The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, December 5, 1994 - 7 40 HOCKEY NOTEBOOK By TOM SEELEY Daily Hockey Writer It is safe to say that there will be no Lady Byng trophies handed out for good Srtsmanship after Saturday's game. At the end of the second period in ichigan's 11-2 thrashing of Notre Dame, a slight skirmish erupted around the Irish goal. The quarrel lasted a few minutes and temporarily prevented the teams from heading to the lockerrooms. When all the smoke cleared, the referees cited every player on the ice, minus the goalies, for four minutes worth ofpenalties. This all resulted in penalty boxes that should have had signs posted on the front that read "Standing Room Only". Wolverines Blake Sloan, Peter Bourke, Mike Knuble, Jason Botterill and Brendan Morrison all found themselves in the sin bin at the start of the third period. The cramped conditions forced Sloan to sit with his back to the *otre Dame goal. The players did not return to the ice until over five minutes had elapsed in the final stanza. This was due to the fact that they were forced to wait for the first stoppage of play until after their penalties had expired. Several players went through extensive stretching exercises when they finally exited the box. "I couldn't believe we had all five guys in the penalty box," Morrison said. "We were laughing about it. I've seen five guys in there, but not a whole line just shoved in." The penalty box on the other side was just as cramped after five Irish eaters were sent off following the altercation. It got even tighter when Penalty boxes cramped quarters for Blue, Irish forward Brett Bruininks got a hooking penalty three minutes into the third period. IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?: There was plenty of rough play going on during the game, but all of it took place without Michigan's most notorious checker, Rick Willis. The Wolverine captain sat out the game due to a case of the flu that he came down with Saturday morning. Several players were slowed during the week leading up to the game, but Willis was the only one who was forced to sit. "We've had about six different guys have it, but it's been one of those 24- hour kinds," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. CHECK YOUR PROGRAM: Berenson used Saturday's game to give some ice time to some younger defensemen who don't normally play very often. Bourke and freshman Chris Fox both saw significant action behind the blue line for the Wolverines. Bourke skated in his first real game this season - his only previous experience came in a fill-in role late in the Wolverines 6-1 defeat of Ferris State Oct. 29. Fox, on the other hand, played in six games prior to Saturday's contest but has struggled to fit into Michigan's deep group of defensemen. "You need to get a look at these players and you need to keep them involved," Berenson said. "We need to keep them in place so when we need them, they're ready to play." The score of the game also allowed goaltender Al Loges to see some time between the pipes for the Wolverines. He entered the game at the 14:23 mark with Michigan ahead 7-2. The senior made 11 saves and didn't give up a goal in closing out the game. IRISH Continued from page £ Left wing John Madden did not score against the Irish, but finished with four assists. Morrison, the team's leading scorer, scored twice and had one assist. Hilton also had a pair of goals and Legg checked in with a goal and three assists. The blowout also allowed Berenson to use backup goalie, Al Loges. The senior replaced fresh- man Marty Turco 15:37 into the second period and did not surrender a goal the rest of the way, stopping Notre Dame's final 11 shots. "We're just one injury away from Al Loges being our starter in goal," Berenson said. "It's important that he got some time." Saturday's contest also featured numerous scuffles between the two teams. Yost resembled Caesar's Pal- ace more than a hockey arena by game's end. On the evening, the two teams combined for 46 penalties. Many of the calls were the result of a pair of skirmishes that broke out between the squads. A fight at the end of the second period merited 20 penalties and an- other tiff 19:13 into the third stanza resulted in an additional eight infrac- tions. Berenson said that frustration on the part of the Irish was to blame for the fighting. "We don't advocate (fighting) andI know Coach Schafer doesn't, either," Berenson said. "It's a tough game, es- pecially when you're losing." MICHIGAN 11, NOTRE DAME 2 Notre Dame 2 0 0- 2 Michigan 3 4 4-11 First Period -1, UM. Luhning 6 (Madden). 1:15.2, UM, Muckalt 9 (Gordon). 1:27. 3. ND, Ling 5. 8:52. shg. 4. UM, Sacka 3 (Madden, Sloan), 18:37. 5. ND. FHasselman 2 (Gruber), 18:52. Penalties -Gruber, NO (roughing), 8:33; Rushin. ND (cross checking). 11:54; Andrusiak, ND (interference). 14:33. ISecond Period - 6. UM, Herr 3 (Arnold. Legg), 7:41. 7.UM. Hilton 7 (Halko, Madden). 12:40.8. UM, Morrison 11(Sinclair) 13:58.9,UMSacka4 (Arnold. Legg), 14:11. Penalties - McCarthy. ND (holding). 3:05; Knuble, UM (hooking), 3:43; Gordon, UM (tip- ping), 16:44; Morshead, ND (high-sticking). 17:21; SloanUM, (high sticking), 17:21; Sloan. UM, double- minor (high sticking-roughing). 20,'00; McCarthy, ND. double-minor (high sticking-roughing),20:00; Bourke, UM, double-minor (high sticking-roughing). 20:00; Rushin, NO, double-minor (high sticking-roughing), 20:00; Knuble, UM, double-minor (highsticking-ough ing), 20:00; Hasselman, ND. double-minor (high stick- ing-roughing). 20:00; Botterill, UM, double-minor (high sticking, roughing), 20:00; Nelsen, ND, double-minor (high sticking-roughing), 20:00; Morson, UM, double- minor (high sticking-roughing). 