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November 29, 1991
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Redskins jump out to lead
The time has come for an NCAA investigation at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Why? Because the 1991-92 Redskins are: 1) doing a lousy job of impersonating past Miami teams; 2) using a new performance-enhancing substance; 3) illiterate; or, 4) don’t read preseason predictions. Buoyed by 4-2 and 5-2 wins at Ferris State Nov. 8 and 9, Miami stretched its winning streak to five games, improved its overall record to 5-1-0 and moved into a first-place tie with Lake Superior in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association with a 4-0-0 league mark. Last season, the Redskins were 5-29-3 overall and 3-26-3 in conference play. They finished ninth last season and were projected to land in the CCHA cellar in 1991-92. Third-year coach George Gwozdecky attributed the early-season success to a new attitude in the program. “This…
CHEERS & JEERS
Commission for Fair. Play: We hope someone listens to their proposal to ban fighting in major junior. Andy Brickley: The 30-year-old Bruin had 21 points in 12 games coming off a career-threatening injury. Tom Webster: Hard to believe such a mild-mannered looking fellow could be so nasty. Quebec Nordiques: Did Dave Chambers really deserve to take the fall for a franchise’s ineptitude?…
Expansion IceCaps melting
They don’t wear teal uniforms, but there is no mistaking the Raleigh IceCaps. They are the San Jose Sharks of the East Coast League. The evidence is the expansion teams statistics after 10 games: Raleigh’s 2-8-0 record was the league’s worst after 10 games. The IceCaps had the ECHL’s least-productive offense, averaging 2.7 goals per game. Raleigh’s nets had been scorched for a league-high 57 goals. “We’re trying to keep pace with the Sharks,” Raleigh coach Kurt Kleinendorst said. However, the IceCaps—like the Sharks—are capable of the occasional upset. Raleigh broke a three-game losing streak by edging the visiting Greensboro Monarchs 5-4 in an overtime shootout Nov. 10. The IceCaps erased a 3-0 first-period deficit to ambush the Western Division leaders. “We are much better than our record indicates,” Kleinendorst said. “There have been a…
Costly penalty throws usually sedate Brown for a loop
When Michigan Tech coach Newell Brown threw in the towel against the Wisconsin Badgers, he didn’t expect to be reprimanded for it. But that’s precisely what happened Nov. 9 at Dane County Memorial Auditorium. In the aftermath of a 3-2 overtime loss Nov. 9, Brown confronted referee Chick Yackel at the scorer’s table and was assessed a game disqualification penalty, supposedly preventing him from coaching the second game the next night. Fortunately for Brown, WCHA commissioner Otto Breitenbach rescinded the penalty after fcivatemeetings with Brown and Yackel in which video tapes of the game were reviewed. Brown was incensed Yackel awarded Wisconsin a five-on-three power play in overtime. The advantage came when Brown reacted to an interference call against defenseman Liam Garvey by waving a towel and throwing it behind the team bench. Yackel gave…
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