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By Rick Campbell Chronicle Sports Editor .Someday, in the spirit of our neighbors to the south, soâ€" eone will strike a mold of the "allâ€"Canadian boy‘"‘. Don Langlois will be the model. /BBEI% to take a ribbing from his University of Waterloo hockey Warrior teammates over that one, Langlois neverthâ€" eless possesses all the attributes and more that go into inakâ€" ing not only an ideal athlete, but a wellâ€"respected individual. Kirkland Lake‘s gift to the Twin Cities proved last Wedâ€" nesday on the ice what a small circle of people have known all along, that he is the best hockey player at the moment in this area, bar none. In a performance that sent at least one sportswriter scurâ€" rying to a dictionary to locate synonyms for the word "suâ€" perlative"‘, Langlois scored four goals and assisted on two others to lead UW to a 9â€"1 thrashing of York Yeomen. It marked Warriors third win in a row and gave them their best record in years at this juncture of the season. But despite the fact Langlois is also off to his fastest start statistically of his university career with nine goals and 17 points in only seven games, it is the demeanor of the Warâ€" rior captain both on and off the ice which indicates his imâ€" measurable value to the club. m On the ice, Langlois is a tireless worker both ways, who ’ves the proverbial 110% game in and game out. He is unâ€" eniably Warriors most prolific scorer but few people reaâ€" lize the contributions he makes through his unselfish play on offence and tenacious dedication to maintaining sharp deâ€" fensive skills. Off the ice, the fourthâ€"year Kinesiology student is quietâ€" spoken, intelligent and unassuming to the point where he points to team accomplishments rather than his own inâ€" dividual merits as the reason for Warriors surprise start this year. ‘‘This club has the best team spirit I‘ve seen since I came here." said Langlois, affectionately called Harpo by his mates no doubt in reference to his curly locks resembling those of Harpo Marx. "The key to our fast start is that the vets accepted the rookies right off the bat, every one underâ€" stands eaach other and each guy is playing his heart out not only for himself but for all the other guys too."" If all that sounds just a bit too corny. a study of Warriors lineâ€"up would offset any disbelief. They have a handful of starters with little more than high school experience. yet have battled with the best of them all year long. While the quality play of Langlois, goalie Rick Nickelchok and others like Mike Longpre. Archie Chase. and Randy Neal is someâ€" what predictable. who could ferecast the emergence of rooâ€" kies like Paul Foley and John Whalen or the transformation of defensemanJohn Vermeer into a clutch goalscorer on the wing? ‘Harpo‘ helps UW make mark "The rookies played a big part." said Langlois. ‘"They create a healthy competition that is so fierce our practices really do resemble games. And with four lines so wellâ€" In this year of supposed parity in Ontario University hockâ€" ey. one of the teams that stands to gain the most is the Umversity of Waterloo Warriors Warriors are already well ahead of last year‘s pace with a 4â€"3 record and as many wins as they had the entire 197879 season. but only part of the reason is because of a more equal balance among OUAA clubs With the kind of effort this club is giving game in and game out. we‘re not going to get beat by very many (team). â€" said Warrior coach Bob McKillop after his club dumped York 9â€"1 Wednesday UW played almost as well but just couldn‘t find the range in a close 3â€"1 loss to University of Toronto Blues Sunday ‘This team is so together. it‘s incredible You can see it in e dressing room. on the team bus. on the road and on the e Heck. in our practices I sometimes wonder if we‘re at a tactite or a game. everyone gives their all at all times _ That was evident Wednesday as Warriors dumped the inâ€" juryvâ€"riddled Yeomen for the second time this year More important than the score was the fact that Warriors dominâ€" ated throughout with fine teamwork. passing and forecheckâ€" ing which gave them endless scorin opportunities Another. and immensely more important. is the attitude on the club that has brought the UW unit fromunknown quality at the outset to a team respected. if not feared. by most other clubs in the circuit Flashy centre Don Langlors was the instrumental archiâ€" tect of Warriors super team effort with four goals and two assists Archie Chase added two goals while singles went to John Vermeer. Randy Swanson and Bill Lang. Dave English spoiled Rick Nickelchok‘s shutout late in the second period _Nicklechok was outstanding in making several key saves against Blues but Langlois was the only UW playver to find the range against Toronto. late in the third period to make it 21 Warriors close out the first part of their season tomorrow in Guelph and Saturday in Sudbury against Laurentian balanced, sometimes Bob (coach McKillop) isn‘t sure which line to put out. It‘s a situation we haven‘t had around here for several years." o â€" O â€" Speaking of rare situations, it has been a long time since Waterloo has handled a York team, albeit depleted. like they did Wednesday. i â€"â€"_â€"_ "I tell you it gives us real satisfaction, especially the vets who have gone through the tough times before, to win games like this," said Langlois. ‘"And it wasn‘t just one or two good individual performances, everyone played well for this win. Voted OUAA Western Division allâ€"star at centre last seaâ€" son, Langlois actually says he is surprised by his start, since he usually hits full stride in midâ€"season or later. _ Part of the reason for the big jump this year could be that the 6â€"foot, 180â€"pounder attended Toronto Maple Leafs rookie camp this fall after receiving an invitation by mail in July. Unfortunately things didn‘t turn out as well as he would have liked Prg York defenseman Tim Mauhn (kneeling) gives Waterloo‘s Randy Neal (5) a rough ride during last Wednesday‘s game. Warriors gave York a rough ride on the scoreboard though as they __ ~~>Chrenicle Sports Line ) _ _\ sgseâ€"2sso _ OUCH!!!! ~_ _ Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, December 5, 1979 ‘I lasted the whole rookie camp, but right from the first day they put me at right wing instead of centre â€" I guess they felt they had enough centres," he gaid. "But I was impressed with the calibre of play, and glad I got at least a taste of what goes on. At the end they said they‘d keep an eye on me this year, but I think it was more of a nice way of saying goodbye."" . a Well, if Leafs aren‘t noticing the multiâ€"talented centre, perhaps someone connected with the Canadian Olympic team is. Several birdâ€"dogs for the national club have been seen at Warrior games this year and it shouldn‘t be any secret who they are watching. But so far Langlois hasn‘t heard much, although he‘d like to. o o "All I‘ve heard so far are just rumors in the wind,"‘ he adâ€" mitted. "I‘d love a shot to play at the Olympics or even at the preâ€"Olympic tournainent. I guess I‘ll just have to wait and see." If he continves his present pace, Don Langlois shouldn‘t have to wait too long. â€" Page 13