1983/84 SKATER & GOALIE OF THE WEEK #8

Andes maybe last in their division but they seem to have the Ducks number this year, as they beat New Castle for the second time this season. The story of this game was Al Jensen who was nothing short of sensational in goal for Andes. In the first period, the Ducks were FLYING and QUACKING as they outshot Andes 24-5! Jensen turned away shot after shot and it was not until 18:50 of the period that the Ducks finally scored, when Tony Currie put it past Jensen. The game turned around at the start of the second period when Ducks defenseman Harold Snepts drew a 5-minute major for cross-checking. Andes took advantage with TEN shots on goal and TWO goals as Doug Gilmour and Michel Goulet put the puck past Don Edwards, to give Andes a 2-1 lead. Later in the period, Rick Fox scored to make it 3-1 and Robert Picard’s third-period goal completed the scoring.

THREE STARS:
1- AND – Jensen 42 saves
2-AND- Fox 1G 1 A 2 PTS
3- AND Goulet 1 G

Brent Sutter had 2 assists for Andes

Jensen is now 8-6-1 for Andes, a very impressive record given the Mountaineers overall record. Conversely, Don Edwards is now 6-9 as the Ducks continue to struggle when he is goal, rather than Billy Smith

THREE STARS:
1- POR Foligno 1 G 1 A
2- POR Gretzky 1G won 10 of 16 faceoffs
3- Fogolin 1G

Reggie Lemelin was outstanding in goal for POR making 30 saves. He’s 10-5-1 on the year. Ducks netminder Don Edwards drops to6-10.

2nd period = Thanks to back-to-back penalties by O’Connell, the Hairy Beasts get 2 powerplay goals before halftime, and Foligno and Siltanen get the easy goals. Carbonneau and Giles have a little fight. Quinn uses the open ice of 4 on 4 to cut the lead to 1. Carbonneau 2 minutes later with a goal of his own to push the lead back up to 2. Late in the period, Maruk adds one more to make it 4-3, Sasquatch, at the break.

3rd period – Kurri with his 2nd goal, early, less than 2 minutes in, and the Moose have tied the game at 4. Both teams killed off one minor on the way to the 4-minute mark. Then Kurri finishes the hat trick to complete the comeback and take the lead at 5-4. Portland takes no time answering that goal with Ciccarelli knocking one in. 5-5 with under 3 to go. Both teams with shots to win, and then it was Kurri, with only 15 seconds to go, with the game-winner, and a bonus to his hat-trick. Turns out the best answer when playing Gretzky, is a former teammate.

Final – Moose 6, Sasquatch 5.

1st star – Kurri 4G, 5pts
2nd – Ciccarelli 1G 3pts
3rd – Siltanen 1G 3pts

2nd period – Moose still looking sluggish as Poddubny scores early, and the visitors are up 3-0. Beers get the Moose on the board a few minutes later, 3-1. Texas and the Moose each kill off a minor as the 2nd-period winds down. A little fight between Korn and Files. Finally Rogers with a goal to make it 3-2 Texas at the 2nd break.

3rd period – A double minor by Taylor gives the Moose 4 minutes of PP, and it takes nearly all of that before they can get some offense organized. Finally, Propp got his PP goal, tying the game at 3. And just for good measure, Propp adds another just 2 minutes later, and the Moose have taken the lead 4-3 with 11 minutes to go. Taylor atones for his penalty just a minute later, and we are tied at 4 with just over 10 minutes to go. The Moose kill off one minor on the way to the final horn. Neither team can get a score, so we go to Overtime.

Overtime – Moose control play with a 4-1 SOG advantage, but the goalies stand tall, and each team takes home 1 point.

FINAL – Texas 4, Mackinac Island 4 OT

1st star – Propp 2G 3pts
2nd – Poddubny 1G 2pts
3rd – Andrechuk 1G 2pts

Bannerman 35 saves

2nd period – Ohio kills off an early minor. Tanti cuts the lead to 2 midway through the period. Quinn answers for the Moose 5 minutes later to make it 5-2. Yzerman and Ruskowski in a little skirmish. Then back-to-back minors by Currie and Sutter set up the Moose with a 5 on 3, and the Moose get a goal from MacLean making it 6-2 at 2nd intermission.

