The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - October 13, 1997_-_7B klerr goes down with scary' pain. By Chris Farah Daily Sports Writer * MINNEAPOLIS - The Michigan hockey team's win over Minnesota was also tempered by a loss, though the full impact of the loss is yet to be known. On a team already loaded with fresh- men and inexperience, the last thing the Wolverines needed was an injury to one-of their top upperclassmen - much less their captain. Senior left wing Matt Herr suffered a groin injury during the second period TFriday's match against the Golden Tophers. The full extent of the injury has not been determined. "I was going down, chasing the puck'" Herr said. "I think we were penalty killing, four-on-four. I just accelerated too fast, and my groin popped. I heard it over the crowd, over everything. I couldn't pull my leg back. "It was definitely scary." Friday's injury wasn't the 0900 rst of its kind for Herr. He also sat out last Monday's prac- tice with a strained groin, although at the time, he had no doubts he would play against the Gophers. This injury is much more serious than the first, however. Herr skipped yesterday's game relatively shallow center position, try- ing out right wing Dale Rominski at center during the Toronto game. The Wolverines handled Toronto eas- ily, beating the Varsity Blues, 9-2, but it remains to be seen how Michigan will fare against more difficult opponents without Herr's help on the ice. HOME-TEAM ADVANTAGE: If "know thy enemy" is a credo of Michigan hockey, then freshman Josh Langfeld was well-prepared for Friday's game against Minnesota. The forward is a native of Coon Rapids, Minn., and was heavily recruit- ed by many schools in his home state, including Michigan's first opponent. Langfeld not only had a large group of friends and family cheering him on at the game but was also playing against friends - people he has played with and against ever since his child- 04,63 hood. "It was fun," Langfeld said. "I was a little nervous, but otherwise it was a fun experience. I played against a bunch of friends - it was great." Langfeld said he felt a lot of pressure to prove himself against his old teammates. "When we practiced (at the To the surprise of many, Michigan snuck past Minnesota this weekend in Minneapolis, 3-2. MALLORY S.E. FLOYD! Daily against Toronto, and his current status is uncertain, Michigan coach Red 4 erenson said. "Right now, it's a serious groin injury," Berenson said. "He's going to get an MRI to make sure it's not any more serious. I can't tell you it's not any more serious, but I'm expecting that they're not going to find anything that makes it more serious at this point. Berenson said that Herr is doubtful for this weekend's series against Solgate. { "Right now, it's week-to-week, not a day-to-day thing," Berenson said. "Maybe at the end of this week he'll start skating, maybe it'll be two weeks, so we'll wait and see." Herr's absence will leave a dearth of senior leadership on the ice. The captain was an integral part of Michigan's first line when it faced Minnesota, and not only does Herr play ft wing, but he can also stand in at enter. His loss has meant that Berenson has had to do some extra tinkering at the ICERS Continued from Page 1B Marty Turco and gave the other goalies, Gregg Malicke and Greg Daddario, an opportunity to compete. The Wolverines had 56 shots on goal and allowed only 16. Daddario allowed the only two. scores against Michigan, both in the third period, when the game was already well out of reach. "It was a game we expected to win," Berenson said. "As a coach and as a team, it's how you play. We come out of this feeling good about our- .elves." Yesterday's feel-good victory was even more satisfying for the Wolverines after escaping Minnesota with the first win of the weekend. Beginning with the first period, it looked as if it was going to be a long night - and season for Michigan. "I've never played with a crowd like that," freshman Mike Van Ryn said. "It was pretty amazing." Forward Justin Clark pulled a shot rom the right slot to score Michigan's Target Center) the day before the game, I saw all the guys (from Minnesota) watching me,' Langfeld said. "I started thinking to myself, 'Oh man, they're all staring at me.' "Coach (Berenson) came up to me and said, 'Don't think about those guys; don't call them when you get back to the hotel - just focus on the game and don't think about them, or else you'll play like crap."' Langfeld's contingent of fans num- bered approximately 50 - and the group possessed an enthusiasm that bettered their size. "They were all sitting behind the bench, shouting and screaming," Langfeld said. "A lot of them were probably drunk." Among the fans were Langfeld's par- ents - although they were not among the inebriated. Langfeld's mother and father enjoyed seeing their son play college hockey for the first time. "I thought Josh played real well," Mr. Langfeld said. "Michigan really stepped it up the second and third peri- od, and they outplayed Minnesota -" first goal of the season. At that moment, the team's confidence visi- bly changed. Two defensive lapses threw the Wolverines into a compromising posi- tion. The first came after only 54 sec- onds into the period. Minnesota for- ward Dave Spehar got past Michigan defensemen Sean Peach and Mike Van Ryn and shot it past Turco. "Everyone was nervous to play the first game, can't wait to play," Berenson said. "It took a while before for us to realize that we have to just worry about the game." When Minnesota scored its second goal. after 13:16 in