20:00; Nemeth, NO, double-minor (high sticking-roughing), 20:00. Third Period -10, UM, Gordon 8 (Madden, Legg). 6:25, ppg.11, UM, Hilton 8 (Morrison, Knuble),14:58, ppg.12, UM, Legg6(Muckalt),16:03.13, UM, Morrison 12 (Knuble, Botterill), 17:22. Penalties - Bruininks, ND (hooking), 3:27; Coe, ND (roughing after whistle), 5:54; Bruininks, ND, double-minor (roughing after whisitle), 5:54; Botterill, UM (roughing after whistle), 5:54; Morrison, UM. (roughing after whistle), 5:54; Herr, UM (tripping), 11:37; Bruininks, ND (slashing), 13:33; Noble, ND (roughing after whistle), 15:13; Fox, UM (roughingafterwhistle),15:13; Nemeth,NDdouble- minor (cross checking-roughing), 19:13; Nelsen, NO, double-minor (high sticking-roughing).19:13; Luhning, UM, double-minor (high sticking-roughing), 19:13; Hilton, UM, double-minor (high sticking-roughing), 19:13. Shotsongoi-ND 811-7-26. UM19.20-13-52. Power plays- ND O0 of 3, UM 2 of 7. Goalie saves- ND, Salzman 16-14-xx-30, ElsIer (13:58 second) xx-2-9-11. UM, Turco 67-xx-13, Loges (15:37 second) xx-4-7-11. Referee -Steve Piotrowski. Unesmon - John LaDuke, John Nowosatka. At: Yost Ice Arena. A: 7,427. GET CUT PROM THE PROS. Go where the athletes go- Barber Shop & Skate Sharpening MARK FRIEDMAN/Daily Michigan's dominance over Notre Dame Saturday was indicative of how this series has gone the last few seasons. The Wolverines' 11-2 victory Saturday night was their 15th consecutive win over the Irish. Notre Dame still can't match up j~eturn to CCHA hasn't brought success against Michigan 668-8669 Dan & Jerry 806 S.State bet. Hill & Packard Out of town prescriptions welcome here Prescription deliveryavaliable Visa, MasterCard, American Express Apothecary 1112 South University 663-5533 Mon.-Sat. 9-9, Sun. 12:30-5 wommoled By MELANIE SCHUMAN Daily Hockey Writer Saturday's matchup between Michigan and Notre Dame pitted one team against an opponent it has defeated more than any other in school history. While one could assume that the Wolverines have dominated this series, it is actually the Fighting Irish that have dished out the beatings. They have topped Michigan 35 times - the most of any of their opponents. But one thing is for sure - Notre *ame did leave the CCHA for nine seasons, only to return with little more than the same name. When the Irish rejoined the CCHA in 1992-93, they held a 33-27-2 edge over Michigan. It's been down- hill for the Irish ever since and Michigan now leads the series 38-33-2. Notre Dame's last year of league play was 1982-3, a season in which it went 1-2 against the Wolverines. Since then, Michigan has continued a thrashing trend and beaten the Irish 15 straight times. Schafer This spiral includes two 13- 2 drubbings in the past two seasons. Michigan (7-2 CCHA, 10-4 overall), currently third in the CCHA, played against an overmatched Notre Dame *am (1-9, 3-11), whose nine league losses leaves it in the conference basement. So with the odds stacked against his squad, Irish coach Ric Schafer devised a game plan for Saturday to keep the game tight and low-scoring. The final score was 11-2. "We thought we'd be able to keep it close. Then the dam broke and it was a shooting gallery," Schafer said. "Eventually Michigan flexed a muscle. They took advan- tage of mistakes that inevitably occurred." : And from there, it was the game many expected to see. ichigan went on to score four times in each of the remaining two periods while Notre Dame, well, didn't. Schafer doubted whether the outcome was ever in question, but the Irish certainly appeared up to the chal- lenge in the first period, even after being down, 2-0, two short minutes into the contest. Bill Muckalt's slapshot had come just 12 seconds after Warren Luhning's goal, and Notre Dame seemed destined to head down a path they know all to well this season. Although entering the game with a 1-8 record, the Irish needed to psyche themselves up. They adopted the men- tality that they were an 8-1 impenetrable squad playing in the championship game. This strategy worked until real- ity set in 7:41 into the second period. "We scored a big goal to get some momentum back going into the second and then we fell asleep for about two or three minutes and they scored about three or four," said Notre Dame's top scorer, Jamie Ling. What it boiled down to is that this game was a grave mismatch. In Schafer'sjudgement, the Irish simply do not match up with Michigan man for man. Schafer, a former Irish captain and assistant coach, returned to South Bend after a seven-year stint at Alaska- Fairbanks, where he faced similar restructuring problems as he does now. He transformed a 1-23 Division H squad into a Division I competitor skating over.500 and set tojoin the league next season. Now with seven years under his belt at the Irish helm, Schafer has posted three winning seasons. Still, he lacks one key element he believes would enable him to seri- ously challenge a high-caliber team such as Michigan - a building block. Notre Dame does not give out as many scholarships as allowed (18) and Schafer's squad re- entered the league like a box of Leggos waiting to be assembled. Michigan coach Red Berenson said the Wolverines had all the advantages of better competition, better scheduling and more scholarships before the Irish reen- tered the league and continue to do so. Still, Berenson admitted that eventually, Notre Dame will snap its losing streak. Schafer agrees. "I just only hope that the old adage, 'Any given night, anybody can beat anybody' really holds true," he said, "and that someday we get to experience it." 'A. 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