Bauers COLLEGE Performers OF THE WEEK

Hockey East Senior forward Cruick-shank became Providence’s all-time leading goal-scorer with his 95th and 96th in the Friars’ 3-2, 6-4 quarter-final upset of Boston University. ECAC Sophomore right winger Young scored three goals and an assist March 4 and three assists the next night in a 5-4, 6-4 quarter-final sweep of RPI. CCHA Freshman forward Jim Dowd scored four goals, three on power plays, as Lake Superior swept Ohio State two games to none in their CCHA quarterfinal series. WCHA Minnesota sophomore goalie Stauber won his second straight player-of-the-week award, after posting his third shutout in a row, 6-0 over Minnesota-Duluth. Performers of the week for the period Feb. 29 to March 6. Bauer FIT FOR PERFORMANCE…

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Sullivan Honors CIAU’s Best

Randy Gregg, Mike Ridley and John LeBlanc—all three are regulars in the NHL. Gregg, just returned from the Canadian Olympic team, bolsters the blue line for the Edmonton Oilers. The Washington Capitals’ Ridley is what coaches like to call a complete player. And LeBlanc, the greenhorn of the three, has turned in a creditable rookie season for the Vancouver Canucks. The three share something else, too. All are past winners of the Joseph A. Sullivan Award, given annually to the top player in the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union. The United States’ college MVP trophy, the Hobey Baker Award, gets far more attention than the Sullivan. No one will dispute U.S. college hockey’s claim as a superior breeding ground of future NHLers, but this fact remains: Four Hobey winners (Neal Broten, George McPhee, Tom…

Yawney Fills Void On The Defense

CHICAGO—After working for five months to improve their defense, the Chicago Blackhawks produced a drastic improvement in one week. Canadian Olympian Trent Yawney came aboard and veteran Keith Brown returned from a knee injury. Suddenly, two-thirds of the defense had a new look. The arrival of Yawney, 22, had long been awaited. It was a foregone conclusion that the 6-foot-3, 190-pounder would be joining the club after the Calgary Games. “I’m not going to be the savior of the franchise,” Yawney said, echoing Hawk coach Bob Murdoch. But that doesn’t mean he won’t be relied on heavily. Yawney saw action on the power play in his NHL debut in Minnesota March 6, then again manned the point the following night when he made his Chicago Stadium debut. Yawney contributed a power-play goal, beating Detroit’s Greg…