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MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Two armed police incidents took place Thursday morning in Port Alberni after the RCMP received a call about a man with a gun.
RCMP blocked off 15th Avenue between Redford and Bute at about 9:30 a.m. until after 10 a.m. as they investi-gated a residence.
Neighbours and witnesses on scene said they heard no gun-fire, but saw officers with dogs and special weapons.
Mounties entered a home on Sixth Avenue between Melrose and Montrose at about the same time, said Insp. Mac Rich-ards, officer in charge of the Port Alberni RCMP. Richards confirmed the two incidents were directly connected.
“These were both one and the same event,” Richards said.
A complaint was made early Thursday that someone had a firearm and police were alert-ed, Richards told the Times.
He added that police entered the home on Sixth Avenue after they were invited inside.
RCMP officers were called off both scenes when it was determined that there was no evidence of criminal activity, he said.
A man living at the residence on Sixth Avenue described what happened there.
“They [RCMP] were standing outside with guns and they were leaning on my truck,” he said.
The man went out his front door to see what was the mat-ter, he said, adding there were more than a dozen police
waiting. “They said, ‘Get on the
ground!’,” he described. “I was like, ‘What’s going on?’”
He asked officers if they had a search warrant and that they were only allowed into the entryway of his home.
He did not know what had caused the investigation.
Insp. Mac Richards clarified that no one was arrested and no charges were laid. He did not confirm whether anyone was taken in for questioning.
The Port Alberni detach-ment does not employ a special weapons and tactics team, Richards said.
“We had our dog man and our regular patrol officers” for the investigation, said the inspector. “We have a variety of weapons at our office.
“When we get a call that involves firearms then we’re going to use all the available resources that we have.”
ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
A private helicopter landed at the West Coast General Hospital carrying a logger reported to be suffering from serious head trauma on Thursday afternoon.
A handful of emergency responders and hospital staff quickly brought the injured forestry worker into the facility’s emergency department shortly after the aircraft landed at approximately 1 p.m.
“The patient was, I believe, unconscious but breathing,” said Capt. Randy Thoen of the Port Alberni Fire Department, which sent a medical response truck to the helipad to assist with moving the man into the medical facility. “Normally that would be an ambulance crew but my understand-ing was that, while the ambulance did arrive on scene, they were delayed so that’s why we were called in to assist.”
Along with firefighters, ambulance personnel were waiting by the hospital’s helipad when the aircraft landed after transporting the patient to the Port Alberni area.
A WorkSafe BC officer was assigned to investi-gate the incident Thursday afternoon, where the injured man was working as a faller for Island Pacific Logging Ltd., said Trish Knight-Chernecki
of WorkSafe BC media relations.“He has to wait until the first responders give
him jurisdiction to investigate,” she said of the WorkSafe investigator’s role. “He checks the scene, he interviews witnesses, talks to the employer and then will write an inspection report.”
The forestry industry’s rate of serious injury is more than twice the average for other occupations in British Columbia, amounting to 2.3 accidents for every 100 workers in 2012, according to WorkSafe BC statistics. This shows a slight decline from the 2.6 rate tracked in 2008.
Last year the B.C. Forest Safety Council reported four fatalities in the province’s forestry industry.
Don’t take lone baby deer into your homeSpotting lone baby deer this time of year is possible and comes with tips from wildlife professionals, who advise people not to interfere. » Alberni Region, 3
Shockers cap season win with playoff titleThe Shockers captured the 2014–2015 AV-NCHL’s first “C” Division Playoff title with a hard-fought 2–1 shootout win over the Killer Beers. » Sports, 7
Injured logger air lifted to hospital
Man transported from forest with head trauma: WorkSafe BC
POLICE
Const. Tyler Cargill of the Port Alberni RCMP leaves the scene on 15th Avenue and Bute Street near where police were involved in an armed stakeout of a residence. No arrests were made and no one was hurt. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]
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Emergency responders and medical staff tend to a patient delivered to the West Coast General Hospital via private helicopter on Monday. The patient was rushed into the hospital minutes after the aircraft’s landing at approximately 1 p.m. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]
“When we get a call that involves firearms then we’re going to use all the available resources that we have.”
Insp. Mac Richards, Port Alberni RCMP
Armed stakeouts in PA, no charges or arrests: RCMP
“The patient was, I believe, unconscious but breathing...while the ambulance did arrive on scene, they were delayed so that’s why we were called in to assist.”Capt. Randy Thoen, Port Alberni Fire Department
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Lone young may be spotted this time of year, but it’s important not to interfere, say wildlife biologists
Don’t take baby deer into your home: SPCA
KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Spotting lone baby deer this time of year is possible and comes with tips from wildlife professionals.
The season for fawning and calving is underway and it is nor-mal for the mother deer to leave them on their own temporarily.
“When they are born, deer don’t have a scent, so the moms put them somewhere that they consider a good place,” said Irene Towell, Port Alberni SPCA branch manager. “Their instinct is to stay until she comes back with food.”
According to provincial biolo-gists, it is important to leave the deer where they are.
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources stated in a press release that “...interven-ing in these situations by ‘rescu-ing’ the fawn or calf is rarely necessary and will usually only do more harm than good.”
Towell agrees. “Some people panic and think
it is abandoned,” she said. “We have had situations where people take them into their home. A year ago, someone innocently did take one in overnight and called us in the morning. We suspected what happened and reunited the young with the mother.”
Towell said if a newborn is spotted, it is best to monitor the situation because the mother will invariably return.
It is important to leave it alone and leave the area. The presence of humans will discourage the mother from returning.
Do not touch nor feed the ani-mal and keep children and dogs away from the area.
The other risky situation for young deer happens during their first year.
When the mother deer becomes pregnant again in the winter months, she leaves the young to
fend for themselves. “When they are on their own,
unfortunately a percentage do not make it through their first year,” Towell said.
Towell said if a fawn is sighted and still on the property after monitoring for 24 hours, give the SPCA a call at 250-723-5269.
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“Some people panic and think it is abandoned. We have had situations where people take them into their home.”
Irene Towell, Port Alberni SPCA
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Canada’s imbalanced nuclear ties in Asia
Prime Minister Stephen Harper looked delighted when signing a deal with his counterpart Nar-endra Modi, supplying uranium to fuel nuclear power facilities in India.
Coming on the heels of Mr Harp-er’s strong condemnation of Iran, who is trying to put its own nucle-ar power programme in place, it seems somewhat illogical that he shows such support for India who, along with North Korea, Pakistan and Israel, is not a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, nor the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Surely, he remembers that India first tested a nuclear device called “Smiling Buddha” about 40 years ago, by using plutonium produced in a Canadian-supplied CIRUS reactor; now there will be 7-million pounds of uranium shipped from Saskatchewan over the next five years.
Or, is it a tad cynical to surmise that it could be anything to do with the upcoming election, that he has chosen to accompany the popular Mr. Modi on a 3-day cross-Canada odyssey to visit cities that have large populations of politic-ally-savvy Indo-Canadians.
Bernie SmithParksville, BC
Thanks to Arrowsmith Skating Club
My second season with the Mount Arrowsmith skating club is over and I really enjoyed it. I have many people to say Thank-You too. Jean Leshures, thanks for all your
help and for coaching me too. Also thanks to the girls who took turns in coaching me: Frances,Meggie,Jennifer,Michelle and Shannon.Thanks to Laurie Coombs, Lorie Engstrom, Eleanor, Teresa, Cath-erine, Misty, Shirley, Karen and all the other people who help out.
Thank-You to Cathy Gogo for driving me to Victoria for the competition. Thank-you Debbie Manning for driving me to Parks-ville for the competition, to Rose Friel for coaching me in the Ice Show. I was really happy that my Dad came and watched me in that, thanks Dad.
Thanks to Kim for being my part-ner in the Ice Show. I was really happy to win the Great Award and Most Improve Stroking. Thanks to the ones who voted me for that. Congratulations to all the skaters who won awards and won medals. Also to Kari, Kim, Annie, Lucas and Matt for skating at the Special O Provincials in Kamloops, to Lucas and Kari for the Gold and Bronze you won.
I was really happy to win the two Gold medals and the one silver medal this season. I took each of these medals after I won them and took them up to the cemetery and put them on my Mom’s headstone for a few minutes because I know she would have been very happy that I won them and also the two awards too. Thanks to all the people who came and watched the competition here in November and also the Ice show and the competi-tions in Victoria and in Parksville. Thanks to Kaicee and Debbie for the pictures you took..
I am already looking forward to when the skating season starts up again. Hope you all have a good time off.
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Why indigenous women are victimizedThe RCMP made the deliberate
decision in May last year not to release the fact 70 per cent of the 1,017 murdered aboriginal women were killed by an aboriginal perpe-trator. The offenders are almost all men, and the crimes are happening primarily in an urban centre.
Most people would see this as an important detail, given the tense, warring views on who is killing Canada’s indigenous women and girls, and why.
RCMP Commissioner Bob Paul-son says the detail was omitted from the report into the murdered and missing women and girls because the force practises bias-free policing – race does not enter into how the RCMP investigates crime and charges suspects.
Canada’s task is to cut the high levels of violence against indigen-ous girls and women. To do that,
this country must look at the roots of violence and the factors con-spiring against aboriginal people. This, contrary to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s obtuse view, is a sociological problem that demands a social, political and economic response. But refusing to disclose the details of these crimes means people in positions of authority have decided the rest of Canada can’t be trusted with the facts.It discounts the role of ordinary Canadians in a critical discussion about the causes and solutions to a pressing social issue.
Yet, since Mr. Paulson revealed the data to a First Nations chief – pressed to do so after Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt made similar statements weeks ago – many people, particularly in the aboriginal community, have condemned the move. They say it
simply feeds into the racist views aboriginal people are inherently violent and prone to commit crime. That fear is justified. Just check out the string of odious, bigoted comments tagged to media stories about social issues involving First Nations people.
Anyone who believes aboriginal people are inherently violent is ignorant to the facts and has not paid attention to the contentious, but hopeful, examinations of the lingering impact of colonialism and racist policies on Canada’s indigenous people. Facts can dispel that ignorance.
Time to reframe the discussion. Time to focus on relevant details.For example, the RCMP report dispelled the notion aboriginal women and girls are more likely to be victims because of their high-risk lifestyles, a shorthand
for prostitution. Wrong; only 12 per cent of aboriginal victims were involved in the sex trade.
As with non-aboriginal women, indigenous victims were most likely to have been murdered in a residence. Non-aboriginal women were more likely to be killed by a spouse, while indigenous women were more at risk from acquaint-ances. Other family members, and strangers, were equally likely to be offenders.
