WILLIE ARNOLD RAND JONS BUAN RNOL ERC PERRONI JOHN FUSCO BELL -PASSFIELD BELL CALLAN PU T.JH GREG VAN SICKLE MANN CUP Anothe>r showdon between R e dmren Salmonb'ell"ies MICHAEL MAGEEi The two moot dominant teazus i Canadian laérosse i recent years are squaring off. in the Mann Cup championship in Brit- ish Columbia. Brooklin Redmen and New' Westminster Salmonbellies, who begin play tenight, are old foes in, Mann Cizp play, having met, five Uies inthe past seven years.'.. New: West won . the last, encountr in 1989 in B.C. as they' almost completeby shut down the Redmen attack. Redmen won- last year in Whitby defeating Vancouver But tis yearls Redmen teani lacks the explosiveness of asat' yo.er'teazu that featured the dynamiuc scring talents of'the Instead, coach- Randy Gallas who has replaced Peter Vipond behind the bench, wibl rely on speed anddefence, and hope 'for big contributions from the many rookies on the team. He' will- also try te coax a full-game effort from his players. Throughout the season, and even ini playoffs, Redmen faied te, perform at their- best for- an entire gamne, relying instead on sporadic bursts of intense play te win conteste. «We're not as strong a teain as in the past,» says Gallas. "We don't have the depth.» But hie says the 1991 Redmnen can adapt te play any style of game, including thle teugh, bard- checkingpayof the bigand strong New West teazu. New West secondp lace finisher in B.(b. lacrosse dcf=n the regubar season went the full seven games te ciefeat Coquit- lazu, first-pbace finishers during the regular suason. Coquitlam was eading 3-2 -in the series. But New West hied battered Coquitlam sniper Jirn Veltman in the fifth game and hie was neyer a factor in the next two gaines that New West won easily. Redmen's Peter Parke, league- beading scorer in Ontario major/ senior lacrosse, can expect the samne treatment particularly sinoe he is regUfarly Parke&d near the opposition net. But Galbas says teani play will make the difference. And to that end, he ezuphas- ized p'hysical.conditioning and self-discipline in recenît Redmen workouts. Rednien have a different look JOHN FUSCO is shown preparing for the Mann Cup final in B.C. Fusco has been part of several Cup-wimding Redmen team. Chrlu Desphoto this season, with 12 new players '«Tey've' got a lot to learnM says Gallas, but hes hopefu their enthusiasm, combined with the. work ethie of more veteran plyeswilpay off in thefinal. e sayo veterans Bll Calln a nd Eric Perroni "have done the, job» this Besason,, while Scott MMcael neyer fails to deliver the inspiration. ,And he's more than satisifed with the defensive style of bis' ".Our,.deýfence has been second to nn%, says Gallas. Sw Westminster willaan be e by veteran GeordieDen 'ndbigBenHielýes. -ndy Oilvie w as another Of thebest paesfor -New West iMW' the finalagInst Coqluitlam Rick, Mang .-gtt most of the action i - net. for New West, replacing veteran Rod Bannister, the al starting _goalie, Who suffered a sliight skull fracture in, a recent accident.. Ken Passfleld, who played for Victoria in the B.C. league in 1988 and '1989, will likely see most' of the goaltending, action for Redmen. Despite having lot to New Westminster two yearsa Op Red- men players are optimis8tice. "Theyrýe a big team but the/r31 not fast,» says John Fusco, right behind Parke ileague scoring this season., «We just have te play ou running style of game.» The yrounger* players had a chance .te view tapes' of New 1 Wesp.tminstr iaction, to get an idea of theïr style of play. «Our younger gys will, do okaI, say uso. 'Weve got a Aioer-of, tedmen n- pers, Greg Van Sickle, With 24 goals in 13. regular season games,, echoed Fusco's senti- menta. "W'výe got te mun and ,not allow them te set up on defence.7 Redmen won the Mann Cup in J 1985, 1987,.1988 and 1990, and bast te New West in 1986 andI 1989. Gallas says the B.C. home crowd will h ave'ittle effeet on the outcome sinoe Redmen wonN the '85 anJ «87 titbes'in B.C. while New West won i Whitby in 1986. -> Redmen defeated Brampton 9 6 last week te win* the Ontario, major series ifive games. DEREK JONES JEFBROOKS IHIARDIMENT MEN PAISSFIELD FABONICHAIRDS DOUG COLBY HOIECHAUKL MOMBOURosuffITS ASSISANT COACH COACH M3, ~ASSISTrANTCOACII VNDILIIE F1TMSItALD GLEN CLARKE' JEFF GARLIN JOHIN SCANGA PETER PARRE DAVE MANGOFF PAUL MOOTZ m PAUL ST. JOHN RANDY JONES BRUN ARNOLD ;iTý 1 iup Ëlýý-PRv-qEý Wà AY,,