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Special tradition nears an end After decades together, group of bocce players may lose their gathering spot to developers SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS
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t isn’t much to look at — a small, white church on the corner of 104th Street and Apsley Avenue in Nanaimo’s north end. Behind the church is a small, leafy yard, and in the yard are two lanes with compacted sand and stout wooden walls. The church, formerly St. John’s, is boarded up now, but used to be the place of worship for many in Nanaimo’s Croatian community. Throngs of families would pour in and out of the building on Sundays, sometimes to have picnics. The congregations are gone, but most days you can still find 10 or so mostly Croatian men who gather behind the church to play bocce in the sandy lanes they built on the property decades ago. Most are in their 70s and 80s. Some of them have been playing bocce at “their spot” for close to four decades. Over the years they have maintained the site and done some general upkeep work on the church. But that may end soon. The crew learned last year that the property is slated for a small lot subdivision, which means a 40-year tradition is set to come to a halt. Vic Kutlesa has been coming to play bocce at the site for 20 years and was the first to arrive on Wednesday. He was soon joined by his friends Gabriel Keylaj and Ante Sertic, who have played at the site for roughly 36 years each. Branko Drazic arrived shortly after. “We hate to see it go,” Drazic said. Soon, others arrive on the site, until there are enough to form two teams of four players each. Keylaj empties a brown bag filled with faded, scarred red and green bocce balls. They land with muted thuds on the packed-down sand and dirt. Each player picks up two. One of the players picks up and tosses the jack, the small, white ball used for scoring. Points are racked up for each green or red ball that is closest to the jack. It takes a few minutes for the men to get started. Once they do, however, the chatting subsides and the serious play begins. “The loser buys a case of beer, and then we play again,” said Marko Vukelich. “We used to barbecue here,” he said. “Fifty to 100 people used to show up. But I guess it just has to come to an end.”
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Above, Branko Drazic throws then reacts during a Wednesday afternoon match of bocce with friends in Nanaimo. Inset, the regular players shoot the breeze between matches. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS PHOTOS]
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Speaking Croatian, the players mutter, shout and cry approval at a good shot and wince when a ball flies past its intended target. The men banter with one another with a certain familiarity that only people who have known one another for decades carry. “Maybe 10 of us (play) when everybody is together,” Keylaj said. “Before, it used to be both (lanes) full. There used to be 40 of us, plus women (who would play in the other lane). We used to barbecue lamb, pig, every Sunday, just about, in the summertime.” “The 1800s,” Drazic replies jokingly when asked of his earliest memory of the place. Laughter ensues. But there is a distinct note of resignation among the merriment. Keylaj says they know eventually bulldozers will come in to clear the site. “I hope it takes longer,” he said,
“so we got a place to come and play. Lose a few hours of the day.” Joe Markusic, 88, is one of the older players of the bunch and is sad that he and his friends are losing their bocce lanes. “It doesn’t feel very good,” he said. “We like to come and play for free here, have a beer.” He said and others in the group hope the city or some other party comes forward with an offer to let them play at another location. The church and land was originally owned by St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, but was sold last year to MJP Homes Ltd. Michael Plavetic, who applied for rezoning of the site on behalf of the company, said the company is working on another set of plans for the site, after the rezoning was turned down after a public hearing. He said he’s told the bocce players they can use the site until construction starts, likely after this year. SPENCER.ANDERSON @NANAIMODAILYNEWS.COM 250-729-4255
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NEDC had $162K deficit in 2014 CEO Sasha Angus gave overview of activities last year, and says Nanaimo is in good economic stead SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS
The Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation ran a deficit of $162,398 in 2014, relying on reserves to make up the shortfall. That and other information was presented at the NEDC’s annual general meeting Thursday, during which NEDC officials touted the organization’s record of promoting economic development in the area. “Things are good and getting better,” said outgoing NEDC chairman A. J.Hustins, adding that NEDC was the leader in the province among other economic development agencies.
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Man handed six-year term following robbery A Nanaimo man has been sentenced to six years in prison in connection with a liquor store robbery and a home invasion. Michael Zabloski, 21, of Nanaimo was sentenced in Nanaimo provincial court Wednesday for his role in the January robbery of the Terminal Park liquor store, in which a man blasted a shotgun through the ceiling and a second man tried to squirt a clerk with pepper spray, and a home invasion on Holly Avenue. Zabloski was sentenced to five years jail time for the robbery and an additional year for an aggravated assault, to run consecutive to the robbery conviction. He also received a two-year sentence for a home invasion, to be served concurrently. Chance Nicol, 21, also of Nanaimo, was previously sentenced to two years jail in connection with the robbery. Police are investigating a third suspect, who is in jail on unrelated charges in another province. The crimes drew numerous tips to Crime Stoppers. “Our community was shocked at the level of violence displayed during the robbery,” said Corp. Don Helgeson of the Nanaimo RCMP.
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Blain assumes role of district superintendent John Blain’s appointment as school district superintendent has been made permanent. The Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district made the announcement Thursday. Blain was acting superintendent and deputy superintendent. “The board unanimously agreed that Mr. Blain is the right person for the job,” said Steve Rae, board chairman, in a press release. His leadership philosophy aligns “with the entire board as we plan the future of the district,” Rae said. Blain has 37 years in the education field. His training includes degrees in physical education, administration and leadership and completion of the professional development program in education at Simon Fraser University.
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The NEDC’s finances were reviewed by accounting firm MNP, whose representative Mike Bonkowski pointed to total annual revenue of just
under $1.7 million for the year for the NEDC, $1.375 million of which was directly from government transfers from the City of Nanaimo. The second largest amount of revenue was $152,000 from a service agreement with the Regional District of Nanaimo, an increase over the $138,000 that was budgeted. The NEDC took on a total $1.84 million in expenses last year, a slightly smaller amount than the $1.92 million that was budgeted. Most of that amount ($998,483) was paying for goods and services, while $791,969 was spent on wages and salaries. The financial report says the NEDC was left with a positive
balance of $74,900 cash at the end of the year and outstanding net debt of $124,973. NEDC CEO Sasha Angus also provided an overview of the corporation’s activities in 2014, a year he said showed Nanaimo was in good economic stead. “We started seeing decent growth again,” he said. “The Conference Board of Canada pegged our growth at about 2.4 per cent overall. The forecast for this coming year and the year after is about 2.5 percent, so we’re starting to see a steady uptick in economic activity. A lot of communities in B.C. couldn’t say the same thing after the past 18 months to two years.”
Angus said the NEDC continued to reach out to business in 2014, citing UPS’s and FedEx’s decision to move to the city after being approached by the NEDC. He also cited the medical marijuana company Tilray’s decision to locate to Nanaimo as a major accomplishment for the NEDC and the city. Spencer.Anderson@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
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Nanaimo, other cities look to share parks and recreation software costs SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS
Nanaimo city staff have been given the OK to begin working with other municipalities in the province on a potential bulk purchase of parks and recreation software. Council voted 7-2 Monday to direct city staff to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Corporation of Delta, which is seeking to develop a multi-city request for proposals from software companies to bid on. A handful of large to medium municipalities, including Maple Ridge, Surrey, White Rock and Port Moody, are reportedly interested in joining the process, which is estimated to cost $3,300, plus staff travel costs. Nanaimo and most municipalities in the province have used a specific type of software called Class for the past 20 years. The software is used to manage pointof-sale purchases for all recreation facilities in the city, as well as registration for programs and facilities, online registration and schedules for programs and as a platform for staff to rent out equipment and facility space to the public. The city did $6.7 million in business through the software last year, a staff report said. However, the owner of the soft-
A customer pays for access to the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre Thursday with the help of clerk Maxine Tanner. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]
ware, ACTIVE Network, has said it will no longer maintain the program past 2017, meaning the city and all others must move to a new system. Manager of recreation services Elizabeth Williams told council the city could seek a new contract with ACTIVE Network or
another company on its own, but said a joint contract shared with other municipalities would leverage more buying power and could result in “a better deal.” She a joint contract could also result in a better software product. One improvement could include a program that allows
customers to sign up for drop-in programs online. “We don’t have that capability right now (and) that’s a big one,” she said. Spencer.Anderson@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255
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A central Vancouver Island health care worker was fired for snooping into the private records of 39 people. Island Health issued an apology for the breach, which the health authority says affected residents across Vancouver Island. The breach was discovered by tracing use of the individual login and password of the individual. Island Health said the individual is not a nurse. B.C. privacy rules prevent the release of information that
would identify the employee responsible for the breach. “It affects their privacy,” said Suzanne Germain, Island Health spokeswoman. “It was a central Island employee and not a recent hire, so in other words it was a long-term employee.” It’s the second such privacy breach in a six-month period. Apologies went out to 112 people whose personal information was violated by two Island Health employees in November. The health authority launched an investigation into that breach
after its Information Stewardship, Access and Privacy office heard allegations in early October of inappropriate access to personal information. “At the end of the day, the vast, vast, vast majority of our folks — physicians, staff, employees and sometimes other agents — everybody knows these (rules), they are trained in what is appropriate access and what is not,” Germain said. “When you go to school and train to become a doctor or nurse, a technologist or whatever, it’s part of your training.
