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PETER MAHOVLICH fleftl of the Montr Canadians shoots the puck across the goal mouth with Vancouver Can uclcs goalie lxcii Locketl down and out of play in lst period action Thursday night in Mou treal Vancouver defencemen Mike Robitaille 121 and Tracy Putt lriflttl defend on Yvon Lambert 11 CP Photn Canucks win end of an era By GLENN COLE The Canadian Press For almost 51X yearsVan oouver Canticks have been get ting together after hockey games with Montreal Canadiens to console each other after loss or tie Thursday night the Canucks got together again after Na tional Hockey League game this time to cclebrate 64 triumph over Montreal which Prime Minister Trudeau called the the end of an era When they make the sched arle this is two points you dont figure on said Canucks goal tender Ken Lockctt The two points which put Vancouver eight points behind fistplace Chicago Black Hawks in the Smythe DIIgtI01I marked the Canneks first win over the Canadicns in regular season NHL play since Van couver joined the lenzue in the fall of 1970 Las spring Van couver defeated llcrtrcirl 31 in the second game of £1 tfegmc Stanley Cup quarterfinal won by the Canadiens PM TAKES NOTE The victory drew the atten tion of the prime minister who iokrifly told Liberal fund iaisiiig dinner in Vancouver Its truly the end of an era when the Montreal Canadicns can be beaten by bunch of The end of Trudeaus aeti fence was drawned out by the laughter of his audience In other games Philadelphia Flyers hammered New York Rangers 61 and the struggling New York Islandeis came from behind to tie Kansas City Scouts 22 The Canucks who have 34 points in 55 games compared with Chicagos 62 points in 55 games went into Thurday nights game wit 02571 life time mark against Montreal Two goals by Ron Scdlhauer keyed fourgoal outburst in the first period and the Cana diens who suffered only their second loss in 21 games at home this season could not catch up Dcnitls Ververgaert also had two gov for the Ca nucks with Peter Mahovlich scoring twice for Montreal They got me six goals and any time you get six goals you should win SllI Lockett Montreal oaltcnrlcr Kcn Di deii was not at his best and was ioeicd often by the fickle Mon treal iroud Bin Dryden was not completely to blame as his teaiiimntcs played one of their sloppiest games of the season SCORED TWO In Philadelphia Bill Barber and rookie Mel Bridgman each scored two goals as Phila delphia won its fourth con secutive game by whipping the Rangers Reg Leach and Bobby Clarke had single goals for the Flyers nilh Clarke gettng three as sists Carol Viidnais shot that trickled into the Flyer net off goalie Wayne Stephensons stick in the second period was the lone New York goal powerplay goal by defen ceman Denis Potvin midway throunh the final period enabled the islanders to snap three aame losing streak and tie the Scouts in Kansas City Pctvins goal his 23rd of the season came while the Island trs were enjoying twoman advantage Kansas Citys Steve Durano was serving the sec ond half oi double minor and IILLIIIIlllillf Dennis Patterson mu the ll box for SiilfIllr11 infraction Roadrunners lose game and first crowd test By NEIL CAMPBELL The Canadian Press If warning that Phoenix was in danger of being 115 hockey team was supposed to strike terror in the hearts of the citys sports fans it failed its first test miserably Thursday Hours after spokesman for the Roadrunners warned that there must be dramatic ini provcnient iii aiIIIICIilIfG 111011 customers showed up to watch them lose 41 to lionton Aeros in World Hockey Association game The crowd was slight im provement on the average turn out of 5300 fans the Roadrun ners have been rttiectiiici tis year but far short of the 10300 game club presiiien Bill Klim Farland said is the breakeven pCini Karl Eller one of five owners of the team told news confor cnce there is no problem meet ing the payroll but the club must sell 7000 more season won JOCKEY RECOVERING BOSTON AP Joan QShea 51yearo1d jockey in Jured in freak mishap Wednesday at Suffolk Downs has reported resting comfort ably Thursday in hospital Mrs OShea suffered blood vese1 11011 the brain after finishing thirl aboard Iongshot Mister Shorty in the Second race 01 lived animated to snap back as she pulled up the horse to retnln to the un eaddling area RACE RENAME LONDON APP The an nual Britiih Racing Drivcrs clubs Formula race at Sil verstone will no renamed the Graham Hill International tin phy in tribute to the late British world champion who died last Nevember in an air crash KIDS FINLIZY SAN FRANCISCO APl Bob Short immediatolv after stepping into the San Francisco Bay area battle for baseball fans fired jocnlar siot at Oakniiii As owner Charles lilcv Charlie called and 11 iii wiv lil want 101 min baseball hero Short tci 10 ml buncsmaii Hire man an SITmil lio bid for San Francisco Ci said wanted to be cril so chose soot here Ill competition would be IIIIITlf was Vllll sax BOSTON AP It glit ruptured tickets for next 031 if it to star in Phoenix The Acro who haic won the last two ieuflue champions lcal the lcaquelt West Division and with the Howe family in the lineup are one of the leagues best gate attractions In Tliilltlt1as 0in other WHA game Minnesota Ilgllllllj Saintlt stalled Quebecs drive for the Canadian Division lend liv overcoming the Nordiques Houton goalie Ron Grahame stopped 31 shots including 14 in the second period He was nurs ing 40 IOZlfl when Del Ilall SpOIIWI his shutout in the last period This Acros