1984/85 SKATER & GOALIE OF THE WEEK #4

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CLARENCE SKATER	TEAM	GP	GOALS	ASSISTS	POINTS	PM	+/-	SOG	S%
Larmer, Steve	PIT	4	2	7	9	0	1	8	25%

CLARENCE GOALIE	TEAM	GP	GOALS AGAINST		G.A. AVERAGE		SAVES	SAVE %
Skorodenski, Warren	CHD	2	4		2.39		48	.923

WALES SKATER	TEAM	GP	GOALS	ASSISTS	POINTS	PM	+/-	SOG	S%
Bourque, Raymond	CHI	4	2	8	10	2	6	14	14%

WALES GOALIE	TEAM	GP	GOALS AGAINST		G.A. AVERAGE		SAVES	SAVE %
Beaupre, Don	MIM	2	3		1.5		34	.919

Mackinac Island Moose
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	Two contenders from the Patrick Division come to the Island to get a taste of Hockey in the Mitten State. It’s better on the Island after the trip on Shepler’s Ferry.
GAME #1: CAPJACK RANGERS VS. MACKINAC ISLAND MOOSE	And the first action we have is …………. a fight. Arniel and Ladouceur with roughing minors give us some open-ice action. And just seconds later, Crowder from close in to put the STRangers up 1-0. A Giles minor 30 seconds later gives us some 4-on-3 action. Shortly after the coincidental minors expire, the Moose move the puck up ice and a desperation blast by Goring (SHORTY!) ties the game at 1. Still stepping on their own toes, the Moose with another blunder, Maruk, gives the Rangers a PP opportunity, but the Moose kill it. Play settles down and some full-strength action for a while. Arniel breaks the tie with 7 minutes to go, now 2-1 Rangers. The period melts away until just before the break, and another skirmish puts Robertson and Engblom in the box as the clock hits 0:00. 2-1 visitors. The trash-talking starts hot and heavy, leading to a real battle between Ladouceur (again) and Crowder, getting each 5 minutes this time. One minute later, Arniel (again) skirmishes with MacLean. Each team now with 2 men in the box. Quinn takes advantage of the open ice to tie the game at 2, with 17 minutes to go. A Wickenheiser minor is quickly killed by the Rangers. Just past halftime, a minor by Marois costs the Moose in the form of a goal by Trottier, and the Rangers are up 3-2. Two minutes later, some fresh meat gets in the grinder, and Blum 5/10 trading punches with Maruk 5/GAME, and the Moose shower room is in use early. A Trottier minor just seconds later is efficiently killed by the Rangers, and off we go. Just before the break, Quinn with an opening ties the game at 3, and off for some beer and brats. 3rd period opens with a trip by Arniel, no stranger to the sin bin today. This time it is costly to the Rangers as MacLean puts the Moose up for the first time in the game. 4-3. With even strength, he does it again just 68 seconds later, and suddenly the Moose is up 5-3, with 16 minutes to go. The 2-goal advantage is cut in half just 3 minutes later when Wickenheiser finds a crease to slip one in, now 5-4 Moose. A MacLean minor 2 minutes later is killed by the Moose and we head to the final 10 minutes. Propp provides some peace of mind for the crowd when he gets open and scores to double the lead to 2 with 8 minutes to go. Russell with a minor, but was killed off by the visitors, but now only 6 minutes to go. Moose are able to keep the lamp dark the rest of the way and are happy to finish with a 6-4 win. 1st star – Quinn 2G 2nd – MacLean 2G 3rd – Kurri 3A Maruk 17 PIM, Blum 15 PIM
GAME #2: CHARLOTTE DYNAMO VS. MACKINAC ISLAND MOOSE	In a tense battle, the 1st and 2nd period are scoreless. The Dynamo kills off 2 minors, the Moose kill 3. Skorodenski 17 saves, Beaupre 13 saves. Frycer was injured for the Moose, who will play the 3rd down 1 man. Tense play continues just before the 10-minute mark when finally some electricity gets to a lamp, but not the home crowd when Boschman sneaks one in, and the Dynamo are up 1-0. Shortly after, Quenneville and Kurri in a skirmish fire up the crowd and both teams. As the penalty clock times out, Vaive with a hooking penalty starts a series of 3 minors in a row by the Dynamo, and they pay dearly for each one, as MacLean, Quinn, and Kurri cash in, the last one with just over 2 minutes to go, and Moose suddenly up 3-1. The Dynamo clearly wants to pull the goalie and mount a comeback, but the Moose are able to keep the puck in the offensive zone, go into the 4 corner offense and kill the clock, with Skorodenski pinned in the goal. 1st star – Quinn 1G 2pts 2nd – Kurri 1G 3rd MacLean 1G
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	The Moose are able to mount 2 comeback wins before heading out for 2 road games. Quinn comes on strong on the 3rd line with 3 goals. Need to work on anger management a bit as the fights are pushing the active skaters to their limit.

