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FOOTBALL... West Vancou-
ver secondary graduate and
Simon Fraser University
standout linebacker Paul
Zuceato was taken 46th over-
all by the B.C. Lions in the
CFL non-import draft fast
week. The 6°1°°, 230 Ib. play-

PAUL ZUCCATO

er, who combines good size
with excellent strength and
speed, was drafted in the sixth
round.

FREESTYLE JUNIOR
NATIONALS... North Shore
skier Carol-Ann Riley soared
above the competition to cap-
ture the gold medal in the
juvenile ladies’ acrials com-
petiton at the 1994 Jecp/Eagle
Freestyle Junior Nationals on
Fortress Mountain, Alberta.
Riley added a silver medal in
the juvenile ladies’ mogul
- competition to her gold for an
impressive, and head-turning,
. finale to the 93/94 season.
_ Fellow North Shore skiers
Drew Hawkshaw = and
Graham Smith finished sev-
enth and 10th respectively in
the junior men’s moguls.
Smith was seventh in junior
_ men’s aerials. In the juvenile
men’s moguls, the North
Shore’s Jonathon Choo
placed seventh.

HOCKEY JAMBOREE...
Twenty-three teams from the
North Shore and three from
Sechelt are competing in the
Lions Gate League novice
hockey jamboree this weckend
in West Vancouver. The 8- to
{0-year-olds will be playing
games from 7:30 a.m. to 7
p.m. on Saturday and Sunday
at Hollyburn,.and from 7 a.m.
to noon both days at the West
Vancouver Arena. Admission
is tree.

-SYNCHRONIZED SKI-
ING... Cypress Bowl is host-
ing a synchronized team ski-
ing competition tomorrow
night, beginning at 6 p.m.
Teams (maximum of 10 men-
bers) from Whistler,
Blackcomb and local ski areas
will be competing for cash
prizes in a competition judged
by, among others, Otte
Kamstra, an international
Canadian judge. Cost per per-
son is $10. For team registra-
tion information call Cypress
at 926-5612.

Varsity

finals

Senior Boys’ Baskethall
B.C. “AAA” Championships at
the Agrodome in Vancouver:
Tuesday-Saturday, March 15-19,
plus two games. at ‘Capilano College
Sportsplex at 3:15 and 5 p.m. on
March 7. Windsor’s first game is
Wednesday. March 16 at noon vs,
the winner of a first-round game
between MeNair and Pitt Meadows.
B.C. “AA” Championships at
Trinity Western University in
Langley: Wednesday-Saturday,
March 9-12. Sutherland’s opening
round game is today (Wednesday,
March 9) at 11:50 a.m. vs. Agassiz.
B.C. “A” Championships at
Cariboo College in Kamloops:
Wednesday-Saturday, March 9-12;
St. Thomas Aquinas’ opening-
round game is today at 7 p.m. vs,
Kamloops Christian.
Junior Boys’ Basketball
B.C. Invitational at Mennonite
Educational Institute and Canadian
Bible College (CBC) in Clearbrook:
Thursday-Saturday, March 10-12
Carson Graham's first game is
Thursday, March 10 at 1:30 p.m. at
CBC vs. Stelly’s.
Senior Girls’ Basketball
B.C. “AAA” Championships at
Capilano College Sportsplex:
Wednesday-Saturday, March 9-12.
No North Shore teams qualified.
B.C. “AA” Championships at
Kwalikum Secondary in Qualicum
Beach: Wednesday-Saturday,
March 9-12. Windsor’s first game is
today at 5:40 p.m. vs. Robron.
Senior Boys’ and Girls’
Gymnastics
B.C. and “AA”
Championships at North Peace
Secondary in Fort St. John:
Wednesday-Friday, March 16-18.
Gymnasts from Brackendale,
Handsworth, Hillside, Howe Sound,
Sutherland, West Vancouver and
Windsor qualified to compete.

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VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS

LEGEND IS a funny word.

According to the phenominatly
large Webster’ y Bneve lopedic
Unabridged Dictionar “a
noohistorical or unverifiable story
handed down by tradition from ear-
lier times and popularity accepted
as historical.”

A Jegend can also be: “a story on
the life of a saint, esp. one stressing
the miraculous or unrecorded deeds

ny

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

MEMBERS OF West Vancouver and Windsor senior boys’ basketball teams perform an air ballet
during the North Shore final. The Dukes won the game and a trip to the triple-A B.C. tourney.

of the saint.”

While the definitions seem to
collide, there was no doubt in my
mind what type of legends | was
going to see when | went to see the
Oldtimers’ Hockey Challenge last
Sunday at the Pacific Coliseum.

The game pitted the Vancouver
Police against former National
Hockey League stars,

Red Storey handled the whistle
(and play-by-play) while Bobby
Hull paced behind the bench and
took care of the non-stop autograph
seekers. Eddie Shack wore a cow-
boy hat, vest and skates in his role
as unofficial Hinesman (and cheer-
leader) for the first period.

A beautiful quirk of fate, involy-
ing a mix-up with my media pass,
had me sitting on the players” bench
with such legends as Frank and
Pete Mahovlich. Guy Lafleur.
Henri Richard, Gilbert Perreault.
Norm Ullman. Don Awry, Gilles
Giibert, Jean Guy Talbot, Gilles
Marotte and Jimmy Mann, among
others,

Talk about the best (cheap) seat
in the house. My mind spun end-
fessly back to my “formative” years
in the 4470s.

T remembered Pete Mahovlich
atlempling to trade jerseys with the

Soviet player. who was wearing
nuniber 20, ut the end of the tourna-
ment (was that °727).

I remembered Richard scoring
two straight goals to lift the Habs to
a 3-2 win over the Blackhawks to
take the Stanley Cup.

] remembered Lafleur blasting
Danny Gallivan’s “cannonizing”
shot past a Bruin goaltender (prob-
ably Gerry Cheevers) who was left
iving on the ice us the Habs hoisted
yel another cup. (I was a bit of a
Hab fan back then).

Lalso remembered Perreault’s
stickhandling through the fog in
another cup final, not to mention
the biggest moment in his career —
the spin of the wheel that made him
a Sabre. (ma bit of a Canuck fan
now, }

T started to wonder about Bobby
Orr, Stan Mikita, Alew
Delvecchio. Johny Bucyk, the
Esposito brothers, Ken Dryden.
Jean Ratelle. Dave Keon,

E was flooded by a storm of
memories of NHL players. plays
and other hockey moments that are
part of my past.

It sounds kind of baseballish, but
J remembered when the game was
played for honor instead of contract
petental.

memories

These legends seemed to repre-
sent the innocence of hockey and
the innocent years of my youth.

So | asked a few questions, took
a few pictures. and generally made
idle chit-chat with these “legends”
who were sitting down the bench
from me.

The subject of Allan Eagleson
didn’t bring on a tot of chit-chat,
although it did draw an intense grin
or two.

But the thrill of visiting my past
while watching these guys play one
more time has created a new memo-
ry. And it includes some of the
same guys.

About !0,000 people came out
to see the Oldtimers paste the men
in bluc (I lost count at 12-3 in the
third).

If I'd only known 20 years ago
that 1 would be sitting beside The
Flower and The Pocket Rocket
while talking to the Big M, | would
have taken notes,

My memory — along with
countless books, newspapers and
videos -—- verifies that this ert of
hockey history really occurred and
was not simply the stuff of black
and white celluloid.

These guys were the saints —
the stuff that legends are made of,