In Australia, the government has made an effort to collect detailed data on the perpetrators and the victims in the indigenous com-munity. Programs have been cre-ated out of that information.
Canada, however, has become averse to examining race/ethni-city in crime, in part because of the legitimate belief social and economic policy targeting poverty
and marginalization is a better pathway.
Poverty is a strong indicator for who becomes involved in the justice system; aboriginal victims, and their murderers, were more likely to be unemployed and to be on social assistance.
Canadians both in aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities must confront all the factors that put indigenous women and girls at high risk of violence.
This can’t be done by turning a blind eye to critical details. The RCMP gave the country a useful start in understanding who, where and how the aboriginal women became victims. The real question is why. Most of the offenders were aboriginal men. The solutions lie in talking to them, too.
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The ownership of pitbulls, possibly the most controversial of all domestic canines, was again thrust into the public eye with the report of an alleged attack on Easter Sun-day in Port Alberni. In an interview with the Times, a local woman recalled seeing two pitbulls jump a low fence to attack her Labrador Retriever, resulting in a large gouge in the pet’s neck. What makes the account even more disturbing is that the attack was reported to occur near Eighth Avenue Ele-mentary School.
The incident leads one to won-der if people should have the right to own pitbulls if they pose a hazard to the public. Accord-ing to the local branch of the BC SPCA, pitbulls can make the most damage in a single attack, although German Shepherds generate the most reports of dan-
gerous behaviour.Elsewhere in Canada
some governments have left no doubt on the issue. In the City of Winnipeg pitbull owner-ship has been pro-hibited since 1990, while Ontario introduced a
prohibition on the breed a decadeago. Owning animals born before this legislation is permitted, but all pitbulls must be sterilized – regulations that lead the way to breed’s extinction in Canada’s most populated province.
On the West Coast some senti-ments advocate for pitbulls, par-ticularly Hug A Bull, an organ-ization that encourages loving and responsible ownership of the sometimes unpopular dogs. As is the case with any discus-sion concerning the right to bear arms, the central question in the pitbull issue is what is most dan-gerous, the dog or it’s neglectful handler?
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I recently enjoyed a great even-ing with the folks from Food and Filosophy, and wanted to
share some of my presentation. I currently make a living as a
newspaper publisher but my con-nection to the printed word goes back to when I was a boy. Like many kids, my first job was as a carrier for the Winnipeg Free Press. I took pride delivering my route after school and Saturday mornings. As a prairie boy, I endured many winter days trudg-ing through mounds of heavy snow because my customers counted on me. This was also a time when we collected from our customers, and I recall many memorable times meeting the people behind the doors where I dropped the newspaper. This also led to some very interesting gifts at Christmas.
With a passion for sports, I also recall watching for the news-paper so I could pour over the scoreboard section and player stats. There was also the fond memory of Saturday mornings listening while two local radio personalities would read the newspaper comics over the air with fun voices and sounds.
It was in college where news-papers really entered my life in a bigger way. I was accepted in a course focusing on journalism and advertising. I aspired to be a writer so newspapers seemed
like the right fit. In my first year fresh out of high school, I jumped into covering college news and became the news editor.
However oddly enough, I was not an avid newspaper reader. It took a course called Current Affairs to change that. Here a group of fresh young creative minds started reading and talk-ing about the newspaper every day. I became a fan, and have not looked back since. It was almost 20 years before I actually started working in a newspaper in Kam-loops – not as a reporter but in advertising and circulation. But as many of us say in this busi-ness, I feel the ink in my blood.
So how big is the newspaper industry? As headlines often relate about the decline or clos-ure of newspapers, in fact there are over 100 daily newspapers in Canada averaging almost 34 million copies a week and over 1000 community newspapers with more than 1100 editions a year and more than 20.6 million copies a week. The industry may have seen many changes since the widespread use of the inter-
net in the 1990’s, but newspapers remain big business. While the trend has pointed to an overall decline in circulation, the upside going forward is that readership is as high as it has ever been.
Newspapers engage their com-munities in never-ending con-versations. They are the voice sharing words that speak to and for the community. Even with less editorial staff and more pres-sures, our traditional reader can now reach out as reader/writers
through social media and the traditional letters to the paper. While the newspaper might start the dialogue and be the conduit, readers now react as much to each other’s comments while the community as a whole may take it even further.
Journalism to me will always be good old fashion storytelling. Alex Haley of Roots fame once said about storytelling. “Find the good and praise it.” A newspaper may very well be like a daily
“novel” keeping readers engaged to the last page. But while a novel is crafted over a number of months or years, the daily news-paper is a clean sheet each mor-ning, and produced anew every 24 hours.
The role of the hometown news-paper remains the same - dig deeper, make the calls, cover all sides, and keep an unbiased eye open. Social media or Facebook is really just a series of individ-ual observations or an account of what happened. Are you really comfortable in the accuracy of what is reported? It may take until the next morning for the newspaper to come out but the reader will have the confidence in what is reported.
So what are the defined bound-aries of community today? Due to technology, we may find ourselves reaching further out than ever before. But what does not change is where we live, work and play - where our children go to school. Growing up, neighbourhood for me was a pretty defined geography – not a virtual world that might reach out across the globe. But what remains the same is local com-munity newspapers are the seed in the ground planted under our feet.
Vancouver Island’s coasts need more protection from hazards of tankers Closing marine communica-
tions and traffic centres in Ucluelet and Comox seems
like a dangerous idea.Local New Democratic Party can-
didate Gord Johns issued a news release this week, on the heels of an oil spill in Vancouver Harbour, urging the federal government to halt the planned closure of these facilities.
“Last week’s oil spill in Vancou-ver Harbour showed how much damage could be done with a larger spill,” said Johns, the NDP candidate for Courtenay-Alberni, which includes the Parksville Qualicum Beach region. “Instead of defending the response we saw in Vancouver, the Conservatives should start listening to British Columbians and restore coast guard services.”
We are fortunate here to have a Coast Guard station. It’s situated at French Creek Harbour, an ideal location to help those in distress on the Salish Sea.
The number of boats off the wat-ers of Parksville Qualicum Beach during the herring spawn is stag-gering and, at least to the layman’s eyes, it looks dangerous.
Add to that the number of com-mercial boats that move up and down the Strait of Georgia every day, the cruise ships and the pleas-ure craft that enjoy the waters off what’s been called Canada’s Rivi-
era, and we cannot imagine a place more in need of a Coast Guard presence.
If it comes to pass that more oil tankers are using the Strait, it would make sense to add, not subtract, marine communications facilities.
If you have ever stood near the lighthouse on the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet, looking down
and out at what has been called (for good reason) the Graveyard of the Pacific, then you would agree that modern, reliable communi-cations between ship and shore seems essential to the preservation of life and cargo.
Conservative whip and Courte-nay-Alberni candidate John Dun-can needs to make this a priority. While Johns and others have decided the federal election cam-paign has already started, Duncan has been doing his job as whip and MP. Part of that job is protect-ing the safety of his constituents and the safe movement of goods and people in the waters of his constituency.
The NDP is trying to force the issue politically. Fair enough, but if there was no federal election on the horizon, this is something we would need Duncan to address, to go to bat for B.C., as part of his MP duties.
PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS
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Charles Thomas, left, and Maggie Hodge-Kwan hand out copies of the Alberni Valley Times for Raise-a-Reader Day last year in city hall. [CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, TIMES]
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PRECIPITATIONYesterday 0 mmLast year 7.4 mmNormal 2.2 mmRecord 18.6 mm
1980Month to date 5.6 mmYear to date 343.2 mm
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The Canadian dollar traded Thurs-day afternoon at 82.10 US, up 0.80 of a cent from Wednesday’s close.
The Pound Sterling was worth $1.8199 Cdn, down 0.69 of a cent while the Euro was worth $1.3119 Cdn, down 0.24 of a cent.
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Sports & recreationDrop-in circuit training. Stay fit and
have fun. Sundays at 3 p.m. Info: 778-421-2721.
Horseshoe Club practices Sundays at 11 a.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.
Latin Dance Social, Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char’s Landing.
Adult drop-in badminton on Mondays, from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Alberni Ath-letic Hall. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson).
After School Burn - Youth Parkour, ages 7 to 12, on Mondays and Fridays, April 13 through May 22. Sign up at Echo Centre. Info: 250-723-2181.
Taoist Tai Chi, Mondays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Classes held at Knox Presbyterian Church Hall. Open to new and continu-ing students. Info: 250-723-7956.
Crib Night every Monday at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion branch No. 293 Alberni Valley.
Curling at the Alberni Valley Curling Club has concluded for the 2014–15 season effective March 26/15; see you in October.
Special interestCome and join us for Laughter Yoga at
West Coast General Hospital, room A, every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Cost is by donation, all proceeds to the WCGH Foundation. Info: 250-723-0548.
Mondays at Maquinna School Gym - drop-in gym and reading time from 9 to 10:15 a.m.
French Parent On Tots play group meets Mondays, from 9 to 11 a.m. in room. 2 at Alberni Elementary School.
EventsFarmers’ Market is now open every Satur-
day morning, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Cherry Creek School.
Spirit Square Farmers’ Market at Harbour Quay, every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.
Meat draws and other social events every Saturday at the Royal Canadian Legion
Branch No. 293, from 2 to 5 p.m.Every Sunday afternoon, from 3 to 5:30
p.m., the Kingsway Pub holds a meat draw and 50/50 raffle to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Watson House.
Child andyouthNights Alive, free drop-in recreational
program for youth, ages 12-18, Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to midnight at Gyro Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-2181.
Support and helpPort Alberni Alzheimer’s Society Care Giv-
ers Support Group meets every third Monday of the month at Fir Park Village in the activity room at 6:30 p.m.
Meals on Wheels, program needs volun-teer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390.
Pregnant? Concerned? For caring counsel call 1-877-88WOMAN.
Low Vision group meets one Monday per
month at Abbeyfield (basement) at 10 a.m. Call 250-724-0933 for more information.
First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196.
Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
AddictionsAl-Anon and Al-Ateen Support Groups, for
family and friends of problem drinkers, meet Saturdays at 10 a.m. (3028 Sec-ond Ave.) study group. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968.
Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-807-1780 for meeting times and locations.
Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, mental health, relationships and other issues.
Info: 250-723-8281. Everyone welcome.
What’s comingPot Luck Ceramics Clearance Sale, April
18 and 19 at 4011 Cowley Road. Hospice Training Course, 12 weeks from
April 9 to May 21. For info: 250-723-4478 or [email protected].
Rock with Elvis at the Royal Canad-ian Legion April 18 at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-7125.
