Page 10 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 1, 1984 Jones finds success on Red's ice By MIKE REDSTONE Once upon a time, a five-year-old boy passed the Fraser Ice Arena and asked his father if they could go in. They did, and the boy saw a hockey game. The youngster liked what he saw and within a week he was on the ice in his first pair of skates. Brad Jones has been playing hockey ever since. JONES, A sophomore who now stan- ds 6-1 and weighs 190 pounds, has blossomed into a dangerous goal scorer and currently leads the Wolverines with six goals in six games, including a hat trick earlier in the season against; Ferris State. In his twelve years of organized hockey before coming to Michigan, Jones played for teams in both Canada and the United States. As a junior in high school, the Sterling Heights native played for a Michigan National Hockey League team which placed second in the state. The following season Jones played, in Canada where he was recruited by former Wolverine assistant coach Mike Turner. " I WAS playing in Canada and living with a family up there. I thought if I played in Canada it would improve my chances of being recruited," said Jones. "When Turner talked to me I was still looking at Western and' Chicago Circle (Illinois-Chicago)." But Jones picked Michigan, and with the way his offensive skills have developed this year under new coach Red Berenson, the high-scoring center is glad he did. "Coming to Michigan was the best Credits Berenson 's wide open offense for scoring barrage decision I've made in my career," said Jones, who had eight goals and 26 assists to finish third among Michigan scorers last year. "I chose Michigan because they had a rich tradition in hockey and I thought I could step right in and play. "I THOUGHT I had a good year last year but (former head coach John) Giordano stifled us offensively. We were too confined up on the forward line. This year I'm trying to contribute a whole lot more and with our new of- fensive style I think I can." This new offensive style was brought to Ann Arbor this year by Berenson, a one-time center himself in both the NHL and Maize and Blue. The first- year coach believes Jones' raw talent could lead him to an NHL career, but Berenson is cautious about making any predictions. "If he continues to improve he may have a chance to play in the pros, but right now I want him to play the role of being one of our leading forwards," said Berenson. "He has the ability to be a strong two-way player, but like most college players, he has a lot to learn about playing defense." JONES ALSO attributes his early success this year to Berenson's arrival. "Coach Berenson knows what he's talking about. He knows the little things that no other coach knows about because he played and coached in the NHL." A key preseason move for Berenson was putting Jones on a line with junior Tom Stiles. The two played together on the same line for several games at the end of last year's campaign and ap- peared to click. When Berenson found himself short of left wings early this season, he converted Stiles to that position and teamed him with Jones and freshman Brad McCaughey. THE LINE has responded well, scoring nine goals and 11 assists in the first six games while the team has compiled a 4-2 record. "The last four weekends last year I switched to left wing with Jones at cen- ter," said Stiles, who leads the team with seven assists. "We started clicking right away. This year we're looking for each other. He's the smartest center I've ever played with. He's not selfish and he has good speed coming down the ice." "I just try to put players together that I think will compliment each other," said Berenson while explaining how the line was formed. "Jones, I feel, is an up-and-coming, strong and talented player. Stiles and McCaughey are also solid performers. JONES CAN only be optimistic about a future pro career after his fast start this season and several accomplish- ments last summer. In addition to being drafted in the eighth round by the Winnipeg Jets of the NHL, Jones survived cuts in Lake Placid to make the U.S. National Junior Team. The team is composed of the 20 best junior players in the country. "I went into Lake Placid with a con- fident attitude and played well," said Jones who is enrolled in the school of education. "Getting drafted by the NHL and making the Junior National Team were both big thrills." If Jones can keep his confidence up and play well in his remaining years at Michigan, he may be able to achieve his career goal of playing in the NHL. Who knows, maybe he will thrill some five- year-old boy enough so that he will ask his dad for a pair of skates. I 4 4 Jones ... leading goal scorer Daily Photo by MATI PETRIE Sophomore Brad Jones controls the puck in Michigan's 8-6 win over Ferris State in early season action. His six goals are tops for the Wolverines this season. Rodneys finish in top half of NY Marathon By DEBRA deFRANCES After missing three days of classes, and enduring almost four hours of painful running, senior Jeff Rodney said that the New York City Marathon was well worth the hours he spent training. Amidst 18,000 starters in Sunday's race, Jeff Rodney and his father Bud, a 1960 graduate of Michigan, both finished in the top half of the field. After predicting he would run a 3:45 hour marathon, for his first ever, the younger Rodney finished in 3:44:51 hours. "SEE, I was pretty close to what I said I'd do. I think I could've done it in 3:30 but it was. so hot," he said. The streets of New York City were hot and humid Sunday morning. The 94 percent humidity forced 1500 run- ners to drop out of the event and caused problems for many of the top finishers. "I lost ten seconds every time I stopped for water, and that was every water stop," Jeff said. ONE OF the things that inspired Rodney to keep running, was the great amount of support from Michigan fans. "The first 20 miles I looked for and heard a lot of 'M-Go blues" Rodney, who wore a Michigan t-shirt said. . The father and son duo did not see each other during the course of the race, as Bud Rodney finished in 4:19. Jeff Rodney completed the 26.2 mile event in the top 20 percent at 3513. 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