Fun in hockey fades as juniors push to NHL
Arnold Leth of Tabor and Seth critique expansion and early pro moves eroding junior hockey’s enjoyment. They warn young players face intense pressure from parents and coaches to be the best, risking talent and love of the game. An B4 Herald note highlights extreme pressure examples.
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Punch McLean
Gretzkys
Bellows, Sutters and Mollers
NHL
Arnold Leth
Tabor
Seth
Gretzky
Gil Perrault
Andre Savard
Herald
Sabre goals work magic as Housley leads Sabres past Flames
Buffalo defeats Calgary 5-1 as Phil Housley scores his 14th and assists on another. Lanny McDonald nets his 50th for Calgary. Winnipeg beats Boston 6-5 behind Lukowich and DeBlois as Jets close in on Calgary in the Smythe Division.
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Winnipeg
Boston
Boston Bruins
Pete Peeters
Winnipeg Jets
Morris Lukowich
Lucien DeBlois
Thomas Steen
Brian Mullen
Jets
Calgary Flames
Craig MacTavish
Mike Milbury
Barry Pederson
Peter McNab
Keith Crowder
Murphy's Law Opens 1963 Canada Winter Games Parade
The 1963 Canada Winter Games opened with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in Chicoutimi Quebec. The Newfoundland delegation was briefly left out of the parade due to a last minute script mishap, causing disappointment but ending with a show of unity as Newfoundland athletes saluted the crowd. Events run through February 25 including badminton boxing alpine skiing and hockey with roughly 2000 athletes competing.
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Pierre Trudeau
Radio-Canada
George Vezina
Murphy
Richard Martel
Jonquier
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Quebec
Sandy Hickman
tunity
Martel
Trudeau
Regina
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Kochettes defend to a 77 44 win over SAIT Helenas
LCC Kochettes used tenacious defense to defeat SAIT Helenas 77 44 in Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference action at SCC. Cathy Bergen-Henengouwen anchored the middle with 12 points and several blocks while Margo Dzuren led with 16 points, many on fast breaks. The team built a 34-15 halftime lead and will host Mount Royal next.
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DAVE SULZ
Lethbridge Community College
Kochettes
Kociettes
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
SAIT
Helenas
Calgary
Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
SCC
Kociette
Darrell Wall
Rochette
Cathy Bergen-Henengouwen
Bergen-Henengouwen
LCC
Wall
Margo
Dzuren
Wendy Marsden
Rochettes
Lori McNally
Mount Royal Cougars
Mount Royal
Sugar Queen
Rick Yamagishi
Bergen Henengouwen
Shelley Shimek
Kochetter
Kodiaks
Cougars
Kodiaks Fall Short in OT Against SAIT Trojans
Lethbridge Community College Kodiaks nearly upset SAIT Trojans but missed the final shot in regulation, dropping a 90-86 overtime decision. Brad Karren and Don Webb tied for team highs with 18 points each, while Derek Dell led SAIT with 22. Tollestrup called the late foul woes costly as the Kodiaks chase a playoff push against Mount Royal.
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Lethbridge Community College
Kodiaks
SAIT Trojans
Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
Trojans
Kodiak
Tim Tollestrup
SAIT
Tollestrup
Brad Karren
Don Webb
Brent Maxwell
Ian Kerr
Derek Dell
Mike Cole
Bill Durnin
Mount Royal Cougars
LCC
McDonald hits 50 goals but earns no bonus
Calgary Flames right winger Lanny McDonald became the first NHL player to reach 50 goals this season, scoring Calgary’s lone goal in a 5-1 loss to Buffalo. His long-term contract carries no goal-scoring bonus, only incentive clauses for plus-minus and team-oriented goals.
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Lanny McDonald
Calgary Flames
National Hockey League
McDonald
Flames
Sabres
Buffalo
Eddie Beer
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Toronto
Broncos blank Hawks as defense stymies Western Hockey lead
Lethbridge Broncos top Portland Winter Hawks 3-1 at the Sportsplex behind a stifling defensive effort. Doug Kyle Ron Sutter and J C McEwan scored while Bryan Walker replied for Portland. Broncos outshot 46-28 and extended home win streak to 10. Next home game Sunday against Medicine Hat Tigers.
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RANDY JENSEN
Lethbridge Broncos
Sportsplex
Broncos
Portland Winter Hawks
Doug Kyle
Ron Sutter
J.C. McEwan
Bryan Walker
Winter Hawks
Bronco
John Chapman
Chapman
Portland
Kyle
Sutter
Walker
Scott Shaw
McEwan
Ken Wregger
Ian Wood
Marty Ruff
Steve Mounkes
Medicine Hat Tigers
Huskiettes top Pandas in Canada West clash
Saskatchewan Huskiettes edged Alberta Pandas 55 to 53 as Jay Kost and Bonnie McAskill combined for 12 points. The Pandas now wait for the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns to finish their schedule with two games determining potential playoff advancement.
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EDMONTON
Saskatchewan Huskiettes
Jay Kost
Bonnie McAskill
Alberta Pandas
Canada West University Athletic Association
Pandas
University of Lethbridge Pronghorns
Lethbridge
Canada West
Buccaneers to play Sunday exhibition after coaches' deaths
Tim O'Donnell said the Buccaneers will proceed with Sunday's 2 p.m. exhibition at the Tabor Community Centre against the Elk Valley Blazers despite the Thursday deaths of coach Bruce Wills and general manager Fred Harrington. Widows Brenda Harrington and Priscilla Wills urged the team to play, with a possible interim coach in mind. The game aims to rally the club before the first-round provincial playoff series versus Lacombe.
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Taber Shipwheel Buccaneers
Tim O’Donnell
Alberta Hockey League
Bruce Wills
Fred Harrington
Elk Valley Blazers
Western International Hockey League
Tabor
O’Donnell
WIHL
Harrington
Brenda Harrington
Wills
Priscilla
O'Donnell
Buccaneers
Lacombe
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Lori Alexander
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