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Sittler walks to streets of Philly
,Former top pick inks three-year deal with Philadelphia Flyers
,'r «,By PAUL BARGER draft." tend Michigan. because of his limited play in 1993-
x Daily Sports Writer The Flyers used the seventh over- Sittler had a successful freshman 94, but his decision to sign with the
' Ss -For the second consecutive year all pick in the 1992 draft to take the campaign, leading all of the Wolver- Flyers on Sept. 2 put that theory to
the Michigan hockey team has fallen Amherst, N.Y. native. Sittler had im- ine rookies in scoring with nine goals rest. Sittler signed for an undisclos
victim to the lure of big-money pro- pressive credentials, including par- and 24 assists. Two of those nine sum of money and reported to Fly
fessional contracts, once again losing ticipation on the 1992 U.S. National goals came in the form of game-win- training camp on Monday. He is cur-
M the services of an important and tal- Junior Team and the U.S. Select 17 ners against rival Lake Superior State rently practicing with the squad in
ented member of the squad. . Team, where he on Nov. 6 and Feb. 26. Sittler earned Voorhees, N. J.
- Last year Aaron Ward and Cam was the leading CCHA Honorable Mention All- Ward's departure to the Detroit
x ic >r \Y , StewartinformedcoachRedBerenson scorer with seven Rookie honors for his accomplish- Red Wings last year created a great
that they would forego their final sea- points. Sittler, the ments. deal of animosity between the par-
sonofeligibilityandheadofftosepa- son of NHL Hall Sittler's sophomore year was ties involved with the teams and
i w $ r krate professional organizations. This of Famer and greatly anticipated but became a ma- their supporting organizations. It is
yearRyan Sittler has decided to take former Flyer jordisappointment because of a vari- anticipated that the same trouble
that same route, leaving Michigan Darryl Sittler, ety of injury problems. The left wing will not resurface with Sittler's d
4 < M =. " andtwoyearsofeligibilitybehindfor played his high saw action in a mere 26 games, man- cision.
asthe Philadelphia Flyers. school hockey at aging nine goals and nine assists. "He has begun to develop in a
fr<"I always discourage a player Sittler theNichols School Sittler did earn membership on the fine young player, but the pressure
from leaving school before radua- in Buffalo U.S. team for the 1994 World Junior from agents, professionals and
tion,"Berenson said. "Ryan has been where he scored 89 points in 51 career Championship, where he was held sometimes even parents can dis-
EVAN PETRIE/Daily under a tremendous amount of pres- games. He avoided signing with the scoreless in one game. suade a young player," Berenson
sure from his initial days at Michi- Flyers after high school and honored Most observers expected Sittler to said. "We wish Ryan the best in his
two years of eligibility and sign with the Flyers. He scored nine goals last year. gan because of his position in the the commitment he had made to at- return to Michigan for his junior year career."
Dolan breaks 400-meter IM world record at World Championships
By MICHAEL ROSENBERG
Daily Sports Editor
Continuing his pursuit of swim-
ming immortality, Tom Dolan set a
world record in the 400-meter indi-
vidual medley Tuesday at the World
Championships in Rome. Dolan swam
the race in 4:12.30, breaking the record
of 4:12.36 set by Thomas Darnyi of
Hungary at the 1991 World Champi-
onships.
"I had no idea time-wise where I
was," Dolan said. "I had no ideaI was
going to break the world record. My
main goal going into the whole meet
was to try and win the gold medal. I
knew I was out ahead and whenever
I'm ahead in the freestyle no one can
catch me."
Dolan, who has suffered from
asthma lately, just started to over-
1 had no idea I
was going to break
the world record. My
main goal going into
the whole meet was
to try and win the
gold medal. "
-Tom Dolan
Michigan swimmer
come the problem this summer. Be-
cause some of the drugs that people
with his condition usually take are
banned at international meets, he has
had difficulty breathing.
Dolan had trouble breathing in the
morning preliminaries, finishing in
4:19.7.
"Once I was in a race tonight Ijust
got in a zone and I didn't worry about
it," Dolan said. "I think as a little kid
growing up everyone dreams of what
I did tonight. In the back of my mind
when I trained I thought about setting
the record. But with the breathing
problem I didn't think I could do it
this time."
Former Wolverine Eric Namesnik
finished third in 4:15.69 after record-
ing the best time in preliminaries.
Namesnik was frustrated after the
race.
"I basically didn't have a good
freestyle," Namesnik said. "Ijust wasn't
there. It's good to see the IM has gotten
better since Thomas retired. Unfortu-
nately I wanted to fill those shoes. There
are no excuses, no reason why I
shouldn't have been faster than at the
U.S. Nationals. I'm severely disap-
pointed. That could be my last race
tonight in terms of the 400 IM."
Namesnik swims again Sunday in
the 200 IM, his best event.
Former Michigan swimmer Eric
Wunderlich swam the 100 meter
breaststroke in 1:01.91 to finish sixth.
Wunderlich, who just started training
in June, was not disappointed with his
result.
Wunderlich races again tomorrow
in the 200 meter breaststroke.
Dolan races in the 400-meter
freestyle tomorrow. However he fin-
ishes in that race, Dolan will have to
consider these championships a suc-
cess.
FILE PHO
Tom Dolan broke the three-year old 400-meter individual medley record with
a time of 4:12.30, clipping .06 off the old mark of Thomas Darnyi of Hungary.
Former Wolverine Erik Namesnik finished third in the same race. Dolan tries
for another gold medal in tomorrow's 400-meter freestyle.
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