Page 6--The Michigan Daily- Sports Tuesday - January 21, 1992 Watson looks for equality 11 L IK . : Flames' forward deals with racial imbalance ° . , by Ken Sugiura Daily Hockey Writer CHICAGO - As far as Detroit native Chris Watson is concerned, he'd just as soon be the same as ev- eryone else - simply another mem- ber of the Illinois-Chicago (UIC) hockey team. "I play just like everyone else. I mean, I don't get treated any differ- ent," he said. "There have been no discrepancies or anything." But he knows well that can't and won't be the case. All because Wat- son is a Black man playing in a pre- dominantly white sport. The sophomore is one of two Black players in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and one of only a handful in collegiate hockey. He will forever be different, no matter what he does, as long as he continues to play. He will face the remarks and slurs from opponents and fans. Although to Watson, that barely stands as an obstacle. "You have to expect a little of IF that, slurs here and there," he said. "But its not anything that's gonna slow me down. I just look over that." Watson's father was a hockey coach in Detroit and had Chris and his brother on the ice at an early age. "I grew up skating on the ice pretty much," Watson said. Eventually, Watson moved onto St. Martin de Porres High School, where he played basketball and ran track in addition to his club hockey. In 1989-90, he played junior league hockey for Compuware, a nationally recognized club that spawned the career of NHL star Pat LaFontaine. While there, he played with Eric Lindros, the top pick in last spring's NHL draft and currently a member of the Canadian Olympic team. In 37 games, Watson totalled 17 goals and 30 assists, as well as pick- ing up honors as Compuware's best defensive forward. Since arriving in Chicago, Wat- Watson son has had a hand in lifting the Flames out of the cellar. He has played on UIC's top line with Rick Judson and Derek Knorr much of the season, and is a fixture on the UIC power play. After the weekend, Watson's statistics included seven goals, in- cluding the game-winner in UIC's first victory, and eight assists. His 15 points rate fourth best on the team. Friday, Watson assisted on the Flames' third goal in their 4-1 vic- tory over the Wolverines. With just over half of the season complete, the 7-10-3 Flames will easily better last season's mark of 9-21-2. Recognition should come to Watson, as a player rather than as a curiosity, with the improvement UIC has shown this year. He hopes the attention will parlay itself into a shot at the NHL. "I pretty much want to go as far as I can to make the next person go further than me," Watson said. "That's what I wish: to get more Black players in hockey." ICERS Continued from page 1 forced the puck past Shields. The Wolverines countered at 15:23, with the "Mike Line." Mikes Helber, Stone and Knuble's efforts resulted in the equalizer. Stone sent a pass to Helber, who went to the left wing. "Luckily, I was able to get the pass to (Knuble) and he was able to put it in on the far side," Helber said. There was little luck for Michi- gan Friday. From UIC's Mike Real's goal at :14 of the first period onward, the Wolverines seemed a step slow and out of sync. In the first, Michigan received five straight power plays, but Hille- brandt was all but impregnable, stopping innumerable close-range shots. "I knew we had to get good goaltending, which we did early in the game," Pedrie said. "Hillebrandt was the difference." "We did not play well for a road game," Berenson said. "It was de- moralizing in the way we played." Michigan got on the board with the score, 4-0, at 5:46 of the third period on a David Oliver goal, but, as they say, the fat lady had sung. Michigan forward Cam Stewart squares off with UIC's Randy Zulnick earlier in the season at Yost Ice Arena. The Wolverines and Flames split their weekend series in Chicago. Hilebrandt stones 'M' hockey in spit4. by Rod Loewenthal Daily Hockey Writer CHICAGO - Last season the Michigan hockey team was undefeated against Illinois-Chicago (UIC). In the teams' four contests, Denny Felsner' paced the squad with six goals while Dan Stiver dumped in four of his oWhi," and the Wolverines outscored the Flames, 26-11. Then during the offseason, UIC coach Larry Pedrie got smart. He found himself a goaltender named Jon Hillebrandt. When UIC travelled to Ann Arbor this past November, Denny Felsner and company did not have such an easy time suffocating the Flames. The Wolverines did not outscore UIC two-to-one as they had done the past' year. And it was only through the grace of the Great Wolverine In The Sky .that Mark Ouimet's shot sailed through the posts at 19:59 of the third pe- riod to break the deadlock and give Michigan a 5-4 victory. After the heartbreaking loss, the Flames rebounded the following night, managing a 3-3 tie and left Ann Arbor eagerly awaiting this week- end's series with the Wolverines in Chicago. This weekend there was no intermission, no breather, not even a preg-, nant pause as the Wolverines and Flames picked up in Chicago where they: had left off at Yost Arena. The Flames won Friday night, 4-1, and lost in= overtime Saturday, 2-1. This season UIC outscored Michigan, 12-11, and the difference is Hile- brandt. The first-year goalie has now started between the pipes in all of the Flames' 20 games, and should start the next 100 if he stays at UIC for the remainder of his collegiate career. Hillebrandt has not recorded a shutout yet, but Friday's performance was his fifth one-goal effort. Earning praise from one of Michigan's talented wingers is not commotn David Roberts labelled Hillebrandt "one of the two best goalies in the CCHA." Larry Pedrie, UIC's second-year hockey coach and former Michigan assistant, deserves almost as much credit as his first-year goalie. The two of them, with a little help from a few other UIC skaters, came within seconds of stealing three of four points from the Wolverines this weekend. Hillebrandt, as well as being a top goaltender, also said a lot for a per- son of his limited tenure. "I think every team wants to get off to a fast start," Hillebrandt said mentioning the Flame goal scored 14 seconds into the game during UIC's' 4-1 victory Friday night. "Especially with this team, if you get them be- hind the eight ball early, they're going to quit on you." While Michigan did not exactly quit on the ice, it did not look overly enthused, either. Give some credit for the split to the Flames' home-ice advantage, but the Wolverines did not come prepared Friday night. Friday, the offensive pressure was there, but it was the defensive break- down that let UIC take the game. Holes in the Wolverines' defensive play gave the Flames three breakaways on goaltender Steve Shields. "It was not a good team effort," Michigan coach Red Berenson said of Friday night's game. "We did not play well for a road game." The players recognized the sluggish play, too. "No one had their head in the game," defenseman Aaron Ward said. "People had the idea, but the added effort wasn't there." When Michigan took the ice Saturday night, Hillebrandt was just as stingy, although this time the Wolverines were able to hold their own. Michigan was ready to play road hockey and it showed. A better command of the ice and a strong defensive effort kept the Flames at bay all night. 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