The Michigan Daily-Friday, October 26, 1979-Page 17 I. WCHA SEASON OPENS: cers bone-up or Bulldog invasion hippewa uet Club By JON WELLS Dbwn from the land of summer snow drifts and bronzed baby skates come the" University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs. With teeth in hand and ice in their veins, the quasi-Canadians from northern Minnesota invade Yost Arena for" two games this weekend, thus opehing the 1979-80 Western Collegiate Hockey Association season for both teams. With the annual two-game sweep of slow-starting Bowling Green under their garter belts,. the Michigan +icers face their first conference series again- st a'Bulldog team that finished fourth in the WCHA last year; a team that won more games in the first third of their season than Michigan won all year. tT IS QUITE possible, however, that this weekend's series marks the passing of two teams, Michigan on the way up and UMD on the way down. While the Wolverines have added some scoring punch with. a combination of healed injuries and offensive recruiting, the Bulldogs have lost the nucleus of their attack to the Olympic team and graduation. UMD Coach Gus Hendrickson lost a total of 68 goals and 136 assists in the persons of departing forwards Mark Pdvelich and John Harrington and defenseman Curt Giles. Pavelich is plrying with the U.S. Olympic team, Harrington graduated, and Giles, after gradiuating, signed a contract with the Minnesota North Stars. 'We lost three of our four top forwar- ds,'; said UMD assistant coach Mike Septich, "and basically lost our scoring punch. 4,4 ,Daily Hockey Supplement today. Fo a close look at the strengths and we'aknesses of this year's Wolverine icVrs, see pages 13-15 of today's Daily. ' Asked what his expectations were for defense and in the net. The back line is the upcoming season, Sertich replied fortified by the experience of senior glumly, "We're aiming for somewhere defensemen Keith Hendrickson, Stan; in the middle of the pack." Palmer, Pat Regan, and Don Hedlund. WCHA play begins tonight Minnesota-Duluth at Michigan Colorado College at North Dakota Denver at Notre Dame Michigan State at Minnesota Wisconsin at Michigan Tech THE REVAMPED Bulldog forward lines are largely an untested crew, featuring three freshman left wings. This state of affairs may dump an un- comfortable load of the scoring respon- sibility on returning forwards Dan Lempe, Bill Oleksuk, Scott Carlston, and Glenn Kulyk. Lempe is the most dangerous scoring threat, finishing last season 17th in the WCHA in scoring with 19 goals and 26 assists. There is no doubt, however, that the Bulldogs remain of play-off caliber on Michigan Coach Dan Farrell has only one word to describe UMD goalie Bill Perkl, "Outstanding." Perkl set all kinds of UMD goaltending records last season and is only a junior. The Wolverines, coming off an im- pressive two-game sweep of Bowling Green, are already showing early sym- ptoms of the disease that helped to push them to the bottom of the WCHA heap last year. The disease is injuries and it has once again wormed its way into the core of the Michigan roster. Gordie Hampson, the extra-large junior left wing, has a broken left hand and will be out three to six weeks. Sophomore Murray Eaves, perhaps the Michigan player with the most of- fensive potential, is a questionable star- ter for the weekend series. Eaves was banged around in the Bowling Green series and is also still testing out a knee that was operated on this summer. Freshman left winger Brad Tippett, who was playing on Eaves' line, has had a severe case of the flu all week and is questionable. FRESHMAN GOALIE Paul Fricker held Bowling Green to only two goals last Saturday and thus will continue in the net this weekend. Although Farrell is pleased with Fricker's performance, he has' not yet committed himself to the freshman. With all factors considered, Coach Farrell is weary of the icemen from up north, for in spite of their depleted ranks they can still fly. "Their speed is terrific. Carlston and (Gary) DeGrio have terrific speed." The Wolverines have some motion of their own in the person of freshman center Bruno Baseotto, Baseotto put together a dazzling collegiate debut last weekend, collecting four goals and five assists. Michigan battles the Bulldogs Friday and Saturday night, both games star- ting at 7:30 p.m. at Yost Arena. THEATI~TESSHOP We have a RUN TRACK MIND 309 S. STATE ST. INDOOR TENNIS CALL 434-6 10C TODAY RACQUETBA Ll $25' College StudentCor MembeshipRates: Membership $6/hr. Tennis $4/hr. Racquetball (Before 5 p.m. weekdays) kilECG1Id1I3 L 979 11 Benny Friedman Ben