Bread of Life fundraising dinner, April 24 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets at Bread of Life and Cornerstones.
Bellyfit fundraiser for North Island Recovery Centre, April 25 at 11:45 a.m. at Slammers Gym. No member-ship necessary.
Literary event at Rollin Art Centre, April 28 at 7 p.m. Donna Besel, a boreal writer from Manitoba will introduce her new book of short stories at the Rollin Art Centre.
Beta Sigma Phi Founder’s Day Dinner, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Barclay Hotel. Members at large welcome. Contact Lynne at 250-723-6403 by April 22.
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WestJet for YouthDenise Dalla-Vicenza, treasurer of the Port Alberni Youth Centre Society, received a donation from Tammy Swidorwich, Nanaimo station manager for WestJet, of a voucher for a trip for two to anywhere in the world that Westjet flies. The PAYC owns and operates the Youth Centre for youth activities in Alberni. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
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Echo Aquatic Centre250-720-2514
Echo Centre 250-723-2181Alberni Valley Multiplex
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250-720-2863
Go to portalberni.ca and click on the Parks, Recrea-tion & Heritage tab to see daily schedules, facility
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BRUCE EDWARDS FOR THE TIMES
On Friday, April 9, the Shockers captured the 2014–2015 AV-NCHL’s first “C” Division Playoff title with a hard-fought 2–1 shootout win over the Killer Beers.
The Shockers had a great sea-son having won the regular title as well. The Shockers have also won five previous playoff titles in the old Rookie League’s 13-year history. Their opponent in the Sud-den Death “C” Division Final, the Killer Beers, finished tied with the Shockers after regular season play but lost the season in a head-to-head tiebreaker to finish second.
The Killer Beers had four previ-ous Rookie League titles.
The Shockers’ playoff journey to the final went decisively through the Rebels with a 9–2 win followed by a hard-fought 3–2 shootout win over the Gunners (last season’s playoff winner) and a tough 4–3 loss to the Killer Beers. The Shock-ers then needed a tough 3–2 over-time win over the Gunners again to make it to the final versus the Killer Beers.
The Killer Beers road to the final included a 6–2 win over the Icemen, a close 4–2 win over the Pylons and a tight 4–3 win over the Shockers.
In the Sudden Death Final, the Shockers dominated the open-ing half of play outshooting the Killer Beers 23–8. The Killer Beers’ defence and goalie Dan Mercer kept the Shockers offence at bay in a scoreless opening half. The final half was closely played with the Shockers holding a slight edge in play – outshooting the Killer Beers 13–11.
Early on the Shockers managed
to get a puck past Mercer 4:36 into the final half with James Marcel-lus’ goal assisted by Evan Borovica to give the Shockers a 1–0 lead.
Throughout the final half both teams had chances to score, but Cesare Marcellus (Shockers) and Mercer (K.Beers) kept the game close. The Killer Beers finally solved Marcellus with 4:26 left to play in the game when Ray Russell won a key face-off deep in Shocker territory and he got the puck to Greg Freethy in the slot.
Freethy’s hard shot through a crowd in front of a screened Mar-cellus found the back of the net to tie the game for the Killer Beers. The game remained tied 1–1 until the final buzzer.
In the 10 minute sudden death overtime both teams had a few good scoring chances but neither team was able to find the game winner forcing the game into a five-man shootout to decide the AV-NCHL “C” Division Playoff champion. The Shockers outshot
the Killer Beers 42–24 in this “C Division Final battle.
In the shootout, Greg Freethy scored for the Killer Beers, Steve Anker scored for the Shockers, Justin Tremblay missed for the Killer Beers, Brett Bowman scored for the Shockers, Mike Sutherland missed for the Killer Beers, Thom-as Dick missed for the Shockers, Ray Russell missed for the Killer Beers, Dwight Dockendorff missed for the Shockers. Johnny Wong (league spare pickup) scored for the Killer Beers to tie the shootout 2–2, setting the stage for the Shock-ers final shooter Jason McGregor. McGregor made no mistake on his shootout opportunity netting the game winner to clinch a hard fought playoff title for his Shocker teammates.
The Final “C” Division Playoff Place Standings: 1st Shockers, 2nd Killer Beers, 3rd Gunners, 4th Thrashers, 5th Icemen, 6th Rebels, 7th Pylons, 8th Chiefs and 9th Stars.
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Shockers win fi rst ‘C’ Division title in NCHL
The Shockers won the AV–NCHL’s first “C” Division title last Friday in a shootout against the Killer Beers. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
A warm welcome awaits you atFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday Morning Service10:30am
Pastor Bill Cottrill6211 Cherry Creek Road
for more information on ouractivities for all ages,
please call our church office!
Church ServicesKNOX PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH4850 Regina Avenue
Minister: Laura HargrovePhone: 250-723-7751
Fax: 250-723-7759
SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 201510:15am Worship Service
(led by Presbyterian Women)Chili Luncheon
JOIN US FOR WORSHIPSERVICE & FELLOWSHIP
CEDAR GROVE CHURCHA Christian Community of theReformed Church in Canada
4109 Kendall St.250-723-7080
10:30am SUNDAY WORSHIPPastors: Per & Chris Knudsen
Everyone welcome to worship
HOLY FAMILY/NOTREDAME CHURCH
ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH4731 Burke Rd250-723-8912
Fax: 250-723-0123Pastor: Fr. Stephen Paine
Weekend Masses:Saturdays:
Reconciliation 4:15 pmMass 5:00 pm
Sundays:Reconciliation 9:15 am
Mass 10:00 am
GRACELUTHERANCHURCH (LCC)4408 Redford
“Fixing our eyes on Jesus”
Pastor: Kevin PlatzPhone: 250-724-5032
SUNDAY MORNINGS9:15am Bible Study
9:45am Sunday SchoolSunday Service: 10:30am
EVERYONE WELCOME
PASTORS: John Cox, Dave DeJongYOUTH PASTOR: Lefty Harold Williams
Meet 10 AM SUNDAYAT 5100 Tebo Ave.(former Mt. Klitsa bldg.)
Sunday School for ages 0-14www.jerichoroad-church.com
Details at the church 250-723-2328
SouthsideCommunity
Church4190 Victoria Dr.
Welcomes You!“A House of Prayer”“A People of Prayer”
SUNDAY APRIL 19TH
9:30 am - Sunday School10:30 am: Celebration & Worship
TUESDAY6:30 pm - Praise & Prayer
YOUTH THURSDAY6::00 pm - Youth Night
FRIDAY7:00 am - Prayer
Telephone: [email protected]
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Trinity ChurchAnglican & Lutheran4766 Angus Street
Port AlberniOffice phone: 250-724-4921
Pastor: The Reverend George PellSunday, April 19th
10:15am Worship ServiceTuesday, April 21st
6:30pm Prayer ServiceWednesday, April 22nd
10am Communion& Conversation
Wheelchair accessibleEVERYONE WELCOME
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2015Worship begins at 10:15 am
with Praise & Singing.The service follows at 10:30 am
Old Testament Bible study groupmeets every Tuesday
from 1:30 to 2:30 pm.Annual Spring Dinner & Auction -
April 17 – SOLD OUTHappy Times Tea- April 21 at 1pm
Garage Sale - May 9th
3747 Church Street250-723-8332
Tues to Fri 10am-2pmwww.albernivalleyuc.com
Alberni ValleyUnited ChurchMinister: Rev. Minnie Hornidge
4890 Locke Roadwww.albernilighthouse.com
Pastor: Ron Nickel
SUNDAY SERVICES10:30 AM Sunday School
11:45 AM Worship Service
Bible study Tues. 7pm
Youth Group Thursday 7pm
ASL Interpreter Available
Sunday10:00 a.m. Pre-Service Prayer10:30 a.m. Worship & Communion
“Why I Follow Jesus “7:00 p.m. Worship Service
“Praying in the Silence”Monday9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible StudyTuesday6:00 p.m. Junior Youth gr4-7Friday7:00 p.m. Rock Solid Youth gr8-12
ELIM TABERNACLEPastor Bruce Greenwood
3946 Wallace St.250-724-3371
Sunday10:00 a.m. Pre-Service Prayer10:30 a.m. Worship Service
Pastor Colin Willard preaching8:00 p.m. AD The Bible ContinuesMonday9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible StudyTuesday6:00 p.m. Junior Youth gr4-7Friday7:00 p.m. Rock Solid Youth gr8-12
FIRST AID COURSES:WCB OFA Level 3...................... (10 days) Apr 27WCB OFA 3 Recert....................... (5 days) May 4WCB OFA Level 1....... (1 day) May 12 or May 25Transport Endorsement....... (1 day) May 13 or May 26
** Call or check our website for info on other courses **
ALBERNI FIRST AID250-723-0974www.albernifirstaid.com
• Redi-Mix Concrete• Concrete Pumping• Crushed Rock• Sand & Gravel
“Spring Sale”will be Open Saturday's from 9am - 1pm
D O L A N ’ SCONCRETE LTD. Yearsof Concrete63 Leadership
Feline Concrete Pumping Ltd.Plant Locations: Port Alberni • Ucluelet • Bamfield • Tofino
4779 Roger Street, Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 3Z3Phone: (250) 723-6442 • Facsimile (250) 723-1941
D O L A N ’ S C O N C R E T E
We are now sellingTop Soil & Bark Mulches
at 4779 Roger St.Along with our other 25 Gravel Products
AUTO RACINGNASCARFood City 500Sunday, April 19, 10 a.m.Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Ten-nessee. 500 laps, 266.5 milesQualifying Saturday, April 18, 6:45 a.m.
Driver standings Pts Winnings1 Kevin Harvick 306 $2,991,6752 Joey Logano 280 $2,702,3313 Martin Truex Jr. 266 $1,447,5034 Brad Keselowski 246 $1,547,5675 Kasey Kahne 230 $1,144,4356 Jimmie Johnson 216 $2,028,0237 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 213 $1,808,5458 Denny Hamlin 205 $1,492,0439 Aric Almirola 195 $1,210,89710 David Ragan 194 $1,190,679
Formula OneGrand Prix of BahrainSunday, April 19, 8 a.m.International Circuit, Sakhir, BahrainQualifying Saturday, April 19, 8 a.m.