the first period, everything hit the fan. The 16,106 fans at the Target Center were in a frenzy, expecting to exact revenge on the Wolverines for defeats in years past. "One play here, one play there, the score could be a lot different," Minnesota coach Doug Woog said. Fortunately for the Wolverines, the score wasn't. Clark's goal marked a turning point in the contest. Michigan seemed to regroup, not allowing "The second period," Mrs. Langfeld emphasized. Seeing Josh don the maize and blue meant a lot to his family. "We kind of cried, when you see him out there like that," Mrs. Langfeld said. "When you see that big 'M' on the jersey, it's like a dream come true," Mr. Langfeld said. "He's worked hard the last two years." FRIENDLY FIRE: Michigan goal- tender Marty Turco got a surprise from a teammate during the third period of the Minnesota game - but it wasn't a pleasant one. While trying to clear the puck away from a Gopher and the Wolverines' net, Michigan defenseman Chris Fox acci- dentally sent a shot in Turco's direction. "He came over, and he looked at me and didn't know what to say," Turco said. "I just started laughing. It was funny, I just said, 'What, you think I didn't get enough shots today?' We just chuckled and put our game faces on again." At the time of the mishap, Michigan was leading, 3-2. Fortunately for Michigan - and Fox - Turco made the save. Minnesota to generate momentum or score again. The defense did manage to regroup, but the victory was due in large part to Turco's efforts. The senior netminder turned away 29 shots. "I thought I played well," Turco said. "I did nothing out of the ordi- nary, I just played solid. And that's what is asked of me." Senior Bill Muckalt's goal in the third period after 8:14 completed the Michigan rally. But Muckalt had many opportunities to pad the lead, only to have a Gopher trip him up near the net each time. "The ref told me after the game that he should've called a couple of those," Muckalt said. "He called a tight game. It's frustrating when you work hard to get a shot and somebody has to cheat to stop you. But that's part of hockey. "I'm not getting down on the offici- ating, I thought he called a fair game." Van Ryn's power play goal at 6:55 in the second period tied the game, setting up Muckalt's game-winner. "Muckalt's a good player," Woog Michigan 1 1 1 Minnesota 2 0 0 First period -1. MN, Spehar (Smith), 0:54 ; 2. MN, Anderson (Hankinson, Berg), 11:04; 1. UM Clark (unassisted). 16:31. Penalties - MN, Abrahamson (holding), 6:35; UM, Hayes (trip- ping), 9:15; UM, Peach (high-sticking), 12:44; MN, Miskovich (high-sticking), 12:44. Second period - 2. UM, Van Ryn (Muckalt), 6:55 (pp). Penalties - MN, Pagel (hooking), 5:31; MN, Spehar (roughing),5:48; UM, crawford (roughing), 5:48. Third period - 3. UM, Muckalt (Berenzweig), 8:41. Penalties - MN, Kohn (tripping), 16:11 Shots on goal - UM 10-108- 28; MN 11-8- 12- 31. Power Plays - UM 1 of 3, MN 1 of 1 Saves - UM, Turco 9-8-12 - 29; MN, DeBus 9- 6-x -15; MN, Marvin x-3-2 - 5; MN, Day x-x-5 -5. Referee - Greg Shepard Unesmen - Marco Hunt, Ed Zepeda. At: Target Center, Minneapolis Vs . Toronto 0 0 2-2 Michigan 3 3 3-9 ; First period-1. UM, Gassoff1(Largfeld, Kayler 11.O ;2. UM, Matzka 1(Berenzweig),13:16;3.UM, Muckalt 1 (Kosick, Crozier), 17:19 (pOM). Pe its--UT, Dykeman (hooking), 1:08; UM, Muckat (Intereence), 2:30; UTHolloway (charging), 5:37;UT, Zinn (roughing), 6:35; UM Koch (slashing), 6:35; UM, Muckalt (trippig). 6:46; UT, MacKinnon (charging), 15:21; UT, Poupart (slashing), 18:08; UM, Koch (slashing), 19:42, UT. Glaser(roughing),19:42, Second period - 4. UM, Hayes 1 (Gassoff), 3:25; 5. UM, Berenzweig 1(Kayler, Rominski), 6:25,6. UM, Peach 1 (Kayler, Rominski), 11:24 (ppg). Penalties -- UT, Dykeman (slashing), 4:22; UT, Zinn (roughing), 4:46; UM, Laigfeld (roughing), 4:46; UT, Glaser (hooking), 11:M9 UM, Trainor (tripping), 12:31; UT, Poupart (cross check), 16:10. Thrd period- 7. UM, Muckalt 2 (Crozier), 4:02; 8.UM, Langfeld 1 (unassisted). 4:29; 1. UT, Dello 1 (Glaser),6:29; 2. UT, Andrikopoulus1(Zinn),12:17 (pro; 9. UM, Crozier 1(Muckaft, Kosick),12:48. Penrities- UM, Berenzweig (roughing), 8:56; UM, Kayler (cross checking), 9:59; UT, VaU Waleghem (roughing), 12:10; UM, Matzka (roughing), 12:10; UM, Matzka (high stick" ing), 12:10; UT, Di Reeze (delay of game) 14:05; UM, Koch (delay of game), 14:05; UT, Zin (roughing), 15:43; UT, Gallagher (holding), 18:56; UM, Gassoff(inter.fe ence), 18:56. Shtsongoal-UT 538-16UM 181820-56. PowerPlays-UT,lof6; UM,2of8. Saves - UT, Dykeman 15517-47; UM, Daddado x, x4 -4; UM, Turco 5x-x -5; UM, Malicke x-32 -5. Rehmre - Rcoger Groff. Unesmen - Devin Newell, Steve Mclnchak At Yost Ice Arena, A:6,139 Yesterday's game was the first offi- cial game of the season, but since Toronto is not an NCAA Division l opponent, the statistics do not count for the Wolverines nationally. Recycle the Daily. said. "I always enjoy watching him even in games that I'm not coaching against him. He has a good personali- ty and he's a good sport." Although last weekend's games were Michigan's first competition of the sea- son, the situation is somewhat unusual. Friday's contest, dubbed the Hall of Fame game, is considered an exhibition and doesn't count in overall standings. U -F T 5" i i i The University of Michigan BASKETBALL BAND AUDITIONS Auditions will consist of scales and sight-reading. Rehearsals for the Men's and Women's Basketball Bands will be on Tuesday evenings. Positions open for: Drum Set Piccolo Clarinet Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Trumpet V ir- - 'I! m -