come back fo get the tie Ina fast-skating game. Sunday’s 10-10 tle as Omineca Allstars’ Pete Titchner (23) Seepage. five for story. . ’ For Sarajevo Olympics “* Strong . Canadian skaters getting set “REGINA (GP): lan _theteam of Cynthia Coull of _ Orser, world championship ‘Montreal oo and =| Mark bronze medallist, heads" a’ Rowsom cf Toronto- will _-1smember © ‘Canadian? “replace - Kunhegyi and ’ Olympic figure skating “Johnston, ~ toy team that is considered “the . Orser,’ Thomson and strongest team we have fielded: in more than" "23 yearg,”-“ mes David Dore, president" of _ the Canadian figure skating association, ‘algo’ said ‘the strength of the team and the talents ‘of the. individuals’ Wilson-McCall struggled to Tetain their championships in. the face of strong challenges. Orser fell twice during — his. final. -per- formance Saturday. but Beacom, with . the « op- portunity to take the. title ak him anticipate; WA. away, . had... some shaky niedils: ‘atid, any’ fo ca ‘mi aie finishes” at the’ ‘itd Winter. . Games in’., - Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. oo “T think 80 per cent of the 10 stk ( team should finish in the lop 10.” . WENGEN, Switzerland The téam: ee (CP) — The decision to go ’ Men's ‘singles; — Orser, ahead with a World Cup Gary Beacdm ‘of Toronto race on. a ’ treacherous and Jaimee Eggleton of St. Laubexhorn course had elite Bruno, Que. the junior downhill _ Skiers ‘fuming champion selected ahead of Sunday. ‘Gordon Forbes of Ottawa, of th who finished third to Orser_ The course, one . Most difficult on the World. ‘and: Beacom at — the: Cup ski circuit under nor- Canadian. championships. mal conditions, was in that ended Saturday. . horrendous condition, said _ Ladies’. singles: Kay. Toronto’s Steve Podborski, - Thortison ‘of ‘Toronto. and ‘who was 20th for ‘his’ worst Elizabeth Manley of Ottawa finish of thé season. who finished 12 Friday. “It was a foolish race,”’. night, said Podborski. ‘Guys with Dance: Tracy Wilson of Port Mcody, B.C.; and Rob — beat me. “Conditions weren't 30 who won their third'national title and ‘runners-up Kelly’ Johnsdn and. John Thomas with the race. It was un- of Toronto, fair.” Pairs: ©. Champions Fog and fresh snow left a- Katherina Matousek of Slow run for the top seeds, Vancouver and Lloyd Eisler: who created tracks in which of Hamiltoit ‘and runnersap lower seeds, could race to. Melinda ‘Kunhegyi of better“ times. Only | two” ‘Burlington, Ont, and racers from the first seed Lyndon ~~ Johnston of finished in the top 10.. Hamiota, Man., plus -five-- lime champions - Barbera Uniderhill of Oshawa, Ont., out,-of the -3tst. starting and “Paul Martini: of “position to become the first’. Woodbridge, Ont. .. American to..win a men's. ~ Underhill and Martini did World Cup downhill, not compete at the nationals finishing in two minutes 10,89 séconds on a shortened because’ of an injury to Underhill but they Secured their spot | ‘last year by : -vertical drop of 853 metres. finishing third in the World ee castes 96.24 h st : lometres an wie champion Ps. a Johnson beat . Anton . The only surprise to the team was the selection of Eggleton ahead of Forbes. ‘In our ‘opinion he ’ demonstrates the potential! 100ths of a second. Erwin “Flesch of Austria was third and Italian Michael Malr fourth. for ‘1938 (Olympics | in. Sige fez had no diffleulty selling his - World Cup finish and now _ qualifies for the Olympic downhill next month. “1 don’t understand why, with ‘such’ bad course conditions, they have .a trace,” said Todd Brooker of Paris, Ont., a lowly 21st. “It was really crappy. “It was snowing like crazy alt the top. You selection (0 the Canadian Olympic Association.’ The COA had to approve’ the team. - a . “I'm disappointed but I think they made a good selection,” Forbes said. ‘‘Jaimee Eggleton is really good and he’s got’ an ex- cellent future ahead of him. They made 4 wise choice.” . There will be two changes ‘. couldn’t seé anything. The | to the Canadian team for the ~. course gets faster when it’s World - championships in ‘ “ike that. Who needs it? Ottawa. iri March. Forbes aces tike this don't will replace Eggleton and enhance the sport. This had . strong, . “one of their start. numbers in. the 5s bad that someone would get - -killed so they went ahead — Unheralded Bill Johnson - of the United States came. 3,49¢-metre course with -a’ Steiner of Austria by H- — The judges stayed with 7 the champion. Thomson had to skate a clean ° program Friday night to hald back the -charge of Manley, . whose comeback after -a disastrous 1982-83 season was: welcomed by the association. - Wilson and McCall needed strongest performance to hold ‘off Johnaon and Thomas, . Std avid to: Accept when ° we ‘skated: 2s : well “BS We - - Thomas. “We. wanted the i@ropped | | ther 7} Behinds4-team: and. gave. hem ° *Kunbegyi-and Johnston. ho. * tillaciiesy) dati 2 spate had akated strongly. ‘tt also left the door open for Matousek and Eisler who skated last.” did,” said a disappointed -. title but we have to take the. defeat. In Canada the dance chanipions have never been beaten, they retire.” With Underhill - “and Martini absent, their ttle was the centre of @ nerve- tingling battle between the top three pairs teams: Coull and Rowsom led going into the final but some shaky parts -of - their program - They “went out and grabbed the title with a performance that had the capacity crowd: .of 6,000 awitching from. & nervous sweat to laughter.to stunned silence. The judges _ als alae - responded’ to “thé” finest -... -performantee:-ever by the": a ts . seeds upset with race nothing to; do with the way we can ski.”