SPORTS Page 8 Tuesday, December 9, 1980 The Michigan Daily ' Puckin9 i K. lcers forge past early By GREG DEGULIS Giordano and Gasparini. It sounds like the makings of an Italian law firm, but instead the names represent a battle well outside the cour- troom - a battle on the ice of Yost Arena last weekend. John Giordano, Michigan hockey's rookie coach and John 'Gino' Gasparini, North Dakota's veteran mentor matched teams at Yost with the Fighting Sioux definite favorites. T'he result: A Friday night 5-1 victory for Gasparini and an 8-2 win on Saturday for Gior- dano's Wolverines. The split with powerful North Dakota puts the Wolverines in third place in the WCHA with a 7-5 conference mark. Third place? How could a hockey team which encountered such traumatic pre-season publicity, the loss of two of the top scorers in the WCHA (Murray Eaves and Bruno Baseot- to), and the quitting of head coach Wilf Martin find itself trailing only Minnesota and North Dakota? Well, much of the credit has to belong to head coach John Giordano. The Michigan hockey mentor inherited a very unhealthy situation with the icers and Giordano effectively put the troubles ,behind in favor of the matter at hand - playing aggressive hockey. Aggressive hockey Under Giordano, the Michigan icers have concentrated on hitting the opposition all over the ice, eventually wearing their opponents down in order to create scoring opportunities for the offensively weak Wolverines. Giordano realized early that this Michigan hockey team has no stars, unlike last year. The icers' two leading scorers are defensemen (Steve Rich- mond and John Blum) and neither are among WCHA leaders. Thus, Giordano has relied on checking and hard work as the Wolverines' saving grace, a reflection of Giordano's style and personality. Giordano's style of coaching became very apparent to the media and hockey followers at the Dekers Club Luncheon on the Friday before the Wisconsin series three weeks ago. Bob Johnson, Wisconsin's coach of 17 years, ad- dressed the public in a diplomatic fashion commenting on the great hockey tradition bet- ween the Badgers and the Wolverines. Giordano, on the other hand, chose to speak about the matter at hand, the Wisconsin- Michigan series that weekend. The Wolverine coach, much'to the chagrin of the audience, started off by saying, "Well, we're going to have to go out and knock some people over. We're not a talented team with offensive skills. Our style is to hit people all over the ice." Michigan managed a split with Wisconsin losing the Friday night game, 5-3, and winning on Saturday night, 3-1, to start the Wolverines' climb back to respectability. Over the Thanks- giving break, Michigan swept a pair of hair raisers t Notre Dame, 4-3 and 7-6 on overtime. The victries on the road prompted Giordano to comment, "We were very pleased to come back the way we did both nights at Notre Dame. It showed great heart and effort." The heart and effort Giordano mentioned ex- tended into, the North Dakota series last weekend. The Fighting Sioux, under Coach Gasparini, have captured two consecutive WCHA titles and a national championship in the last, two years. As a result,, Giordano required morning practices as well as the regular afternoon sessions to prepare for North Dakota. "It's impossible to do three things at once," explained defenseman Richmond. "You can't go to school, play hockey and have a social life at the same time. We're here to go to school and play hockey." Giordano gets respect Captain Tim Manning echoed the dedication of Giordano and fellow defenseman Richmond. "'The players respect him (Giordano)," the captain noted. "He's stressing hitting more - take out the lead man and let things be created by that. He's a hard worker (vho hates to lose." Etdversity When asked about the coach's directness of personality, Manning replied, "He doesn't beat around the bush. He tells it like it is," the senior deferiseman concluded. Richmond elaborated on Giordano's style of coaching. "The main emphasis is on hitting all over the ice. But we gotta do it clean. We have to avoid stupid penalties," Richmond men- tioned. "He's (Giordano) hard-nosed and likes to grind it out. We're 110 percent behind him and ready to work," Richmond added. So far, the hard work has paid some dividen- ds. Michigan trails powerhouses Minnesota and North Dakota by only one game in WCHA competition (7-5 vs. 8-4). In addition, the Wolverines have already won four road games doubling the total from all of last year. "We're becoming a good team. We're getting better," the coach admits. Thus far, Giordano tran- sformed a troubled team into a contender, quite a feat considering all of the circumstan- ces. If Don Canham is still searching for a hockey