The Michigan Daily-Saturday, February 25, 1978-Page 7 HUSKIES STRUGGLE BY, 4-3: Dekers effort falls short ,A, Daily Photo by JOHN KNOX MICHIGAN CENTER Kip Maurer fires the puck past Michigan Tech goalie Bruce Horsch during first period action Ipst night at Yost Arena. The goal tied the Wolverines with the visiting Huskies, 1-1. However, the effort wasn't enough as the Huskies edged the upset-minded Wolverines, 4-3. full court" PRESS- Big Ten refs . .. . .. three blind mice? By CUB SCHWARTZ IT HAPPENED AGAIN Thursday night. Mike McGee drove right around Neil Bresnahan into the lane. His quick change of direction gave him a Step on the Illinois defender and he drove in for a seemingly uncontested lay- up. But Bresnahan tried to make up for his mistake by trying to tip the ball away from behind. In the process, he lunged into McGee, throwing him off balance and causing him to miss the shot. Clearly a foul. At least to the entire Michigan bench and three quarters of the partisan observers at Crisler Arena. Even Bresnahan showed a look of disgust at his stupid foul. But his look of disgust soon turned to amazement when no foul was called. Orr stamped his left foot, Frieder stamped his right. Still no foul. The incident was not an isolated one Thursday night. There were a num- ber of questionable calls in a game that received some of the better of- ficiating Crisler Arena has seen this season. At other times the performance of the Big Ten refs has been downright pitiful. Granted no one likes the referee. He has no fans, he cannot make a great play-only a terrible call. It is the type of job that earns only criticism. While one coach is complimenting you, the other is probably questioning your parentage. Rtvazl cloaches also upset But I cannothelp but think that this year's Big Ten refs have earned the bad reputation they have around the league. Iowa coach Lute Olsen was placed on probation earlier in the week for his criticism of the officiating at an early season game. Big Ten rules prevent such behavior from coaches on the grounds that it is unsportsmanlike. Unlike Olsen, Ohio State coach Eldon Miller refrains from comment as a matter of practice. But he did offer some insight after the Buckeyes' win over Michigan in Columbus. "Well, you know Big Ten rules prohibit me from talking about officiating (pause). You know maybe that's a good rule, because we could talk about it all night." Even Orr has been known to have his differences with the striped men. "I really lost respect for some of those guys out there today," he said after the Indiana loss. "I guess I am just amazed." The ironic thing about all the complaints is that the Big Ten is under the impression that it has the best officiating in the nation. Last season the conference ex- perimented with the idea of three officials instead of two in an at- tempt to cut down on fouls away from the ball, and consequently injuries. They liked what they saw and it has been instituted permanently. Since then the Atlantic Coast Conference has picked up on the idea and the NBA was reportedly looking at it. There is, however, one major I problem, and nobody explains it better than Big Ten Director of Officials Herman Rohrig. "More people usually means Orr-ninlwppv wiil reas less quality because you have to bring up some less experienced people to fill out the crew," he admits. "So, we spread our crews out into an A-B-C lineup of quality and experience." There seems to be an implicit trade-off involved. The conference would rather cut down on the inside rough stuff and forfeit some consistency in the officiating. Neither is necessarily desirable. As far as the inside calls go, they have been pretty weak. There were four times Thursday night where the defen- sive man had position but was called for a foul when the offensive man went into him. Notice the incredulous look on Joel Thompson's face after some of the inside calls. You can almost hear him say, 'Why don't you let us play ball?' Easy to knock 'em And Tommy Staton is certainly no fan of the refs. He commented after the Michigan State game, where he quickly got into foul trouble, "There's that one ref. Everytime I walk on the floor I know I automatically have three fouls." The comments are not hard to come by. Even Orr addressed the issue, although hesitantly for fear of reprimand. "I can't say much," he said, "but it (three men) should do better than it does." By GARY KIC INSKI Have you heard about Milton and Bradley's newest game? It's called "Frustration" and features the Michigan hockey team. The object of the gam is to move the puck around the board but no matter how hard you try, you will seldom score. Last night at Yost Arena the Wolverines displayed their latest in a series of frustrating performances by outhustling, outhitting and outshooting the Huskies of Michigan Tech, but un- fortunately coming out on the short end ' in the scoring department, 4-3. YOU COULD practically see the frustration oozing out of Michigan's socks, as the Wolverines gave up two fluke goals in the third period after playing the Huskies even for the first two stanzas. FIRST PERIOD Scoring: I. MTU-D. Young (Joelson) 1:3:10: 2. M-Maurer (Miller. Debol) 15:48: 3. M-Debol (Maurer) 16:1M, 4. MTU-Decker (Ilorsch. Ostlund) 19:32. .Penalties: M-Miller (charging) 8:01; M-Tur- ner (roughing) 12:33; MTU-lladdad (roughing) 12:33: M-Debol (roughing) 