3rd period – MacLean adds one more early to make it 7-2. A Terrion minor penalty sets up a PP goal just 21 seconds later by Gradin. Finally, 10 minutes of not much, ending with a minor fight between Beers and Carlyle. Quinn with a goal, 5 minutes left in the game to make the final 8-3

FINAL Moose 8, Legends 3

1st star – Quinn 2G 3pts
2nd – Propp 1G 4pts
3rd – Beers 2G 3pts

With an empty Moose net, Charlotte exchanged goals with two by Mackinac Island’s Brian Propp in that last minute of the game, in a wild finish. A Dale Hawerchuk goal gave Charlotte the lead 4-2 exactly at the 19:00 mark of the third. Propp scored 17 seconds later, but that was followed by a Glenn Anderson firing into the open net just four seconds later off the faceoff win. Propp then closed the scoring on an assist by Eddy Beers and Mike Eaves with 17 ticks left in the third.

Charlie Simmer scored a goal in the first and second periods to propel the Dynamo to an early 2-1 lead and captured first star honors.

Three stars:
1. Simmer, 2 G, 4 Points
2. Hawerchuk 1 G, 4 points
3. Propp 2 G in the final minute of play

Charlotte trailed 3-0 in the first period after yielding even strength and special teams goals of different varieties by Pat Verbeek (even strength), Ron Francis (shorthanded), and defenseman Doug Wilson (power play).

The Dynamo, sparked by two goals from third-line right winger Bob Crawford, ultimately tied the game at 3-3 and forced five minutes of extra time. With an official tie game just a scant 38 seconds away, Glenn Anderson beat otherwise steady Saints netminder Tom Barrasso (31 saves), on an assist from Randy Moller and Charlie Simmer.

Three stars (all Charlotte):
1 Crawford (2 G)
2. Simmer (1 G, 2 points)
3. Anderson (1 G)

With an empty Moose net, Charlotte exchanged goals with two by Mackinac Island’s Brian Propp in that last minute of the game, in a wild finish. A Dale Hawerchuk goal gave Charlotte the lead 4-2 exactly at the 19:00 mark of the third. Propp scored 17 seconds later, but that was followed by a Glenn Anderson firing into the open net just four seconds later off the faceoff win. Propp then closed the scoring on an assist by Eddy Beers and Mike Eaves with 17 ticks left in the third.

Charlie Simmer scored a goal in the first and second periods to propel the Dynamo to an early 2-1 lead and captured first star honors.

Three stars:
1. Simmer, 2 G, 4 Points
2. Hawerchuk 1 G, 4 points
3. Propp 2 G in the final minute of play

Charlotte trailed 3-0 in the first period after yielding even strength and special teams goals of different varieties by Pat Verbeek (even strength), Ron Francis (shorthanded) and defenseman Doug Wilson (power play).

The Dynamo, sparked by two goals from third-line right winger Bob Crawford, ultimately tied the game at 3-3 and forced five minutes of extra time. With an official tie game just a scant 38 seconds away, Glenn Anderson beat otherwise steady Saints netminder Tom Barrasso (31 saves), on an assist from Randy Moller and Charlie Simmer.

Three stars (all Charlotte):
1 Crawford (2 G)
2. Simmer (1 G, 2 points)
3. Anderson (1 G)

SCS 5 Dallas 2

1-McCarthy
2-Bridgman
3-Gustafsson

SCS 5 CapJack 4

1-Federko
2-Gustafsson
3-Stevens

Chicago wins it 6-4 on the backs of Savard and Chabot each with 2 goals.

The Mountaineers dominated the first 2 periods, outscoring Chicago 3-1 with goals from Sutter, Fox, and Smyl, 32 SOG in 2 periods. Then Chicago has a comeback for the ages, winning the final period 4-0 with goals from Stastny, Bossy, Vaive, and Savard. The Capone Center has not been this loud and crazy in ages.

1st star – Bossy 1G 3pts
2nd – Savard 1G 2pts
3rd – Stastny 1G

3 Stars
1. Mullen (SYR) 1G, 1A
2. Larouche (Syr) 1G 1A
3. Lorimer (Syr) 1G, 1A

3 Stars
1. Dionne (Dal) 2G
2. Lindstrom (Tex) 1G
3. Poddubny (Tex) 1G