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Hockey Night in the Shark Tank by Kevin Huestis Traitor might be a little harsh, but there was an empty feeling as I sat in the San Jose TV truck last Wednesday night. On i (especially during playoffs) Hockey Night in Canada loans some of its people to visiting telecasts to help them through the night. The Shark truck was an experience to be shared. For most live events which have more than one network or TV station broadcasting there is one crew called the Host Broadcaster. The Host's truck 1s all the lighting, video replays, etc. that you see at home. CBC, because they paid for the rights, are the Host broadcasters for any playoff game they televise. On Wednesday, there were two other telecasts, hence two other trucks parked on Wood Street behind the Gardens, "La Soiree Du Hockey" was doing the game for French viewers in quebec, and the San Jose Sharks network was broadcasting back to Silicon Valley. Both of these trucks take what's called a "Split Feed" frem the Host truck. Basically, they\get the exact same pictures and replays that Port sp up to Juvenile level and aim for '94 three-peat" The Port Perry Juvenile Merchants open a brand new season of fastball this Tuesday evening (May 10) in what is a much stronger Opava City and District League. Game time in B: 30 PM at the south diamond #n the Port Perry lakefront, and this Thursday night, the Merchants will again see action in Port Perry as they take on the Antrim House Port Perry Eagles at the south diamond with first pitch at 8:30 PM Merch Bob Vander you see on CBC, but without the graphics, logos, and commercials. Watching and working on the San Jose telecast, it was like I saw an eptirely different game . . .perhaps a different sport than what I had/grown up watching in Canada. It's 7:31 p.m. and we' re on the air. But, instead of fast-paced highlights and i ng isti from game one . . it looks more like Saturday morning cartoons. Animated sharks swim around wielding hockey sticks and bodychecking each other. Then, while Hockey Night talks of the boring play in game one . . .our telecast raves about what an exciting contest it was, and how the Sharks. will virtually clinch the series with a win tonight. Objectivity is not high on the list for these guys, I conclude.Pete Stemkowski ( a Maple Leaf from '63-'68) is the coloyr-commentator for S8an Jose. While Harry Neale is describing the neutral-zone trap, Stemkowski is explaining icings and offsides. It is a remedial hockey telecast for the not-so- astute hockey fans in San Jose. There was no mention of the physical dominance Toronto had over the Sharks on this night (the key reason they won). I'm not sure if it was overlooked or if they thought it was beyond the grasp of their well tanned viewers. Nor did they spend much time on the sparkling play of the once-lame Doug Gilmour, other than to question whether he was ever really injured in the first place Perhaps this kind of telecast is necessary to sell the game to the flaky fans of the sunny southwest. But, this pale-face will take good old H.N.L.C. any day Other Leafings A drought will end this spring . . that's a guarantee. Of the teams remaining in Stanley Cup contention, the Boston Bruins are the most recent to have sipped from the Stein. The B's last won the cup in 1972. The Maple Leafs drought, as we all know, goes back to '67, the Rangers haven't won it in 64 years, Vancouver won it in 1915 when they were the Millionaires and New Jersey, Dallas, Washington and San Jose have never won it. **Kevin Huestis is a sportscaster with The Fan 1430 and works on Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts. The Citizen will carry his column on hockey through the Stanley Cup Final. PORT PERRY KINSMEN BASEBALL SIGNS We like to think of these signs as well spent advertising dollars, as these signs are displayed from May to October, and the diamonds are used almost everyday. With men, women and children's lefigues, it is not uncommon for six teams a night to be using the fields. Your sign is seen over and over by various community members as well as teams from out of town. Most important, Is that ALL profits are put directly back into the ¢ nity, for ity service projects, parks, hospital support, etc. PRICES for SIGN $108 for Baseball Season Plus $100. Fee to make up sign (Sign lasts approximately 5 years) For more Information please contact Brock at (905) 4679, from 9to 6 Slagt said last week the team (players, and National playdowns. The key word this season is patience, The Oshawa City Loop idered much this They are outfielders Paul Linton, Grant Kay, Todd Smart, Jason McBride, Jason Cochrane, infielders Brad Moase,; Steve on OASA competition at the Juvenile level will be tough and the provincial Junior Playdowns will bring the best teams in the province looking for a shot at the Nationals. Mr. Vander Slagt said that because the team has moved to the Juvenile age (19 and under) the tpaches and management are allowing the players to have a big say in how the club is run. "We (the coaches and t) are no longer management) has had pre- season meetings and agreed to work towards long and short term goals. Over the long haul the players would like to stay together as a unit for as long as possible--to compete in the future at the Junior level and eventually as a senior team. Keep in mind this roster has been playing together for the last several years. And the team enjoyed great success last year and the year before, winning back-to-back all Ontario Midget titles. The previous year as Bantams, they went all the way to OASA final game before bowing out. Mr. Vander Slagt said the obvious short term goal for the club this season is to qualify for the-OASA J ile tour 'baby sitters." We are asking the players to take more of a role in Laird, Darryl Vander Slagt, Duane Empringham; catcher Scott MacLennan and pitchers Jeff Card and Chad Venning. Denis Smith_.who saw mound duty last season has opted to return to his home town of Markham for his final season as a Midget. Other players in camp this year are lan Shrigley, Dave Reesor Scugog; Matt Kndeser, Jeff Rousso and Mike Wilson from Janetville. Back aggin for another year as coaches are Wayne Venning and the org and of the team," he said. There have been 18 players in camp looking to make one of 14 spots on the final roster, which will be set by the time the team opens League play this week. There are a dozen players from last year's all-Ontario Midget squad looking to return this season as Juveniles. in Oshawi at the end of August apd then go for the "three-peat." The team will also enter the Junier (under age 23) elimination tournament July 8- 10 in Oshawa where the winner will represent Ontario at the SADuAC (vm iD. Serving you & ur Aut I For Quality Customer Service Call : RANDY HATHAWAY Toll-free : 1-800-668-5845 SA EN NT rsa corey 7 (705) 324-3633 Tor. (416) 684-3426 Ron Red: In league play. last season, the team finished with a record under .500. However, Mr. Vander Slagt said that facing tough opposition all year long was beneficial when it came to the OASA Midget playdowns. He is hoping the same will hold true again in 1994. 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