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A native Oregonian looks at hockey During the lust week of March, thuusands and thousands «»f students sped south in search of the very limits of their alcohol tolerance. While this certainly appealed to me,-too f decided instead to drive north to Canada in. search of something else,' , I drove up to Vancouver. H.1. and it was them where ) saw my’ first professional Hockey game ; As a life-long ;' resident of Oregon. I had 1 itt iw ,.;k’n owl edge o r interest i n . lUK^key**'w: ; .;\^h»sV;tif ’thla highlgljt:s jhad .i sd«m on"the*ivewsi'w e rt) of fights. and most. pictures. of.’ hockey iiliivorH. shuwml - an anra/.ing ..toothlessness - prubhrm.”. I he -. .sport - had alvvaVs seemed.I»ar • uaric.end, tninor -compared, to v tiis'ske t ha 11 :";ba setfa'I l,v and '.footfadl^ •' ■. ° 1 11a< ks-aiVVh'highiy; visjBJJ , • i'elelirdies ;lhVt:h_gu»rss ytdfhoiii Vj*\|jtisiire’1 mm a;iiiinpr K A’:nirt. ;■ vv nrk 'lajul '-.w ttlv*. slide 'pmiiiii lions pretty much out of the question), how can you possibly tell one player from the next? Loving the excitement a large crowd creates at a pro game. I went along with my Canadian, 0 friends to see the Vancouver Canucks battle the Quebec Nbrdiques. .■ While: listening to scalpers hntlerihii “who needs tickets? •' hollering: I’ve got three in a row," I wat . r ched_ my friend,' a Hockey*.. •'crazed Vancouverite, approach’ : H jscaiper trt buy pur tickets. My / amazement at. the legality of • = scalping was matched on ly by. “ -my. embarassmnnt at riot know- . .* . ling whatr a Nordique .was. I figured it was 'the National '"j. .llt^keyd^ague's counterpart to . • the-Jn(bya.; ' , /-■ ;:v ' .; Sidelines Staff Sidelines is the weekly sports supplement published every Wednesday in the Oregon Daily Emerald. Sidelines Editor: Allan Lazo Copy Editor: Diana Elliott ' Photo Tech: Ross Martin Production: Manuel Flores Food Vans What you’ll find fast at the food vans ... k' Sandwiches Cookies & Brownies ✓ Fresh Fruit ** Yogurt k* Fresh Croissants Hot & Cold Drinks ✓ AND MUCH MOpE 13lh across horn Gilbert Hall from 8 a.ra. lo 2 p m and at the library turnaround from 9 a.m. to 2 p in. My friend Andy, another University student, accom panied Fred as they approached the scalper. They had been given money to buy seven tickets. Fred tried bargaining with them and told them he had only $50, The scalper appeared firm until Andv jumped in and Reporter’s Notebook by Kevin Densmore declared' ‘‘hey Fred, I’ve got some,.' Amorican.'’ As tho tti.alpur.'s oyiw lit up “’like a , Hcuniboard.the two had to moot lilt'asking prior of $00. ■ \ Vant:iiiivo r‘ s, I*a«: i I i< ( a> I iaeti in holds about tti.000 people. Whrtivwo gcd i hsiclo. J ho ii:o was siti roil nih'tI • I»v. a glass waII I hat . is supposed to prolot I tans Irom ■ .nlisfiroil pin ks hilt tho host part is.that it alsoprovides a groat .yiew.of ndsefc being flattened by vicious checks. Our tickets placed us high in the arena. As we watched the first period. Fred explained things. Oh. so little had I known! For example, the sport has rules! Icing, high sticking, fighting, hooking — these are all hail thigs. For me. it was simple: just cheer good things and boo bad things. The first period was dominated by Quebec, It was dear even to me that their pass ing and skating was much better than the sluggish.Canucks. As the period ended. Quebec . i-2. At tnat time, we spotted empty seals four rows behind one of the’ goals and sneaked down past the ushers. lit bur new, seats, we found ourselves sitting lietween Undid couple in their lids and three inv toxicated men ’in jackets and lie*':. The cpiipltend.ed to sav !oine on guvs:, let's go. Play' hard." The giiVs “hi the jac kets and lies ■ tossed out some English and some language 1 couldn’t identify. However, the English they used was not suitable for family audiences. Vancouver owned the second period. At the time, they were still fighting for the last playoff spot in their conference and a date with the Edmonton Oilers and Wayne Cret/.ky. Actually, that’s not really a great reward to be fighting over. It would be much like the Christians runn ing a 100-meter dash with the winner having, to enter the arena in face the linos. Throughout the period, the goal near us was the'center of act ion. I n hockey, the cheers grow as the puck gets passed around closer to the goal. 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