When you’re hired by Island Health, you sign a confidentiality agreement and when you work on our system you are peppered with reminders regularly by our privacy people about what not to do. The vast majority of people don’t do it.” darrell.bellaart@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
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he 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 perpetrator. 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 Paulson 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 indigenous girls and women. To do that, this country must
look at the roots of violence and the factors conspiring 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 (five per cent of non-aboriginal women).
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 acquaintances. 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 community. Programs have been created out of that information. Canada, however, has become averse to examining race/ethnicity 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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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@nanaimodailynews.com Dams solution must be cost-effective and gentle Re: ‘How long can the Colliery dams issue drag on?’ (Our View, Daily News, April 16) The reason this matter has dragged on is that critical information was missing at the start. It is clear, the city wanted the dams removed. We now know that this is not necessary. The city now admits that fact. This matter could have been finished a long time ago had the required research been done. Now there is a new council and some of which felt that this matter had dragged on too long. Their answer was to support a remediation that would have had serious negative consequences for the lake and park. If it were not for the people standing up and pressuring the city to do due diligence in research and its decision-making — this park would have been torn apart a long time ago. I am thankful that people care enough to do their best to ensure this park and the water in the dams stays healthy for generations to come. Hopefully the province’s Dam Safety Branch and the City of Nanaimo will agree on a solution
for remediation that will be gentle on the ecosystem, be cost effective and tolerable to Nanaimo citizens. If that happens millions of dollars will be saved. The remediation that was planned was going to cost over $8 million. We can do better than that Nanaimo. Judy Forbister Nanaimo
Hotel project also holds potential for the city Re ‘Enough assurances; hotel work must start’ (Our View, Daily News, April 14) Another downtown hotel deal is falling through? What else is new? Nanaimo’s been there and done that so many times it’s become famous for it. But it’s not a problem. There’s a huge generally deserted building beside that fenced in downtown area reserved for a hotel. If we renew all those empty spaces in our so-called conference centre, it’s a new ball game. Insert upscale hotel rooms. A pile of people come here. We sleep them, instruct them, feed them and entertain them, all
under one convenient roof. We’d end up with an impressive “Residential Conference Centre,” unique in Canada if not in the whole blooming world. And while we’re at it, let’s go green. Grow organic vegetables on its flat roof for the restaurants inside, and turn that weedy patch of ground next-door into a splendid flower garden. The city is tired of growing empty promises. Edwin Turner Nanaimo
Volunteers an important part of every community Every day, millions of Canadians donate their talents, energy, and time in service of their communities, particularly here in Nanaimo. National Volunteer Week, April 12 to 18, is an opportunity to recognize, honour, celebrate and thank the many volunteers in Nanaimo. More than 140,000 people volunteer with the Canadian Cancer Society across the country, with more than 15,000 here in British Columbia. Volunteers are the very heart of the Society, ensuring our organization can deliver its mission to eradicate cancer and sup-
port those living with cancer in hundreds of communities across B.C. From selling daffodil pins during Daffodil Month to providing oneto-one support for cancer patients or driving people to their treatments, the Canadian Cancer Society’s volunteers make an incredible impact in our community. It’s thanks to the tireless dedication and commitment of our volunteers that we are fighting back against cancer through life-saving research as well as helping people currently on a cancer journey. This is a special time of year to celebrate and thank the thousands of volunteers who give their time to make our community caring, strong and supportive. Happy National Volunteer Week! Brian LeFurgey Regional Director Canadian Cancer Society, B.C. and Yukon Letters must include your hometown and a daytime phone number for verification purposes only. Letters must include your first name (or two initials) and last name. Unsigned letters and letters of more than 350 words will not be accepted. Email to: letters@nanaimodailynews.com.
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coming together to make this event a success. Ladysmith Rotary, Ladysmith Maritime Society, Ladysmith Historical Artifacts Committee, Ladysmith Fire Rescue, RCMP, Ladysmith Senior Secondary, Scouts of Ladysmith, and Ladysmith Arts Council are just a few. Register today at facebook.com/ LadysmithCommunityCleanUp.
Turning 50 St. Joseph’s School in Chemainus is marking its 50th anniversary on Sunday, April 19. At 10 a.m., students, parents, parishioners, staff, alumni and friends of the school will gather in the gym for a special mass of celebration with Bishop Gary Gordon. Mass will be followed by light refreshments and shared recollections of the school’s vibrant history. The current population of
140 students is drawn from Nanaimo, Stu’minus, Cedar, Ladysmith, Halalt, Penelakut, Chemainus and Crofton. Principal Bern Muller extends an invitation to anyone who would like to attend the gathering on April 19. “It’s a time to reflect on and celebrate our journey as a school: where we’ve come from, and where we’re going together.”
Piling it high If you took a drive through Ladysmith last week you would have seen “junk” piles at the end of people’s driveways.. It was the annual Town of Ladysmith’s Spring Clean Up. This is when residents take advantage of clearing house and disposing of items such as old furniture, appliances, carpets, and toys. It’s also a source of
great fun as “picking” from the neighbourhood. One man’s trash is another’s treasure. If it’s not worth recycling or giving away, the good news is that Peerless Road Recycling Centre hours have increased and they are now open Wednesday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Making waves Ladysmith Harbour is the perfect place from where to go exploring the coastline. No boat? No problem. Bill Wilson’s Barnacle Bill’s is a new outfit that offers charters, fishing and prawning as well as sightseeing. Bill is well known in these waters and knows where the “hot spots” are. Call 250-210-0787.
Curtain call This weekend is your last
chance to see The Yellow Point Drama Group’s spring trilogy of one-act plays. YPDG always puts on a good show. The Trio continues until April 18. Reserved seats are available in advance by calling 250-722-3003. Tickets are also available at the door at Cedar Hall, 2388 Cedar Rd. Get set for more upcoming drama at Cedar Hall when the Yellow Point Drama Group hosts Theatre B.C.’s South Island Zone Festival 2015 from May 4-8. www. yellowpointdramagroup.org.
Guys welcome Ladysmith Curves, a circuit training originally geared to women is now welcoming men. Check it out. Marina Sacht is editor at TAKE5 Publications based in Ladysmith. www.take5.ca
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The Town of Ladysmith has budgeted approximately $300,000 in its five-year financial plan for new signage. The signs, up to 13, will include two new ‘Welcome to Ladysmith’ major gateway beacons at both the north and south ends of town. The rest will be made up of directional signage in and around town including at Coronation Mall and along the Trans Canada Highway, pointing to Ladysmith’s heritage downtown area. A new downtown business sign showing the way to various restaurants, amenities and parking places is also included in staff’s current vision, which was outlined in a recommendation to
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council at a regular meeting late last month. The want for new signage has been evident for more than a year with council emphasizing the need to upgrade in order to attract more people off the highway into town and for easier navigation once people arrive. Town planner Lisa Brinkman confirmed grant applications are “in process” and is hopeful that the majority of the cost will be covered by grant money. Otherwise the signs will be funded by the local taxpayer, which will slow down the process of the signs being put in place.
