NEWS pheto Terry Peters

ROB Teleske, a first-year student at the University of
British Columbia, will suit up for the Thunderbirds
next week for the Valor Cup at the Pacific Coliseum.

Teleske to play
in Valor Cup

University hockey in spotlight

Andrew McCredie

Sports Editor
andrew@nsnews.com

MEN. Nat boys.

That, according to Rob
Teleske, is the most striking dif-
ference between junior hockey
and university hockey.

“In junior yourre dealing
with younger kids, so the coach
has to be alittle bit of a babysit-
ter, bur in university (players)
are treated like men,” the
North Van native says.

Teleske is ina good position
to make such a statement, The
2)-year-old forward spent
three years playing for the
Merritt Centennials before

enrolling in the Eniversity of

British Columbia this fall. He is
a freshman on the Thunderbird
men’s varsity hockey squad.

That team is one of four
Canadian university squads that
will play in the inaugural Valor
Cup) Dec. 27-31 at Pacitic
Coliseum, Other teams include
the Saskatchewan Huskies, the
McGill Redman, and the
Toronto Varsity Blues (see
schedule at right).

“It’s the best amateur heck:
ev available because the plavers
are More mature than juniors,”
says tournament chairman Ken
Megale of university hockey.
“And they have a love tor the
game where they can combine
that with their studies.”

Ah yes, their studies.

“It’s been a really big
adjustment,” Teleske says of tite
as a student-athlete. There's
only so much time when you're
playing varsity sports. E's
going to be a fot of work jug
gling i it all.”

Teleske, a Windsor grad,
played his minor deague hockey

at the North Shore Winter
Club before moving wo the
North Vancouver recreation
centre's peewee program,

His original plan was to
land a liackey scholarship south
of the border, but when that
didn’t pan out trom Merritt he
enrolled at the Vancouver uni-
versity.

“To was just looking for 3
tresh start in hockey,” the first-
year Arts student explains.
“[ve just taken the view that if
I move on from here hockey-
wise, that’s great, but [want to
atleast get a really wood cduca-
tion.”

Tickets for the Valor Cap
are available ar Ticketmaster
outlets.

The Valor Cup game sehed-
ule is as follows:

Dee. 27 at 2 pan:
University of Toronto vs.
University of Saskatchewan

Nec. 27 at 7 pans McGill
vs. University of British
Columbia

Dee. 28 at 2 pam. Mecull
ss. University of Toronte

Dec. 28 at 7 pim.:
University of Sritish
Cohunbia vs. University of
Saskatchewan

Dee. 29 at 2 p.m:
University of Saskatchewan
vs. MeGill

Dec. 29 7 pam:
University of British
Columbia vs. University of
Yoronte :

Deo. abat2 pan:
Consolation Final

Deo. 3bate pain:
Cup Final

Valor

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