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The U.S. hockey team after
the medal ceremony.

Several metro Detroit athletes brought
home medals from this year's Maccabiah
Games in Israel.

LONNY GOLDSMITH STAFF WRITER

D

espite the opening day
tragedy of the collapse of
the bridge by Ramat-Gan
Stadium that cast a shad-
ow over the 15th Maccabiah
Games in Israel, the competition
continued and several local ath-
letes won medals.
Hockey, which was making its
Maccabiah debut, had several lo-
cal ties on the American team,
and a notable tie to the Canadi-
ans. The Americans lost in the
gold medal match to Canada, 6-
1.
"Other than Israel, we had the
only all-Jewish team," said Sam
Greenblatt of Southfield, the U.S.
director of player personnel. 'The
Canadian coach was Jacques De-
mers (former Detroit Red Wings
coach) and members of the
Toronto Maple Leafs and Mon-
treal Canadiens staff"
Mike Hartman of West Bloom-
field, who played with the Buf-
falo Sabres and won a Stanley
Cup with the New York Rangers,
was the player/coach of the silver
medal U.S. team.
Forwards Jerod Lutz and
Mike Nodler and goalkeeper Lee
Tushman are the other Michigan
players.
"I brought those guys along to
add character, even though they
don't play at that level," Hartman
said. "The guys took Jerod in as
a little brother, and Lee won the
`players player' award. Mike fin-
ished second for that award."
Tushman, who was told by

July 15, the day following
Hartman not to expect to
Above:
play as the third goalie, Lee Tushman, the collapse of the bridge
ended up seeing action in Mike Nodler, and leading to Ramat-Gan
every game but one due Mike Hartman Stadium in Tel Aviv, the
show off their schedule had to be re
to discipline problems
with the second goalie. silver medals. worked, leading to a log-
jam of matches.
The only game he didn't
I
"Earlier on the day of the final, I
play was the Americans' initial
game with Canada, a 5-3 loss af- we played a 7-6, 6-4 match, with
a 13-11 tiebreak in the first set." 1
ter holding a 3-0 lead.
Pappas took the bronze medal
"I wanted them to enjoy their
experience here," Hartman said. in the mixed doubles competition
"I told them to respect the game with partner Bonnie Reiffel of
on the ice, but we saw the culture Scarsdale, N.Y.
"We had beaten an American
of Israel too."
U.S. team members David team for the medal, and lost in
Adler of New Jersey and Cornell the semi-finals to an Israeli team-
University and Justin Duberman that won the gold."
Pappas advanced to the quar-
of Florida both played junior
hockey in Michigan. Defenseman terfinals of the singles competi-
Billy Jaffe played college hockey tion before bowing out. The heat
and humidity played a big part
at the University of Michigan.
The Americans finished the in the tournament, as matches
tournament 4-2, beating the Is- had to played during the day.
raelis three times and the They were originally scheduled
Ukraine once. "I told them this for the cooler evening hours.
On another kind of court, Jeff
was my Stanley Cup again,"
Deitch of West Bloomfield toti
Hartman said.
In tennis, Bloomfield Hills' two silver medals in squash —
Norm Pappas was a double win- one in the team event and one in
ner in the 50-year-old age group singles.
"The individual tournament
in the masters division.
Pappas took a silver in the was grueling," said Deitch, who
men's doubles tournament with was seeded third. "It was an ex-
his partner, Jim Lipschutz of citing tournament though."
In the semifinals, Deitch de-
Philadelphia.
"We lost to an Israeli team in feated a South African who was
the final, 6-4, 6-2," said Pappas. the gold medal winner in the/
"I had played seven matches in 1993 games, before losing to L...\
the last three days in competi- Israeli in the finals.
"The team had two matches
tion."
Due to the day off taken on per day every day, and in singles