Yesterday at South OkanaganEvents Centre
Vees 3, Clippers 2First PeriodNo scoring
Penalties: Gushue Nan (Hooking) 8:05; Chartier Pen (Roughing) 14:13; Brosseau Nan (Roughing) 14:13
Second Period1. Nanaimo, - Corey Renwick (unas-sisted) 8:39 (SH)2. Penticton, Demico Hannoun (Patrick Newell, Patrick Sexton) 14:563. Nanaimo, Ryan Forbes (unassisted) 16:46
Penalties: Alferd Pen (Goaltender interference) 5:00; Hanlon Nan (Hook-ing) 8:29; Cooper Pen (Tripping) 10:49; Taylor Nan (Cross-checking) 11:30; Carrier Nan (Slashing) 17:05
Third Period4. Penticton, Cam Amantea (Matthew Serratore, Hunter Miska) 11:445. Penticton, - Riley Alferd (Matthew Serratore, Jack Ramsey) 15:32
Penalties: Bennett Nan (Unsports-manlike) 9:39
Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Nanaimo 7 10 9 26Penticton 13 16 8 37
Goaltending summary:Nanaimo: Guillaume Decelles (34/37); Penticton: Hunter Miska (24/26)
Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Nanaimo: 0 of 2, Penticton: 0 of 5
Att: 2,349
Three Stars
* Riley Alferd, Penticton** Patrick Newell, Penticton*** Guillaume Decelles, Nanaimo
Western Hockey League
PlayoffsAll series best-of- seven*=if necessary
Yesterday’s resultPortland 5, Everett 3 (Portland leads series 2-1)
Todays schedule (Games 5)Medicine Hat at Calgary, 5 p.m. (Calgary leads series 3-1)Regina at Brandon, 7:30 p.m. (Brandon leads series 3-1)Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.* (Kelowna leads series 3-1)(Game 4) Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 18No games scheduled
Sunday, April 19 (Games 6*)Calgary at Medicine Hat, 5 p.m. Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m.Kelowna at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.(Game 5) Portland at Everett, 4:05 p.m.
HOCKEYNHL
PlayoffsRound 1, Games 1-4All series best-of-seven
Yesterday’s results (Games 1)Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 2 (Detroit leads series 1-0)NY Rangers 2, Pittsburgh 1 (Rangers lead series 1-0)Minnesota 4, St. Louis 2 (Minnesota leads series 1-0)Anaheim 4, Winnipeg 2 (Anaheim leads series 1-0)
Wednesday’s results (Games 1)Montreal 4, Ottawa 3 (Montreal leads series 1-0)NY Islanders 4, Washington 1 (Islanders lead series 1-0)Chicago 4, Nashville 3 (2OT) (Chicago leads series 1-0)Calgary 2, Vancouver 1 (Calgary leads series 1-0)
Today’s schedule (Games 2)Ottawa at Montreal, 4 p.m.NY Islanders at Washington, 4 p.m.Chicago at Nashville, 6:30 p.m.Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 18 (Games 2)Detroit at Tampa Bay, noonMinnesota at St. Louis, noonPittsburgh at NY Rangers, 5 p.m.Winnipeg at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 19 (Games 3)Washington at NY Islanders, 9 a.m.Nashville at Chicago, noonMontreal at Ottawa, 4 p.m.Vancouver at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Monday, April 20 (Games 3)NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.St. Louis at Minnesota, 5 p.m.Anaheim at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, April 21 (Game 3)Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 21 (Games 4)Washington at NY Islanders, 4:30 p.m.Nashville at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.Vancouver at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22 (Games 4)Montreal at Ottawa, 4 p.m.NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.St. Louis at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.Anaheim at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 23 (Game 4)Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Dates, times of additional games to be determined as necessary
B.C. Hockey LeagueFred Page Cup PlayoffBest of Seven series
Yesterday’s result (Game 5)Penticton 3, Nanaimo 2 (Penticton leads series 3-2)
Friday, April 17 (Game 6)Penticton at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 19 (Game 7*)Nanaimo at Penticton, 6 p.m.
American Hockey League
Yesterday’s resultGrand Rapids 6, Lake Erie 4
Today’s gamesSpringfield at St. John’s, 3 p.m.Adirondack at Syracuse, 4 p.m.Binghamton at Hershey, 4 p.m.Bridgeport at Hartford, 4 p.m.Charlotte at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.Portland at Manchester, 4 p.m.Albany at W-B/Scranton, 4:05 p.m.Utica at Rochester, 4:05 p.m.Worcester at Providence, 4:05 p.m.Hamilton at Lake Erie, 4:30 p.m.Lehigh Valley at Norfolk, 4:30 p.m.Chicago at Rockford, 5 p.m.Iowa at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.Toronto at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.Texas at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
GOLFThis week’s events
PGA TourRBC Heritage, April 16-19Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, South Carolina. Par 71, 7101 yards. Purse: $5,900,000. 2014 champion: Matt Kuchar
Leaderboard, Round 1Golfer Par R1 T1 Matt Every -5 66T1 Graeme McDowell -5 663 Sang-Moon Bae -4 67T4 Kevin Kisner -3 68T4 Scott Langley -3 68T4 Morgan Hoffmann -3 68T4 Matt Kuchar -3 68T4 Cameron Smith -3 68T9 Graham DeLaet Weyburn, Sask -2 69T9 Troy Merritt -2 69T9 John Merrick -2 69T9 Ian Poulter -2 69T9 Ben Martin -2 69T9 Pat Perez -2 69T9 Johnson Wagner -2 69T9 Ricky Barnes -2 69T9 Jim Renner -2 69T9 Joost Luiten -2 69T9 Bo Van Pelt -2 69T9 Louis Oosthuizen-2 69T9 Charlie Beljan -2 69Other CanadiansT55 Nick Taylor +1 72T78 David Hearn +2 73T93 Mike Weir +3 74T111 Adam Hadwin +4 75T124 Corey Conners +6 77
LPGA TourLotte Championship, April 15-18Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii. Par 72, 6,383 yards.Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Michelle Wie
Leaderboard, Round 1Golfer Par R1 1 I.K. Kim -7 65T2 Na Yeon Choi -5 67T2 Sei-Young Kim -5 67T2 Inbee Park -5 675 Jenny Shin -4 68T6 Paula Creamer -3 69T6 Hyo-Joo Kim -3 69T6 Morgan Pressel -3 69T6 Beatriz Recari -3 69T6 Cristie Kerr -3 69T6 Mirim Lee -3 69T6 Giulia Molinaro -3 69T6 Haru Nomura -3 69T6 Xiyu Lin -3 69T15 Tiffany Joh -2 70T15 Jing Yan -2 70T15 Shanshan Feng -2 70T15 Sandra Gal -2 70T15 So Yeon Ryu -2 70T15 Chella Choi -2 70T15 Ai Miyazato -2 70T15 Michelle Wie -2 70T15 Natalie Gulbis -2 70
Champions TourGreater Gwinnett Championship, April 17-19 (54 holes), TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia. Par 72, 7,259 yards.Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Miguel Angel Jimenez
LeaderboardPlay begins today
Web.com TourEl Bosque Mexico Championship, April 16-19, El Bosque Golf Club, Leon. Par 72, 7,701 yards. Purse: $700,000. 2014 champion: Carlos Ortiz
Leaderboard, Round 1Golfer Par R1 T1 Peter Malnati -7 65T1 Casey Wittenberg-7 65T3 Kevin Tway -5 67T3 Luke List -5 67T3 Russell Surber -5 67T3 Patton Kizzire -5 67T3 Wes Roach -5 67T3 Oliver Goss -5 67T9 Mathew Goggin -4 68T9 Shane Bertsch -4 68T9 Stephan Jaeger -4 68T9 Henrik Norlander-4 68T9 Brett Stegmaier -4 68T9 Smylie Kaufman -4 68T9 Sebastian Cappelen -4 68T16 Matt Fast -3 69T16 Andrew Landry -3 69T16 Adam Crawford -3 69T16 Chase Wright -3 69T16 Will Wilcox -3 69T16 Patrick Rodgers -3 69T16 Tyrone Van Aswegen -3 69
European TourShenzhen International, April 16-19Genzon Golf Club, Shenzhen, China. Par 72, 7,145 yards. Purse: $3,000,000.
Leaderboard, Round 1Golfer Par R1 1. Wen-yi Huang -6 66T2 Peter Uihlein -5 67T2 Byeong-Hun An -5 67T2 Kiradech Aphibarnrat -5 67T2 Felipe Aguilar -5 676 Darren Fichardt -4 68T7 Matt Ford -3 69T7 Andy Sullivan -3 69T7 Ross Fisher -3 69T7 Romain Wattel -3 69T7 Anthony Wall -3 69T7 Garth Mulroy -3 69T7 Shiv Kapur -3 69T7 Rafael Cabrera Bello -3 69T7 Marco Crespi -3 69T7 Matteo Manassero -3 69T17 Gregory Havret -2 70T17 Scott Hend -2 70T17 David Horsey -2 70T17 Bubba Watson -2 70T17 Bradley Dredge -2 70T17 Benjamin Herbert -2 70T17 Jordi Garcia Pinto -2 70
TENNISATPMonte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Surface: Clay Purse: €3,288,530 (€1=CDN$1.33)
Singles - Round 3Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, 6-4, 6-0.Gael Monfils (14), France, def. Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, 6-4, 7-6 (5).Rafael Nadal (3), Spain, def. John Isner (15), United States, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3.Milos Raonic (4), Toronto, def. Tommy Robredo (16), Spain, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Gilles Simon (10), France, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-1.Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, def. Roberto Bautista Agut (12), Spain, 7-6 (7), 6-4.Grigor Dimitrov (9), Bulgaria, def. Stan Wawrinka (7), Switzerland, 6-1, 6-2.Marin Cilic (8), Croatia, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (11), France, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Doubles - Round 2Benoit Paire, France, and Stan Waw-rinka, Switzerland, def. Daniel Nestor, Toronto, and Leander Paes (6), India, 6-4, 7-6 (4).Bob Bryan, United States, and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, and Max Mirnyi, Belarus, 6-2, 6-2.Simone Bolelli, Italy, and Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Jean-Julien Rojer, Nether-lands, and Horia Tecau (3), Romania, 3-6, 7-5, 13-11.Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Nenad Zimonjic (4), Serbia, def. Tommy Robredo, Spain, and Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (3).Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Marc Lopez (5), Spain, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, and Raven Klaasen, South Africa, 6-1, 6-1.Nicolas Mahut, France, and Edouard Roger-Vasselin (8), France, def. Gael Monfils, France, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 6-4, 6-4.
WTACopa ColsanitasBogota, Colombia. Surface: Clay. Purse: $250,000
Round 2Monica Puig (2), Puerto Rico, def. Nicole Gibbs, United States, 6-4, 6-2.Yaroslava Shvedova (5), Kazakhstan, def. Sachia Vickery, United States, 6-0, 6-2.Julia Glushko, Israel, def. Alexandra Panova, Russia, 6-4, 6-2.Mariana Duque-Marino, Colombia, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.