Oosterbaan Any review of the rich tradition of Michigan football would be incom- plete without noting one of football's foremost passing combinations, the < famous "Benny to Bennie" -| The rip-roaring fever that grabbed the nation in the 1920's was not im- mune from the Wolverine gridiron. The passing duo of quarterback Benny Friedman and receiver Bennie Oosterbaan ripped up the opposition as they led Michigan to winning seasons in 1925 and 1926 under the auspices of Coach Fielding H. Yost. Friedman, a native of New York City, earned All-American honors con- secutively iri<'25 and '26. ,Coming off the bench in 1924, he rapidly became a staple of the Wolverine attack. Friedman's teammate, Oosterbaan, is remembered not only for his; playing ability, but also for his coaching skills. Oosterbaan is the only Michigan athlete that can boast All-American honors for three years (1925-7). And in 1951, Oosterbaan was selected to the All-Time All-American team. Like Friedman, Oosterbaan was chosen to both the National and Michigan Halls of Fame. Honored for his playing ability, Oosterbaan retur- ned to the Michigan gridiron to coach the Wolverines from 1948 through 1958. During his tenure as coach; Oosterbaan directed his teams to three Big Ten conference titles and a national championship in 1948. Aside from the pigskin, Oosterbaan excelled in basketball, winning nines letters overall. This all-around athlete grabbed All-American honors in basketball and was All-Conference in baseball. L- U3 Ulrich's offers: Free software from Texas Instruments if you buy before Oct. 31,1979 S20 value $40 value 2 FREE software 4 FREE software Pakettes with Pakettes with Purchase of Purchase of I58C* a TI-59* -Coupon with purchase. We're competitive. In fact, we'll match any deal or refund your money. MORE THAN A BOOKSTORE 549 E: University at the corner of East U. and South U. 662-3201 BULLETIN 'The Dekers Club announces their fir- st"Blue Line" Luncheon of the season, which will be held at 12:00 noon today, at the Crystal House Motel, corner of Htron Parkway and Washtenaw AiVenue. Featured speaker will be Dan Fairell, Michigan hockey coach and Gus Hendrickson, Minnesota-l)uluth hockey coach. The Bulldogs are the Wodliverines' opponent for this weekend. All interested hockey fans are invited to-attend; reservations not required. OPEN TONIGHT ,t1111 am BILLIARDS BOWLING PINBALL AT THE UNION RUTHERFORD GETS SHUTOUT Wings blank Buffalo 4-0 DETROIT (UPI) -- Two goals by Vaclav Nedomansky, single tallies by Reed Larson and Errol Thompson and. Jim Rutherford's tough goaltending gave the Detroit Red Wings a 4-0 vic- tory over the Buffalo Sabres last night. Rutherford turned back 26 shots, in- cluding a breakaway attempt by Gil erreault in the first minute of the second period, to notch Detroit's first hutout of the season. Rutherford has given the Red Wings their only two shutouts in the last two years. Nedomansky scored his fourth goal of the season in the opening period when he ripped a 20-foot shot past goalie Bob Sauve of Buffalo as he came out to cut down the Czechoslovakian's angle on a power play. Detroit had the second-worst power play in the league entering the game, with just two successful attempts out of 23, but all four goals came with a man advantage. pt1 4. CH ANC Uncertain about where to begin your nursing career? > Leave nothing to chance! Start at University Hospitals, a tertiary care medical center. Larson got his first goal of the season by putting a 50-foot slap shot past Sauv- e s right leg 5:08 into the third period to break open the close game. At 9:13, Thompson netted his fifth goal by streaking behind the defense and con- verting a pass from Dale McCourt. Nedomansky got his second goal of the game and fifth of the season by completing a succession of four quick OIA%% 6 passes between himself and Dan Labraaten at 10:33 of the final period. The victory moved the Wings' record to an even 2-2-2 on the season, as they jumped out of last place in the Norris Division. Detroit now has six points to the Hartford Whalers' five. The Whalers were idle last night. Montreal leads the division by two points over Pittsburgh and Los Angeles. C= SE Behold the grandeur of the Great Hall, Pursue the Ores with the Riders of Rohan, Bid farewell to Sam and Frodo... A 4-, '9 I) 0 6 'p .4 en I,, 4 a I) dl .4 (9 .9, /' 6 (9 /4, ~*7 1) 6 qr 01 i7 1%i I, d, ' Vp I Treat yourself to a pair of the warmest Bass ever. Sugar- loafers. Light. Plush. And unbelievably comfy. With famous Bass craftsmanship inside and out. Sugarloafers. We've got 'em! 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