Wednesday, December 8, 1976
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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By RICK MADDOCK
"Boy, that nimber three sure hits ..t who is
number three for Michigan -' he really nails them
can I see your program ... here he is; his name
is Dean Turner."
Comments like these float around Yost Ice Arena
at every Michigan Tiockey game. Fans like hitting,
and freshman defenseman Dean Turner hits, so the
fan interest is natural.
He's 'a crowd pleaser, but not intentionally. It's
his style of play.t
"I JUST GO OUT THERE and do my job, and
if I get the chance to belt somebody - I will,"
Turner said. "One of the things that gets me psych-
ed for the game is hitting."
Turner said he doesn't worry about penalties due
to his aggressive style, but- there is one specific pen-
alty he has been trying to avoid - elbowing. "I
have been lately concentrating on keeping my el-
bows down," he said.
Most fans would think Turner, or any hard-hit-
ting player, looks for a fight, but Turner claims
he doesn't. "Just because of the rule (one-game sus-
pension), I tend to walk away from them, even
though I don't like to," Turner said.
Turner said he doesn't even go after an opponent
who gives him a cheap shot. "If a guy gives me
a cheap shot, I'll just wait to get my opportunity.
I'll look stupid if he gives me a cheap shot, and
I hit him. The ref always sees the second hit,"
Turner said.
HE DOESN'T THINK the other teams go after
him more often, because of his play, in fact Tur-
ner thinks it's the opposite. "I would think they (op-
ponents) would go more after guys like Dave De-
Bol or Kris Manery. I haven't felt it. I think they
go after the big guns, Kipper (Maurer) and Billy
Thayer," Turner said.
"If they (opponents) can get some goon to take
DeBol to the box with him, then they're ahead,"
Turner added.
Turner admits he doesn't have the all-around
hockey skills of a DeBol or Manery, and that's why
he makes up for it with his aggressiveness. "I go
ot there and play the best way I can. It wouldn't
make sense for DeBol to play like me," Turner
said.
As far as his own skills go, Turner said, "I
think I have to work on everything in my game.
I'm confident on my checking and my skating. I
think about 50 per cent of anything you do is con-
fidence. If you don't believe in yourself, nobody
else will."
Turner respects the experienced players on the
team, and said that he's been helped greatly by
them. "One of the things that helps my confidence
out is playing with Greg Natale. He gets that puck
and I know what he's going to do. He's steady,"
Turner said.
Ever since I was that big I've
been coming to football games,
but the main reason I came here is
Farrell. The man knows his hock-
ey. After my junior year, I knewe
I was coming here. He didn't. I was
probably the easiest catch he ever
got.'
Dean Turner
"DEEBS (DAVE DeBOL) has helped me out an
awful lot, too. We sit down and talk a few hours.
I come away feeling a lot better," Turner added.
' Turner played football and baseball for Birming-
ham Groves when he was a freshman. He won all-
county honors as a halfback and all-league honors
as an outfielder. Then he decided to go to Birming-
ham Brother Rice to play those two sports, but
hockey interfered with his plans.
"I planned to play football and baseball, but I
was playing for Ecorse Big D (junior hockey
league), so I just didn't have enough time," he
said. Turner also played for the champion Little
Caesars. where he was fourth in league scoring with
34 goals and 34 assists.
Turner said Michigan was his first college choice.
"Ever since I was that big I've been coming to
football games, but the main reason I came here
is Michigan Coach Dan Farrell. The man knows his
hockey. After my junior year, I knew I was com-
ing here. He didn't. I was probably the easiest
catch he ever got," Turner said.
THE FRESHMAN DEFENSEMAN originally
came here on a pre-dental program, but he has
switched over to radio-TV. He should have little
trouble getting a job in this field, since his mother
is the weatherlady for WXYZ-TV, Channel 7, in
Detroit.
Does Turner feel his mother's influence will help
him in getting a job? "I don't think it can really
hurt," Turner said with a big smile.
Yet, Turner doesn't feel anything special about
his mother's job in the limelight. -"She's got a job
like everyone else, and it just happens she's in
the public eye. I don't feel any bigger from it-
I want my own identity," Turner said.
ALTHOUGH TURNER IS interested in radio-TV,
his main career goal is a shot at professional
hockey. "I definitely want to play pro hockey,
anybody at this level wants to. I have wanted
to play since I was 14 or 15," he said.