“If they are funded by taxation dollars then the signs will need to be phased in over the five years,” said Brinkman. “Of course grants are preferable and if we get that then they will all be installed within a year.” The grant application process makes up the second phase of the town’s signage initiative project which started last year. During that time, after council determined which type of signage needed looked at, a sign committee was formed for further consultation and included representatives from the Ladysmith Downtown Business Association and the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce. ross.armour@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4230
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A new cable ferry for Denman Island is moving ahead on schedule and as planned. BC Ferries’ newest vessel will be plying the waters of Baynes Sound between Buckley Bay on Vancouver Island and Denman Island late this summer. The $15-million contract to build the new ferry went to Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver. “It’s on time and on scope,” said Darin Guenette, BC Ferries spokesman. On scope means the project has not changed from its original plans. New berths are now in place at both Buckley Bay and Denman Island to accommodate the cable ferry system.
Construction of the 78.5-metre cable ferry is nearing completion. The three cables will be strung in late April and go through a series of tests prior to arrival of the cable ferry, which is scheduled to be towed to its new route and attached to the cable system in late May. After more trials and safety tests, crews will be trained through June and July. After the vessel gets Transport Canada certification, the cable ferry will enter service by late summer. This is the first of four new ferries as part of the newbuild program between now and the summer of 2017. DARRELL.BELLAART @NANAIMODAILYNEWS.COM 250-729-4235
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Investigator Janice Rubin interviewed 99 people over five months TORONTO — A scathing report detailing the failure of CBC managers to stop star radio host Jian Ghomeshi’s alleged inappropriate workplace behaviour elicited a profuse apology Thursday from its president, who admitted Canadians “have a right to expect a higher standard from their public broadcaster.” Hubert Lacroix offered his “sincere an unqualified apology to our employees and to Canadians” as findings of a 52-page report were revealed, including allegations that the disgraced Ghomeshi belittled colleagues, played cruel pranks, and, in a “small number of cases,” sexually harassed them. “The findings of this report are troubling, they’re disappointing and they point to lapses in our system and concerns about our culture,” Lacroix told a conference call. Outside investigator Janice Rubin interviewed 99 people over five months to prepare the report, which proposed nine recommendations that include a confidential hotline for employees, a “respect at work and human rights” ombudsperson and a task force with the union to support younger workers who might be vulnerable to impropriety.
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HOROSCOPE by Holiday Mathis 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 wellreceived. Making plans could force a change to your schedule. 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 opinions, 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 happening 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 understand a loved one a lot better if you can tune in to your empathy 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
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MOVIEFRIDAY Friday, April 17, 2015 || Managing Editor: Philip Wolf 250-729-4240, Philip.Wolf@nanaimodailynews.com || SECTION B
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‘Child 44’ reveals Soviet reality This is a world where, as one character notes, it can be ‘just our turn’ to be denounced and arrested Child 44 STARRING: Tom Hardy, Vincent Cassel, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace Director: Daniel Espinosa RATING: Restricted RUNNING TIME: 137 minutes JOCELYN NOVECK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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he bestselling novel Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith runs well over 400 pages, and that’s perhaps the first hint as to why the movie based on it seems to veer in 40 different directions. It’s a political movie. It’s a war film. It’s a crime thriller. And suddenly, late in the proceedings, it becomes an action movie. At 137 minutes, the movie’s also a good half-hour too long. It’s as if director Daniel Espinosa and screenwriter Richard Price felt the need to include something from each of the book’s pages. Ultimately, what we have left is a bloated, grim, underwhelming affair, which is unfortunate — because the movie starts out with a lot going for it. Besides the popular source material and the compelling backdrop of fear and repression in the Soviet Union under Josef Stalin, the film has an excellent cast starring the always interesting Tom Hardy as a self-questioning military hero, intelligence operative and amateur gumshoe. (It’s worth noting that one opinion in Russia has already been registered: that of the government, which on Wednesday scrapped the film’s release there, saying it distorts history and casts the Soviet Union as “a sort of Mordor, populated by physically and morally defective sub-humans, a bloodbath on screen involving Orcs and vampires.”) After a sad prologue from his boyhood, we meet Leo Demidov (Hardy, sporting a very thick
Noomi Rapace, second right, and Tom Hardy appear in a scene from the film, ‘Child 44.’ [AP PHOTO]
Russian accent) in Second World War Berlin, where he becomes an accidental hero by virtue of being the one to raise his country’s flag above the Reichstag. We then jump to 1953; Demidov is an officer in the MGB, the Soviet intelligence agency (and KGB forerunner), tasked with tracking down traitors. This is a world where, as one character notes, it can be “just our turn” to be denounced and arrested as a spy. And indeed, things turn difficult for Demidov when his MGB boss, Kuzman (Vincent Cassel) orders him to investigate his own wife, Raisa (a sensitive Noomi Rapace).
At the same time, Demidov has hit on something disturbing: The young son of a colleague has been killed by the train tracks. Demidov knows from seeing the body — naked, and sliced up — that the boy was murdered, but he’s ordered to tell the family it was a train accident. Why? Because in Stalin’s worker’s paradise, murder doesn’t exist; it only exists in decadent capitalist societies. Demidov doesn’t have time to investigate further in Moscow because, having refused to denounce his own wife, he’s roused from bed and exiled along with Raisa to a far-off outpost,
where he’s given a filthy room and an unglamorous job under a mercurial boss (Gary Oldman, welcome but underused). But boys keep getting killed by train tracks — this is where the number 44 comes from — and the movie keeps toggling between being a political history film and a detective story (the serial killer is actually based on the Rostov Ripper, who in real life operated decades later). Demidov is determined to track down the killer, and even returns to Moscow to investigate on the sly. But a former colleague, Vasili (Joel Kinnaman, in a monochromatic villain role, with little to explain
his motivation) is bent not only on stopping him, but eliminating him. In its final half hour, the movie becomes an action film, with a couple of vicious fight scenes — a bloody free-for-all in a train car, and an equally messy struggle in a huge mud puddle. We won’t expose the ending here, though fans of the book obviously know it, and also know that “Child 44” is the first in a trilogy. Should the filmmakers pursue the other installments, they’ll hopefully exercise a bit more discipline and leave more on the editing room floor next time around.
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Second teaser for new ‘Star Wars’ film is out LINDSEY BAHR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The force won’t officially awaken until December, but Star Wars fans got an early glimpse Thursday with the debut of a spooky new teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The clip features the wreckage of a star destroyer, X-Wing battles, the Millennium Falcon in action, and a first look at Harrison Ford as Han Solo. “Chewie, we’re home,” Solo says at the close of the brief teaser, prompting the audience to scream and applaud. Die-hard fans packed the main hall at the Anaheim Convention Center for the event known as Star Wars Celebration. They wore costumes and wielded light sabers as they watched director J.J. Abrams and producer and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy kick off the four-day event. Franchise cast newcomers Oscar Isaac, Daisy Ridley and John Boyega surprised the audience with appearances and regaled the rapt fans with anecdotes about the highly anticipated film set to hit theatres Dec. 18. The fans were treated to a few morsels of new information even though the film remains cloaked in secrecy. Abrams, who is finishing the edit of the film, spoke about his love for the series and his insistence on keeping sets for the new episode as real as possible, even in the age of computer-generated images. “The thing that struck me ... is how real you knew and felt Star Wars was when you first saw ’A New Hope,”’ he said.
A scene from ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ the highly anticipated film by J.J. Abrams that hits theaters Dec. 18. [AP PHOTO]
“You want it to be legitimate. You want it to be authentic. Building as much as we could was really the mandate.” He also revealed that the desert landscape seen in both teasers was the planet Jakku, not Tatooine as seen in other episodes. Filming took place in Abu Dhabi to get the “John Ford landscapes” — a reference to the renowned director of Westerns. It’s “a Western and a fairy tale as much as anything else,” Abrams said of The Force Awakens.
