THE UPEI SUN;Thursday,Nov.30,1978,page 18

iby Mickey Place

It takes a real optimist to try to put a good face on the situatim after two weekend losses which ran our] league record to 1—5, (The worst start a Panther team has ever experienced ) but we do think a silver lining may be in the dark cloud whidi hovers over us at the moment. 'lhis past weekend, playing with but 13 or 14 players (some of whom should have been hospitalized) our heroes made very good showings, albeit in losing causes, against the two league leading teams on foreign ice. Against undefeated (l!!!) Acadia, we were behind 1—0 at the end of the first although enjoying a 17—3 advantage in shots on goal! Behind 2-0 in the second, Mike Selleck and Ken Burton scored in quick succession (both on Wilfred MacDonald rebounds) to tie it up.

Unfortunately for our side, with both teams two men short in the third, an Acadia breakaway was successful and they again had a game by a close score. . .this time 3—2 although, once againwe outshot them 40—29. We'll repeat that statistic is as meaningful as the figures of the number of left— handed spectators in the rink! Next day, on Halifax ice, against perennial league leaders Saint Mary's, the first period was scoreless, we dropped behind 2—0 in the third when with but two minutes to go Coach Jack Hynes took goalie Howie Murney out in favour of

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. stratagem backfired as

S.M.U. got one the open net but Jadc persisted with this desp- erate play, succeeding mnentarily as David Cameron (suffering from flu) made the best rush

of the day to break the zero and haul us to a 1—3 disadvantage. S.M.U. however, applied the coup de grace, shooting the puck rinklength into a Murneyless net to end

the game at 4—1. Our boys had performed courageously but lost in a somewhat novel but exquisitely painful fashion. Shots on goal, meaningless as ever, were 26—26. With a 1-5

record we might expect

the team to be downcast and discouraged but with the Nova Scotia trips over. . . (until the playoffs) and it is in N.S. that they feel the other league strength lies, they hope that the after—Xmas return of Rick Hill, Shane Turner and Danny Kinnear will give them a succession of wins enabling them to achieve their avowed objective of making the playoffs. After coming so close with so many players incapacitated, they feel their full squad is capable of beating any

' team in the league! This

week's games at home with St. F.X. (Fast) and Dalhousie (Big and rough) loom as VERY IMPORTANT ones for it would be nice to take a 3—5 record into the new year. Hopefully a large crowd will be on hand. It is very noticeable when the

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mth, certainly made a most impressive debut in their league play against this, one of the top ranked teams in the country. Few

expected that Kevin ,

starting in August with no players held over from last year, would have much success but, as everyone who saw this game will agree, he has moulded a most exciting cmtender for this year's competition.

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The fast and dazzling play of our locals kept the crammed gymnasium in an uproar with "Lightning Larry" McGhee (no relation to Dan who, you will ' recall, was from Tennessee) John Guilford, Jude Kelly (and all the team being really outstanding as

they kept the game close throughout until finally bowing out 85—77. McGhee led our scorers with 34.

On Saturday night we saw the Alumni lose to the Panthers 94—73 with our bendq getting a lot of action. It is always pleasant to see the stars of yesteryear in action and showing flashes of their former skill. We noted that many of them have grown. . .although none are taller. 'lhe Panthers .travel to St. F.X. , S.M.U. , Momt A. and U.N.B. before their next home appearance

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We have saved the "Good stuff" to the last like dessert after a good meal. Our Lady Panthers continue their winning ways with a seascn record of 6—0 and league statistic of 4—0 after their 91-33 win over ‘Ihe Blue Angels of the University of Monotcn.

'Jhey led ~ 47—22 at the half_ 'Jhis from a team that

could not win CNE last year. Heather \Maclean and Alyson Mamell had 16 points while all players had a hand in their lop-

sided victory. We think new coach Hermie MadVeil has done a great job with his charges and we imagine it must be a pleasant experience for him to be surrounded by such an attractive group after years spent in assisting weighty injured male athletes from their field of endeavour to the bench.. a task now relegated to the diminutive but very competent Rabbi Henderson who should be thinking of taking weight lifting exercises in the off season. 'lhe girls travel this weekend to Fredericton where they will play a brace of games against the Saint 'lhonas ladies. Hope- fully we'll be asking next week when was the last time a UPEI team won.6 in a row!

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