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THE HERALD Wednesday 1171 Page Sports ML Austrian hockey One big party Beat By Tony I jus Want to get this lour over with and Ret back to Austria Those words were spoken by Jeff one of two Canadians playing on Austrian National Hockey team The other fa Rick Cunningham Sport a black eye and a gigantic bruise on his neck bath souvenirs from the seven game tour the Aus triads made In Ontario had nothing but bod tilings to soy about the tours first six gomes This reporter spoke to him at a news conference on the afternoon of game Some of these guys in he learns ploy- for have been goons he said All I hey nam to do Is punch in so they can a bout at the hotel after game The sooner this is over the better FORMER GOON knows what being a goon fa all about lie Is a former one serving in that capacity for four years as a member of the Junior A Yeah I was a goon in Junior A hockey he said But thats he role the coach Brian Kilrca wanted me to play the year old said After graduating from junior hockey Gclgcr was drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks He spent ports of his first pro season as a member of Dallas Centra league and Flint International He could see that he would not moke ultimate step to the National Hockey League His father was bom in Vienna and thai opened the door for him to apply for his passport and to continue his hockey career in Austria where the money Is much better than tolling in minora of North America Its a completely different game over there Gclgcr said There is no fighting and hardly any hitting just a lot of passing and The who plays for VlUach in the first division said who ever gets the most shots in Austria usually wins the hockey games Shots on goat have been dismissed as a needless statistic in North American hockey Over there you play 28 games in a year said You ploy your games a week and the rest of the time you parly Is there any comparison between the topflight league In Austria and Junior A in Ontario In junior hockey here everybody takes game really seriously he said Teams would do anything to win there no one really takes hockey as a life or death matter The type of hockey the play in their homeland hardly prepared them for a tour of Ontario RUNNING CRAZY Some of these guys weve been playing have been running at us like crazy Geiger said By the way the team last night youd think they were making a 100 G apiece or something The Austrian went up against in sixth game of their tour By he lime I hey got there they were a tired bunch of hockey players By the of their tour they had seven games in days and That is a much Especially when you re used to playing twice a week and what Geiger said to nothing more than fast paced hockey The press conference sponsored by Georgetown Independent Georgetown Chrysler and the Town of Hal ton Hills was the only thing of its kind the experienced LIKE CONFERENCE This Is really good said In the midst of the conference its good to have the guys experience something like his so far weve been to worst part of Ontario places like and Ive never heard of those places and Im from said that he would never return to North America to play hockey As long as he decides to make hockey his living hell stay in Austria He makes approximately a year most of which is tax free gels a car and also has his apartment paid for by his team He sold his team Is one of the best in the league with the biggest crowds The game In Georgetown did not prove to be a wild affair in which the Raiders took runs at the or used cheap stuff There was plenty of hitting and some rough stuff but the Ausirians more than held their own in both departments This was the best game in the lour said Austrian captain Helsean Herbert when it was all over Herbert said he was surprised the Raid era skate so fast They were really fast he said I didnt think they could keep up with us but hey did The captain said that he players on he learns the had previous to Ihe Raiders were not too talented but Ihcy really wanted to win badly Canadians seem to give 110 per cent all the time The Austrian captain said that his team The best teams we played Georgetown and In each of games the lost by one goal They lost to to and of course a to the In the seven game lour the lost lie tunes and the other Iwo games ended in The LOST GAME r A a Port Elgin That loss was not surprising as the Port Elgin rink is small similar to Memorial Arena here and the must have thought they were playing in a flooded closet The teams next stop was in Owen Sound where they played a draw The next game In Dunnville ended in a tie Those were two games the should have won as they were the two weakest teams they faced The nest games were in and The sixth game was against que and the Austnans came out on the short end of a score but judging by what a few must have been happy to just escape with their lives It is interesting that ihe game night before the faced the Raiders Understandably the must have thought the Raiders were going to run at them Probably defense other reason the Austnans came out hitting seemed to surprise Raiders and the Ausirians jumped out to 20 lead first period the Ausirians stopped hitting and the game turned into a fast ska ling duel Had the kept hitting for three periods may have just won the hockey game There are two reasons why the Ausirians probably stopped hilling Firstly after seven games in 10 days they were certainly Also once they realized that were not up a bunch of goons they decided skate with the Raiders This is the most talented group of hockey players we have come up against in Ihe lour Herbert said They beat us but I think we gave them a good match FACED RUSSIANS Raider goaltendcr got his second of international hock Friday night Last year as a member the World Hockey Association Indianapolis Racers he faced the touring Russian all star team laying goal against Russians was similar to playing against Austrian said You can expect team hold onto ihe puck until they have a really flood shot got to see one of the masters of his trade in the net for the Russians last year was Ihe netminder at side of the rink The Hauler said he is begin rung to ibis year Im really relaxing wilh the guys now he said I we going to have a good year said hat he expects the Raiders In battle out with the Collmgwood Ship builders for league title SUFFERED LETDOWN Last year the suffered a letdown after whipping the Yugoslavian national The chances of that happening this year i minimal They played Fort Erie last and then play a return match at arena Friday The Raiders should win those games by just showing up The Raiders must chop Continued ram Page il circles thai Cotton a stal wart on the Raider defense for many years and coach Gerry could patch up I heir differences Cotton left the team when he felt he was unduly bench ed by during an early If he want ploy me In an early season game when iheres nothing on the line do you think he would use me later on when it counts Cotton said Eve r team makes ihe playoffs so why bench players in games lhat don really The position the Raiders have taken in the Colton case is that he walked out on BACK BUI was back In the Georgetown Raider lineup for the game against the Austrian National learn Friday night No one knew that fact more than who tried to cross the Raider such as the one above The Ausirians surprised the a they too came oat bitting in the first period of the Raiders HeraM photo RAIDER PRESENT Raiders than even chance that he will be gone by midnight was chosen the com captain in the early season but he left to return Flint Michigan only a few games The team has been in contact wiih Flint reiently will be kick is thai hi will iot cart Bob Hooper president of Georgetown Raiders present gifts lo Dr Kilt manager of Austrian National Trim jmt before the puck was dropped between the Raiders and In background Is Mayor Peter The mil cut me of ihcir three goalkeepers They ha Me and Mas One of three Ms will be gone anight and wonl be MacDonald has been busy with bis and not been to many practises or games Unless he can be counted on Tor the late season and playoffs the excellent little will get the has been very rcluc- lanl use Masters who has a bad shoulder If MacDon can make a commitment the team Masters will have to give back his J A couple of other players mentioned will have also probably seen their last days as Raiders Right now its anybodys guess as to whom will be cut Nobody on the Raider executive is talking until midnight In case any late changes have to be