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pftfwftdeieatuiidamjvf w97 si waj4 fitness aerobics centre 20 bullock drive 9054717671 the tribune leisure got a score call our hotline at 6402100 acton hoping for another stanley cup bruce stapley correspondent jumping for joy richard mulder tries to extend himself as far as possible as he tackles the long jump event at the orchard park public school track and field meet at stouffville district secondary school on wednesday photo by sjoerd witteveen keith actons going back to the show but this time hell be holding a clip board instead of a hockey stick the 39- year- o 1 d stouffville native and former national hockey league all br i is wmmm keith acton riders take centre stage today aspiring show jumpers from the whitchurch claremont and uxbridgescugog pony clubs will compete at the first of four central ontario region show jumping qual ifiers in stouffville today the show which gets under way at 9 am is to take place at the pause awhile equestrian centre formerly zweibrucken on mccowan rd south of bloomington sideroad spectators are welcome without charge competitions will be at the begin ner novice intermediate and open levels plus nonqualifying classes for prebeginners competitors will be out to earn points to qualify to represent the region at the ontario pony clubs tournament of champions later this season star will be behind the philadelphia flyers bench saturday when the nhls eastern conference cham pions take on the detroit red wings in game one of the best-of- seven stanley cup finals while acton played on stanley cup champion teams in montreal and edmonton this is his first trip to the finals as an assistant coach the flyers were ousted in the conference finals in his inaugural season as assistant coach in 1995 then failed to advance past the second round of the playoffs after finishing first in their division last spring but the flyers are just four vic tories away from taking it all as the team looks to confirm its sta tus as legitimate cup contenders the expectations have been high for this team acton acknowledged in a tribune tele phone interview from his home in cherry hills new jersey we were a little disappointed last year acton said rather than feeling the pressure of being favorites this spring the flyers are exuding confidence using their high standing in the eyes of the ana lysts as confirmation of their tal ent theyre thinking hey the expectations are high that means were a good team i think were looking to prove that were a win ner when asked the difference between going to the stanley cup finals as a player and as a coach acton said a coach is removed physically and emotionally from the daytoday grind on the ice as a coach theres not the same wear and tear physically as a player also youre on a more even keel as a coach its less draining emotionally the players get the big adrenalin rush acton said another difference is that now that hes a coach the players are less inclined to tap him for his stanley cup experi ences instead theyll draw from the cup veterans on the team the players talk to each other theyre a little guarded in talking to the coaches theyre going to talk to a guy like veteran paul coffey acton said the road to the finals has been anything but easy for the flyers he credited the new york rangers with showing a lot of character in the recently complet ed conference final saying the series was untypical of a five- game set it was gruelling he conceded of the series acton said the flyers will have their hands full with the red wings youre going to see two teams that are evenly matched as saturdays opener approach es acton said the flyers are anx iously awaiting the chance to real ize their ultimate goal of winning the stanley cup thats what you play for all year were looking forward to it weve got a good team the guys are playing with a lot of desire win or lose acton said hell return to stouffville with his wife susan- and their four children in early july with the playoffs tak ing up most of his time he hasnt had a chance to hit the golf course so far this spring and said hes looking forward to getting the clubs out during his summer break as for the acton kids theyre too busy with their own lives to pay much attention to dads date with destiny said acton theyre talking about it a little but theyve got their own things happening ne 7 the 407 ex press to 1 1 ro u t watch this paper or call 1888 for further details zip across town 407 express toll route