Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 26, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free april Olausson Settle Lon term Deal out of court by Grant mag trails it have been any Fredrik whose playing rights were the subject of a six month International tug War last yesterday ended All speculation about his the 23yearold defence Man signed a Multi year contract with the National hockey leagues Winnipeg an anticipated repeat of last Summers chaos the dispute Between the jets and fare stars of the swedish elite league ended up in courtrooms on both sides of the Atlantic never Olausson met with jets general manager Mike Smith and hammered out a Deal in less than a there was no agent involved in the it was a family decision and in really Happy to stay Olausson said at yesterdays we never consid ered after awhile to move 1 got an offer last year from Mike and the jets and its been there All the i talked to Mike last week and it want that far we discussed from that it was pretty quickly in a pretty easy terms of the pact were not speculation is that Olausson received a substantial increase from the he was reported to have made this season to the 1 guess i got a couple of Olausson but the most important thing for me was that the family was Happy and they were enjoying the City and they believe neither Side would reveal How Many years the contract runs Smith said the groundwork for the Deal was Laid during last years struggle which saw Olausson attempt to get out of the option year of his nil Deal because of a variety of family problems and the terrible season hed just gone through in Olausson signed a multiyear contract with after each Side went to court to deter mine the Validity of the others Olausson decided on the first Day of train ing Camp to return to he re Quested the jets make no further contract overtures until the conclusion of the sea they didst and their patience has been i Rea by respect them for Olaus son Saidl its been a More relaxed Atmo sphere around the whole organization this it was a big part of the Olaus Sim has now played four seasons with the jets after being taken in the fourth round a virtual steal of the 1985 nil entry this past the Karl Sweden resident led All Winnipeg in scoring with nine goals and 46 assists in 77 he has scored 117 Points in ithe last two years and appears to be on the Yerge of cracking the leagues pair makes major Impact continued from Page 53 at and a Roc solid 225 West cuts an imposing Fig but after five minutes around the it int his size that one its his Hes a charismatic were very Strong Riley and its James who has helped make us with Tyrone Paul Randolph and Greg Battle we have As Good a group of linebackers As any West was a free agent until yester even at he was in Ottawa talked to hinted it was but when the bomb ers signed it demonstrated that the team was still committed to winning and winning with but the same thing happened across the Street Only a few hours a 200pound de Fence Man with exceptional Speed and puck handling nearly jumped to Farestad of the swedish elite league last he was convinced to stay in Winnipeg for the 198990 season and was told nobody would Bug him about signing another after a season on pins and jets pm Mike Smith got the 23year Olds name on a Lon term Deal that just about makes him a million we have Good depth on Murdoch and Freddie is very Hes Young and still Hes going to be a very significant player in this i watched Freddie Olausson for a couple of years when i was with another organization and i saw that he was a Young Man who loved and enjoyed playing the hed lost some of his enthusiasm after the 8889 but i think he got it Back this past that kind of enthusiasm rubs off on we need people like its amazing to think that a Guy from Texas and another Guy from Sweden could have such a major Impact on sport in but that is indeed the James West alone wont win the bombers the Grey cup and Freddie Olausson alone wont win the jets the Stanley but the two make sport in this town a lot More enjoyable for every in a West and Olausson make it a photo shop now to save with Early discount prices Good selection of balls shoes carts accessories for All tour golfing needs open 7 Days a week Transcona Golf club 2120dugaldroad your discount pro shop goaltender Bill Ranford and Petr Klima celebrate the oilers sweep of by Roger Phillips Knight Ridder newspapers los Angeles los Angeles Kings owner Bruce Mcnall was talking about his teams season ending loss to the Edmonton but he might As Well have been discussing the erratic nil season gone i thought we had a Good Chance to pull it and he referring to the Joe Murphy overtime goal that eliminated the Kings in four games of the smythe division finals on tuesday night at the it pretty Well sums it or Boom and every time you turned around this something cataclysmic was happening to or around the most of the a negative was even to the positive events d the season began with Wayne Gretzky breaking Gordie Howes career scoring but the hoopla May have distracted the Kings from the fast Start they d the memories of last years playoffs made goalie Kelly Hrudney a forum Folk but mononucleosis rendered him at times a until he recovered for another Strong playoff run Only to Bruise his d enraged one january night by the Kings Mcnall promised changes and referred to As the George Steinbrenner of d George of the rinks delivered on his Promise on trading Presley atones for lost time Louis a Wayne Presley picked a Good time to emerge from the Doghouse of Chicago Blackhawk coach Mike i was a Little depressed All year and in just Happy to help said who leads the Blackhawk with seven goals in the i didst get much Chance to help out in the regular in Presley scored Only six goals in 49 games in the regular season and played in Only 10 of the last he also didst dress for game 1 of the Blackhawk first round playoff series against now Hes making up for lost his second period goal broke up a scoreless tie tuesday in a 32 Victory Over the blues night that evened the Norris division final at two games in getting at least one great Chance every Presley when you get youre certainly