‘By MIKE HOCEVAR

Put it this way: the Nor Wes Caps are acting like

contenders by going to Vancouver Island and ~

beating the Nanaimo Clippers and the Cowichan

Valley Capitals.

_ Those victories meant the
Caps put together a three
gamne win streak for the
first time. in their one and a
half seasons in the B.C.
Junior Hockey League,

‘following last week's 20-1

thrashing of
Comets.

Unfortunately the streak
was halted by Vancouver
Bluchawks on Sunday as the
Caps were physically worn
out from having to play three
games on three nights.

With lots of hustle and
fabulous passing displays,
the Bluehawks took the
match 7-5, Sixteen year old
Randy Heath, who played
with North Shore Winter

Coquitlam

Club’s Midget A squad last
year, erupted for three goals
against the host Caps.

The Caps. were looking
strong in the latter part of

the second period and
scored with less than a
minute remaining to narrow
the score 6-5, but were

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blanked in the third period.

€aptain Ron-Slatten had two

breakaways in the last
minutes of the game and
coudn't beat Hawks
goalkeeper Ian McEachern.

Bluchawks also tallied into
an empty net as Marty
Wakelyn was summoned to
the bench by coach Jim Hall
in an effort to tie the visitors.
With.15 minors and one five
minute high sticking major,
the ‘Caps had penalty
problems and weren't able to
control things the way they'd
have liked. Todd Semeniuk
with a pair and Dave
Brownlie, Larry Cahon and
Derrick Vopelka scored for
Caps.

On Saturday it was a more
pleasant story. Playing the
Coast leading Clippers
before a jam packed house
in Nanaimo, the Caps

performed tirelessly and
stunned everyone with a 6-3
triumph.

Grant Harris led the

scorers with two goals and
two assists, while linemates
Brownlie and Cahan chipped
in singles. Fred Ledlin and
Slatten, on a shorthanded
situation, tallied others.
Bowen added an assist on
Slatten’s effort.

At Duncan on Friday, the
Caps and Capitals traded the
lead several times but
neither team was cver in
front by more than a goal.

Caps are currently = six
points behind fifth place
Bluchawks but are ahead of
the last place Comets by the
same number of points.
Their record stands at 14

. wins and 24 losses. Eight of
their victories have come in
their last 14 games.

‘ FOLLOWING. THE
BOUNCIN: GG ball

‘Shore youth somcer

managed. .
“fall slate of games
_over the weekend.

- Pictured are the
nine-year-old - Mt.
Seymour Bobcats
and Lynn Valley
Ravens at Lynn
Valley Park. (Terry
Peters photo)

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