CapJack Rangers
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	Rangers have 1 home game this week but it’s a doozy – St. Clair Shores – the league’s top team after 3 weeks (we play the other top team on the road).
GAME #1: SAINT CLAIR SHORES SAINTS VS. CAPJACK RANGERS	Talk about domination (ok, we weren’t but now we are). The Saints out-shot the Rangers 47-15 (SOGs) and 75-28 shots total. Face-offs go to the Saints 69/31 % and they get twice as many power plays. Now let’s look at the results of this effort. P1 – NO SCORING! but 7 penalties (6 of those are coincidental) Saints get the only PP but the Rangers hold them off. But the Rangers manage only ONE (1) SOG in the period to 14 for the Saints! Resch is looking a bit beat up. P1 – CapJack draws 1st blood with a Beck goal 48 seconds in! – the 2nd shot of the game for the Rangers. Then Francis ties the game with a Saints goal on a one-timer as we close in on the game’s midpoint. But the Rangers fight back (making almost every shot count) and Boutilier and Haworth both put shots past Barrasso near the end of the period for a 3-1 lead. But poor Rangers defense allows Bozek to score with just over a minute left and the Saints draw within 1 at 3-2. Inside the final minutes and Pettersson passes one over to Boutilier and he winds up and fires a slap shot right past Barrasso and the Rangers score their 4th of the period for a 4-2 lead after 2. Rangers make it count as again the SOG total is meager – only 5, but 4 of them go IN! Saint Clair Shores pop 19 at Resch – what a workout – and get 2 in. What does the 3rd period have in store?P3 – well, the Rangers manage to outshoot their previous 2 rounds getting 8 to go on the net, but it’s the Saints that are having the better of it. Bridgman scores 11 minutes in to cut the lead to 4-3. Then with 1 1/2 to go McCarthy and Federko work a breakout and they work it to perfection as Federko shoots it past Resch to tie the game at 4-4! Well hang on – that apparently wakes up the home team and with 48 seconds to go, Trottier wins a face-off in the Saints end, passes to Crowder after Kromm gets it back to him, Crowder takes the shot – GOAL, Rangers back up 5-4. Can they kill the last seconds of the game? St. Clair Shores is giving it everything, Federko on as the extra attacker – puck gets into the Rangers end – Federko to Gustafsson, to Francis, to Gustafsson to Federko – slides it to Francis, SHOT – nope, but Federko gets it back, he shoots, Barr blocks it but McCarthy controls it in the neutral zone 20 seconds left, new lines (except for Federko). Federko gets it, to Tocchet – one times – GOAL! 16 seconds left and the game is tied! Saints fire 14 on Resch (47 total) and net 3 in the 3rd with that final coming seconds before the game ends and after 3 it’s a 5-5 tie!!OT – so on to OT!! A minute and a half in – no shots yet – until Torrie Robertson gains control behind the Saints net, he skates around hard, and wraps it around – and GOAL, he gets it past Barrasso and the Rangers win it in OT!! 6-5 final. The CRAZY game faces 15 shots and only stops 9 of them. Resch faces 47 shots and stops 42 of them!STARS – (all CAP) 1. Boutilier 2 goals 2. Hawarth 1 goal 1 assist 3. Trottier 3 assists Notable – 42 saves for Resch and for Saint Clair Shores – Nilan amasses 17 penalty minutes.
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	1 game, 1 wild win vs. St. Clair Shores!!

Saint Clair Shores Saints
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	The Saints host Charlotte and Pittsburgh this week.
GAME #1: PITTSBURGH SPIRIT VS. SAINT CLAIR SHORES SAINTS	The Saints get two goals early and the Spirit responds with one in the 1st. The Saints lead 2-1 after one. The Saints get two more in the second to Pittsburgh’s one. The Spirt with a nice comeback as they scored two unanswered goals in the 3rd and score a game-winning OT goal. The Saints outshot the Spirit, 38-31. Pittsburgh 5 SCS 4 (OT) 1-Larmer 2-Larouche 3-Skriko Rodgers with the winning goal.
GAME #2: CHARLOTTE DYNAMO VS. SAINT CLAIR SHORES SAINTS	This game goes to OT, just like the previous game. It’s 1-1 after 1 as Fergus and Stevens score. McDonald scores in the 2nd for the Dynamo. In the 3rd, the Dynamo scored, but the Saints responded with 2 goals to take the game in OT. Bozek scores an OT game-winner for the Saints. SCS 4 Charlotte 3 (OT) 1-Adams 2-Bozek 3-Stevens
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	The Saints go to OT twice and lose to Pittsburgh, but bounce back to defeat Charlotte.

