HOCKEY The Michigan Daily -- SPORTSMonday - October 21, 1996 - 7B Mad en energize s lc .. Jim R o s e " aly Sports Writer DETROIT - If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. And then again. Michigan center John Madden prob- ably muttered those words to himself a fdw times Friday night. =a- After failing to convert on a trio of point-blank scoring opportunities in the first period of Michigan's 3-0 victory over Maine, Madden probably mut- ed a few other choice phrases to mself as well. But it was the fourth time that turned out to be the charm for Madden, who finally found the back of the net with 17 seconds remaining in the first frame. The center slid the puck through the pads of sprawling Maine goaltender Alfie Michaud on a shorthanded break- away, sending the Wolverines into the first intermission with a huge momen- m boost. _Madden added another goal in the third period and was chosen as the game's No. 1 star. But it was his first goal that set the tone for the night. Michigan coach Red Berenson said Madden's goal put the Black Bears on their heels. "It's nice when the other team is on the power play, and they're more wor- ried about the penalty killers than their) own power play," Berenson said. Madden has definitely been a penal- ty killer to worry about for opposing teams. Last season, he led the nation with 10 scores in man-down situations. "Johnny Madden, no question, is the spark plug for our team," Berenson said. "He can turn a bad situation - like being shorthanded - into a good situation - like a shorthanded goal." Madden did have to deal with his Aare of bad situations Friday night. rst there was the slow start. Then in the third period, with the Wolverines nursing a 2-0 lead, he was run into the boards by Maine defenseman Jeff Libby. Madden crumpled to the ice and did not immediately get to his feet. "I just kind of sat there for a minute, trying to get my wind back," Madden said. "It took me a while to tell (Michigan trainer) Rick (Bancroft) that *ouldn't breathe. :"(Bancroft) was right in my face, and I said, 'Rick, I can't breathe.' So he stepped back and let me have a little air.' A little air was apparently all Madden needed. About a minute later, he was back on the ice, scoring the game's third and final goal. The score- board said that there was still 2:29 to lay, but for the Black Bears, the night s effectively over. MAINE Continued from Page lB But Madden made sure that didn't hap- pen. Still shorthanded, he stripped the puck from Maine defenseman David Cullen at the Michigan blue line and had a breakaway. After faking with his fore- hand, he backhanded the puck through Michaud's five-hole with 17 seconds left in the period. "I think the first goal was a really big goal in this game," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "You just had the feeling that there wouldn't be a lot of goals scored." Muckalt had the prettiest goal of the night. With 12 minutes remaining in the second period, Michigan's Jason Botterill slapped a pass to Muckalt, who was standing in front of the net with his back to the goaltender. Still with his back turned, Muckalt tipped the pass between his legs past Michaud into the net. Muckalt's third goal of the year was also his 50th career goal and 100th career point. How I long to be.... Homeward Bound -Simon & Garfunkel Do you need a ride Place an ad in The Michigan r. Daily's special Homewardd. Bound section. It will be published on NOV. 8. Ads cost $10 *and must be placed by Friday, Oct. 25. You can find us at the Fishbowl-on Oct. 21, 22 and 23 or call the Classified Department at 764.0557. JOE WESTRATE/Daily Michigan freshman Andrew Merrick carries the puck in Michigan's 3-0 victory over Maine at the Joe Louis Arena Friday. Merrick saw plenty of ice time, and even spent some time in the penalty box for hitting after the whistle and high-sticking. Wo vennes don't dominate, but don't need to aginst aie gri By Dan Stillman Daily Sports Writer DETROIT - It was no triple-over- time thriller. Actually, it proved to be more of a snore for the announced crowd of 10,489 fans, half of which did not show up. Indeed, at first glance, F r i d a y' s Michigan-Maine game at the Joe Louis Arena seemed to be nothing more than a ho-hum, 3-0 Michigan victory in a really big arena.P[ 1 , But the game was more meaningful than that. Not only did