Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, February 17, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, February 17, 1972 f___ $ "ft. U-M STUDENT BLOOD BAN K WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23-11-5 THURSDAY, FEB. 24-1-7 Michigan Union SECOND FLOOR For Info Call 76-GUIDE 1'' II Cartier pucks wicked 'In ch on ice 1111 i LU L1 i By CHUCK DRUKIS. When Jean Cartier hits some- body, everyone knows it - Car- tier's victim, the victim's team- mates, and the crowd. Cartier is known by m a n y different names to hockey fans. At Michigan, the novice fan would recognize Cartier as a number 3, the devout fan as Punch, andthe opposing players as that tenacious "bastard." Aggressiveness is often the necessary quality that deter- mines whether or not an in- dividual with athletic ability will succeed under the stress of com- petition. If there is any one- word term to portray Cartier on the ice, it is aggressiveness. Head hockey coach Al Renfrew affirms that Cartier personifies aggressiveness, not only as a defenseman but also on offense. "When he hits a man you feel it," says Renfrew. "He's ag- gressive in that he lets other players know that he's around. He's got great ability to check, to carry the puck, and is a good shot." According to Cartier, aggres- siveness is a major aspect of wining hockey. If the other team starts thinking that they can skate right through without a hassle, they're going to blow their opponents right off the ice. "You've got to let them know who you are," asserts Cartier, with a moderate French accent. "When they come around, you shove them around. 'You can't come on this side, Baby, 'cause I'm here!'" Harassing his opponents h a s not been a complete success for Cartier. Renfrew explains the problem thusly: "There's a fine line between b e i n g aggressive and being in the penalty box half the night. This is an important aspect of the game. Anytime you have a body contact sport you've got to be aggressive or t h e other team is going to take the play away from you, but you've got to do it within the limit of the rules." Being able to channel his amuckness on the ice has not been easy for Cartier. But with- in human bounds, he has done it. Renfrew describes Cartier's hockey maturation: "It was a big transition from junior hockey to college hockey for Punch. He was a key defenseman and a great player in junior hockey. But when he came down here he didn't realize that you couldn't fight and you couldn't spend much time in the penalty box and get away with it. But I think that he's done a good job lately of staying out of the box, and most of his penalties have been good penalties; in other words, his penalties have been ones that prevented a player from getting a good shot on goal or a breakaway.' Cartier, in his final year at Michigan, had begun his college hockey career by leading t h e WCHA in time in the penalty box during his sophomore year. Mentally, Cartier has a win- ' ning attitude throughout t h e game. Whenever he's on rbe ice, he concentrates on what he can do to help his team win. Bad breaks, teammates' mistakes and grudges have destroyed the positive attitude and conse- quently the successful play of many players, but not Cartier. "If they score a goal while I'm on the ice," Cartier relates, "I just try to forget it right away and not let it worry me. If it had happened in the first period, for instance, and you keep thinking about it, you won't play a good game the rest of the way." Unlike many athletes in many different sports, Cartier is not all hockey. When he is on the ice he releases his pent-up hos- tilities through aggressiveness and concentration. Bnt once he leaves the ice, he leaves hock- ey. In private life, Cartier is hap- py-go-lucky, and says, "I don't get aggressive with the people, only on the ice. I'm sure that if one got aggressive with the ladies, it wouldn't be too good anyway." Questioned concerning his fu- ture plans in respect to playing pro hockey, Cartier sarcastically replies, "I wouldn't mind. If I'm good enough to play pro, they'll come get me. If not, I won't play." If Punch doesn't play pro, he'd like to "bum around for about a year, then think again. If I still haven't made a choice, bum around for another year. There's nothing happening in by head about what I want to do or make happen." Cartier keeps himself busy with all types of hobbies, and says, "I think that everyone should have a hobby." Cards, chasing women, basketball, and looking at people in bars (espe- cially girls) are among his fa- vorites. Overall, Cartier accepts life as it occurs. If things are going right, he enjoys it; if not, he doesn't worry about it because he knows that he is putting forth his best effort and things will. be better sooner or later. You've b e e n getting those Dear John letters these days, huh? Well, cheer up. Remem- ber there's always sports to give you that little extra lift to get you out of despair. Ffats Strops can help you too. If you've got anything-anything at all-to get off your hairy chest let Ffats listen. He's a good listener, you know. We'd really like to hear from you out there. So send your letters to Ffats Strops, c/o Sports Edi- tor, The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard, Ann Arbor, Mich. We'll print your woes or any- thing you've got to say about the sports world in Ffats Strops Mailbag beginning next Wednes- day or whenever we get our first letter. Just remember, there's al- ways someone out there who loves you, no matter who you are or how weird you are. Ffats loves everyone! That's beautiful, isn't it? -Daily-Rolfe Tessem Punch moves in for the kill MEET SATURDAY: A I I' FOR RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION