The Winnipeg Sun from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • 23

THE WINNIPEG SUN Wednesday January 27 1982 23 5-S A i v-v- Xvxa vA xfc 1 Robert Picard of Montreal is airborne courtesy of Moose Dupont Battle of Quebec Habs win this installment By Jim Bender Far The Sun At the biggest bonspiel in the world some curlers will be throwing rocks in earnest while others will be earnestly clinking rocks in the bottom of a glass The Manitoba Curling Association will feature some curlers chewing the ends of their brooms or brushes trying to get that elusive Tankard berth Those who have already made it and those who know they will be out to enjoy what amounts to be the biggest winter party in Manitoba The 94th annual will slide off Thursday evening with 736 teams competing in all 29 local rinks Apart from the major events eight spots for the provincial playdowns are available Such notables as Murray Nye a finalist at last Tankard will be using the bonspiel as a last resort for a route into the playdowns that begin at the Winnipeg Arena on Feb 10 Other such notables as defending Canadian champion Kerry Burtnyk who already has a Tankard spot sewn up will use the keen competition as a warm-up A dozen out-of-province rinks will be competing in the despite being ineligible for a Tankard berth Among them is 1975 world champion Otto Danielli from Switzerland one of the best bonspiels you can play he said on the verge of his third MCA "You never know here Someone never heard of can beat you Although icemakers are hoping for the annual Bonspiel Thaw and yesterday was almost balmy the weatherman is not optimistic "Warmer weather will make the ice keener because the pebbles will wear said Ben Poley icemaker at the Grain Exchange But the forecast for this weekend is for below normal temperatures of -24 Poley said icemakers will have to treat the ice differently to keep it keen in the cooler weather It's biggest "The Guinness Book of World Records has it down as the largest bonspiel in the says MCA bonspiel publicity chairman A1 Macatavish Bill Kitson the man in charge of the headaches involved in scheduling the double-sided draw involving 736 rinks says he has a "computer in his to keep things straight Working out of his Portage la Prairie home Kitson has been the MCA drawmaster since 1960 The biggest problems are rink changes storms typing errors and time he says The MCA has an staff under the eyes of chairman Barry Mulvenny to take calls and keep on top of games as the progresses From United Press Sacre bleu! It took the Montreal Canadiens two years and change but they finally beat the Quebec Nordiques at the Colesium Left winger Rejean Houle scored two goals and Keith Acton added a goal and an assist including his 100th NHL point to push the Habs to an 8-3 verdict over the Nordiques A record crowd of 15338 watched Mario Tremblay Doug Wickenheiser and Steve Shutt score in the third period to bust a 5-3 game open at the seams Trailing 1-0 early in the game on right winger Real breakaway goal Montreal bounced back getting two consecutive powerplay goals before the end of the first period Centre Pierre Mondou knotted the score at 12:10 rifling a shot from the faceoff circle and then Houle took advantage of a tripping penalty to Nordique defenceman Wally Weir two minutes later At Uniondale NY Bryan Trottier and Duane Sutter scored twice each during a five-goal first-period outburst that was the second fastest in NHL history powering the New York Islanders to a 9-2 rout of the Pittsburgh Penguins Meanwhile in St Louis Jari Kurri scored two goal and set up another as the Edmonton Oilers nipped the St Louis Blues 6-4 Fans show enthusiasm OTTAWA (UPC) Members of almost 50 per cent of 921 households in the Ottawa-Hull area would attend at least one hockey game if the Colorado Rockies decide to relocate to the capital area a survey showed Tuesday A further 22 per cent of the 921 households said they would buy on average 15 season tickets valued at $600 each said the private survey The survey figures would translate into a demand for 7300 season tickets and total gate receipts of $180000 for each game excluding revenue from concessions parking and program sales Estimates have indicated a minimum of $150000 per game in revenues was required to break even "Therefore it would seem that a return of 20 per cent over the Fort Wayne in financial trouble break-even point would be said the private research consultant Rockies owner Peter Gilbert arrived here on a three-day visit to test the market for his team The private research firm said that 486 per cent of the households would likely attend at least one hockey game if the tickets were $13 MOTORISTS ROBBED BY GAS THIEF Motorists are being robbed by a sly thief who steals gas while they drive The culprit is a dirty carburetor which wastes precious fuel and causes poor engine performance Now you can restore efficiency thanks to Carburetor Cleaner This formula works without dismantling your carburetor to instantly remove gum and varnish curb rough idling and stalling as it increases mileage So for happier motoring get WYNN'S Carburetor Cleaner 0RJ AUTOMOBilElDEALS EElTH ETS NTC CASSI FI E0 (W FORT WAYNE Ind (UPI) The Fort Wayne Komets a farm club of the NHL Winnipeg Jets whose 30-year existence makes it the most eastablished team in the International Hockey League is in serious financial trouble team officials said Tuesday Co-owner Colin Lister said the team is $100000 in the red and has a "25 per cent of making it through the season Lister cited poor attendance increased expenses a poor economy and bad weather as the reasons for the financial problems Ait Display Advertising Department Editorial Department 957-0710 8:30 AM 5:00 PM Classified Advertising Department 957-0710 8:30 AM 8:00 PM Sat 8:30 12:30 PM Circulation Department 632-6506 7:00 AM 6:00 PM Available at 7 (flMIDinn TIRE tiff Nd AUTO CtNTffS th'l rrww wwf? 111 MIPP -f-i -tfrt-1-' 1 tiauf -y 7-? rt ysy: 1 r- 1-- rrrr TSl- a---- nWf w- MM MRPT'VP 'Tl1-.