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December 22, 1982

POTEKAL LEADS TROJANS

ristmas in Harbin,
puck passing in Peking

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It's a long way from the Nor’Wes Caps to On Christmas day, the
Peking, but Duane Potekal is taking the jump in ‘eam will be attempting to
his stride. celebrate while at the same

time playing a game in
After all, he’s not there to By ANDY FRASER Harbin.

stay, but to play a number of But it’s not all games.

exhibition games as captain Special side trips have been
of the Southern Alberta built into the tour to allow
Institute of Technology the students to absorb as
Trojans hockey club. much of the culture of the
_ Potekal, who played all his nation of more than one
minor hockey on the “North. billion people as possible in
Shore before moving on to the short time.

the New Westminster Visits to the Ming tombs
Bruins, and last year with the and the Great Wall are
Westminster Royals where planned, along with an

he was top scorer in the overnight train journey to
league, is taking a_ civil Harbin from Changchun,
engineering course at the along with free time for
Calgary school. shopping or just sightseeing.

And now, the high scoring New Year's eve_will be
and popular captain is spent in Hong Kong with a
leading his school team in a DUANE POTEKAL free day January 1 before the
series of games against the , team returns to Calgary,
Chinese national team, an defunct Colorado Rockiesin through Vancouver on
army team, universityteams, order to continue his January2.
anda series of provincial all- education.
star teams. The fact that the The China trip has been a
. In .addition, the Trojans Technological school special educational bonus
will be putting on clinics for happens to be a powerhouse for the young North Van
the Chinese players and in college hockey also player who never dreamed
coaches. helped Duane with his of Hockey night in Peking

While on the combined decision. SAIT is the while flying down the ice at
playing and educational reigning Canadian college the North Van Rec Centre
tour, the team will visit champion. just a few years ago.
Peking, Changchun and the ‘
Manchurian city of Harbin
before heading home
through HongKong and
Tokyo.

Potekal, who was
recruited by Trojan coach
Bob Moore, currently leads
the five team college league
in scoring and is described as
one of the most talented
players ever to lace on skates
at SAIT.

The North Shore hockey
star turned down a chance of
a tryout with the now

NEWS photos Eric Eggertson

DISCIPLINED VOLLEYBALL was the name of the game Friday night when Alsen
High School of Osaka, Japan took on a group of Sutherland senior girls and a few ad-

ditions. One of the top ranked school teams in the world, the visitors took three
straight games from the locals.

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