CALL: BOB STEWARD-Henderson Ford Sales 3080 JACKSON ROAD-ANN ARBOR 769-7600 AIR FORCE ROTC GET YOUR CAREER OFF TO A FLYING START ! ! ! Air Force ROTC has scholarship funds avail- able for flight-qualified men. These scholar- ships pay full tuition and most fees, provide an allowance for books and $100a month stipend while school is in session. Freshmen need not have been enrolled in AFROTC the first semester to be eligible. PHONE 764-2403 By RICH STUCK The Michigan ski team will jour- ney Saturday to Northern Mich- igan's Nub's Nob in quest of the United States Ski Association's re- gional championship. The team, in only its second sea- son of competition, is fresh from a fine showing last weekend in a meet * at Brighton. The 35 mem- bers captured the men's first place trophy while the girls captured second place in their competition. The top racer for Michigan was Howard Richards, who copped third place in the Class A event. Finishing in the same class for the women was Roberto Sonnino, who is from Italy, and who has had experience on the European Alpine 'circuit. The team races almost every weekend in meets sponsored by the USSA or the Midwest Colle- giate Ski Association (MCSA), of which the skiers are members. The MCSA is a new conference di- expenses. This year, however, Michigan swept the Timberlee most of the gasoline money and Classic on Jan. 22, competing a pro rata share for meals is be- against basically the same schools ing provided. The money comes that were at Brighton this past from proceeds derived from a ski weekend. sale held early in December. Some Probably the oddest event of support also has been provided by the year, and the meet Michigan the Club Sports Association, but will remember most as they pre- it will cost each racer between pare for their journey to Nub's $15 and $30 per weekend for lifts Nob this weekend, was the Gover- and lodging. nor's Cup races held at the 'Nob' Despite the fact that the team is Jan. 13. only in its second year, they have In that one the judges were un- made a respectable showing in able to determine a winner be- competition so far this season. On cause the -30 degree weather froze Jan. 8 they were third at Walloon everything in sight, including the Hills, even though three of their stop watches and even the walkie top five skiers did not race. talkies. Gervi n-led Hurons smolder in ratings Skiers set for slopes RNTCAR I For students and faculty 21 and over. Join The Daily Ad Staff 9 1 The Following STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS vided into upper and lower divi- By The Associated Press garnered eight of the 15 first place sions. Michigan competes in the In the latest Associated Press votes. upper division -along with such IntelesAsoiedPssve., schools as Michigan Tech, Mich- College Division Basketball Poll The current basketball campaign igan State, Central Michigan and the Eastern Michigan Hurons are started bleakly for Eastern, as Northern Michigan. rated sixth, a jump of one place they dropped their first three con- In its initial season last year last week. Eau Claire State con- tests. But since then the Hurons each individual had to pay his own tinues to lead the poll as they have played superbly. Eastern currently holds a string of 16 consecutive victories. Their latest came Monday night, as they survived a scare and defeated Oak- land University, 93-88. The Hurons are now 19-4 for the season. Eau Claire; which beat Stevens > Y Point 101-64 and then needed two overtimes to beat Whitewater 97- 89 for an 18-1 record, received 286 votes from the panel of 15 sports- writers and sportscasters. to endorse I I m I SGC LS&A Student Government ENACT Ann Arbor Ecology Center law School Student Senate Public Health Student Association Architecture Student & Faculty Government Louisiana Tech received two first place votes and 244 points for second place and was followed by Tennessee State with one first- place vote and 206 points. Cheyney State, with a first-place ballot, advanced from fifth last week to fourth; Western Washing- ton State, which got two votes for first, jumped from ninth to fifth; Stephen F. Austin advanced from eighth to seventh;,Akron fell from fourth to eighth; Alabama State dropped from sixth to ninth, and Evansville remained 10th. r1. Eau Claire (8) 18-1 286 2. Louisiana Tech (2) 19-2 244 3. Tennessee State (1) 12-1 206 4. Chieyney St. (1) 18-2 168 5. Western Wash. St. (2) 18-0 158. 6. Eastern Michigan .(1) 16-4 147 7. Stephen F. Austin %. 20-2 145 8. Akron 19-3 116 9. Alabama St. 16-3 97 10. Evansville 17-5 87 Others receiving votes in alphabetical order: PANTA and the MAGIC SERPENT PLUS Residential College Representative Assembly Alice Lloyd Hall Council UAC Couzens Hall Council Mosher-Jordan Hall Lieder Power Council Pharmacy Council Nursing Council Frost House I i Tonight, Thursday, February 17, world-famous German baritone Hermann Prey will give a lieder recital in the Power Center for the Performing Arts. Born in Berlin in 1929, Mr. Prey has achieved international success on both the 'concert and operatic stage, including New York's Metropolitan Opera. In 1962, he wasawarded the title of "Kammersanger," the youngest singer ever to have been awarded this honor by the Bavarian Minister of Culture. In his second Ann Arbor appearance, Mr. Prey has chosen a program of songs by Franz Schubert, in commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the composer's birth. Included are lieder based on poems by Johann Gabriel Seidl, Heinrich Heine, and Ludwig Rellstab. Performance at 8:00, tickets at $6, $5, $4, and $3. have you signed RETURN TO OZ AT Stockwell Hal-9 P.M. 75c children under 12-free FEB. 17, 18, 19 - -Lrw rt the niwaim petition i 0 I I