Ridley said her character Rey is a scavenger who is completely self-sufficient and solitary until she meets another character. In the new teaser, viewers see Rey meeting Finn, the character played by Boyega, who wears a storm trooper suit in the clip and is in unspecified immediate danger. Isaac said his character Poe Dameron, an X-Wing pilot, “is the best freaking pilot in the whole galaxy.” Star Wars veterans Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels and
Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew also made appearances. “You’re more than just fans. You’re family,” Hamill told the crowd. “You grew up with us. It’s amazing to be part of so many people’s childhood,” added Fisher, who noted that she would not be sporting her signature buns or metal bikini in the new film. Harrison Ford, who was recently involved in a plane crash, did not attend. Kennedy assured the audience that the actor was resting and getting well at home. Other special guests included
a brigade of new storm troopers, series mainstay R2-D2, and the brand new ball droid BB8, who became a fan favourite when the first teaser trailer debuted in November. Fans who waited in line Wednesday night to get a prime spot for the event were treated to pizza, compliments of Abrams and Kennedy. Star Wars Celebration is produced by Lucasfilm and dedicated to Star Wars past and present. The most recent event, held in Germany in July 2013, had more than 20,000 attendees.
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Brett Roulston Sport: Hockey Achievements: With six goals and 10 assists, Nanaimo Clippers left winger Brett Roulston is the seventh-leading scorer in the B.C. Hockey League’s playoffs. On Saturday night, he scored the overtime winner against the Penticton Vees. Roulston, a 20-yearold Whitehorse native, is in his final year of junior hockey.
Nanaimo Clippers left winger Devin Brosseau is defended by Dante Fabbro of the Penticton Vees Tuesday night in Nanaimo. [FILE PHOTO]
Vees win 3-2, put Clippers on the brink of elimination SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS
After letting a 2-0 series lead slip away in the B.C. Hockey League’s Fred Page Cup finals, the Nanaimo Clippers did the same thing with a 2-1 third-period edge on Thursday night in Game 5 of the series in Penticton. And with a 3-2 loss, the Clippers return to Nanaimo tonight to take on the Vees in the final game at Frank Crane Arena this season. The Fred Page Cup will be in the house, but the Clippers won’t be able to win it — not tonight. The Vees now hold a 3-2 series lead, putting the Clippers on the brink of elimination. After allowing seven goals on Tuesday night, Clippers goalie Guillaume Decelles showed no signs of lost confidence on the opening minutes of the game when he stopped Demico Hannoun, the league’s leading playoff scorer, on a breakaway. On the other side of the ice, Penticton goalie Hunter Miska was just as sharp after he gave up five on Tuesday, shutting out the Clippers in the first period as the two teams were tied scoreless at the first intermission. Miska, though, was beaten midway through the second period when Corey
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Renwick, while killing a Nanaimo penalty, lifted the puck over the Penticton goaltender to open scoring. Six minutes later, Hannoun took advantage of a tired Clippers line who had just iced the puck and were forced to stay on the ice. Hannoun beat Decelles right off of the face off to tie the game. Miska later made one of his rare misjudgments of the series, leaving his net to play the puck and getting tangled up with Spencer Hewson before Ryan Forbes stuffed the puck into an open net to regain the Nanaimo lead. It was the second goal of the game from the Clippers’ fourth line, and Forbes’ second of the finals. The Clippers held that lead for nearly 12 minutes in the third period, but just after defenceman Kale Bennett’s penalty for snow-showering Miska had expired, Cam Amantea put a puck past Decelles to again tie the game. And four minutes later, the Vees took their first lead of the night, and never gave it up. Game 6 goes tonight at 7 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena. If the Clippers win, Game 7 is on Sunday night in Penticton at 6 p.m.
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United clubs ready for provincials Women begin championship run Sunday at Caledonia Park at 2 p.m. against the North Delta Lions ROSS ARMOUR DAILY NEWS
It’s a big weekend for both the male and female Nanaimo United teams as they head into the first round of the provincial championships in a bid to bring the B.C. Cup home to the Harbour City. Both teams qualified for provincials after finishing in the top five of the regular league season which ended in February. The men finished fourth in the Vancouver Island Soccer League Div. 1 standings, while the women ended up fifth to clinch the final provincial spot in the Lower Island Women’s Soccer Association’s top division. As such, both teams then had to wait more than a month for
“We’ve performed best when we stick to what we know.“ Daragh Fitzgerald, women’s coach
the eagerly anticipated draw for the provincial championships a couple of weeks ago, with a 50 per cent chance of securing a home draw. It turns out the women attained a home tie and will take on the North Shore Impact on Sunday at Caledonia Park, while the men are on the road Saturday to face the North Delta Lions. The grass field at Caledonia Park will be rather unusual surroundings for the women’s team,
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after playing the majority of games this season on the artificial turf at Merle Logan Field. Coach Daragh Fitzgerald moved training sessions to Calediona at the start of April and is hoping that initiative pays dividends. “We’re feeling great. It’s been a good couple of weeks training and we’re looking forward to it,” said Fitzgerald, who has a fully fit squad to choose from. Captain Andrea Strevel has shaken off a meniscus injury while goalkeeper Laura Zonneveld has overcome a blow to her finger. The two were substituted in United’s disappointing 1-0 loss to Juan de Fuca in the Doug Day Cup semifinal in March but are both fit to play.
Fitzgerald has admitted he is unsure of how the Impact will line up and play in the game. “We’ll just have to do what we’ve done all season and stick to the way we play,” he said. “We’ve performed best when we stick to what we know and that’s encouraging the players to keep the ball well and get forward when they can.” Fitzgerald also admitted that his team has been practising penalty kicks incase the game has to be decided by a shootout. Kickoff at Caledonia is at 2 p.m. The day prior, Fitzgerald will be part of the men’s playing sqaud as they travel across the pond to Delta for their first provincials game. Coach Mike Greenaway says
his players are up to the task. “They’re the best team in the Fraser Valley, but we’re feeling pretty good and the boys are up for it. They aren’t quite as good as the rest of the Vancouver teams on the attacking side, but they’re very solid on defence and it’s going to be a good challenge for us,” said Greenaway. The Lions had a scout sent over to Nanaimo to watch the United train earlier this week. The men’s team hasn’t played a competitive match since February after crashing out of the Jackson Cup in the first round. Both teams will advance to the quarter-finals with victory. ross.armour@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4230
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in the country remains away at the Vauxhall Baseball Academy in Alberta, and is expected back mid-June. So the Pirates’ biggest star is yet to come, but what they’ve got so far is working just fine. Through four road games that ended in double-header splits with the Victoria Eagles and Langley Blaze, the Pirates open up their home schedule Sunday with a 2-2 record. There’s still much to be learned about the club, but we do know a few things. For one, they’re a veteran, experienced group with seven of their starting nine in their senior years of high school. North Rainey’s .667 batting average is second-best in the province and Zach Diewert came out of the weekend as the lader in RBI, with 11, and home runs, with two. We know this is a group built to swing the bat, and we’ll get to see them do it for the first time this season on Sunday.
Island champs The U13 Mariners Volleyball Club won the Island Championships last weekend at Dover Bay Secondary school. The team has enjoyed an undefeated season, which included the Vancouver Superspike tournament in March. They now move on to play in the provincial championship tournament April 24-25 in Abbotsford. Pictured, back row, from left, are assistant coach Kevin Bishop, Emily Winter, Nnya Nbaoma, Jamie Pollard, Kenya Huneault, Cassidy Vey, and coach Tony Dendes. Pictured in the front row are Erin MacNeil, Stephanie Bishop, Sophia Dendes and Michelle Reilly. [SUBMITTED]
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ith baseball starting up, so too is Canadian’s national sport — lacrosse. On Saturday night at 6 p.m. at the Nanaimo Ice Centre, the Senior B and Junior A Nanaimo Timbermen come together for their second exhibition games of the season. Next weekend, the games begin to count.