12:33: MTU-Watters (hooking) 12&53: MTU-Fergu'son (tripping) 12:.:1: MTU-Schwartz (tripping) i1:41: M-llampson (elbowing) 18:49. SECONDPERIOD No scoring. Penalties: MTU-Ostulund (interference) 12:13: M-Debol (roughing) 10:00: MTU-Salt (roughing) 10:00: M-Coffman (roughing) 15:24; MTU- Schwartz (roughing) 15:24: MTU-W. Young (trip- ping) 16:40. Tliniti) PFBlol) Scoring:5: NVMI-Decker ( unassisted> ,0:1: 6 . ITI'-Salt ( Mov. Decker) :::39: 7. N-McCahill ( Lrg. Maurer> 10:31. Penalties: M-Mars(crosschecking) 2:11:;M- Ilampson (holding) 0:21: NMTt'-lla}' interflerence) 11'XIT'-11ay (high sticking) 12:1I: NI'11-ay (high sticking) 12:17: --Pacholzuk high stick- ing) 12:17: Xl--Pachol uk slashing) 12:17: NITU- I "ifrI ll uist (roughing) 17:03: . -- offm an (rough- ing) 17:AM. SAVE:S The third period face-off saw Michigan dump the puck into the Tech end. The Huskies sent the puck down the ice, and the referee raised his arm indicating arf icing call. But goaltender Rick Palmer came out of the net with Tech's Dana Decker bearing down on him, and attempted to clear the puck past Decker. Instead, he lifted the puck into Decker's midsection. The puck bounced forward and Decker cruised by Debol's sizzling stick melts scoring record By PAUL CAMPBELL Four years of winter magic at Michigan came to a peak at 16:10 of the first period last night at Yost. Number 12, alias Dave Debol, emerged from a scramble in front of the Michigan Tech goal and somehow flipped the puck past Huskie goalie Bruce Horsch. It was goal number 112, for Debol, more than any other Wolverine skater in history. "I've been waiting a long time for this," said Debol after the game. "It doesn't make up for losing the game, but it's nice to have the recordl. It was the final career milestone to fall before the smooth but deadly assault of the senior from Saint Clair Shores. He had already broken assist and total point records earlier this season. It's consolation for Debol in an otherwise frustrating season for him- self and his teammates. With three games remaining before the playoffs, Debol added an assist last night to push his season point total to 53 (20 goals, 33 assists). Last year he had 97, more than Palmer, knocking the loose puck into the net uncontested for a 3-2 lead just :17 into the period. BEFORE MICHIGAN could get a chance for the equalizer, the Huskies tallied again on another weird goal. With the puck in the Wolverine's zone, right winger Ben Kawa took a swipe at the puck in an attempt to clear it. Kawa's stick broke, and Tech's Decker fired the puck at the goal. Palmer came out and the puck only one player in the land. How dominant has Debol been? Well, against Tech two years ago, he collec- ted a hat trick in 57 seconds. He teamed up with Kris Manery, the man who scored 111 times, to give the Wolverines a combination that carried them all the way to the national finals. Ile has done it with finesse and instin- ct, not strength and speed. Instead of battling with the big boys in the slot, Debol would buzz past defenseman at the blue line and make a beeline straight for a worried opposing goalie. lie has always been around the puck, anticipating every move his linemates make. "He's been a great player for us," said his coach Dan Farrell. "I just hope he finishes strong." All the records have fallen now. Debol will move on to the Chicago Black Hawks, who must be very glad they drafted him two years aog. But 'Deebs' still has time to remember, and his first goal is still fresh in his mind. "It was against Ohio State - a breakaway, and I beat him high on the glove side," recalls Debol. "But I don't remember all of them." wiggled through a maze of players and: came to a rest inches before the red% line. Defenseman Dean Turner alertly lifted the puck out of the crease, but the Huskies' Rodger Moy fired it right back from the blue line. The shot cracked off the glass, caromed to teammate Gord Salt at the right side of the cage, and from there, Salt lifted the puck high over Palmer who by this time was sitting on the ice. THAT GOAL, made it 4-2 at the 3:39 mark. Bodies continued to-fly left and right:. throughout the period. Then midway through the period, the Wolverines tallied their third goal with Tech's Greg Hay off for interference. John McCahill backhanded a Kip Maurer: rebound into the glove of Huskie goaltender Bruce Horsch, which Hor- sch juggled as he fell backward into the. net. The fans at the western side of the,, arena raised their'arms in jubilation long before the goal judge turned the red light on. That made it 4-3, but Michigan's in- cessant pressure throughout the remaining time wasn't enough to beat the hot Horsch. THE GAME featured 23 penalties, with many sending a player off from both teams for roughing. Every goal scored in the game occurred while the penalty box had the "Occupied" sign out. The Huskies were on the board first in. the opening stanza, as Dave Joelson; and Doug Young worked a patient two- on-one break to perfection. Michigan came back with goals by Kip Maurer and Dave Debol, which shattered Kris Manery's all-time scoring record. Decker then scored his first of two goals to end the first period at 2-2. That's the way it stood until the final stanza. "It was the best we've played in weeks," said Michigan coach Dan Farrell. "It was a good hard-hitting college hockey game." l 'alnerir................ t' t