the Wolverines improve significantly from their performance last weekend against Lake Superior, but in doing so, they took one step closer to the form that won them last season's nation- al championship. Certainly, Michigan did not dominate Maine. In fact, midway through the third period, Maine came dangerously close to making it a one-goal game. With the Wolverines ahead, 2-0, a high stick by Michigan freshman Andrew Merrick gave the Black Bears a man-advantage. On the power play, Maine's Dan Shermerhorn, waiting alone next to the left goal post, received a perfect pass. But the wide open Shermerhorn whiffed on what should have been an easy back-door conversion. Even though the Wolverines did not roll over Maine, it is the way they won that was most encouraging. The win was reminiscent of many of Michigan's close-game victories last season. For the most part, Michigan played a complete game against Maine, some- thing it could not do last weekend against the Lakers. The Wolverines came out flat and confused for much of the first period against Lake Superior. Against Maine, the Wolverines looked to play hard for 60 minutes, and they did. "One of the goals tonight was to start strong and finish strong as well," said John Madden, who scored two of the Wolverines' three goals. "I think we got that from all the guys tonight." Michigan also displayed more disci- pline than in its first two games. After racking up 72 penalty minutes against the Lakers and Waterloo combined, the Wolverines committed just six penalties for 12 minutes Friday night. In the key third period, Merrick's was the only Michigan penalty. When the Wolverines were shorthand- ed, they stifled the Maine offense, which went 0-for-4 on the power play. And when the Black Bears finally found something resembling an offen- sive attack early in the third period, Michigan goaltender Marty Turco came up big with two clutch saves. "It's nice to see Marty hang in there and be able to make a difference, even though he wasn't getting a lot of work," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "But he looked sharp when he did." As a team, Michigan looked sharp when it needed to. In the end, the Wolverines did what they needed to do to win, not that they wouldn't mind win- ning more convincingly. "We were a good team (last season), but we played in one-goal games," Berenson said. "There's no saying we will be a dominant team this year, but our goal is to try and be a dominant team." Whether or not dominance is in Michigan's future, what may have been a snooze Friday night for some fans was a step in the right direction for the Wolverines. eat scores... Law School Business School Dental chool Graduate School Medical School great teachers... Karla; helps you focus your test prep s udy where you need it most. our teachers willrshow you the proven skills and test-taking techniques to help you get a higher score. 2.8KAP-TEST e', i , FOR YOU R EYE EXAMS & EYEGLASSES Maine 0 0 0-0 Michigan 1 1 1-3 First period - 1. UM, Madden 2 (unassisted), 19:43. Penalties - Maine, Cardinal (tripping), 4:11; Maine, Wlasow (playing without a hel- met), 7:07; UM, Luhning (charging),11:05; Maine, J. Mansoff (hooking), 15:03; UM, Frescoln (hooking), 19:01. .,Second period - 2. UM, Muckalt 3 (Botterill, erenzweig), 8:19. Penalties - UM, Clark (interference), (served by Merrick), 9:28; UM, Merrick (hitting after whistle), 12:26; Maine, S.Mansoff (hitting after whistle), 12:26; Maine, Wlasow (holding), 17:15; UM, Botterill (roughing), 17:15; Maine, Libby (roughing), 17:15. Third period - 3. UM, Madden 3 (Morrison, Luhning), 17:31, (pp, 5 on 3). Penalties - UM, Merrick (high-sticking), 12:07; Maine, Oliver (tripping), 15:34; Maine, Libby (rough- ing), 17:17. Shots on-goat - Maine 3-6-8 -17;UM8-10- 13- 31. owr Plays - Maine, 0 of 4; UM, 1 of 6. Saves - Maine, Michaud 7-9-12 - 28; UM, Turco 3-6-8 - 17. Referee - Steve Piotrowski. Unesmen - John LaDuke, John Dobrzelewski. At: Joe Louis Arena A: 10,489. ROADWAY PACKAGE SYSTEM 0 ' PACKAGE HANDLERS PERFECT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS Saving for tuition? Find part- time work, year round at RPS! - Earn up to $8.50 per hour Roadway Package System, a small package delivery service, hires package handlers to load and unload package vans and semi-trailers. 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