BASKETBALLNBA
Final standings
Playoffs berthsz-Clinched conference titley-Clinched divisionx-Clinched playoff spot
Playoff scheduleNote: 16 teams, all series best-of-seven
Saturday, April 18 (Games 1)(5) Washington Wizards at (4) Toronto Raptors, 9:30 a.m.(8) New Orleans Pelicans at (1) Golden State Warriors, 12:30 p.m.(6) Milwaukee Bucks at (3) Chicago Bulls, 4 p.m.(7) Dallas Mavericks at (2) Houston Rockets, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 19 (Games 1)(7) Boston Celtics at (2) Cleveland Cavaliers, noon(8) Brooklyn Nets at (1) Atlanta Hawks, 2:30 p.m.(4) Portland Trail Blazers at (5) Mem-phis Grizzlies, 5 p.m.(6) San Antonio Spurs at (3) Los Angeles Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, April 20 (Games 2)Milwaukee at Chicago, 5 p.m.New Orleans at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 21 (Games 2)Boston at Cleveland, 4 p.m.Washington at Toronto, 5 p.m.Dallas at Houston, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22 (Games 2)Brooklyn at Atlanta, 4 p.m.Portland at Memphis, 5 p.m.San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Eastern ConferenceAtlantic W L PCT GB L10y-Toronto 49 33 .598 - 7-3x-Boston 40 42 .488 9.0 8-2x-Brooklyn 38 44 .463 11.0 6-4Philadelphia 18 64 .220 31.0 0-10New York 17 65 .207 32.0 3-7
Central W L PCT GB L10y-Cleveland 53 29 .646 - 7-3x-Chicago 50 32 .610 3.0 7-3x-Milwaukee 41 41 .500 12.0 5-5Indiana 38 44 .469 14.5 7-3Detroit 32 50 .390 21.0 4-6
Southeast W L PCT GB L10z-Atlanta 60 22 .732 - 5-5x-Washington 46 36 .561 14.0 6-4Miami 37 45 .451 23.0 4-6Charlotte 33 49 .402 27.0 2-8Orlando 25 57 .305 35.0 3-7
Western ConferenceNorthwest W L PCT GB L10y-Portland 51 31 .622 - 4-6Oklahoma City 45 37 .549 6.0 4-6Utah 38 44 .463 13.0 7-3Denver 30 52 .370 20.5 3-7Minnesota 16 66 .195 35.0 0-10
Pacific W L PCT GB L10z-Golden State 67 15 .815 - 8-2x-L.A. Clippers 56 26 .683 10.5 9-1Phoenix 39 43 .476 27.5 1-9Sacramento 29 53 .346 38.0 2-8L.A. Lakers 21 61 .259 45.0 2-8
Southwest W L PCT GB L10y-Houston 56 26 .683 - 7-3x-San Antonio 55 27 .671 1.0 9-1x-Memphis 55 27 .667 1.5 4-6x-Dallas 50 32 .610 6.0 5-5x-New Orleans 45 37 .549 11.0 7-3
SOCCERUEFA Champions League
QuarterfinalsWednesday’s resultsFC Porto 3, Bayern Munich 1Paris St. Germain 1, Barcelona 3
Tuesday’s resultsAtletico Madrid 0, Real Madrid 0Juventus 1, Monaco 0
Return leg (All games at 12:45 p.m.)Tuesday, April 21Barcelona vs. Paris St. GermainBayern Munich vs. FC Porto
Wednesday, April 22Monaco vs. Juventus Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid
MLS
Yesterday’s resultPhiladelphia 1, NY City FC 1
Today’s scheduleSan Jose at NY Red Bulls, 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 18Chicago at Montreal, noonHouston at DC United, 4 p.m.Orlando at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.Toronto at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.Seattle at Colorado, 6 p.m.Vancouver at Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m.Sporting KC at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 19New England at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.Portland at NY City FC, 4 p.m.
Friday, April 24NY City FC at Chicago, 5 p.m.Dallas at Colorado, 7 p.m.
English Premier LeaguePosition/Club W D L GF GA Pts1 Chelsea 22 7 2 64 26 732 Arsenal 20 6 6 63 32 663 Man United 19 8 5 59 30 654 Man City 18 7 7 65 34 615 Liverpool 17 6 9 47 36 576 Southampton 17 5 10 44 22 567 Tot Hotspur 16 6 10 50 46 548 Swansea 13 8 11 38 40 479 West Ham 11 10 11 42 40 4310 Stoke City 12 7 13 36 40 4311 Crystal Pal 11 9 12 42 43 4212 Everton 9 11 12 40 43 3813 Newcastle 9 8 15 33 51 3514 West Brom 8 9 15 30 46 3315 Aston Villa 8 8 17 24 45 3216 Sunderland 5 14 13 25 48 2917 Hull City 6 10 16 29 45 2818 QP Rangers 7 5 21 38 59 2619 Burnley 5 11 16 26 50 2620 Leicester 6 7 18 32 51 25
English FA Cup - SemifinalsSaturday, April 18Reading vs. Arsenal, 9:20 a.m.
Sunday, April 19Aston Villa vs. Liverpool, 7 a.m.
Premier LeagueSaturday, April 19Crystal Palace vs. West Brom, 7 a.m.Everton vs. Burnley, 7 a.m.Leicester vs. Swansea, 7 a.m.Stoke vs. Southampton, 7 a.m.Chelsea vs. Man United, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, April 19Man City vs. West Ham, 5:30 a.m.Newcastle vs. Spurs, 8 a.m.
BASEBALLMLB
Yesterday’s resultsMinnesota 8, Kansas City 5St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 0Washington 5, Philadelphia 2Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 2NY Mets 7, Miami 5Arizona at San Francisco
Today’s scheduleChi. White Sox at Detroit, 10:08 a.m. Noesi (0-1) vs. Price (1-0)San Diego at Chi. Cubs, 11:20 a.m. Shields (1-0) vs. Hammel (1-0)Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Nelson (1-0) vs. Locke (1-0)Philadelphia at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Hamels (0-1) vs. Scherzer (0-1)Atlanta at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Teheran (2-0) vs. Hutchison (1-0)N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Warren (0-1) vs. Karns (1-1)Miami at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Alvarez (0-2) vs. Colon (2-0)Baltimore at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Jimenez (1-0) vs. Kelly (1-0)L.A. Angels at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Weaver (0-2) vs. Hernandez (0-1)Oakland at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Gray (1-0) vs. Guthrie (1-0)Cleveland at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. McAllister (0-1) vs. Pelfrey (0-0)Cincinnati at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Cueto (0-1) vs. Wacha (1-0)Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Kendrick (1-1) vs. Kershaw (0-1)Texas at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Gallardo (1-1) vs. Happ (0-0)Arizona at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Collmenter (0-2) vs. Peavy (0-1)
Saturday, April 18Philadelphia at Washington, 10:05 a.m. Harang (1-0) vs. Zimmermann (1-0)Atlanta at Toronto, 10:07 a.m. Wood (1-0) vs. Dickey (0-0)Chi. White Sox at Detroit, 10:08 a.m. Samardzija (0-1) vs. Sanchez (1-0)Cleveland at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m. Kluber (0-1) vs. Hughes (0-2)Cincinnati at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m. Iglesias (0-0) vs. Martinez (0-0)San Diego at Chi. Cubs, 11:20 a.m. Ross (1-0) vs. Hendricks (0-0)Baltimore at Boston, 1:05 p.m. Tillman (1-1) vs. Buchholz (1-1)Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Lohse (0-2) vs. Worley (0-1)Miami at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Latos (0-1) vs. deGrom (0-1)Oakland at Kansas City, 4:10 p.m. Hahn (0-1) vs. Ventura (2-0)L.A. Angels at Houston, 4:10 p.m. Wilson (1-1) vs. Keuchel (1-0)N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Tanaka (1-1) vs. Odorizzi (1-0)Arizona at San Francisco, 6:05 p.m. De La Rosa (1-0) vs. Heston (1-0)Texas at Seattle, 6:10 p.m. Lewis (1-0) vs. Hernandez (1-0)Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 6:10 p.m. Lyles (1-0) vs. Greinke (1-0)
B.C. Premier LeagueTeam W L Pct GBAbbotsford Cardinals 1 0 1.000 -Victoria Eagles 3 1 0.750 -Okanagan Athletics 3 1 0.750 -North Shore Twins 1 0 1.000 -Nanaimo Pirates 2 1 0.667 .5Whalley Chiefs 1 4 0.200 2.5Coquitlam Reds 0 1 0.000 1Langley Blaze 0 1 0.000 1Parksville Royals 0 2 0.000 2North Delta Blue Jays 0 0 0.000 -Parksville Royals 0 0 0.000 -Victoria Mariners 0 0 0.000 -
Yesterday’s resultNorth Shore 9, Coquitlam 0
Saturday April 18Whalley at North Delta, 11 a.m.Abbotsford at Parksville, 12:15 p.m.Okanagan at White Rock, 1 p.m.Vic Eagles at Langley, 1 p.m.North Shore at Vic Mariners, 1 p.m.Whalley at North Delta, 1:30 p.m.Abbotsford at Parksville, 2:45 p.m.North Shore at Vic Mariners, 3:30 p.m.White Rock at Okanagan, 3:30 p.m.Vic Eagles at Langley, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday April 19Langley at Coquitlam, 11 a.m.North Shore at Vic Eagles, 11 a.m.Abbotsford at Nanaimo, 11 a.m.Okanagan at White Rock, 11 a.m.Vic Mariners at Parksville, 12 p.m.North Shore at Vic Eagles, 1:30 p.m.White Rock at Okanagan, 1:30 p.m.Abbotsford at Nanaimo, 1:30 p.m.Langley at Coquitlam, 1:30 p.m.Vic Mariners at Parksville, 2:30 p.m.
IIHF Ice Hockey U18World ChampionshipApril 16-26, Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland
StandingsGroup B GP W L Pts GF-ACanada 1 1 0 3 11-6Finland 1 1 0 3 6-1Czech Rep 1 0 1 0 1-6Latvia 1 0 1 0 6-11Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0-0
Group A GP W L Pts GF-ARussia 1 1 0 3 3-1Slovakia 1 1 0 3 3-1USA 1 0 1 0 1-3Sweden 1 0 1 0 0-0Germany 0 0 0 0 1-3
Yesterday’s resultsSlovakia 3, Sweden 1Canada 11, Latvia 6Russia 3, USA 1Finland 6, Czech Republic 1
Today’s scheduleUnited States vs. Slovakia, 5:45 a.m.Czech Republic vs. Latvia, 6:40 a.m.Germany vs. Russia, 9:45 a.m.Switzerland vs. Finland, 10:45 a.m.