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ice day out yesterday. As sunny and warm as we’ve seen in months. But it was missing one thing — a ball game at Serauxmen Stadium. On Sunday, that changes as the Nanaimo Pirates make their 2015 B.C. Premier Baseball league debut against the Abbotsford Cardinals with a double-header scheduled with games at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Josh Burgmann, the perennial Pirates ace and one of the top high school pitching prospects
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s far as the 2014-15 B.C Hockey League season goes, this is all you get in Nanaimo. One last home game. Tonight, the Nanaimo Clippers play their 45th and final home game of the season at Frank Crane Arena in Game 6 of the BCHL’s Fred Page Cup finals. And fans can’t be disappointed from what they’ve seen out of the Clippers on home ice this year. In their 44 home dates they’ve won 33 times, losing just seven in regulation and four in overtime. No ties. But now it comes down to one home game to keep their season alive, to give themselves a chance at playing for the Western Canada Cup and the end goal of an RBC Cup national Junior A championship. The Clippers had been near unbeatable on home ice in the playoffs, that is until they returned to Nanaimo up 2-0 and let the Penticton Vees back into the series, losing on back-to-back nights. Tonight’s home game, though, has got to be different. It’s the last time their two-time scoring leader, their hometown captain Brendan Taylor will ever play a competitive hockey game again at Frank Crane, the rink he became a star in. While local players Ryan Coghlan and Corey Renwick may well be back next season for another shot at the Cup, there’s little question that this season, with these teammates, is their best shot. It’s also the last time you will likely ever see the rest of the veterans play in Nanaimo — Nic Gushue, Sheldon Rempal, Devin Brosseau, Jake Jackson, Austin Dick, Yanni Kaldis and Cole Maier are all set to move on from junior hockey after this season is complete, however long that takes. Will that be enough to fend off the Vees? Don’t know, but we will tonight at 7 p.m. when the final home game means more than any of them combined.
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Round 1, Games 1-4 All 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, noon Minnesota at St. Louis, noon Pittsburgh 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, noon Montreal 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
Red Wings 3, Lightning 2 First Period 1. Detroit, Datsyuk (1) (Helm, Quincey) 9:03 2. 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 Period 3. Detroit, Datsyuk (2) (Helm) 0:08 (PP) Penalties: Filppula Tb (Goalkeeper Interference) 7:19, Helm Det (Interference) 8:27, Paquette Tb (Hooking) 17:32 Third Period 4. Detroit, Glendening (1) 5:50 (PP) 5. Tampa Bay, Nesterov (1) (Killorn, Callahan) 8:26 Penalties: 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 T Detroit 3 7 4 14 Tampa 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
Wild 4, Blues 2 First Period 1. Minnesota, Zucker (1) (Fontaine) 2:47 Second Period 2. Minnesota, Dumba (1) (Stewart, Spurgeon) 4:10 (PP) Penalties: Stastny Stl (Hooking) 2:30, Brodziak Min (Slashing) 4:34, Bouwmeester Stl (Hooking) 12:08, Michalek Stl (Interference) 17:09 Third Period 3. St. Louis, Schwartz (1) (Shattenkirk, Berglund) 7:12 4. 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 T Minnesota 7 14 7 28 St. 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
Rangers 2, Penguins 1 First Period 1. New York, Brassard (1) (Girardi, Nash) 0:28 2. New York, McDonagh (1) (Yandle, Zuccarello) 15:16 (PP) Penalties: Kunitz Pit (Goalie Interference) 6:02, Chorney Pit (Interference) 8:54, Comeau Pit (Roughing) 14:33, Perron Pit (Slashing) 16:43 Second Period 3. Pittsburgh, Comeau (1) (Lovejoy, Spaling) 6:15 Penalties: Nash Nyr (Boarding) 13:04 Third Period No scoring Penalties: Downie Pit (Cross checking) 5:33 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Pittsburgh 5 11 9 25 New 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
Final Stats - Regular Seaso Points 1. Jamie Benn, DAL 2. John Tavares, NYI 3. Sidney Crosby, PIT 4. Alex Ovechkin, WSH 4. Jakub Voracek, PHI Goals 1. Alex Ovechkin, WSH 2. Steven Stamkos, TB 3. Rick Nash, NYR 4. John Tavares, NYI 5. Tyler Seguin, DAL Plus/Minus 1. Max Pacioretty, MTL 1. Nikita Kucherov, TB 3. Tyler Johnson, TB 4. Ondrej Palat, TB 5. Jonathan Toews, CHI Goaltenders Goals Against Average 1. Carey Price, MTL 2. Devan Dubnyk, ARI/MIN 3. Pekka Rinne, NSH 4. Cam Talbot, NYR 5. Braden Holtby, WSH Save Percentage 1. Carey Price, MTL 2. Devan Dubnyk, ARI/MIN 3. Steve Mason, PHI 4. Cam Talbot, NYR 5. Cory Schneider, NJ Wins 1. Carey Price, MTL 2. Braden Holtby, WSH 2. Pekka Rinne, NSH 4. Ben Bishop, TB 5. Jaroslav Halak, NYI
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Western Hockey League Playoffs All series best-of- seven *=if necessary Yesterday’s result Portland 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 18 No 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.
B.C. Hockey League Fred Page Cup Playoff Best of Seven series Yesterday’s result (Game 5) Penticton 3, Nanaimo 2 (Penticton leads series 3-2)
Canucks coach will continue rolling lines JOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS
Vancouver Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins 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 Western 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,” Desjardins 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 playoffs was blamed on former head coach John Tortorella 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 compared 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. Sometimes more, sometimes less. We’ve been successful at rolling four lines. “As a player you want to be out there all the time.”
Western Canadian Junior B Championship April 16-19, Cold Lake Energy Centre, Cold Lake, Alberta Yesterday’s results Cold Lake Ice 2, North Edmonton Red Wings 2 Campbell River Storm 4, Saskatoon Quakers 2 Thunder Bay Northern Hawks 3, Selkirk Fishermen 3 N Edmonton 5, Saskatoon 4 Campbell River vs Cold Lake Round Robin standings Team W L T Pts GF-A N Edmonton 1 0 1 3 7-6 Campbell River 1 0 0 2 4-2 Cold Lake 0 0 1 1 2-2 Selkirk 0 0 1 1 3-3 Thunder Bay 0 0 1 1 3-3 Saskatoon 0 2 0 0 6-9 Today’s schedule Selkirk 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 18 Thunder 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.