coach, the athletic director should look no further than the man behind the Michigan bench right now. 0 6 Al I MIKE McKEE INJURED: Tumblers sufer twin loss By BARB BARKER _ The men's gymnastic team suffered a disappointing defeat Sunday, losing its opening meet to Iowa at Crisler Arena. But, this was not the only disappoin- tment the Wolverines encountered at Going to the Big Game? ROSE BOWL R TA-CAR _SPECIAL AT LA. AIRPORT as low as per day UNLIMI TED MILEAGE Casn or credit cards * 15-pass. vans available RESERVE YOURS NOW! CALL TOLL-FREE 1-800-421-6802 AZTEC RENT-A-CAR 5307 W. Century Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045 (213)776-5411 the dual-meet. DURING THE parallel bar com- petition, sophomore gymnast Mike McKee fell, breaking his hand. Prior to this point in the Theet, McKee had per- formed fairly well, scoring third overall in the floor exercise competition behind his team leading brother, Kevin McKee. The Hawkeyes started off strong, leading by 1.05 points after the second event, the pommel horse. But, the Wolverines came on strong with wins in both the ring and vaulting events, narrowing the Hawkeye lead to four tenths of a point. Then came the parallel bars and McKee's untimely accident. "We were in hot pursuit and had almost caught them until Mike's ac- cident," stated. Michigan head coach Newt Loken. "A strong score in this event might have done the job. The en- tire incident was indeed unfortunate." WITH McKEE receiving a score of only six points for his uncompleted routine, Iowa was able to keep its lead, winning the parallel bar event. With only one event, the high bar, remaining, it was virtually impossible for the Wolverines to come back. The Hawkeyes were victorious with the final score of 256.55 to 258.25. No one is sure how long the injury will keep McKee out of competition. Accor- ding to team captain Darrell Yee, the injury seemed pretty extensive. "It was so loud at first we thought the bar had broken," said Yee. "I'd say he'll be out at least a month, maybe longer." The meet was highlighted with strong performances by Kevin McKee on the floor and Yee on the rings..Both scoring a 9.4. Michigan will host the Wolverine In- vitational which includes four men's and women's teams this Saturday at Crisler. A 3 Credit Hour Course Psychology for Black Survival and Emnpowerment Minority Counseling and Information in conjunction with the Psychology de- partment will be offering this 300 level course for the first time Winter Semester 1981. The course is designed to assist Black students in enhancing their survival at the University of Michigan and beyond. The students will be given the opportunity to learn attitudinal and behavioral skills which are prerequisites to utilizing basic study skills. TOPICS TO BE COVERED INCLUDE: - Race andlI.Q. . Approaches to Mental Health and Emotional Development " Procrastination and Self-discipline- * Self-image Issues relating to Academic Success . The History and Problems of Blacks on all white campuses For information or SIGN-UP SHEET, contact: COUNSELING SERVICES-764-8312 .ailyoobyJIRUZ Practice makes perfect The Michigan Wolverines will be practicing indoors this year for the 1981 Rose Bowl due to the newly-opened fieldhouse at Ferry Field. Although the complex still is unnamed, there has been sentiment from many athletic officials to name the building after former Michigan All-American Bennie Oosterbaan. _ . a ... w - -M - -S - - -St - - A So S .5 I . t. f, . . /5 "A ". " *5 t !5 s" ..:- 1t.7 K-< 9 F OLLETT'S5 M I H GA BOOK STOR E 322 SOUTH STATE STREET' 'I - The Professor says, "Best Wishes for a joyous and' prosperous holiday season." 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Ohio State..............2-1 9. Notre Dame...........3-1 10. North Carolina..........5-1 11. Louisiana State...........3-1 12. Texas A&M ............. 2-0 13. Wake Forest ............ 4-0 14. Missouri ................ 4-1 15. Arizona State...........3-0 16. Iowa .................... 3-1 17. Arkansas ............... 3-2 18. MICHIGAN ...........3-0 19. Brigham Young........ 2-1 20. Syracuse.............2-1 1,128 1,104 1002 967 883 847 769 621 539 527 459 393 370 308 285 268 203 155 150 138 UPI TOP TEN Collegiate Hockey 1. Boston College ..........5-0-2 84 2. Denver................11-3 83 3. Wisconsin.............. 11-5 74 4. Minnesota ................ 9-5 66 5. North Dakota............11-5 56 6. Minnesota-Duluth.........8-5-1 36 7. Maine...................10-1 30 8. Michigan Tech..........8-5-1 23 9. MICHIGAN ................ 9-7 21 10. Providence .............. 4-3-1 13 Teams receiving first-place votes were Boston College 4, Denver 3, Wisconsin 1, Minnesota 1, and Maine 1. 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