The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 20, 2003 - 3B FRIDAY'S GAME Quinnipiac 2 Michigan 3 SATURDAY'S GAME Quinnipiac 4 Michigan 5j FRIDAY'S GAME Michigan 5, Quinnipiac 4 BOBCATS Continued from Page 11B really frustrated Michigan, definitely in that first period, and then he played well in the second and third, too." Friday's game was similar in terms of how it was won, but the tone was altogether different, with the Wolver- ines looking much shakier. Michigan jumped out to a quick start when jun- ior Charlie Henderson found Kaliniec- ki on an incredible pass across the Quinnipiac zone, and Kaleniecki buried it in the upper corner. The lead stretched to two midway through the first period when junior forward and alternate captain Eric Nystrom squeaked a shot by Quinnipiac goal- tender Jamie Holden. It looked as if Michigan was going to pull away from the Bobcats, but Quin- nipiac stormed back with two goals, including one short-handed score, to tie the game at two with 12:36 remaining in the second period. Kaleniecki then scored again at the 10:02 mark, this time scooping up a loose puck and punching it into the net to regain the lead for the Wolverines. But Quinnipiac seemed to have an answer for everything Michigan did. The Bobcats pressed hard to end the second period, and with 7:09 remaining, junior winger Chris White beat Mon- toya on the right side of the net. The Wolverines then seemed to go into You think the Sox loss hurt you? Talk to Granddaddy Quinnipiac Michigan 1 3 0 -4 2 1 2 -5 RYAN WEINER/Daily Michigan freshman forward David Rohlfs outskates a Quinnipiac defender to the puck in Friday night's 5-4 Michigan win. First period - 1, MICH, Brandon Kaleniecki 1 (Charlie Henderson, David Moss) 2:20; 2, MICH, Eric Nystrom 2 (T.J. Hensick, Moss) 12:02 (pp); 3, QU, Joe Dumais 1 (unassisted) 15:05. Penalties - Troy Maleyko, QU (hooking) 11:33; Matt Froehlich, QU (too many men) 17:47. Second period - 4, QU, Aaron Ludwig 1 (Ty Deine- ma) 7:24 (sh); 5, MICH, Kaleniecki 2 (Moss) 9:58; 6, QU, Chris White 1 (Dustin Hughes, Matt Craig) 14:56; 7, QU, Craig Falite 1 (Dumais) 15:16. Penal- ties - Tim Morrison, QU (holding) 6:27; David Rohlfs, MICH (tripping) 12:51. Third period -8, MICH, Kaleniecki 3 (Andrew Ebbett, Jason Dest) 2:02; 9, MICH, Kaleniecki 4 (Ebbett) 16:38. Penalties - Kelly, QU (high stick- ing) 7:45; Brandon Rogers, MICH (hooking) 9:42. Shots on goal: QU 12-11-6 29; MICH 13-16-12 41. Power plays: QU 0 of 2; MICH 1 of 4. Saves - QU, Holden 1-1-0 -36; MICH, Montoya 3- 1-0 -25. At: Yost Ice Arena. Attendance: 6,884. SATURDAY'S GAME Michigan 3, Quimnplac 2 shock, playing tentatively. There were a few miscues on defense, and one of them lead to a 3-on-1 where Craig Falite beat Montoya again to give the Bobcats a 4-3 lead with 4:44 remaining. "I thought our defense was loose, and we have to play better than that," Beren- son said. After a spirited talk at the intermis- sion, tlte Wolverines came out and took control of the game for good. Kaleniec- ki netted the hat trick by beating Holden upstairs 2:02 into the third period, and then he scored the game-winner in a fashion similar to Tambellini's. Sopho- more Andrew Ebbett won the faceoff and Kaliniecki collected the puck, then backhanded it into the net. "Obviously it felt pretty good (to score four goals)," Kaliniecki said. "It's kind of one of those games where you really didn't have a lot going, and the puck was just coming my way. It felt nice to finally bury it." M ichigan poweplay sputters, but penalty kill proves steady Quinnipiac Michigan o 1--2 0 2 1 -3 First period - No scoring. Penalties - Aaron Luwig, QU(slashing) 4:32; Dan Rossi, QU (cross- checking) 6:35; Brandon Kaleniecki, MICH (rough- ing) 8:40; Joe Testa, QU (roughing) 8:40; Mark Hallam, QU (hooking) 9:31; Eric Nystrom, MICH (holding) 14:26; Ryan Morton, QU (high sticking) 15:29; Rossi, QU (delay of game) 18:17. Second period -1, MICH, Jeff Tambellini 2 (Bran- don Rogers, T.J. Hensick) 1:15 (pp); 2, MICH, Tam- bellini 3 (David Rohlfs) 14:32; 3, QU, Tim Morrison 1 (Ryan Morton) 19:07 (pp). Penalties - Tom Watkins, QU (hooking) 