Friday, April 17 (Game 6) Penticton at Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 19 (Game 7*) Nanaimo at Penticton, 6 p.m. Yesterday at South Okanagan Events Centre
Vees 3, Clippers 2 First Period No scoring Penalties: Gushue Nan (Hooking) 8:05; Chartier Pen (Roughing) 14:13; Brosseau Nan (Roughing) 14:13 Second Period 1. Nanaimo, - Corey Renwick (unassisted) 8:39 (SH) 2. Penticton, Demico Hannoun (Patrick Newell, Patrick Sexton) 14:56 3. Nanaimo, Ryan Forbes (unassisted) 16:46 Penalties: Alferd Pen (Goaltender interference) 5:00; Hanlon Nan (Hooking) 8:29; Cooper Pen (Tripping) 10:49; Taylor Nan (Cross-checking) 11:30; Carrier Nan (Slashing) 17:05 Third Period 4. Penticton, Cam Amantea (Matthew Serratore, Hunter Miska) 11:44 5. Penticton, - Riley Alferd (Matthew Serratore, Jack Ramsey) 15:32 Penalties: Bennett Nan (Unsportsmanlike) 9:39 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Nanaimo 7 10 9 26 Penticton 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
Sunday, April 19 Bronze medal, 9 a.m. Gold medal, noon
GOLF This week’s events
PGA Tour RBC Heritage, April 16-19 Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, South Carolina. Par 71, 7101 yards. Purse: $5,900,000. 2014 champion: Matt Kuchar Leaderboard, Round 1 Golfer Par R1 T1 Matt Every -5 66 T1 Graeme McDowell -5 66 3 Sang-Moon Bae -4 67 T4 Kevin Kisner -3 68 T4 Scott Langley -3 68 T4 Morgan Hoffmann -3 68 T4 Matt Kuchar -3 68 T4 Cameron Smith -3 68 T9 Graham DeLaet Weyburn, Sask -2 69 T9 Troy Merritt -2 69 T9 John Merrick -2 69 T9 Ian Poulter -2 69 T9 Ben Martin -2 69 T9 Pat Perez -2 69 T9 Johnson Wagner -2 69 T9 Ricky Barnes -2 69 T9 Jim Renner -2 69 T9 Joost Luiten -2 69 T9 Bo Van Pelt -2 69 T9 Louis Oosthuizen-2 69 T9 Charlie Beljan -2 69 Other Canadians T55 Nick Taylor +1 72 T78 David Hearn +2 73 T93 Mike Weir +3 74 T111 Adam Hadwin +4 75 T124 Corey Conners +6 77
LPGA Tour IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship April 16-26, Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland Standings Group B GP W L Pts Canada 1 1 0 3 Finland 1 1 0 3 Czech Rep 1 0 1 0 Latvia 1 0 1 0 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 Group A GP W L Pts Russia 1 1 0 3 Slovakia 1 1 0 3 USA 1 0 1 0 Sweden 1 0 1 0 Germany 0 0 0 0
GF-A 11-6 6-1 1-6 6-11 0-0 GF-A 3-1 3-1 1-3 0-0 1-3
Yesterday’s results Slovakia 3, Sweden 1 Canada 11, Latvia 6 Russia 3, USA 1 Finland 6, Czech Republic 1 Today’s schedule United 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.
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]
Keystone Cup 2015
Saturday, April 18 Sweden vs. Germany, 8 a.m. Canada vs. Switzerland, 9:45 a.m. Sunday, April 19 Russia 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 20 Slovakia vs. Germany, 9:45 a.m. Latvia vs. Switzerland, 10:45 a.m.
American Hockey League Eastern Conference Atlantic W L OT SL GF GA Pts Manchester 48 16 6 3 233 167 105 Providence 40 24 7 2 200 176 89 Worcester 40 27 4 2 213 187 86 Portland 37 27 7 2 193 181 83 St. John’s 31 33 8 2 176 228 72 Northeast W L OT SL GF GA Pts Hartford 41 23 5 4 214207 91 Syracuse 41 24 9 0 212210 91 Springfield 37 28 8 1 185202 83 Albany 35 28 5 6 191199 81 Bridgeport 27 38 7 1 206239 62 East W L OT SL GF GA Pts Hershey 44 22 5 3 210178 96 W-B/Scranton 43 23 3 4 202154 93 Lehigh Valley 33 32 7 1 190223 74 Binghamton 33 33 7 1 235255 74 Norfolk 26 38 6 4 160212 62 Western Conference North W L OT SL GF GA Pts Utica 45 20 7 2 213178 99 Toronto 37 27 9 0 196198 83 Hamilton 34 28 12 0 195198 80 Adirondack 34 31 6 2 223228 76 Rochester 28 39 5 1 202240 62 Midwest W L OT SL GF GA Pts Grand Rapids 45 21 6 2 244177 98 Rockford 45 22 5 2 217174 97 Chicago 39 27 6 1 201186 85 Milwaukee 33 28 7 6 201211 79 Lake Erie 33 29 8 4 201234 78 West W L OT SL GF GA Pts San Antonio 45 22 6 1 243215 97 Texas 38 22 13 1 235211 90 Oklahoma City 39 27 5 3 217210 86 Charlotte 30 37 6 1 164226 67 Iowa 23 47 2 2 170238 50 Yesterday’s result Grand Rapids 6, Lake Erie 4 Today’s games Springfield 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.
Lotte Championship, April 15-18 Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii. Par 72, 6,383 yards. Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Michelle Wie Leaderboard, Round 1 Golfer Par R1 1 I.K. Kim -7 65 T2 Na Yeon Choi -5 67 T2 Sei-Young Kim -5 67 T2 Inbee Park -5 67 5 Jenny Shin -4 68 T6 Paula Creamer -3 69 T6 Hyo-Joo Kim -3 69 T6 Morgan Pressel -3 69 T6 Beatriz Recari -3 69 T6 Cristie Kerr -3 69 T6 Mirim Lee -3 69 T6 Giulia Molinaro -3 69 T6 Haru Nomura -3 69 T6 Xiyu Lin -3 69 T15 Tiffany Joh -2 70 T15 Jing Yan -2 70 T15 Shanshan Feng -2 70 T15 Sandra Gal -2 70 T15 So Yeon Ryu -2 70 T15 Chella Choi -2 70 T15 Ai Miyazato -2 70 T15 Michelle Wie -2 70 T15 Natalie Gulbis -2 70
Champions Tour Greater 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 Leaderboard Play begins today
Web.com Tour El 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 1 Golfer Par R1 T1 Peter Malnati -7 65 T1 Casey Wittenberg-7 65 T3 Kevin Tway -5 67 T3 Luke List -5 67 T3 Russell Surber -5 67 T3 Patton Kizzire -5 67 T3 Wes Roach -5 67 T3 Oliver Goss -5 67 T9 Mathew Goggin -4 68 T9 Shane Bertsch -4 68 T9 Stephan Jaeger -4 68 T9 Henrik Norlander-4 68 T9 Brett Stegmaier -4 68 T9 Smylie Kaufman -4 68 T9 Sebastian Cappelen -4 68 T16 Matt Fast -3 69 T16 Andrew Landry -3 69 T16 Adam Crawford -3 69 T16 Chase Wright -3 69 T16 Will Wilcox -3 69 T16 Patrick Rodgers -3 69 T16 Tyrone Van Aswegen-3 69
European Tour Shenzhen International, April 16-19 Genzon Golf Club, Shenzhen, China. Par 72, 7,145 yards. Purse: $3,000,000. Leaderboard, Round 1 Golfer Par R1 1. Wen-yi Huang -6 66 T2 Peter Uihlein -5 67 T2 Byeong-Hun An -5 67 T2 Kiradech Aphibarnrat-5 67 T2 Felipe Aguilar -5 67 6 Darren Fichardt -4 68 T7 Matt Ford -3 69 T7 Andy Sullivan -3 69 T7 Ross Fisher -3 69 T7 Romain Wattel -3 69 T7 Anthony Wall -3 69 T7 Garth Mulroy -3 69 T7 Shiv Kapur -3 69 T7 Rafael Cabrera Bello -3 69 T7 Marco Crespi -3 69 T7 Matteo Manassero -3 69 T17 Gregory Havret -2 70 T17 Scott Hend -2 70 T17 David Horsey -2 70 T17 Bubba Watson -2 70 T17 Bradley Dredge -2 70 T17 Benjamin Herbert -2 70 T17 Jordi Garcia Pinto -2 70
BASEBALL American League East W L Boston 6 3 Tampa Bay 6 4 Baltimore 5 4 Toronto 5 5 NY Yankees 3 6 Central W L Detroit 8 1 Kansas City 7 2 Chicago Sox 3 5 Cleveland 3 5 Minnesota 3 6 West W L Oakland 5 5 Houston 4 5 LA Angels 4 5 Texas 4 6 Seattle 3 6 National League East W L NY Mets 7 3 Atlanta 6 3 Washington 4 6 Miami 3 7 Philadelphia 3 7 Central W L Chicago Cubs 5 3 St. Louis 5 3 Cincinnati 5 4 Pittsburgh 3 6 Milwaukee 2 7 West W L Colorado 7 2 LA Dodgers 6 3 San Diego 6 4 Arizona 4 5 San Francisco 3 7
PCT .667 .600 .556 .500 .333 PCT .889 .778 .375 .375 .333 PCT .500 .444 .444 .400 .333
GB 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.0 GB 1.0 4.5 4.5 5.0 GB 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5
Strk L1 W1 W2 L1 L2 Strk W2 L2 L1 W1 W2 Strk L1 W1 W1 L1 L3
PCT .700 .667 .400 .300 .300 PCT .625 .625 .556 .333 .222 PCT .778 .667 .600 .444 .300
GB 0.5 3.0 4.0 4.0 GB 0.5 2.5 3.5 GB 1.0 1.5 3.0 4.5
Strk W5 L2 W2 L1 L5 Strk W1 W2 L1 L2 L2 Strk W3 W4 W2 L2 L6
Yesterday’s results Minnesota 8, Kansas City 5 St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 0 Washington 5, Philadelphia 2 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 2 NY Mets 7, Miami 5 Arizona at San Francisco Today’s schedule Chi. 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 18 Philadelphia 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)
Rays 4, Blue Jays 2 Tampa Bay
Toronto
ab r h bi ab r h bi DeJesus DH 4 0 1 1 Reyes SS 1000 Souza Jr. RF 3 0 0 1 Goins SS 3010 Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0 Donaldson 3B3 0 1 0 Longoria 3B 3 1 1 0 Bautista RF 4 0 0 0 Mahtook PR 0 0 0 0 Enc’acion DH 2 0 0 1 Wilson C 0 0 0 0 Smoak 1B 2 0 0 0 Jennings LF 4 0 1 0 Navarro PH 1 0 0 0 Dykstra 1B 1 0 0 0 Valencia 1B 0 0 0 0 Beckham 2B 2 1 1 2 Martin C 1100 Forsythe IF 4 0 1 0 Pompey CF 4 0 0 0 Kiermaier CF 4 2 2 0 Pillar LF 4000 Rivera C-1B 4 0 1 0 Travis 2B 4 1 2 1 Totals 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 (TravisGoins-Smoak, Martin, R-Goins). E: TOR Donaldson (2, throw). Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO C Archer (W, 2-1) 7.0 2 0 0 2 11 S Geltz 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 K Jepsen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 B Boxberger 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO A Sanchez (L, 0-2) 5.1 5 3 3 3 4 A Loup 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 M Estrada 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 HBP: Longoria (by Estrada), Martin, R (by Archer). Time: 3:00. Att: 14,433.