Saturday, April 18Sweden vs. Germany, 8 a.m.Canada vs. Switzerland, 9:45 a.m.
Sunday, April 19Russia vs. Slovakia, 4 a.m.Finland vs. Latvia, 5:45 a.m.Sweden vs. United States, 8 a.m.Canada vs. Czech Rep, 9:45 a.m.
Monday, April 20Slovakia vs. Germany, 9:45 a.m.Latvia vs. Switzerland, 10:45 a.m.
Eastern ConferenceAtlantic W L OT SL GF GA PtsManchester 48 16 6 3 233 167 105Providence 40 24 7 2 200 176 89Worcester 40 27 4 2 213 187 86Portland 37 27 7 2 193 181 83St. John’s 31 33 8 2 176 228 72
Northeast W L OT SL GF GA PtsHartford 41 23 5 4 214 207 91Syracuse 41 24 9 0 212 210 91Springfield 37 28 8 1 185 202 83Albany 35 28 5 6 191 199 81Bridgeport 27 38 7 1 206 239 62
East W L OT SL GF GA PtsHershey 44 22 5 3 210 178 96W-B/Scranton 43 23 3 4 202 154 93Lehigh Valley 33 32 7 1 190 223 74Binghamton 33 33 7 1 235 255 74Norfolk 26 38 6 4 160 212 62
Western ConferenceNorth W L OT SL GF GA PtsUtica 45 20 7 2 213 178 99Toronto 37 27 9 0 196 198 83Hamilton 34 28 12 0 195 198 80Adirondack 34 31 6 2 223 228 76Rochester 28 39 5 1 202 240 62
Midwest W L OT SL GF GA PtsGrand Rapids 45 21 6 2 244 177 98Rockford 45 22 5 2 217 174 97Chicago 39 27 6 1 201 186 85Milwaukee 33 28 7 6 201 211 79Lake Erie 33 29 8 4 201 234 78
West W L OT SL GF GA PtsSan Antonio 45 22 6 1 243 215 97Texas 38 22 13 1 235 211 90Oklahoma City 39 27 5 3 217 210 86Charlotte 30 37 6 1 164 226 67Iowa 23 47 2 2 170 238 50
Rays 4, Blue Jays 2Tampa Bay Toronto ab r h bi ab r h biDeJesus DH 4 0 1 1 Reyes SS 1 0 0 0Souza Jr. RF 3 0 0 1 Goins SS 3 0 1 0Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0 Donaldson 3B 3 0 1 0Longoria 3B 3 1 1 0 Bautista RF 4 0 0 0Mahtook PR 0 0 0 0 Enc’acion DH 2 0 0 1Wilson C 0 0 0 0 Smoak 1B 2 0 0 0Jennings LF 4 0 1 0 Navarro PH 1 0 0 0Dykstra 1B 1 0 0 0 Valencia 1B 0 0 0 0Beckham 2B 2 1 1 2 Martin C 1 1 0 0Forsythe IF 4 0 1 0 Pompey CF 4 0 0 0Kiermaier CF 4 2 2 0 Pillar LF 4 0 0 0Rivera C-1B 4 0 1 0 Travis 2B 4 1 2 1Totals 33 4 8 4 Totals 29 2 4 2
Tampa Bay 001 012 000 4 Toronto 000 000 011 2
SB: TB Souza Jr. (3, 3rd base off Sanchez, A/Martin, R). 2B: TB Kiermaier (5, Sanchez, A), DeJesus (2, Sanchez, A), Longoria (4, Sanchez, A), Forsythe (3, Estrada); TOR Travis (3, Boxberger). GIDP: TB Dykstra; TOR Bautista. HR: TB Beckham, T (2, 6th inning off Loup, 1 on, 1 out). Team Lob: TB 6; TOR 8. DP: TB (Cabrera, A-Dykstra); TOR 2 (Travis-Goins-Smoak, Martin, R-Goins). E: TOR Donaldson (2, throw).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SOC Archer (W, 2-1) 7.0 2 0 0 2 11S Geltz 0.0 1 1 1 1 0K Jepsen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0B Boxberger 1.0 1 1 1 1 1Toronto IP H R ER BB SOA Sanchez (L, 0-2) 5.1 5 3 3 3 4A Loup 0.2 1 1 1 0 1M Estrada 3.0 2 0 0 0 3HBP: Longoria (by Estrada), Martin, R (by Archer).
Time: 3:00. Att: 14,433.
Twins 8, Royals 5Kansas City Minnesota ab r h bi ab r h biEscobar SS 5 0 0 0 Santana SS 5 1 2 0Moustakas 3B 5 2 2 0 Hunter RF 5 1 3 0Cain CF 4 3 3 3 Mauer DH 4 0 1 3Hosmer 1B 4 0 1 1 Dozier 2B 4 1 1 0Morales DH 5 0 1 0 Vargas 1B 4 1 2 2Perez C 5 0 2 1 Plouffe 3B 4 0 0 0Orlando LF 4 0 1 0 Escobar LF 3 0 1 0Colon 2B 3 0 0 0 Schafer CF 0 1 0 0Dyson RF 2 0 0 0 Suzuki C 4 1 2 2Totals 37 5 10 5 Robinson OF 4 2 2 0 Totals 37 8 14 7
Kansas City 201 000 002 5 Minnesota 022 100 03x 8
SB: KC Cain, L (2, 2nd base off Milone/Suzuki, K). 2B: KC Perez, S (2, Milone), Moustakas (2, Duensing), Cain, L (4, Duensing); MIN Hunter, To (1, Vargas), Robinson, S (1, Madson). GIDP: MIN Vargas. HR: KC Cain, L (2, 1st inning off Milone, 1 on, 1 out); MIN Vargas (1, 2nd inning off Vargas, 1 on, 0 out), Suzuki, K (1, 8th inning off Young, Cr, 1 on, 0 out). S: KC Dyson, J. Team Lob: KC 10; MIN 8. DP: KC (Frasor-Perez, S-Hosmer). E: KC Moustakas (2, throw); MIN Plouffe (1, fielding), Santana, D (2, throw).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SOJ Vargas (L, 1-1) 3.0 10 5 4 1 1J Frasor 1.0 0 0 0 0 0C Young 3.0 2 2 2 1 0R Madson 1.0 2 1 1 0 1Minnesota IP H R ER BB SOT Milone (W, 2-0) 5.1 7 3 3 3 3T Stauffer 0.1 0 0 0 0 0A Thompson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0C Fien 1.1 0 0 0 0 0B Duensing 0.1 3 2 2 0 0G Perkins 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Time: 3:01. Att: 17,449.
Nationals 5, Phillies 2Philadelphia Washington ab r h bi ab r h biHerrera CF 3 0 0 0 Escobar 3B 4 1 1 1Galvis SS 3 0 1 1 Desmond SS 4 0 1 0Utley 2B 4 0 0 0 Werth LF 4 1 1 0Francoeur RF 3 1 1 0 Harper RF 2 2 0 0Asche 3B 4 0 0 0 Zim’man 1B 4 0 1 2Ruiz C 4 0 0 0 Ramos C 4 0 1 1Howard 1B 3 0 1 0 Espinosa 2B 2 0 0 0Ruf LF 3 0 1 1 Taylor CF 2 1 1 1Hamels P 2 1 0 0 Fister P 3 0 0 0Sizemore PH 1 0 1 0 Thornton P 0 0 0 0Garcia P 0 0 0 0 Barrett P 0 0 0 0Papelbon P 0 0 0 0 Storen P 0 0 0 0Revere PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 29 5 6 5Totals 31 2 5 2
Philadelphia 001 100 000 2 Washington 100 112 00x 5
2B: PHI Ruf (1, Fister); WSH Werth (1, Hamels), Zimmerman (1, Hamels). 3B: PHI Galvis (1, Fister). GIDP: PHI Revere; WSH Werth. HR: WSH Escobar, Y (1, 1st inning off Hamels, 0 on, 0 out), Taylor (2, 5th inning off Hamels, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: PHI 7; WSH 4. DP: PHI (Asche-Utley-Howard); WSH (Desmond-Zimmerman). E: WSH Taylor (1, fielding).
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SOC Hamels (L, 0-2) 6.0 5 5 5 4 7L Garcia 1.0 1 0 0 0 1J Papelbon 1.0 0 0 0 0 1Washington IP H R ER BB SOD Fister (W, 1-0) 6.2 4 2 1 4 4M Thornton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0A Barrett 1.0 0 0 0 0 1D Storen 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Time: 2:16. Att: 24,768.
