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Plans to bring the 18 players, five team officials and numerous parents and spectators to Canada for the exhibition tour have been in the works for more than a year, and the Swedish coach 3 3 / . 4 i % 4 Wa. MNES At the banquet all the Swedish players and coaches received medallions from Mayor Taylor. - said the players themselves were responsible for raising much of the money for the trip. "We held a lottery, the boys sold baked goods door- to-door, and they used money from their summer jobs last year to help cover the costs," he said. He estimated that it cost each player about $700 to make the trip. The team is being hosted by the Stouffville Minor Hockey Association with the players billeted in homes in that community and adult members of the party stay- ing in the Markham hotel. In addition to the New Year's Day game against the Port Perry Midgets, the team will travel to Midland, Cobourg, Nobleton and Bowmanville before heading home to Sweden January 7. The 23-year old Swedish coach who has skippered his team for the past three seasons said this was their first taste of international hockey and his players are absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity. The coach said his team is in a Class B league in Sweden and plays a 16-game schedule in an eight-team league. The team also takes part in several tournaments in Sweden and play-offs. His team is currently in third place in league standings. Almost all the games the Swedes play in their home country are on artificial ice outdoor arenas, so the games indoors here in Canada are a bit of a novelty. Coach Adolfssorl and his team concentrates on skating and passing, and the ability of the fluid-skating Swedish boys was evident when they played in Port Perry New Year's.Day. Suffering from fatigue and jet lag, the team lost its first game against host Stouffville by an 8-0 count, and then were nipped 7-6 by Midland, before losing another close one 3-2 to Port Perry. Commenting on the Cana- dian style of game, the Swedish coach said he was impressed with the way the Canadians play in front of his goal tender. He also commented on what he called '"'the enthusiasm and fighting spirit of the Cana- dian players: their desire to win." Several observers at the game Tuesday noted the shorter sticks used by the Swedes, and the coach said that his players have always used these sticks, as it helps with their balance and skating, and allows them to handle the puck better. (Turnto page 11) by Danny Millar Port Perry hockey fans were given a special New Year's treat on January 1, when Grant Menzies Pacers edged the touring Haninge Midget team from Handen, Sweden, in a very entertain- ing exhibition of hockey. The game was the third of six that the Swedes are participating in. In previous games they were soundly beaten by Stouffville 8-0 and nipped by Midland 7-6. As expected, Haninge played the wide open skating and passing style that Europeans are noted for. When they break out of their. own zone they have their wingers cut into the middle to try for the long, quick pass. The other formation . they used on offence was to start their forwards deep in ~ their own end and let them move the puck up the ice, while a defenceman plays as a forward. The one flaw in the former strategy that showed up was that the forward line had a tendency to bunch up together bring- ing the puck down the ice. Another drawback was that with the exception of Hjkon Winstedth, the rear-guards were sometimes sloppy in passing. Goaltender Petri Toriseva, who wears number 20 was called upon to make a number of key saves. Toriseva had to stop Brian Mikkelsen in the first minute of play. Mikkelsen teamed with centre Todd Wilbur and captain Doug Potts to form the most potent~ynit the ice for Port Perry. three were standouts in the win, with Wilbur collecting two goals and the others being stopped several times on clear chances. Defenceman Mike Andrews drew first blood for the Pacers at 3:25 of the first period. He passed in front to Kevin Long, who had a number of good scoring chances throughout the game, and then came in from the corner to pop in the rebound. Paul Storry figured in the scoring with an assist. Before the teams skated off the ice at the end of the 15 minute session they traded near goals. Mikkelsen was stopped by defenceman Mats Lundgren when the puck nearly deflected in pff his skate into an open net. Minutes later Port Perry netminder Robert franssen, who split playing time with Clay Lovering, was forced to block a slap shot with his face mask. That save was the clearest chance that Haninge had as they were outplayed by the Pacers. The work of Tori- seva kept it close. Lovering started the second period in goal for Port. Wilbur put the pacers two goals up after 3:51 of m by 3-2 score play when he raced down the right wing and beat Toriseva with a low, hard slap shot to the corner. The play was set up by Mikkelsen and de- fenceman Mark Jeffrey. Two Pacer backliners, Scott Sandison and Sean Fewer, took minor penalties 23 seconds apart with under ten minutes to play. During the Handen manpower advantage Lovering made a point blank stop on Jan Tjernell and then stymied Winstedth at point blank range. Just after the penal- ties expired Potts was fed in the clear by Mikkelsen but was thwarted by the Swedish puck stopper. Bjorn Hultgren managed to put Haninge on the board when he blocked a Sandison shot at the Swedes blue line and raced down the ice alone on Lovering. His wrist shot trickled in off Lovering's glove with 5:29 left. The third period was divided into two equal seg- ments, in accordance with international hockey rules. Franssen was sent between the pipes for the first half and Lovering finished up. Sweden knotted 'the score 44 seconds into the first half of the third period when Tjernell showed the speed that Europeans are famous for as he streaked down the left wing and beat Franssen to the top of the net. As a couple of hockey officials in Port Perry pointed out, the strongest aspect of the visit- ing team was their skating ability. Winstedth drew the assist off the goal. Wilbur managed to get the winner with 3:28 elapsed in the first half when he stole the puck in the corner to Toriseva's left, and carried it to the side of the net where he slipped it beneath the goalie's legs. Port Perry managed to hem ° their opponents in their own end for the final ten minutes but Haninge managed one great try when they hit a post behind Franssen. The Swedish team wore colourful uniforms. The jerseys were blood red with black lettering and stripes on the forearms. The crest emblazoned on the front was a large black puck with red "HHC"" lettering. On top of the puck was a bright yellow wing. Because of the red sweaters worn by the visi- tors, the Pacers, whose uniforms are base red, had to use the shirts of the Midget B Broncos, which are basically white. After the game Port Perry Minor Hockey Association hosted a roast beef dinner at Immaculate Conception Church. After the dinner Mayor Jerry Taylor, who dropped the puck at the ceremonial face-off, greeted (Turn to page 11) < € L 4 0) é LJ 3 4 9 w e Li [ * L @ @ ? iy € yv