0:30; Chris White, QU (slash- ing) 2:51; Hallam, QU (kneeing) 8:48; Rogers, MICH (holding) 10:37; Tim Cook. MICH (unsportsmanlike conduct) 18:58; Matt Frtoehlich, QU (unsportsman- like conduct) 18:58. Third period - 4, QU, White 2 (Dustin Hughes, Reid Cashman) 3:49; 5, MICH, Tambellini 4 (Hensick) 12:40. Penalties - Matt Hunwick, MICH (roughing) 3:18; Matt Craig, QU (slashing) 3:18; Milan Gajic, MICH (slashing) 5:53; Craig Falite, QU (holding) 8:55; Hensick, MICH (hooking) 12:52; Joe Dumais, QU (interference) 15:09. Shots on goal: QU 2-8-11 21; MICH 21-20-13 54. Power plays: QU 1 of 5; MICH 1 of 10. Saves - QU, Eddy 1-1-0 -51; MICH, Montoya 4-1-0 -19. At: Yost Ice Arena. Attendance: 6,899. By Gennaro Filice Daily Sports Writer For all of the effort exuded by Michigan forward Jeff Tambellini during his hat-trick game, the sophomore's Saturday-night per- formance may not have been the most physically taxing act in Yost Ice Arena. With 13 penalties credited to Quinnip- iac, the Bobcats' penalty box usher was constantly attending to the sin-bin ° a ° Player GP Hensick 5 Tambellini 5 Kaleniecki 5 Ebbett 5 Moss 5 Rohls 5 Nystrom 5 Werner 5 Helminen 4 Henderson 5 Rogers 5 Hunwick 5 Gajic 5 Dest 4 Kautz 2 Cook 5 Martens 3 Burnes 4 Brown 5 Woodford 4 Wyzgowski 1 TOTALS STATS G A Pts +/-1 2 4 6 -1 4 1 5 -1 4 0 4 +4 1 3 4 +4 o 4 4 -3 2 13 E 2 0 2 -4 1 1 2 -2 1 1 2 -3 1 1 2 -1 0 2 2 -1 0 2 2 -1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 -:1 0 '1 1 3 0 00 E 0 00 E 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 -1 18 25 49 -9 PIM 2 4 4 4 0 2 2 6 0 2 8 10 6 5 2 10 4 0 2 4 0 77 Sht 13 33 20 11 10 10 9 13 9 7 16 6 12 2 3 1 4 2 8 4 2 195 gate. The dynamic door-opener's workload increased drastically from Friday, when just four penalties were assessed to the Bobcats. Michigan coach Red Berenson attributes Quinnipiac's numerous penalty box stays on Saturday to the Wolver- ines' possession dominance - something Michigan did not enjoy on Friday. "I think it's tough to play in your own zone against any team that is skating," Berenson said. "We were skat- ing, and they were having to pull us down. I'm sure their coach wasn't happy with the one-sidedness of the penalties, but if you play that much on your own zone, you're going to take penalties." Although the Wolverines had 10 powerplays Saturday, they rarely took advantage of their opportunities, scor- ing just one goal with an extra man. Michigan created many good scoring chances and peppered 23 shots on the powerplay, but had trouble finishing. Michigan con- verted one of four powerplays on Friday. The Wolverine penalty kill enjoyed a good weekend, though. Quinnipiac could muster just one goal and six shots on seven total (Friday and Saturday) powerplays. Michigan's biggest shorthanded test came on Saturday. Just 12 seconds after Tambellini put the Wolverines on top 3-2, freshman T.J. Hensick was called for hooking with 7:08 left in the game. The Bobcats created many chances, but failed to score. In one instance, Quinnipiac forward Chris White received the puck wide open between the faceoff circles and slung a wrister to the top-left shelf, but Michigan goalie Al Montoya deflect- ed the puck with his glove. Overall, Berenson said he was satisfied with Michi- gan's special teams play. INJURY UPDATE: Dwight Helminen slid hard into the boards feet-first on Friday, injuring his right ankle. Helminen did not re-enter that game or play in Satur- day's contest. "Hopefully it is a slight sprain - we'll find out in a couple of days," Berenson said. "He tried skating on it (Saturday) morning, and it was too weak, so we'll have to see." After suffering a bruised right shoulder against York on Oct. 3, Jason Ryznar has missed the last five games. He hopes to play next weekend against Northern Michi- gan, but remains questionable. Berenson said the Wolverines missed the presence of these two junior forwards. "We're playing without some pretty good players with Ryznar and Helminen out," Berenson said. "We J. BRADY MCCOLLOUGH The SportsMonday Column Red Sox-Yankees three-game series in Fenway Park is always pecial. But there was