New Castle Ducks
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	The revamped Ducks are off to a surprisingly decent start this season at 5-6-1. This week they play 2 home games, against 6-5-1 Texas and the high-scoring Ohio Legends who are 6-3-2 coming into the game.
GAME #1: TEXAS BRAHMAS VS. NEW CASTLE DUCKS	NCD 5 TEX 4 The Ducks win a back-and-forth contest when Denis Potvin scored the tie-breaking goal with 49 seconds left in regulation. The first period ended 1-1. In the second period, Pat LaFontaine’s first goal of the year put Texas ahead 2-1. The Ducks tied it on a goal by the veteran Tom Lysiak, and took the lead on a score by Terry Ruskowski. In the third, Dave Taylor tied it for Texas at 8:08 with his 13th of the year. 39 seconds later the Ducks regained the lead (4-3) on a goal by Doug Smith. Mark Pavelich then tied it once again, at 15:58, assisted by Svoboda and Sandstrom – to make it 4-4 with 4:02 left. That set the stage for Potvin’s game-winning goal. THREE STARS: 1- NCD – Ruskowski 2 G 2- NCD- Potvin 1G 2 A 3 PTS 3- NCD- Lysiak 1G 1 A 2 PTS Mark Napier had 3 assists for the Ducks as their #1 line of Napier-Johnson-Middleton continues to dominate. Johnson won 15 of 25 faceoffs.
GAME #2: OHIO LEGENDS VS. NEW CASTLE DUCKS	NCD 5 OHI 2 The Duck’s #1 line netted two goals in the first period as Napier (2) and Johnson (7) beat ex-Ducks goalie Dan Bouchard. Ohio comes back to tie it in the second on goals by Rich Preston (3) and a power play goal by Tony Tanti (9). In the third, the Ducks break the tie with Johnson’s second goal of the game. Lysiak adds an insurance goal at 10:46. With 1:33 left, Ohio’s Tim Kerr gets a holding penalty. So instead of Ohio pulling the goalie to try to tie it, the Ducks get a power play goal from Potvin to make the final 5-2. THREE STARS: 1- NCD – Johnson 2G 1 A 3 PTS 2- NCD – Potvin 1G 2A 3 PTS 3- NCD – Napier 1G 1 A 2 PTS Ohio outshot New Castle 31-22, including 11-8 in the third period. Billy Smith made 29 saves for the Ducks. Johnson won 11 of 18 faceoffs.
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	New Castle continues their strong start, winning both games at home. The Ducks are now 7-6-1 in the early going. Rick Middleton is 9th in the league in scoring (7-9-16) and Mark Johnson is 18th (8-6-14). Their linemate, Mark Napier is tied for 10th in the league in assists (2-10-12). Denis Potvin is fourth in scoring among defensemen (2-9-11)

Michigan Stags
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	Just one home contest this segment as the Ice Capades take over Cobo Area. Looking to snap a 2-game home ice losing skid the Stags take on the CapJack Rangers
GAME #1: CAPJACK RANGERS VS. MICHIGAN STAGS	Alan Bester makes his debut in the Stags’ nets as Michigan dominates in SOG, scoring chances, faceoffs, and shot attempts. But Bester is less than stellar, and Michigan drops a 3-2 decision to the Rangers. Michigan never led but pulled within 1 halfway through the third period on a Sylvain Turgeon blast. From that point the CapJack defense took over to shut down the Stags the rest of the way. Tough night for Michigan’s Eddie Beers who failed to score despite 5 scoring chances.
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	Michigan’s home ice losing streak reaches 3 games.

Pittsburgh Spirit
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	The Spirit is enjoying what we hope will be the best season since our back-to-back Cup Championships! Two home games.
GAME #1: MICHIGAN STAGS VS. PITTSBURGH SPIRIT	A high-scoring affair! It was 2-2 in the 2nd when the Spirit rattle off three straight goals to make it 5-2!! But Michigan battles back and it’s a 6-5 Spirit lead late in the 3rd. Turgeon (7) ties the game at 19:26 of the period!! We go to OT… 1:31 in and Rogers (5) sends the fans home happy!! Spirit wins 7-6 in OT!!
GAME #2: CHARLESTOWN CHIEFS VS. PITTSBURGH SPIRIT	Brother Brawl ™ sees the debut of Mario Lemieux in the Graveyard, where he was one pick away from playing at full-time! There is no bad blood here… We just had to eat the cost of all of the #66 sweaters we had made prior to the draft lottery. But we’re not mad!! Nope… not… at… all… While the Spirit defenders focus all of their attention on keeping Mario off the scoreboard, the rest of the Chiefs take a 4-0 lead! The Spirit battle back… and it’s 5-4, Chiefs, in the 3rd… but we can’t get that 5th goal! So the Chiefs win this Brotherly Brawl ™ by a score of 5-4!!
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	Two games, one win. We’ll see how we do on the road!

Texas Brahmas
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	Two games at the Patty this week as Charlotte and Portland come to town. Texas is coming off of a bad week that saw a couple of top guys sitting out. Can they regain the early season momentum?
GAME #1: CHARLOTTE DYNAMO VS. TEXAS BRAHMAS	In a high-flying 1st period, LaVallee (CHA) and Nilsson (TEX) exchange 2 goals apiece for a 2-2 tie at the 10:13 mark. Texas gets the next 3, including the 3rd for Nilsson, for a 4-2 lead after 1 and a 5-2 lead after 2. Charlotte gets goals 20 seconds apart early in the 3rd and things are heating up. But, Bannerman steps it up, the rest of the 3rd is scoreless, and Texas wins it, 5-4. 3 Stars 1. Nilsson (TEX) 3G 2. LaVallee (CHD) 2G, 1A 3. Hedberg (CHD) 1G, 1A
GAME #2: PORTLAND SASQUATCH VS. TEXAS BRAHMAS	Portland comes in next with a subpar record but lots of firepower. Ruff gets his first of the year in the 1st and Sandstrom nets a PP goal in the 2nd for a 2-0 Texas lead after 2. Gretzky gets Portland on the board early in the 3rd before Tucker restores the 2-goal lead. Portland turns up the pressure and scores the next 2 on goals by Ellett and McKenna and we are all tied up. At 18:41, Texas superstar Dave Nilsson nets his 12th of the year and Herron shuts the door for a 4-3 Texas win. 3 Stars (all TEX) 1. Nilsson 1G, 1A 2. Tucker 1G, 1A 3. Sandstrom 1G
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	All in all, a good homestand for the Brahmas. Giving up a lot of goals, but so far the offense has been up to the task. Can it continue?

