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12 economist suhsuhtribitne sports saturday may 102003 vote by internet proposal the town of markham council is considering the use of the internet for the purpose of voting in the 2003 municipal election this matter will be discussed at the markham council meeting on may 13 2003 at 700 pm council chamber 101 town centre boulevard all interested persons are welcome to attend wrkham nl l t ueu of excellence be cool baby pre season sale low monthly payments oac heridan heating air conditioning 5471r4222 call today for your free in home estimate iliomas on xjuesf ta win stanley please recycle thispaper correction notice the address for john mccallum mp markham on saturday may 3 was incorrect the address should have read john mccallum mp markham 7750 birchmount rd unit 2122 markhamil3rob4 phone9054798100 fax9054793440 email jbhnjohnmccallumnet from page i anaheims 10year exis- tence in the nhl that its advance this far in the postseason its also the first conference final appearance for the wild in its threeyear existence surreal is an under statement said thomas after the ducks eliminated the stars bearing detroit in the first round in four straight was an accom plishment now to beat thestars its amazing thomas had just four goals prior to being dealt to the mighty ducks but upon arrivrngiri southern california jwhere he was reunited with former markham wafers team mate adam qstes the veteran right appeared to be rejuvenat ed with 10 goals and three assists in 12 games through the first two rounds of the post sea- son thomas contributed two goals and four assists launching his nhl career in 1984 with the mapleleafs thomas says theres no special reason why hes producing so well with the mighty brad may stouffville and markham product eliminated with vancouver canucks ducks but he says receiv ing more ice time and playing with skilled play ers certainly helps while thomas hasnt been oh a regular line with gates whom he played with on the waxers during the 1980- 81 and 198182 cam paigns the two have ben on the ice together during powerplays i had a chancejo play on the power play and get a regular shift with some talented players in my first game against chicago i got two goals he said in an interview steve thomas surreal knocking off detroit and pallas in nhl playoffs while still having a soft spot for toronto thomas doesnt harbour any bad feelings toward the maple leafs i still feel i should be playing in toronto but those things arent that difficult to get over i i really cherish whats going on now its a spe cial time especially if you havent won a stanley cup i think this team has the ability to do it thomas said i love this game and i want to keep playing i havent won the cup yet thats my quest pffi