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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Friday, January 28, 1972
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By FRANK LONGO
The Michigan icers travel to
Grand Forks today to take on
North Dakota in an attempt to
break a horrendous road losing
streak dating back to the begin-
ning of this season.
The Wolverines have won one
of eight games played on their
opponents' ice in the 19'71-72
schedule, and have picked up
only two of a possible 24 points.
Michigan will put its one-game
winning string on the line to-
night at nine o'clock (Central
time) and will meet the Sioux
again tomorrow afternoon at
three.
North Dakota will have quite
a bit of incentive going into this
series, as it is tied for second
place in the Western Collegiate
Hockey Association race with
Minnesota-Duluth. Duluth is
idle this weekend and first-place
Wisconsin plays Notre Dame.
The Bndgers have an eight
point hold on the league lead.
Coach Rube B.iorkman's crew
will be without the services of
one of its star players. left wing-
er Dennis Johnson. Johnson had
been nlaying on the first line
with Jim Cahoon and Earl An-
derson. the team's two leading
scorers with 23 and 22 points,j
respectively.
Johnson had contributed sev-
en goals and nine assists for 16
points up to a game two weeks
ago aaainst Minnesota when he
in.iured his ankle. Johnson at-
tempted one shift the following
weekend when the Sioux played
host to Colorado College. but
was unable to play effectively
and remains a doubtful starter
for the Michigan series.
Concerning North Dakota's
chances of catching front-
runner Wisconsin in the remain-
ing weeks of the WCHA season,
the general attitude is less than
ontimistic. Coach Bjorkman was
unavailable for comment, but
Sports Information Director Lee
Bohnet concedes that "although
there is an outside chance, I
wouldn't predict it."
Last November the NoDaks in-
vaded the Coliseum for a series
with the Wolverines and many
Michigan fan will recall that
one as a rare double victory on
home ice. The Sioux were riding
high at the time. holding first
place in the WCHA and coming
off an eight game home stand.
But Michigan stopped them
cold, by scores of 9-6 and 4-2,
the last Wolverine victories un-
til an 8-6 conquest of Michigan
Tech last weekend.
Besides getting eyen for those
thrashings, North Dakota would
probably like to get back at Wol-
verine coach Al Renfrew, who
quit 'a coaching Job there 15
yearsago.
But Michigan isn't about to
give up easy. The Wolverines
now find themselves eight points
out of a playoff spot after a split
last weekend with Michigan
Tech. They sat out the post-
season contests last year for the
first time in a while after fin-
ishing in ninth place. Eight
teams make the playoffs.
Michigan State, Michigan
Tech, and Colorado College are
tied for sixth place with 20
points. The Wolverines have 12
points and have the chance to
overtake at least one of these
teams when they play host to
Colorado College in an eight-
point series next weekend.
Michigan is going to have to
take advantage of these series
soon, unless it wants this to be
the first time ever it has sat
home from the post-season play-
offs two years in a row.
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WCHA Standings
W L' P
Wisconsin 13 3 34
Duluth 10 8 26
N. Dakota 9 7 26
Denver 10 6 24
Notre Dame 7 7 22
Mich. Tech 7 7 20
Mich. St. 8 9 20
Colorado Col. 7 9 20
MICHIGAN 6 9 12
Minnesota' 3 13 6
Tonight's-Tomorrow's Games
Michigan at North Dakota
Wisconsin at Notre Dame
Denver at Minnesota (4 points)
Lake Superior St. at Mich. Tech
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By RICH STUCK
After absorbing a thorough
shellacking at the hands of
Oklahoma State Monday night
the Michigan wrestling team will
try to rebound this weekend
against two formidable foes.
Big Ten opponents Illinois and
Purdue invade Crisler Arena
Friday and Saturday to grapple
with the Wolverines. Both teams
have some fine wrestlers and ac-
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coach Bill Johannesen the Wol-
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Phil Miller of Illinois will be
paired against Michigan's fine
Jim Brown. Miller and Brown
were both state champs last year
in high school.
An old rivalry will be renewed
in the 126 class when Wolver-
ine Bill Davids takes on Bob
Mayer, who beat him last sum-
mer in tournament competition.
Last year's 142 class match saw
Michigan's Mark King pin Enos
Brownridge. But Brownridge is
out for revenge against anyone
in maize and blue colors and
the man Friday will be Bill
Schuck.
Denver Beck, another good
Illini wrestler will be at either
177 or 190.
There are two changes in the
Michigan lineup for the duel
meets. Jim Hagan was injured
in the Oklahoma State contest
with NCAA champ Yoshiro Fu-
gita and will not wrestle. Re-
placing him at 134 will be Rick
Neff who has so far posted a 3-3
record.
There may also be a shake-
up as Roger Ritzman may
wrestle instead of John Ryan.
Ritzman beat Ryan in a chal-
lenge match Thursday in prac-
tice. Coach Johannesen indicat-
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ed that one may wrestle Friday
while the other takes the inat
against Purdue on Saturday aft-
ernoon.
A good crowd is expected for
the match with the Boilermak-
ers, not only because it will fol-
low the 'M'-OSU basketball
game but also for the fact that
Purdue may be the strongest Big
Ten team, except for MSU, that
the Wolverines will face this
season. A number of returning
people provide them with an ex-
cellent nucleus.
One thing which could work
to Michigan's -advantage is the
caliber of Purdue's Friday op-
ponents. While the Wolverines
take on Illinois, the Boilers face
the unenviable task of tackling
Michigan State at East Lansing.
The Spartans are a rugged team
and might physically wear out
Purdue.
Purdue, like Illinois, has sev-
eral good wrestlers who could
give the Wolverine fans a bit
of excitement. At 126 Jim Gra-
zer will wrestle Davids. Grazer
beat Michigan's Tim Czech last
year by over 10 points.
Michigan's Jerry Hubbard will
face an opponent at 150 who
defeated him earlier, Rick Dru-
ry. Mitch Mendrygal is also
seeking a i turn-about with his
combatant, Tim Havig. Purdue
boasts an undefeated man at
177 in the person of John Bar-
nard. He will meet a young but
improving Michigan grappler,
Dave Curby.
The heavyweight category is
nrobably the strongest for Pur-
Sdie. Dave Cerqua, last year's
Rig Ten runnerup, will be meet-
ing an inexperienced Wolverine,
Gary Ernst. Ernst has taken
over that chore for Michigan
since regular Rick Bolhouse left
the squad.
Three of Michigan's wrestlers
carry fine records into the week-
end action: Freshman Brown has
nosted a 9-2 mark so far, while
Hubbard is 9-2-1 and Bill Da-
vids is 12-3. Mendrygal has
wrestled impressively but has
only a 7-6 record to show. His
disappointing loss was the one
hedropped against Oklahoma
State when three questionable
stalling calls handed the match
to his opponent.
Both Illinois and Purdue have
beaten Indiana, a team that
Michigan had a little trouble
with. Johannesen said, "If we
don't wrestle well, we'll get beat.
It will be a good test of our
wrestling ability."
Friday night's meet will be-
gin at 7:30 while Saturday's
hookup will be a matinee affair.
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