Twins 8, Royals 5 Kansas City
Nationals 5, Phillies 2
BASKETBALL
ab r h bi ab r h bi Herrera CF 3 0 0 0 Escobar 3B 4 1 1 1 Galvis SS 3 0 1 1 Desmond SS 4 0 1 0 Utley 2B 4 0 0 0 Werth LF 4 1 1 0 Francoeur RF 3 1 1 0 Harper RF 2 2 0 0 Asche 3B 4 0 0 0 Zim’man 1B 4 0 1 2 Ruiz C 4 0 0 0 Ramos C 4011 Howard 1B 3 0 1 0 Espinosa 2B 2 0 0 0 Ruf LF 3 0 1 1 Taylor CF 2 1 1 1 Hamels P 2 1 0 0 Fister P 3000 Sizemore PH 1 0 1 0 Thornton P 0 0 0 0 Garcia P 0 0 0 0 Barrett P 0 0 0 0 Papelbon P 0 0 0 0 Storen P 0000 Revere PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 29 5 6 5 Totals 31 2 5 2
NBA
Philadelphia
MLB
Minnesota
ab r h bi ab r h bi Escobar SS 5 0 0 0 Santana SS 5 1 2 0 Moustakas 3B5 2 2 0 Hunter RF 5 1 3 0 Cain CF 4 3 3 3 Mauer DH 4 0 1 3 Hosmer 1B 4 0 1 1 Dozier 2B 4 1 1 0 Morales DH 5 0 1 0 Vargas 1B 4 1 2 2 Perez C 5 0 2 1 Plouffe 3B 4 0 0 0 Orlando LF 4 0 1 0 Escobar LF 3 0 1 0 Colon 2B 3 0 0 0 Schafer CF 0 1 0 0 Dyson RF 2 0 0 0 Suzuki C 4122 Totals 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 SO J Vargas (L, 1-1) 3.010 5 4 1 1 J Frasor 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 C Young 3.0 2 2 2 1 0 R Madson 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO T Milone (W, 2-0) 5.1 7 3 3 3 3 T Stauffer 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 A Thompson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 C Fien 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 B Duensing 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 G Perkins 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Time: 3:01. Att: 17,449.
Washington
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 SO C Hamels (L, 0-2) 6.0 5 5 5 4 7 L Garcia 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 J Papelbon 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Washington IP H R ER BB SO D Fister (W, 1-0) 6.2 4 2 1 4 4 M Thornton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 A Barrett 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 D Storen 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:16. Att: 24,768. Kansas City 201 000 002 5 10 1 Minnesota 022 100 03x 8 14 2 W: 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 1 St. Louis 000 002 11x 4 11 1 W: J. Lackey (1-0) L: M. Fiers (0-2) HR: MIL - None STL - None Miami 200 101 100 5 7 0 NY Mets 000 032 20x 7 9 1 W: J. Blevins (1-0) L: M. Dunn (0-1) HR: MIA - G. Stanton (1),M. Prado (1) NYM - W. Flores (1)
B.C. Premier League Team W Abbotsford Cardinals 1 Victoria Eagles 3 Okanagan Athletics 3 North Shore Twins 1 Nanaimo Pirates 2 Whalley Chiefs 1 Coquitlam Reds 0 Langley Blaze 0 Parksville Royals 0 North Delta Blue Jays 0 Parksville Royals 0 Victoria Mariners 0
L 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 0 0
Pct GB 1.000 0.750 0.750 1.000 0.667 .5 0.200 2.5 0.000 1 0.000 1 0.000 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 -
Yesterday’s result North Shore 9, Coquitlam 0 Saturday April 18 Whalley 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 19 Langley 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.
AUTO RACING NASCAR Food City 500 Sunday, April 19, 10 a.m. Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee. 500 laps, 266.5 miles Qualifying Saturday, April 18, 6:45 a.m. Driver standings Pts Winnings 1 Kevin Harvick 306 $2,991,675 2 Joey Logano 280 $2,702,331 3 Martin Truex Jr. 266 $1,447,503 4 Brad Keselowski 246 $1,547,567 5 Kasey Kahne 230 $1,144,435 6 Jimmie Johnson 216 $2,028,023 7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 213 $1,808,545 8 Denny Hamlin 205 $1,492,043 9 Aric Almirola 195 $1,210,897 10 David Ragan 194 $1,190,679
Formula One Grand Prix of Bahrain Sunday, April 19, 8 a.m. International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain Qualifying Saturday, April 19, 8 a.m.
TENNIS ATP Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Surface: Clay Purse: €3,288,530 (€1=CDN$1.33) Singles - Round 3 Novak 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 2 Benoit Paire, France, and Stan Wawrinka, 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, Netherlands, 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.
WTA Copa Colsanitas Bogota, Colombia. Surface: Clay. Purse: $250,000 Round 2 Monica 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.
Final standings Eastern Conference Atlantic W L PCT y-Toronto 49 33 .598 x-Boston 40 42 .488 x-Brooklyn 38 44 .463 Philadelphia 18 64 .220 New York 17 65 .207 Central W L PCT y-Cleveland 53 29 .646 x-Chicago 50 32 .610 x-Milwaukee 41 41 .500 Indiana 38 44 .469 Detroit 32 50 .390 Southeast W L PCT z-Atlanta 60 22 .732 x-Washington 46 36 .561 Miami 37 45 .451 Charlotte 33 49 .402 Orlando 25 57 .305 Western Conference Northwest W L PCT y-Portland 51 31 .622 Oklahoma City 45 37 .549 Utah 38 44 .463 Denver 30 52 .370 Minnesota 16 66 .195 Pacific W L PCT z-Golden State 67 15 .815 x-L.A. Clippers 56 26 .683 Phoenix 39 43 .476 Sacramento 29 53 .346 L.A. Lakers 21 61 .259 Southwest W L PCT y-Houston 56 26 .683 x-San Antonio 55 27 .671 x-Memphis 55 27 .667 x-Dallas 50 32 .610 x-New Orleans 45 37 .549
GB L10 - 7-3 9.0 8-2 11.0 6-4 31.00-10 32.0 3-7 GB L10 - 7-3 3.0 7-3 12.0 5-5 14.5 7-3 21.0 4-6 GB L10 - 5-5 14.0 6-4 23.0 4-6 27.0 2-8 35.0 3-7 GB L10 - 4-6 6.0 4-6 13.0 7-3 20.5 3-7 35.00-10 GB L10 - 8-2 10.5 9-1 27.5 1-9 38.0 2-8 45.0 2-8 GB L10 - 7-3 1.0 9-1 1.5 4-6 6.0 5-5 11.0 7-3
Playoffs berths z-Clinched conference title y-Clinched division x-Clinched playoff spot
Playoff schedule Note: 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) Memphis 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.