Chicago Underground
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	The Underground has not been good from the start of the season. They are skating better & even have a little confidence going at the present time. Will it last? Sometimes you do the hard work and set the table, and somebody else eats the meal. Who’s eating this week in Chicago? The Legends of Ohio & the Spirit of Pittsburgh.
GAME #1: OHIO LEGENDS VS. CHICAGO UNDERGROUND	Chicago scores 1st & holds the lead throughout the game & unbelievably even as the buzzer goes at the end of the 3rd. Final Score: Team # – Chicago # Labatts 3-Star Selection: Star 1: CHI – Denis Savard 1G, 3Pts Star 2: CHI – Raymond Bourque 1G, 3Pts Star 3: OHI – Brian MacLellan 1G, 2Pts Game Winner: – Brian Sutter Notables: OHI – None CHI – Pelle Lingbergh 35 Saves
GAME #2: PITTSBURGH SPIRIT VS. CHICAGO UNDERGROUND	It was a tale of two cities. Chicago scored 1st & put up 4 on the board by the end of the 1st. Then the Spirit took over & notched 2 in the 2nd, & 1 in the 3rd, but fell in the end by 1 goal. Pittsburgh outshot the Underground by 34 shots. Final Score: Chicago 4 – Pittsburgh 3 Labatts 3-Star Selection: Star 1: CHI – Alfie Turcotte 1G, 2Pts Star 2: CHI – Brian Sutter 1G, 2Pts Star 3: CHI – Pelle Lindbergh 47 Saves Game Winner: – Anders Hakansson Notables: PIT – None CHI – Pelle Lindbergh 47 Saves
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	Obstacles are challenges for winners and excuses for losers. Chicago has been both this season.

Andes Mountaineers
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	Andes week 4
GAME #1: CHICAGO UNDERGROUND VS. ANDES MOUNTAINEERS	Chicago is our first guest of the week and the fans who were in the stands were treated to a lot of goals but not a lot of shots on goal. Andes scores late to force OT but they end up losing it at the 3:50 mark when Bossy puts one in the net. Underground 5 Mountaineers 4 1st Star – Bossy 2nd Star – Naslund 3rd Star – Sutter
GAME #2: NEW CASTLE DUCKS VS. ANDES MOUNTAINEERS	The Ducks are our second visitors for the week and they start out fast and will lead all the way till the final buzzer. Ducks 5 Mountaineers 4 1st Star – Fox 2nd Star – Middleton 3rd Star – Hickey
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	Andes is playing like the team we thought we would be. Two home losses this week

Charlestown Chiefs
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	A pair of home games.
GAME #1: DALLAS DRAKES VS. CHARLESTOWN CHIEFS	5-2 Dallas. Scoring Summary Per Time Str Team 1 4:08 EV DAL Paslawski (3), assisted by Sundstrom (5) and Fusco (4) 1 9:56 PP CHA Nicholls (5), assisted by Lowe (3) and Lemieux (6) 1 11:00 EV DAL Anderson (4), assisted by Dionne (13) and Mullen (8) 1 16:33 EV DAL Fusco (2), assisted by Dionne (14) 2 19:34 EV CHA Tremblay (5), assisted by Lemieux (7) and MacInnis (11) 3 :22 EV DAL Mullen (9), assisted by Dionne (15) 3 19:52 EN DAL Dionne (6), assisted by Mullen (9) Injuries: Hajt(DAL)-game Star 1: DAL Dionne 1 G, 4 Pts Star 2: DAL Mullen 1 G, 3 Pts Star 3: DAL Fusco 1 G, 2 Pts GWG: Mark Fusco Notables: DAL Dionne 3 assists, Hanlon 35 saves CHA Young, Warren 20 PIM
GAME #2: CAPJACK RANGERS VS. CHARLESTOWN CHIEFS	5-4 CapJack. Scoring Summary Per Time Str Team 1 5:37 EV CHA Dineen (3), assisted by Nicholls (7) 1 7:04 EV CHA O’Reilly (5), assisted by Eaves (4) and Driver (2) 1 7:29 EV CAP Boutilier (1), assisted by Green (3) and Arniel (4) 1 8:31 EV CHA Nicholls (6), assisted by MacInnis (12) and Krushelnyski (5) 1 9:02 EV CAP Robinson (3), assisted by Sauve (4) and Kromm (4) 1 19:07 EV CAP MacDermid (1), assisted by Green (4) 2 1:13 EV CAP Kromm (8), unassisted 2 15:49 PP CAP Crowder (3), unassisted 3 5:36 PP CHA Lemieux (6), assisted by Nicholls (8) Star 1: CAP Kromm 1 G, 2 Pts Star 2: CHA Nicholls 1 G, 3 Pts Star 3: CAP Boutilier 1 G GWG: Keith Crowder Notables: CAP Resch 33 saves CHA Lemieux 17 faceoffs won
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	Two eggs laid at home, and it’s not even Easter.