some- thing almost pressing about the one I went to last May. My 85-year-old grandfather, J. Lamar Stall, flew up to Boston to see the series with me. It was the third series we've seen in Fenway together, but after this series - the Yanks won 2-of-3 - there was a feeling that was never there before. I wondered, when he got on the plane to go back to his home in Louisiana, whether it would be the last time I watched the Red Sox with him. Losing Granddaddy was on my mind because I had just lost my grandmother last December; I didn't even want to think about losing him. Granddaddy and I are as close as a grandfather and a grandson could be. We're close because I saw him just about everyday growing up in Louisiana, and also because we share sometning so dear: our love for the Boston Red Sox. Granddaddy started me off at a young age, buying me a "Future Red Sox All-Star" shirt that I wore when I was a little tike. Every time the Sox visited the Texas Rangers, we'd go together and stay in the team hotel, so I could get auto- graphs from Wade Boggs, Roger Clemens and all my favorite players. I'll never forget the night when I was up late waiting to get Nomar Garciaparra's autograph, and Granddaddy came down to the lobby and told me I had to go to bed. Granny couldn't sleep knowing I wasn't in the room. Living in Louisiana most of his life, he's been a diehard Red Sox fan since the days of Ted Williams. For the past four or five years, he's had Direct TV's baseball package so that he can watch the Red Sox almost every night. And since Granny died, I think the Red Sox have become even more of a focus for him. Granddaddy is the truest baseball man I know, and for that reason, watch- ing a baseball game with him makes you all the more wise. But it can also make you as tense as you've ever been before. As the years have gone by and the Sox continue to find ways to lose, each game has become more urgent for him. With every swing of the bat, Granddaddy clinches his hands together with a look of, "This hit could be the one!" The difference between a scowl and a joyful wag of the tongue is small, to say the least. He could be the president of Red Sox Nation, and if he could have it his way, he'd be the team's manager. Lord knows he's seen enough in the past 60-something years not to dupli- cate the mistakes of the past. I've heard him tell the story of the World Series debacle of 1986 so many times. In fact, it was so entertaining for friends of mine that they'd make sure to ask him about it so they could hear him tell the tale. He remembers every pitch, and he'll tell you wholeheartedly that it was relievers Bob Stanley and Calvin Schiraldi who lost the game for the Sox, not first baseman Bill Buckner. Now, after Thursday's most recent smack in the face from the Babe, he'll have some new horrific memories to trudge through. The Sox lost Game 7 of the ALCS to the Yankees after being ahead 5-2 in the eighth inning, for those of you who were in Pluto the past few days. Needless to say, Granddaddy has already fired Sox skipper Grady Little. He symbolically fired him months ago for his inability to manage a game, especially his bullpen. "I don't know if I can take another season with him as manager," Grand- daddy said last night. "It's OK to be dumb. It's OK to be hardheaded. But when you're dumb and hardheaded ... " I feel you, Granddaddy. But I could never feel your pain. You were born September 19, 1918. The last time the Sox won a World Series was September 11, 1918. You were eight days too late. But this year, Granddaddy was pres- ent and accounted for. He was all set to fly up to Boston and pay top-dollar to watch the Sox and Marlins duke it out. He deserved to be there; he deserved to have the chance to watch the Sox in the World Series, at least one last time. It's been 17 years since the Sox got to the Series. After coming this close, we can only wonder how long will it be until they get there again. Luckily, we're not dealing with a dis- illusioned Sox fan. As Granddaddy put it, after this many years, he's just resigned to losing the game that counts. He admitted his