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UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals Wednesday’s results FC Porto 3, Bayern Munich 1 Paris St. Germain 1, Barcelona 3 Tuesday’s results Atletico Madrid 0, Real Madrid 0 Juventus 1, Monaco 0 Return leg (All games at 12:45 p.m.) Tuesday, April 21 Barcelona vs. Paris St. Germain Bayern Munich vs. FC Porto Wednesday, April 22 Monaco vs. Juventus Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid
MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP W L T DC United 10 5 3 1 1 NY Red Bulls 8 4 2 0 2 Orlando 8 6 2 2 2 N. England 8 6 2 2 2 Chicago 6 5 2 3 0 NY City FC 6 6 1 2 3 Philadelphia 6 7 1 3 3 Columbus 5 5 1 2 2 Toronto 3 4 1 3 0 Montreal 2 4 0 2 2 Western League Club PTS GP W L T Vancouver 13 7 4 2 1 Dallas 10 6 3 2 1 San Jose 9 6 3 3 0 Salt Lake 9 5 2 0 3 Sporting KC 9 6 2 1 3 Houston 8 6 2 2 2 Los Angeles 8 6 2 2 2 Seattle 7 5 2 2 1 Colorado 6 5 1 1 3 Portland 6 6 1 2 3 Yesterday’s result Philadelphia 1, NY City FC 1 Today’s schedule San Jose at NY Red Bulls, 4 p.m.
GF GA 5 4 7 4 6 5 4 6 5 7 5 5 8 11 5 5 6 8 2 6 GF GA 9 7 7 8 7 7 6 4 6 6 5 3 6 6 6 4 4 2 6 7
Saturday, April 18 Chicago at Montreal, noon Houston 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 19 New England at Philadelphia, 2 p.m. Portland at NY City FC, 4 p.m. Friday, April 24 NY City FC at Chicago, 5 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 7 p.m.
English Premier League Position/Club 1 Chelsea 2 Arsenal 3 Man United 4 Man City 5 Liverpool 6 Southampton 7 Tot Hotspur 8 Swansea 9 West Ham 10 Stoke City 11 Crystal Pal 12 Everton 13 Newcastle 14 West Brom 15 Aston Villa 16 Sunderland 17 Hull City 18 QP Rangers 19 Burnley 20 Leicester
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Pts 73 66 65 61 57 56 54 47 43 43 42 38 35 33 32 29 28 26 26 25
English FA Cup - Semifinals Saturday, April 18 Reading vs. Arsenal, 9:20 a.m. Sunday, April 19 Aston Villa vs. Liverpool, 7 a.m. Premier League Saturday, April 19 Crystal 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 19 Man City vs. West Ham, 5:30 a.m. Newcastle vs. Spurs, 8 a.m.
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WORD FIND
B5
BRIDGE
Problems Dealer: West None vulnerable NORTH ♠KQJ8 ♥J843 ♦ ♣A10963 WEST EAST ♠2 ♠7653 ♥Q92 ♥A765 ♦KQ10753 ♦AJ2 ♣K85 ♣J2 SOUTH ♠A1094 ♥K10 ♦9864 ♣Q74 W N E S 2♦ dbl 3♦ 3♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass Opening Lead: ♦K
SHERMAN’S LAGOON
S
ZITS
ANDY CAPP
SOLUTION: TOURISTS LOVE AUSTRALIA
CRYPTOQUOTE CRANKSHAFT
outh ruffed high in dummy to continue with the ten of clubs which was passed to the king. West returned another diamond as declarer ruffed on the table, drew trump in four rounds and ran the club suit. East won the last two tricks with the red-suit aces but ten tricks were home, N-S +420. Declarer will be confronted by a myriad of problems when he judges to put up the club queen and West produces the king. The jack of clubs is offside and spades break 4-1. North’s advance to game was a questionable action but he hoped that partner would not own wasted diamond values. This assumption was correct but the game was still not a lock. The contract would have been much improved if South had possessed a fifth spade. Eight tricks would appear to be the limit at diamonds when declarer is repeatedly tapped by spade leads. East had obstructively raised diamonds depriving South of a two-level response. If East passes the double, we can surmise that South would advance to two spades where North will entertain no notion of a game contract. A leap to three spades with only a fourcard suit, a balanced hand and four small diamonds may be right on values but is most unappetizing. Author: Dave Willis - visit his website at www.insidebridge.ca
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TRANSACTION
Sources say Cirque du Soleil sale is imminent ROSS MAROWITS THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL — Emotions are running high at Cirque du Soleil as the company is preparing to announce the sale of the famed Quebec circus troupe on Monday even though co-founder Guy Laliberte has yet to fully sign off on the transaction. Employees are sad because an era in one of Quebec’s creative success stories seems to be on the verge of change, said a former senior official who remains close to old colleagues. “I’m very emotional because it’s the end of something extraordinary,” said the source, who asked not to be identified. Laliberte told workers on Wednesday that he had not yet concluded a sale agreement, which reports say would be for some-
thing under $2 billion. “To be perfectly honest, there are a lot of discussions taking place at the moment,” Laliberte wrote in a short email. “However, and as I usually do, be sure that you will be the first informed if I conclude an agreement with new partners.” Sources say U.S. private equity firm TPG Capital is close to completing a deal that involves Quebec pension fund manager the Caisse de depot and a large Chinese investment fund. Laliberte would reportedly continue to hold 10 per cent of the company after the sale and the Caisse another 10 per cent, with TPG holding 60 per cent and China’s Fosun Capital the remaining 20 per cent. The new owners plan to maintain the Cirque’s headquarters
in Montreal and would expand its global operations by opening a support office in Shanghai, where Fosun is based. “Any transaction would involve both the management and creative soul of the company remaining in Montreal,” said a source close to the deal. “TPG very much appreciates the unique cultural heritage of the Cirque and will be very much committed to the Montreal and Quebec creative communities.” While the Cirque has expanded in China, there’s room for a greater presence in Asia because of demand for more live entertainment productions, he added. “There will obviously be increased operations there, but by no means is this meant to be a headquarters in Shanghai. It would simply be a base of sup-
port for the Cirque’s continued operations in China.” TPG is the world’s largest casino owner with a stake in Caesar’s Entertainment, while Fosun owns Club Med resorts. While the Quebec government has said it wants the Cirque’s head office to remain in the province in the event of a sale, Premier Philippe Couillard said Thursday in the legislature that it won’t intervene in “a private transaction.” Former Caisse executive Michel Nadeau said the pension fund manager wouldn’t heed any political pressure and would only make an investment if it make financial sense. He said TPG, with $80 billion of assets under management in some 300 companies, is a very good manager.
“When you have these type of guys in the driver’s seat, it’s good for the Caisse,” he said in an interview. The purchase price is reportedly less than what Laliberte was seeking. But after a 30-year run, it’s natural for a billionaire entrepreneur to sell his company as the product matures, competition increases and the public reacts more slowly to the offering, said Nadeau, who now heads Quebec’s Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations. He said Laliberte missed out on a bigger deal by not properly preparing his succession and keeping the company so closely tied to one person. That left him forced to sell to a majority owner, rather than take the company public.
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