Dallas Drakes
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	Drakes get St. Clair Shores on home ice.
GAME #1: SAINT CLAIR SHORES SAINTS VS. DALLAS DRAKES	The powerful Saints come to town and :54 seconds in Murray Craven strikes for the Saints off a great feed from Ron Francis. Ken Linseman breaks in shorthanded at the 7:18 minute mark for the Drakes to tie the game up. John Anderson deflects a shot from Greg Paslawski to put the Drakes ahead at 10:13 but the Saints tie it up on the power play from a rebound by Bengt Gustafsson. Less than 2 minutes later Illka Sinisalo scores for the Drakes to make the score 3-2 and we are still in the first period with 15 seconds left in the first Scott Stevens puts a shot through a screen past Roberto Romano for a 3-3 tie at the first intermission. Both teams tighten the game up defensively in the second but Patrick Sundstrom puts the Drakes up at the 18:45 mark from a great setup from Rob Ramage and Lindsay Carson. In the 3rd period, the Drakes keep coming at the Saints and at the 9:02 mark Bob Manno slaps one from the top of the circle past Tom Barrasso to increase the lead to 5-3. The Drakes put the clamps on the Saints until St. Clair pulls the goalie and with the extra man Bernie Federko backhands one past Romano to cut the score to 5-4……which is how it ended. The Drakes win a tight one with the Saints 5-4.
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	Drakes get 4 points

Charlotte Dynamo
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	Charlotte, not immune to slow starts has fallen on hard times yet again early as this campaign gets started. A November 10 home game, scheduled this week against Michigan, has been sandwiched in between six contests where it failed to pick up a victory (not what was envisioned). Charlotte has suffered multiple losses in OT where it could not get out of the 80s-style five-minute OT to pick up at least a point. Probably still too early to panic but in a tough Patrick division, this team probably needs to get its arse in high gear.
GAME #1: MICHIGAN STAGS VS. CHARLOTTE DYNAMO	The Dynamo gets the encouraging start it desperately needs when a pair of newcomers inserted into the lineup, Curt Fraser and Al Secord, get goals in the opening minutes. But the Stags respond late in the first period on an even-strength John Ogrodnick tally (assisted by Wayne Babych and Pierre Turgeon), to narrow the deficit to 2-1. The Stags threatened in the opening moments of the second on the power play as Charlotte defenseman Doug Halward got cited 37 seconds in with a holding penalty. Michigan, looking to knot things up, instead yielded a shorthanded goal to special teams extraordinaire Dave Poulin who beat Michigan goalie Grant Fuhr 1:11 into the second, which padded Charlotte’s lead to 3-1. And before the period could reach 2:00, Rick Vaive added an even-strength goal for Charlotte seconds later (1:59) on assists from Halward, fresh out of the box, and another defenseman Timo Jutila. But the Stags were hardly through: Danny Gare opened up the third period scoring to reduce the deficit to 4-2 in the final period of regulation. And the squad fired 15 shots in the third but could not solve sensational and clutch goaltending from third-string netminder Doug Keans. Keans, playing often at least through the early part of this campaign, recorded 41 saves and shut down the Stags, as the Dynamo held on for the two-goal win. Three stars (all Charlotte): 1. Keans 41 saves 2. Vaive 1 G 3. Fraser 1 G Notable: Bobby Carpenter won 16 faceoffs for the visitors (this writer, as he saw his first ever NHL game in person at Buffalo’s Memorial Auditorium, witnessed Carpenter play his debut game that evening for the Capitals to open the 1981-82 season; that game obviously made an impression that continues to this day, as yours truly competes and struggles in this crazy league!)
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	It is still early in the season but Charlotte gets a must needed win already and the third-string goalie Keans is the hero. Following three losses on the road this week, the Dynamo’s record stands at 6-7-2. Suffice to say its work is cut out for them.

Charlotte Dynamo

WEEKLY PREVIEW:

Charlotte, not immune to slow starts has fallen on hard times yet again early as this campaign gets started. A November 10 home game, scheduled this week against Michigan, has been sandwiched in between six contests where it failed to pick up a victory (not what was envisioned). Charlotte has suffered multiple losses in OT where it could not get out of the 80s-style five-minute OT to pick up at least a point. Probably still too early to panic but in a tough Patrick division, this team probably needs to get its arse in high gear.

GAME #1: MICHIGAN STAGS VS. CHARLOTTE DYNAMO

The Dynamo gets the encouraging start it desperately needs when a pair of newcomers inserted into the lineup, Curt Fraser and Al Secord, get goals in the opening minutes. But the Stags respond late in the first period on an even-strength John Ogrodnick tally (assisted by Wayne Babych and Pierre Turgeon), to narrow the deficit to 2-1.

The Stags threatened in the opening moments of the second on the power play as Charlotte defenseman Doug Halward got cited 37 seconds in with a holding penalty. Michigan, looking to knot things up, instead yielded a shorthanded goal to special teams extraordinaire Dave Poulin who beat Michigan goalie Grant Fuhr 1:11 into the second, which padded Charlotte’s lead to 3-1. And before the period could reach 2:00, Rick Vaive added an even-strength goal for Charlotte seconds later (1:59) on assists from Halward, fresh out of the box, and another defenseman Timo Jutila.

But the Stags were hardly through: Danny Gare opened up the third period scoring to reduce the deficit to 4-2 in the final period of regulation. And the squad fired 15 shots in the third but could not solve sensational and clutch goaltending from third-string netminder Doug Keans. Keans, playing often at least through the early part of this campaign, recorded 41 saves and shut down the Stags, as the Dynamo held on for the two-goal win.

Three stars (all Charlotte):
1. Keans 41 saves
2. Vaive 1 G
3. Fraser 1 G

Notable: Bobby Carpenter won 16 faceoffs for the visitors (this writer, as he saw his first ever NHL game in person at Buffalo’s Memorial Auditorium, witnessed Carpenter play his debut game that evening for the Capitals to open the 1981-82 season; that game obviously made an impression that continues to this day, as yours truly competes and struggles in this crazy league!)