The city doesn't matter to Turner, as he said-
he would play anyplace. He has no home team
sentiment, and actually he doesn't agree with the
Red Wings' philosophy. "You take Detroit, they
think college players can't step right in," Turner!
said.
Turner's chances for the pros look promising.
He is one of the top scorers for the Wolverines
with 5 goals and 12 assists. Still, he's only. a fresh-
man and has a lot of time to improve his skills.
Whether his improvements will come slow -or
fast or even if they aren't noticeable to the ordi-
nary fan, Michigan followers can rest assured that
Turner's presence on the ice will be felt - by the
fans and by Michigan's opposition. It's inevitable;
someone who hits hard all the time will never be
overlooked.
Daily Photo by BRAD BENJAMIN
MICHIGAN'S HARD-HITTING defenseman Dean Turner (number 3) gets a°lecture on
sportsmanship during the hockey team's 7-6 victory over Notre Dame earlier this season.
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2. Marquette (5) .......1-f
3, U.C,L.A, (1).......3-1
4. Kentucky (1) 2-1
5. Nevada-Las Vegas ......3-4
(tie) Daily Libels (3) ... 3-1
6. San Francisco (1)4.......4-
7. Notre Dame........3-1
8. Cincinnati (1) .........4-4
9. Arizona ... ...4-4
10. Alabama.....4-f
11. Wake Forest.......4-4
12. North Carolina .~. 2-1
13. Indiana .........1
14. Louisville.............1-
15. Tennessee .............. 2-1
16. Clemson................4-1
17. Maryland . .......3
18. Southern Illinois .......3-1
19. DePaul
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has become only the ninth team
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only the second team in the past
40 years to lead the nation in
rushing, scoring and total of-
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IN FINAL NCAA statistics re-
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rushing compared to 341.4 for
runnerup UCLA, 448.1 yards to-
tal offense compared to 439.6 for
runnerup Iowa State and 38.7
points compared to 35.0 for !
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Minnesota team, now 3-0, scored
halftime bulge and a 96-50
triumph. The Gophers main-
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throughout the game.
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Olga Korbut bends over fackwards for her Ann Arbor audience. One of the world's
most popular gymnasts, Korbut, and 16 R'issian comrades demonstrated their talents
before a standing room only crowd at Crisler Arena last night.
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Exhibiting a magical con-
trol of their art, the Russian
gymnasts awed and capti-
vated a standing - room only
crowd at Crisler Arena last
night.
Spinning, gliding, twisting
through space, the 17 gym-
nasts demonstrated t h e i r
skill not only in the standard
events, but highlighted the
performance with a breath-
taking display of acrobatics
and modern rhythmic gym-
nastics.
Receiving the only stand-
ing ovation of the evening,
the two-man Soviet acrobatic
team of Vladimir Alimanov
a n d Vladimir Nazarov
matchedstrength and bal-
ance in an outstanding exer-
cise.
"I don't know how he
held his body parallel to
t h e g r o u n d while
the weight of his partner
is on his head in a one-
handed handstand," said
assistant men's gymnastic
coach Jerry Poynton.
"In this case, one man al-
most acts as a piece of ap-
paratus," Poynton exclaim-
ed.
The crowd in excess of 13,-
600 was introduced to the
wonders of modern rhythmic
gymnastics by three Soviet
women, who have dominated
the event since its inception
in World Championship com-
petition in 1969.
"In modern rhythmical
gymnastics, the individual
must have control of her
body and of the inanimate
object," stated Poynton.
"In traditional gymnastics,'
'the individual is controlling
herself over a static piece
of equipment.
"in the United States to-
day, there is hardly anyone
teaching modern rhythmical
gymnastics and to see this
kind of ability is unbeliev-
able."
The two most popular So-
viets, Olga Korbut and Nelli
Kim, demonstrated the skills
that earned them interna-
tional acclaim.
Korbut delighted the crowd
with her balance beam and
floor exercise performance,.
but disappointed many by
the absence of her uneven
bars routine.
The Soviet men proved
why they are the best in
the w o r I d. Exhibiting
strength, control and style,
they performed each event
with near perfection.
"They radiated a mastery
of their art form of gymnas-
tics," stated men's gymnas-
tics coach Newt Loken.
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