Kansas City 201 000 002 5 10 1Minnesota 022 100 03x 8 14 2W: T. Milone (2-0) L: J. Vargas (1-1) S: G. Perkins (2)HR: KC - L. Cain (2) MIN - K. Vargas (1),K. Suzuki (1)
Milwaukee 000 000 000 0 6 1St. Louis 000 002 11x 4 11 1W: J. Lackey (1-0) L: M. Fiers (0-2)HR: MIL - None STL - None
Miami 200 101 100 5 7 0NY Mets 000 032 20x 7 9 1W: J. Blevins (1-0) L: M. Dunn (0-1)HR: MIA - G. Stanton (1),M. Prado (1) NYM - W. Flores (1)
American LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkBoston 6 3 .667 - L1Tampa Bay 6 4 .600 0.5 W1Baltimore 5 4 .556 1.0 W2Toronto 5 5 .500 1.5 L1NY Yankees 3 6 .333 3.0 L2Central W L PCT GB StrkDetroit 8 1 .889 - W2Kansas City 7 2 .778 1.0 L2Chicago Sox 3 5 .375 4.5 L1Cleveland 3 5 .375 4.5 W1Minnesota 3 6 .333 5.0 W2West W L PCT GB StrkOakland 5 5 .500 - L1Houston 4 5 .444 0.5 W1LA Angels 4 5 .444 0.5 W1Texas 4 6 .400 1.0 L1Seattle 3 6 .333 1.5 L3
National LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkNY Mets 7 3 .700 - W5Atlanta 6 3 .667 0.5 L2Washington 4 6 .400 3.0 W2Miami 3 7 .300 4.0 L1Philadelphia 3 7 .300 4.0 L5Central W L PCT GB StrkChicago Cubs 5 3 .625 - W1St. Louis 5 3 .625 - W2Cincinnati 5 4 .556 0.5 L1Pittsburgh 3 6 .333 2.5 L2Milwaukee 2 7 .222 3.5 L2West W L PCT GB StrkColorado 7 2 .778 - W3LA Dodgers 6 3 .667 1.0 W4San Diego 6 4 .600 1.5 W2Arizona 4 5 .444 3.0 L2San Francisco 3 7 .300 4.5 L6
Keystone Cup 2015Western Canadian Junior B ChampionshipApril 16-19, Cold Lake Energy Centre, Cold Lake, Alberta
Yesterday’s resultsCold Lake Ice 2, North Edmonton Red Wings 2Campbell River Storm 4, Saskatoon Quakers 2Thunder Bay Northern Hawks 3, Selkirk Fishermen 3N Edmonton 5, Saskatoon 4Campbell River vs Cold Lake
Round Robin standingsTeam W L T Pts GF-AN Edmonton 1 0 1 3 7-6Campbell River 1 0 0 2 4-2Cold Lake 0 0 1 1 2-2Selkirk 0 0 1 1 3-3Thunder Bay 0 0 1 1 3-3Saskatoon 0 2 0 0 6-9
Today’s scheduleSelkirk vs. Saskatoon, 7:30 a.m.Thunder Bay vs. Cold Lake, 10:30 a.m.N Edmon vs. Campbell River, 1:30 p.m.Saskatoon vs. Thunder Bay, 4:30 p.m.Cold Lake vs. Selkirk, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 18Thunder Bay vs. Campbell River, 7:30 a.m.Selkirk vs. N Edmonton, 10:30 a.m.Cold Lake vs. Saskatoon 1:30 p.m.Campbell River vs. Selkirk, 4:30 p.m.N Edmonton vs. Thunder Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 19Bronze medal, 9 a.m.Gold medal, noon
Rangers 2, Penguins 1First Period1. New York, Brassard (1) (Girardi, Nash) 0:282. New York, McDonagh (1) (Yandle, Zuccarello) 15:16 (PP)Penalties: Kunitz Pit (Goalie Interfer-ence) 6:02, Chorney Pit (Interference) 8:54, Comeau Pit (Roughing) 14:33, Perron Pit (Slashing) 16:43
Second Period3. Pittsburgh, Comeau (1) (Lovejoy, Spaling) 6:15Penalties: Nash Nyr (Boarding) 13:04
Third PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Downie Pit (Cross checking) 5:33
Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd TPittsburgh 5 11 9 25New York 13 14 11 38
Goaltending summary:Pittsburgh: Fleury (36/38), New York: Lundqvist (24/25)
Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Pittsburgh: 0 of 1, New York: 1 of 5
Att: 18,006
Red Wings 3, Lightning 2First Period1. Detroit, Datsyuk (1) (Helm, Quincey) 9:032. Tampa Bay, Boyle (1) 14:31 (PP)Penalties: Callahan Tb (Holding) 14:04, Datsyuk Det (Interference) 16:37, Stralman Tb (Goalkeeper Interference) 19:28
Second Period3. Detroit, Datsyuk (2) (Helm) 0:08 (PP)Penalties: Filppula Tb (Goalkeeper Interference) 7:19, Helm Det (Interfer-ence) 8:27, Paquette Tb (Hooking) 17:32
Third Period4. Detroit, Glendening (1) 5:50 (PP)5. Tampa Bay, Nesterov (1) (Killorn, Callahan) 8:26Penalties: DeKeyser Det (Interference) 0:28, Zidlicky Det (Cross checking) 4:35, DeKeyser Det (High-sticking) 10:54, Helm Det (Hooking) 19:47
Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd TDetroit 3 7 4 14Tampa Bay 10 17 19 46
Goaltending summary:Detroit: Mrazek (44/46), Tampa Bay: Bishop (11/14)
Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Detroit: 1 of 3, Tampa Bay: 0 of 7
Att: 19,204
Final Stats - Regular SeasoPoints1. Jamie Benn, DAL 872. John Tavares, NYI 863. Sidney Crosby, PIT 844. Alex Ovechkin, WSH 814. Jakub Voracek, PHI 81
Goals1. Alex Ovechkin, WSH 532. Steven Stamkos, TB 433. Rick Nash, NYR 424. John Tavares, NYI 385. Tyler Seguin, DAL 37
Plus/Minus1. Max Pacioretty, MTL 381. Nikita Kucherov, TB 383. Tyler Johnson, TB 334. Ondrej Palat, TB 315. Jonathan Toews, CHI 30
GoaltendersGoals Against Average1. Carey Price, MTL 1.962. Devan Dubnyk, ARI/MIN 2.073. Pekka Rinne, NSH 2.184. Cam Talbot, NYR 2.215. Braden Holtby, WSH 2.22
Save Percentage1. Carey Price, MTL .9332. Devan Dubnyk, ARI/MIN .9293. Steve Mason, PHI .9284. Cam Talbot, NYR .9265. Cory Schneider, NJ .925
Wins1. Carey Price, MTL 442. Braden Holtby, WSH 412. Pekka Rinne, NSH 414. Ben Bishop, TB 405. Jaroslav Halak, NYI 38
Eastern LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GADC United 10 5 3 1 1 5 4NY Red Bulls 8 4 2 0 2 7 4Orlando 8 6 2 2 2 6 5N. England 8 6 2 2 2 4 6Chicago 6 5 2 3 0 5 7NY City FC 6 6 1 2 3 5 5Philadelphia 6 7 1 3 3 8 11Columbus 5 5 1 2 2 5 5Toronto 3 4 1 3 0 6 8Montreal 2 4 0 2 2 2 6
Western LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GAVancouver 13 7 4 2 1 9 7Dallas 10 6 3 2 1 7 8San Jose 9 6 3 3 0 7 7Salt Lake 9 5 2 0 3 6 4Sporting KC 9 6 2 1 3 6 6Houston 8 6 2 2 2 5 3Los Angeles 8 6 2 2 2 6 6Seattle 7 5 2 2 1 6 4Colorado 6 5 1 1 3 4 2Portland 6 6 1 2 3 6 7
Wild 4, Blues 2First Period1. Minnesota, Zucker (1) (Fontaine) 2:47
Second Period2. Minnesota, Dumba (1) (Stewart, Spurgeon) 4:10 (PP)Penalties: Stastny Stl (Hooking) 2:30, Brodziak Min (Slashing) 4:34, Bouw-meester Stl (Hooking) 12:08, Michalek Stl (Interference) 17:09
Third Period3. St. Louis, Schwartz (1) (Shattenkirk, Berglund) 7:124. Minnesota, Granlund (1) (Pominville, Parise) 18:47 (PP)5. St. Louis, Steen (1) (Shattenkirk, Tarasenko) 19:01 (PP)6. Minnesota, Pominville (1) (Parise) 19:40 (PP)Penalties: Niederreiter Min (Holding) 9:19, Backes Stl (Cross checking) 18:49
Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd TMinnesota 7 14 7 28St. Louis 7 4 10 21
Goaltending summary:Minnesota: Dubnyk (19/21), St. Louis: Allen (25/27)
Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Minnesota: 2 of 4, St. Louis: 0 of 2
SCOREBOARD
Vancouver Canucks goalie Eddie Lack sits on the ice after being scored on by Calgary Flames defenceman Kris Russell Wednesday in Vancouver. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
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Canucks coach will continue rolling linesJOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS
Vancouver Canucks head coach Willie Desjar-dins rolled four lines for much of the regular season and he doesn’t plan on changing that philosophy in the playoffs.
A day after his club dropped Game 1 of its West-ern Conference quarter-final 2-1 on home ice to the Calgary Flames, Desjardins had to defend how he distributes ice time, especially when it comes to his star players.
Henrik and Daniel Sedin each played under 18 minutes in the game, with the latter clocking in at just 16 minutes 14 seconds.
The twins each played under five minutes in a third period in which the Flames scored twice — less than the line of Bo Horvat, Jannik Hansen and Ronalds Kenins which was on for Kris Russell’s winner with 29.6 seconds left in regulation.
“We play every game to win that game,” Desjar-dins said after Thursday’s practice. “If we burn up our energy then we’ll worry about that for the next game. It’s not that we don’t play to win that game.
“At the same time, the Sedins play their best game when they’re fresh. If they’re not fresh they won’t be as successful. If you ask them I think they’ll say the same thing.”
Some of last season’s failure to make the play-offs was blamed on former head coach John Tor-torella leaning too heavily on the Sedins. Henrik Sedin averaged 20:40 of ice time per game in 2013-14 compared to 18:36 this year, while Daniel Sedin clocked in at 20:36 under Tortorella com-pared to 18:21 with Desjardins behind the bench.
“It’s something we’ve done all year,” Henrik Sedin said of the four-line game. “Most of the time we’ve been around 16, 17 minutes. Some-times more, sometimes less. We’ve been success-ful at rolling four lines.
“As a player you want to be out there all the time.”
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your efforts will come back in multiples. You carefully will express yourself with a child or loved one, and it will be well-received. Making plans could force a change to your sched-ule. Make it your pleasure. Don’t lose your temper so quickly. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Remain sure of yourself. You might not like what is happening with a situation. When you let those involved hear your opin-ions, you should expect a strong reaction, no matter how you say what you are thinking. Making peace could be touch-and-go for a while. Tonight: Vanish.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You might not have a free moment with so much hap-pening around you. You’ll be delighted by the action, but at the same time you could feel pressured. When an associate notices how tense you are, he or she will try to alleviate the stress. Tonight: Only where the crowds are.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might not be up for taking on more responsibility, but you
won’t seem to have a choice. You could be wondering what your options are. Know that you can delegate certain tasks to others. A male friend could be challenging. Tonight: Avoid a power play at all costs.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Your perspective will change if you detach. You might under-stand a loved one a lot better if you can tune in to your empa-thy and imagine what it would be like to walk in this person’s shoes. Your positive approach will get warm results. Tonight: Take off ASAP.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) One-on-one relating takes you to a new level of understanding. You’ll feel good in the company of a dear friend with whom you can be totally open. Don’t worry about a change in plans and/or another person’s fiery outburst. Tonight: Dinner for two.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might have no choice but to defer to others, especially as they seem determined to have control. If you think someone is making a mistake, let this person know without making a scene. As a result, he or she
will be more likely to accept the results. Tonight: Say “yes.”
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Pace yourself and take a break. One-on-one relating will bring out the affection of an admirer. Be careful with how you approach this person, as he or she could be more intense than you might realize. Avoid an outburst, if possible. Tonight: Accept someone’s offer.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your naturally fiery person-ality might emerge when deal-ing with a new friend. Passion runs high between you, and one of you is likely to get irritated. Detach, and a new beginning becomes possible. Tonight: Avoid taking any risks right now.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You will have to come to terms with a loved one’s choices. You might be questioning this per-son’s rationale, but understand that you probably can’t change his or her mind. Relax. Just rec-ognize how good you feel with this person around you. Tonight: Head home early.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You might wonder what would be the best way to proceed with a personal matter. With the help of a friend, figure out what the next step is. Pressure builds on the homefront. You’ll discover how irritable a loved one is. Tonight: Favorite place with a favorite person.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You tend to get into the moment, and it is then that your boundaries melt away. Be very careful with your spend-ing. Even if someone proves that what he or she is offering is a sure deal, don’t count on it. Speak your mind. Tonight: Keep to your budget.