WEEKLY SUMMARY:

It is still early in the season but Charlotte gets a must needed win already and the third-string goalie Keans is the hero. Following three losses on the road this week, the Dynamo’s record stands at 6-7-2. Suffice to say its work is cut out for them.

Kamsack Cyclones
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	The 6-6-1 Andes Mountaineers and the 6-5-2 Dallas Drakes are in Kamsack for this week’s home games. Andes is second in the Smythe and Dallas is leading the Norris. So two good tests for the Cyclones. Anton Stastny, Thomas Eriksson, and Pete Peters have been leading the cyclones.
GAME #1: ANDES MOUNTAINEERS VS. KAMSACK CYCLONES	November 8 1984 Kamsack AgriPlex 11-08-2022 1 2 3 F 1984-85 Andes 6-6-1 0 2 1 3 1984-85 Kamsack 5-5-2 1 2 2 5 Scoring Summary Per Time Str Team 1 13:09 EV KAM Perreault (4), assisted by Gartner (10) and Eriksson (5) 2 8:45 EV AND MacAdam (2), assisted by Ludwig (2) and Sykes (2) 2 10:21 PP AND Courtnall (3), assisted by Muller (2) and Ludwig (3) 2 13:49 EV KAM Perreault (5), assisted by Stastny (6) 2 15:44 PP KAM Stastny (7), assisted by Perreault (9) and Marsh (3) 3 3:27 EV KAM Gartner (7), assisted by Howe (5) and Reinhart (7) 3 11:21 EV KAM Malone (1), unassisted 3 14:18 EV AND Smyl (6), assisted by Naslund (5) Penalty Summary Per Time Team 1 7:21 AND Murphy (4), 2:00 – slashing 1 13:25 AND Murphy (6), 2:00 – roughing 1 13:25 KAM Erixon (8), 2:00 – roughing 1 14:12 KAM Gartner (8), 2:00 – hooking 1 19:18 AND Petit (22), 2:00 – holding 2 4:00 KAM Wilson (24), 4:00 – high sticking 2 9:16 KAM Gartner (10), 2:00 – roughing 2 11:03 AND Peterson (8), 2:00 – cross checking 2 15:16 AND Courtnall (8), 2:00 – elbowing 2 17:04 KAM Howe – slashing (penalty shot) 2 17:04 AND Park penalty shot saved by Peeters 3 4:56 AND Gilmour (4), 2:00 – hooking 3 7:26 AND Picard (23), 2:00 – elbowing 3 14:18 KAM Howe – boarding – goal scored on delayed penalty SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3 Andes 6 10 11 Kamsack 13 8 10 AND KAM SOG 27 31 FOW 28 32 FO% 46.7 53.3 Hits 21 20 Blocks 6 13 Missed Net 10 7 Shot Attempts 50 44 Scoring Chances 24 33 PIM 14 10 PP 1-4 1-6 TOA 3:36 4:45 Star 1: KAM Perreault 2 G, 3 Pts Star 2: KAM Stastny 1 G, 2 Pts Star 3: KAM Gartner 1 G, 2 Pts GWG: Mike Gartner Notables: AND None KAM Perreault 15 faceoffs won
GAME #2: DALLAS DRAKES VS. KAMSACK CYCLONES	November 10 1984 Kamsack AgriPlex 11-08-2022 1 2 3 4 F 1984-85 Dallas 6-5-2 2 2 0 0 4 1984-85 Kamsack 5-5-3 1 3 0 0 4 Scoring Summary Per Time Str Team 1 1:01 EV DAL Linseman (6), assisted by Reid (2) 1 11:04 EV DAL Dionne (6), assisted by Larson (8) 1 15:30 EV KAM Stastny (8), assisted by Gartner (11) and Eriksson (6) 2 5:44 EV KAM Gradin (3), unassisted 2 6:28 PP DAL Mullen (9), assisted by Dionne (13) 2 13:40 PP KAM Gartner (8), assisted by Eriksson (7) and Wilson (2) 2 17:30 EV KAM Stastny (9), assisted by Andersson (2) 2 19:20 EV DAL Anderson (4), assisted by Dionne (14) and Mullen (8) Penalty Summary Per Time Team 1 6:24 DAL Paiement (18), 2:00 – roughing 1 6:24 KAM Gartner (12), 2:00 – roughing 1 7:49 KAM Perreault (15), 2:00 – elbowing 1 10:21 DAL Fusco (11), 2:00 – roughing 1 10:21 KAM Gartner (14), 2:00 – roughing 1 11:39 KAM Stastny (6), 2:00 – hooking 2 :34 KAM Howe (12), 2:00 – elbowing 2 3:00 DAL Manno (2), 2:00 – hooking 2 5:57 KAM Wilson (26), 2:00 – high sticking 2 7:49 DAL Dionne (8), 2:00 – roughing 2 7:49 KAM Sundstrom (11), 2:00 – roughing 2 13:14 DAL Barrett (8), 2:00 – roughing 3 4:49 KAM Reinhart (11), 2:00 – hooking 3 10:59 KAM Courtnall (6), 2:00 – elbowing SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3 SOG 4 Dallas 15 9 9 3 Kamsack 13 11 11 4 DAL KAM SOG 36 39 FOW 52 29 FO% 64.2 35.8 Hits 17 22 Blocks 6 6 Missed Net 5 10 Shot Attempts 47 55 Scoring Chances 30 35 PIM 10 18 PP 1-6 1-2 TOA 5:53 3:49 Star 1: KAM Stastny 2 G Star 2: DAL Dionne 1 G, 3 Pts Star 3: DAL Mullen 1 G, 2 Pts Notables: DAL Dionne 23 faceoffs won, Romano 35 saves KAM Perreault 17 faceoffs won, Peeters 32 saves
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	Andes 3 @ Kamsack 5 Dallas 4 @ Kamsack 4 (OT did not settle anything Kamsack gets 3 of a possible 4 points.