grabbed 710 lead in the first perioi on goals bv Mark Ilowc Larry flute and Larry und and Andre llinse added secondperiod goal The Saint scored five times in the Second period to wipe out 30 Quebec lead anti win their third game in many nights Davc Kcon who scored three goals Wedneday night drew as SPORT SHORTS handcr Ferguson Jenkins 31 20game Winner in seven of his 10 major league seasons has signed with Boston Red Sex for the 1976 baseball season the dc fending American League champions announced Tours day The Sox also announced the signing of Illyearoltl short stop tifl Iiclirf free agent Michael was mlcaacrl by Detroit Tirzcis 1le SURGERY SIIUIJSS NEW YORK till iidnrv Salomon prrwrlorit and manag inf Illtflll the National llockcy Imomcs 91 Louis Blues wax Itv1 ir satisfactory condition IilllllilV at the SloaneKettering IllIlIllI0 for rincer Research Solomon iin dcruout chest suracrv Wedncs div and Blink officials do scribed the opcizrtion as suc ros Salomon vzwx expertcd to he bank at work within mat ler of weeks the iliili said AMUDIIU Iilflilb IORUS TUIIUNII ft llofrn ccman Mike Ainodco dismissed by Toronto To is ILHI Decem brr says he suing the World Ifockcy Association club for the remainder of his contract which runs out at the end of next ca son The club firet him after 11 claimed he Iin rcfuscd to re port to mll¥illfil1llc club when he was demoted along with five other plullis in Do ltiiIl= tiiriii says he has not wilc to find job since he was IIbIIlISaLlI sists Thursday on two goals bv Alike ntonmich and one by John liKezizie Teri lfnmpson Fran Huck and iiiir onncllv wore the other iinnesotu scorers League scor iui lender farc Iardif scored his filth and Slst goal for the tltrliuue in the first period and chcnn lloulo and Chris Birrlclcau added one each The Nordiquelt misod chant to move closer to the idle Winnipeg Jets The Ictlt who have plavcrl three more games than the vordiques lead Quebec by five points in the Ca nadian Division race TOP TEN By THE CANADIAN PRESS Top 10 scorers in the National Hockey League after Thurs days games Iiallcin Mil 36 30 86 Clarke Plia 26 57 83 Mahovlich full 27 51 78 Barber Pha 31 42 71 Dionne LA 32 18 Perreault Bill 39 70 Pronovos Fab 34 69 Larouchc Pflh 31 37 68 Potvin NYI 11 45 68 Sittlcr loi 27 19 66 Ratello 80 10 46 66 Good omen for Snead 8A Dlljlil Calif 1511 Thp IOIITIOIII loier 11 Snead plucka from lite soggy turf lliuwluy turned out to be conil omen for the veteran ultcr It hioiirllil him lurk1 sewn iindrrpzir and the firstr011an loin in the 111811000 Andy Wilt liamfiim Diego open golf tour niiiionl Now it aint that Im super xllllmls or anything like that Siicml said as he pocketed the plnn But it kccp it in my poclut llllllll lose It lnnl Ill PM it it cant get away Illllllflllrlllly after finding the lucky clovri lliiiirli Snead saied par from terrible lie in thc bunker missed by scant inch of 1101ng another sand shot IhaI an on the next hole and then dropped IIBVillfl eighthon shot for an cazle two on the next hole LEADS BY STROKE Slltml nephew of the famed Sum Snead and tho defending champion here held one stroko advantage on Britains Iotoi ostcrliui Australian utorni Bruce rimipton rookie Jeriy Pute and Curtis Sifford tied at on Bob Nystrom got the other Islander goal while Chuck Arna son and Craig Patrick scored for Kansas City The tie extended Kansas City unbeaten record to four games with win and three ties teams THEBARRIE EXAMINER FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 11776 May settle for expansion tea an says Duguid in Giants issue TORONTO tCPl Toronto distiller Lorne Duguid said Thursday group he heads might be willing to settle Iil an expansion team in baseball5 major leagues Ive seen how bad expansion haie been in hockey Duguid said in an interview But we are willing to da any thing 10 get baseball here and might reconsider our position if expansion is the only way lie other way and think the better way is to furl an other team that is in financial trouble and try to buy it Dinzuif licadrl Lei Gardens group which lost out to another Canadian group in hul ding for San Francisco Giants That other group con istinu of Labatls Breweries of Can ada Ltd the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and hold ing company owned by How ul Webster of Montreal chair man of FF Publications Ltd now appears to be on the side iines with the Gardens group The Labatts group appeared to have ownership of the Na tional League baseball team wrapped up until Robert lnirie anl Bob Short matched licir basic offer of $8 million for the HOCKEY STANDINGS National Patrick Division PhiIa 34 10 10 240 148 78 Islanders 23 15 11 209 132 67 Atlanta 26 24 189 170 Rangers 20 29 176 229 46 Smythe Division Chicago 23 15 16 I70 153 62 Vancouver 22 23 10 183 187 54 St Louis 19 27 157 197 46 Minnesota 16 34 132193 36 Kansas fin 35 1le 230 31 Adams Divislon Boson 34 11 214 156 77 Buffalo 31 15 235 164 71 Toronto 211 21 11 193 189 57 California 19 29 165 187 45 Norris Division Montreal 40 2318 121 88 Pittsburgh 22 25 220 215 52 Detroit 18 31 150 211 43 Washith 44 150 281 17 Results Thursday Philadelphia NY Rangers NY Islanders Kansas City Vancouver Montreal Theyve been babied pampered shined cuddled and loved These beauties have been given preferred treat ment by our own personnel and are in mint condition which means youll save mint MAKE US AN OFFERANY OFFER COMPANY CARS JUST FEW 75s LEFT I975 BUICK LeSABRE dr ht Lic No JR2222 I975 BUICK CENTURY clr cpe Lic 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