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23 Telescope lens 24 Big Dipper neighbor 25 Cowboy’s stray 29 Put through a blender 30 Moving right -- 32 Pool table part 33 Drew up 34 Snert’s master 35 Split to join 36 Couch 42 Fastened 46 Car safety device (2 wds.) 47 Outfitted 48 Ward off 49 Swamp critter 50 Historic shrine 51 Hider in kids’ books 52 Simple trap 54 Water carrier 55 Rascals 59 Potpie veggie 60 Wayfarer’s refuge 61 Superman’s emblem
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1. GARAGE SALE 2133 Motion Dr. Sat. April 18th, 8am-12noon. Furniture, housewares, linens, vintage, odds and ends.
2. GARAGE SALE 6200 Malabar Rd. Sat April 18th, 2015 8am - 1pm.
3. MOVING SALE 37 - 6155 Lugrin Rd. Sat/Sun, April 18/19, 9am - 3pm. Table & chairs, dishes and much much more.
4. GARAGE SALE 5343 Golden St. Sat Apr. 18, 9am - 1pm. Household, furniture, fi shing lures, collectibles, books, radical arm saw, etc.
5. MOVING/GIANT GARAGE SALE 3501 – 12th Ave. Sat. April 18, 9am - 3pm. Furniture, tools etc.
6. MULTI-FAMILY SALE 4352 Scott St. Sat & Sun, April 18 & 19, 8am- 12noon. Household items to baby & children items. Everything must go!
7. GARAGE, TACK, BAKING SALE Cherry Creek Hall Gym. Sat, April 18, 9:00 to noon. Refreshments also avail. Sponsored by the Back Country Horsemans Society (Port Alberni).
8. GARAGE SALE 3578 Gagne Rd. (top of Burde St.) Sat. April 18th, 8am - noon. Kids clothes & toys, bbq, sports gear, fi ling cabinet, household items.
9. YARD SALE 5373 Tebo Ave. Sat April 18, 8am - 1pm. Variety of household and garden items.
10. CRAFT & PLANT SALE 3737 Anderson Ave., April 17, 9am-1pm, Sat, April 18, 8am-1pm Crafts, plants, in/outdoor rubber stamps and some garage sale items.
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WHAT’S HAPPENINGDon’t miss out on local events
Listings for Friday, April 17 to Thursday, April 23
FRIDAY
Mike Edel concert at Char’s Landing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Indie, folk music.
SATURDAY
How-To in 45 Fest: Free, all-ages opportunity to learn something new from fitness to technology. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Echo Centre.
Rock with Elvis at the Royal Canadian Legion #293 at 7 p.m.
Country Night with Back-stage Whiskey at Cherry Creek Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Eugene Smith concert at Char’s Landing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. “Rock for the Folk People”
SUNDAY
Casual concert with Joey Clarkson Acoustic Duo at Char’s Landing from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Pop/Rock
MONDAY
Latin Dance Social with Cuba’s Watson Hernandez from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char’s Landing.
TUESDAY
Meat Draw and 50/50 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Kingsway Pub to benefit the Alberni Valley Hos-pice Society.
Boutique Belles Amies Fash-ion Show at Starboard Grill at 6 p.m.
Ladies Night Social from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char’s Landing.
Myc Sharratt concert at Char’s Landing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Folk rock.
WEDNESDAY
24th Street Wailers Concert at Char’s Landing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Rock ‘n Roll/Blues.
Karaoke at Blue Marlin Inn from 8 p.m.
THURSDAY
Team Trudeau - Pints ‘n’ Pol-itics 5:30-7pm
Doc MacLean - National Steel “Big X” concert at Char’s Land-ing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Blues.
Bread of Life Dinner, April 24 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets at Bread of Life and Cornerstones.
West Coast Aquatic stewardship centre fundraiser, April 24 at the Black Sheep Rugby Club at 5:30 p.m.
SPCA Dinner and Auction, April 25 at Cherry Creek Hall. Doors open at 4:00 p.m. Dinner at 5 p.m. Tickets at the SPCA and Scotiabank.
Calling all gardeners! The Rollin Art Centre needs your help! We are having
a morning dedicated to work-ing in our “Native Garden” at the Rollin Art Centre. Local landscaper, Val Deakin, will be on hand Saturday April 18th starting at 10 to work in our garden, which is in dire help and needs some TLC. We are looking for help for a few hours to get our garden back to looking beautiful. If you are interested in offering a few hours to help weed, dig, prune and general help in our garden, please stop by the Rollin Art Centre, this Saturday morning at 10 am. Please bring along your own gardening tools and a friend. We need all the help we can get. Thank you!
Days with the Arts. This is one of the largest fundrais-
ers for the Community Arts Council and it happens only every other year. A wonderful weekend of art and culture is in store for you on Sat. April 25th and Sun. April 26th with the purchase of a ticket for 2015 Days with the Arts. Over 20 artist studios and public venues will be open, from 11a.m. - 4 p.m. featuring over 50 local artists. The purchase of your ticket will give you a weekend wristband or single day ribbon, admission to venues, opportunities to win major or studio prizes and a map showing locations. Check out the old Woodward’s win-dows on upper 3rd Ave., (now the new Coulson building) for a sneak preview of some of the featured artists in this year’s two day event.
The Rollin Art Centre’s cur-rent art exhibit will run
until May 2nd, featuring belov-ed retired art teacher, Dietrich Schlackl. Dietrich is showcas-ing his oil on canvas, themed, family and community. The title for this exhibit is, “For the Love of Painting”.
The Rollin Art Centre is accepting applications to
all visual artists and artist groups to submit an applica-
tion to exhibit their work in our Fine Arts Gallery during the 2016 calendar year. Don’t miss this opportunity to have your own Art exhibit or group exhibit. Application forms are available at the Rollin Art Centre. Deadline is April 30, 2015. Call to Artist forms avail-able on our website at www.portalberniarts.com or stop by the gallery today.
The Rollin Art Centre’s annual GIANT book sale
is only a month away. We have added an extra day this year; mark your calendars, May 8th, 6 – 8 p.m. and Sat. May 9th. 9-3 p.m.
We are still in great need of all your gently used books, as donations are low. Please help support this wonderful fundraiser for the Community Arts Council and the Rollin Art Centre by dropping off all your “like new” books. Please no library books, maga-zines, National Geographic, encyclopedia’s, Reader’s Digest or textbooks. Our donation box is located at the Rollin Art Centre, inside, under the stair-case in the wooden box.
The Barkley Sounds Com-munity Choir presents
“Jukebox Favourites” Concert on April 26, 2:30 p.m. at the ADSS Theatre. Tickets are available at the door or at Roll-in Art Centre (cash only), Echo Centre, Salmonberry’s & Blue Fish. Special guests are Anna Lewis on fiddle and Dennis Olson on guitar. This is going to be a fun concert and a trip down memory lane, remerging the days of the old jukebox. For more information call Sylvia at 250-723-7185.
Timbre! Choir of Port Alberni, presents “WE GOT
RHYTHM” on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. at ADSS The-
atre. This concert completes the 42nd season and will lit-erally include something for everyone – Canadiana, Celtic, Animation, Peace and Broad-way. Timbre! Choir is conduct-ed by Patricia Miller and will be accompanied by Danielle Marcinek on piano and the Barry Miller Jazz Trio. For an extra treat, the audience will be greeted by the Alberni Val-ley Community Band that will play for your enjoyment at the entrance of the theatre. Get your tickets early as the con-certs often sell out. Tickets on sale in Port Alberni at Rollin Art Centre (cash only), Echo Centre, Finishing Touches, Salmonberry’s, choir members and if available, at the door.
Harbour City Big Band Dance is a fundraiser for
the Bread of Life. This is a benefit for Bread of Life this year. This band of local musi-cians led by Greg and Sarah Falls, is their annual dance. It is being held at the Bavarian Center on May 9 from 7:30 to 11:30pm. There will be featured singers this year from vari-ous music schools who began
their singing career while at ADSS. There will also be a fun silent auction and door prizes. Tickets can be purchased from a band member, Rollin Art Centre (cash only), Pete’s Mountain Meats, and Bread of Life/Cornerstones Thrift shop.
The 2015 annual Rotary Ban-ner Program is set to begin
Thursday, May 21-Sunday, May 24, at the Kinsmen Community Centre. Pick up your applica-tions at the Rollin Art Centre today. Deadline is May 15. Ban-ner “Paint-Ins” will take place Thurs., May 21 12-8 pm, Fri., May 22 12-8 pm, Sat., May 23 9 am-4 pm, Sun., May 24 9 am-4 pm at the Kinsmen Community Centre (Fall Fair Grounds).
COMMUNITY ARTS
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» Melissa Martin is the arts administra-tor for the Community Arts Council. This is a group dedicated to enriching individuals and the community by shar-ing and shaping the cultural environ-ment of the Valley. If you would like to submit something to this column, please drop it off (e-mail preferred) at the Rollin Art Centre by noon on the Friday before your event. Your articles must be 150 words or less. E-mail: [email protected].
Weekend entertainment
Myc Sharratt will be making a stop at Char’s Landing on Tuesday. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
Improv! Daddy’s NightHave you ever thought about
being a dad? Have you ever wondered what it might be like? Well, the folks who perform improv at the Capitol Theatre will show you the good, the bad and the funny perks of fatherhood.
It takes place tonight at 7 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre.
At Char’s Landing on Fri-day is Mike Edel, Saturday is Eugene Smith and Sunday Joey Clarkson.
On Tuesday, Myc Sharratt will make a stop as part of his April tour of Vancouver Island.
Sharratt recently released his new album, Cellar Door. The Male Vocalist of the Year and six-time nominee of the Vancouver Island Music Awards worked on the album with producer Ryan Stewart in North Vancouver. Production continued in Dublin with Gavin Glass, but the majority was pro-duced on Vancouver Island.
With his reputation as a great live act, Sharratt is likened to Dave Matthews and Bruce Springsteen. His songs are writ-ten from the heart, the working man and the dreamer.
Proceeds from the Itunes sales of singles from his new album will be donated to charity in his mother’s memory.
The show at Char’s starts at 8.
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