Ohio Legends
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	The Ohio Legends welcome Charlestown and Chicago in for some Skyline and hockey.
GAME #1: CHARLESTOWN CHIEFS VS. OHIO LEGENDS	Ohio 6, Charlestown 3 Tim Kerr had a goal and an assist for Ohio.
GAME #2: CHICAGO UNDERGROUND VS. OHIO LEGENDS	Chicago 4, Ohio 4 Hakan Loob had a pair of goals for the Legends, while Bob Gainey (a former Legend) netted the game-tying goal for Chicago.
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	Ohio snags three of a possible four points on the homestand.

Portland Sasquatch
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	Last place Portland hosts New Castle, Hyannisport, and Mackinac Island
GAME #1: NEW CASTLE DUCKS VS. PORTLAND SASQUATCH	Having scored only 28 goals in their first 11 games Portland looks to get some offense going and explodes for 9 goals against New Castle and wins 9-6 1984-85 New Castle 5-7-1 1 3 2 6 1984-85 Portland 2-10-1 3 3 3 9 Scoring Summary Per Time Str Team 1 :29 EV POR Gretzky (3), assisted by Siltanen (7) and Foligno (7) 1 7:48 EV POR Cyr (2), assisted by Hamel (3) and Siltanen (8) 1 13:40 EV POR Foligno (4), unassisted 1 17:43 EV NCD Meagher (2), assisted by McCrimmon (5) 2 2:48 SH NCD Hickey (1), assisted by Hardy (6) 2 4:05 PP POR Carbonneau (6), unassisted 2 9:03 SH POR Hamel (2), assisted by Wells (2) 2 13:27 PP NCD Johnson (7), assisted by Napier (7) and Middleton (7) 2 13:52 EV NCD Fenyves (1), assisted by Ruskowski (4) and Kumpel (2) 2 17:50 SH POR Hamel (3), assisted by Gregg (1) 3 :50 PP POR Siltanen (4), assisted by Gretzky (7) and Cavallini (1) 3 1:55 EV NCD Potvin (1), unassisted 3 7:38 EV NCD Hickey (2), assisted by Ruskowski (5) and Potvin (6) 3 13:58 EV POR Eloranta (2), assisted by Carbonneau (2) and Gregg (2) 3 17:27 EV POR Hamel (4), assisted by Carbonneau (3) Penalty Summary Per Time Team 1 7:30 NCD Johnson (9), 2:00 – roughing 1 7:30 POR Foligno (26), 2:00 – roughing 1 8:02 NCD Hardy (10), 2:00 – holding 1 11:40 NCD Hickey (9), 2:00 – roughing 1 11:40 POR Ftorek (2), 2:00 – roughing 2 :13 NCD Napier (15), 4:00 – slashing 2 7:20 POR Ellett (12), 2:00 – hooking 2 13:00 POR Foligno (28), 2:00 – roughing 2 16:04 POR Foligno (30), 2:00 – holding 2 19:02 NCD Hiemer (11), 2:00 – holding 3 5:02 NCD Kumpel (4), 2:00 – hooking 3 8:09 POR Wells (32), 2:00 – interference 3 15:17 POR Cyr (8), 2:00 – hooking SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3 New Castle 10 17 10 Portland 7 8 8 NCD POR SOG 37 23 FOW 23 33 FO% 41.1 58.9 Hits 17 29 Blocks 6 8 Missed Net 5 8 Shot Attempts 50 37 Scoring Chances 19 19 PIM 14 14 PP 1-5 2-5 TOA 6:04 4:18 Star 1: POR Hamel 3 G, 4 Pts Star 2: POR Siltanen 1 G, 3 Pts Star 3: POR Carbonneau 1 G, 3 Pts
GAME #2: HYANNISPORT PRESIDENTS VS. PORTLAND SASQUATCH	Overtime win for Portland 5-4 1984-85 Hyannisport 3-10-0 0 1 3 0 4 1984-85 Portland 3-10-1 1 1 2 1 5Scoring Summary Per Time Str Team 1 12:00 EV POR Cyr (3), assisted by Gretzky (8) and Gregg (3) 2 4:58 EV POR Gretzky (4), assisted by Gregg (4) and Cyr (5) 2 18:24 SH HYA Bellows (1), assisted by Ludzik (1) 3 7:43 EV POR Cyr (4), unassisted 3 9:50 PP HYA Bellows (2), assisted by Lorimer (2) and Hunter (6) 3 10:24 EV POR Gagne (4), assisted by Ftorek (1) and Ellett (7) 3 15:37 EV HYA Babych (4), assisted by Hunter (7) 3 18:30 SH HYA Laughlin (3), unassisted 4 1:00 EV POR Gagne (5), assisted by Ftorek (2)Penalty Summary Per Time Team 1 0:55 POR Foligno (32), 2:00 – cross-checking 1 4:48 HYA Hunter (31), 2:00 – cross-checking 1 7:01 HYA Hunter (33), 2:00 – roughing 1 7:01 POR Cyr (10), 2:00 – roughing 1 14:36 HYA Turnbull (24), 2:00 – roughing 1 14:36 POR Bourgeois (2), 2:00 – roughing 2 12:01 HYA Berglund (4), 2:00 – tripping 2 14:31 HYA Redmond (9), 2:00 – roughing 2 14:31 POR Bourgeois (4), 2:00 – unsportsmanlike conduct 2 16:24 HYA Lanz (12), 2:00 – high sticking 3 8:25 POR Ellett (14), 2:00 – charging 3 17:27 HYA Babych (12), 2:00 – holdingSOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3 SOG 4 Hyannisport 8 10 6 0 Portland 14 8 11 1HYA POR SOG 24 34 FOW 17 36 FO% 32.1 67.9 Hits 27 26 Blocks 8 4 Missed Net 4 7 Shot Attempts 32 49 Scoring Chances 20 27 PIM 14 10 PP 1-2 0-4 TOA 4:09 5:21Star 1: POR Cyr 2 G, 3 Pts Star 2: POR Gagne 2 G Star 3: HYA Bellows 2 GGWG: Paul Gagne Notables: HYA None POR Gretzky 17 faceoffs won Hyannisport GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate G Stefan -OL 5 29 .853 61:00 1 7 0 6.9 (+1.6) Portland GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate G Lemelin -W 4 20 .833 60:45 2 7 1 9.2 (+1.1)
GAME #3: MACKINAC ISLAND MOOSE VS. PORTLAND SASQUATCH	1984-85 Mackinac Isla10-2-1 0 2 2 4 1984-85 Portland 3-11-1 1 0 1 2Scoring Summary Per Time Str Team 1 15:50 EV POR Gagne (6), assisted by Eloranta (1) 2 2:45 PP MIM Maruk (10), assisted by Kurri (13) and Ladouceur (3) 2 15:50 EV MIM Frycer (3), assisted by MacLean (8) and Zezel (13) 3 1:53 EV MIM Frycer (4), assisted by Ladouceur (4) and MacLean (9) 3 8:35 EV MIM Giles (2), assisted by Frycer (6) and MacLean (10) 3 14:16 EV POR Walter (1), assisted by Cavallini (2) and Wells (3)Penalty Summary Per Time Team 1 4:23 MIM Kurri (6), 2:00 – roughing 1 4:23 POR Walter (11), 2:00 – roughing 1 4:41 MIM Marois (16), 5:00 – fighting 1 4:41 POR Bourgeois (9), 5:00 – fighting 1 7:07 POR Ellett (16), 2:00 – interference 1 12:35 POR Gregg (2), 2:00 – charging 1 18:05 MIM Ladouceur (12), 2:00 – unsportsmanlike conduct 1 18:05 POR Ellett (18), 2:00 – roughing 2 :50 POR Hamel (4), 2:00 – cross-checking 2 5:24 MIM Korab (2), 2:00 – elbowing 2 18:04 MIM Frycer (6), 2:00 – roughing 2 18:04 POR Bourgeois (11), 2:00 – roughing 3 3:31 MIM Korab (4), 2:00 – charging 3 17:34 MIM Marois (18), 2:00 – roughing 3 17:34 POR Eloranta (2), 2:00 – roughingSOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3 Mackinac Isla 10 18 6 Portland 15 9 18MIM POR SOG 34 42 FOW 30 32 FO% 48.4 51.6 Hits 8 20 Blocks 7 6 Missed Net 3 6 Shot Attempts 43 55 Scoring Chances 27 19 PIM 17 19 PP 1-3 0-2 TOA 4:22 3:57Injuries: Foligno(POR)-gameStar 1: MIM Frycer 2 G, 3 Pts Star 2: MIM Gosselin 40 saves Star 3: MIM MacLean 3 A GWG: Miroslav Frycer Notables: MIM MacLean 3 assists, Gosselin 40 saves POR Gretzky 19 faceoffs won, Micalef 30 saves Mackinac Isla GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate G Gosselin -W 2 40 .952 60:00 3 1 1 6.5 (-0.5) Portland GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate G Micalef -L 4 30 .882 59:49 1 4 0 5.9 (+0.4)

Hyannisport Presidents
GAME #1: KAMSACK CYCLONES VS. HYANNISPORT PRESIDENTS	Dale Hunter has two goals including the game-winner as the Presidents survive a late surge by Kamsack. FINAL SCORE KAM 3 – HYP 4
GAME #2: TEXAS BRAHMAS VS. HYANNISPORT PRESIDENTS	Hyannisport comes out of the gates strong outshooting the Brahmas 11-4 in the first period. But Texas goalie Murray Bannerman keeps them all out and the Brahmas explode for 4 straight second-period goals. Walt Poddubny scores a pair for the visitors and Bannerman finishes with 29 saves. FINAL SCORE TEX 6 – HYP 2
GAME #3: MACKINAC ISLAND MOOSE VS. HYANNISPORT PRESIDENTS	The Moose stampede thru Hyannisport blowing the doors off the Presidents with a 5-0 first period. Six different Mackinac players put up multipoint games and both President’s goalies stink giving up 8 goals on just 29 shots. FINAL SCORE MIM 8 – HYP 2
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	President’s week 4 home stand gets off to a nice start with a game 1 win but then their terrible defense and goaltending are exposed yet again as they shellacked for 14 goals in the other two games.