. The race was originally to have taken place Saturday but was set back a day because of weather con- ditions. . Meanwhile, Erika Hess of Switzerland, "women’s World Cup slalom champion the last three years, edged Tamara McKinney of the United States by 6-100ths of a second to.win a race in Maribor, Sunday. : No: Canadians were en- Yugoslavia, on tered, Athans, the 44th skier — down the slope in the men’s ~ race, finished in 2:11.52 and might have done better had he not crashed just before ‘the finish line. © | “Coming into the finish I Made an error, taking the last turn a little late," he said. ‘1 was too excited. “dar the ‘top, I'd heard the” course was speeding up for the later. guys; I tried not to giveit a thought. Tpushed it out-of my mind,-I had's ‘really good run, Except for ‘the mistake, I might have a Coach. Joey Lavigne of Ottawa put Athans’s effort in perspective. “Gary had a good race ; and I certainly don’t want to ‘ take anything away from him but, if conditions had been different, -I don’t think he would have been fifth. If 1. were Steve or Todd, I'd be angry too. The organizers - wanted: this race: to : take: place. It turned inta a joke," ‘Veteran ‘Austrian Franz - Klammer.tried to ‘organize: ‘a strike before the start but failed to ‘muster. enough support from” others in the first seed. Paut Boivin’ of Scott Shaver of Ottawa and Robin MeLeish of Kanata, Ont., tied for sth, Chris Melver of Vancouver 57th and Don Stevens of Rossland, B.C., 6¢th. Ura Raeber was i5th and maintained his downhill points lead at 75, Brooker has #0 points for fifth place, St- .. Lanibert, Que., ‘was 26th, . Chris Kent of Calgary 3éth, Jeaves today from Zurich Pelen of France won her “Podborski has” 39 - for first World Cup race in two seventh spot, Athans. moved . | years in a. slalom ‘ at into 17th place with 12 points © Badgastein,. Austria. Lynn and. Boivin’ is 26th with - . Laeasse’ of: Ville Brossard, seven points. _ ~ Que,, was S8th.on the first The - Canadian’ .team “ruri then withdrew. --Josee Lacasse failed to finish her for the next event Saturday __ first run, .at Kitsbuhel, Austria, where - Hanni. ‘Wenzel, of. Brooker won last year. Liechtenstein “won 4 On . Saturday, women's downhill race al Badgastein last Friday. Young track season Perrin already frustrating SHERBROOKE, Que. (CP). — |The: North American indoor track-and- field season Is only a few days old, but it has brought nothing but frustration for . Billy Olson, the pole vaulter out of Abilene Christian University in Texas. On = Friday night in Ottawa, Olson had hoped to better his world-best vault of 5.80 metres: but he failed, . Dnable to clear the bar at 5.51 metres. |. The next day, his. mark was shattered by Sergey Bubka, a vaulter from the Soviet ‘Union, who jumped 5.81 metres during a Soviet meet. - “T heard about it, and I was fired up for tonight," . Said Olson, referring to the’ meet here Sunday, “Maybe I-was too fired up." he Hoping to regain fils mark ; quickly, Olson failed . to. jurip 5.50. metres. “Jeff -Buckingham, another U.S, jumper, succeeded at this . helght to capture the event. ; Oleon pinpointed: hls: problem to improper’ poles; . saying somehow they:muat be mismarked,’ because the ones he has been’ ushig. in regular meets are ‘bigger | than the ones le has in practice. "The pole. I-slarted on tonight was too soit,” he said. Then, the other one: was too ati. “Our next meet is in Los Angeles, and that's where the poles- are made. I'm thihiting of making a. ‘quick trip out there to get this settled. I can’t go on ‘Mike this. 1 don’t want ¢o use the poles as an excuse, but I'm much ° better ‘than I've showed, I assure you.” While Olson can only get better, ‘Toronto’s. Angela Bailey was at her best. She turned ina personal best in both the women's 30 métres and 200 metres, winning | the events in atime of 6.23 ‘and 23,32 respectively.” . _ “Oneof my goals. is to get my speed up in. the indoor season,” sald Bailey, “This is a nice way to start.. “Tm! very. ‘pleased. Larry — Myricks, - the veteran. U.S. long jumper was also an eye-opener at the meet, leaping -‘eight metres, While it was enough .to beat Ralph Spry, another American, who jumped 7.82, “Ut fell short of Carl Lewis's _ world best. of 8.56. . But. “Myrick, who hag set an indoor goal of 8. .62, hapes to beat that this season.’ ; “I wasn't worried about ‘how far 1 jumped tonight,"” he paid,..“This is only, my first meet; and I know T'll be jumping alot farther before this season is ayer,” " Besides . Balley,. another Canadian “with - a fine showing. was Beti Joktison, the Toronto runner who worl the men's 200 metres ‘in 21.33 seconds, In Addition, « ‘Christine Slythe gave the local folks some excitement with a strong third-place finish, in the women’s 600 metres. She wag | . second . before tiring in the stretch, -