European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports oilers rip flyers to win cup a photo Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky most valuable player in playoffs Alberta a record setters Wayne Paul Coffey and Jari Kerri ignited Edmonton to an 83 rout of the Philadelphia flyers thursday night that brought the oilers their second consecutive Stanley the who won the National hockey league championship series in five games and established a play off Mark with 16 straight victories at dominated the undermanned flyers from the it was the second consecutive year that the oilers had rallied from a firs game loss to win four in a Row and take the led by the magic of the Nils brightest and the games most prolific the Oil ers jumped to a 41 Lead after one period and 71 after the second period in route to the most on sided cup Clinch ing Victory in league who was awarded the Conn smythe trophy As the most valuable player in the had one goal and three assists and finished the playoffs with 17 30 assists and 47 All were records for the 24yearold Center who makes a living rewriting the record Coffey contributed two goals and one assist for 12 25 assists and 37 All Marks for a who got the oilers started with a goal at against a shaky Bob Froese who replaced injured regu Lar net minder Pelle Lindbergh finished the playoffs with 19 tying the record set in 1976 by Philadelphia As Reggie Kerri had three assists thursday the frustrated flyers Dave Brown sparked a Brawl with remaining when he fought with Edmonton Kevin Brad Marsh also went at it with Edmonton Don Jackson and referee Bryan Lewis handed out 79 minutes in penalties for the fighting As the game was delayed 15 Edmonton goalie Grant Fuhr established yet another playoff record with his 15th postseason Fulir was the starting and winning goalie in every oilers Victory this for the second straight stopped a penalty in game he made a pad save on Ron this his sliding skate save robbed Dave who had been pulled to ice by Coffey during a Kerri started the oilers drive to the championship at of the opening period with a wrist shot that hand cuffed an of balance Gretzky backhand pass from the Corner found who quickly put the puck Over Froess Willy Lindstrom beat Froese with a wrist shot to the stick Side after getting behind defens Eman Mark Howe at to put Edmonton up Philadelphia Only goal of the period came at when Fuhr stopped a snapshot by Derrick Smith but the rebound went directly to Rich while Fuhr was on the Sutler sent a wrist shot Over the Coffey made it 31 at on a magnificent setup by who skated out of his turned around de Senseman Miro Dvorak As he entered the flyers and gave Coffey a backhand pass that the oilers defend scan banked off Froess right Arm and into the Coffey struck again on a Power play at with a 50 foot snapshot Over Froess Edmonton extended the Lead to 71 after two periods As Mark Messier and Mike Kru Shelyski scored in a Span of 62 seconds and Gretzky connected later in the Messier eluded Dvorak in the Edmonton skated Down right Wing and fired a wrist shot off the far goalpost past Froess stick at Kru Shelyski was set up perfectly in front of Froese by Gretzky on a two none with flyers defens Eman see oilers on Page 23 Jabbar boosts lakers past celtics Boston a los Angeles reignited its flamed out running game and Kareem Abduljabba rediscovered his Paten Ted sky Hook thursday night As the lakers evened the National basketball association championship series at a game apiece with a 109102 Victory Over the Boston the pushed around inside and held to three fast break baskets in the first half of game 1 monday while falling be continually out sprinted Boston Down court in game building an 18point halftime who made 10 Skyhook shots in the then scored 12 of his 30 Points in the third Quarter to help los an Geles hold off the celtics outside shooting game led by Larry was held to 12 Points and three rebounds in Bostons 148114 Vic tory in the first in the second game he had 17 the Besto seven series resumes sunday Lyga championship Aba playoffs in the fourth and fifth games also will be on the lakers Home court at the on wednesday and Fri the celtics Are trying Are trying to be come the nabs first repeat champs since the lakers led 7962 with left in the third who scored 30 started hitting to spark a run of eight straight Boston Points to Cut the Defi Cit to then a three Point play by Bob Mcadoo rebuilt Las Lead to 8773 with 35 seconds left in the Boston tried to get Back in three times cutting the margin to four Points 10298 and the last with to go in the Michael who had nine of his 22 Points in the fourth hit from out Side and Mcadoo made a free throw to make it 107100 with James worthy scored 16 Points for los but All of them came in the first in foul he finally fouled out with Robert troubled with an injured hip in the first came Back with 18 Points for the while Danny Kevin Mchale and Dennis Johnson each had the opening minutes of the game were the exact opposite of what occurred in mondays when the celtics jumped ahead went on to a 30point half time Lead and a 34point this it was the lakers who quickly pulled ahead by 14 collecting three fast break baskets in one 35second stretch in route to a 2814 Lead with left in the first worthy had nine Points and the lakers pulled Down 12 of the games first 16 in Sharp contrast to Mon Day when Boston dominated the similarities Between games 1 and 2 ended at that los Angeles had but Boston came Bird scored four straight Points to make it then Ray Williams hit one Basket and Johnson two from outside to close the Gap to 3126 at the end of inc when Scott Wedman scored the first Basket of the second the margin was Down to three but the lakers quickly regained Cooper had a three Point goal and a fast break Layup to spark a 155 los Angeles run that made it 4633 at the Mitch Kupchak had five consecutive los Angeles Points during a 72 Streak for a 55 40 and the lakers closed off the half with three consecutive fast Breaks for their largest Lopez 7under 65 nets 3sfroke Lead Ohio up Nancy despite breaking Down in tears after receiving a 2stroke penalty for slow shot a 7underpar 65 thursday to seize a 3stroke Lead after the first round of the Lyga tied for second at 68 were Pat Cathy Alice Ritzman and Cathy Lopez was Given her penalty for taking 83 seconds to hit her tee shot on the next Olast Lyga rules permit Only 60 without the Lopez would have had a tournament tying round of Lopez cried when she was informed of the penalty upon leaving the next Olast i was crying like a she i was i was i believe i just believe i had taken 83 Lopez wiped away the tears and made a Birdie on the final i dont know How i did she i played that last Hole in a sympathetic fans gave Lopez a Thun Derous ovation after her you were one fan yelled to Lyga tournament official Kerry Haigh timed Lopez she was informed of her penalty by Lyga tour director Suzanne Nancy does not have any Jackson Lopez reluctantly signed her card for the including the extra two follow ing a 10minute discussion with in not Happy about but i didst have any Lopez i want to go on and win the tournament no matter tied for sixth place at 3under 69 were Colleen Jerilyn Britz and Pam at 70 were Cathy Dot Rosie Dawn Coe and at Suko a group of 10 at 71 included the Tours leading Alice Miller and Beth among top players not doing very Well in the first round were Jan Stephenson with a 1overpar two time defending Champi on Patty Sheehan and Amy Alcott with 2 overpay bets King with a 75 and Joanne Carnef with a a photo Nancy Lopez tears Al penalty
