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November 19, 2003

 

   
  
  
 

Douglas
had a lot to answer
for after coming home from
a loss to the Kwantlen Eagles.
Head Coach McGilligan even went as
L far as saying, “we sucked.” As harsh as it
7... was, it can’t be that far from the truth. The OP
“McGilligan wouldn't lead Flashzilla astray. I went
to the Lion’s Den with great expectations that the
Royals would give me something juicy to watch. My
only recourse would be to tenderize it with witty repar-
tee and bad jokes.

  

 
 

Mascot
Welcomes
Royals

Back to
the Den

Men’s Basketball

Burton has terrorized the countryside in recent weeks with
his speed and agility. because opponents have such a hard time
finding a solution to defend against him. Even the speediest
guards haven't held him in check. He began the game by slash-
ing through the key for the first bucket of the game. Evan Trickey
of the Mariners found himself with the unfortunate task of guard-
ing Burton and despite the gaudy headband and bad attitude, he
put in an honest effort; Donald had Trickey chasing around the
court the whole night.

Cody Berg went to work early, bringing down rebounds over the
Mariner forwards. He’s been a huge presence in the middle for the
Royals; forget the fact that he’s six foot nine and only 18 years old.
Cole Birnie styled and profiled with a baby-hook he has been sav-

ing for weeks. Just when the action began to pick up and Douglas
held a little lead, Donald slipped on the court. From the sidelines,
it looked like he tweaked his manhood, a groin pull if you will.

Flash Gordon
Sports Editor

The reason I think this is because the trainer wouldn't touch

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him. There was some writhing and grimacing, for the most
part all a show for the audience who were concerned for his
well-being.

The Royals went back to work after the medics
ee LTS. cleared the floor and Nick Hope took over the speedy
slashing duties. In recent weeks he has always been
, there to pick up the slack from Burton's off-games.
This game was no exception. Hope finished with
bys

‘Transition breakdowns developed
in the latter part of the first half lead-

      
    
 
     

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ing to turnovers and sloppy play.
There were far too many
fouls since both

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Canucks
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CF Miley
OP Contributor

 

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The NHL has got to figure out a way to do
something about the trap. After last sea-
son’s experiment with calling obstruction
penalties, the league is right back where
they began, in trouble. After home games
with Jacques Lemaire’s Minnesota Wild
followed by a Thursday tilt with the
Philadelphia Flyers, ’'m feeling a wee bit
queasy. This week featured 182 minutes of
clutching, grabbing, interference, and all-
around boring hockey. I don’t know what
the answer is, but something has got to
change soon. The best game in the world
looks like a 50-metre race between drunk-
en turtles. Is there any way that illegal
defense could be called in hockey?

 
  
  
 
    
 
 
  
 

hit bonus by the 12
minute mark. McGilligan |
tried to rein in his team who

  

run circles around Trickey but the offense was
sporadic at best. They stunk for a good eight min-
utes before halftime, Sparks came from big-shooter
Mike Kim and big-man Chad Krepps. Krepps hit a big»
three to send the Royals to the locker room 40-33. They
went out leading the Mariners but Coach McGilligan

  
   
   
   
   
  
  
  
 
 
 

looked like a man whose team was losing.
Second half action was decidedly unexciting. I missed the
first few minutes because I was taking care of business but on-
lookers assured me the action hadn’t picked up. McGilligan’s
boys settled down their play to a more mundane pace. Instead of
playing all over the gym and looking like kids on a playground, |
the Royals controlled their lead. Tim Powers came off the bench
like a big pylon but he did his sweet turn-around jumper over Tim
“T have no neck” Bigelow. The Mariners turned it up a notch in the
final minutes hoping to break down the lead. The closest they go
was five points off a mistake by Donald Burton. Trips to the foul:
line by Hope and Berg finished the Mariners off 73-65. McGilligan
attributed the early breakdown as a mistake that young teams will
make while developing into a good team. In a sense, it’s something
they must go through and overcome to get better. As a result of
their win, the Royals are another week better than before. Donald

 

   
  
  
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
     
   

Burton’s 18 points came from a player maturing beyond his
years. It’s true he still likes to play some street ball on the court
but McGilligan likes the development he sees.

The Royals next game was against Camosun. It was a

  

physical matchup. Check the Douglas athletics website for

  

an update.
A special note to add is that the Douglas mascot also

  

returned to the Lion’s Den on Friday. Before half-

  

time he made an appearance to taunt the

  

Mariners and hit on the Malasapina women
with all the class we expect from a mascot.
Let’s hope the nameless Lion is here to gf

attending a Douglas

  

College event.

Legendary coach Scotty Bowman has sug-
gested outlawing backward skating in the
neutral zone. Desperate times call for des-
perate measures.

Saturday night’s game against the Wild
was actually a decent hockey game. The
Canucks jumped out to a four-goal lead on
goals by Jason King, Matt Cooke, and a
pair by Todd Bertuzzi. The Wild got back
in the game after scoring two goals in 48
seconds in the second period. The second
goal by Marion Gaborik fulfilled Dan
Cloutier’s one-bad-goal per game quota.
For a goalie with so much talent, Cloutier
consistently gives up one weak goal a game.

The Canucks managed to fend off a

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