going to my line mates Are playing hard for getting me the now that the Blackhawk have regained the Home ice advantage they relinquished in a game 1 loss at the Chicago Presley Hopes the trend continues in game 5 tonight in hopefully we can come out Strong and just play our Presley were going to work hard and see what we can come up Keenan Likely will go with Rookie de Belfour in game Belfour withstood the blues 192 shot advantage in the third period of game 4 to win his first career playoff Start after replacing Greg Millen in four earlier playoff Eddie held the fort i thought he had played very Well when we put him in Relief said noting be fours goal against average in he was the difference in the hockey Eddie held the a starter with the blues for seasons before being traded to Quebec in december and then to Chicago in didst even dress for game but he said he Mike just get some fresh Millen at this stage of my career and this time of the the you do anything you can to help the the blues will be without Captain Rick their top checking for the remainder of the Meagher is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right an injury suffered in game 3 sunday without the blues used their top assist Adam to kill penalties and used Rookie left Winger Rod Brindamour As the Centre on the checking a plus for the blues will be the return of Brett who missed the final of game 4 after getting a game Hull received a five minute High sticking penalty and the game misconduct for drawing blood with his stick above the right Eye of the Blackhawk Jocelyn be it was a huge offensive loss for the Hull led the nil with a righting record 72 goals during the regular season and leads the league with 10 goals and 17 Points in the and he had scored in All eight of the blues previous playoff now it comes Down to a Besto three series with the Blackhawk holding the i guess the fun is just beginning blues right Wing Paul Maclean Heimie Nicholls to howls of protest fro m the Kings fans and from no in return for the Kings got Tomas Sandstrom and Tony Granato from Thi new York meant to be Liti mates of both endured and when they got went d the signing of free agent Delen Ceman Larry Robinson of Montreal provided them with a Foi Midale presence on the Blue line or so the Kings at r Ibinson looked at times like a Jit Lery mistake prone though he had a respectable and for the 23rd time in 23 King the question is where do they go from Here b for May be backing using Steinbrenner As his we had a lot of changes during the he i was generally disappointed during the regular season when the Kings we ire five games below 41 but i Felt a lot better As All the Guys in the trades played Well Rookie Todd Eliks was we started to Mcnall went on to say that the Tea m might try to add a Veteran or two i in the of season but would concentrate on trying to integrate Yogi Imp players into what has been on of the leagues oldest a at what the Kings Tah c into next season q goalies Hru Deys been Nimbred to 1 e in route to his native Edmonton in 11 Deal that would reunite Grant Fuhr with but until then he will be on duty for the Dos Are hell be As healthy next year As he want this but with goalies you never know and the Kings will give a Long look to touted Rookie Robb stauber for the Job As Hru Deys backup next d Robinson is ancient but under Tom Laidlaw is 32 and missed the playoffs with a Back in Ijuin and Tim 31 by nest missed much of the layoffs with an ankle rookies Bob Halkidis and Rob by particularly the performed Well in the but a knee injury sidelined Blake at the the Kings Are hoping that Blake May develop into the Point m an on their erratic Power j forwards the nucleus is Wuh Luc Steve Kasper and Bob who had a solid Rookie at 34 and Dave Taylor and John Tonelli still can be but for How Long beyond those it gets the Lack of depth showed in the Oiler series when at various times Taylor and Kudelski were used roses Kresh fill Academy florists 11 tee it up at Toros Golf driving Range min Golf Golf shop repairs lessons Inkster at Sturgeon opening Day april 29 Post Tihe thoroughbred racing at Good fun and fast times saves his Best for Hawks terriers goalie stands tall in leading Myhl squad to split by Ashley Prest Winnipeg free press Portage la Prairie they brought Home a split in but the Man the Portage terriers have to thank is Jeff the Veteran net minder has faced 95 shots in just two games against the powerful Saskatchewan Junior hockey league Champion Nipawin Hawks in the Besto seven Ana vet cup inter provincial Junior hockey the series resumes Here tonight through saturday at Centennial Arena when the two squads Square off for games and faced 55 shots and came up with a tremendous Effort tuesday in Nipawin when the terriers needed double overtime to Edge the Hawks 43 and tie the series at one game this is definitely the toughest team we have faced in the playoffs so Koleski 1 cant remember being As tense As i was in overtime every time they took a shot on but i just tried to keep my concentration and follow the for being the starting goalie has taken on an emotional significance since he sustained an injury in the Manitoba Junior hockey leagues Allstar he started in net for the North division replaced by backup Trevor Koleski missed two months before returning for the last regular season Jeffs been outstanding for us All year but in the Hes been just said terriers coach Wayne at the other end of the Nipawin net minder Lauren Belland has pulled out equally spectacular but the excitement was marred in the second game by what the Hawks Felt was unnecessary gloating by the Nipawin coach Bob Lowes said he was disappointed to see Portage players choose to celebrate directly in front of the Hawks after Kelly Edwards scored at of the second overtime period to produce the terriers i think that pretty Lowes said following the they think its going to be Over in five but its a Long Way from being penalty shots Belland was named a game Star in both games while nip wins Derek Crawford and terriers Edwards and Cory chuch much also received stars Edwards is nursing a sore ankle and nearly didst play tuesday but will be ready ;