disappointment about Thursday's loss, but he's staying calm. Hey, Granddaddy says it wasn't half as bad as '86. The past three days, the phone has been ringing off the hook at 122 Richard Ave. in Shreveport, La. Every- where he goes, people he doesn't even know are telling him how sorry they are. But if the Sox were going to be the end of him, I think they would have done it a long time ago. "I'll live,"he said last night. I believe you, Granddaddy. Just do me one favor - if they ever make it to the World Series again, make sure I'm there to share it with you. J Brady McCollough can be reached at bradymcc@umich.edu. had our hands full this team." in trying to separate ourselves from Berenson plans to squash 'C-ya chant Player GP GA Avg Svs Pct Mins Montoya 5 16 3.35 120 .882 285:50 Ruden 1 2 8.47 4 .667 14:10 TOTALS 5 U 3.60 124 .873 300:00 CCHA ROUNDUP Fdday's games: WESTERN MICHIGAN 5, Nebraska-Omaha 1 Bowling Green 5, NOTRE DAME 3 Ohio State 5, MICHIGAN STATE 0 MiGAN 5, Quinkpiac 4 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 4, Michigan Tech 3 SONurdy's games: WESTERN MICHIGAN 2, Nebraska-Omaha 2 Notre Dame 3, BOWUNG GREEN 0 Ohio State 4, MICHIGAN STATE 1 MicHiw 3, Quinnipiac 2 Michigan Tech 7, NORTHERN MICHIGAN 6 CCHA STANDINGS By Sharad Mattu Daily Sports Writer Sure, Michigan Stadium could be louder. But anyone who sees 110,000 people preoccupied with cheering on the wave and thinks Wolverine fans aren't passionate has never been to Yost Ice Arena. If you've never made it down to Yost, then you've never seen the boisterous, non-stop support from students, alumni and others that Michigan coach Red Berenson believes gives the Wolverines a one- goal edge every home game. You missed the NCAA Regionals at Yost the last two years, when the Wolverines weren't the favorites, but used the home-ice advantage to pull off upsets and make it to the Frozen Four. You didn't see the fans explode with joy when Brandon Kaleniecki and Jeff Tambellini scored game- winning goals this past Friday and Saturday, respectively. And you've also never seen the student section taunt an opposing player who commits a penalty with a string of obscenities. Before Friday's game against Quinnipiac, Berenson walked onto the ice with his five-year-old grand- son and asked the students to stop using profanity in chants. Initially during Friday's game, the "C-ya" chant was somewhat subdued and followed by scattered boos. But by Saturday, the message was long forgotten, and the students were as loud as ever. "I think Michigan hockey is known for its fans and its rowdy crowd," LSA junior Rob Stefan said. "I understand why he said it, but I think it's a shame we can't cheer the way we want to. I'd hate for this tra- dition to go." While it appears most students won't hesitate to continue with the chant, some understand why it should be stopped. "I'm going to go ahead and respect his request," LSA junior Ryan Bates said. "I remember when I was younger, I felt uncomfortable with older people saying inappropri- ate things. "The atmosphere can still be here without that chant - one less won't really hurt anything." Berenson first made an effort to stop the chant before the season when students were invited to pick up their tickets and watch practice at Yost. Last Thursday, an e-mail was sent to student season ticket holders that said the cheer "belies the honor and tradition Michigan seeks to repre- sent at all of its events. The vulgari- ty of the add-on detracts from the excitement of the competition, offends the overwhelming majority of the fans in attendance and adds nothing of value to the experience of Michigan Hockey." "I think it will go away," Berenson said. "I think the message is there, and I think there's a lot more people obviously that are offended by it. "Let's face it - the kids here are having fun, and they're trying to support the team. But they know they're not going to get away with it. We're not going to tolerate it." Besides angering people, overzeal- ous Wolverine fans have also hurt Michigan in the pocketbook in the past. 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